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Kilted pipers at Gaddafi's pageant to honour Scotland for freeing Megrahi

02.09.09
Pipers in kilts formed the centrepiece of Muammar Gaddafi's 40th anniversary celebrations because the Libyan dictator wanted to "honour" Scotland for freeing the Lockerbie bomber... more

Flintoff's best innings

15.07.09
As Andrew Flintoff announced his retirement from Test cricket after the current Ashes series, take a look at some of his best innings...... more

Jamie Roberts is key man as Lions aim to level test series

26.06.09
Lions second test preview: Jamie Roberts carries the hopes of four rugby nations on his broad shoulders against South Africa in Pretoria knowing that history doesn't treat Lions failure kindly... more

London is a poet's playground

22.05.09
From Seamus Heaney's Underground underworld to Andrew Motion's Thames trek, London is a poet's playground. Adam O'Riordan explores the capital's text appeal... more

Rebels in the vote

01.05.09
The vote to scrap second home allowances for outer London MPs was opposed by 39 Members... more

Beach hut bonanza defies downturn

20.03.09
Beach huts are bucking the economic trend with buyers splashing out £40,000 a time for the sea-view sheds... more

Jet lag fails to stop Bopara as he gets off to a real flyer

23.02.09
Cricket: After an arduous, 41-hour journey to Barbados, Ravi Bopara hit an unbeaten century to remind the England selectors of his talent... more

Strauss drives England back into pole position

16.02.09
Cricket: Andrew Strauss led from the front with a superb hundred as England took control of the third Test... more

Is this Henry VIII I see before me? No, it's Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Dublin town centre

30.07.08
Dubliners out and about in the Irish capital today could be forgiven for thinking they'd seen a ghost this afternoon.... more

Cool head needed for probe into crisis-hit England

23.06.08
English rugby chiefs were urged to avoid a kneejerk reaction to the disastrous summer tour to New Zealand... more

Rob Andrew's rescue mission

20.06.08
England manager Rob Andrew faces the toughest team talk of his life if crisis-hit tourists are to be a match for the All Blacks... more

All Blacks fear hotel scandal will unite England

19.06.08
New Zealand's assistant coach Steve Hansen believes the scandal surrounding England's tourists will only make them more determined to avenge last week's First Test defeat... more

England's rugby tour left in chaos

18.06.08
Barkley slams omission from Second Test as four stars face police probe in New Zealand... more

England's rugby tour left in chaos

18.06.08
Barkley slams omission from Second Test as four stars face police probe in New Zealand... more

Hodgson axed by England

17.06.08
Missed tackle costs fly-half dear as he fails to even make the bench for Second Test against the All Blacks... more

Top schools are forced to take in extra pupils

05.06.08
Leading primary schools are being ordered to expand under emergency moves to tackle a shortage of places - to the fury of parents... more

Westlife's Kian Egan and Jodi Albert make their wedding plans in the Barbados sun

21.04.08
Westlife's Kian Egan has whisked his fiancée Jodi Albert off to Barbados for a romantic getaway. The singer took advantage of a break in the band's reunion tour to head to the Caribbean, where he was spotted taking a beach stroll with the former Hollyoaks actress before heading off for a surf ... more

Public affection is not a strictly private affair for Brendan

15.03.08
As one of the biggest stars of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, Brendan Cole has become something of an expert at embracing beautiful women. But the ballroom dancer seemed to take things a little far when he took his latest love Zoe Hobbs for a romantic stroll last week. As the pair ambled through the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, he decided to squeeze in a little physical passion ... more

G4 splitting over 'boiling frustrations'

05.04.07
Britain's most successful classical singing group G4 are splitting up after admitting they can no longer work together.... more

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