Sarah Storey and Rachel Morris won their second gold medals for Britain at the 2010 UCI World Paracycling Road Championships in Canada. Riding in the C5 category, defending champion Storey outsprinted ...

Paul Walters, long-time producer of Sir Terry Wogan's Radio 2 breakfast show, has died in hospital aged 59 following a long illness. Walters, known to millions as Dr Wally, joined the BBC's film ...

Nearly 20,000 music fans turned out for the first day of Glasgow's biggest music event in a decade. The Stereophonics and Paul Weller topped the bill on the first night of the first ever Gig on the ...

Manchester United reclaimed the Premiership high ground, if only for a few hours, with a vital victory over fierce rivals Liverpool. The prolific Ruud van Nistelrooy fired the hosts into an early lead ...

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Chalabi is suing Jordan for losses because of his conviction Jordan is considering whether to grant a pardon to Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi, who was convicted in 1992 of defrauding his ...

Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe has died after collapsing during an international match in France. The 28-year-old fell to the ground unchallenged in the 72nd minute of a Confederations Cup ...

They are designed to quickly replace the fluids which are lost by sweating. They also provide a boost of carbohydrates. The body prefers to use glucose as its source of energy. Sometimes it is better ...

The BLU-114/B is a form of cluster bomb. That is, it scatters numerous "sub-munitions" in the form of canisters about the size of a drinks can. These in turn sprinkle highly conductive strands of ...

There are ten ways a batsman can be out - five are very common and five very rare. More often than not a batsman will be caught, bowled, given leg before wicket (lbw), run out or stumped. The five ...

A new BBC documentary has re-examined the legacy of a controversial Scottish soldier who was dubbed "Mad Mitch" for his tough methods. Lt Col Colin Mitchell became a national hero when he led his ...

Norris McWhirter, who has died aged 78, was joint founder of the Guinness Book of Records with his identical twin brother Ross. They were also its first editors, and Norris was also remembered for his ...