A pride of lions has rescued a girl from her kidnappers in rural south-west Ethiopia, according to police. A 12-year-old girl was snatched by four men on her way home from school early in June. A week ...

Legendary racehorse Desert Orchid has died at the age of 27. The gallant grey achieved iconic status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his iron will and extreme ...

Two teams, both with 11 players, take it in turns to bat and bowl. When one team is batting, they try and score as many runs ...

1704 In Glasgow, protest organisers claim that around 350 people were involved in the demonstration in George Square.

Robin Cook has become the first minister to resign over Iraq Robin Cook has resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet as the build-up to war with Iraq gathers pace. The decision by the House of Commons ...

The cousin of one of the men convicted of killing City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce has been jailed for murder. Lloywen Carty was found guilty on Tuesday of being part of a gang who shot Lee Subaran, 27, ...

Instead it was Robert Sidoli, Martyn Williams, Rhys Williams and Chris Czekaj who crossed for the Blues. Apenisa Vodo scored ...

Work is starting on a £350,000 project to restore a golf course which was hit by the January floods in Cumbria. The work at Stony Holme Golf Course is part of Carlisle City Council's £1.15m three-year ...

At their annual conference on Saturday, members of Cymuned, the Welsh language pressure group, voted to condemn the decision ...

Left-wing rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were behind Friday's car bombing of a Bogota nightclub, says ...

My best moment in boxing is before every fight when I get the nerves just before getting in the ring. Also, when the bell ...

The former king will open the loya jirga on Monday; He returned to the country in April after 29 years in exile in Italy.