England outclassed New Zealand to win the Women's World Cup with a thrilling four-wicket victory in Sydney. Nicky Shaw, a late replacement for the injured Jenny Gunn, was the unlikely hero, claiming 4 ...

Belgium's biggest ever corruption trial has begun, centring on the collapse of once high-flying tech firm Lernout & Hauspie in 2000. Former bosses including founders Jo Lernout and Pol Hauspie are ...

A match-making scheme with a difference is proving to be a big hit in Edinburgh - but it's nothing to do with romance, it's ...

Judge Mawrey said evidence of "massive, systematic and organised fraud" in the campaign had made a mockery of the election and ruled that not less than 1,500 votes had been cast fraudulently in the ...

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The UK Athletics website has an excellent 'club search' facility. Or call the UK Athletics helpline on 0870 998 6800. The Northern Ireland Athletics Federation has a full list of affiliated clubs.

World Cup winner Alan Ball has died of a heart attack at the age of 61. Ball was the youngest member of the England side that won the World Cup in 1966 and went on to win 72 caps. The industrious ...

Being able to recognise the extra 50 most-used words, as recommended by the literacy strategy for the first two years of schooling, meant children gained an understanding of about 2% more of the texts ...

Sarah Parkinson, the writer and producer wife of comedian Paul Merton, has died of cancer at the age of 41. Ms Parkinson was diagnosed with breast cancer in February last year and had been living an ...

A former teacher and Labour councillor walked free from court on Wednesday after admitting viewing child porn. Nelson Bland, 50, from Reading, was sentenced to 100 hours community service at Reading ...

Following his conviction for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, it was revealed Huntley had been accused of a string of sex crimes. Nine allegations of rape, indecent assault on an ...

Two babies born on the same day in the same hospital were given the same name by their mothers, who also share the same ...