Aston villa lining up summer swoop for man united goalkeeper kuszczak
Aston Villa are weighing up a move for Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak as competition for 39- year-old Brad Friedel and his compatriot Brad Guzan.
China buying argentine oil stake
China National Offshore Oil Corporation is paying $3.1bn for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas group Bridas Corporation.
British minister in china for talks
The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China for talks on the Iranian nuclear issue and climate change.
Big rise in online music revenues
The royalties UK songwriters get from online sales are now growing faster than the decline from CDs and DVDs.
Deadly car bomb in iraq's falluja
A suicide bomber explodes a car in the Iraqi city of Falluja, killing at least seven people and wounding 13, officials say.
Gavin Hewitt on how mid-term polls are seen in France
How German POWs helped build an English icon
Sarkozy's party humbled by left in french vote
President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered a national beating by voters who took their frustrations over the economic crisis to the ballot box and clearly favored his leftist challengers in regional elections.
Mps criticise equalities watchdog chairman
Embattled equalities watchdog chairman Trevor Phillips was today criticised by an influential group of MPs and peers.
Cbi urge radical changes to avoid gridlocked roads
Radical changes to the way staff work and commute are needed to avoid future gridlock on the roads, the CBI said today.
Mourners to bid farewell to former labour leader
The funeral service for former Labour leader Michael Foot will be held today.
Coroner to give verdict on patient deaths
A coroner will give his verdicts today following inquests into the deaths of three patients of a family GP.
Racing Club 0-1 Argentinos Juniors; River Plate 2-0 Huracan; Rosario Central 1-0 San Lorenzo; Tigre 3-0 Boca Juniors
Indian wells masters results (5)
Second round: 28-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 3-6 6-3 6-4; Simon Greul (Germany) beat 12-Gael Monfils (France) 1-6 6-2 6-3
Americans lead puerto rico open
Americans Kevin Streelman and Chad Collins share the lead during the third round at the weather-affected Puerto Rico Open but play will not be completed until Monday.
Fury as ivf clinic 'raffles' off human egg - and lets the winner choose what race she wants
The lottery winner will be able to select their ideal donor egg based on its mother's ethnic background, hair colour, educational qualifications and upbringing.
'sleep lessons' for grumpy teens
Pupils at four schools in Glasgow are being given lessons in how to sleep.
Happy silver anniversary dotcom
The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.
Rwanda's democratic credentials under fire
Rwanda's democratic credentials have been questioned amid evidence that authorities are blocking efforts by the country's Green Party to contest this year's elections. The new Greens have been repeatedly thwarted in their attempts to register the party, their meetings have been violently broken up or blocked by police and their leader has had anonymous death threats.
Ireland's top cardinal resists calls to resign
The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has denied claims of covering up investigations into sexual abuse in the Seventies, as calls grow for his resignation.
Mexican drugs gangs blamed for killing of us consular staff
Staff working at US consulates in towns along the Mexican border were told they could evacuate their families home following the killing of three people leaving a consular party in the city of Ciudad Juarez.
Shock defeat for sarkozy in local elections
President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered a humiliating defeat in the first round of French regional elections yesterday.
'at the start i took it a little bit too easy' - button
First blood to Lewis Hamilton in Britain's battle of the world champions. The 2008 victor took third place in Bahrain yesterday, some four places ahead of Jenson Button, champion last year and now his team-mate at McLaren. Button, expected by many to struggle against Hamilton having left Brawn in the off-season, blamed a slow start for his moderate display.
Comic talent wasted in tallulah bankhead play
, actress Tallulah Bankhead has proven a surprisingly irresistible subject for stage biographies. ...A Smidgen of Sympathy for a Diva on the SkidsNew York TimesIt's Tallulah, Dahling, through Harper on BroadwayThe Associated PressLooped Review: Tallulah Ends Up OprahThe Faster TimesBack Stage -USA Today -Huffington Post (blog)
Michael lewis casts short-sellers as slump's heroes (correct)
, when I worked at Salomon Brothers, every person on Wall Street had read two books: Frank J. Fabozzi's “Fixed Income Analysis” and Michael Lewis's “Liars' Poker.” The latter was Lewis's debut, a devastating ...Inside The Collapse, Part 2CBS NewsWall Steet's Collapse Tony Montana StylethestockmastersThose who profited by betting against the boomBoston GlobeBusinessWeek -ABC News -Huffington Post (blog)
Air strike in pakistan kills nine
Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least nine people.
Jamie redknapp's tottenham's gareth bale finally showing his true colours
I wish he was available to Fabio Capello. He has the confidence to support his ability and is an example of a young player taking an opportunity when it comes his way.
Cardiff blues 18 gloucester 29: bryan redpath half-time rocket spurs on james simpson-daniel
Jubilant Gloucester coach Bryan Redpath revealed he had given hat-trick hero James Simpson-Daniel a piece of his mind at the interval of their 29-18 LV Cup semi-final victory at holders Cardiff Blues.
Lord adonis condemns ba strikes as 'totally unjustified', but did gordon brown do the same?
The Transport Secretary warned that the seven days of walkouts would 'threaten the very existence' of British Airways and cause inconvenience millions of passengers while Gordon Brown waded into the row.
Preston 3 notts forest 2: deepdale debacle ruins return for billy davies
Billy Davies endured a nightmare return to Preston as Nottingham Forest's automatic promotion hopes slipped further after a first-half horror show at Deepdale.
Unstoppable rooney fires united top to close in on ronaldo's 42-goal haul
Sir Alex Ferguson has finally conceded that Wayne Rooney can eclipse Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible mark of 42 goals in a season.
Middlesbrough 2 newcastle 2: toon can start the promotion party after andy carroll's late strike
Derby day songs between Middlesbrough and Newcastle supporters are not renowned for their politeness and subtlety. But the visiting fans' rendition of We'll Meet Again seemed appropriate and to the point.
Leader of roman catholic church in ireland urged to quit over abuse victims' silence vow
Cardinal Sean Brady admitted that he attended meetings in 1975 when two teenage boys signed oaths of silence while testifying in a Church inquiry against a notorious paedophile priest.
Police face legal threat over stop and search for 'unfairly targeting ethnic minorities'
The Government's equality watchdog has claimed that black and Asian Britons were still being unfairly targeted.
Former public schoolboy Jonathan Bennion-Pedley readily admits to having lied, cheated and stolen to get whatever he wanted in life. The point is, he insists, that he has now turned over a new leaf.
The Sinn Fein leader attended a male-only club and took part in parade that excludes gays in Boston but insisted he was committed to full equality between all sections of society.
Mass panic in georgia after tv station runs fake report about russian tanks rolling into its capital
It was introduced as a simulation of 'the worst day in Georgian history', but then ran without a banner making clear to viewers tuning in late that it was not real.
U.s. fury as hillary clinton accuses israel of 'insulting' joe biden during his visit
The Secretary of State said the announcement during Mr Biden's visit that Israel would build new settlements in disputed East Jerusalem was 'very unfortunate'.
The strain on the first lady's face betrayed the pressure of last week's widespread accusations that both her and the French President are having affairs.
Melanie phillips: whatever next? a tv debate with the leaders' wives, hosted by richard and judy?
Once, it was considered bad form to use political wives to prop up their husbands' careers. A different world altogether now, it seems.
Daily mail comment: nhs waste betrays our cancer patients
Last year the Government's drugs rationing body, NICE, promised to make it easier for patients suffering from rarer cancers to receive life-prolonging drugs on the NHS. We reveal just how hollow that pledge has proved.
Peter oborne: so can nick clegg pull off his high wire act?
It looks more and more likely that neither David Cameron nor Gordon Brown will command a majority after the election - and that Nick Clegg will hold the balance of power.
Labour unveils radical plans to scrap 700-year-old house of lords for elected 'senate'
The numbers of Lords would be dramatically culled to 300 – less than half the existing 746, under the Justice Secretary Jack Straw's election proposal.
Cheryl cole kicks out ashley and calls prince charles's divorce lawyer
Mrs Cole and her estranged husband met for talks at their £6million Surrey mansion on his return from a sports injury clinic in France.
Ugly betty star mark indelicato celebrates his 16th birthday with cast mates in new york
He plays a flamboyant teenager who has a passion for fashion, dancing and having a good time.
Widow of bomb disposal hero killed in afghanistan to receive george cross on his behalf
Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid - described by his commanding officer as ‘the most courageous man’ he had ever met - will receive the award on Friday, according to military sources.
After samcam, now mumcam: david cameron's mother joins wife on tv in the battle for female votes
Mary Cameron gave a Mothering Sunday interview in which she described how her experience as a magistrate had helped her to teach her son the difference between right and wrong.
They think it's all over: david beckham out of world cup after tearing his achilles tendon
The England midfielder's World Cup dream looked to be over after he suffered a suspected ruptured ankle ligament injury which threatens to end his England career.
How a kiss landed britons in court: pair deny breaking dubai's strict decency laws
Charlotte Adams, 25, and Ayman Najafi, a British marketing executive, have both been convicted of indecency and illegal drinking.
Just one pint and drivers face being over the limit
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis expects an official review of the law to recommend cutting the legal limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg, as on much of the Continent.
Harriet harman's 'unreliable statistics on rape scare off victims'
The Equalities Minister was accused of pumping out unreliable figures about the low number of rapists brought to justice.
Pressure to sack Children's Commissioner Maggie Atkinson, pictured, who dismissed the James Bulger murder as 'unpleasant', is mounting.
Ed balls 'wants to expand 50p tax rate' to double the number of earners hit
That would more than double the number of taxpayers affected to around 700,000, including GPs and top-earning head teachers.
Els takes route 66 on road to win at the ca championship at doral
Ernie Els ended two years without a victory at the CA Championship at Doral on Sunday to claim a triumph that will be celebrated wherever the game is played.
Worried walter smith warns slack rangers over their treble challenge
Worried Walter Smith last night warned his Treble-chasing players they must rediscover their competitive edge — or risk throwing away their hard-earned advantage in a late-season collapse.
Martin samuel: jose mourinho - just stop needling chelsea and come clean
If Mourinho knows Chelsea have a method of injecting players back to fitness that is beyond the capacity of their rivals he needs to clarify this, leading to a formal investigation.
Martin samuel: schumacher did not come back to be german no 3
A lot of people who meet Michael Schumacher for the first time are surprised by how small he is. Not jockey-small, perhaps, but not some hulking great Teutonic beast, either.
Wolves striker maierhofer poised for bristol city switch
Wolves striker Stefan Maierhofer is on the verge of joining Championship side Bristol City on loan after growing frustrated at his lack of first-team opportunities.
Donovan confirms everton spell is over as he focuses on la galaxy
Landon Donovan says there is no chance of Everton extending his loan spell, so he will go back to Los Angeles, but he wants to play for the Merseyside club again in the future.
Pompey administrator andronikou raps crisis club's prospective new owners
The group aiming to become the fifth owner of Portsmouth this season has been criticised by the Fratton Park administrator.
Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday.
Sweet, but not so innocent: sugababes get raunchy in a photoshoot for new album sweet 7
Dressed in black and posing in front of a bright yellow-orange background, the girls looked amazing pulling a range of fierce poses for the shots.
Nicole kidman joins her in-laws to celebrate her mother's 70th birthday with a family meal
The actress and husband Keith Urban dined out with their families in Sydney
Jack tweed visits jade goody's grave on mother's day, the first anniversary of her death
Tweed, 22, was sombre as he laid flowers and a card at his late wife's graveside in Essex before taking a moment to read the other messages left there.
Man united 3 fulham 0: rooney at the double to fire champions back to top
Wayne Rooney took his goal glut to 32 with another fine double to take Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League with eight games of the campaign remaining.
Piers morgan: beckham's green and gold stunt was a load of tosh
Beckham’s been a treacherous, money-grabbing, club-hopping, fame-hungry, egotistical little weasel who likes nothing better than making everything all about HIM.
David beckham in tears as cruel achilles injury in ac milan win wrecks world cup dream
David Beckham was in tears on Sunday night when his dream of being the first England player to appear in four World Cups was wrecked after he suffered a ruptured achilles tendon during AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo.
Rangers 3 dundee united 3: gers throw away two-goal lead at ibrox
A late equaliser from Mihael Kovacevic earned Dundee United a dramatic 3-3 draw against Rangers and forced their Active Nation Scottish Cup quarter-final to a replay.
Thanks to those Desperate Housewives, we've come to feel that tousled tresses aren't just for youngsters. Now, 40-something looks...different; none of the old rules seems to apply.
I acknowledged that even though my marriage had gone wrong in the last five years for the first 20 years our relationship was mutually loving and caring.
Juliet and romeo, the non-sexist love story
Our tendency to put male names before female ones is based on bigotry, two male and two female psychologists have said.
Mps criticise equalities chairman
A parliamentary committee raise concerns over the leadership of UK equalities chief Trevor Phillips and questions his reappointment.
Ba strike flights to be revealed
British Airways will announce which flights will be cancelled because of a strike planned for next weekend.
Inmate stabbing inquiry launched
An inquiry is launched to find out how an inmate at high-security Frankland jail managed to stab three officers.
Road travel 'needs big overhaul'
There needs to be a "radical overhaul" of road travel in the UK to avoid future gridlock, the CBI warns.
Record fall in uk air passengers
UK airports have suffered their biggest decline in passenger numbers since records began at the end of WWII.
Thai protesters head to barracks
Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters march on a barracks where Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is staying.
Mission: impossible actor dies
Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83.
Students die in india bus crash
At least 26 students are killed and dozens hurt when a bus plunges into a river in India's northern state of Rajasthan.
Un boss reassures haiti victims
Ban Ki-moon tells Haiti the world will continue to support them as they recover from the devastating earthquake.
Greens can't get Japan to blubber for dead whales
No quick fix for diabetes risk
Exercise and diet are key to prevent diabetes in high-risk people, say researchers who found two drug treatments offer no benefit.
Two held for mumbai 'attack plot'
Police in the western Indian city of Mumbai say they have arrested two men suspected of plotting to attack an oil firm and shops.
New deal for rape victims urged
Rape victims should have a specialist adviser to support them after an attack, a major review recommends.
Leading article: israel's high-risk strategy
Israel's Prime Minister has often tried, and succeeded, in having it both ways on the question of a peace deal – talking to the US, in vague but emollient tones, about a two-state solution while palming off his right-wing allies with pledges of more Jewish settlements on the West Bank.
Leading article: that sinking feeling
It might sound morbid to some that the menus from the Titanic should have been compiled into a book, including those from the infamous evening of 14 April 1912, when it really was last orders all round.
Leading article: a welcome attempt to bring clarity to the debate on rape
Rape is one of those semi-taboo subjects, hedged around with embarrassment and in some cases shame, into which a mostly male political class understandably treads gingerly. Among the ordinary public, meanwhile, many people know little beyond an oft-quoted fact that a mere 6 per cent of reported rapes end in a conviction.
Martin jarvis: voice of the nation
Talking to Martin Jarvis on the telephone can be disconcerting. One minute I'm listening to the actor himself, his rich, RADA-inflected tones warming my eardrum; the next minute it's Fagin filling the receiver, then Bertie Wooster and his friend Gussie Fink-Nottle – before, finally, God comes on the line.
London's retailers bounce back after january 'blip'
Central London’s shops enjoyed a powerful rebound in underlying sales last month after January’s snow-affected trading “blip”, but retailers outside the capital continue to find life much tougher.
Protesters rally in bangkok for fresh elections
More than 100,000 protesters converged in Bangkok yesterday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum to call elections within 24 hours or face crippling demonstrations across the capital.
Fellow georgians, russia has declared war, the president is dead... er, only joking
Russia's army mounted a massive invasion of Georgia over the weekend, its planes bombed the capital Tbilisi, and President Mikheil Saakashvili was assassinated. None of this actually happened, but it was the scenario that played out in a terrifyingly realistic report on Georgian television over the weekend, causing widespread panic in the country.
Russia's top public health official has called for a ban on sales of alcohol after 9pm, as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crackdown on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported.
Renato brunetta: on a mission to save la serenissima
They call him the "mini-minister", and if one of his attractions for the modestly scaled Berlusconi is that the Italian Prime Minister has a good 10 or 11 inches on him, Renato Brunetta has made good use of his physical distinction.
Two dead, 30 hurt as avalanche hits snow race
Two people were killed, 30 injured and others feared buried in the snow after an avalanche struck a mountain snowmobile rally near Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canadian police said yesterday.
Philip hoare: leviathans in need of more protection
Here in New Zealand's capital, where I'm talking at the literary festival about my book, Leviathan or, the Whale, the subject of whales and whaling is not a remote one. Last Thursday, in a staged protest outside the Australian embassy in Tokyo, Japanese pro-whaling protesters attempted to hand a tin of whale meat to an embassy spokeswoman. The next morning, Tokyo police arrested Paul Bethune, the leader of the New Zealand anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, for trespassing.
Taliban say bombs were deadly warning to nato
Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to Nato's senior general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said yesterday.
Second us woman swept up in jihad jane murder claims
A mother in small town America was last night struggling to understand how her daughter had been swept up in an alleged international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog.
Rwanda's democratic credentials under fire record on democracy
Rwanda's democratic credentials have been questioned amid evidence that authorities are blocking efforts by the country's Green Party to contest this year's elections. The new Greens have been repeatedly thwarted in their attempts to register the party, their meetings have been violently broken up or blocked by police and their leader has had anonymous death threats.
France's posties take bosses to cleaners with £100m laundry bill
The French have a reputation for dressing impeccably, and many a soirée is followed by a pricey dry-cleaning bill, which is exactly what the French Post Office may be about to get. La Poste fears it could have to pick up a €115m (£103.5m) tab for le pressing after a Toulouse court ruled it should pay for 12 postal workers to keep their uniforms spotless.
White house goes on the offensive against netanyahu
Israel's government was yesterday facing the worst chill in relations with the US since taking office after a top White House official said the announcement of plans to expand an East Jerusalem settlement seemed "calculated to undermine" the negotiating process.