Curse of the oscars strikes again: sandra bullock's husband is accused of affair with tattooed lady
Michelle McGee said she called James her 'Vanilla Gorilla' and has revealed salacious details of their time together. Bullock became James's third wife five years ago.
Darling faces tv debate clash with osborne and cable over economy during election campaign
The trio will set out their rescue plans and how to pay back Britain's £178billion deficit, one of the key battlegrounds ahead of the General Election.
Christopher Sellman, 24, had a conviction for assault and had been cautioned for child neglect before he was found guilty of killing 25-day-old Tiffany Sellman Burdge.
Us upbeat on russia nuclear deal
The US and Russia "are making very good progress" on a new nuclear disarmament deal, a US official says before Moscow talks.
Dna tests fail to identify unknown wwi soldiers
Hopes of DNA matches identifying British soldiers lost in action during World war I are dashed.
French fake show turns contestants to electrocutioners
Senegal's big business bare-fist fighting in pictures
Horse racing industry runs to secure its future
'lost' indian boy to return home
An Indian boy found abandoned in London two years ago can now return home after he is granted travel documents.
Stand aside obama, woods is roaring back! tiger reveals masters return
Woods finally ended the seemingly eternal wait for his comeback with the momentous revelation that he will mark his return to the competitive spotlight at the Masters.
We can't shun countries that torture, says foreign office
The statement in the department's annual human rights report will fuel suspicions that UK intelligence agencies collaborated with the harsh treatment of detainees abroad.
Quentin letts: gordon brown's apology had shades of a child drinking cod liver oil
During some exchanges at PMQs he did not lift his eyes. Had he been a specimen at Crufts you would have concluded that this sausage dog had a dry nose.
Bench Chairwoman Stephanie Lippiatt, 63, a senior JP at Kingston upon Thames Magistrates' Court, will now be sentenced alongside her 6ft 7in henchman who has admitted a race charge.
Jack and jill hyped up the risks of global warming in government adverts for children
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that adverts based on Jack and Jill and Rub-a-Dub-Dub went beyond mainstream scientific opinion.
Unseen images of a lost london (when it really was a capital place to live!)
Lost in the archives of English Heritage for 25 years, these never-before published images can now be seen.
Two more british soldiers killed in helmand blast
The soldiers, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, part of the Household Cavalry Regiment Battle Group, were caught in a blast in Musa Qala.
Polytunnels help british strawberries hit the shops three months early.... despite the big freeze
It may have been the coldest winter for 30 years, but supermarkets are already promoting the first British strawberries of the year.
Animal rights enthusiast cleared of killing hunt supporter with gyrocopter blade
Warwickshire Hunt member Trevor Morse died when his head was cleaved 'from top to bottom' by the blade of the gyrocopter as he tried to stop it from taking off.
One in ten doctors in britain is foreign and untested
More than 21,000 doctors on the medical register come from the EU and have not had to take any language or competence tests before working in Britain.
A punch sends blood splashing from her nose and mouth... but her fists are still raised.
Could an id card replace the bus pass for over-60s?
Home Office Minister Meg Hillier suggested millions of elderly people could be asked to carry the controversial cards to prove their age when they travel.
126 workers a day join public payroll... while private employers axe 1,440 jobs
Those employed at private firms have paid the price of the recession while a record 6.09million now work in the ballooning private sector.
Police spend only a third of their time on the beat
A report into value for money for taxpayers also found that just 13 per cent of their time is dedicated to investigating crime.
A quarter of female students have been sexually assaulted
A damning report reveals one in seven has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault but few victims go to the police.
Start spending cuts now, eu tells britain in blow to darling and boost to tories
Brussels last night called for Britain to start cutting public spending this year. The EU's demand will give a timely boost to the Conservatives' strategy for bringing down the deficit.
The moment police swooped on 'gang who snatched sahil saeed and seized £100,000 ransom'
Two men and a woman were held at a flat near Barcelona after detectives tailed a couple who collected nearly £110,000 in ransom money from an undisclosed destination in Paris, where another two people were subsequently arrested.
The missing chef had previously been described as 'single' but police now say she was involved with at least two men.
Father, 17, shook newborn baby to death on hospital ward in a temper over feeding
Joshua Bacon shook seven-week-old Caitlyn Smith so violently that she broke both her legs, 13 ribs and had injuries similar to those suffered by car crash victims, a court heard.
Boy of 11 dies of asthma attack after being left to sit in school corridor
Sam Linton was found alone and gasping for air by two fellow pupils after being told to sit in a corridor by his form tutor Janet Ford.
As Gordon Brown refused four times in the Commons to support workers who cross the picket line, Labour’s biggest donor – the super-union Unite – won the support of militants from the U.S. to Australia.
Free to scare: sfa chief gordon smith warns terrestrial tv plan will create a cash black hole
Gordon Smith has spelled out the destructive impact on the future of Scottish football if the UK Government forces international matches on to free-to-air television.
Katie walsh wins battle of racing dynasties against room-mate
It was the classic Cheltenham finish. Two finely tuned horses battling it out up the famous hill, first one ahead, then the other, no quarter given.
Tidal bay can buck world hurdle trend, says sam turner
Paul Nicholls suffered an unexpected reverse when Master Minded was beaten on Wednesday and TIDAL BAY could be primed to inflict more disappointment.
Rafa benitez under fire: albert riera rap threatens liverpool loyalty call
Rafa Benitez's demands for a show of loyalty from his players were thrown back in his face by Albert Riera.
Fulham's zamora has a score to settle with juventus in the europa league
Fulham's Bobby Zamora has clearly enjoyed ‘rubbing people’s noses in it’ this season. The striker has scored 15 goals to silence the fans who jeered him at the start of the season.
£1,000 fine for using wrong bin: families face new crackdown over household waste
Food scraps, tea bags and vegetable peelings thrown into the wrong dustbin could land them with hefty penalties under government plans to be unveiled.
Bordeaux 2 olympiacos 1 (agg 3-1): three see red as blanc's men progress
Former Blackburn man Matt Derbyshire saw red for his new club Olympiacos as the Greek champions crashed out of the Champions League in France.
Chelsea in a mess: players have been divided by scandal and controversy
Divisions in the dressing room and unrest in the boardroom. Not the best platform for Chelsea to launch a recovery from their crushing defeat by Inter Milan.
Rodallega wanted by villa: o'neill chases £15m-rated wigan hitman
Martin O’Neill is entering the battle to sign Wigan’s £15m-rated Hugo Rodallega. Aston Villa face competition from Birmingham, Stoke, Sunderland and Liverpool.
Johnson facing bristol city sack amid allegations of altercation with players
Bristol City manager Gary Johnson is facing the sack after an alleged altercation with his players following Tuesday’s 3-2 defeat by Plymouth at Home Park.
Man united, city, liverpool or back to chelsea - where next for mourinho?
After the dust settled on Chelsea's Champions League exit to their former boss, the Blues were left to count the cost. But what if Jose did come back to the English top flight?
Trott spared: batsman earns hawk-eye let-off after swann lifts england
They were accused of being too friendly in the aftermath of South Africa's win over England last year but there was nothing amiable about Paul Harris's duel with Jonathan Trott.
Kevin costner to become a father for the seventh time
Actor, 55, and his German wife Christine are expecting their third child together in June. Oscar winner has six kids aged between 25 and one year.
Is mrs ross trying to be even more outrageous than her husband jonathan?
There's always been something of the princess about privately-educated Jane. A wild child in her mid-teens, she would go clubbing in green lipstick, taking a kettle lined with fur as a bizarre handbag.
'i'll read the tv news in the nude': bbc presenter fights for tax relief on her clothes bill
For those in the public eye, finding the right style can be particularly time-consuming - and expensive.
Why we women just can't warm to kate winslet
When Jennifer Aniston's latest love affair imploded, millions of women across the globe felt her pain. News that fellow A-lister Kate Winslet has split from husband Sam Mendes has had a very different effect.
Student cashes in on award-winning plug as flat as a laptop
An innovative folding electric plug, designed by a London student has won a prestigious design award. Min-Kyu Choi reinterpreted the UK standard 3 pin plug - whose bulky shape frustrates the owners of the latest light-weight gadgets.
Forgetful mothers who prove the 'baby brain' really does exist
An increased risk of losing things is just one of the many odd effects pregnancy can have, researchers claim.
Bolt to make 300 metres bow as sprint superstar czechs out another record
World 100 metres and 200m record holder Usain Bolt will move up in distance at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava on May 27. The Jamaican will try to break the 300m record.
Peter scudamore's view after day two of the cheltenham festival
Barry Geraghty made a suspect jumper in Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Big Zeb jump like a slick machine.
The irish view of day three, with edward o'grady
Tranquil Sea became the first Irish horse to win the Paddy Power Gold Cup in November and I am hoping he will follow that up by being the first Irish winner of the Ryanair Chase.
The data bank - all the best bets for thursday, march 18
Award-winning tipster Sam Turner casts his discerning eye over the runners and riders on day three of the Cheltenham Festival.
Borg and mcenroe will re-enact epic wimbledon final - but you can't see it
Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe are to re-enact their classic 1980 final at Wimbledon - but the public will not be invited to see it.
Roman's rage: abramovich turns on chelsea stars as carlo told to win title
Furious Roman Abramovich turned on his Chelsea players, asking them if they are at the club only to pocket his money. Carlo Ancelotti has been told to deliver the title or face the sack.
The problems chelsea owner roman abramovich has to solve at the bridge
Roman Abramovich was horrified to see how Milan crumbled at Manchester United and fears the same for his Chelsea team as they grow old together.
John terry apologises after hitting security guard with his car following champions league exit
John Terry will make a face-to-face apology to the security guard who was left with a sprained ankle after being knocked down by the Chelsea skipper’s Range Rover.
Could manchester city be lured by jose mourinho's seduction line?
On Tuesday, the visiting manager might as well have had ‘Jose For Hire’ emblazoned across the back of his designer overcoat.
Tottenham's Peter Crouch, David Bentley and Michael Dawson saw Katie Walsh win the first race at Cheltenham yesterday. Her brother Ruby then rode a record 26th Festival winner, beating Pat Taaffe's mark
Smith: i'll quit gers when time's right! ibrox chief hints at fear of retiring
Walter Smith has hinted that he may want to stay on at Ibrox beyond this summer after revealing how he fears the 'finality' of retirement.
Forget draconian diets and obsessive calorie counting. A new study shows that it takes only very slight changes to your eating habits to dramatically improve your long term health.
Mum wanted to die, but convincing her to live gave us both a gift beyond measure...
She was 84, suffering from advanced breast cancer and didn't want chemotherapy. As far as she was concerned, the end could not come soon enough.
Jenny Dickinson gave birth to Olivia when she was just 16. Now, aged 31 - when she could still be dreaming about babies on the horizon - she finds herself the mother of a teenager.
The uh-oh moment: that thunderbolt when you realise that face in the mirror is yours
But don't despair - a new book says it could be the making of you.
Gloria hunniford: i’m a terrible hoarder and have some crazy things from the eighties
Veteran television and radio presenter, Gloria Hunniford, 69, is canny about dressing with elegance without spending a fortune.
Read 'em and weep! the literati may love them, but i am fed up with miserable modern novels
Novels that entertain - let alone make you laugh - are an endangered species, says Julia Llewellyn. 'Rape victims. Survivors of abuse. Homeless children. Yes, these are the characters of today's fiction,' she says.
Bag yourself a bargain: where to buy an 'it' bag on the high street
This summer the only bag to be seen wearing is the satchel - slung across the body and worn casually like TV presenter and fashion darling Alexa Chung.
A bolt from the blue: the new season's hottest hue will take your wardrobe from winter to spring
Whether you choose the boldest cobalt, deep sapphire or a rich navy, you can work this colour into your wardrobe whatever your age or style.
A peek in the life of... a celebrity make-up artist
I love my job. It's taken me to amazing places and put me in amazing situations. I've been in a private jet with Claudia Schiffer, backstage with Cindy Crawford and getting ready for a night out with Lily Allen.
How to wear animal print... and not look like paris hilton
Celebrities may have hordes of stylists and minions to ensure that they're always ready to be snapped in the latest trends, but even they can't get it right every time.
How long you should keep your perfume, cleaning out your make-up bag and the trick to reviving congealed nail polish...
Spurs' lennon gives club and country a boost by targeting chelsea return
Aaron Lennon is to give Tottenham and England a lift by returning to light training next week. He hopes to be available for Spurs’ clash with Chelsea on April 17.
That many Tories greatly admire Tony Blair there can be no doubt. Michael Gove, the shadow spokesman on schools, declared on Tuesday that his party now represented Blairite values at their best.
The target culture brought in to benefit patients is having fatal consequences as NHS managers fly in untested foreign doctors such as Dr Werner Kolb to plug gaps.
Rosie boycott: old at 58? never, i'm in the prime of my life!
When I was 17, I went to the cinema to see The Graduate, the splendid film in which the young Dustin Hoffman is seduced by the older woman. To my 17-year-old eyes, Mrs Robinson seemed very old indeed.
Eu's foreign chief to visit gaza
Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, is to visit the Gaza Strip in a rare visit by a senior Western official.
Reunion for pakistan kidnap boy
Sahil Saeed, the little UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago, is reunited with his father in the capital Islamabad.
Obama reasserts healthcare bill
President Obama steps up his efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform bill by giving an interview to Fox News.
Second-hand motor dealers shamed
A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn second-hand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.
Convicted bank clerk found hanged
A senior HSBC bank clerk from north London who stole £120,000 is found hanged a day after fleeing a sentencing hearing.
We are sailing - cornish sea shanty singers net a record deal
A group of Cornishmen sign a deal with Universal Records after catching the ear of a visiting music mogul.
Brain probe hope for epileptics
A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment.
Kidnapped chinese fishermen freed
Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped from their boats off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula are released.
Obama denies crisis with israel
US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues.
Universities feel funding squeeze
Three quarters of England's universities are facing real-term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
Hague 'knew of ashcroft tax deal'
Ex-Tory leader William Hague was kept informed about negotiations over Lord Ashcroft's tax status, leaked papers suggest.
Police hunt claudia 'mystery' man
Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.
'leprechaun robbers' killed in us
Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police.
Foreign unions back ba walk-out
Support for a planned walk-out by British Airways cabin crew grows, with overseas unions backing the industrial action.
Thai protesters vow to stay put
Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers.
Guatemala to extradite ex-leader
A court in Guatemala agrees to extradite former President Alfonso Portillo to the US where he faces money-laundering charges.
Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome could help patients and save money, says an expert.
Helping India's Muslims get into the best schools
Uk to produce nissan electric car
Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.
England skipper's joy at qualification
Spurs boss looks to Sunday's clash
Ledley: blues back to their best
Spurs skipper King on Chelsea match