Christmas is a time for family and good conversations around the dinner table. But when talk turns to politics or religions, can you hold your own? Ethicist Daniel Sokol offers a few pointers on how ...

To get your mask, click on your favourite player below and print them out (we recommend colour printsouts if you can). Then just cut it out and stick it on some card (like the back of a cereal box) ...

The terms "old" and "new" have been played around with in the cut and thrust of this election campaign but exactly how old are our current crop of political parties? The BBC's Elena Egawhary has taken ...

Rebels said a coalition of groups had launched the attack Rebels intent on overthrowing Chad's president have attacked the border town of Adre in far-eastern Chad. A coalition of four rebel groups ...

Cricket Tweets What are tweets? Desperately sad to learn of death of Rory Morrison (48) A familiar TMS Radio4 voice for many years. Lovely man @Aggerscricket 3 mins ago; When Fred ...

Six men who killed a doorman and wounded three others when they tried to force their way into a nightclub have each been jailed for life. Ishfaq Ahmed, 24, was shot in the back as he attempted to stop ...

Men in prison are five times more likely to commit suicide than those in the general population, a Lancet online study has found. Mental illness and overcrowding are possible explanations, the ...

Tottenham cruised to an easy victory over Dinamo Bucharest to secure top spot in Uefa Cup Group B. Dimitar Berbatov netted on 16 minutes, lashing in from 20 yards after keeper Uladzimir Hayeu's poor ...

Referee Horacio Elizondo, who sent off England striker Wayne Rooney against Portugal, will take charge of the World Cup final between Italy and France. German Markus Merk and Slovakian Lubos Michel ...

The Hard Rock Cafe in central London has been damaged in a fire. Eight fire engines attended the blaze at the seven-storey restaurant in Piccadilly near Hyde Park Corner, a London Fire Brigade ...

A police officer and a civilian police employee have appeared in court in connection with the seizure of cocaine and ecstasy worth more than £2m. Police constable Kevin Davies, 28, based at Guildford ...

Police in Sierra Leone are on the hunt for a group of chimpanzees, who escaped from their wildlife sanctuary after a fatal attack on construction workers. Armed reinforcements are combing the area ...