McDonald, capped 52 times, was a coach at the Oval under previous boss Paul Millar and had been expected to form part of Roy ...

Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast. Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by ...

Neil Shipperley and David Connolly are among those to head for the exit. The club and its handful of faithful fans will protest otherwise, but this could be one season of upheaval too many for ...

After Monday's celebrations for United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's 20 years in charge at Old Trafford, the Scot was brought crashing back down to earth. Ferguson made nine changes but still fielded 10 ...

The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of the country. People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales, ...

Five men have been convicted of plotting to build a bomb which police say could have killed hundreds of British people. The men were caught after police and MI5 launched a massive surveillance ...

Footage has been released of a daring rescue mission in which four Royal Marines tried to save a comrade in southern Afghanistan. The men strapped themselves to an Apache helicopter's wings to find ...

A common misconception is that the European Convention on Human Rights and its institutions have been thrust upon an unwilling UK as part of the wider European project. But the reality is that the UK ...

Actor Anthony Andrews is recovering after becoming ill by drinking too much water. The Brideshead Revisited star needed hospital treatment after drinking several litres - leading to a salt imbalance.

In the wake of a series of high-profile shootings, an observer might assume that guns are suddenly pouring into the UK for the first time. But gun control is a relatively recent phenomenon in Britain, ...

Essien and Drogba were among many star performers for Chelsea Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea thrashed Manchester City to claim their third successive victory in the league. The hosts dominated ...

Sweden's national dish is an acquired taste, to say the least. Some say surstromming, a fermented herring, smells like rubbish left out in the sun for days. But now the fish has been banned from ...