Winston Churchill is best remembered for stirring speeches and cigars. But the wartime leader also had a taste for exotic pets - one of which is still going strong. Charlie, a blue macaw bought by ...

The horror movie, which topped the US box office charts, shows backpackers falling prey to a brutal torture ring at the hands of Slovakian women. "I am offended by this film. I think that all Slovaks ...

This is the full transcript of Tony Blair's address to the nation, given on Thursday evening as British forces went into action in Iraq. On Tuesday night I gave the order for British forces to take ...

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer. The 1972 and 1982 world champion, a heavy smoker, was found dead in his flat in Belfast on ...

This data was collated by independent polling resource website PollingReport.com Full data from these and other polls can be found on the dedicated page President Bush: Job Ratings . The BBC is not ...

The HGC's report, compiled following a national consultation exercise, does not talk about individual family's cases. But it does consider the welfare of a child born as a saviour sibling, as part of ...

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Sports drinks are really easy to make - not to mention a lot cheaper than buying expensive bottles in shops. All you need are a few ingredients and a little bit of imagination. There are three main ...

Micky Finn, percussionist with glam rock group T Rex, has died at the age of 55. A spokesman for the Mayday Hospital in Croydon, south London, said: "Michael Finn died on Saturday night at the Mayday ...

The Duchess of Cornwall's daughter, Laura Parker Bowles, has married a former underwear model at a church ceremony in Wiltshire. Miss Parker Bowles, 27, tied the knot with Harry Lopes, 30, at St ...

Regulation football is played by two teams of 11 players but there is a variety of formations that can be employed. In a European competition, Premiership or League match, three subs from a nominated ...

Fielding is a crucial part of cricket and there are many areas where a fielder will be placed. The position names can seem a little strange to the untrained eye. You can field in the slips, at gully, ...