York Wasps vice-chairman Russell Greenfield has blamed a fall in revenue from sponsorship and low crowds as the reason for the Northern Ford Premiership side folding. The board called time on the club ...

Groundbreaking US comedian Richard Pryor dies in California at the age of 65 after a long illness.

The first medicine produced from a genetically modified animal has been recommended for use in Europe. The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has reversed an earlier decision not to issue a licence for ...

Carl Wayne, the lead singer of influential 1960s pop group the Move, dies at the age of 61 after battling cancer.

A major review of security is under way after condoms full of purple flour were thrown at Tony Blair as he faced MPs in the House of Commons. The PM was speaking during his weekly half-hour question ...

France's strict brand of secularism has deep historical roots - but some want to soften it, says the BBC's Henri Astier.

The caution given to Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, who crossed himself during a match against Rangers, has brought the issue of sectarianism in Scotland back into sharp focus. The rivalry between ...

Sarah Storey and Rachel Morris won their second gold medals for Britain at the 2010 UCI World Paracycling Road Championships in Canada. Riding in the C5 category, defending champion Storey outsprinted ...

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