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Ashley-Cooper lauds 'soldier' O'Driscoll new
Adam Ashley-Cooper insists Brian O'Driscoll remains as dangerous as ever as the rivals prepare to meet for the first time in Saturday's opening Test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions.
Lions keeps the life in Brian new
Brian O'Driscoll feels being on this year's British and Irish Lions tour is helping to keep him young.
Net giants told to curb child porn new
Internet and technology giants including Google and Microsoft are to be summoned to a meeting in Westminster where they will come under "unrelenting" pressure to do more to tackle online child porn.
Experts discuss UK weather patterns new
Leading scientists and meteorologists are meeting at the Met Office to discuss the UK's unusual weather patterns in recent years.
Driver arrested over dribbler death new
A driver suspected of killing a man trying to dribble a football 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested, police said.
Deaths in Afghan handover day blast new
At least three people have been killed as a large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital - the day the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the national army and police they have been training.
World War Z draws massive NY crowd
Thousands of fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at his premiere for World War Z.
Perry talks Brand, Mayer with Vogue
Katy Perry "goes there" with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships, as the magazine's July cover story.
Michelle Obama visits national park
Michelle Obama rounds off the family's whistle-stop trip to Ireland with a visit to one of the country's famous national parks.
Obama defends spying programmes
Barack Obama has defended top secret National Security Agency spying programmes as legal and transparent - even though they are authorised in secret.
US names 'dangerous' Cuba prisoners
A list released by the US government has identified several dozen Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been designated as too dangerous to release but who cannot be prosecuted.
FBI searches for Hoffa remains
FBI agents have been searching a suburban field for the remains of former US labour union chief Jimmy Hoffa, who went missing in 1975.
Supercomputer is world's fastest
China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
Cryer: Sitcoms do not need jokes
Barry Cryer has criticised today's sitcoms for lacking believable characters.
Will.i.am's Voice record label rage
The Voice coach Will.i.am has hit out at record label Universal over the failure of last year's winner to succeed in the charts.
DJ Whiley slams BGT and The Voice
DJ Jo Whiley has criticised Britain's Got Talent and The Voice - saying that contestants do not know what they are letting themselves in for.
Keith is back in Austen follow-up
The Good Life star Penelope Keith is returning to television in an adaptation of PD James's follow-up to Pride And Prejudice.
Saatchi 'admits Nigella assault'
Art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assaulting his wife Nigella Lawson during an argument outside a London restaurant, it is understood.
Taylor Bradford slams 50 Shades
Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has dismissed erotic romance 50 Shades Of Grey.
Brazil cities hit by more protests
Protesters have massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events such as the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month.
In Pictures: The G8 summit
Gerry forces Sammy into Mexican wave
Obama death bid fears - aircraft carriers on standby
In Pictures: Ulster Nightlife
Pubs, clubs and parties
Zumba dancer and Ulster husband on terror charges
In Pictures: The 'Big IF' concert in Botanic Gardens
Thousands turn out in the rain
Latest News
Man guilty of putting spy-cam in Ulster Folk museum's disabled toilets new
This is the voyeur who put a spy-cam in disabled toilets at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
G8 summit: Cameron keeps pressure on Putin as Moscow ponders 'principles for peace' in Syria new
Prime Minister David Cameron was today hoping for a show of unity over Syria from the world's most powerful nations after a late-night showdown at the G8 summit in County Fermanagh
Net giants told to curb child porn new
Internet and technology giants including Google and Microsoft are to be summoned to a meeting in Westminster where they will come under "unrelenting" pressure to do more to tackle online child porn.
Latest Sport
Ashley-Cooper lauds 'soldier' O'Driscoll new
Adam Ashley-Cooper insists Brian O'Driscoll remains as dangerous as ever as the rivals prepare to meet for the first time in Saturday's opening Test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions.
Lions keeps the life in Brian new
Brian O'Driscoll feels being on this year's British and Irish Lions tour is helping to keep him young.
Kinnear: I'm smarter than Toon Army
Joe Kinnear risked alienating the Newcastle fans further by claiming to have "more intelligence than them".
Latest Showbiz
World War Z draws massive NY crowd
Thousands of fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at his premiere for World War Z.
Perry talks Brand, Mayer with Vogue
Katy Perry "goes there" with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships, as the magazine's July cover story.
Cryer: Sitcoms do not need jokes
Barry Cryer has criticised today's sitcoms for lacking believable characters.
