A 27-year-old man who was shot dead in a block of flats has been named. More »
Meat Loaf 'seeks treatment' Meat Loaf reportedly had to receive medical treatment after suffering vertigo at the Q Awards.
'Gays should be tattooed', says priest A Church of England priest has been ordered to remove comments from his blog calling for gay men to have tattooes.
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Starbucks 'wasting water' Starbucks has been accused of wasting more than 23 million litres of water every day.
Lloyd Webber snubs kids in will Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber refuses to leave his £750 million fortune to his children.
UK to be drenched by rainstorms More heavy rain is expected to hit the UK over the coming days.
Diabetes costs the National Health Service (NHS) £1 million an hour and the financial burden is set to get worse, according to a report. More »
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) - Guatemalan ex-president Alfonso Portillo, who was extradited from Mexico on Tuesday, said he had agreed to face corruption charges at home to end "savage" political persecution. More »
Legislation is needed to increase transparency about laws that originate in the EU, according to a Conservative MP. More »
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan is interested in acquiring stakes belonging to both Britain's BP and Oman in a key Caspian Sea pipeline pumping Kazakh crude to the Black Sea, a senior Kazakh official said on Wednesday. More »
LONDON (AFP) - It is a mystery that has baffled a succession of England managers. More »
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - YouTube on Tuesday added links to online stores in a move crafted to pump more money from the hot video-sharing website Google bought nearly two years ago in a 1.65 billion dollar stock deal. More »
BRUSSELS (AFP) - A European parliamentary committee on Tuesday broadly approved ambitious proposals to tackle climate change, refusing to bow to industry pressure to water down the measures. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government unveiled a exercise guide for Americans on Tuesday, recommending two and half hours of physical activity a week for adults as a means of avoiding a range of health problems. More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fire at Nick Nolte's home in Malibu, California gutted his living room on Tuesday but the actor escaped with minor injuries after trying to douse the flames with a garden hose, officials said. More »
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday they have arrested a florist for pruning his rivals' business by clicking repeatedly on their online advertisements. More »
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