In a park in the Latvian capital Riga, a small group of protesters gathers, all Russian, some wearing paper hats inscribed with the word "Alien". Latvian police carry out a small, bureaucratic piece ...

A new law allowing the age of consent for homosexuals in Britain to be reduced from 18 to 16 has been forced through Parliament. Home Secretary Jack Straw must now decide when the new law comes into ...

They are designed to quickly replace the fluids which are lost by sweating. They also provide a boost of carbohydrates. The body prefers to use glucose as its source of energy. Sometimes it is better ...

Rangers manager Paul Le Guen has left the club by mutual consent. Chairman David Murray said: "Having met with Paul it was clear that in the interests of the club we agreed jointly to him stepping ...

Children growing up in refugee camps in Peshawar, in the north of Pakistan, are being drugged by their parents to leave themselves free to work undisturbed in the carpet factories. The Afghan men and ...

Calls to extend the Tube to a deprived area of north London have won the backing of the mayor. Ken Livingstone visited north Tottenham on Wednesday to see if the Victoria Line could be extended from ...

Twenty-five-year-old Australian Michael O'Brien set the trend rolling in 1974. O'Brien was the first known streaker at a major event and performed his antics during an England - France Rugby Union ...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter said Nigeria's plan to co-host the 2010 World Cup with four African countries will not work. "This idea of Nigeria [to stage the tournament with Cameroon, Benin Republic, ...

Leeds ended their turbulent season with a last-gasp win in Peter Reid's first game as full-time manager. Late strikes from substitute Nick Barmby and Mark Viduka saw Leeds leapfrog their opponents in ...

The Liverpool rearguard is one of the meanest around, but their defending regularly comes under scrutiny with boss Rafael ...

Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe has died after collapsing during an international match in France. The 28-year-old fell to the ground unchallenged in the 72nd minute of a Confederations Cup ...

Ireland is preparing to mark 100 years since Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce's novel Ulysses is set - 16 June 1904. But why is Joyce - and Ulysses in particular - continually held up as such a ...