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 ...

Two men have gone on trial charged with trying to kill a police dog handler. Blake Tracey, 39, of no fixed address, and Darren Wisbey, 32, of Chesterton, Cambs, deny the attempted murder of PC John ...

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

The notorious "elephant man" may have suffered from two rare disorders, according to scientists. They believe Joseph Merrick, who lived in Britain more than 100 years ago, could have suffered from ...

In the modern age of football there are many different roles and jobs a defender can have. And a wonderful sight in the game is seeing the wing-back fly up and down the touchline terrorising the ...

Eminem's ex-wife, Kimberly Mathers, has been sentenced to serve at least one month in jail after admitting using cocaine while on probation. Judge Edward Servitto ordered Ms Mathers, 29 - who was ...

Scientists investigating 'near-death' experiences say they have found evidence to suggest that consciousness can continue to exist after the brain has ceased to function. None of the patients were ...

So despite being called a sprint it is not simply about getting from A to B in the fastest time. It is about having the tactical skill and courage to make your opponent do what you want them to do.

A former child television star who had gender realignment surgery plans to move to Los Angeles after her family was attacked. Lauren - formerly James - Harries and her family were attacked at their ...

She had to be put on oxygen after her birth, where she weighed a healthy 2.8kg, but was breathing without aid by Thursday. Doctors said Nhlahla and her mother Ncise Cwayita, 20 - whose first baby was ...

Two men have been cleared of the murder of a taxi firm boss who helped launder money from the £26m Brinks Mat robbery. Judge Anthony Morris ordered an Old Bailey jury to clear Joseph Pitkin and Bilal ...

Seven years after introducing a two child per family policy, Vietnam's population control programme has become one the most effective in the world. In the late 1980s Vietnamese women had an average of ...