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Charity Launches Pet Fit Club Comp

1:08pm UK, Tuesday November 18, 2008 Britain's chubbiest pets are to go head-to-head in a competition to become the biggest loser. Tabby cat Tinks, who will compete in the PDSA fit pet contest Vet charity PDSA has picked eight...

BNP membership list published on internet

By Ben Russell, Home Affairs Correspondent Wednesday, 19 November 2008 The BNP has called for police to investigate after its membership list was posted on the internet. The BNP leader Nick Griffin, said he complained to police...

Outlawed: sex with trafficked prostitutes

By Nigel Morris and Ben Russell Wednesday, 19 November 2008 Hundreds of thousands of men who buy sex risk acquiring a criminal record under plans set out today to clamp down on prostitution. It will become illegal to use...

Ross's future still in doubt, BBC admits

MPs vent their anger at corporation bosses over obscene phone calls By Ben Russell, Home Affairs Correspondent Wednesday, 19 November 2008 The return of Jonathan Ross to the BBC was thrown into question yesterday as the head of...

Muslim peer Lord Ahmed faces court over death crash

Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, the Labour peer, is to appear in court charged with dangerous driving in connection with a crash last Christmas Day that left a man dead. The Audi hit the crash central crash barrier, spun round and...

Australia: Ten things you won't see in the Baz Luhrmann film

Ten facts about Australia you won't find in the Baz Luhrmann film. Three-quarters of Australia is arid or semi-arid, meaning it is the driest inhabited continent on earth (only Antarctica is drier), and water shortages are...

HMAS Sydney's unknown sailor laid to rest

The remains of an unknown sailor have been laid to rest at the Geraldton War Cemetery in Western Australia as part of the 67th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Sydney. The sailor was found floating in a life raft off Christmas...

Holmgren 'calm' amid last, losing days

RENTON, Wash. — For the first time in 17 years as an NFL head coach, Mike Holmgren doesn't have an answer. He realizes he has no say in the Seahawks' evaluation of these final six games, with Seattle out of the postseason chase...

Granger leads Pacers past slumping Hawks

Danny Granger scored 34 points to lead the Indiana Pacers past the slumping Atlanta Hawks 113-96 on Tuesday night. Rasho Nesterovic scored 21 points, Jeff Foster had 12 and Troy Murphy added 10 points and 19 rebounds for the...

Sherry defends Rudd's hands-on portfolio involvement

By Online parliamentary correspondent Emma Rodgers Labor frontbencher Nick Sherry admits Kevin Rudd is "very demanding" of his ministers but says it is good the Prime Minister is across all areas of policy. Earlier today former...

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