Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, triggering a bitter eight-year war which destabilised the region and devastated both countries. The then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claimed as a reason for the ...

Writer Terry Pratchett has poked fun at Harry Potter author JK Rowling for saying she did not realise she was writing a fantasy novel. He wrote to the Sunday Times:"I would have thought that the ...

Props and sets from the Wallace and Gromit films have been destroyed in a warehouse blaze. The storage building belonging to Oscar-winning Aardman Animations, contained the company's "entire history", ...

Barcelona scored twice in the last 14 minutes to beat 10-man Arsenal in the Champions League final in Paris. Sol Campbell's thumping header gave Arsenal a 37th minute lead - after goalkeeper Jens ...

A man in Manchester may have made legal history in the UK after being acquitted of murdering his father because he was sleepwalking at the time. He was found not guilty due to insanity and sent to a ...

West End star Stephanie Lawrence died of natural causes after suffering from liver disease, it has been revealed. A coroner decided there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the ...

"No one can imagine that chimpanzees - young chimpanzees at the age of five - have a better performance in a memory task than humans. "Here we show for the first time that young chimpanzees have an ...

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The Indian state of Kerala has banned the production and sale of Coca Cola and Pepsi following a report that the drinks contain harmful pesticides. It said it was taking the step because the drinks ...

Actor Pat Morita, who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Ralph Macchio's mentor Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid, has died. The 73-year-old died at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday of natural ...

The former husband of singer Diana Ross has fallen to his death while mountaineering in South Africa. Norwegian billionaire Arne Naess, 66, died as he tried to abseil down a cliff after turning back ...

Falkirk have signed former Trinidad and Tobago international Russell Latapy on a one-year deal as player-coach. And Falkirk boss John Hughes expects the 34-year-old to help make Collin Samuel an even ...