New Delhi, Sep 3: Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta today alleged that sports lovers were avoiding the Commonwealth Games only because of ''large corruption and...

Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered 200-year-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. Bjorn Haggblom, a spokesman...

Since its establishment more than a decade ago, the reputation of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been as spotless as the consciences of shoppers who buy fish bearing its blue "tick" logo in...

Call it a victory for women of the velvet rope. A US appeals court has tossed out a lawsuit against New York nightclubs which sought to brand their "Ladies Night" promotions as unconstitutional. ...

A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square on Thursday as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant. ...

A whole rat has been found inside a tin of baked beans, it was disclosed today. The dead rat climbed or fell into the tin at the factory, according to a post mortem which established it had...

After it was revealed today that a rat was found in a tin of baked beans, we take a look at some of the other less than appetising things found in...

"The Apple Store is down!" wailed voices on the web at 5.15pm yesterday. "When is it back? What's going to be on there when it does?" For the first time this year, there was...

Fiona Phillips had a high-profile job as a presenter on GMTV and two small children when her mother – and then her father – developed Alzheimer's disease. By Emine...

18th-century Bethlem – chains, belts, purges, bleeding and thousands of visitors gawping at the inmates. Nell Leyshon on the asylum that inspired her latest...

alcohol consumption," said Tory health spokesman Murdo Fraser. The Centre for Economics and Business Research chipped in with "the case for minimum pricing is extremely weak". Maybe they've never...

While I'm away, readers give the advice. On being dismayed at a mate's weight gain: I've always believed that every woman is beautiful. Every woman. If I don't see the beauty in some woman,...

If you believe what some newspapers report, last year's winter storms are about to be followed by a blizzard of September births. The evidence comes from Portsmouth, where the city's midwives expect...

Widgeon is a member of the wild duck family. You could also use wild ducks, or any game bird you can get your hands on. Don't ditch the carcasses – as you can use them to make game soup. 2...

What to do In hot, dry weather, remember your camellias, especially if they are growing in pots. Flower buds are being initiated now for next spring's display. Weeds can be brought to heel...

I decided to take August off and have a bit of time by the seaside in the sun, do a bit of fishing; of course it rained and was foggy most of the time. So I decided to knock up a cocktail. I have...

I've seen more bramblers out this year than ever before. Are they serious foragers – or are they just adding interest to what seems to me the dull pastime of taking long walks? Perhaps these...

These are great dinner-party desserts that can be knocked up well in advance and assembled at the last minute. They look very impressive, thanks to the bulky-yet-light meringue. If you know where to...

The small ribbon of ground immediately behind the retaining wall in the yard has become the most over-gardened bit of earth in Christendom. It's all I can reach from the wheelchair to which I'm...

Even the most feted of fashion designers are reluctant to describe their work as "art". Still, in 2006, narrating an item dedicated to Hussein Chalayan on BBC2's The Culture Show, the art...

MIAMI — The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a...

VICTORIA BECKHAM talks the talk. Guiding a visitor through her fall 2010 collection, spread on a rack in her studio in Battersea, she draws out a dress recently worn...

AT the Pierre Michel salon on East 57th Street in Manhattan, the expensive, laborious and luxurious process of beautification reduced one client to...

The actor formerly known as Dr. Kelso has been tapped to play (and how perfect is this!) the father of Courteney Cox’s Jules. There are no story details yet and no air date, but obviously,...

To a certain segment of EW readers — you know who you are — the name Bruce Campbell is synonymous with “Ash”, the wise-cracking, chainsaw-wielding character he brought to life...

Twitter has over 145 million registered users and more people are using mobile devices to access the microblogging service, according to co-founder Evan Williams. Williams, in a post on the Twitter...

After years of earning less than their male counterparts, some American women are catching up to and even overtaking men in terms of how much they earn, but only some of them, a study shows. They...

The 11th Annual World Gourmet Festival welcomes Michelin star chefs from Argentina to Hong Kong to celebrate fine food and wine at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand September 6-12. The...

Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alchohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday. Health concerns...

Square Enix has lifted the lid on its roster of titles for the Tokyo Game Show, September 16-19. The list includes the certain...

Image via Wikipedia Earlier this week, the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) inducted Billie Jean King into its Tennis Industry Hall of Fame for her work to raise the sport’s awareness among...

Geoff Verderossa, the director of the Louisville field office of the U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services, said that Cuba, Mexico, Somalia, India, the Philippines and Bosnia...

This feud pits author Jonathan Franzen versus the world. The literary fiction establishment is in his corner of the ring, and populist paperback writers and their fans are in the other. It's an...

Members of the Louisville and Lexington polo clubs will take part in a match at the Hardscuffle Farm Sunday to benefit the Brownsboro Conservation...

The Latin Rooftop Dance Party/Tapas and Tequila Tasting will be held Sept. 11. For $10, guests can do the salsa and merengue under the stars on the Glassworks rooftop, 815 W. Market St., to music by...

It's time to get out your eye patches, fake swords, pantaloons and bandanas and put on your best pirate face and head over to the Frazier International History Museum for its annual Founder's Day...

By Matt Frassica Who remembers the days of test patterns YES. The Emmys may have bought themselves some time Sunday by keeping their ratings about even with last year's. But that's no excuse...

Growing up in the Louisville area in the 1970s, the Belvedere was the spot for heritage weekends throughout the summer, where I tasted new foods, like Italian ice, for the very first time. These...

AURORA, Ore. -- A small plane crashed into a house near the Aurora Airport Friday afternoon and the pilot walked away with minor injuries. PHOTOS: Plane into home Marion County deputies...

By Helen A.S. Popkin Another week, another animal abuser videoed, then hunted down on the Internet. Be warned. This one is far and above more horrible, and probably more common,...

Moby ), but sharing the day with a national tragedy is a conundrum. Many believe that it’s inappropriate to be festive while the rest of the country observes a somber anniversary. Every time...

Ms. Barrino in “The Color Purple” in 2007, left, and winning “American Idol” in 2004. “Why don’t we go back to the car?” she asked, perched on a small sliver of couch at...

ROSEBURGThe city of Roseburg Parks & Recreation Division is offering a new outdoor low impact fitness class for senior citizens starting on Tuesday at the Fir Grove Park pavilion.Classes, which...

The fashion capitals' new collections start with the shows in New York. For those without invites, department stores, designer boutiques, and fashion personalities are partnering all over the world...

A look at this week's top-rated websites from StumbleUpon, recorded on September 3. This week's selection includes 88 examples of forced perspective photography, a cartoon that shows what the world...

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