It is one of those clichés that football fans are witty and hugely knowledgeable about the game. Some may well be, but there are also an awful lot of swivel-eyed loons around in the grounds

Expectations are high after Sony’s dispiriting launch of the new PS4

As the Tories absorb the consequences of last week's local election results, some of them have apparently arrived at the brilliant solution that the first thing they must do is be nice to Nadine Dorries.

Malaysia’s governing coalition extended its 56-year rule despite its worst-ever result in a general election yesterday, thwarting an opposition alliance that had pledged to clean up politics and end race-based policies.

The bag

Floyd Mayweather has been a professional boxer since 1996 but is not expected to finally walk away from the sport until 2016, when his latest contract expires.

The Denton to Stalybridge line is one of the least used services in Britain, but its passengers would hate to see it go

Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building today and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble.

A lack of travellers – and trains – has left some parts of the rail network surprisingly idle

The man in the Brookings Meat caravan who mics up to advertise his wares – “£10 pounds for a chicken, beautiful bit of beef” – gracefully fell silent to allow Ed Miliband to stand on a pallet and promote his own product in Long Eaton’s Market Place: “One Nation Labour.” Carmella Barbero, selling ice creams on the Mr Whippy van, went even further and told the Labour leader: “Business is no good, because people have no money.”

Some main line train stations are operating with fewer than 30 passengers - not just in an hour or a day but in a whole year.

Warren Gatland leaves out English duo and names Sam Warburton captain

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the US government for the past 10 years.

Conor McPherson's The Weir established itself as an instant classic when it opened at the Royal Court in 1997.