Scenes from the brink of catastrophe

Blues are expected to launch another bid for Rooney next week but Mourinho says Torres remains central to his plans at Stamford Bridge

'Most of what I write is really bad'

From coffee in Nicaragua and upmarket Asia to Andy Murray's hotel

Warp's latest signing is the rapper/producer Jeremiah Jae. To mark the occasion, he's dropped a new mixtape which can be streamed/downloaded for free at snd.sc/1c6EBwH and ind.pn/163xb7p. The nine-track Bad Jokes mixtape trundles along in a haze of snippets, samples and Jae's tranquil, pop-culture-laden raps in one blunted, weed-infused sound, largely produced by the man himself. South Californian beat-scene influences abound throughout, as evinced by Flying Lotus showing up with production on one track.

She shone in ‘The Sting’ as a weather-beaten brothel-keeper and confidante to Paul Newman

When an audience-member responded with “disgust” to an unexpected gay kiss at a London theatre this week, one of the play’s actors decided to take a stand against homophobia.

She is thought to have fallen after sitting or leaning on a railing  while talking to her date at her New York City apartment

Simon Cowell has spoken for the first time since reports emerged that he is to become a father, insisting the matter will be kept private.

General Keith Alexander makes public appearance in Las Vegas in wake of whistle-blower Edward Snowden's revelations

Balkan state keen to recruit French  politician to aid its ailing economy

Tighter fiscal policy and sluggish global demand, which has dampened exports, are seen as having hobbled the economy in the April-June period

Both sides appear poles apart on how to resolve political stalemate following accusations of widespread fraud against ruling party

Anthony Weiner’s bid to be New York mayor has faced another major setback, after his Communication Director Barbara Morgan let rip at an intern after she penned a comment piece on the campaign.