The row over remarks branding the champion heptathlete Jessica Ennis “fat” escalated today as other female athletes spoke of similar taunts.

Calling the all-powerful film mogul Harvey Weinstein a “douchbag” at a party packed with his movie peers is not a recommended formula for anyone wishing to thrive in Hollywood.

Writer Will Self is lucky to be alive after the roof of his house collapsed while he was inside.

The truth about how murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone messages were deleted may never emerge, the Leveson Inquiry heard today.

Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards is to join the London Irish coaching staff after the Grand Slam winners' summer tour to Australia.

A British publisher has defended its decision to release a collection of poems penned by members of the Taliban.

Few things say wealth like a hedge shaped as a horse leaping a fence on the trail of an imaginary fox.

James Murdoch insisted again today that he was not originally told of evidence suggesting phone hacking was widespread at the News of the World.

David Cameron's late father ran a network of offshore investment funds to help build up the family's fortune, it was claimed last night. Ian Cameron, a stockbroker, set up funds in tax havens such as Panama City and Geneva, and boasted of their ability to remain outside UK tax jurisdiction. There is no suggestion he acted illegally.

At least 10 cases of alleged racism by the Met Police have been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in three weeks.

Controversial government plans to allow intelligence agencies to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of every person in the UK should be scrapped, the inventor of the world wide web has said.

Guardian accused of 'highly invasive' undercover operation

With Thatgamecompany's Journey clocking up perfect scores on gaming sites around the world, it seemed only right to look at alternative download-only games worth your time and hard earned cash. Just to clarify, that's anything not available on store shelves so long as it’s an original game – that excludes the Wii's back catalogue, etc., so stop sharpening those knives over the lack of Mario 64 et al. Other than that it’s fair game, so if we missed something, tell us about it.

The Government's controversial reforms to the NHS became law today after a tortuous 14-month passage through Parliament, when the Queen granted Royal Assent to the Health and Social Care Bill.