Strathclyde Police yesterday confirmed they are investigating claims by Rangers that two of their players were racially abused. The players allegedly received the abuse via their Twitter accounts.

Strathclyde Police have confirmed they are investigating claims by Rangers that two of their players were racially abused.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has launched one of the most extraordinary tirades in the history of online diplomacy, using its Twitter feed to lambast the US Ambassador to the country as “unprofessional” in a barrage of furious tweets.

Around 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a factory today.

Some authors have an uneasy relationship with Twitter, with Jonathan Franzen even calling it "the ultimate irresponsible medium". Others, however, are happy to experiment with the social-networking site.

UK's veteran crooner comes second-to-last (way behind Jedward)

England batsman goes out of his way to praise the rest of Sky commentary team

Lady Gaga's provocative lyrics and costumes have angered Christian groups in South Korea and the Philippines and Islamists in Indonesia, where the show may be banned.

Manchester United have announced that rumours circulating on the internet relating to the health of owner Malcolm Glazer are false.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined for comments made on Twitter about Sky television commentator Nick Knight.

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

Amir Khan is set to fight WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia on July 14.

Yellow Pages owner Yell yesterday surprised the City by announcing that it is renaming itself Hibu, even as it crashed to a pre-tax loss of £1.42bn and warned of a "higher risk" it could breach covenants on its bank debt. Chief executive Mike Pocock admitted Hibu — pronounced "high-boo" — did not mean anything. "It's a word," he said. "If you go back 15 to 20 years, Google and Yahoo didn't mean anything. It's how you support the brands."

The recent appearances of Labour figures at the Leveson Inquiry hasn't just been a reunion for the Class of '97, it has also provided an opportunity for them to plug their books.