Jody Scheckter: From Formula One to life in the slow lane - 9/27/1431 12:59

Being told to "belt up" barely 10 minutes into an interview would normally bode badly but Jody Scheckter means well enough. The one-time enfant terrible of motor racing knows better than most what happens when he steps on the gas and he is not taking any chances. It's hardly Monza, but I swear the needle hits 60 as the grass blurs outside my window. >>>

The feral beast: Straining credibility to the Max - 9/27/1431 01:00

As editor of The Daily Telegraph and Evening Standard, Max Hastings was known for his direct manner. >>>

Stinging test for BB star Brian - 9/26/1431 11:34

Ultimate Big Brother housemate Brian Dowling had to plunge his hands into a pile of nettles in a bid to win contestants a party for the evening. >>>

Suicide bomber kills five Afghan police and one civilian - 9/26/1431 11:26

A suicide bomber perched on the back of a motorcycle killed five Afghan policemen and one civilian in the increasingly violent northern province of Kunduz today. >>>

More than one million workers take sabbatical - 9/26/1431 09:14

Taking a sabbatical has never been as popular as figures show 1.2 million people opt for time off work amid the recession, figures show. >>>

Tony Blair: Northern Ireland 'one of the few times I was proud of politics' - 9/26/1431 09:05

Tony Blair has used the first list interview since the publication of his memoir, A Journey, to claim the Northern Ireland peace process was one of the few times in politics he felt proud. >>>

Friends: The One with Nick and Miriam's Journey - 9/26/1431 07:26

Nick Clegg suffers turbulence over Pakistan in the latest episode of our political sitcom by Iain Hollingshead >>>

New Zealand earthquake: state of emergency declared - 9/26/1431 05:48

Curfew announced in Christchurch after magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroys hundreds of buildings. >>>

New Zealand earthquake: state of emergency declared - 9/26/1431 06:02

Curfew declared in Christchurch after earthquake destroys hundreds of buildings in New Zealand. >>>

New Zealand earthquake: state of emergency declared in Christchurch - 9/26/1431 04:37

A state of emergency has been declared after an earthquake hit one of New Zealand's largest cities. >>>