Some five-hundred members of Brazil's landless peasants' movement MST have invaded a farm owned by the Brazilian ambassador to Italy Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima. No incidents of violence were reported.

Efforts to renegotiate the European deal on fishing quotas are being launched at Holyrood by the Scottish National Party. SNP ...

A hockey team is made up of a squad of 16 players. At any one time, 11 players including the goalkeeper are allowed on the pitch. The way the players arrange themselves depends on the system of play ...

The hooker is the only player in the scrum who can raise their feet - otherwise they would never be able to strike the ball. However, no other player in the scrum is allowed to handle the ball until ...

Britain will settle its World War II debts to the US and Canada when it pays two final instalments before the close of 2006, the Treasury has said. The payments of $83.25m (£42.5m) to the US and US$22 ...

The hands to knees sit up is a good way of working your abdominal muscles. Lie on your back with your knees bent, making sure your feet are flat on the floor.

The introduction of guidelines on meals for pupils in England marks the culmination of a campaign for healthier food in schools, spearheaded by TV chef Jamie Oliver. Oliver started his Feed Me Better ...

A bogus forensic psychologist who supplied evidence in hundreds of court cases has been jailed for five years. Gene Morrison, 48, of Hyde, was described in court as a charlatan who had tricked judges, ...

Firefighters have rescued a frightened dog which had become trapped on the window ledge of a house in Essex. They arrived at ...

The fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. Timothy Brady, 33, of Earls Crescent, Harrow, north-west London, pleaded guilty at Oxford ...

Michelle Elliott, the director of charity Kidscape, which campaigns to keep children safe from harm or abuse, told BBC Five ...

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. He said the decision to take action in Iraq should have ...