England Test captain Andrew Strauss in a surprise announcement on Wednesday afternoon retired from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect. He has been replaced as Test captain by England’s one-day international skipper Alastair Cook.

A Chinese man who decided to surprise his girlfriend by couriering himself to her almost suffocated to death when the delivery was delayed.

Hu Seng, from Chongqing city in southwest China, made a fri

The licence of a major London-based university to admit Indian and other non-EU students has been revoked by Britain's immigration authorities citing ‘serious and systemic failings’ on the part of the

The elusive “Dark Lady” of Shakespeare’s sonnets might have been a woman of ill repute as new research has identified her as a Clerkenwell prostitute.

Andrew Strauss resigned as England's Test captain and annnounced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect on Wednesday.

"After much thought over the last few weeks, I have decid

Thousands of Indian and other non-EU students are facing an uncertain situation due to the possibility of a major university in London losing its licence to admit overseas students as part of a crackd

Binge drinkers are not the only ones who need to worry about the health implications of alcohol, even light drinking increases the cancer risk significantly, a new study has claimed.

Scientists have developed a new app which will help parents decipher the modern-day text message lingo their kid uses.

A British woman whose husband donated sperm secretly has called for a change in law since sperm is a 'marital asset' and wants clinics to obtain the wife's consent before the husband can donate sperm.

The British Parliament may close for up to five years under plans to carry out a three-billion-pound, taxpayer-funded, renovation work.

MPs would be forced to relocate to replica chambers if the plan