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OutKast's Andre 3000 to play Jimi Hendrix in biopic
OutKast's André 3000 is set to play music icon Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic, according to a report.
Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy 'seeing each other' again?
Prince Harry could be getting back together with his old flame Chelsy Davy, according to reports.
'Dustin Hoffman saved my life' says sick jogger
A jogger who suffered a heart attack while running in a London park says Dustin Hoffman helped save his life.
Colchester, England
Colchester proudly proclaims itself to be 'Britain's oldest recorded town', having been mentioned by Roman writer Pliny the Elder in 77. It has certainly been a key town for many centuries: William the Conqueror built one of the first castles of his realm here and the Romans constructed a vast temple to the Emperor Claudius - long since destroyed. It's also believed to be the place where three popular nursery rhymes - Old King Cole, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Humpty Dumpty first came into being.
Colchester: Humpty tale takes a big fall
Jim Eagles gets to the truth about some well-loved nursery rhymes.
Medic boasts of groping patient
A UK paramedic who claimed he ‘managed to cop a feel of some cracking jubblies’ while on the job has been found guilty of misconduct
Cornwall: Journey to the deep, dark side
Life was harsh down a 200-year-old Cornish tin mine, finds Jim Eagles.
Murder accused joked about killing, court told
The man accused of Emily Longley's murder told friends he had killed her in the days before her death.
Ruth Richardson: Policy settings need seismic shift
To produce growth and prosperity governments must take the public sector by the tail, writes Ruth RIchardson
Simon Calder: Titanic tells its final tale
The commemoration of the Titanic tragedy acquires a bizarre dimension.
England: Walking to the archangel's island
Off the coast of Cornwall, Jim Eagles finds a little piece of ground that is steeped in 9000 years of British history.
Raise the Titanic: Turning disaster into an industry
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the most famous shipwreck. But, Greg Dixon asks, should we care?
All aboard for Titanicspotters
In a global recession, the opportunity to relive one of the world's deadliest peacetime disasters might seem a tough sell. Yet tickets have been sold out for months.