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Telegraph, 01.12.08 00:30 UTC

Shoppers desert high street to log on to internet bargains

While the high street is expected to suffer its worst Christmas in 30 years, retailers on the internet are heading for another record year with £4.7 billion likely to be spent online.

Telegraph, 26.11.08 17:31 UTC

Austrian 'kept son captive in Johannesburg garage for four years'

An Austrian man is under investigation after it emerged that he kept an eight-year-old boy captive for four years in his Johannesburg home.

The Independent, 26.11.08 16:31 UTC

Barnsley accuse FA of 'big-club bias' in Hume row

Iain Hume was today discharged from hospital as Barnsley accused the Football Association of "big-club bias." The FA confirmed yesterday they will not punish Chris Morgan for the challenge which left ...

The Independent, 26.11.08 16:06 UTC

Britney brings world tour to UK

Britney Spears today announced her world tour will hit the UK - with the only European shows on the circuit. The star will play London's O2 Arena on June 3 and 4. Tickets go on general sale on ...

IndyStar.com, 26.11.08 13:01 UTC

Airport crowds a tad thinner this holiday

Thanksgiving travelers appeared to be getting through the new terminal at Indianapolis International Airport this morning without much delay. There appears to be less congestion in part because of ...

Telegraph, 24.11.08 18:33 UTC

Sir Paul McCartney: 'Reality television is like watching a car crash'

Sir Paul McCartney has likened reality television to a car crash, though he admitted he watches it himself.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 24.11.08 15:22 UTC

National news briefs

TUKWILA, Wash. -- Police sought a young gunman yesterday after a shooting the day before at a busy Seattle-area shopping mall that killed one teenager and seriously wounded another. At least four ...

Telegraph, 24.11.08 15:16 UTC

Boy George 'locked bisexual male escort in handcuffs and hit him with chain'

The musician Boy George locked a bisexual male escort in handcuffs and hit him with chains after a drug-fuelled photo shoot, a court heard.

Times Online World News, 20.11.08 23:00 UTC

Jewish settlers prepare for battle to remain in Hebron’s House of Peace

Jewish settlers in Hebron spray-painted insults to the Prophet Muham-mad on a mosque and defaced Muslim gravestones with the Star of David yesterday as they defied a court order to leave a disputed ...

New York Post, 20.11.08 18:19 UTC

REPORT RIPS RUTGERS ATHLETICS

Posted: 12:35 pm November 20, 2008 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Rutgers University president and its athletic program were sharply criticized in an independent report, which cited lack of oversight on issues ...