Staff Reporter

The excellent recent run of results for Chelsea, following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas' sacking, has led to calls from the players for interim manager Roberto Di Matteo to be offered a permanent contract.

Queen and Prince Philip arrive in Greenwich for official launch of Cutty Sark following restoration after fire.

PM escapes jail sentence for failure to reopen corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Carlina Duran hands over title to first runner-up Dulcita Lieggi.

Iran is considering a Russian proposal to halt nuclear programme to avoid EU sanctions.

China shows support for South Sudan as the latter's president visits Beijing to court Chinese leaders. Behind the relationship, a lot of oil exports to China are at stake.

Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola refused to accept criticism of star striker Lionel Messi after the Catalans' Champions League semi-final elimination to Chelsea on Tuesday.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, after seeing his team lose 1-2 against German giants Bayern Munich in the first leg, semi finals of the Champions League, says that his side need some luck during the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on 25 April.

Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) research shows nearly half of today's over-50s will have to save more and work longer if they want an adequate income in retirement.

The Motorola Xoom and the new iPad go head-to-head to see which comes out on top.

Albert Einstein issued a list of conditions to first wife Mileva Maric to save their marriage for children's sake.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is confident that Los Blancos can overturn a one-goal deficit and beat Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final.

The eighth annual TIME 100 Gala saw all those nominated to the list of the magazine's 100 Most Influential People gather under one roof.

Chelsea are interested in signing Benfica midfielder Javi Garcia in the summer.

After the tragic death of Claire Squires during the 2012 London Marathon, people from all across the country have donated above £600,000 to her charity.

Sombrero galaxy has both the shapes of round and thin disks and is located 28 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

Manchester City, who are keenly waiting for the transfer season this summer, are reportedly targeting Napoli striker Edinson Cavani following his recent statement that he may be leaving the Italian club in the summer, according to a Daily Mail report.

North Korea's top military official claimed that the country has modern weapons to defeat the US in a single blow.

Cheryl Cole is showing her culinary skills by treating her mentor and The Voice Judge Will.i.am with tasty food.

The FA, who have been hunting for a long-term and permanent appointment to replace former national team coach Fabio Capello, will, according to a report in the Telegraph, make an announcement very soon.

Cases of animal cruelty and neglect conviction are on a rise in Britain.

A 5.2 earthquake has struck off the coast of India's Nicobar Islands.

A man accidentally drove his car down the steps of the Central La Fayette subway station in Paris mistaking it for a parking garage.

Russian supermodel Irina Shayk was in London for the promotion of Intimissimi's book "The Perfect Bra".

Princess Charlene of Monaco visited the Musée Océanographique for the official inauguration of the new permanent exhibition titled,Turtle Island.

As the earth's climate warms, the methane frozen in reservoirs stored in Arctic tundra soils or marine sediments is released into the atmosphere.

Fernando Torres is confident that Chelsea can overcome Barcelona and get a ticket to the Champions League final in Munich.

Israel will also build a wall along the Lebanese border.

The volcano had destroyed the ancient seafaring Minoan civilization about 3,600 years.