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The royal family will celebrate Christmas at Sandringham, Norfolk, the Queen's country retreat.

A British soldier, who became an Islamic extremist, has been arrested over allegations of fraud and false misrepresentation after he collected donations in the name of foreign war victims.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has lavished praise on Ramires following the Brazilian international's eye-catching display at White Hart Lane on Thursday night.

Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle has revealed Chelsea have held tentative negotiations with Gary Cahill ahead of a possible move next month, but the Reebok Stadium chief has warned the Blues that nothing is sealed given rumoured interest from Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Robbie Savage has backed Tottenham Hotspur to finish above Arsenal and has claimed Harry Redknapp has assembled the best midfield in the Premier League.

Australian pop star and actress to marry property tycoon Nick Candy after his romantic proposal in Maldives.

Rihanna concluded her world tour with her last performance at London's O2 Arena.

Chelsea are looking more and more likely to sign Gary Cahill, with Andre Villas-Boas admitting the club are planning on buying a centre-back in the January transfer window to cover for the loss of Alex.

Robbie Savage has backed Tottenham Hotspur to finish above their north London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League this season.

Up to 18 million cars are expected on roads in Christmas/New Year holiday rush.

Celebrity Big Brother star and glamour model Chantelle leads protest outside Fortnum & Mason against production and sale of foie gras.

Scientists have developed a way to detect vulnerable animal populations likely to suffer from an onslaught of climate change-fuelled natural disasters.

Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth office has said Iranian authorities have blocked access to an official website "UK in Iran" .

As 2011 comes to a close the International Business Times UK takes a hindsight look examining how and why the red giant China became synonymous with state sponsored hacking.

A transsexual who pushed a distinguished lawyer in front of a train on the London Underground was today cleared of murder.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has backed beleaguered Chelsea captain John Terry to put his off-field troubles behind him in Thursday's London derby at White Hart Lane.

Duchess of Cambridge will change into five different outfits on Christmas Day but could she recylce her wardrobe once again?

The much-talked about $20 million custom-made massive mansion of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady in California is almost complete and the couple is all set to move into their lush house as per recent reports.

London's first cable car tower has been completed and the transport link made its debut on the London Underground Tube map.

According to reports in Spain, Real Madrid have approached Chelsea amid conjecture Jose Mourinho is endeavouring to sell Kaka next month.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge danced and cooked the day away at the south London Centrepoint shelter.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has once again endeavoured to reveal the true reasons behind his acrimonious departure from Liverpool in January.

You'll have to shout, Mrs Merkel, because either the Markets didn't hear you or they have totally ignored your message.

The girls of Team GB have teamed up with luxury lingerie designers Nichole de Carle to produce these stunning photos fot the charity Wellbeing of Women.

Neymar has made no formal agreement with Barcelona to move to the club at this stage, according to the Brazil international, with his father insisting he is a free agent after his contract with Santos finishes.

Unemployment is increasing by almost 2,000 every working day, with redundancy forms dropping through the letter boxes of public sector workers like "confetti", a leading union said today.

Gary Cahill looks closer than ever to a switch to Chelsea, with Andre Villas-Boas admitting that he is interested in the long-standing Arsenal target.

Tottenham Hotspur and England star Jermaine Defore said he was "shocked and saddened" by the news his cousin was stabbed to death during a robbery.

The Crown Prosecution Service have authorised the prosecution of Chelsea captain John Terry for racially abusing Queens Park Rangers counterpart Anton Ferdinand.

Nearly 70,000 children in the UK are set to wake up on Christmas morning homeless in temporary accommodation, according to a new report.