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The news that Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes for her role in a film about the limits imposed on artists in the Islamic republic speaks of a dangerous level of censorship and intolerence in the country.

Scientists have discovered that people who are very optimistic about the outcome of events could in fact have a "faulty" brain.

Despite its brutal crackdown on protesters and international calls to step down, the Syrian regime remains defiant, with the foreign minister Sunday threatening "tough measures" against any country that recognizes the newly formed opposition council.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 10 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Two people are being held on suspicion of burglary after iPads were stolen from the Covent Garden Apple Store early on Monday morning.

N-DUBZ singer, Dappy, was taken into custody on Saturday, for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Kaye Vassell, 21.

The London Metropolitan Police (MPS) seized a large quantity of Cathinone Derivative (also called the "Meow Meow" drug) at Wembley on Saturday, during a random car search.

The Environment Agency, a UK-based watchdog organization responsible to the British and Welsh governments, has found evidence of a colony of seahorses in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich.

Chiropractors in London are warning people that spending too much time gazing into the screens of your mobile phone or tablet computers could lead to a condition they are calling "Text Neck".

Rhianna Delights Fans After London Underground Trip,

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 6 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Prime Minister David Cameron delivered his Keynote speech yesterday on the last day of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. In it, Cameron appeals for a "can-do optimism" during an "anxious time" for the country's economy.

The name and identity of Britain's first space tourist is set to be revealed within hours and will be the first person of about 40 people who have bought one of the £60,000 tickets aboard the space shuttle, Lynx.

Carlos Tevez's adviser has refuted claims the Manchester City striker refused to come off the substitute's bench during a Champions League tie at Bayern Munich, insisting the player's post-match comments were mistranslated.

Catgate, which derived from a Theresa May's claim that a Bolivian immigrant avoided deportation due to his pet cat, has rocked the cabinet and the Home Secretary's credibility, with the judiciary even commenting on the affair.

Consumer Spending Plunge as British GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.1%. Britain’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2011 has been unexpectedly revised down to 0.1 per cent.

The Metropolitan Police have released an image of a man they suspect of having committed two assaults, in Newham, during the London riots in August, 2011.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 5 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Apple announced the new iPhone 4S, which features twice as much processing power as the iPhone 4, an eight megapixel camera with full HD video recording and 'Siri', a revolutionary voice-controlled personal assistant.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may believe it is unrealistic to believe his side can challenge for the title but is a top-six finish beyond the side this year?

Hours after Knox was cleared of Meredith Kercher's murder the media frenzy that surrounded the trial and focused on the American student shows no sign of dying down.

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi claimed that his role in the attack has been given too much weight and the truth will surface soon.

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A 30-year old Portuguese national, Pedro Ricardo Eusebio was sentenced for an indefinite period after a four-day trial found him guilty of strangling a woman in the toilets of a West End Bar in London.

BT customers are suffering a major outage today, as a power failure at an exchange in Birmingham has caused problems for customers all over the UK.

The London Metropolitan Police have launched a new information and awareness campaign, titled "Meet Your Neighbours". The idea behind the campaign is to ensure the safety and security of all Londoners.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 3 OCtober, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

In a push to push its Chrome operating system, Google has opened its first ever high street store in London, selling the 12.1 inch Samsung Chromebook.

Its official: Kirsten Stewart has her hands on the sexiest man in this planet. For the second year in a row, London born Heartthrob Robert Pattinson has been voted the "World's Sexiest Man" in 2011 by the UK edition of Glamour magazine. Taylor Lautner, another twilight creation was placed 2nd in the list.

Kate Middleton versus Pippa Middleton: Who is Hotter?