In contrast, Germany's tax burden fell from 37.9% in 2000 to 36.4% in 2001. The tax burden was 38.2% of national income, ...

When drop kicks are used to restart matches the ball must go at least 10m. Here, the secret is to get the ball to hang high in the air, giving your forwards time to get underneath it.

14 2nd Twenty20 international, Melbourne (d/n) Australia won by four runs Match report Scorecard Photos ...

Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner's finger to get round the vehicle's hi-tech security system. The car, a Mercedes S-class, was protected by a ...

Cardiff Devils gained revenge on Newcastle Vipers for Thursday's shoot-out defeat with a fine Elite League win on Saturday ...

McLaren's past success could give them the edge in this year's championship, team boss Martin Whitmarsh has said. After ...

Running between Lisburn and Antrim it was closed in 2003. Now there are plans to reinstate the line, and to extend it to ...

You score by shooting the ball through the opposing team's net. Sounds easy? Well the net hangs off a metal post ten feet ...

Two moments of class were the difference as Brazil stepped up the pace in the second half. I thought Brazil deserved to win. It is another lesson for Wales that if they don't keep the ball they get ...

Pop star Michael Jackson has been found not guilty of all charges at the end of his four-month-long child abuse trial. There were cheers from fans outside the court as the verdicts were read. The ...

Richard Burns, who won the World Rally Championship in 2001, has died at the age of 34 after a long illness, on the fourth anniversary of his title win. Burns had not competed since he passed out at ...

Britain will settle its World War II debts to the US and Canada when it pays two final instalments before the close of 2006, the Treasury has said. The payments of $83.25m (£42.5m) to the US and US$22 ...