Fifa doesn’t allow non-rights holders such as Sky Sports access to any of its World Cup media centres, but a broadcasting colossus like Chris Kamara doesn’t need that kind of mollycoddling to make an impact in Brazil.

Six Scots are to stand trial in Amsterdam after they were arrested following clashes between fans and police before Celtic’s Champions League match against Ajax.

A five-year-old British girl who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has been named by her family, according to reports.

At least two people have died in a suicide bomb attack at the entrance of the US Embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara, police say.

The British consulate office (FCO) has been asked for Phil Collins' telephone number and Prince Charles' shoe size, among its bizarre requests in the past six months.

Liam Neeson gave a touching tribute to his late wife Natasha Richardson at his first public appearance since her tragic death in March.

A 49-YEAR-OLD man was remanded in custody yesterday when he appeared before a French court over his disappearance with a British schoolgirl.

A SMALL group of Jewish settlers attacked a delegation of British diplomats during a visit to the West Bank city of Hebron yesterday, the British Consulate said.

Turkish authorities were today trying to establish the identity of bombers who killed 17 people in blasts at a crowded Istanbul square.

Turkish police have arrested three teenagers in connection with two bomb blasts in a packed Istanbul square which killed 17 people, a newspaper reported today.

Two bombs have exploded minutes apart in a crowded Istanbul square, killing 16 and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest attack against civilians in Turkey in almost five years.

Armed men opened fire today on Turkish police guarding the front entrance to the US consulate in Istanbul, killing three policemen in what Turkish and US officials called a terrorist attack. Three assailants were also reported killed.

Ticket-less Rangers fans hoping to find a way into the UEFA Cup final against Zenit St Petersburg were dealt a fresh blow today when the Russian club claimed they would taking up their full allocation.

A small bomb caused minor damage to an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early today.

The father of singer Amy Winehouse told today of his ongoing fears for her health and claimed she did not touch hard drugs until she married Blake Fielder-Civil.

Sniffer dogs discovered a bomb-laden vehicle in an Ankara multi-storey car park as police increased security measures in Turkey fearing September 11 anniversary attacks.

A bomb exploded in one of the Turkish capital’s busiest commercial centres, killing six people and injuring about 80, authorities said.

The Iranian and British consulates in the southern Iraqi city of Basra came under rocket attack during the night.

The Scottish-Pakistani girl at the centre of a custody battle told a court today that she wanted to remain in Pakistan with her father, their lawyer said.

Iran’s foreign minister yesterday demanded the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra, saying their presence had destabilised Iraq’s second-largest city.

More than 1,000 protesters burned a British flag and the regional administration in Iraq’s main southern province severed all ties with British authorities over video footage showing British soldiers allegedly beating and kicking Iraqi youths.

Anger over the alleged abuse of Iraqis by British forces prompted Basra Provincial Council to sever relations with the British on Tuesday, while two purported victims demanded compensation from London.

An Istanbul court today resumed the trial of 72 al-Qaida-linked suspects accused of carrying out a series of suicide bombings in Istanbul in 2003, which killed 60 people.

US consulates were trying to contact hundreds of foreign nationals in the area hit by Hurricane Katrina as the devastation continued to make communication nearly impossible today.

Lawyers for suspected members of a Turkish al Qaida cell will make their closing arguments today in the Istanbul bombing trial.

Turkish police today detained more than 10 people suspected of preparing to attack Israeli tourists, including one who they believe manufactured the bombs for the 2003 attacks on the British Consulate and British-owned HSBC bank in Istanbul, private NTV television said.

Israeli Transportation Minister Meir Sheetrit today ordered four Israeli cruise ships carrying hundreds of tourists not to dock at the Turkish port of Alanya after receiving warnings of a possible terrorist attack, officials said.

Two foreign aid workers, one British and one Austrian, have been kidnapped from the streets of a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, officials said today.

Turkey has asked the US to extradite two Turkish Islamic militants who were reportedly captured in Iraq on suspicion of involvement in the 2003 Istanbul suicide bombings that killed some 60 people.

There is a “genuinely high risk” of repeat attacks by the bombers who inflicted carnage on London last week, terrorism experts warned today.

Officials closed a New York City bridge for about an hour today after police received a report of a suspicious package there.

FBI and police were questioning a UN employee yesterday after two makeshift grenades exploded outside a building housing the British Consulate in New York.

FBI and police were questioning a United Nations employee today after two makeshift grenades exploded outside a building housing the British Consulate.

Two small makeshift grenades were used in the explosions outside a building housing the British Consulate in New York today.

Two explosions outside the British Consulate in New York caused slight damage to the building early today but no one was injured, officials said.

There has been an explosion outside the British Consulate in New York, CNN reported.

A small bomb exploded outside a branch of HSBC bank in Istanbul today, causing some damage but no injuries, police said.

Insurgents fired a mortar round that landed inside the British Consulate compound in the southern city of Basra, causing no injuries or damage, a British Embassy spokeswoman said today.

Nine al-Qaida-linked Turks, accused of a series of Istanbul suicide bombings that killed 61 people including the British consul, appeared in court today.

A Turkish court today adjourned until September the trial of 69 people suspected of involvement in suicide attacks last year in Istanbul blamed on al-Qaida.

The wife of an alleged ringleader of a Turkish al-Qaida cell believed to have plotted last year’s deadly suicide bombings in Istanbul told a court that her husband was a murderer and she wanted a divorce.

The trial of 69 suspected members of a Turkish al-Qaida cell charged in a string of November suicide bombings in Istanbul opened today, but the court quickly ruled that it did not have the authority to hear the case and that any judgment would have to come before another court.

Dozens of suspected members of a Turkish al-Qaida cell were going on trial in Istanbul today accused over a series of suicide bombings in the city that killed 61 people including the British Consul-General.

Two boys who broke out of an Australian Outback detention centre and were later refused asylum at a British consulate will appeal against their rejection before a British court, their lawyer said in Adelaide.