Former 1970s teen idol David Cassidy will serve a year of probation and have his driving privileges suspended for six months after pleading no contest to driving under the influence on Florida’s Turnpike road.

The nephew of the Dalai Lama has been killed during a 300-mile "Walk for Tibet" along a Florida highway, police said today.

A four-year-old British girl was killed after being run over by a car on a Florida beach, the Highway Patrol said today.

The ambulance crew that responded after golfer Tiger Woods crashed his sport utility vehicle would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released by the Florida Highway Patrol show.

A New York night club hostess is today expected to admit to having an affair with troubled golfer Tiger Woods.

TIGER WOODS could not even bring himself to make an appearance on his own website last night as he apologised for the “transgressions” that have exposed the golfing god as an ordinary mortal, away from the course at least.

Padraig Harrington last night defended Tiger Woods’ decision to skip his own tournament following the world number one’s car accident last Friday.

Golfer Tiger Woods could be fined $164 (€108) after police found he was to blame for his early morning car crash.

Tiger Woods was tonight issued with a traffic citation for careless driving and a fine for $164 (€108) as Florida Highway Patrol concluded their investigation into his one-car accident in the early hours of last Friday.

DESPITE presenting his side of the car-crash story and asking that it remain “a private matter,” Tiger Woods may still not be in the clear.

The Florida Highway Patrol have distanced themselves from reports that they are seeking search warrants for medical records relating to Tiger Woods’ facial injuries from last week’s car crash.

Attempts by golfer Tiger Woods to draw a line under an early hours car crash that left him dazed and bloodied appeared to have failed today amid growing speculation over the circumstances leading up to the accident.

Tiger Woods last night took the blame for the car accident in the early hours of Friday that left him with facial lacerations, but turned away police investigators for the third day in a row.

TIGER WOODS owned up last night, but not to much.

Tiger Woods broke his silence about the car accident he was involved in early on Friday morning as Florida Highway Patrol were informed the world number one golfer had cancelled another scheduled interview with its troopers and appointed a lawyer to represent him in the case.

Police were preparing tonight to question world number one golfer Tiger Woods after a mysterious late-night car crash.

European Tour chief executive George O’Grady today expressed relief that Tiger Woods did not suffer serious injury in a car crash.

WORLD number one golfer Tiger Woods suffered minor injuries in a car crash outside his home in Florida, his office confirmed last night.

Tiger Woods was released from hospital in “good condition” today following a car crash outside his home.

World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been released from hospital following a car crash, according to US reports tonight.

Wildfires fuelled by dry, windy weather damaged about 50 homes on Florida’s central Atlantic coast and driving hundreds of residents away as the governor declared a state of emergency.

Authorities evacuated hundreds of homes after a massive wildfire along the Georgia-Florida border jumped a containment line overnight, authorities said today.

Arjun Atwal, the first Indian player to win on the European Tour, finds himself at the centre of police investigations following the death of a man in what police say appears to be a high-speed street race.

The bodies of a woman clutching two children, and a man lying nearby, were discovered on an isolated stretch of road in Florida.

Seven children who had been adopted by a single family were killed in a fiery crash when their car was crushed between a lorry and a stationary school bus in rural Florida.

Hurricane Rita strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 storm early today, sparing the Florida Keys but prompting mandatory orders to once again evacuate New Orleans as well as the Texas city of Galveston.

Hurricane Rita strengthened into a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds early today after lashing the Florida Keys and sparking anxiety as it headed into the Gulf of Mexico.

Three British tourists are dead and four children are fighting for their lives today after their minivan collided with a gas tanker in central Florida.

At least five people were killed when a non-stop train to Washington DC, derailed in northern Florida, state police said.

An 800-acre fire in central Florida has closed five major Orlando highways and contributed to a nine-car crash on the Florida Turnpike. No serious injuries were reported.