The family of one of two women arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle cocaine worth €1.7m out of Peru have said she will plead guilty to “play the game” and avoid a heftier sentence.

Anti-terror police in England were today preparing to question the two men shot and injured after the Woolwich soldier killing as details about their backgrounds began to emerge.

A woman who risked her life to confront an armed man suspected of slaughtering a British soldier in broad daylight has described how she tried to calm him moments after the barbaric attack.

An “embarrassed” Twitter troll apologised live on television today to a boxer he enraged so much that he put a “bounty” on his tormentor’s head and drove more than 60 miles to his street.

A senior figure in the London 2012 Games has warned against "irresponsible" and "destructive" judgment of the Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen after a leading coach described her world-record breaking race as "disturbing".