A British man identified in reports as the Islamic State (IS) executioner known as ‘Jihadi John’ feared he was a “dead man walking” after run-ins with security services before fleeing to Syria to begin his reign of terror, email exchanges with a journalist have claimed.

In Britain, a women’s rights charity behind a t-shirt campaign, which is now caught up in controversy over claims the products were made in "sweatshop" conditions, has said it will order the clothes be withdrawn from sale if the reports are proven.

Police in England are investigating whether an alleged victim of prolific sex offender Jimmy Savile has made a fraudulent compensation claim.

GPs in the UK face being named and shamed if they repeatedly fail to spot signs of cancer in their patients, it has been reported.

The Libyan government has been “extremely apologetic” about the desecration of British war graves in the eastern city of Benghazi, a UK Foreign Office Minister said today.

Kate Moss is suffering from temporary paralysis in her right arm.

UK Police officers have bought 10,000 sweets to hand out to students to remind them to keep the noise down when returning home from a night out.

Private detective Glenn Mulcaire tonight denied deleting messages from Milly Dowler’s phone as the murdered schoolgirl’s parents spoke of their agony over the hacking scandal.

Insurance tycoon Clive Cowdery has emerged as a surprise bidder for the 632 bank branches being sold by the UK's Lloyds Banking Group, it was reported today.

Dizzee Rascal is facing a lifetime ban from British Airways after being thrown off a flight.

An American private equity group is considering a £1bn (€1.13bn) bid for UK nationalised lender Northern Rock, it was reported today.

A poll of golf writers at this week’s Ryder Cup overwhelmingly points to Europe winning back the trophy on Sunday.

The future of around 150 Nationwide Building Society agencies is under threat, it was reported today.

Jude Law and Sienna Miller are reportedly set to marry this summer.

Arsene Wenger will discuss a new contract with Arsenal in the summer or autumn, it has been reported.

Sienna Miller is moving to America for the summer.

Guy Ritchie is reportedly moving on following his divorce from Madonna - he has been linked to Petrina Khashoggi, a British socialite 11 years his junior.

The woman charged with looking after Madonna's adopted son David has quit - amid rumours of tensions with her superstar employer.

Madonna's daughter Lourdes is reportedly pursuing a career in acting.

Madonna, who is always in fighting shape, has won a round against the British press.

Madonna is claiming more than £5m (€5.7m) damages over publication of private photographs of her wedding to film director Guy Ritchie, it was revealed at a High Court in the UK today.

Europe will win a fourth straight Ryder Cup at Valhalla – but by nothing like the nine-point winning margins experienced in the last two contests.

The boss of British Airways has not ruled out making a bid for Spain’s national flag carrier Iberia, it was revealed today.

Rangers have been offered the chance to become involved in a new motorsport venture involving leading football clubs from across Europe.

Takeover talks between supermarket Sainsbury’s and its Qatari-backed suitor are said to have stalled as Middle Eastern investment fund Delta Two struggles to secure finance, a report suggested today.

The Premier League today maintained there had been no further developments in the Carlos Tevez affair in the wake of reports an arbitration panel is to rule on the case.

BANKING giant Barclays is preparing to sell part of its Barclaycard credit card business in a bid to cut its exposure to bad debts, it was reported today.

A new poll has shown that only a third of voters think Bertie Ahern should resign over the payments controversy.

AN investigation by iPod- maker Apple into claims of poor conditions in its Chinese factories has revealed that workers were exceeding the company’s limits on hours and days to be worked per week.

US real estate investment firm Starwood Capital is in talks with advisers to launch a bid worth around £3bn (€4.39bn) for leisure group Whitbread, the Mail on Sunday has reported.

BRITAIN’S Prince Charles last night launched a legal action over the publication of extracts from a private journal in which he branded Chinese diplomats “appalling old waxworks”.

Supermarket giant Tesco is planning to take on rivals such as Argos by launching an in-store catalogue operation, it was reported today.

Marconi shares jumped to a five month high today amid speculation linking the UK company to a takeover approach from Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson.

UK high street retailer Debenhams is understood to be considering lunching a rival bid for department store group Beatties, it was reported today.

Everything from their choice of coffee to the number of pens they used in court was scrutinised for clues – but now the Jackson trial jury have delivered verdicts they are certain to face the cameras to tell all about their decisions.

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard should be ready to serve up a £7.4bn (€10.8bn) takeover deal for rival Allied Domecq later this week, reports indicated today.

BRITAIN’S Lord Chancellor has defended his view that the Prince of Wales’s forthcoming marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles will be legal.

A PREMIERSHIP player has tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Speculation over a bidding war for Abbey National refused to die down today amid reports two more UK groups were reviewing their positions.

British newspaper group Daily Mail & General Trust has failed in its bid to buy the Telegraph titles, it was confirmed today.

Tens of European, US and other hostages were released today and a gunmen believed to be the lead Islamic militant holding them was arrested, a Saudi security official said, adding that two other gunmen were “in the process of being arrested”.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson does not expect David Beckham’s performances to suffer as a result of adverse publicity regarding his private life.

BRITAIN'S Prince of Wales last night dramatically named himself as the senior Royal accused of involvement in an allegedly compromising incident witnessed by a servant.