The wife of British hostage Alan Henning has called on “the people of the Islamic State to see it in their hearts to release my husband”, describing him as a “peaceful, selfless man”.

Islamic militants have released a propaganda video apparently featuring a British hostage.

Germany 2 Ireland 0

Republic of Ireland 2 Germany 3

Republic of Ireland 2 Germany 3

Stephen Henning wanted his best man’s speech to be a little different — so he enlisted the help of celebrities to congratulate the bride and groom with a special 10-minute video.

Best man duties have been taken to a new level by a lad who recruited famous faces to make his speech for him.

Blackburn will hold a press conference tomorrow morning to confirm Henning Berg as their new manager.

Henning Berg is on the verge of being named Blackburn’s new manager, according to reports.

A survivor of the 7/7 attacks today relived the moment a suicide bomber targeted his Tube train and the horrific scenes that followed the blast.

UEFA have initiated disciplinary proceedings against Chelsea, Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa in relation to incidents following the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa has labelled referee Tom Henning Ovrebo a “thief” after the Norwegian’s decisions in last night’s Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona.

Mikko Hirvonen reclaimed his spot at the top of the World Rally Championship standings today as Ford secured a one-two finish ahead of Citroen's Sebastien Loeb in Turkey.

Sebastien Loeb maintained his place at the top of the standings after coming back from a slow puncture early on day two of the Acropolis Rally in Greece.

Belgium’s Francois Duval stunned the rest of the field as he surged to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Rally Germany.

IRISH driver, Shaun Gallagher picked up the final championship point on his debut in the Junior World Rally Championship that begun in Rally Norway at the weekend.

FORD’S Marcus Gronholm was in commanding form to build an 11.1-second lead over title rival Sebastien Loeb at the Swedish Rally.

A POOR tyre choice cost former World Rally champion Colin McRae a top four spot on the opening day of the Rally of Turkey.

Police will initiate an internal affairs investigation if it is established that officers failed to act on information which could have led to the capture of two men behind a brutal rape in Belfast, a senior policeman said today.

A gloating rapist called his teenage victim’s mother on a stolen mobile phone to tell her about the depraved attack, police revealed today.

A high-risk prisoner who had been on the run in the North for more than a month has been rearrested, police said today.

A bomb planted outside a packed Northern Ireland civic centre had the potential to kill, police said today.

Thugs who threw a 16-month-old baby from a car and savagely beat his father when he tried to prevent them stealing a vehicle deserve to be locked up for a long time, police said today.

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER will meet up with old pal Henning Berg next week, with the Champions League ‘Battle of Britain’ uppermost in their minds.

Retief Goosen leads the Vodacom Players' Championship in Cape Town with just one round remaining.

Nic Henning is leading the field at the Dutch Open. He is currently on five under par.

Colin Montgomerie has finished his second round of the European Open with a level par round to finish at 2 under.

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Colin Montgomerie, a twice-winner of the Championship turned in a spectacular performance to take the overnight lead with an eight-under-par 63.

Cyanide occurring naturally in black cherry trees is being blamed for more than 500 foal and fetus deaths in Kentucky.