This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian. The film met with instant controversy in 1979 and was banned in Ireland, Norway and parts of Britain. In the US, protesters gathered outside cinemas where it aired.

Brendan Behan died 50 years ago this week, He was as famous for his drinking as for his undoubted talents, says Ryle Dwyer

Emergency workers searching for a young woman reported missing following a landslide at a beach in Dorset have discovered a body, police said today.

Castres 58 Harlequins 13

NEC Harlequins make seven changes to the side that started against London Wasps in the Zurich Premiership last Sunday for the Heineken Cup tie against Castres Olympique at Stade Pierre Antoine this afternoon.