Forget Peter Piper and his Peck of Pickled Pepper – psychologists have come up with what may be the world’s most frustrating tongue twister.

Politicians in the UK have called for food safety experts to carry out further tests on a preservative used in some soft drinks.

American rap fans were in shock yesterday after Jam Master Jay, a founding member of the pioneering band Run DMC, was gunned down in his New York recording studio.