Two men who ran an escort agency in England which employed young girls from troubled backgrounds as child prostitutes have been jailed.

Serena Williams extended tennis’ most one-sided rivalry with her 17th consecutive victory over Maria Sharapova to reach her eighth Wimbledon final.

Rafael Nadal has vowed to be ready for a Wimbledon showdown with a dreadlocked German who has already taught him a lesson on grass.

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Wimbledon’s bosses insist they have no plans for any of the famous championships’ matches to be screened on pay TV channels.

Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova reached the first grand slam singles semi-final of her career with victory over two-time US Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka yesterday.

USA: A 40-year-old woman tackled a 20-year-old man fleeing from police in Washington state, then taunted him about being taken down by a grandmother.

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An armed robber who took a phone call from his probation officer during a flat raid was caught after the robbery was broadcast to a gamer 25 miles away who was playing an online X-Box game with one of his victims, police in England have said.

Stan Wawrinka shrugged off his potential Wimbledon logjam with a straight-sets victory over Denis Istomin.

Caroline Wozniacki completed her miserable week by losing to Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of the French Open yesterday.

There you are, heading out on a nice afternoon cycle through the countryside, when all of a sudden, BOOM - daytime techno rave.

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US: The cameras were rolling even though the Kardashians were not filming their reality show.

A group of “heavy-hitting international investors” has lost a High Court claim that it was unfairly treated by Nama in the sale of a valuable London development site to a rival bidder for a lower price.

“Paedophile” teacher Jeremy Forrest, who “groomed” a 15-year-old girl before taking her to France when he was about to be exposed, is due to be sentenced today for child abduction.

Runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest was tonight charged with child abduction after disappearing with 15-year-old Megan Stammers last month, Sussex Police said.

Lawyers for runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest said the “full story” of his disappearance with a teenage pupil will emerge after he agreed to his extradition back to the UK.

British teacher Jeremy Forrest who went missing with his teenage pupil Megan Stammers will not fight extradition proceedings against him and has agreed to return to the UK “as soon as possible”, his lawyers said today.

Schoolgirl Megan Stammers is expected to fly home to the UK today more than a week after she went missing with her 30-year-old maths teacher, it was reported.

The teacher of missing schoolgirl Megan Stammers was in custody in France tonight as the teenager’s family expressed their joy that she had been found.

The father of British maths teacher Jeremy Forrest will today make a public appeal for his son to return home with his runaway teenage pupil, Megan Stammers.

Caroline Wozniacki began her bid to win the New Haven Open for a fifth consecutive year with a comfortable victory over Ekaterina Makarova.

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Austrian Tamira Paszek was the first woman to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon today as she claimed an impressive win over Roberta Vinci.

Andy Roddick made a third-round exit from Wimbledon for the second year in a row as his challenge petered out at the hands of Spanish seventh seed David Ferrer.

An elderly woman and her son who were found dead at the bottom of cliffs have been identified by police in Britain.

A South African couple on holiday accidentally booked a hotel in Britain after mistaking it for New Zealand.

A South African couple couldn't find the hotel they had booked in the English resort of Eastbourne - later discovering were on the wrong side of the world.

The Williams sisters’ five-year grip on the Wimbledon title was ended today as both Venus and Serena crashed out in the fourth round.

Serena Williams was installed as the new Wimbledon favourite after powering into the fourth round, and declared: “I wouldn’t bet against me.”

Revellers are welcoming a rare treat at mudbath Glastonbury today – sunshine.

Violent scenes broke out in the crowd at U2’s long-awaited Glastonbury debut tonight as a protest against the band’s tax status was foiled by security guards.

Serena Williams made a winning return to tennis after almost a year out of action as she reached the second round of the AEGON Championships at Eastbourne in the UK today.

Serena Williams returns to action in Eastbourne today after a year out with injuries and illness that she claims left her on her "death bed".

Serena Williams will return to the WTA Tour in Eastbourne next week after almost a year out through injury.

Police in Britain were beginning a drilling and digging operation today in the basement of a former home of serial killer Peter Tobin.

DETECTIVES investigating suspected murders linked to serial killer Peter Tobin began digging up two gardens yesterday.

Venus Williams has reassured her fans that she has the desire and ability to add to her seven Grand Slam titles despite her shock Wimbledon defeat by Tsvetana Pironkova.

Alex Bogdanovic has been overlooked for a wild-card entry into this year’s Wimbledon despite being Britain’s second-highest ranked player.

Jelena Jankovic was blasted off court by Samantha Stosur today before claiming her opponent had played like a man.

Belgium’s Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from the French Open due to an ankle injury.

DAVID CAMERON last night issued an impassioned appeal to voters to propel him into Downing Street, urging them to imagine a “better, stronger country” under the Conservatives.