Two people have pleaded guilty to sending “menacing” tweets to a feminist campaigner following her successful campaign to ensure a woman features on British banknotes.

Police were last night continuing to hold two men following a fire on board a North Sea ferry which sparked a dramatic emergency rescue by RAF helicopters.

Roberto Soldado, Paulinho and Nacer Chadli all made their debuts, but there was no place in the squad for Gareth Bale as Tottenham began their Barclays Premier League campaign at Crystal Palace.

France striker Olivier Giroud returned to the starting line-up for Arsenal’s FA Cup third-round replay against Swansea at Emirates Stadium.

Sunderland have confirmed that two of their players have received suspensions after their red cards in yesterday's Tyne-Wear derby.

Girl group Little Mix spoke of their joy today after making history and becoming the first girl band to take the X Factor title.

A woman who bit a hole in her boyfriend’s scrotum during a drunken row was spared jail in Britain today.

A MOTHER-OF-FOUR who admitted biting off her boyfriend’s testicles has been warned she could be jailed.

Two men were facing jail today after they were convicted of being gunman Raoul Moat's henchmen during his shooting spree.

Newcastle striker Andy Carroll has lost his battle to be fit for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham.

Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand were missing from the Manchester United starting line-up for tonight’s Premier League encounter with Stoke.

A WOMAN accused of murdering her two children in a Spanish hotel room yesterday choked back tears as she told a court she tried to “protect” her children from social services.

United States international Stuart Holden recovered from a thigh strain to return for Bolton today as Owen Coyle’s men looked to bounce back from last week’s loss at Manchester City.

A WOMAN who made her neighbours’ lives hell with noisy sex sessions with her husband avoided jail again yesterday.

NEIGHBOURS of a British woman who ended up in court for her noisy lovemaking were savouring peace and quiet last night after she was locked up accused of breaking her antisocial behaviour order.

An English man, wanted in connection with the rape of a teenage girl just over five years ago, has consented to his extradition back to the UK.

Ex-England football star Paul Gascoigne described today how he had been supported in his battle with depression by his former England team-mate Alan Shearer.

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne escaped serious injury when he was involved in a traffic accident.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne escaped serious injury today when he was involved in an accident, police said.

A BELFAST woman was among seven people killed in a horror minibus crash in Britain.

A BRITISH teenager who has been told he may have only three months to live has asked fertility experts to help his fiancée have his child.

US toymaker Mattel can sue a British dollmaker who turned squeaky-clean Barbie into an X-rated “Dungeon Doll” – but is unlikely to win the breach-of-copyright action, a judge has said.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl suffered horrific facial injuries after she was attacked by the family's new pet dog, her mother said yesterday.

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Northern Ireland information technology company SX3 which employs 1,400 people across Ireland and the UK announced today it was making workers redundant.

A giant sculpture which is claimed to be the biggest in the world arrived early today in Dublin port.

The number of confirmed foot and mouth cases has risen to 69 across Britain and Northern Ireland.

The British Government has announced the early release of compensation for the crisis-hit farming community as the number of cases of foot and mouth disease rose to 52.