By 1991, MacGowan had become so unreliable that the band sacked him, but Finer’s close friendship with the singer would last for the rest of his life. “Shane could be maddening.

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan left his final spring training start against the Boston Red Sox with an apparent injury to his pitching arm. Coming off Tommy John surgery, McClanahan ...

Texas women's basketball has answered nearly every challenge this season, including its star guards. They'll need to step up ...

Deaths in the sport of mountain biking are becoming inevitable, doctors say. With the off-road pursuit rising in popularity, they are predicting a rise in the amount of serious injuries and, with ...

A hard-hitting advertising campaign to warn young people about the dangers of unsafe sex has been unveiled by the Government. The campaign, launched in the run-up to Valentine's Day, features ...

There's nothing a man likes better than a good curry or kebab on a Friday night with the lads. But on a regular basis this, combined with several pints of beer, can soon pile on the pounds.

The dangers of an ailment that hits a fifth of people in the UK was under the spotlight today with the launch of the nation's first Thyroid Awareness Week. Doctors estimate around one in five ...

Certain types of sheep offal should be banned from sale to protect shoppers from the dangers of BSE, a former Government adviser said yesterday. Current safeguards to protect consumers from the ...

she was struck by eclampsia after the birth of her first baby, Sophie. Suzi, a former model and the wife of Spurs goalkeeper Ian Walker, tells her harrowing story . . . During my pregnancy I was ...

Director Simon Clark said: 'In New York the hospitality industry has been suffering and surveys suggest some businesses have lost up to 50 per cent of their trade. 'Our view is that there is ...