England's beautiful Lake District was also the stomping ground of some of Britain's best-loved poets. Wordsworth, Coleridge and the lesser-known Robert Southey were collectively known as the Lake Poets and their legacies are apparent in parts of this district.

British swimming pools have begun hosting special Muslim swim sessions during which all swimmers will be banned from swimming if they do not comply with Islamic dress code.

The All Blacks will head off for another Grand Slam tour next year - their third in five years.

It was certainly a job ad with a difference: "Must be able to cackle..."

The killers of Baby P were yesterday put into segregated prison wings for their own safety after their identities were made public.

Pair who were convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child at the Old Bailey last November are named.

Can Rupert Murdoch save the newspaper industry by making people pay to read the news online? Probably not...