OutKast's André 3000 is set to play music icon Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic, according to a report.

Colchester proudly proclaims itself to be 'Britain's oldest recorded town', having been mentioned by Roman writer Pliny the Elder in 77. It has certainly been a key town for many centuries: William the Conqueror built one of the first castles of his realm here and the Romans constructed a vast temple to the Emperor Claudius - long since destroyed. It's also believed to be the place where three popular nursery rhymes - Old King Cole, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Humpty Dumpty first came into being.

Jim Eagles gets to the truth about some well-loved nursery rhymes.

A UK paramedic who claimed he ‘managed to cop a feel of some cracking jubblies’ while on the job has been found guilty of misconduct

Life was harsh down a 200-year-old Cornish tin mine, finds Jim Eagles.

The man accused of Emily Longley's murder told friends he had killed her in the days before her death.

To produce growth and prosperity governments must take the public sector by the tail, writes Ruth RIchardson

The commemoration of the Titanic tragedy acquires a bizarre dimension.