Prince William spent his 29th birthday at work as a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot on Tuesday, in a far cry from the pomp and ceremony that surrounded his marriage to Kate Middleton just weeks ago.

A cat had a miracle escape with just a broken tooth after she fell more than 120 feet from the top of a 12-storey tower block in Oldbury, West Midlands.

The locals discovered the tabby and white cat

A hospital in the UK has been criticised by the National Health Service for giving its elderly patients a tambourine to call nurses when in need instead of electronic alarms.

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The first official snaps of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins won’t be sold to the highest bidder and the celebrity couple is more interested in ensuring the photos are done in a classy way.

Venus Williams survived a huge scare before advancing to the third round at Wimbledon here Wednesday, downing Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 8-6 in a marathon three-hour battle.

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Bedraggled but unbowed by the awful British weather, more than a hundred hardy souls were camped out in lashing rain in the hope of landing precious Wimbledon Centre Court tickets for Thursday.

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Defending champion Rafael Nadal eased past Wimbledon debutant Ryan Sweeting of the United States 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 under the Centre Court roof on Wednesday to reach the last 32.

The world number one, bid

Roger Federer began his campaign to equal Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon titles with a comfortable 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-2 win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

Third-seeded Federer, who fa

Former champion Maria Sharapova powered into the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze on Tuesday.

Sharapova, who won the All England Club title in 20

John Isner ensured there would be no repeat of his historic Wimbledon marathon against France's Nicolas Mahut as the American won their first round rematch 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) on Tuesday.

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