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Arsenal and Tottenham offered French club Montpellier's £10m-rated Moroccan Younes Belhanda

Crocodiles escape from Rakwena farm following heavy rain in the area.

Liverpool have submitted a £5m bid for Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the London derby.

Survey shows that men spend longer and contact more friends abroad by phone than women, who rely more on social networks.

Pregnant Colombian singer Shakira posts semi-nude photograph of herself and boyfriend Gerard Pique

Colombian singer Shakira is due in January.

Chandrashekar Srinivasan looks at the sad decline of the lion population in west and central Africa, and the worrying trends which suggest extinction is not far away.

Arab Summer, decline of Britain, and China smothering free speech highlighted in gloomy Eurasia predictions.

Rhinoceros poaching reached a record high level in South Africa last year.

Isuzu and General Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding to start talks on a potential joint venture to develop next-generation pick up trucks.

Emmanuel Adebayor will play for Togo at the Africa Nations Cup leaving Tottenham Hotspur with one recognised striker for a month

ONS reports UK goods exports moving from EU to rest of world.

Filmmaker who made The Final Destination and worked with Keanu Reeves dead in hotel room.

Ex-gold producer COO replaces Cynthia Carroll as CEO at the world's largest mining groups

Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel has been named the cover model for Victoria Secret's annual swimsuit catalogue

2010 World Cup hero makes controversial move from German club Cologne.

Tributes to mountain biker who almost won medal at Olympic Games in London.

West Ham are interested in signing Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock as they look to find cover for the injured George McCartney.

Fans will raise their glasses to the Lord of the Rings author at 9pm tonight.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has stated that the Blues are keen to strengthen their squad in this transfer window.

M&A activity declines in 2012 due to global economic uncertainty.

Former England cricket captain Tony Greig has died in Sydney after suffering a heart attack.

Some of world's greatest cities are among British favourites to see in 2013/

IBTimes UK looks at the heroes and villains from the past sporting year.

Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital in Pretoria and is recovering at home.

Woman and funeral parlour owner arrested for creating fake identity for corpse.

Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from one-day cricket, putting an end to a glorious 23-year-old career in the short format of the game.

England had great year in the subcontinent, winning the series against India and managing a draw against Sri Lanka.

Manchester City linked to Colombian defender Pedro Franco