Celtic manager Gordon Strachan makes light of the most recent off-field headlines generated by keeper Artur Boruc.

They might be falling over each other to be seen as his political soulmate - but do any of Britain's party leaders measure up to Barack Obama?

Prince Charles chooses a formal uniform but a relaxed pose for the official portrait to mark his 60th birthday.

Wales' Joe Calzaghe records a unanimous points victory to defeat Roy Jones Jr in New York.

A Jewish state school must offer places to pupils of other faiths, an admissions watchdog has ruled.

Lewis Hamilton says he will not let the pressure get to him with the F1 title within touching distance at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

Alistair Darling signals a new approach to fiscal policy, saying his "core objective" is to help the UK through a recession.

Housing campaigners press for planning rules to be relaxed as housing waiting lists soar in the South West.

The Revenue relaxes the penalty for some people who file paper tax returns after Friday, 31 October.

President Bush says Americans are feeling "more relaxed" about their economic prospects, after a bail-out of the financial system.

Port Vale manager Dean Glover wants to build on back-to-back wins over Shrewsbury and Chester.

Elbot is a computer program pretending to be a person. And this week it won a prize for coming closest to fooling people into thinking it was human. The BBC's Mark Lobel catches him in more a relaxed moment.

A delegation of Scottish farmers are to ask the EU for a relaxing of plans to electronically tag all sheep.

The US Federal Reserve relaxes the rules governing investors who acquire minority stakes in banks.

The much-derided digital rights management of the new Spore release has been loosened to allow for five installs.

Names, phone numbers, directions - it can be a struggle to remember. Digital technology could soon make forgetfulness a thing of the past, but do we really want that?

Hearts captain Christophe Berra is looking forward to a bumper pay packet following the club's failure to release the players' wages.

Jonny Wilkinson reveals the secret of his new-found relaxed approach to life - the joys of quantum physics and Buddhism.

Bowler Charl Willoughby insists bad weather is no cue for Somerset's players to relax as they chase the County Championship

Planning permission no longer needed to install wind turbines or geo-thermal systems in Jersey