Rising stars are helping to push Norwich and Swansea into higher orbit |...
The success of these clubs has shown that players from lower leagues can succeed at the top level if given the opportunityThe phrase "reassuringly expensive" once launched a lager advertising campaign...
View ArticleMan fined for refusing census over Lockheed Martin link
Derek Shields tells court he 'wouldn't get into bed with an arms dealer' and says he will not pay £75 fineA devout Christian has been fined for refusing to complete last year's census form because of...
View ArticleNeighbours found dead in Essex may have had parking dispute
Alan Taylor, who was found at same time as man next door, had breached asbo issued over harassment, CPS saysA 55-year-old found dead at the same time as another man next door had previously breached an...
View ArticleRoyal yacht backers to launch public appeal for funds
Charity behind project to build new vessel to solicit donations from public and companies rather than seek government moneyThe backers of a new national flagship to be used by the royal family are to...
View ArticleOccupy London: timeline of the St Paul's Cathedral protest camp
Protesters have been camped outside the London landmark since 15 October but a court has now ordered their evictionAnti-capitalist protesters have refused to budge from their position outside St Paul's...
View ArticleLiam Fox backs rightwing campaign to undermine union resources
Former defence secretary helps lead group that TUC says shows 'frightening hostility' to human rights at workThe former defence secretary Liam Fox has backed a campaign that aims to undermine trade...
View ArticleIrish campaigners demand halt to repayment of Anglo Irish Bank debts
• €3.1bn bond payout in March 'could fund primary schools'• Rescuing bailed-out lender will ultimately cost €47bn• 'Ruining whole societies to pay illegitimate debts is wrong'Anti-debt campaigners...
View ArticleIran oil embargo set to be agreed by EU ambassadors
Embargo could take effect on 1 July although Greece, which is heavily dependent on Iranian oil, could be a stumbling blockA meeting of European ambassadors in Brussels on Thursday is expected to decide...
View ArticleNigeria reels after oil subsidy row turns into country's biggest ever protest
Ordinary people braced for more trouble in wake of fuel protests, strikes and militant attacksBisola Edun's electricity generator sits outside her small Lagos fashion shop and factory, noisily churning...
View ArticleOccupy London protesters to appeal against eviction ruling
City of London Corporation wins high court case to remove protest camp from St Paul's churchyardOccupy London protesters camped outside St Paul's have vowed to carry on their legal fight as the City of...
View ArticleWoman raped and murdered two weeks before baby due
Court hears how Carl Whant also killed unborn baby in brutal knife attack on 19-year-old Nikitta GrenderA pregnant woman was raped, murdered and her unborn daughter killed in a brutal knife attack in...
View ArticleFidelity has a true winner with pay reform plan
The fund manager's call for binding votes on boardroom pay is one that the coalition should put top of its agendaWell done Fidelity Worldwide, which today broke new ground for a mainstream fund...
View ArticleThree Iranian journalists arrested in fresh crackdown
Marzieh Rasouli, Parastoo Dokouhaki and Sahamoddin Bourghani had worked for reformist media outletsAt least three prominent journalists have been arrested in Iran in a fresh crackdown on press freedom...
View ArticleLondon 2012: assembly gives go-ahead to Olympic Park planning body
New mayoral development corporation approved but members warn against repeat of 'island of prosperity' mistakes of 1980sThe London assembly has approved the creation of a mayoral development...
View ArticleNHS reform bill – timeline
Key dates and events surrounding the passage of the coalition's health and social care bill19 January 2011The health and social care bill 2011 introduced in the House of Commons. Biggest shakeup in NHS...
View ArticleOur New Girl – review
Bush theatre, LondonAfter giving us one of those rare plays about a happy family, The Kitchen Sink, the Bush now returns to the more traditional dysfunctional kind. We even get, in this new play by...
View ArticleDonald Trump may fail to follow through on Scottish golf resort plan
Millionaire poised to give up on 'world's greatest golf course', blaming offshore wind farm applicationDonald Trump is on the brink of abandoning his plans for the "world's greatest golf course" near...
View ArticleMan charged over alleged racist tweet about Newcastle United FC
Northumbria police say 29-year-old due to appear before Sunderland magistrates courtPolice have charged a man with posting racist abuse directed at Newcastle United football club on Twitter.Northumbria...
View ArticleFall does little to diminish Grumeti's Cheltenham Festival claims
• Triumph Hurdle fancy well clear when slipping up two out• Paul Nicholls reports Kauto Star in great form at homeDefeat, but no disaster. Grumeti somehow managed to enhance his Cheltenham Festival...
View ArticleTribes – review
Barfly, LondonThere's the gnarly glam number about a mother turning to lesbianism, named after the ancient Greek poet, Sappho. There are the odes to chasing teenage kicks through a Godless universe....
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