“I found myself drifting off at university in econonics and politics lectures, imagining being on stage at the National.” Well, his dreaming has paid off. He follows in Rebecca Hall and Rory Kinnear's footsteps by winning the Ian Charleson Award for his role as Ross in Macbeth at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.

A controversy-prone former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of the public after she tried to film him breaking parking rules.

Penalty proves crucial in lifting reborn club to safety but Davids is down as Barnet's luck runs out

The Calvin Report: Former Arsenal goalkeeper makes last-minute penalty save in final League game on famous sloping pitch

Loyal Barnet supporters were saved by an unlikely hero – their player-manager Edgar Davids.

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Two teenage robbers who raided a jewellery store and then shot at members of the public as they gave chase have been jailed.

A former News of the World reporter whose evidence helped to convict a senior counter-terrorism officer attacked Rupert Murdoch’s media empire today for its role in the case, saying it had broken a tenet of journalism by revealing a source.

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Warnings have been issued after two sudden deaths that may be linked to contaminated crack cocaine.

Saracens are in discussion with Barnet Council over the possibility of staging their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster at their new Allianz Park home.

From Clough to Keegan, a look at the appointments that shocked the world of football

A man has been charged with possession of a sub machine gun as part of an investigation by counter-terrorism detectives, Scotland Yard said.

A pensioner who killed his nephew after mistaking him for a burglar walked free from court after a judge took pity on him.