MORE SCHOOLS were ordered yesterday to cut the number of pupils they select by ability.

PARENTS OF school-aged children will launch campaigns today which threaten the future of grammar schools throughout England.

CHELTENHAM TOWN have come a long way in a very short time under Steve Cotterill.

A SENIOR Treasury official who killed his wife in a hammer attack and then threw himself under the wheels of a van in a suicide attempt was yesterday committed to a mental hospital.

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Exclusive: As game bends over backward for Man U, the little men are united. By Mark Rowe

GETTING THERE

I did no research into schools for my son when I moved; I just found the nearest state primary

What kind of poofs would we be if we ran away from Soho at the first sign of trouble?

BOB DOWNE MILLFIELD THEATRE EDMONTON, LONDON

YOU DON'T have to support a team to follow their fortunes. Despite supporting Luton - actually, it's probably because I support Luton - the arrival of the Sunday papers always finds me seeking out the results of a handful of other teams. Ajax, because my mother is Dutch; Alloa, because I love the name; but first and foremost, Hendon.

Friern Barnet Hospital in North London was once the largest mental asylum in Europe. One of its corridors stretched for more than a third of a mile. Now, Friern Barnet is being converted into 260 luxury flats. Rarely was there more justification for saying that the London property market has gone mad.

If you want flowing locks like Gwyneth this summer but don't want the hassle of hair extensions, a wig could be the answer. Despite being given a bad name by Elton John over the years (his latest weave-in faring no better), wigs have become an accepted part of fashion culture.

"If you want to be a `fridge' (fridge freezer=geezer), you'd better know your `pukka spiel' from your `dodgy rabbit', or you'll find yourself branded a `Sexton Blake' (fake). Knowing what slang has become obsolete is very important. No one uses `apples and pears', or `frog and toad' any more because they have been exhausted by Cockney stereotypes in the media. If you do use rhyming slang, use it properly. Never use the rhyming part of the phrase. With the phrase `Barnet fair' for hair, for example, you would say something like `I'm having my Barnet cut.' A basic rule is to use the whole phrase only when using more obscure or more recently created rhyming slang terms.