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Workers tunnelling in the Western tunnels. The new Crossrail route being dug from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east includes a 26 mile section of tunnels

Picture gallery reveals tunnelling marathon under London

Five machines digging 26-mile Crossrail network as Europe's biggest construction project aims for 2018 completion

Roberto Martinez insists on more Wigan clean sheets

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Adam le Fondre came off the bench to grab an unlikely point for Reading

Premier League: Reading v Wigan preview

A look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixture at the Madejski Stadium

Ferguson on Nani: 'without doubt one of the best match-winners in the whole of Europe'

Nani can still have a future at Manchester United, says Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has discussed for the first time the struggle he has encountered in persuading Nani to stay at Old Trafford, admitting that he has not been able to provide the guaranteed first-team football the player is demanding.

A view of Windsor Park

£29m facelift for Northern Ireland's Windsor Park

The Irish Football Association has received planning permission to redevelop Windsor Park at a total cost of £29.2m.

Stuart Lancaster had a “good chat” with his Lions counterpart

Six Nations: Concerns about England conduct are ancient history now, says Stuart Lancaster

Head coach insists his players will be picked for Lions on merit after Warren Gatland showdown

The sporting week ahead (10/02/13)

Today

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis impressed by team spirit at Reading

Reading have climbed out of the relegation zone

Danny Graham of Sunderland looks dejected during the Barclays Premier League match between Reading and Sunderland

Danny Graham insists jeers did not put him off Sunderland switch

Striker joined Black Cats from Swansea

Kylie Leuluai heads for Hunslet

The veteran prop Kylie Leuluai, a member of Leeds Rhinos' Grand Final-winning team, is set to play for Championship club Hunslet on Sunday. Leuluai and fellow front-rower Richard Moore are the latest Leeds players to be dual-registered with the Hawks.

Ashley Cole (2001-): 100 caps by next Tuesday?

Show centurion Ashley Cole some respect, says Steven Gerrard

LEft-back expected to clock 100 caps against Brazil

Fraizer Campbell (left) enjoyed a goalscoring debut for Cardiff against Leeds on Saturday

Frazier Campbell adds finishing touch to strong Cardiff squad

Debutant signs up to Cardiff team ethic as he seeks to prove himself in title chasing team

Chris Ashton: Was heard to say that he ‘does not even know what condescending means!’

Stuart Lancaster fires back on 'arrogance' accusations against England ahead of Six Nations

It is not showboating to celebrate a try, says England coach as he dismisses Telfer's jibes

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'To farm I have to rape the countryside. It’s got to be wrong': The true effect of the badger cull

The true effect of the badger cull

'To farm I have to rape the countryside. It’s got to be wrong'
Theatre review: Daniel Radcliffe gives an admirably honest performance in Michael Grandage's The Cripple of Inishmaan

First night: The Cripple of Inishmaan

Daniel Radcliffe gives an admirably honest performance in Michael Grandage's comedy
Girls Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen

Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen

After 103 years, organisation changes oath to welcome 'all girls, of all faiths, and none'
Steve Tongue: Joe Kinnear was one of the boys and a breath of fresh air... 21 years ago

Steve Tongue

Joe Kinnear was one of the boys and a breath of fresh air... 21 years ago
Chris Froome: Free from 'pain in neck' after Bradley Wiggins' exit

Chris Froome: Free from 'pain in neck' after Wiggins' exit

Sky's lead rider says he is in fantastic form for the Tour and happy pecking order debate is over
Hannah England: I've got the right times – now to focus on the chess

Hannah England: Keeping Track

I've got the right times – now to focus on the chess
Beards, brawn and body art

Beards, brawn and body art

Meet London’s new batch of male models
Scandi-geeks descend on Nordicana for fan-convention

Scandi-geeks descend on Nordicana for fan-convention

British love of shows such as The Bridge, Borgen and The Killing shows no sign of fading
Behind the rhetoric what is really being done to combat desertification?

The Great Green Wall of Africa,

Behind the rhetoric what is really being done to combat desertification?
Laughter Inc: the cheering growth of the chuckle industry

Laughter Inc

The cheering growth of the chuckle industry
The bad science scandal: how fact-fabrication is damaging UK's global name for research

The bad science scandal

How fact-fabrication is damaging UK's global name for research
To the manor born: The female aristocrats battling to inherit the title

Female aristocrats battle to inherit the title

A passionate protest is gathering pace among the women of Britain's aristocracy, who believe that men should no longer automatically inherit the family pile and title.
Love struck: Photographs of JFK's visit to Berlin 50 years ago reveal a nation instantly smitten

In pictures: JFK's visit to Berlin in 1963

Photographer Ulrich Mack accompanied Kennedy on the entire trip. The results are an astonishing record of a watershed moment.
Eat shoots and leaves: Mark Hix gets creative with fresh peas, mangetouts and sugar snaps

Mark Hix gets creative with English peas

English peas and their offsprings, such as mangetouts and sugar snaps, are great tossed into a salad, says our chef.
Ceviche with a smile: Chef Martin Morales has turned South America's elegant cuisine into one of London's hottest food trends

Chef Martin Morales: Ceviche with a smile

Morales has turned South America's elegant cuisine into one of London's hottest food trends