Saracens 29 Wasps 24

Revisiting an England of bad coffee, clogs and clotted cream

Graeme Swann was last night at pains to stress that Kevin Pietersen is still the butt of his fair share of jokes in the England dressing room and that the batsman's "reintegration" process is going well.

Average UK house prices fell by 0.5 per cent between July and September

A hospital at the centre of a row about the streamlining of children's heart surgery units has been forced to restrict the number of children's cardiac operations.

The former England striker Emile Heskey has been the subject of much derision in his home country since the announcement of plans for 'Heskeycam'.

Jeremy Hunt will promise today to give greater priority to improving the care of dementia sufferers during his time as Health Secretary.

England supporters in Warsaw who stayed on an extra day to watch the game against Poland will have their ticket cost reimbursed by the Football Association and the England Footballers' Foundation, the charity supported by the players. Steven Gerrard and Co will therefore part-fund the £50,000 money-back scheme.

Graham Taylor has branded the treatment of England fans as “disgraceful” after last night's World Cup qualifier with Poland in Warsaw was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

England's World Cup qualifier against Poland descended into farce yesterday after the Polish FA (PZPN) ignored weather forecasts and left the roof of the stadium open, with a five-hour pre-match deluge forcing a postponement until 4pm UK time today.

England reached next summer's European Under-21 Championship last night but it was marred by racism and violence from Serbian players and fans at the final whistle.

The Football Association has issued a new, wide-ranging code of conduct, that covers everything from what players can say on Twitter, how long they are permitted to play video games and whether they can order room service at team hotels, which will be given to every footballer called up for the national team.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has demanded a European investigation of the Government's wildlife watchdog amid a bitter row over the burning of a protected bird habitat.