Blackpool striker D J Campbell retains hopes of an England call-up after scoring eight goals in his club's first season in the Premier League.

Two men have been charged with stirring up gender hatred for handing out leaflets outside a mosque suggesting that gay people should be executed.

Two "sexual predators" who subjected a series of vulnerable girls to rapes and sexual assaults described by a judge as a "reign of terror" were given indefinite prison sentences today.

Building giant Tarmac is planning to axe 550 jobs and close one of its divisions, blaming "tough" market conditions.

Pupils will be given an "MOT" to ensure they can read properly at the age of six, the Education Secretary said today.

A gang of men were convicted today of a catalogue of offences against vulnerable girls who were preyed on and abused.

Derby County's spectacular revival under Nigel Clough continued as they beat Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road last night, their seventh win in nine games, Kris Commons getting both of their goals in the second-half.

A Christian couple were "doomed not to be approved" as foster carers because of their traditional views on homosexuality, a court heard today.

It has taken a while, but Sheikh Mohammed seems to be on to something here. Just two days after Casamento vindicated his decision to try his luck with Michael Halford, winning the Racing Post Trophy, another relatively cheap son of Shamardal, likewise stabled with an Irish trainer new to the sheikh's roster, produced such an impressive performance at Leopardstown yesterday that he is now quoted as short as 8-1 for the Investec Derby with Ladbrokes.