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County Championship round-up: Is Luis Reece the consistent opener Lancashire have been searching for?
Friday 02 August 2013
Batsman of the day
Eight injured as two trains crash into each other in Norwich
Sunday 21 July 2013
Greater Anglia service travelling at "low speed" hit an East Midlands train parked in station
Derbyshire 235 & 269 Yorkshire 617-5 dec (Yorkshire win by innings and 113 runs): Yorkshire go top despite Madsen’s brave knock
Saturday 20 July 2013
Yorkshire have been so far in front of Derbyshire for most of this match that wrapping up victory before the end of day three – and in doing so reclaiming the lead in the Championship – always looked a possibility, even though it required their bowlers to run in all day in strength-sapping heat.
Round-up: Phil Jaques and Alex Lees score tons for Yorkshire
Thursday 18 July 2013
Alex Lees, the 20-year-old Yorkshire opening batsman tipped as a future England player by Geoff Boycott, scored his second century of the season as Derbyshire suffered at Chesterfield, where the visitors hope to regain top place in the First Division from unbeaten Sussex with a fifth win.
Rising numbers of over-50s now renting
Thursday 11 July 2013
New figures show 6% growth in number of tenants aged over 50
County Championship round-up: Lancashire's Simon Katich continues to cause havoc for bowlers
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Ashes watch
Ricky Ponting turns back the clock one last time
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Surrey 198 & 186-2 Nottinghamshire 410
Ashes 2013: Barmy Army musician wants trumpet U-turn ahead of first Test
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Trent Bridge have banned Billy 'the Trumpet' Cooper from playing
Home Office to fund new Met operation into Madeleine McCann disappearance
Saturday 15 June 2013
Scotland Yard says it is 'reviewing a significant number of documents'
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's class act earns Derby dividend
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Derbyshire 245-2 v Nottinghamshire
Home sales at three year peak
Tuesday 11 June 2013
House prices predicted to rise nearly 30% over next five years
County round-up: Australian understudies take centre stage in Scotland
Sunday 09 June 2013
Their senior side may be struggling but Australia A had no such problems against Scotland as they wrapped up victory by a mammoth 360 runs at the Grange on Sunday.
County Round-Up: Leading wicket-taker in Championship is Australian Steve Magoffin
Saturday 08 June 2013
Ashes watch
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- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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