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'Welcome to Poundland, Everything's 97p': Austerity price war as low-cost retailer cuts prices to undermine 99p rivals
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Chain reduces prices in stores at risk from nearby competition
Which players in this young England team can be stars of 2015?
Sunday 25 November 2012
Goode, Cole, Wood and Launchbury can go the distance but, for all the academies, the jury is out on the rest
Wounded England set for back-row battle royal
Saturday 24 November 2012
Red rose look to tough it out against South Africa and beat them for the first time in six years
Exeter season catches eye of England head coach Stuart Lancaster
Friday 04 May 2012
Exeter's memorable season that has been highlighted by Heineken Cup qualification for the first time could soon receive recognition from Stuart Lancaster.
Exclusive: One-cap Robshaw to lead England into Six Nations
Sunday 22 January 2012
Harlequins back-rower will be least experienced red-rose captain since Nigel Melville in 1984
Exclusive: One-cap Robshaw to lead England into Six Nations
Sunday 22 January 2012
Harlequins back-rower will be least experienced red-rose captain since Nigel Melville in 1984
Ruck and Maul: Simpson the unused sub will have to cap his call-up in the Cup
Sunday 04 September 2011
Joe Simpson did any number of stretches and got a pat on the back from the fourth official, but all his twitches on the Dublin touchline last weekend came to nought as time ran out for the Wasps scrum-half to make a Test debut.
Lawrence Dallaglio impressed by England progress
Thursday 01 September 2011
Lawrence Dallaglio thinks England have come a long way under the tutelage of Martin Johnson but believes there are a lot of improvements that can still be made.
Scans reveal Lewis Moody suffering mild ligament strain
Tuesday 09 August 2011
England captain Lewis Moody will be given every chance to prove his fitness for the Rugby World Cup after suffering a mild ligament strain in his right knee.
Johnson's men take reality check
Sunday 20 March 2011
After Dublin defeat, England's World Cup hopes look lost in fog of uncertainty
Wood growing up as England start to pull up trees
Sunday 06 March 2011
The parallels are too easy to draw. Yes, England have won their first three games in the Six Nations' Championship, and the last time they achieved such a feat was 2003, when a Six Nations Grand Slam was followed by victory in New Zealand and Australia, then by the World Cup triumph.
Roberts picks up speed as a juggernaut approaches
Sunday 30 January 2011
He was centre of attention last time England came calling but Wales badly need his cutting edge now
Edwards says biggest games are all played in the head
Sunday 23 January 2011
Wasps and Wales coach calls on players to show bottle when it comes to handling the tight spots
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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