David Beckham has played a key role in backing the London 2012 Games, but it does not mean that Stuart Pearce has to pick him for the Olympic football team, Lord Coe said today.
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Hour of the Wolf by Håkan Nesser, translated by Laurie Thompson
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Of the Nordic crime writers currently holding readers’ attention in an unbreakable grip, Håkan Nesser is comfortably the most anglocentric.
Jermain Defoe 'shocked' at cousin's murder
Wednesday 21 December 2011
England footballer Jermain Defoe said today that he was "shocked and saddened" after his cousin was stabbed to death.
17 people rescued from London tower block blaze
Tuesday 13 December 2011
A fire at a 16-storey tower block has been brought under control, the fire brigade said tonight.
Ex-Games envoy remanded over riots
Wednesday 17 August 2011
A former youth Olympic ambassador accused of being involved in the riots in London was remanded in custody today.
Police seize guns disguised as pens
Thursday 10 February 2011
Two guns disguised as pens have been seized in raids at the homes of a pair of teenage gang members.
David Beckham to get lifetime achievement award
Saturday 18 December 2010
Former England captain David Beckham will be given a lifetime achievement award at tomorrow night's BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, it was revealed today.
Chandlers' joy mixed with grief as they prepare for homecoming
Tuesday 16 November 2010
The British yachting couple freed from captivity by pirates in Somalia were preparing to return home yesterday amid personal grief and public controversy over the payment of their ransom.
Corrupt police officer jailed over kidnap plot
Friday 22 October 2010
A corrupt police officer and four other men who plotted to kidnap a bank manager were jailed today.
Man guilty of planning to kidnap bank manager
Wednesday 06 October 2010
A man was found guilty today of planning with a corrupt police constable to kidnap a bank manager.
Academy system of Big Four has zero impact
Sunday 18 July 2010
The blood that was spilt at Bloemfontein is still on the carpet; the great inquest into the national game has yet to properly start but this evening another England side play their first group game of another tournament.
Charities fear rise in acid attacks avenging slights on family honour
Wednesday 19 May 2010
When Awais Akram answered his mobile to Sadia Khatoon, a 24-year-old married woman whom he had met on Facebook and had recently started a physical, but not sexual, relationship with, he had little idea of the fate that was about to befall him.
Sporting Heroes of Essex and East London 1960-2000, by Dr Phil Stevens
Sunday 16 May 2010
Despite the narrow focus suggested by the title, by placing two of England's titans of the period – Bobby Moore and Graham Gooch – at the book's core, Phil Stevens has broadened its appeal.
Man gets 30 years for acid attack
Wednesday 12 May 2010
A man who poured sulphuric acid over his married sister's lover in an attempted "honour killing" has been jailed for 30 years for conspiracy to murder.
Acid attacker jailed for 30 years
Tuesday 11 May 2010
The brother of a married woman who poured concentrated acid over his sister’s lover in an attempted “honour killing” has been jailed for 30 years.
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