Diego Costa celebrates scoring for Atletico Madrid

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Man caught driving 165mph tells court which banned him: 'Catch me if you can'

The 24-year-old was stopped in a £100,000 rented Audi R8 Spyder and says ban won't stop him hitting the roads again

Luis Suarez in action for Liverpool against Melbourne Victory

Transfer news: Luis Suarez allowed to hold talks with Arsenal after bid triggers clause - but Liverpool want in excess of £50m

Liverpool owner John W Henry asks what Arsenal are “smoking” following offer

Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Underpaid? There’s little sympathy for MPs. And they can pay for their own tea

Sir Ian Kennedy seemed stolidly unmoved by the prevailing view. He said it was a ‘very good deal’

What happens to Jon Venables now he has been released from prison

Killer must demonstrate he is living a responsible life and has been successfully rehabilitated

Boa Constrictor snake called Petzy on the loose in Merseyside after escaping from home

Although Petzy is non-venomous police are warning members of the public not to approach her as she "may become aggressive if it feels threatened"

Lesley Sharp attends the 2013 TV Bafta awards

Lesley Sharp: 'The media is too biased against northerners'

British actress Lesley Sharp has accused the media of being more biased against people from the north than against people from Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

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Liverpool target Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be fined after failing to return for pre-season training

Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin has warned midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan he will be fined after going Awol and missing training.

Liverpool's Anfield home is hemmed in by terraced streets

Anfield expansion plans: Liverpool council paves way for stadium development

Club apologises to neighbours for years of housing blight in streets around the stadium

Ian Brady makes himself toast for breakfast and regularly cooks soup from packets, a tribunal has heard

'Hunger striking' Moors murderer Ian Brady's diet: toast for breakfast and packet soup during the day

The Moors murderer Ian Brady, who claims to have been on a 14-year hunger strike, makes himself toast for breakfast and regularly cooks soup from packets, a tribunal heard on Monday.

Luis Alberto will add to Liverpool's attacking options

Liverpool expected to complete deal for £6m Spanish winger Luis Alberto in next 48 hours

The 20-year-old will arrive from Seville

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Moors Murderer Ian Brady (left) appearing via video at his mental health tribunal at Manchester Civil Justice Centre

Ian Brady makes public plea to be transferred from hospital so he can die in prison

In first public appearance in for decades,  hunger-striker seeks decision that will end force-feeding

Baboon shot dead after escaping from Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside

The adult male made a run for it after being forced out of its enclosure at Knowsley Safari Park by other males as it tried to protect its mate

Radio review: Between The Ears, Radio 3, Saturday

Obsessively taping your conversations with a particular person is a suspiciously weird pastime – unless you're an artist. Sebastiane Hegarty is, and his decades' worth of recordings of his mother constitute a powerful exploration of the human condition.

Tourists rescued as boat bus full of passengers sinks off Liverpool dock

A rescue operation has been carried out after an amphibious tourist bus sank with 30 people on board in the Albert Dock, Liverpool.

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Think comedy’s a man's world? You must be stuck in the 1980s, says Holly Williams
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The Dr Feelgood guitarist talks frankly about his terminal illness
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Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
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Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
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The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

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10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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