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Safety-first Saints shore up the front row stocks with Prescott
Friday 31 December 2010
Northampton, the Premiership leaders, seemed perfectly serene when they lost the services of the world-class Scotland prop Euan Murray earlier this month: Jim Mallinder, the Midlanders' director of rugby, talked enthusiastically of his front-row options, insisting that Murray's abrupt departure would not leave his side exposed in their headlong pursuit of silverware. And what happened yesterday? Why, Mallinder signed himself a prop, just in case.
Children to be tested at six for reading ability
Friday 17 December 2010
Pupils will be given an "MOT" to ensure they can read properly at the age of six, the Education Secretary said today.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Asian men, white women and a taboo that must be broken
Monday 29 November 2010
Disgusting cultural beliefs validate their acts and their uncontrollable lechery is, in part a symptom of repressed sexuality and sick attitudes
Gang guilty of abusing vulnerable girls
Wednesday 24 November 2010
A gang of men were convicted today of a catalogue of offences against vulnerable girls who were preyed on and abused.
Home truths: Amanda Vickery on why David Starkey is wrong about women’s history
Sunday 07 November 2010
The virility of history is sapped by women's agendas! Rubbish, writes Amanda Vickery. Domestic diaries and family letters reveal the beating heart of an age
Labour's former Europe minister faces police inquiry over expenses
Friday 15 October 2010
A former Labour minister has become the latest MP to face a police investigation into his expenses claims after his case was referred to Scotland Yard by Parliament's sleaze watchdog.
Youth rearrested after body pulled from canal
Wednesday 13 October 2010
A 17-year-old youth has been rearrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a body by police searching for a missing teenage mother, officers said today.
Body found in canal in hunt for missing mother
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Police searching for a missing 17-year-old mother today found a body in a canal.
'Rowdy' crowd blamed for archery loss
Saturday 09 October 2010
Archery's world governing body was forced to issue a statement demanding Commonwealth Games spectators show "fair play" after England complained that "rowdy" Indian crowds had distracted their team at crucial moments of two matches which they went on to lose.
Tories triumph in Rotherham marginal
Friday 06 August 2010
This week's only council by-election saw Tories easily hold off a Labour challenge in a marginal seat.
London voted least car-friendly town
Wednesday 14 July 2010
St Helens in Merseyside is the UK's most car-friendly town, while London is the worst spot for motorists, according to research out today.
Afghan blast victim was 'model soldier'
Wednesday 07 July 2010
A British serviceman killed in an explosion in Afghanistan was a "model soldier", his comrades said today.
If the pool is too expensive, try going for a wild swim
Monday 28 June 2010
Jonathan Brown on how the time is right for a plunge in the great outdoors
Play-offs round-up: Dagenham turn six-shooters as Oxford clinch League return
Monday 17 May 2010
Josh Scott scored four goals as Dagenham & Redbridge all but secured their place in the League Two play-off final with a 6-0 thrashing of Morecambe yesterday.
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Pope Francis: Being an atheist is alright as long as you do good
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'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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