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Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri 'blows hot and cold' admits Manchester City assistant David Platt

The Frenchman is in form as the dethroned champions look to secure second and the FA Cup

Roberto Mancini

Manchester United had more appetite to win the title than Manchester City admits Roberto Mancini

Manchester City manager saw his side lose the lead against Tottenham

Banned from driving: Manchester City's Micah Richards (centre) joined Carlos Tevez (left) and Samir Nasri on the club's list of footballers banned from driving this month

A Manchester City hat-trick: now Micah Richards is banned from driving

Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri have also been banned

Roberto Mancini leaves Old Trafford with a smile on his face after victory over United

Manchester United warned that Manchester City are 'not going away'

David Platt sounds warning after reigning champions won 2-1 at Old Trafford last night

DAVID DE GEA (6/10): Could not do much about either goal and was otherwise brave enough in the box under some pressure

Manchester United v Manchester City player ratings from Old Trafford

Man for man marking from the Manchester derby

Manchester City 4 Newcastle United 0 match report: City rout Newcastle but Roberto Mancini says form may have come too late

The battle to retain their title may have been lost but Manchester City are not yet ready to declare a ceasefire. A week tomorrow they will limp into Old Trafford 15 points behind Manchester United but it will not be a place for coronations or guards of honour.

Arsene Wenger looks on

George Graham questions Arsenal transfer policy

Former manager says players being signed are not good enough

Roberto Mancini

Players must take responsibility for Manchester City shortcomings, says manager Roberto Mancini

City's defence of their Barclays Premier League crown looks doomed

Mancini admits City will not buy or sell in this window

Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, is resigned to the fact that this transfer window will be the first since the club's Abu Dhabi takeover in which no new players will arrive.

Football review 2012: The flops of the year

A look back at the year in football

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany doubtful for Reading return

Captain went off injured in the Manchester derby

Aleksandar Kolarov was involved in an argument with a fan

Aleksandar Kolarov racism probe as Roberto Mancini's troubles grow

Manchester City victory over Newcastle marred by incident

Kompany limped off during Sunday's derby defeat

Vincent Kompany injury blow for Manchester City

Captain came off in first half against Manchester United

Joe Hart was blamed for United's third goal

Manchester City tensions run high as Joe Hart bites back at Roberto Mancini

Manager's derby criticism riles goalkeeper and further aggravates his relationship with senior players

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The great war photographer was not one person but two. Their pictures of Spain's civil war, lost for decades, tell a heroic tale
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The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history

Someone, somewhere has to write speeches for world leaders to deliver in the event of disaster. They offer a chilling hint at what could have been
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Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Think comedy’s a man's world? You must be stuck in the 1980s, says Holly Williams
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Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

The Dr Feelgood guitarist talks frankly about his terminal illness
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Lure of the jingle

Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life
Who stole the people's own culture?

DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world wastes no time in cashing in
Guest List: The IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

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
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

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
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

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

Here are the potential stars of the World Championships which begin on Saturday
The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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

Briefings are off the record leading to transfer speculation which is merely a means to an end