Olympic bronze medallist Karina Bryant has announced her retirement due to continued injury problems – a year to the day after standing on the podium at London 2012.
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Met close to payout for unlawful killing of Ian Tomlinson
Friday 02 August 2013
'Compensation deal close' with family of man who died after being pushed to ground during G20 protests
Ashes 2013: Steve Finn dropped by ruthless England for Chris Tremlett
Monday 29 July 2013
Onions also dropped as Taylor and Panesar are brought into squad for third Test that could clinch Ashes
Robin Scott-Elliot: Ashes wheel won't turn back if Aussies would rather watch 'Shaun the Sheep'
Friday 26 July 2013
The Last Word: Here people watch sport, from football down, in numbers envied elsewhere
MoD awards £45m battlefield radios contract
Wednesday 24 July 2013
A new multimillion-pound contract for the maintenance of British troops' battlefield radios will secure hundreds of defence jobs across the country, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
The Light Roller: There is no easy way back for these Aussies
Tuesday 23 July 2013
The captain does his best to stay positive but the coach seems to forget that the state of Australian cricket has changed dramatically since his playing days
Book review: Fatal Rivalry: Flodden, 1513, By George Goodwin
Friday 19 July 2013
Five centuries ago, a well-equipped Scots army faced the English. The result shaped our history
Elveden: First non-News International journalist to be charged over alleged corrupt payments to public officials appears in court
Thursday 18 July 2013
The first journalist employed outside Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to be charged with illegal newsgathering appeared in court charged with alleged bribery.
Wildfire warning as Britain enjoys best summer in years
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Fire chiefs say nature reserves are under threat while forecasters expect 32C in the South-east
Ray Wilkins: Former England and Chelsea footballer was 'too drunk to stand' when pulled over for driving erratically, court hears
Monday 15 July 2013
Mr Wilkins also unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade when he was revealed to be three times over the legal drink-driving limit, the court heard
Ricky Ponting signs off with a ton in typical style
Thursday 11 July 2013
Surrey 198 & 395-8 dec Nottinghamshire 410 (Match drawn)
Ricky Ponting turns back the clock one last time
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Surrey 198 & 186-2 Nottinghamshire 410
House prices continue to rise as demand also increases
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Around 21 per cent more Chartered Surveyors reported prices rose rather than fell in June, according to the RICS, which would make it the strongest month for house prices since January 2010.
Ricky Ponting struggles for grand farewell with Notts on top
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Surrey 198 Nottinghamshire 50-0
The unfair fairground: Thorpe Park games 'are rigged to reduce wins'
Wednesday 03 July 2013
TV undercover team claims distraction and ball-switching tricks were used
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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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