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Chris Froome makes return in USA Pro Challenge
Friday 02 August 2013
The Tour de France champion, Chris Froome, will return to action in the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado on 19 August.
Fulham: Latest transfer rumours and completed deals
Friday 02 August 2013
All the ins and outs at Craven Cottage and the latest summer transfer speculation surrounding the club
Ricky van Wolfswinkel will adapt quickly to Premier League expects Norwich manager Chris Hughton
Friday 02 August 2013
The £8m signing is expected to spearhead the Canaries' front line
Unilever is sceptical on return to growth after its sales slide
Friday 26 July 2013
Unilever's chief executive, Paul Polman, poured cold water on optimism about a return to economic growth in Europe and the US yesterday, reporting weak sales for the household goods giant across the developed world.
Barcelona manager latest: Lionel Messi backs Gerardo Martino to replace Tito Vilanova
Monday 22 July 2013
Andre Villas-Boas and Michael Laudrup have been linked with the vacancy
Robin van Persie denies Manchester United are vulnerable this season
Monday 22 July 2013
The club must adapt to a new manager
Hamish McRae: Power balance shifts to the private sector and away from governments
Sunday 21 July 2013
Economic View
Corporate tax avoiders face global crackdown
Saturday 20 July 2013
New global rules to force tax avoiders to “pay their fair share” will be introduced under a 15-point action plan launched by the OECD yesterday.
David Moyes hopeful Robin van Persie has a 'big influence' on Manchester United's season
Friday 19 July 2013
The striker scored 30 goals in all competitions last term
Australian man dies after eating chilli pie in pub pie eating contest
Friday 19 July 2013
Bruce Holland died during a contest which took place in a local pub in north Queensland on Wednesday
Tour de France: Leader takes it easy before climb up Bald Mountain
Sunday 14 July 2013
Sky's Chris Froome had his first truly straightforward day as race leader yesterday as a break of 18, including Britain's David Millar, fought it out for the stage win – taken by Italy's Matteo Trentin – while the overall contenders eased back.
Save the ash tree? Half of us can’t even recognise an oak
Friday 12 July 2013
An appeal for the public to report tree disease has merely revealed our arboreal ignorance
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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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