News archive from 5 February 2012, page 9

CHELSEA V MANCHESTER UNITED LIVE: GARY CAHILL TO MAKE BLUES DEBUT00
JOHN TERRY will miss the clash with Manchester United with the knee problem that kept him out of Tuesdays match at Swansea. Terry has been unable to train this week, meaning Gary Cahill may make his debut. Frank Lampard could return from the calf...
Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
"Sometimes I want to kill myself. I feel desperate. I do not earn enough to feed my children." With just a month to go before a parliamentary election, Iran has been hit hard in recent months by new U.S. and European economic sanctions over...

Film-maker Zalman King dies at 69
Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, has died at the age of 69. King's son-in-law Allison Burnett said he died on Friday at home in Santa Monica, California. He had been after battling...

Hotel review: Bijou Quinta Bonita, my new jewel in the Algarve
Quinta Bonita is run superbly by the owner's daughter, Chantelle Kortekaas, and her Australian partner Fraser, who is a brilliant cook. The house and its extensive grounds are on a hillside a little way inland from the resort of Praia da Luz, and to...

A racing certainty: Jockeys' Weekend in Mauritius is a highlight of Frankie Dettori's year
But when I'm on holiday I like to treat myself to long lunches and dinners, sitting at the table for hours with family and friends. I'm even in the food business. I've got the Frankie's chain of restaurants with Marco Pierre White, and a few months...

Iran accused of intimidating BBC Persian staff
The BBC's director general has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. Mark Thompson wrote in a blog that the BBC had seen "disturbing new tactics", including the targeting of family members of...
France says Greek PSI talks going "relatively well"
"We are moving relatively well on the application of the private sector portion, which is on a voluntary basis," Francois Baroin said on Europe 1 radio. "We hope not to go too far from the level that would move the Greek debt at around...
Fighting over captured Yemeni city kills five
The capture of the coastal city has increased the vulnerability of Yemen's second city, Aden, security experts say. The United States and Saudi Arabia are particularly concerned that emboldened militants linked to al Qaeda could threaten nearby oil...

Justine Greening to vote against rail bonuses
Transport Secretary Justine Greening is to vote against bonuses for Network Rail bosses at the company's annual general meeting. The government claimed it would send a "very clear signal" it opposed payments like the £340,000 reportedly due...

City investment houses call on funds industry to reveal hidden fees
Heavyweight City investment houses Fidelity and SCM Private are calling on the funds industry to come clean over ongoing charges so investors know what they are paying to have their money managed. Both companies believe disclosure rules for charges...

Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20
Fujifilm Holdings, Sony Corp and Panasonic are among firms speculated to be potential partners for Olympus. Takayama said on January 18 that his company had not been in specific talks with any of those firms and that Olympus would wait until after a...

'Most' Portuguese unions back cuts
The majority of Portuguese unions back the government's austerity measures, Portuguese Economy Minister Alvaro Santos Pereira told the BBC on Friday. Portugal was hit by a transport strike on Thursday and so far the government has not reached an...
Queen asked to defend Britain from cutbacks
More than a thousand beneficiaries have thrown themselves on the Queen's mercy with a last-ditch petition begging her to prevent the coalition's welfare cuts. The online petition, hosted at WithholdTheRoyalAssent.org, sprang into life on Friday after...
Mancini pleased with easy victory
FOOTBALL: With Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admitting that his side had struggled during January, the Italian was pleased to see his side get their title challenge back on track with a comfortable victory over the Cottagers. "This game...
Allardyce hails his table-topping Lion tamers
FOOTBALL: Sam Allardyce hailed West Ham's win over Millwall as one of the "greatest victories" of his managerial career, a win that takes his side one step closer to fulfilling their Premier League dream. Big Sam was making reference to the...
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- 18:38 'It doesn't look good' - The terrible news Aston Villa fans won't...
- 18:38 Che Adams reaches this Birmingham City landmark and fans are all...
- 18:38 Garry Monk has made this big demand of Birmingham City players...
- 18:33 Man Utd boss Solskjaer makes Martial and Lingard decision that...
- 18:33 Man Utd vs Liverpool: Jamie Redknapp angered by 'RIDICULOUS'...
- 18:32 Kim Cattrall forced to remove Wavertree gravestone inscription...
- 18:32 Turnips for a month? Why Brexiters’ food nostalgia is folly
- 18:32 Devastated egg seller, 11, keeps getting poached by thieves
- 18:28 Stanley Donen: Singin' in the Rain co-director dies aged 94
- 18:25 Two Hartlepool homes given closure orders banning anyone from entering
- 18:25 Middlesbrough pile more misery on former boss Steve McClaren after...
- 18:23 Chick Young in faith schools storm
- 18:19 Screams in the big top as motorbikes CRASH during 'thunder dome'...
- 18:16 European roundup: Messi hits hat-trick for Barcelona; Bayern Munich...
- 18:16 Mark Wood not losing sleep over Jofra Archer’s imminent England...
- 18:15 Stephen Lawrence’s dad fears street violence is now worse than when...
- 18:12 Preston North End boss Alex Neil frustrated with Ben Pearson and...
- 18:12 Morrisons car park fire: 'There were explosions and then store was...
- 18:09 Mum and son with arthritis since childhood have this message for...
- 18:09 'We absolutely battered them' Aston Villa fans react to draw with...
- 18:08 Defenceless pensioner, 78, knocked unconscious by robbers in his...
- 18:08 Prisoner escapes on motorway while being transferred between jails
- 18:06 Preston North End 'took Millwall apart in the first half' says PNE...
- 18:06 'Nemo is quite likely long dead and his...
- 18:06 Here's how someone from Lancashire could win their own jet plane...
- 18:06 Pendle volunteers whip up charity dinner at Nelson's ACE Centre
- 18:06 Chris Eubank Jr SLAMMED by James DeGale ahead of O2 Arena fight...
- 18:06 DeGale vs Eubank Jr LIVE stream: How to watch boxing fight on TV...
- 18:04 Boss Boyd salutes Saints as they keep cool to beat Bath
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