News archive from 6 February 2011
Trevor Francis: The first £100 million footballer cannot be far away
Thirty-two years ago this week Trevor Francis became Britain's first million-pound footballer. Francis was a striker, like Fernando Torres and Andy Carroll, but for him there was no chopper ride from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest and no...
Luis Suárez, the romantic hothead who fought his way to Liverpool
Luis Suárez is famous for many things but to employees of Beter Horen, a Dutch hearing aid company, he will always be remembered as the face of a television advertisement promoting its discreet earpieces. That oft-repeated commercial offered some...
January madness is making football sleazier | Paul Wilson
A couple of weeks ago this column was rash enough to suggest that Darren Bent at £24m could never be viewed as a bargain. Feel free to laugh. As everybody now knows, by the end of the transfer window the phrase "makes Darren Bent look a...
Ally McCoist forced to put fears for his Rangers inheritance on hold
Ally McCoist is coming to terms with the fact that the fulfilment of a dream could prove a terrible anticlimax. Rangers' manager-in-waiting welcomed the arrivals of El Hadji Diouf, Kyle Bartley and David Healy to Ibrox before the transfer window...
Champion hurdler Binocular fails to impress in victory at Sandown
Nicky Henderson's pair of Champion Hurdle candidates managed to win their trial races, both having started at long odds-on, but they did so in contrasting fashion, with Binocular once again contriving to look ordinary against moderate rivals in the...
Today's mystery bird for you to identify
Mystery Bird photographed at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Dan Logen, 18 January 2010 [velociraptorize]. Nikon D300 600 mm lens with 1.4 extender, f/8 1/1000 sec ISO 400 This...
Boardwalk Empire: season one, episode three
SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching Boardwalk Empire on Sky Atlantic. Don't read on if you haven't seen the third episode – and if you've seen more of the series, please be aware that other readers may not have done so … Kathy...
Clegg defends plans for growth
Nick Clegg has warned there is no one "lever" that the Government can pull to generate economic growth. The Deputy Prime Minister said ministers could not simply "churn out initiative after initiative" in a desperate attempt to...
MPs deny advising Devine on claims
Two MPs did not advise a former colleague accused of fiddling his expenses to take cash from an allowance to pay his staff, a court has been told. Former Labour backbencher Jim Devine claims he had a conversation with Tom Watson and Steve McCabe in...
Man jailed over racial abuse claim
A sales rep has been jailed for 12 months for "playing the race card" by falsely claiming a traffic warden had racially abused him and attacked him to avoid paying for a parking ticket. Ben Hlal was also convicted of making another false...
Four face action over baby's death
Four social care workers are facing disciplinary action following the death of a 13-month-old boy whose neglect was found to be "preventable and predictable". Three social workers and one social care employee will be investigated over their...
£7m Gauguin on show ahead of sale
Artworks valued at more than £100 million, including a Gauguin which has been unseen for 15 years, have gone on display ahead of their sale next week. Paintings by Magritte and Picasso, as well as a pastel by Degas - each with a multimillion-pound...
New car sales record 11.5% plunge
New car sales fell by 11.5% to 128,811 last month compared with January 2010, new figures show. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the decline was in line with its forecast and partly reflected the ending of the car scrappage...
Cameron urges 'transition' in Egypt
David Cameron has urged the Egyptian government to act on international calls for an orderly transition to democracy. Arriving at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, the Prime Minister warned: "If we see on the streets of Cairo today...
New blow for England as Rio Ferdinand's injury jinx strikes again
Rio Ferdinand's injury problems returned last night when he suffered a calf injury that could rule him out for a fortnight. The defender was hurt during the warm-up before Manchester United's 2-1 defeat at Wolves and will miss England's friendly...
Realtime News
- 05:44 John Lewis reveals what Birmingham shoppers are buying - and it's...
- 05:44 Mum with baby refused admission to The Care Show at NEC
- 05:39 Woman who claims she was 'left to starve' at Hull Royal Infirmary...
- 05:33 Northern Ireland: Tory MPs urge Theresa May to ditch unsolved...
- 05:31 Kevin Rudd says ‘power of the Murdoch media’ to blame for...
- 05:30 Lives are at risk because of DWP's underhand tactics and heartless...
- 05:30 Walter Mitty first-aid boss accused of 'chasing ambulances' and...
- 05:30 James Torbett on trial accused of historic sexual abuse of four...
- 05:30 Drunk police sergeant threatened to punch cop and urinate in van...
- 05:30 Grandad lucky to be alive after contracting deadly sepsis from...
- 05:30 Carstairs set for £5m security overhaul after nurses attacked by...
- 05:30 Woman and two dogs killed in horror caravan fire in East Lothian
- 05:30 Sick and disadvantaged kids swim with dolphins on trip of a...
- 05:15 Poland's first openly gay politician says progressives can win
- 05:15 London stabbing: teenager dies in Greenwich
- 05:15 Taiwan train travelling twice speed limit before crash that killed 18
- 05:03 Universities: Is free speech under threat?
- 05:03 YEP says: Celebrating Windrush generation in Leeds
- 05:03 In the courts of Lincolnshire
- 05:03 Police launch investigation after incident at Grimoldby Co-op store
- 05:03 'She is living the life of Riley' - Beverley Allitt victim says...
- 05:03 Hospitals need millions to prevent 'catastrophic failures' across...
- 05:01 Hamburg fans unveil banner backing jailed thug who mowed down...
- 04:59 Auditor general rejects Thales' claims report on $1.3bn arms deal...
- 04:54 'One stroke took my speech away - I think another brought it back'
- 04:42 Bohemian Rhapsody: How Rami Malek became Freddie Mercury
- 04:39 Dean Smith gives update on Aston Villa coaching search as Norwich...
- 04:39 Gary Rowett responds to Birmingham City boo boys as Jack Butland...
- 04:39 West Brom's injury concerns outlined as Frank Lampard makes Albion...
- 04:39 Exciting development in plan for Molineux as boss responds to...
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