News archive from 10 January 2016
City awaits next move in Sainsbury's bid for Argos owner
The City is eager to hear if Sainsbury's will maintain its bid interest in Argos owner Home Retail Group next week - while Tesco, Morrisons, and Debenhams all report key Christmas trading figures.
Conservatives pledge £100 million to reverse college student number decline
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson is pledging more than £100 million extra cash for colleges over the next parliament to help them reverse the fall in student numbers. Colleges have endured "appalling treatment" from the Scottish...
Davis Cup hero James Ward bidding to recapture form following tragic death of coach Darren Tandy
After a year of triumph and turbulence there has been a solemn start to 2016 for Davis Cup winner James Ward. Last week he diverted from Melbourne, where Australian Open qualifying begins on Wednesday, to spend a few days in Perth, although for...
Michael Appleton lost his playing career to injury, but that drives the Oxford manager as he rebuilds his...
It happened more than 14 years ago, the incident that still scars Michael Appleton, still drives him, still gnaws at him, still makes him hungry to be a success, still gives him the determination to realise the dreams torn away from him as a player....
Matt Symons relishing his scenic route to Red Rose contention after swapping Super Rugby for London Irish's...
Should Matt Symons end up fulfilling his dream of representing England, he can savour the fact that few of those who wore the shirt before him took such a roundabout route to the top. Here is the itinerary: Harlow to north London to Reading and on to...
Guus Hiddink prioritises the FA Cup to lift Chelsea blues after disappointing season
Guus Hiddink believes Chelsea’s precarious league position has given the squad an added incentive to win the Cup. The Dutchman guided the team to a 2-1 win over Everton at Wembley in 2009 during his first spell as interim boss after replacing Luiz...
IAAF cover-up of positive drug tests 'extends even further than just Russia'
The scandal engulfing world athletics and IAAF President Lord Coe will deepen this week when the latest report from the World Anti-Doping Agency confirms that the attempt to extort money from doped athletes to cover up their test results went beyond...
Drug cheats should be handed lifetime ban, blasts angry Mo Farah
Last year Mo Farah complained of his name being dragged through the mud as doping allegations rocked his training group. So far this year it is just his body as he suffered a shock defeat in the Edinburgh Cross Country round a treacherous Holyrood...
Manu Tuilagi is not ready for England, says Leicester coach Richard Cockerill after Eddie Jones watches...
Eddie Jones has been urged not to rush back Manu Tuilagi for the Six Nations after the centre made his first appearance in 15 months. The Lions star was drafted in as a last-minute amendment to Leicester’s team-sheet at Welford Road, where he made a...
Ostrich-riding funnyman Bernie Clifton fails to fly in The Voice audition
Ex-Crackerjack star Bernie Clifton received a standing ovation despite failing his audition on BBC One's The Voice UK. The 79-year-old comedian sang The Impossible Dream for coaches will.i.am, Boy George of Culture Club fame and Brit award winners...
City awaits next move in Sainsbury's bid for Argos owner
The City is eager to hear if Sainsbury's will maintain its bid interest in Argos owner Home Retail Group next week - while Tesco, Morrisons, and Debenhams all report key Christmas trading figures.
EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal plan stunning £52m double swoop
Swiss star Granit Xhaka, 23, will cost £37m from Borussia Monchengladbach while the mother of Paris St-Germain’s Adrien Rabiot, 20, who is also his agent, was in London today to discuss a £15m move to the Gunners. Wenger has decided to act after...
City awaits next move in Sainsbury's bid for Argos owner
The City is eager to hear if Sainsbury's will maintain its bid interest in Argos owner Home Retail Group next week - while Tesco, Morrisons, and Debenhams all report key Christmas trading figures.
Aston Villa analysis: More warfare than fanfare, the self destruct sweepstake and other things Mat Kendrick...
1) It's more warfare than fanfare Those of you of a certain vintage will remember the old Prudential adverts when Villa fan and comic actor Mark Williams issued the words 'We wanna be togevva' in a Brummie twang. That was quite amusing. The way Villa...
Birmingham bingo caller Brooklynne Richards gets through on The Voice
Bingo caller Brooklynne Richards has made it through to the first round of TV talent show The Voice. The Smethwick singer impressed the judges but didn’t quite get a full house. She was delighted when both Boy George and Ricky Wilson turned their...
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- 05:09 Woman, 61, accused of affair with man, 24, and attacked speaks out
- 05:09 Teacher who secretly filmed kids getting changed for PE downloads...
- 05:06 Child abuse images being traded via secure apps
- 04:59 West Brom receive QPR injury boost as Albion and Leeds United...
- 04:59 Ex-Wolves man's surprising revelation as fans blast Lee Johnson
- 04:59 Birmingham City man sends message about his future as Celtic fans...
- 04:59 Aston Villa receive positive injury news as Dean Smith is given...
- 04:51 Glasgow cabbie joins war on haters after terrifying night-time...
- 04:51 Man found dead in burnt-out car tried to smuggle James Bond-style...
- 04:51 Sister of tragic suicide woman uses her diaries to unpick truth...
- 04:46 India-Pakistan crisis: Saudi Arabia aims to de-escalate tensions
- 04:46 4 Leicester primary schools want to break away from council control...
- 04:37 Sepsis: New rapid test 'could save thousands of lives'
- 04:23 Kurtley Beale ready to move on after creating 'bad image' for rugby...
- 04:14 Ex-Russia probe overseer Rod Rosenstein 'to step down by March'
- 03:58 Bulk carrier runs aground on Solomon Islands reef spilling oil
- 03:58 Rod Rosenstein, key figure behind Mueller inquiry, expected to step...
- 03:39 UK and French tourists missing in Australia beach search
- 02:24 Police confirm death of man following three-car Angus road crash
- 02:19 Can the Brexit Party succeed?
- 02:18 Tay Cities Business Week
- 02:18 Dundee firm at forefront of robotics revolution
- 02:18 Fergus Ewing demands compensation for Scottish farmers and crofters...
- 02:18 Kirkcaldy pay TV specialist announces landmark BT deal
- 02:18 Major Angus windfarm to boost local companies
- 02:18 Potato chiefs working to keep buyers on side post-Brexit
- 02:18 Blackberry breeding scheme is already bearing great fruit
- 02:10 Sick refugees on Manus and Nauru to be sent to Christmas Island not...
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