News archive from 15 March 2012
City stars want Tevez involved
Midfielder Nigel de Jong claims all of Manchester City's players are ready to welcome Carlos Tevez back into the team. The controversial Argentina striker has not played for City for six months, due to his infamous dispute with the club, but he could...
NextGen Series: Liverpool Under-19s 0 Ajax Under-19s 6
Liverpool Under-19s' hopes of an appearance in the final of the inaugural NextGen Series were crushed by an accomplished Ajax side in front of a 5,000-strong crowd at Langtree Park in St Helens. Prolific Danish 17-year-old Viktor Fisher hit a...
BBC 'to lose racing rights'
Channel 4 look set to take over the rights to the Grand National meeting and Royal Ascot as the BBC prepare to pull the plug on their racing coverage, Press Association Sport understands. Just 13 days of live racing have been shown on the BBC since...
Tom Croft: England can back up Paris Six Nations win against Ireland
The flawed shortlist for the Six Nations player of the season has attracted justified criticism from all quarters. It must have seemed a good idea simply to round up the man-of-the-match award winners and invite fans to vote for a winner but the...
Irish banks told to work with struggling homeowners
Getting the balance right between writing off loans and putting too much pressure on struggling borrowers is of "immense national importance," Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan said in a speech to the Limerick Law Society. Honohan said...
City stars want Tevez involved
Midfielder Nigel de Jong claims all of Manchester City's players are ready to welcome Carlos Tevez back into the team. The controversial Argentina striker has not played for City for six months, due to his infamous dispute with the club, but he could...
BBC 'to lose racing rights'
Channel 4 look set to take over the rights to the Grand National meeting and Royal Ascot as the BBC prepare to pull the plug on their racing coverage, Press Association Sport understands. Just 13 days of live racing have been shown on the BBC since...
Band from East Lancashire writes music inspired by Afghanistan soldiers
AN EAST Lancashire band are releasing a hard-hitting single with lyrics based on interviews with soldiers. Grammy-nominated Shakey’s Brother, from Burnley and Sabden, are releasing a four track EP called ‘A Soldier’s Tale’ on March 26. The band hopes...
Fitch warns that UK's AAA-rating is at risk
George Osborne faced fresh questions about the credibility of his austerity policies just days before the Budget on Wednesday night, when Fitch became the second of the major credit ratings agencies to warn that the UK's coveted AAA-rating is at...
City stars want Tevez involved
Tevez's return could give City a timely lift in their title challenge after surrendering top spot to arch-rivals Manchester United last weekend. City, who had led the table since October, now trail United by a point with 10 games remaining following a...
Richards makes a splash
Richards had earlier raised eyebrows when he told the conference that England had given the world the game of football only to have it "stolen" from them. He said: "For 50 years, we owned the game, we were the governance of the game. We...
In praise of … This American Life
There is no British equivalent to This American Life, a fact both puzzling and sad. It's not as if the format is tricky. Each week, the radio show takes a theme – families, school, business conventions – then tells stories about it. Acts is what...
Band from East Lancashire writes music inspired by Afghanistan soldiers
Shakey's Brother were inspired by meeting British soldiers AN EAST Lancashire band are releasing a hard-hitting single with lyrics based on interviews with soldiers. Grammy-nominated Shakey’s Brother, from Burnley and Sabden, are releasing a four...
Real Madrid 4 CSKA Moscow 1 (agg 5-2): Ronaldo double as Mourinho marches on
Real Madrid secured their passage to the Champions League quarter-finals with a comfortable win over CSKA Moscow. Seydou Doumbia missed a glorious chance to give the visitors the lead inside 10 minutes as he fired over when clean through, but Real...
In the thick of it: Inspired Croft finds his England mojo at last
To say Tom Croft didn't put a foot wrong against France wouldn't quite be accurate, given that he stood on team-mate Phil Dowson's face. But a performance which came close to perfection signified the England set-up has become a standard-raising...
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- 08:21 Motorway lane shut for four hours on M62 due to flooding
- 07:45 Mum tells of agony after daughter went from being a bubbly tot to...
- 07:45 Welsh village on the market for bargain price but no one wants to...
- 07:45 Heartbroken family claims jewellery stolen from body of mother...
- 07:45 New campaign launched to get Florence Nightingale statue moved
- 07:02 Crash driver who ran from police hands himself in next day
- 07:02 Routine operation led to Swadlincote woman's death
- 07:02 Research links vaping to lung scarring normally found in metal workers
- 07:02 Failing Derby technical college changes name and joins new academy...
- 07:02 Derbyshire teenager who battled mental health problems tragically...
- 07:02 'Absolutely buzzing' - Blackburn fans rejoice after win over Derby...
- 06:53 The law on parking in parent and child spaces in Asda and other...
- 06:53 Family's £7k 'luxury' holiday ruined by E-coli warning, food...
- 06:12 'I'll make your Christmas fab-u-lous' says Strictly's Craig
- 05:19 Phillip Cocu delivers honest verdict as Derby County struggle at...
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- 02:36 51 mad Derbyshire slang phrases that only make sense to locals
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- 00:10 Mini Movers festival for Erewash youngsters
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