News archive from 19 November 2013
Prove you're up to it! Hodgson's side must pass huge Germany test after being crushed when the sides last met
Translated from Dutch, Bloemfontein means fountain of flowers and yet for English football it will forever be associated with a very different kind of shower; one that did not smell of roses. It was a 4-1 thrashing in 2010 which left Fabio Capello to...
A hip op that's strictly for the young at heart: Craig Revel Horwood on how a new joint like his could keep...
Craig Revel Horwood was on stage last Christmas in full drag, including 6in stilettos, as a panto dame, when he suddenly felt his hip give way. 'I was playing the Wicked Queen in Snow White and in one scene I had to be lifted into the air by two men...
A hip op that's strictly for the young at heart: Craig Revel Horwood on how a new joint like his could keep...
Craig Revel Horwood was on stage last Christmas in full drag, including 6in stilettos, as a panto dame, when he suddenly felt his hip give way. 'I was playing the Wicked Queen in Snow White and in one scene I had to be lifted into the air by two men...

LeBron James And David Beckham 'In Miami Talks'
Basketball star LeBron James has confirmed he has held talks with David Beckham about bringing a soccer team to Miami. James confirmed he could partner with the former England captain, who has the option to buy an MLS franchise for $25m and has...

Hunt orders hospitals to publish ward staffing levels every month
Jeremy Hunt regards fixed staff ratios as a mistake because he believes 'Labour's target culture' led to failures at institutions such as Mid Staffs. Photograph: Neil Hall/PA Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, will on Tuesday introduce monthly...

Npower tops energy companies' complaints league
Npower's performance has been branded as "unacceptable" by a watchdog after it topped a complaints list among the major energy firms. The company recorded 202 complaints per 100,000 customers in April to June - five times more than the best...

Dubai Air Show: Are we facing a pilot shortage?
The growth plans of the Gulf airlines continue to amaze and surprise - but Etihad and Emirates are not the only carriers ordering new aircraft at the Dubai Air Show. Airlines from the Asia-Pacific region have their own expansion ambitions. The order...

Doctor Who's 50th anniversary stirs up old battle
Matt Smith and David Tennant in Day of the Doctor, the special edition to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Photograph: Adrian Rogers/BBC It will be one of the most celebrated landmarks in the BBC's history. Yet with just four days to go until...
Out of tragedy comes hope: Mayweather v Pacquiao could be revived to raise $200m for Philippines in biggest...
The desperate fragility of the Philippines in the face of nature's most destructive forces is not only inspiring the biggest aid effort in human history but reviving the flickering hope that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather could yet meet in the...

Why 50 is the magic number for job-hunting
"It's not what you know but who you know," is an old saying about job-hunting. In the world of social networks we "know" more people than ever and we can be connected to the people they know as well, making it easier to find work...

Why IT failures at big companies are unlikely to go away
Business deals that have to be aborted, staff who don't receive their wages, invoices that don't get paid on time - companies can face potentially catastrophic disruption when their banks suffer computer system failures. Yet these interruptions are...
U.S. appeals court revives Apple bid for Samsung injunction
Apple, which makes iPhones and iPads, has been incensed by what it considers knockoffs of its devices by Android, many of which are made by Samsung. The two companies have been in a long-running and global battle over patent infringement. The U.S....

YouTube triggers comments debate as it alters policy
How much weight should you give to a stranger's opinion? If you ask YouTube, the answer is: not much. The video sharing website has made changes to the way users can comment on clips. Google, which owns the website, now requires them to sign up to its...
Brackley Town 1 Gillingham 0: Walker's winner dumps out League One side as minnows march on
Glenn Walker scored the only goal of the game for Brackley Town as the Conference North side reached the second round of the FA Cup for the first time ever by upsetting Gillingham. They rode their luck in Monday night's first round replay and were...
Why George Groves will be the loneliest man in the ring when he fights Carl Froch
The roped scaffold. The platform of punishment. The pain factory. The boxing ring has inspired many an intimidating description down the centuries but perhaps the most evocative is this: The loneliest place in sport. And no prize-fighter in the modern...
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- 08:14 Mark Zuckerberg to meet UK’s culture secretary in Silicon Valley
- 08:14 What Unai Emery told Arsenal squad in special team meeting before...
- 08:13 This is what the weather will be like today
- 08:11 St Helens Council say it has been 'forced' to raise council tax by...
- 08:11 Sex attacker, 15, allowed back into same school as his victim
- 08:11 Tourists face £52 visa for EU after Brexit as Spain plans to...
- 08:11 This is what the weather will be like today
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- 08:09 University Hospital's latest bid to improve parking chaos
- 08:09 Wasps vow to press ahead with major development
- 08:09 Live: Long delays on M6 near Coventry and A5 crash
- 08:09 Gainsborough MP says Britain has nothing to gain by delaying Brexit
- 08:07 Scots replacements for leaders will step to the mark, says Sean...
- 08:07 Lewis Capaldi tickets for Edinburgh and Glasgow go on sale today –...
- 08:07 This is what the weather will be like today
- 08:06 Travellers to be sentenced today for Lancashire brewery raid which...
- 08:06 Blackpool Council to combat single use plastics
- 08:06 US China trade hopes lift markets - business live
- 08:04 This is what the weather will be like today
- 08:04 What Unai Emery told Arsenal squad in special team meeting before...
- 08:04 Tortoise not seen for 100 years is discovered in Galapagos
- 08:02 Thousands of patients across Coventry and Warwickshire being forced...
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- 08:02 Who else will join The Independent Group as East Yorkshire MPs...
- 08:01 Steve Clarke launches furious rant at 'Dark Ages' Rangers fans...
- 07:59 Hoda Muthana: US says it will not readmit Alabama woman who joined...
- 07:54 Boat yard plans get the go ahead
- 07:51 BAE Systems announces profit increase of £186m on previous year
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