Friday 27th January, 2012
Eli Manning beats Tom Brady as top adultery choice among women
When it comes to having an affair, married women would prefer New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning over Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, a survey found. About 54 percent of the women polled ...
'Actual cost of staging 2012 London Olympics 'five times 2005 estimate of 2.37 pounds bn'
The actual cost of staging the 2012 Olympics is expected to be five times the estimated figure when London won the bid in 2005,an investigation has found. A Sky investigation has revealed that the ...
50 Cent bets to get naked if NY Giants lose in 'Super Bowl XLVI'
Rapper 50 Cent has placed a bet to get naked on Twitter if the NY Giants lose to New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. The 36-year-old artist, apparently has so much faith in his hometown team, ...
Abu Dhabi cricket pitch "nightmare" for fast bowlers: Shoaib Akhtar
The London News.NetFormer Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said the cricket ground in Abu Dhabi, where Pakistan and England are engaged in a Test match, is not at all suitable for fast bowlers. "The ground ...
ECB concerned over danger to cricket from pirate websites
The London News.NetEngland and Wales Cricket Board chief Giles Clarke has said the game of cricket faces danger from pirate websites who have complicated the fight against corruption. Clarke revealed that the ...
Pirate websites biggest threat for cricket: ECB
The London News.NetEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke said that pirate websites streaming live cricket illegally are the biggest threat to world cricket. The ECB last year closed down some ...
Monty Panesar grows in confidence to give England slender edge
The NationalStuart Broad and Monty Panesar were the central figures at a festive and lively Zayed Cricket Stadium. Broad's punchy ninth Test fifty took away the momentum Pakistan had surged towards in the ...
England youth up for the task in the Six Nations
The NationalSix Nations clash with Scotland next Saturday. Robshaw, 25, has emerged as one of the leading contenders to captain England in the Calcutta Cup showdown, particularly with the Northampton flanker ...
Redknapp trial could cost him England job
The NationalLONDON // The outcome of a trial on tax-evasion charges could determine if the English Premier League manager Harry Redknapp gets a job he is not sure he even wants - England team coach. Mr ...
Second Test, day three: Pakistan v England - video reaction
The GuardianEngland picked themselves up and fought their way back into the match on a pulsating third day, played out in front of a raucous Pakistani crowd on their day off from work. Monty Panesar and Graeme ...
Doreen Lawrence: 'I don't think I've got any more to give'
guardian.co.ukFor the family of Doreen Lawrence, the pain and challenges in dealing with the loss of her son Stephen 18 years ago continue, and change. They permeate even the imagination of her granddaughter Mia, ...
Travellers return to Dale Farm site
The IndependentToday the council said it had been made aware that "a small number of caravans" had moved back on to the area of the site covered by a High Court injunction. Council leader Tony Ball ...
Protesters evicted from building linked to Iraqi Embassy
The IndependentMembers of the protest group encamped on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral caused a "minor diplomatic incident" tonight after police were forced to evict them from a building linked to ...
Prince William's Sea King flight pleased military
CBC NewsIn this July 4, 2011 file photo, Britain's Prince William heads toward a Sea King helicopter for a training exercise, in Dalvay-by-the-Sea, P.E.I. The military was pleased with the media ...
Burglary victim died of injuries
MSN UK NewsFlowers left near the home of Edward Syrad, who died after being tied up during a burglary A man who was bound with tape, threatened and assaulted during an armed burglary at his bungalow died as a ...
Farmer jailed over rotting animals
MSN UK NewsA farmer who was found to have scores of animal carcasses on his property has been jailed at Nottingham Crown Court A farmer has been jailed for 12 months after scores of animals were found dead and ...
Police probe Ferdinand package
MSN UK NewsAn alleged 'malicious communication' has been sent to Anton Ferdinand ahead of QPR's game against Chelsea The Metropolitan Police is investigating an alleged "malicious ...
Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
MSN UK NewsA soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan A British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.The soldier was serving as a ...
Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
MSN UK NewsFormer police officer Gordon King, 88, fought off a pair of robbers A fearless pensioner who fought off a pair of robbers said "instinct" kicked in when he witnessed them attacking the ...
Huge bell set to ring in London 2012 Olympics
The IndependentHe is hoping that everyone, both inside east London's 80,000-seater showpiece Olympic Stadium and the worldwide audience of billions, will get a sense of intimacy and humanity. It is also set ...
Cricket: Stuart Broad believes England and Pakistan Test could go either way
IC WalesStuart Broad hopes he has helped plunder enough leeway for England to sneak victory over Pakistan in a ';nipper'; of a Test match at the Zayed Stadium. Broad’s unbeaten, ...
Motherlode Blog: How do you choose a legal guardian for your child when there's no obvious choice?
International Herald TribuneThis week's quandary is what I suspect is a common one -- in fact, it's one I share. Who do you ask to be your children's guardian when there's no obvious choice at hand?Jennifer ...
Rich and poor: deserving and undeserving | Editorial
The Guardiana quiet resurgence of the seductive language of 'deserving' and 'undeserving' poor" he may not have expected his immediate predecessor to lead a charge ...
Andrew Lansley accused of presiding over 'utter shambles' on NHS reforms
The GuardianLiz Kendall, the shadow care minister, says Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms are an "utter shambles" after an NHS document showed there would be at least five layers of management. ...
It's 1981 all over again
GuardianLabour leader Donald Dewar (who spent his last years living on his own in a flat, watching football on TV and subsisting on the snacks he stuffed into his pockets at formal receptions).An anonymous ...
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