At least 150 of Britain's Olympic competitors are expected not to attend the opening ceremony because it could jeopardise Team GB's medal effort... more
Jamie Dimon may be the bank chief who rode the crash and emerged with his reputation enhanced - but he is vastly overpaid according to Swiss pay consultancy Obermatt... more
Thousands of Jobcentre Plus staff are to stage a 24-hour strike in an escalating row over working conditions and a 'target driven culture', it was announced
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Detectives hunting the murderer of mother-to-be Nikitta Grender want to trace four people captured on CCTV who might hold vital clues to the killing... more
Tweeting replaces putting at the Ryder Cup as golf stars break a dressing-room ban to tell the world how they are spending their time after rain stops play... more
Spending on projects such as Crossrail and a third Heathrow runway should be prioritised after the general election despite concern over public finances, according to research ... more
Work on the £300million Olympic aquatics centre - the architectural gem of the 2012 Games - reached a major milestone with the completion of the stingray-shaped roof... more
After a disappointing start to the Guinness Premiership it is perhaps the perfect time to welcome back with open arms the Heineken Cup, the sport's equivalent of the Champions League... more
As Sunday's events at Wimbledon proved, the failure to live up to impossible standards isn't necessarily a failure in itself, because without coming within a hundred leagues of its immediate predecessor the men's final was still one to savour... more
Snooker: Seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry crashed out in the first round of the Welsh Open in Newport, with a shock 5-3 defeat to Martin Gould... more
A POLICE officer who admitted having sex with one woman while on duty and propositioning another who was under arrest was jailed for four months... more
A police officer was warned he could face jail after he admitted having sex with a woman while on the late shift and propositioning another woman after she had been arrested... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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