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Revealed: Car crime capital of the UK

15.10.09

Car crime capital of the UK is Chislehurst in south-east London, according to an analysis of insurance claims... more

Brian Noble focuses on new recruits

14.10.09

Player recruitment will be the priority for new Celtic Crusaders head coach Brian Noble... more

The 'Champions League' returns to put some life back into rugby

08.10.09

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

Chris Evans to replace Terry Wogan

07.09.09

Terry Wogan’s cult following was in mourning after he announced live on air his departure from his breakfast show on Radio 2... more

Guide to the Guinness Premiership

04.09.09

Standard Sport runs the rule over all the teams competing in this season's championship... more

Usual suspects were missing but Ashes battle is just like the old script

09.07.09

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

Profile: Chris Lewis, the 'prat without a hat'

20.05.09

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What the Hell is 'mistress' doing here, Gordon Ramsay?

15.05.09

A professsional mistress alleged to have had an affair with Gordon Ramsay has made a surprise appearance on Hell's Kitchen.... more

Rail delays to hit bank holiday

01.05.09

Rail passengers were warned of disruption on virtually every major rail line out of London over the bank holiday weekend... more

It’ll be a bright bank holiday ... just avoid taking a train

01.05.09

Rail passengers were warned of disruption on virtually every major rail line out of London over the bank holiday weekend... more

Cost-cutting HSBC set to axe another 1200 workers

25.03.09

HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said it will axe another 1200 people from its 58,000-strong UK workforce... more

O’Sullivan takes it easy as he sends Davis packing

19.02.09

Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan eased through to the second round of the Welsh Open with a 5-2 victory over Steve Davis in Newport... more

Welsh woe for Hendry as he suffers shock defeat

18.02.09

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

Another 700 jobs go at car-parts firm TT

21.01.09

Electronics: More workers haev found their jobs at risk as British giant TT Electronics said it was cutting 700 jobs worldwide... more

Hague's golden gift of the gab

05.01.09

William Hague made between Ł65,000 and Ł95,000 from speeches and hosting award ceremonies while the country plunged into recession... more

Complete sporting guide to 2009

02.01.09

England's Ashes clash with Australia will be the major event of the year ahead. Here are the big dates for your diary...... more

Sunny von Bülow takes secret of her death to the grave

08.12.08

The lawyer who famously defended aristocrat Claus von Bülow over the attempted murder of his wife said her death after 28 years in a coma will bring closure for the family... more

The Ramsay show - the best panto in town

25.11.08

Last weekend Gordon Ramsay was disporting himself all over the papers... more

Ramsay's wife braves storm over his 'secret affair'

24.11.08

Gordon Ramsay's wife, Tana, put on a brave face amid allegations the celebrity chef has been having a seven-year affair... more

Pc is jailed for having sex on duty

07.11.08

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

Pc faces jail for shift sex

07.10.08

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

Wimbledon loser Bogdanovic is out to be a winner for Britain

18.09.08

Tennis: Alex Bogdanovic has been given the task of getting Great Britain off to a winning start against Austria's Jurgen Melzer in their Davis Cup world group relegation battle... more

Amy Winehouse orders 48 bottles of Jack Daniel's whiskey at Bestival - but still manages to perform

07.09.08

Amy Winehouse was on stage on Saturday night, as planned, to headline the Bestival festival on the Isle of Wight. ... more

Pedal medal pair tell the nation to get on their bikes

14.08.08

Emma Pooley and Nicole Cooke hope their medal-winning rides in the shadow of the Great Wall of China will persuade a nation to get on its bike... more

Newport's billionaire chairman to the rescue

11.07.08

Sir Terry Matthews has stepped in to support Newport Networks and given its poor trading prospects, could be forced to go private... more

Rising star makes the grade

15.05.08

An actress who renounced Oxbridge academia for the stage has been chosen as the class brainbox in hit show High School Musical... more

Sad Sarries plot Heineken return

28.04.08

Saracens sign South African Wikus van Heerden to replace Richard Hill... more

Off the record: David Smyth

11.05.07

David Smyth sees Blur bassist Alex James make an ironclad case for London to be named Favourite Music City, compares Prince and Barbra Streisand and checks out what's new on the net... more