A boxing coach, a lifeboat rescuer and a former beauty queen have been unveiled as the first grassroots heroes nominated to carry the Olympic torch for the Evening Standard... more
A 16-year-old schoolboy has become the youngest climber in the world to have scaled the tallest mountain on every continent after reaching the summit of Everest... more
A 13-year-old American boy arrives at Mount Everest’s Camp 2, a step closer to his goal of conquering the highest peaks on all seven continents... more
The demise of Waterford Wedgwood is a sorry tale. There is red ink everywhere, the Stoke pottery operation is pointing fingers at the Irish glassmaking side, while there's much brouhaha about moving the whole manufacturing process to Indonesia... more
Until last week, it was my private theory that many in Labour not only expected to lose the next election but actually wanted to do so. How else could you explain the party's utter quiescence in the face of approaching disaster?... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do