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Raheem Sterling prepares for England debut as QPR insist he will not leave Loftus Road

05.11.09
Scouts from across the Premier League will be heading to the Deva Stadium in Chester tonight, desperate for a glimpse of a 14-year-old London schoolboy.... more

Five heroes: Tributes to soldiers murdered in Afghanistan

05.11.09
Latest: Emotional tributes paid to the five British soldiers shot dead by a renegade Afghan policeman as military chiefs pledge to hunt down the men’s killer... more

Former Scotland Yard officer to train Gaddafi police

22.09.09
NEW: Retired police officers from Scotland Yard and Northern Ireland are to travel to Libya to provide training for Gaddafi's police forces at the public's expense... more

Nigel Worthington criticises team after home defeat

10.09.09
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington accused his side of believing their own publicity after Slovakia took the honours with a 2-0 win at Windsor Park... more

Kyle Lafferty out of key clash

08.09.09
Kyle Lafferty will miss Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Slovakia at Windsor Park ... more

Lives would be saved by learning lessons of Troubles

11.08.09
There are no better trained or motivated troops in the world than the British and like the rest of the nation I'm proud of the job they're doing in Afghanistan... more

Hillary Clinton may become envoy to Northern Ireland

22.07.09
Hillary Clinton could return to Northern Ireland as the next US envoy... more

Fighting for an editor facing five years' jail for protecting her sources

10.06.09
Tomorrow a judge will be asked to decide whether the police are right to demand that a journalist hand over her notes, phones and computers in order to discover how she obtains her stories ... more

GB not united for football team to play in Olympics

29.05.09
A British football team looks set to play at the London Olympics for the first time in 40 years... more

GB not united for football team to play in Olympics

29.05.09
A British football team looks set to play at the London Olympics for the first time in 40 years... more

Just a Mo as Walters signs up for lead in C4 drama

25.03.09
Julie Walters is to play Mo Mowlam in a new one-off drama for Channel 4... more

Parents' grief for sapper killed in hail of terrorist bullets

20.03.09
The London soldier executed in cold blood by Irish terrorists was praised at his funeral service for his "determination and enthusiasm" to help army colleagues... more

Town comes to a halt for funeral of shot policeman

13.03.09
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of the Northern Ireland policeman murdered by dissident Republicans... more

Soldiers' bodies are flown home

12.03.09
The bodies of the two British soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA have been flown home for burial... more

Silent vigils as Ulster shows unity against dissident IRA killers

11.03.09
The people of Northern Ireland came together today in unprecedented unity against the men of violence... more

US must be told Ulster wants peace

10.03.09
As Northern Ireland responds to the first murder of a policeman for 12 years, only two days after two young soldiers were shot outside their Antrim barracks, the province's First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, travel to America... more

Widow of PC murdered by the IRA pleads: What did he die for?

10.03.09
The killers of a policeman lured to his death in an IRA splinter group trap were condemned as “traitors” to Ireland... more

Penny-pinching at the MoD has stretched our army to breaking point

09.03.09
The shooting of two young soldiers at Massereene Barracks has brought back the spectre of war with IRA - something most of us might have thought long gone... more

Brown: Soldiers' deaths will not shake the peace

09.03.09
Gordon Brown has visited the place where two soldiers were murdered and declared the peace process was "unshakeable"... more

Anger at knighthood for ‘brave’ Ted Kennedy

04.03.09
Gordon Brown has sparked a backlash by awarding an honorary knighthood to veteran US senator Ted Kennedy... more

Words to beat weapons as warring gangs are summoned to peace talks

21.01.09
London's most violent gang members are to be invited to face-to-face meetings using tactics copied from the Northern Ireland peace process... more

Tory schools chief in Croydon exposed as former IRA member

03.12.08
A London Tory councillor spoke out after being forced to resign following revelations she was a member of the IRA at the height of the Troubles... more

Is Sir Hugh Orde the man to restore confidence in the Met?

01.12.08
The Damian Green scandal has once again thrown Scotland Yard into chaos, bringing into question the suitability of Sir Paul Stephenson as front-runner for the top job. Now the focus shifts to a Met veteran with strong security credentials... more

McIlroy on a Swiss roll

05.09.08
Golf: Northern Ireland's 19-year-old star Rory McIlroy is already looking a strong candidate for the Ryder Cup in 2010... more

Home nations set to shun 2012 tickets

25.04.08
Claims that the London Olympics enjoy support across Britain have been undermined by official figures... more

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