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Robert McCracken to lead boxing bid at 2012

06.11.09

The responsibility for guiding British boxers to glory at the 2012 London Olympics has been handed to former middleweight Robert McCracken... more

Drunk social worker offered detox patient a double whisky

06.11.09

Social worker who offered to buy a double whisky in a pub for a client he had helped through detox was struck off... more

Judge’s disgust at youth who defiled memorial

04.11.09

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Adel Taarabt talks up QPR's style as march to top goes on

04.11.09

Adel Taarabt admits he and his team-mates are becoming marked men after emerging as Championship promotion contenders... more

Firefighters and bus drivers begin strikes

23.10.09

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Search on for unclaimed Lottery millions

11.09.09

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Student sheds seven stone to clinch slimming award

20.08.09

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Hydrogen — the green fuel that dare not speak its name

23.07.09

When David Cameron said he wanted to put a wind turbine on the roof of his Ł1.5 million Notting Hill house, the kit he wanted to install would have been so hopelessly inefficient as to be next to useless ... more

London & Stamford seeks property cash

11.06.09

Property vulture London & Stamford has told investors it wants to raise more money to keep buying bombed out retail real estate ... more

BBC's award show switches to Sheffield

30.04.09

Sport: The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year will be held in Sheffield in December... more

Girl, 16, is killed in sledging accident

04.02.09

A 16-year-old girl died after crashing through a barbed wire fence on a sledge... more

Teenager in sledge tragedy hoped for Oxbridge place

04.02.09

A gifted student who died after she crashed through a barbed-wire fence at high speed on a makeshift metal sledge was hoping to study at Oxford or Cambridge... more

UK job fears deepen with 3000 more hit

13.01.09

Economy: Britain has been hit by another 3000 job cuts. Merrill Lynch and its new owner Bank of America is axing 1900 jobs in London, while the Sheffield-based roofing materials group SIG shed 1000... more

'Pressure' on sick children

08.12.08

Seriously ill children from Great Ormond Street face being sent nearly 150 miles away for surgery to meet government targets... more

Jarvis Cocker's nuggets of gold

27.11.08

Jarvis Cocker's music is utterly terrific. If the new record sounds anything like his Shepherd's Bush show, it will knock your socks off. ... more

Rapist admits he had seven children with his daughters

25.11.08

A rapist who fathered seven children by his two daughters during a campaign of abuse spanning more than 25 years is facing jail... more

Tony Christie summons up powerful croon

20.11.08

For an old crooner, Tony Christie certainly has some Sheffield steel at his disposal, as he showed at the Cadogan Hall.... more

CDs of the week

07.11.08

Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare.... more

New car sales plunge by 20 per cent in one month

06.10.08

The number of new cars sold in Britain last month plunged by 21.2 per cent, figures revealed... more

Brides strip off for GMTV as they fight for the chance to win a luxury wedding

13.08.08

Most brides are prepared to go to extreme lengths to make sure everything is perfect for their wedding day. And the three wives-to-be taking part in GMTV's Battle Of The Brides competition are no exception, as they prepare to bare all for the chance to win their dream wedding.... more

Viewers' fury as Sharon Osbourne unleashes four-letter tirade at 'drunk' Vic Reeves

21.02.08

The Brit Awards were embroiled in controversy today following complaints from viewers about foul language and rowdy behaviour on the part of the show's winners. A spokesman for Ofcom confirmed that ITV viewers had complained about some of the footage aired last night, which included host Sharon Osbourne using foul language right at the start of the show... more

Crooning without charisma

13.02.08

Richard Hawley has positioned himself in the role of a post-modern crooner, but he currently has no stage presence whatsoever.... more

Arctic Masters

10.12.07

With their show at Alexandra Palace, The Arctic Monkeys make being the best band in the country look so easy that it almost bores them.... more

Vintage sound

06.09.07

Almost every song in Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley's arsenal is a lovelorn slowie perfect for a smoochy slowdance.... more

Weird name but sound is plain lovely

01.08.07

Sheffield based folk-pop fivepiece, Monkey Swallows The Universe show that there is nothing in a name (even if it is a very silly one).... more

Flash mobbers dance on steps of St Paul's

20.07.07

The ancient steps of St Paul's Cathedral were turned into an outdoor nightclub as thousands danced in the latest flash mob stunt.... more

Off the record

29.06.07

Arctic Monkeys' best mate, 'Reverend' Jon McClure is worshipped back in Sheffield. Now the cocky singer is ready to convert the rest of us. ... more

Kew Palace in line for Ł100,000 arts award

04.04.07

Britain's smallest royal palace has been shortlisted for the Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries.... more

I've toured the world more than Captain Cook

14.11.06

Richard Hawley has worked with Pulp, Nancy Sinatra and turned down Robbie. Now, pop's reluctant hero is selling out gigs of his own.... more

Top 5 weekend gigs

04.08.06

Smoothie sounds: Covers band Nouvelle Vague, veteran rappers Arrested Development and Thirties throwbacks the Puppini Sisters entertain the chilled-out crowds at Fruitstock, rich-voiced Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley plays an acoustic set and Omar heads to the Jazz Cafe.... more