A major review of policing headed by former Scotland Yard chief Lord Stevens will be set up by Labour to shape the party's policies on the future of the police... more
The spot-fixing scandal in cricket is absolutely the worst I have known in my whole career as a player and a commentator, because the entire integrity of the sport is at stake... more
We need to pull ourselves together. Nick Clegg put it pretty well at the weekend when he dismissed the Gina Ford method — for non-breeders, that's a faddy way of rearing your babies with all the warmth and tenderness of a Burmese junta — as “absolute nonsense”... more
I was relieved when Sir Ian Blair was appointed as Metropolitan Police Commissioner in 2005. He was known as a moderniser, a liberal-minded person in an illiberal organisation... more
Since the Mayor Boris Johnson ousted the Chief Commissioner of the Met, Sir Paul Stephenson has been in charge of policing London. He’s the bookies favourite for the job but he has his critics... more
A close friend of Sir Ian Blair at the centre of an investigation into lucrative Met contacts was also paid thousands of pounds to spruce up the Commissioner's image... more
Britain's most senior police officer is accused of plotting to oust a rival and discriminating against him on the grounds of race, religion and age... more
Sir Ian Blair has complained at the 'politicisation' of his office. But Boris was given a mandate to change the way London is policed and must now have the power to do so... more
Lord Stevens has described the allegation that he fostered a "golden circle" of white officers during his time as Metropolitan police commissioner as "absolute nonsense"... more
Met chief Sir Ian Blair has been accused of sidelining black and Asian officers to surround himself with a "golden circle" of hand-picked, white favourites... more
An Asian police officer who has won more than £300,000 in three payouts from the Met over racial discrimination is today seeking more compensation, a week after his last victory... more
An Asian police officer who was twice paid compensation for racial discrimination has won another five-figure sum for more mistreatment by the Met... more
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Brian Paddick launched a savage attack on Ken Livingstone, describing him as "a nasty little man" who treats voters with contempt... more
Mohamed Fayed's claims over the deaths of his son Dodi and Princess Diana are looking more outlandish than ever in court. And in the process he is the real loser... 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
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