On 2 June 2008 at 3pm 500 police officers raided 6,717 safety deposit boxes across London. Inside they found £53m in cash along with ivory tusks, pure cocaine, fake passports, gold dust, diamons and firearms... more
Martin Johnson revealed four England players have been struck down by a stomach bug and the rest of the squad will be monitored in the build-up to Sunday's Six Nations clash with Italy... more
Tony Blair's former spin chief Alastair Campbell told the head of Britain's armed forces to be less negative about the Iraq war, it has emerged... more
Rodney So’oialo admits the All Blacks are still living in fear of Jonny Wilkinson, even though England appear to be in disarray following the first two autumn internationals... more
England have spent so much time talking up Argentina's renowned pack that another loss to dismay the Twickenham crowd is supposed to be a distinct possibility... more
Prop Paul Doran-Jones has linked up with James Haskell in the England squad, six years after they were suspended for using a hidden camera to film a sex romp at their school... more
Around 20 per cent of Matt Banahan's body is already covered in tattoos but the England wing wants to get even more done in honour of his two grandfathers who fought in the Second World War... more
Martin Johnson has asked World Cup heroes Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Steve Thompson to help power England to victory against Australia at Twickenham in a team shaped by injury... more
Martin Johnson finds himself in the rare position of being an England coach finalising his Test selection without having to fret over the fitness of Jonny Wilkinson... more
Rugby union: Steve Thompson must settle for a place on the England replacements’ bench on Saturday after Dylan Hartley was named as hooker against Argentina... more
Rugby union: Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani has suffered a massive blow when he was left out of England's squad for the summer Test series against Argentina... more
On Saturday, 6 December this year the annual ritual of transforming Oxford Street into a pedestrian precinct is due to be repeated. Why not experiment further?... 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