Three MPs and a peer accused of fiddling their expenses sought to use a 320-year-old law as they claimed that the courts have no right to prosecute them... more
England team director Andy Flower believes Kevin Pietersen will return for the tour of South Africa but is uncertain whether Andrew Flintoff will play for the national team again... more
Kevin Pietersen has been included in England's initial 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in September, despite being ruled out of the rest of the Ashes with an Achilles injury... more
Cricket: England icon Andrew Flintoff's comeback from injury gathered pace, as he claimed two more wickets on the second day of Lancashire's County Championship match against Durham... more
Cricket: Missing the Ashes series through injury is "not an option" for England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who claims his recovery from knee surgery is on track... more
You might have thought that the sales would have less of an edge to them this year, given that so many retailers had the bad taste to launch them in the run-up to Christmas... more
Former England star Dominic Cork rolled back the years with a double strike as Lancashire took control of their County Championship clash against Hampshire at Old Trafford... more
Mika landed three years ago, a fully formed psychedelic pop sensation with a sound that crosses Freddie Mercury with Mozart. Hermione Eyre meets a charming misfit who refuses to be ordinary
Could we soon see a Baroness Widdecombe of Battleaxe? I hear moves are afoot to secure veteran Conservative MP and darling of the Tory grassroots, Ann Widdecombe, a peerage following the general election
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