Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has won the right to build a customised £4.5 million Essex 'palace' - complete with its own nightclub - despite fierce opposition from his new neighbours... more
Ex-London council worker tells how he was threatened with disciplinary action because his employers objected to him revealing that he lived in Epping Forest... more
A Muslim community leader who claimed he had been kidnapped at knifepoint after a BNP hate campaign has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice... more
England football star Jermain Defoe accuses police of harassment after being pulled over just days after announcing he would sue the same force for 'wrongful' arrest... more
Labour suffered a humiliating rout in the European elections as it was pushed into fifth places in dozens of areas around Britain - although it clung on to second in London... more
The London council worker who has the same commute as his local MP, but instead of a £300,000 subsidised flat he pitches a £30 tent in Epping Forest... more
Boxing: James DeGale has got what it takes to avoid becoming an Olympic gold medal flop in the manner of Audley Harrison, according to trainer Jim McDonnell... more
Jade Goody has resorted to diet pills and liposuction in a desperate effort to battle the bulge. Now the reality TV personality has turned to bizarre outdoor training sessions to get herself in shape... more
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