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Imran Khan: Why I believe America created the Pakistan Taliban

17.03.10
Imran Khan is more than just a cricketing ladykiller who was married to Goldsmith heiress Jemima Khan. He now dedicates his life to politics and is passionate about Pakistan and the war on terror — so isn’t it time people took him seriously?... more

Child-plunge car is pulled out of river

12.02.10
Car which plunged into a river leaving two children seriously ill is winched out of the water... more

Screaming brother and sister driven into icy river by 'wild man' motorist

11.02.10
Motorist 'drove like a wild man' into an icy river with a little girl and her brother screaming in the back seat of his car... more

London gets first urban ‘average speed’ cameras

18.01.10
Speeding motorists who slow down for cameras face a new threat as Britain’s first urban average speed traps are switched on in the capital ... more

‘Parasitic criminals’ get life for post office killing

18.12.09
Three men who murdered sub-postmaster Craig Hodson-Walker were jailed for life today by a judge who branded them 'parasitic criminals'... more

Three convicted of post office murder

16.12.09
Three men were convicted of murdering a sub-postmaster who was gunned down as he tried to protect his parents during an armed robbery at their family-run village shop... more

Draw made for ECB 40 League

19.10.09
Pro40 champions Sussex have been drawn in the same group as the new ECB Recreational XI in the inaugural ECB 40 League... more

Amjad Khan receives ECB backing

13.10.09
Kent seamer Amjad Khan has been told he is still in the England frame after being included in the top category of players in their latest performance squad... more

Freddie Starr held for 'harassing' wife

07.10.09
Freddie Starr has been arrested on suspicion of harassment.... more

Cool in the Cotswolds

12.08.09
This award-winning restaurant with rooms is the ideal weekend getaway... more

Kabir Ali set for second scan

27.07.09
Worcestershire paceman Kabir Ali is to have a second scan to determine the extent of his back problem in the latest setback in an injury-hit season... more

England risk giving Kevin Pietersen a trophy call

24.07.09
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

Justin Langer passes Sir Donald Bradman's record

23.07.09
Justin Langer became the highest-scoring Australian batsman in first-class cricket at Worcester today when he overhauled Sir Donald Bradman's career total of 28,067 runs... more

Wootton Bassett bells toll for Helmand’s latest dead

10.07.09
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets in the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett today as the coffins of five British soldiers who have died in Afghanistan in the past week were driven past... more

Further setback for Simon Jones

17.06.09
Cricket: Worcestershire paceman Simon Jones has suffered a further blow to his hopes of a comeback after having fluid drained from his troublesome knee... more

Australia star Phillip Hughes flops with bat again

14.05.09
Cricket: Australia's Phillip Hughes — a sensation in the county championship — continued his mediocre one-day form after being dismissed early on in Middlesex’s Friends Provident Trophy Group B clash with Scotland... more

Smith faces new attacks over her 'second home' expenses claims

07.05.09
Jacqui Smith faced fresh controversy over her claim of tens of thousands of pounds for a taxpayer-funded second home... more

Rebels in the vote

01.05.09
The vote to scrap second home allowances for outer London MPs was opposed by 39 Members... more

Michael Vaughan hurts knee in football warm-up

01.05.09
Cricket: Former England captain Michael Vaughan suffered a twisted left knee warming up for the fourth day of Yorkshire’s game with Worcestershire at Headingley ... more

Battling Simon Jones is lifted by watching Ashes heroics

20.04.09
Cricket: Simon Jones says watching DVDs of England’s 2005 Ashes triumph spurs him on as he begins his latest battle to regain fitness ... more

Yet another knee blow puts Simon Jones out of Ashes contention

16.04.09
Cricket: England's hopes of recreating the Ashes magic of 2005 when the old enemy arrive this summer have been dealt a blow with the news that Simon Jones faces a two-month spell on the sidelines... more

Simon Jones plays a waiting game as knee heals

14.04.09
Cricket: Bowler Simon Jones, whose reverse swing played a vital role in England's victorious Ashes campaign in 2005, has seen his bid to prove his fitness for this year's showdown put on hold... more

After the snow the deluge - flooding hits homes in the South

10.02.09
Severe storms continued to cause chaos across Britain with increased flood warnings around London... more

Promotion-chasing Hick denied a finale by injury

17.09.08
Graeme Hick has an elbow injury and will miss Worcestershire's final push for promotion before he retires... more

Jail for criminal family in £100m raids on stately homes

06.08.08
Burglars who stole up to £100 million worth of art works and antiques from stately homes in the Home Counties and South-West have been jailed... more

Middlesex still in the doldrums

22.07.08
Middlesex are struggling to regain their form ahead of their Twenty20 showdown at the Rose Bowl... more

Black Swan secrets revealed

29.05.07
Booker-nominated novelist David Mitchell talks about his new book Black Swan Green, which follows a teen boy's life in 1980s rural England.... more

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