ADNEC Officially Launches ExCeL London Phase 2

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company has announced that work has officially commenced on the Phase 2 expansion of its ExCeL London exhibition & conference centre in the UK capital. In a cerem…

England fans targeting Ashley Cole cannot kick the boos habit

The difficulty in trying to work out why certain England players are being targeted by jeering fans is that it requires you to get inside the mind of dimwits. I made a brief attempt on the walk o…

Doctor Who producer calls Prince of Wales a

The Prince of Wales has been branded a "miserable swine" by the executive producer of Doctor Who, for turning down a cameo appearance in the science fiction show.

England boss warns of tougher test

LONDON: Fabio Capello has warned his England stars that Belarus will provide a much sterner World Cup test than a Kazakhstan side that frustrated them for the best part of an hour at Wembley on Saturd…

England lose defender to injury

Despite management claiming yesterday she was suffering from illness, defender Geva Mentor has now been ruled out with an ankle injury. Mentor's fellow defender Sonia Mkoloma says the team has bounce…

American dream comes to London as NBA looks to break new ground

Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade eludes the New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Six years have passed since NBA commissioner David Stern first floated the idea of expanding hi…

Terror laws give the wrong signals

Faced with an intractable problem the politician must ask "why?", but time after time this government only asks "how?" and "when?", as we see in the initiative in schools (Terror code tells teachers t…

Collusion over police recollections

Following the controversial police shooting of solicitor Mark Saunders, a high court judge has expressed serious reservations about the "opportunity for collusion" being "institutionalised" in the "pr…

Lance Price on the return of Peter Mandelson and media homophobia

Peter Mandelson outside Downing Street following the shock announcement of his return to the government. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA It is almost exactly 10 years since the Sun declared it would no …

Gordon Brown under pressure as Lords prepares to reject 42-day law

Gordon Brown to abandon the proposal.The strength of feeling among peers is highlighted today by Lord Goldsmith, Tony Blair's long-serving attorney general. In