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Man City midfielder Michael Johnson arrested over ‘head-butt’
Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has been arrested and bailed over an alleged assault upon a Manchester United fan at a nightclub last December. The 22-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm in connection with an alleged attack at the 42nd Street nightclub in the early hours of December 6th. The alleged victim, [...]
Continue reading...Terry on Bellamy: People in glass houses should not throw stones
2. March 2010
John Terry has accused Craig Bellamy of hypocrisy after the Manchester City striker riled him with post-match comments over the Chelsea defender’s affair with Wayne Bridge’s ex-girlfriend. Bridge refused to shake his former team-mate’s hand before the Stamford Bridge clash on Saturday, which City went on to win 4-2. And speaking to Sky Sports after the final [...]
Continue reading...Arsenal pledge to win Premier League title for Aaron Ramsey
2. March 2010
Arsenal playing and coaching staff have pledged to go on and win the Premier League title for double leg fracture victim Aaron Ramsey, who faces up to a year on the sidelines. The 19-year-old Welsh midfielder has already undergone surgery for the double fracture following a tackle by Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross on Saturday in a [...]
Continue reading...Bellamy: Nothing surprises me about John Terry
1. March 2010
Manchester City goal hero Craig Bellamy has said that nothing surprises him about Chelsea’s John Terry after the Eastlands side shocked the league leaders at Stamford Bridge. Bellamy’s claim came when he was interviewed after his side’s 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge. The Welsh striker scored twice but the game was overshadowed by the fact that [...]
Continue reading...Brown accuses Tories of ‘ramping up sense of panic’ over crime
1. March 2010
Gordon Brown has used a speech on Labour’s plans to tackle crime in Britain to accuse the Conservative party of "ramping up a public sense of panic". In the address in Reading on Monday morning, the prime minister went on the offensive, championing the government’s record in fighting crime. In a thinly-veiled attack on David Cameron’s Tories, [...]
Continue reading...Chile deploys 10,000 troops to help in quake relief effort
1. March 2010
Over 10,000 troops have been deployed in Chile to help restore order as the country continues to struggle to recover from Saturday’s earthquake which has left over 700 people dead. The 8.8 magnitude quake has left central parts of the South American country totally devastated. Chile’s president Michelle Bachelet said the country faced a "catastrophe of such [...]
Continue reading...HSBC reports 24 per cent drop in annual profit for 2009
1. March 2010
Europe’s largest bank HSBC has confirmed profits were down 24 per cent in 2009, while its chief executive confirmed he would give up £4 million in bonuses to charity. The bank announced that pre-tax profit for last year was down to £4.7 billion, but that underlying profits rose by 56 per cent to £8.8 billion. Chief executive [...]
Continue reading...Miners help FTSE 100 record strong start to week
1. March 2010
The mining sector helped the FTSE 100 register a strong start to the week on Monday morning, rising 0.69 per cent in early trading. At 10:36 GMT the London index stood at 5,391.73 – a rise of 37.21 points. Leading the gains was Kazakhmys, which rose 3.95 per cent to 1,394p. Eurasian Natural Resources Corp and Fresnillo also [...]
Continue reading...Culture secretary calls for BBC licence fee debate
1. March 2010
The use of a licence fee to fund the BBC should be a matter for debate, according to culture secretary Ben Bradshaw. A significant shortfall in the licence fee settlement has left the corporation considering major cuts, including redundancies and the axing of some of its output , with the future of 6Music and the Asian [...]
Continue reading...Hulkenburg goes one better and tops the Barcelona times
1. March 2010
Nico Hulkenburg in the Williams completed his winter testing programme by ending day two in Barcelona at the top of the times with a 1m20.614. The German rookie started Friday with some short low-fuel runs, before completing a longer stint in the FW32 as lunchtime approached. However, it wasn’t until early afternoon that he knocked Fernando Alonso [...]
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FTSE 100 up 0.15 per cent by close of trade on Friday
The markets in London closed up 0.15 per cent, at 8.39 points to 5,625.65, by close of trade on Friday, with banking shares again leading the gains. Leading the blue-chip gainers on the FTSE 100 was British Sky Broadcasting, which added five per cent before the markets closed for the weekend. Also among the gainers were bank; [...]
Continue reading...Teen drama Skins commissioned for two more series
E4’s award-winning drama Skins has been granted two further series, the channel has announced. The fourth season of the programme ends next week, with the current cast ending their time on the show. The drama, which follows teenagers in Bristol, has made a habit of replacing its entire cast every two years and a new set of [...]
Continue reading...Phil Spector appeals against murder conviction
Renowned music producer Phil Spector is to appeal against his conviction for murder, claiming judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. In May 2009, and after a retrial, the 68-year-old was found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003, and was sentenced to 19 years in jail. However, his legal team are now claiming [...]
Continue reading...BNP membership still discriminatory against non-whites, judge says
The British National party’s (BNP) new membership rules are still likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge has ruled. A threat of a court injunction from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) last month meant the far-right group had to scrap their whites-only policy for members. Despite the party drawing up a new [...]
Continue reading...Cook says century on Test debut ‘what dreams are made of’
Alastair Cook has admitted that scoring a century on his debut as England Test captain is "what dreams are made of" after posting an unbeaten 158 against Bangladesh. Cook, who hit 158 not out as his side cruised to an early lead against Bangladesh in their first day of the first Test, became just the fifth [...]
Continue reading...Lehman Brothers report blames management and audit firms
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was in part the fault of the firm’s senior executives and auditors Ernst & Young, a report has found. In the 2,2000 page report, Anton Valukas accused the senior management of the firm of "actionable balance sheet manipulation" and said the firm was insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy. [...]
Continue reading...England close on 374-3 after Cook’s unbeaten ton
An unbeaten century from England captain Alastair Cook helped the tourists to a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh. The visitors were 374-3 at the close of play on the first day with Cook not out on 158 and Paul Collingwood also unbeaten on 38. Kevin Pietersen had earlier recovered [...]
Continue reading...Karl Rove: Waterboarding terror suspects saved America
George Bush’s former long-time adviser Karl Rove has claimed the torture techniques used on terror suspects under the last White House administration helped avert a succession of attacks. Mr Rove said he was "proud" of the waterboarding of terror suspects, despite the technique, which simulates a drowning sensation, being outlawed by Barack Obama last year and [...]
Continue reading...Wenger tells Real Madrid to leave him alone
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Real Madrid to leave him alone after the Spanish side’s Champions League exit sparked rumours of an approach for the French coach. It is believed current Real boss Manuel Pellegrini could soon be fired from the Bernabeu after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Lyon saw the La Liga side fail [...]
Continue reading...Pink Floyd win legal action against EMI over royalties
Rock legends Pink Floyd have been successful in their high court action against EMI over online royalty payments and marketing. The Dark Side of the Moon band, signed to EMI since 1967, had disputed the royalty payments for online music sales and complained over the record label selling tracks individually online from the band’s original albums. EMI [...]
Continue reading...Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over expenses
The Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her parliamentary expenses claims, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. She stood accused of fiddling her second homes allowance by claiming her main home was in Kent, but following a Scotland Yard investigation it was decided she would not face prosecution. Keir Starmer QC, the director [...]
Continue reading...Andy Murray: Give players choice on Davis Cup
British number one Andy Murray has stressed the importance of giving the UK’s tennis players a voice if a new Davis Cup captain is sought. Current captain John Lloyd is thought to be on the verge of dismissal after Great Britain’s recent loss to Lithuania, which put the team perilously close to dropping into the Davis [...]
Continue reading...Mother jailed over starvation of seven-year-old daughter
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death in 2008 has been jailed for 15 years, with the girl’s stepfather being jailed indefinitely. Khyra Ishaq weighed just 2st 9lb (16.5kg) when she died in Birmingham children’s hospital on May 17th 2008 after being taken there from her home in Handsworth. Her mother Angela Gordon was [...]
Continue reading...Didier Drogba named African Footballer of the Year
Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba has won the highest honour in African football, after picking up the African Footballer of the Year award. The 32-year-old beat Chelsea team-mate Michael Essien and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o to the prize, which was confirmed at a ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Essien and Eto’o were the two other shortlisted [...]
Continue reading...China tells Obama not to interfere in its currency strategy
China has hit back at US president Barack Obama after he said the country needed to rethink its currency policy. Yesterday Mr Obama said China needed to adopt a "market-orientated" exchange rate policy for the yuan, which would allow it to appreciate. But while the US claimed that China’s decision to keep the currency low was to [...]
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4. March 2010
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