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Grammars ‘should target poor’

Grammars ‘should target poor’

POOR children should go straight to the front of the queue for grammar schools, a headmaster said...

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Owen: I'll give Fergie goals

MICHAEL OWEN promised to repay Sir Alex Ferguson’s faith with goals galore after completing a shock...

Home owners in race to pay off cheap mortgages

Home owners in race to pay off cheap mortgages

HOME owners are cashing in on record low interest rates to pay off their mortgages at the fastest...

Heartbreak for Britain as Roddick ends Murray's Wimbledon dream

Heartbreak for Britain as Roddick ends Murray's...

ANDY Murray's hopes of being the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936 ended tonight after...

Beckham's concern for niece

Beckham's concern for niece

DAVID Beckham’s niece, Georgina Every, 11, is battling swine flu after catching the virus on a...

Federer eyes Wimbledon title (yet again...)

Federer eyes Wimbledon title (yet again...)

ROGER Federer cruised his way into his sixth men's final today after giving Tommy Haas a masterclass...

Six killed in fire

Six killed in fire

THREE children were among six people killed when a raging fire tore through a residential tower...

Owen edges closer to Man Utd with medical

Owen edges closer to Man Utd with medical

MICHAEL Owen has arrived at Manchester United's training ground as his move to the Premier League...

Woman ‘lay dead for 5 years’

Woman ‘lay dead for 5 years’

CARE experts last night ­condemned Britain’s broken society as it was revealed that a woman’s body...

Terry not for sale, say Chelsea

Terry not for sale, say Chelsea

CHELSEA have rejected a second audacious bid from Manchester City for their captain John Terry.

Apple’s cool phone is ‘too hot’

Apple’s cool phone is ‘too hot’

THE successful launch of Apple’s new iPhone has been blighted by reports that it overheats in hot...

Andy laughs off fear of Federer

Andy laughs off fear of Federer

ANDY MURRAY marches on to his date with Wimbledon destiny today, saying he feels no fear as he...

Swine flu drugs warning as fourth victim dies in Britain

Swine flu drugs warning as fourth victim dies in...

BRITAIN’S swine flu death toll rose to four yesterday after a 19-year-old man died.

May resigns Finnigan for Falkirk

May resigns Finnigan for Falkirk

FALKIRK manager Eddie May has completed the re-signing of striker Carl Finnigan and is in talks with...

Staff at our embassy in Iran facing execution

Staff at our embassy in Iran facing execution

TWO workers at the British Embassy in Iran were facing the death penalty last night after they were...

Henderson given record ban for right royal mix-up

Henderson given record ban for right royal mix-up

ROYAL trainer Nicky Henderson has been banned from entering his horses for three months and fined a...

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Probe into dog deaths

Probe into dog deaths

ANIMAL welfare experts yesterday pledged that there will be no cover-up over the two police dogs...

Back Stars to Eclipse his Sandown rivals

Back Stars to Eclipse his Sandown rivals

THE clever bet on Andy Murray was not to win Wimbledon but to be Sports’ Personality of the Year:...

Peer faces Yard quiz

Peer faces Yard quiz

A PEER who claimed £100,000 over seven years in overnight allowances, despite having a home 46 miles...

Primus commits to Pompey

Primus commits to Pompey

LINVOY Primus has agreed a new one-year deal with Portsmouth.

Prison escapers can't be named

Prison escapers can't be named

BUNGLING justice officials yesterday refused to name prisoners who escape from jail – in case it...

Vickery's shot at redemption

Vickery's shot at redemption

PHIL VICKERY has been given a chance to redeem himself with his recall to the Lions front row in...

Debbie ready for battle

Debbie ready for battle

DEBBIE Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson’s two older children, has appeared in public for the...

Fed's wary of being a Haas been

Fed's wary of being a Haas been

ROGER FEDERER has said his defeat by Rafa Nadal in last year’s final still haunts him – and for the...

Jackson: He kept a mini clinic

Jackson: He kept a mini clinic

MICHAEL Jackson was a drug-dependent insomniac who travelled with a “mini clinic” of drugs to help...

Andy calls tune says rocket man Roddick

Andy calls tune says rocket man Roddick

SIR Elton John presumably sang Rocket Man at his mate Andy Roddick’s candlelight wedding reception...

Tories hit back over ‘anti-gay’ allegation

Tories hit back over ‘anti-gay’ allegation

CLAIMS that many Tories dislike gay people have sparked a row ahead of today’s Gay Pride march in...

Murray has to box clever

Murray has to box clever

THE big hitter against the ring artist, the puncher against the purist.

Mum admits aiding daughter's suicide

Mum admits aiding daughter's suicide

A FORMER nurse accused of trying to kill her daughter after watching her battle a serious illness...

Andy loves the game, not fame

Andy loves the game, not fame

IT WAS all too much for SuBo, who ended up in The Priory as a refugee from instant fame.

Storms, floods...summer’s back

Storms, floods...summer’s back

AFTER nearly a week of basking in near Mediterranean temperatures Britain welcomed its traditional...

Serena KO punch hits Dementieva

Serena KO punch hits Dementieva

SOME players are so intimidated by the Williams sisters they step aside to allow them to walk past...

Sick hate cleric gloats over deaths of two Army heroes

Sick hate cleric gloats over deaths of two Army heroes

AN ISLAMIC firebrand cleric caused outrage yesterday after saying two hero British soldiers killed...

Thomas aims high

Thomas aims high

HENDRY THOMAS has vowed to become as big a hit as Honduras team-mate Wilson Palacios after agreeing...

We bail out bankers but let down troops

We bail out bankers but let down troops

MINISTERS were criticised yesterday for happily bailing out bankers while failing to provide funds...

Di Matteo  ‘a safe bet’

Di Matteo ‘a safe bet’

ROBERTO DI MATTEO intends to prove he is no gamble as manager by guiding West Bromwich Albion back...

Veterans on parade

Veterans on parade

THOUSANDS lined the streets yesterday to hail a parade of heroes from Afghanistan.

Destroyer Venus sets up sister act

Destroyer Venus sets up sister act

VENUS WILLIAMS will battle for a sixth ­Wimbledon singles title against her ­sister Serena tomorrow...

Tributes to pair killed on RAF training flight

Tributes to pair killed on RAF training flight

Family and friends paid tribute yesterday to two RAF men who were killed when their Tornado fighter...

O’Neill so sweet on Swede Berg at £8

O’Neill so sweet on Swede Berg at £8

MARTIN O’NEILL is weighing up an £8million offer for Swedish wonderkid Marcus Berg.

Mum who used wrong address for school place is spared trial

Mum who used wrong address for school place is...

A MOTHER accused of lying about where she lived to get her son into a popular state primary school...

Quinn firm over Anton

Quinn firm over Anton

NIALL QUINN has said Anton Ferdinand is not for sale and believes he can fulfil his England...

Man made up a kidnap to avoid wife’s nagging

Man made up a kidnap to avoid wife’s nagging

A henpecked husband sparked a police hunt after falsely claiming he had been kidnapped at...

Milijas free for Wolves

Milijas free for Wolves

Nenad Milijas has been granted a work permit at Wolves.

Ban and a £40k fine for the trainer who doped Queen’s horse

Ban and a £40k fine for the trainer who doped...

THE Queen’s racing trainer was yesterday banned for three months and fined a record £40,000 for...

Owen is ‘offered  a lifeline’ by Fergie

Owen is ‘offered a lifeline’ by Fergie

Sir Alex Ferguson is said to be ready to solve his striker crisis by sensationally offering Michael...

Fraudster’s wife stripped of her furs and £4m flat

Fraudster’s wife stripped of her furs and £4m flat

THE wife of disgraced fraudster ­Bernard Madoff was forced to leave her £4million Manhattan...

Shearer homes in on his pal Sol

Shearer homes in on his pal Sol

ALAN SHEARER is hoping Sol Campbell will accept one final career challenge by joining him in his...

Killer gets life  seven years after he was first cleared

Killer gets life seven years after he was first...

A FORMER footballer was given two life sentences yesterday after he became the first person in...

Now Anderson is in the swing

Now Anderson is in the swing

JIMMY ANDERSON wishes the Ashes were starting today. Four years is a long time to wait and there is...

Police, help: My hamster has got out of its cage

Police, help: My hamster has got out of its cage

POLICE could hardly believe it when a woman dialled 999 to tell them her hamster had escaped.

Loyal David boosts Boro

Loyal David boosts Boro

DAVID WHEATER is ready to snub an £8million move to Aston Villa in a massive boost to...

Kung fu expert found guilty of strangling ex in jealous rage

Kung fu expert found guilty of strangling ex in...

A MARTIAL arts “obsessive” who strangled his girlfriend after discovering she was going to leave him...

Lee is lifted by McGrath

Lee is lifted by McGrath

BRETT Lee last night revealed that bowling legend Glenn McGrath flew in to Worcester this week to...

Driver let girl burn in his car

Driver let girl burn in his car

A DRUNKEN driver who left his girlfriend to burn to death in his crashed car was jailed for six...

Davies to make third offer

Davies to make third offer

BILLY DAVIES is set to make Preston midfielder Paul McKenna his fifth signing of the week.

Rivalry aside as Dannii goes to Cheryl’s party

Rivalry aside as Dannii goes to Cheryl’s party

As fellow judges on The X Factor their rivalry is said to be intense. So when Cheryl Cole invited...

Jake gets second chance

Jake gets second chance

A close friend of princes William and Harry, Jake Parkinson-Smith has been re-employed at swanky...

Bob's not frosty with Peaches at David's Bash

Bob's not frosty with Peaches at David's Bash

HE may have booted her out of his house but Sir Bob Geldof and daughter Peaches put on a united...

Kate Beckinsale misses out

Kate Beckinsale misses out

In an article of June 5, we wrote that Kate Beckinsale missed out on her dream role in the remake of...

Break up with wife Jordan is toughest blow for Peter

Break up with wife Jordan is toughest blow for Peter

He has suffered panic attacks, album flops and a nervous breakdown but Peter Andre calls his split...

Kylie’s fit for phantom role

Kylie’s fit for phantom role

Should Andrew Lloyd Webber ever wish to cast a woman as his Phantom Of The Opera, Kylie Minogue may...

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