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UK Sports: Pearson: New boss has time to save Tigers

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:45:22 GMT

Chairman Adam Pearson is adamant Hull's new manager will have time to make an impact as the club bid to stave off relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

UK Sports: Capello eyes Beckham return

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:45:22 GMT

Fabio Capello has left the door open for David Beckham to resume his England career in next season's Euro 2012 qualifiers once he has recovered from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

UK News: Joy as Pakistan kidnap boy found

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:05:15 GMT

The family of the five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan were "overjoyed" after he was found safe and well.

UK Sports: Gerrard faces fresh video row

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:45:15 GMT

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard could again become embroiled in a row about trial by television after appearing to strike Michael Brown on the back of the head in Monday night's 4-1 win over Portsmouth at Anfield.

UK Sports: Ancelotti has confidence in Turnbull

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:45:15 GMT

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti remains confident rookie goalkeeper Ross Turnbull will not let the Blues down as they prepare to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit to Inter Milan in the Champions League last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge.

UK Sports: Mourinho keen on Premier League return

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:45:15 GMT

Jose Mourinho has put English football's big-spending clubs on alert after admitting he still wants to manage in the Barclays Premier League.

UK Sports: Swann leads England to hard-fought victory

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:45:13 GMT

Graeme Swann spun England to a comprehensive 181-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh, but not before the tourists were made to sweat during a wicketless opening session in Chittagong.

UK News: Nursery food standards face review

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:05:17 GMT

The Government is set to announce a review of food standards in nurseries as ministers launch a fresh pre-election assault on the Tories over their plans for Sure Start centres.

UK News: Expat Britons await pension ruling

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:05:15 GMT

More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for Government payouts if a group fighting a legal battle over pension rights win their case.

UK News: 'Saddened' Winslet and Mendes split

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:05:14 GMT

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her director husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage.

UK News: Pakistan kidnap boy found safe

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:05:13 GMT

A British boy kidnapped while on holiday in Pakistan nearly two weeks ago has been located safe and well, the British High Commission has confirmed.

UK Sports: England fail to make breakthrough

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:45:19 GMT

Bangladesh continued to frustrate England on the final morning of the first Test, surviving a tense first hour and the arrival of the new ball without loss.

UK News: UK debt plan 'not ambitious enough'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:05:19 GMT

Government plans to deal with Britain's ballooning debt are not ambitious enough and need to be "significantly reinforced", according to a European Commission report.

UK News: Op ends Beckham's World Cup dream

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:05:17 GMT

David Beckham's chances of appearing in a record fourth World Cup are over as he starts recovering from an operation on his Achilles tendon.

UK News: Clegg in warning over spending cuts

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:05:15 GMT

Britain could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece if the next government cannot rally the public behind plans to cut the £178 billion deficit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is to warn.

UK News: Council pay-offs 'unjustified'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:22 GMT

A third of town hall chiefs walk away with a golden goodbye worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to a survey by the local government spending watchdog.

UK News: 'Lazy food' sales increase by 14%

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:22 GMT

Sales of so-called "lazy food" are increasing, with shoppers spending more on products such as pre-boiled eggs and pre-sliced fruit, figures have shown.

UK News: Minister numbers 'should be cut'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:21 GMT

The number of government ministers should be slashed by up to a third, an influential committee of MPs said.

UK News: OAP social care costs 'to double'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:21 GMT

The cost of social care for the elderly is set to double in the next 15 years just to maintain current standards, according to a report by the King's Fund.

UK News: Fuel prices 'heading for new high'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:05:17 GMT

Petrol prices will reach record levels this year, according to research by the AA.

UK News: Police probe MP's unexplained death

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:15 GMT

Police are investigating the death of Labour MP Ashok Kumar following the discovery of his body at his home.

UK News: Two charged over murder plot

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:14 GMT

Two Muslim men have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

UK Sports: Aquilani inspires Reds to win

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:45:13 GMT

Midfielder Alberto Aquilani finally found a performance to justify his £17million price tag, capping a masterful display with his first Liverpool goal in the 4-1 win over Portsmouth at Anfield.

UK News: EU calls for action on UK deficit

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:18 GMT

Britain will be told by the European Commission this week to up its game on getting the economy back in shape.

UK News: Cameron rouses party faithful

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:17 GMT

David Cameron fired up the party faithful on Monday night with his first election rally, telling supporters it was "the greatest opportunity for the Conservative party in a generation".

UK Sports: Hodgson called up as Wilkinson cover

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:45:15 GMT

Sale fly-half Charlie Hodgson has been drafted into the England squad ahead of the final RBS 6 Nations appointment against France as precautionary injury cover for Jonny Wilkinson.

UK Sports: Successful surgery for Beckham

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:45:14 GMT

David Beckham on Monday underwent a successful operation on a fully ruptured left Achilles tendon and is expected to make a full recovery.

UK Sports: Pearson rules out Curbishley

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:45:13 GMT

Hull City chairman Adam Pearson expects to name the club's new manager by Wednesday morning - but has ruled former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley out of the running.

UK News: Kate Winslet and husband separate

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:05:15 GMT

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage.

UK Sports: Monye: I'll be back for Les Bleus

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:45:15 GMT

Ugo Monye expects to be available for England's last RBS 6 Nations game against France despite still feeling the after-effects of a nasty clash of heads.