A header from Brett Emerton went wide, a shot from Morten Gamst Pedersen was skied before the Norwegian shuddered the crossbar with a left-footed free-kick.But they kept pushing and hope came when Knight inadvertently headed Paul Dickov’s cross into his own net. Dickov was now buzzing, curling another shot narrowly wide and forcing Crossley to [...]

Looking around, seeing small groups of people with their arms around each other, bouncing up and down, you feel this is one of those songs that will put smiles on people’s faces forever.Before the main event, the leonine professional shouter Justin Lee Collins (his CV says “comedian”) excitedly promises a “very special guest”. “Gotta Reason”, [...]

I would love to have stood up in court and said, “Actually, that is not true.”You say that if you had been called as a witness by either prosecution or defence you would have been happy to have come forward. Which I thought was a little unfair, given that he’s now been proven to be [...]

But the experiment took its toll on her health.”My skin became extremely dry I lost my jaw line It became saggy and very unattractive. I developed chipmunk cheeks, which is just horrible, and put on 8lbs in weight – I was drinking the equivalent of about 2,000 calories a night.”I was warned that if I [...]

It will provide hope – and maybe a small income – in a part of the world where both are in short supply. The greening of rooftops in the filth and decay of this Arab mega city is a story being repeated again and again throughout the Arab world.
It is a powerful metaphor for the [...]

Hopes of a bumper end to the year for retailers faded yesterday after figures showed the post-Christmas sales frenzy had waned. A “marked” drop in the number of shoppers at the end of last week fuelled fears that any respite from tough trading was temporary, prompting traders to dump retail stocks. Shares in Tesco, Marks [...]

Had they heard it, it might also just have sparked a moment of reflection in two of the leading knights of English football: Sir Bobby Robson and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Vermeil said: “Well, I’ve got 11 grandchildren so I guess I still have quite bit of coaching to do.” A little late, some might have thought, [...]

German rescue workers trying to reach four people still missing after the collapse of an ice rink had to halt their efforts yesterday while heavy machinery was used to clear away rubble and make the structure safe. City officials said they had measured the snow on the roof and it was still well within the [...]

For that they had to thank Martin Corry, George Chuter, Ben Kay and Shane Jennings, none of whom took a backward step. They could also call upon the right boot of Andy Goode who contributed five penalties – one a monster from 60 metres – and two conversions.Saracens augmented Ben Johnston’s early try with two [...]

Layer upon layer of habits form and lock your behaviour in place They all nestle and support each other. One habit leads inexorably to the next, which triggers the next, and the next. Psychologists call these interlinked behaviours “habit chains”, and these become entangled into a web of habits, known as a “habit web”. In [...]