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  • 'Hero' Henry inspires Oxlade-Chamberlain

    BBC Sport Player | Football
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:35 am
    Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain talks of the "massive boost" the return of his "hero" Thierry Henry has had at Arsenal, with the 18-year-old vowing to learn all he can from the Frenchman's vast experience.

  • Sportsday Live - Friday, 27 January

    BBC Sport | Latest Published Stories | UK Edition
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Sportsday Live featuring the latest from Andy Murray's semi-final at the Australian Open, the second Test between England and Pakistan, golf from Abu Dhabi and transfer news ahead of deadline day.

  • US fears for 'Bin Laden' informer

    BBC News - Home
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:27 am
    The US defence secretary says he concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

  • VIDEO: UN discusses Syria resolution

    BBC News - News front page
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:02 am
    The United Nations has met in New York to consider a new draft resolution to stop the violence in Syria

  • VIDEO: New Libya torture claims emerge

    BBC News - World
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails.
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    BBC News - Home

  • US fears for 'Bin Laden' informer

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:27 am
    The US defence secretary says he concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

  • IMF issues austerity cuts warning

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:25 am
    Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.

  • Decapitation case pair in court

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:23 am
    Two brothers appear in court charged with the murder of a man who was found decapitated and burnt.

  • Deadly attack mars India election

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:20 am
    Suspected rebels in India's north-east state of Manipur kill at least four people at a polling station during a local election, police say.

  • Live - Saturday football

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    QPR welcome Chelsea to Loftus Road and Liverpool host rivals Manchester United in a mouth-watering start to the day's FA Cup fourth-round action.
 
 
 
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    BBC News - Asia

  • US fears for 'Bin Laden' informer

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:27 am
    The US defence secretary says he concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

  • Deadly attack mars India election

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:20 am
    Suspected rebels in India's north-east state of Manipur kill at least four people at a polling station during a local election, police say.

  • Azarenka stuns Sharapova in final

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:09 am
    Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.

  • Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:11 am
    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to meet PM David Cameron following France's decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

  • Aussies complete India whitewash

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:57 am
    Australia wrap up a 4-0 series whitewash over India, who suffer their eighth consecutive defeat, with a 298-run win in the final Test in Adelaide.
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    BBC News - Europe

  • Azarenka stuns Sharapova in final

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:09 am
    Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.

  • Escaping the Gestapo

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:14 pm
    Betrayal and escape in the French resistance

  • 'Far-right' Vienna ball condemned

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:26 pm
    Protesters in Austria marking Holocaust Remembrance Day condemn organisers of a ball, which was expected to be attended by far-right leaders.

  • Fitch downgrades Italy and Spain

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:28 pm
    Five eurozone economies, including Italy and Spain, are downgraded by rating agency Fitch, citing financial weakness during the debt crisis.

  • Greece debt talks 'close to deal'

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Greece could reach a deal with its creditors over the weekend, according to the EU's Economic Commissioner, Olli Rehn.
 
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    BBC News - Asia

  • US fears for 'Bin Laden' informer

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:27 am
    The US defence secretary says he concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

  • Deadly attack mars India election

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:20 am
    Suspected rebels in India's north-east state of Manipur kill at least four people at a polling station during a local election, police say.

  • Azarenka stuns Sharapova in final

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:09 am
    Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.

  • Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:11 am
    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to meet PM David Cameron following France's decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

  • Aussies complete India whitewash

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:57 am
    Australia wrap up a 4-0 series whitewash over India, who suffer their eighth consecutive defeat, with a 298-run win in the final Test in Adelaide.
 
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    BBC News - Business

  • IMF issues austerity cuts warning

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:25 am
    Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.

  • VIDEO: Struggle for opportunities in Egypt

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:48 am
    Key to Egypt's economic success is getting its millions of young people into jobs.

  • AUDIO: 'Cautious optimism' in Davos

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:27 am
    The prevailing mood at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week has been one of measured optimism, but there are still questions over whether EU leaders will agree the terms of a new fiscal pact and bail-out fund when they meet in Brussels on Monday.

  • Bank scraps charity credit cards

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pm
    Halifax and Bank of Scotland charity credit cards which have helped to raise millions of pounds will be withdrawn, Lloyds Banking Group announces

  • Fines threat for credit messages

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pm
    Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation.
 
 
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    BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

  • VIDEO: Denise wins CBB and more news

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:12 pm
    Denis Welch wins Celebrity Big Brother, Caroline Flack and Harry Styles split, plus the rest of the day's top entertainment stories.

  • Demi Moore 911 call tape released

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:54 pm
    Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday.

  • Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:16 am
    Europe's largest bell will ring to start a £27m Olympic opening ceremony inspired by Shakespeare and featuring NHS nurses and 900 local pupils.

  • VIDEO: New jazz sound for Curtis Stigers

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am
    The singer Curtis Stigers has unveiled a new jazz sound for his latest album, which he describes as his most personal and autobiographical to date.

  • Winslet to receive Cesar honour

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:41 am
    British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary Cesar Award and drama Poliss is nominated for 13 prizes at France's equivalent of the Oscars.
 
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    BBC News - Have Your Say

  • Twitter 'can censor by country'

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:44 am
    Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, as it continues to expand internationally. What do you think of this development?

  • Spain unemployment: Your stories

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:13 am
    BBC News website readers in Spain share their experiences of being unemployed and the fear of losing their livelihoods in the current economic climate.

  • Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:25 am
    Nigeria's Civil Rights Congress Shehu Sani, a proponent of negotiations with Boko Haram, gives the BBC his reaction to the president's appeal for dialogue and its chances of success.

  • Composer Clare Fischer dies at 83

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:11 am
    US jazz composer, arranger and pianist Clare Fischer has died, aged 83. Send us your memories.

  • Senate condemns UK over Falklands

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:11 pm
    Argentine President Cristina Fernandez condemns UK Prime Minister David Cameron for accusing her government of "colonialism" in the Falklands.
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    BBC Sport | Latest Published Stories | UK Edition

  • Live - Saturday football

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    QPR welcome Chelsea to Loftus Road and Liverpool host rivals Manchester United in a mouth-watering start to the day's FA Cup fourth-round action.

  • Sharapova v Azarenka as it happened

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:57 am
    Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 to win her maiden Australian Open and become world number one.

  • Saturday's gossip column

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:49 pm
    Manchester United want Michael Ballack, QPR chase Djibril Cisse, Arsenal interested in Clint Dempsey, plus more

  • FA Cup as it happened

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:26 pm
    A below-par Tottenham edge past Watford and Everton come from a goal down to beat Fulham in Friday's FA Cup fourth-round matches.

  • Sportsday Live - Friday, 27 January

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Sportsday Live featuring the latest from Andy Murray's semi-final at the Australian Open, the second Test between England and Pakistan, golf from Abu Dhabi and transfer news ahead of deadline day.
 
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    BBC Sport | Football | UK Edition

  • Live - Saturday football

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    QPR welcome Chelsea to Loftus Road and Liverpool host rivals Manchester United in a mouth-watering start to the day's FA Cup fourth-round action.

  • Managers call for calm at Anfield

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:49 am
    The managers of Liverpool and Manchester United urge players and fans to act responsibly during Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie.

  • Ferguson backs Welbeck for Euros

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:03 am
    Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck will be in England's squad for the Euro 2012 Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

  • 'Bullet' sent to QPR in the post

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:48 am
    Police are investigating after a "malicious communication" - reportedly containing a bullet - was sent to QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

  • Everton 2-1 Fulham

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:40 pm
    Marouane Fellaini scores a second-half header as Everton come from behind to beat Fulham and earn their spot in the fifth round.
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    BBC Sport Player | Football

  • Appeals are futile - Platt

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:09 am
    Manchester City coach David Platt suggests City will not contest the FA's decision to charge Mario Balotelli with violent conduct as past appeals have proved "futile".

  • 'Hero' Henry inspires Oxlade-Chamberlain

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:35 am
    Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain talks of the "massive boost" the return of his "hero" Thierry Henry has had at Arsenal, with the 18-year-old vowing to learn all he can from the Frenchman's vast experience.

  • Wenger frustrated by first-half performance

    22 Jan 2012 | 1:03 pm
    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is disappointed with the way his side played during the first 45 minutes against Manchester United, but was happier with their efforts in the second half despite falling toa 2-1 defeat at the Emirates.

  • Ferguson pleased with defensive display

    22 Jan 2012 | 1:03 pm
    Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he is happy to just "keep on the coattails" of local rivals Manchester City after a 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates keeps them three points behind the Premier League leaders.

  • Balotelli should have been sent off - Redknapp

    22 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am
    Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says Mario Balotelli should not have been on the pitch to win and convert Manchester City's injury-time winner from the penalty spot after the Italian appeared to stamp on Scott Parker.
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    BBC Sport | Cricket | UK Edition

  • Broad spurred on by taxi driver

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:37 am
    Stuart Broad is confident England can prove his taxi driver wrong by wrapping up a series-levelling victory over Pakistan in the second Test.

  • Aussies complete India whitewash

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:24 am
    Australia wrap up a 4-0 series whitewash over India, who suffer their eighth consecutive defeat, with a 298-run win in the final Test in Adelaide.

  • Panesar haul puts England on top

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 am
    Monty Panesar claims three wickets as England take a firm grip on the second Test against Pakistan on day three in Abu Dhabi.

  • Live - Pakistan v England

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:28 pm
    Collapsing England lose their fifth wicket, chasing 145 to win the second Test against Pakistan on the fourth day in Abu Dhabi.

  • Jonathan Agnew column

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:27 pm
    "People can see how hard Panesar is busting a gut for the cause and that he is desperate to succeed"
 
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    BBC Sport Player | Cricket

  • Pakistan must be positive - Cheema

    16 Jan 2012 | 9:44 am
    Pakistan team manager Col Naveed Akram Cheema calls on his side to "play positive cricket" and uphold the spirit of the team with a "gentleman's approach" to the game ahead of the first Test against England in Dubai.

  • Anderson hopes for swift Broad recovery

    15 Jan 2012 | 5:54 am
    England's James Anderson says he does not expect team-mate Stuart Broad's foot injury to be too serious, after Broad was hit on the foot by the ball while batting in a net session ahead of the first Test against Pakistan.

  • Swann backs spin twin Panesar

    14 Jan 2012 | 7:53 am
    England's Graeme Swann describes fellow off-spinner Monty Panesar as a "great bowler" as the Sussex left-armer put himself in contention for the First Test with eight wickets in the warm-up win over Pakistan Cricket Board XI.

  • The secrets behind cricket's Dubai academy

    13 Jan 2012 | 10:19 am
    BBC Sport's Joe Wilson delves into the workings of the ICC academy in Dubai, where England and Pakistan have been practising ahead of their Test series.

  • Centurion Cook leads the way

    12 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    Alastair Cook scores a century but the middle order miss out again on the opening day of England’s final warm-up match against a PCB XI in Dubai.
 
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    BBC Sport Player | Rugby League

  • Northampton has potential - RFL chief

    10 Jan 2012 | 3:41 am
    Rugby Football League chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer says the RFL chose Northampton as the new team to enter the semi-professional Championship One competition from 2013 because the area "offers a lot".

  • World Cup 2013 to be shared - Nigel Wood

    28 Nov 2011 | 10:03 am
    Rugby World Cup tournament director Nigel Wood reveals that the 2013 competition will be held jointly in England, Wales, France and Ireland. He says that the sport is "particularly strong" in France and describes the enthusiasm for the game in Ireland as "overwhelming".

  • England and Australia gearing up for final

    23 Nov 2011 | 9:49 am
    Australia head coach Tim Sheens says he has "high respect" for England who he says "really tested us" earlier in the tournament, whilst Steve McNamara says "there is work to be done" if the host nation is to emerge victorious at Elland Road.

  • England's best Four Nations tries

    21 Nov 2011 | 8:35 am
    Watch a selection of England's best tries in this year's Four Nations as they prepare to face Australia in Saturday's final. (UK only)

  • Legend Lockyer bows out with try and conversion howler

    20 Nov 2011 | 1:30 pm
    Australia rugby league captain Darren Lockyer ends his career in style, scoring the final try in his side's comfortable 30-8 win against England in the Four Nations final at Elland Road - before slicing the straight-forward conversion attempt well wide of the posts.
 
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    BBC Sport Player | Motorsport

  • Fans turn out for Red Bull parade

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    Formula 1 world champions Red Bull Racing parade their cars through the streets of Milton Keynes, close to where their factory is based.

  • Pirelli say 2012 tyres to be different

    25 Jan 2012 | 7:22 am
    Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembury reveals the Formula 1 tyre supplier has "changed the profile and structure" of their new tyres for 2012, in order to "reduce blistering" and "put more rubber on the ground".

  • Domenicali targets competitive start

    11 Jan 2012 | 5:57 pm
    Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali hopes the addition of new staff at Maranello will help the team start off the 2012 season competitively.

  • Hayden and Rossi seek happier 2012

    11 Jan 2012 | 5:56 am
    Ducati rider Nicky Hayden talks about his recovery from a broken wrist, revealing he hopes to be fit to take part in the pre-season test in Malaysia at the end of January.

  • Kasabian play out 2011 F1 season

    4 Jan 2012 | 5:17 am
    Kasabian provide the soundtrack for the close of BBC Sport's coverage of the 2011 Formula One season (UK users only).
 
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    BBC Sport Player | Boxing

  • Haye waiting for Klitschko call

    16 Jan 2012 | 11:59 am
    Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is keeping in shape and ready for a possible comeback against WBC title holder Vitali Klitschko in 2012.

  • Khan surprised by birthday cake

    9 Dec 2011 | 10:23 am
    IBF and WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is surprised the cake presented to him on his 25th birthday by fight promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his trainer Freddie Roach.

  • Haye confirms Kiltschko fight talks

    29 Nov 2011 | 12:01 pm
    Retired heavyweight boxer David Haye tells Hardtalk he'll lower his wage demands to fight one of the Klitschko brothers in the new year and that talks are "going on".December 6.

  • Pacquiao defends controversial win

    13 Nov 2011 | 9:52 am
    World champion Manny Pacquiao defends the decision that saw him retain his WBO welterweight title with a majority points win over Juan Manuel Marquez in their WBO welterweight fight.

  • Selby and Yafai's GB 'box-off''

    11 Nov 2011 | 4:46 am
    British boxers Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai speak to BBC Sport ahead of their best-of-three 'box-off' to decide who will claim the flyweight place at the 2012 Olympics.
 
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    BBC Sport Player | Snooker

  • Robertson reflects on 'special' title

    22 Jan 2012 | 5:47 pm
    Neil Robertson talsk to BBC Sport's Hazel Irvine after beating Shaun Murphy in the final of the Masters 10-6 to keep up his incredible record never having lost in all seven of the ranking finals he has appeared in.

  • Robertson holds nerve to win Masters

    22 Jan 2012 | 5:39 pm
    Watch the closing moments of the final frame as Australia's Neil Robertson keeps his cool to beat England's Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the Masters final at Alexandra Palace. (UK users only)

  • The highs and lows of O'Sullivan's career

    22 Jan 2012 | 4:17 pm
    With Ronnie O'Sullivan on the verge of dropping out the top 16 players in the world BBC Sport looks back at the career of one of the best and most controversial players the world of snooker has ever seen. (UK users only)

  • O'Sullivan hits 125 break to defeat Ding

    15 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    Ronnie O'Sullivan makes a break of 125 to seal victory over Ding Junhui in the first round of the Masters at Alexandra Palace in London. (UK users only)

  • Trump delighted with 'brilliant achievement'

    12 Dec 2011 | 4:29 am
    Judd Trump admits Mark Allen pushed him all the way after a tense evening session at the Barbican Centre in York eventually saw Trump clinch his first UK Championship title 10-8. (UK users only)
 
 
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    BBC Sport Player | Other Sport

  • Cuche claims record fifth Kitzbuehel win

    22 Jan 2012 | 3:15 pm
    Veteran Swiss skier Didier Cuche secures a record fifth downhill win at Kitzbuehel's infamous Hahnenkamm course, setting a time of one minute 13.28 seconds in heavy snowfall. (UK users only)

  • GB bobsleigh duo win silver at Youth Olympics

    22 Jan 2012 | 2:21 pm
    Watch highlights as Great Britain duo Mica McNeil and Jazmin Sawyers claim silver in the two-woman bobsleigh, clawing their way back from fourth after the first run.

  • Hirscher seals hat-trick with Adelboden win

    15 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    Marcel Hirscher wins the World Cup slalom event in Adelboden, Switzerland, sealing a fantastic start to 2012 for the Austrian. (UK users only)

  • Hankey fights back to beat Waites

    11 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    Watch the final leg as "The Count" Ted Hankey claws his way back from a set down to beat Scott Waites 4-3 to make it through to the quarter-finals of the BDO World Championships at Frimley Green. (UK users only)

  • Adams marches into BDO quarter-finals

    11 Jan 2012 | 5:01 am
    Martin Adams shows no mercy as he continues his march towards a third successive BDO World Championship title at Frimley Green with a dominant 4-0 victory over Gary Stone. (UK users only)
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    BBC Sport Player | Match of the Day

  • Football Forum - MOTD 3

    16 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    Blackburn striker Jason Roberts joins Lee Dixon and Jake Humphrey to discuss all the action from the Premier League at the weekend, including referees under pressure about the rules over two-footed tackles.

  • Rodgers proud of 'incredible' Swansea

    15 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pm
    Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers says his side's performance in their 3-2 win over Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium was "incredible". Rodgers insists his players deserve "all the credit" for the win, and he and his team are proud of the way they play football.

  • Arsenal defending unbelievable - Wenger

    15 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pm
    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side's defending during their 3-2 defeat at Swansea is "difficult to explain" for a team of their experience.

  • Hughes pleased with QPR attitude

    15 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am
    New QPR boss Mark Hughes is pleased with his players' "attitude and application" despite losing his first game in charge 1-0 at Newcastle.

  • Pardew happy with 'disciplined' Newcastle

    15 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am
    Newcastle boss Alan Pardew says his side's 1-0 win at home against QPR might not have been thrilling for the club's fans, but was the sort of result he loves as a manager.
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    BBC Sport Player | Football Focus

  • The Big Interview - Nani on diving and Scholes

    21 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm
    Manchester United forward Nani chats to Football Focus about his views on diving, why the return of Paul Scholes is "like having a teacher on the pitch", and the rumour that he has a statue of himself in his home.

  • Football Forum - MOTD 3

    16 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    Blackburn striker Jason Roberts joins Lee Dixon and Jake Humphrey to discuss all the action from the Premier League at the weekend, including referees under pressure about the rules over two-footed tackles.

  • The Big Interview - Ruud van Nistelrooy

    2 Jan 2012 | 9:20 am
    This week's big interview is with former Manchester United and current Malaga striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

  • Focus on Ferguson's three-year pledge

    31 Dec 2011 | 9:26 am
    The Football Focus team discuss Sir Alex Ferguson's statement on his 70th birthday that he can lead Manchester United for "another three years".

  • Friday Focus with Guy Mowbray

    30 Dec 2011 | 12:54 pm
    Dan Walker previews this week's Football Focus, the final one of 2011, with commentator Guy Mowbray.
 
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    BBC NEWS | Magazine Monitor

  • 10 things we didn't know last week

    Magazine Monitor
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am
    Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience. 1. The English eat more haggis than the Scots. More details (Daily Telegraph) 2. The Dead Sea is only two-thirds the size it was in the 1930s. More details 3. Mice sing. More details (Press Association) 4. Of 163,000 space rocks owned by Nasa, 517 are missing. More details (New York Times) 5. The world's most competitive espresso market is the UK. More details (The Independent) 6. Dinosaurs were good mothers. More details (Daily Telegraph) 7. Welsh doctors once used the skin of puppies as a dermatological…

  • Your Letters

    Magazine Monitor
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    At least the men can complain in inches. Over the past decade, my girth has increased (slightly) whereas my clothing size has fallen from 10 to eight to six. This can change within minutes on the same day between one shop and the next (Wallis lower, New Look higher and et al). Whatever happened to the pan-European EN-13402 standard? R.G, Watford, Herts Well Paper Monitor(s). As HM doesn't know who you (they) are, getting a gong is going to be a little difficult isn't it? Aqua Suliser, Bath So, Michael Winner now has on his notepaper "Michael Winner MA (Cantab), OBE (offered but rejected)."…

  • Caption Competition

    Magazine Monitor
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    Winning entries in the Caption Competition. The competition is now closed. Full rules can be seen here [PDF]. This week it was a display by the Indian Border Security Force "Daredevils" during a parade. Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following: 6. Candace9839 wrote: The captain has always been a big fan of Bob Fosse, actually. 5. Fern Coolbra wrote: I told you we were overstaffed. 4. Catherine O wrote: We aim to bemuse potential invaders until they've completely forgotten what they were here for. 3. MagnumCarter wrote: Glee does a Steppenwolf episode.

  • Paper Monitor

    Magazine Monitor
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:29 am
    A service highlighting the riches of the daily press. Twice a year, Paper Monitor waits by patiently by the letterbox. And yet each time this column's services to highlighting the riches of the daily press go inexplicably unrewarded by the British honours system. And yet clearly not everyone is so desperate for recognition. A freedom of information request has revealed the names of luminaries who have turned down gongs. One person who has famously done so is Michael Winner, and he is commissioned by the Daily Mail to outline his reasoning. The result is quite comfortably the most gloriously…

  • Your Letters

    Magazine Monitor
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    What on earth is a Windows haircut? Did the barber sell Mr Gates something rather newer and flashier than he wanted, and that he can't get a standard comb-through? Did it come bundled with the latest leg waxes and hair extensions that he'll never use? Has "I love XP" been shaved into the back where he can't see it? Or does it just look hacked? Diane, Sutton In addition to the "10 things we didn't know..." feature, could I suggest a, "10 things we'd like to know but weren't included in the story" feature? I'd start off by asking how many of the 4,000 pieces of George IV's Grand Service have…
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