Archive for November, 2008

I’m a prat says rent-a-row Piers Morgan

Former Mirror editor Piers Morgan confessed in his Mail on Sunday sports column today that he was a prat, having called for Arsenal’s long-serving and highly successful manager Arsene Wenger to go after last week’s 3-0 away defeat to Manchester City.

Imagine …

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NHS gravy train drives six figure salaries

The Sunday Times has revealed that a ‘nurse consultant’ (nurses able to carry out minor operations) in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, earned over £100,000 last year thanks to overtime bonuses for helping to reduce hospital waiting lists.

And some proper consultants, one in …

Stephenson blows top cop job chances

That’s what the papers are saying anyway as politicians and others queue up to attack acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson who authorised the arrest of Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green and the heavy-handed search of his house (nine …

Sarah reveals all about Gordon Ramsay

And it’s just two other lovers according to today’s ‘world exclusive‘ in the News of the World.

One is alleged to be a writer in Denmark and other was involved in a one-night stand after a wrap party for his TV …

Will Fergie stay on for ever?

Sir Alex Ferguson told the Telegraph today that retirement was not on his mind - at all - despite many previous hints that he would go in 2001 or 2005 and when he was 70, or whenever.

But the old boy has …

So who were the Mumbai terrorists?

Nobody really knows yet but it seems as though some had links to Britain, although all that’s proved so far is that some of them were surfing websites popular among radical islamic communities in the north of England while others …

Caine reveals preferred Italian Job ending

You remember, the bit at the end where the coach carrying the loot from the robbery in Turin is dangling over the pass, when the film ends.

Speaking at an awards do in London star Michael Caine said he suggested that …

Wales keep the home flag flying - just

And a damned close run thing it was as Wales inched home 21-18 against Australia to score Europe’s solitary win against the marauding rugby giants of the southern hemisphere.

But Wales played well throughout the autumn series, having South Africa in …

Trouble at mill for Charles Dance and Isabella Calthorpe

Brideshead was never like this.

All is not going swimmingly on the set of Trinity, ITV 2’s latest home-grown drama about ancient wood-panelled Bridgeford University, a highly sensationalised version of Oxford, starring Charles Dance as the scheming don Professor Maltravers and …

Somalian pirates take another tanker

This time it’s one carrying chemicals, the Liberian-registered MV Biscaglia sailing between Yemen and Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.

Three crewmen, including two British security guards, jumped overboard and were later rescued.

This brings to 12 the number of ships held by …

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