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Jailed football fan Michael Shields has lost the latest round in a long battle to be pardoned over his attempted murder conviction. Football fan Shields was jailed for 15 years in Bulgaria in 2005 after a barman was beaten up. High Court judges ruled Home Secretary Jack Straw had the power to grant Shields a pardon in December. But Mr Straw has now said he is unable to conclude the 22-year-old was "morally and technically innocent". The football fan is currently serving his sentence at Thorn Cross Young Offenders... [read full story]
Former match referee Procter is concerned by big salaries abroad More top South African cricketers must stay in the country, according to national selector Mike Procter. However, he admitted good players could earn far more...
Items belonging to King of Pop fetch prices far in excess of those predicted at New York auction The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has turned out to be an auctioneers' dream celebrity as prices for Jackson memorabilia outstrip...
WELLING UNITED v TONBRIDGE ANGELS FA Carlsberg Trophy Third Qualifying Round Sunday 22nd November 2009 Stephen McCartney report from Park View Road Full report and reaction to follow later. Cup-tied Welling United...
It is thought that some calves could have been the source of the infection A petting farm in North Yorkshire that closed when cases of E. coli were confirmed in visitors, has reopened. Part of the Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm...
