British sport has got a gambling problem. Full stretch: Racing is fighting hugely diverse and sophisticated forms of corruption Photo: The Telegraph Sport has benefited from the development, not least courtesy of a flood of...
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Sean O’Neill, Crime Editor Thousands of crimes are being dealt with by way of written apologies, handshakes and bunches of flowers, rather than convictions or cautions, as part of a revolution in local policing. The officer...
Primary schools that perform well add almost £20,000 to the value of homes in their catchment areas, according to new research. Nationwide Building Society has released figures showing that schools where every 11-year-old...
Ten minutes before Sunday service began at Christ Church, the Rev Wendy Sanders was in a fluorescent jacket. About half her congregation was working outside, bringing coffee and bacon sandwiches to the emergency services. The...
The outlook remains grim: storms well into next month with only the briefest spells of respite. The North Atlantic is in upheaval with almost the entire ocean from Newfoundland to Norway a battlefield of deep depressions...