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Gordon Brown 'went for second best to spite Tories'

Gordon Brown rejected advice from Lord Mandelson to seek one of the big economic posts in the European Commission for Britain once it was clear that Tony Blair could not succeed in becoming Europe’s first president, The Times...

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Thierry Henry bit the hand that fed his good name | David Lacey

Thierry Henry's calculated handball showed football is all about getting away with what you can when you can It is understood that the canonisation of Thierry Henry has been postponed indefinitely. During his eight years at...

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Rafael Benítez confident of top four place as Liverpool warn off interest in Fernando Torres

Rafael Benitez issues a hands-off warning as Liverpool get ready to face the new money of Manchester City on Saturday. Father figure: Liverpool manager Rafael Ben_tez feels that the club can resist any bid for the star striker,...

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Barroso still seen as 'number one' in Brussels

By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton may have won the long-running contest to determine the European Union’s first full-time president and foreign affairs chief, but the real winner may have been...

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The Fiver | The Most Important Man In The World; and Tony Hibbert

Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inbox THIERRY ENNUI The Fiver has always prided itself on its highly-evolved damage limitation skills. The excuse about having just sort of forgotten about the litre of...

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Investment trust reserves boost income

Investment trusts are proving more resilient than unit trusts in providing a high level of income, and are now attracting more investors who need higher yields. But there are other arguments for buying into income investment...

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Andy Townsend's Boot Room: Boy wonder Robin a hard act to follow

While a lot of the attention this week has been about the novel methods used to treat Robin van Persie’s ankle, the effect of his injury will really be felt when Arsenal head north for a tricky game with Sunderland on Saturday....

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It used to be who to play on the left - now it's who will be left behind

Leaving his flirtations with blondes, brunettes and billionaires to one side, the real headache for Sven Goran Eriksson during his tenure as England manager was finding someone to occupy the left flank. Fighting fit: Chelsea's...

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Brian Ashton: All Blacks show how to nurture smarter players

Some of the rugby I've seen played in the British Isles of late, including major international contests, has set me thinking anew about what I consider to be one of the burning topics in the modern game: the relationship...

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Tories accuse Brown of selling out the City in deal with France

Positioning of Sarkozy's man to run financial services is criticised by Hague By Andrew Grice, Political Editor, and Sean O'Grady, Economics Editor Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of failing to protect the British national...

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