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Newcastle fans launch takeover attempt

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:07:06 GMT

Newcastle fans formally launched a campaign today to buy the club.

'Awful' Liverpool must pull together admits Johnson

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:32 GMT

England defender Glen Johnson concedes Liverpool are in "awful" form as they confront the end of their Barclays Premier League title dreams.

Benitez calls for 'realism' at Liverpool

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:55 GMT

Rafael Benitez has for the first time played down Liverpool's title dreams and asked for "realism" as the club fight to end a run of disastrous results.

Big Think: Predicting the inventions of the future

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:20:13 GMT

What will be the game changing technological innovations of the next few years? Wired editor and 'Free' author Chris Anderson offers his predictions.

BNP leader joins soldiers' mourners

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:17:11 GMT

BNP leader Nick Griffin was present in Wootton Bassett today to see the bodies of six soldiers pass through the town after their repatriation from Afghanistan to British soil.

Teaser test

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:02:33 GMT

What were they thinking? Football fashion disasters

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:51 GMT

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung has come in for a bit of flack for the 'Wookie'-fur coat which he wore at last night's match against Liverpool.

Big Think: Richard Dawkins on morality in a world without faith

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:58:52 GMT

What would the world be like without faith? Many religious figures argue that it would become morally bankrupt. Richard Dawkins, world-famous evolutionary biologist and noted public champion of atheism, disagrees.

Properties seized from alleged IRA killer Sean Hughes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:49:08 GMT

A man accused in the House of Commons of being one of the IRA's most ruthless killers has had his properties seized for suspected money laundering.

Nokia and Samsung step up smartphone battle

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:34 GMT

The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry.

Econoblog: It's painful, but the banking sector has to slim down

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:37 GMT

Harsh as it is on the staff who are losing their jobs at Lloyds, the move is inevitable.

LinkedIn and Twitter link up

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:38 GMT

LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up. Starting immediately, users of LinkedIn and Twitter can cross-file to each other's services, by checking a box on either Twitter or LinkedIn.

Gatland rings Wales changes for Samoa clash

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:17:41 GMT

Wales' head coach Warren Gatland has made five changes from the team beaten by New Zealand for Friday night's Millennium Stadium clash against Samoa.

Davenport denies assaulting sister

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:23 GMT

West Ham defender Calum Davenport appeared in court today charged with assaulting his sister in an incident which saw him later stabbed in both legs.

Poyet named as Brighton manager

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:13:06 GMT

Brighton have confirmed former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder Gus Poyet as their new manager.

Father drops objection to switching off baby's life support

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:11:26 GMT

The father of tragic "right to life" baby RB today withdrew his opposition to a High Court plea by doctors and the little boy's mother for permission to switch off his life support.

Pushchair maker defends lack of EU recall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:39 GMT

Maclaren today defended its decision not to organise a European recall of children's pushchairs at the centre of a safety scare despite doing so in the US.

Watchdog admits error in Baby P childcare chief's case

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:17 GMT

Childcare regulator Ofsted has admitted making a "serious and deeply regrettable error" in failing to disclose potential evidence during the high-profile Sharon Shoesmith High Court case related to the death of Baby P.

Murdered teacher's father hails Japanese arrest

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:52:15 GMT

The father of a British teacher murdered in Japan welcomed the arrest of her suspected killer today, saying: "We wanted justice and we've finally got justice."

Murdered techer's father hails Japanese arrest

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:52:15 GMT

The father of a British teacher murdered in Japan welcomed the arrest of her suspected killer today, saying: "We wanted justice and we've finally got justice."

Jerome Taylor: Keith Vaz's familiar outrage cuts no ice with gamers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:46:24 GMT

For those who play computer games the furore over the latest Call of Duty title is an all too predictable and depressingly familiar controversy. At least once every year a politician – normally one who has never picked up an Xbox controller in their life – howls with outrage and righteous indignation at the latest software release to have upset the moral brigade.

15 years for drunk who strangled lover with dog lead

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:27 GMT

A drunk who strangled his girlfriend with a dog lead before putting her body in bed and going to sleep next to it was told today he must serve at least 15 years in prison.

Carter handed one-week ban

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:13:19 GMT

New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has been handed a one-week suspension for his high tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts at a disciplinary hearing in London today.

Modern Warfare2: Politicians v. Gamers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:54 GMT

Tottenham spending eclipses big four

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:22 GMT

Tottenham's latest financial results have revealed transfer spending of almost £150m in the last 16 months, surpassing the traditional Barclays Premier League top four and coming second only to Manchester City.