http://uk.nsbkreader.com/ http://uk.nsbkreader.com/all The main news of the U.K. in one place. Headlines updated 24 hours a day. en ventas@puntocomsa.com ventas@puntocomsa.comPRESENTER Sarah Kennedy is to leave BBC Radio 2 after more than 17 years in the early morning slot, it was announced today.

]]>AUSTRALIAN actor Paul Hogan has been cleared to return home to the US after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill.

]]>VETERAN Scottish cyclist David Millar will replace Geraint Thomas in the British team at the road cycling World Championships next month.

]]>MO FARAH has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games to take a break after his gold medal exploits at the European Championships.

]]>ANDY MURRAY'S US Open campaign is in danger of being blown off course today as the east coast of the USA braces itself for the arrival of Hurricane Earl.

]]>A music firm started by two unemployed musicians has become a global hit with thousands of artists worldwide including legends like Prince and Suzi Quatro.

]]>Spotlight on the new Handmade Market in Birmingham, which offers the city's creative talent the chance to sell their work.

]]>A music firm started by two unemployed musicians has become a global hit with thousands of artists worldwide including legends like Prince and Suzi Quatro.

]]>An experimental project using advertising billboards as blank canvases for local artists will see work visible on the streets of Birmingham beamed over to Los Angeles.

]]>The old stomping ground of Sir Robert Peel has been transformed into a luxury hotel. Richard McComb takes a look behind the leaded windows of Hampton Manor, at Hampton-in-Arden.

]]>A Birmingham automotive components supplier has seen a 22 per cent rise in turnover and an 11 per cent increase in staff – despite car sales remaining in the doldrums.

]]>The collapse of a Birmingham biotechnology company highlights the fundamental challenges facing the sector, according to experts.

]]>A DRUGS factory with £1 million worth of cocaine and mixing agents has been uncovered by Scots police.

]]>VETERAN Liberal Democrat politician Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, it has been announced.

]]>AN MI6 worker who tried to sell secrets for £2 million has been jailed for 12-month jail sentence after his "act of betrayal".

]]>SOLDIERS killed 27 suspected cartel members in a raid and gun battle near the US border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence.

]]>VANDALS caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at a cemetery, police said today.

]]>A TEENAGER was seriously hurt in an attack by a gang of youths who chased him along a footpath, police said today.

]]>FUGITIVE tycoon Asil Nadir stood in an Old Bailey dock today - 17 years after he fled Britain.

]]>A GIRL shown in a video throwing puppies into a river has been traced, police in Bosnia said today.

]]>AUSTRALIAN actor Paul Hogan has been cleared to return home to the US after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill.

]]>DAVID Cameron welcomed a new arrival to Downing Street today, posing for pictures with his 10-day-old daughter.

]]>TONY BLAIR'S first love confessed yesterday that she was "very touched" by his breathless new account of his passion for her.

]]>Worshippers believed to be trapped inside a blazing Hare Krishna temple after an explosion have all been accounted for, the fire and rescue service said.

]]>The director general of the BBC has defended the Corporation's impartiality after it was disclosed he met a senior government aide in Downing Street to discuss coverage of the Government's spending cuts.

]]>Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has led tributes to "larger-than-life" politician Sir Cyril Smith, who has died at the age of 82.

]]>There may be a case for HM Inspector of Constabulary to be called in to investigate allegations relating to phone-hacking by journalists at the News of the World, shadow home secretary Alan Johnson has said.

]]>Three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations are being questioned by police as the sport's governing body insisted corruption in the game was not widespread.

]]>Worshippers are believed to be trapped inside a blazing Hare Krishna temple after an explosion, the fire and rescue service said.

]]>A stalker has been jailed after writing a blog about raping and murdering a woman he had been harassing in real life for two years.

]]>A mother charged with murdering her two-year-old son has been remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital.

]]>Labour has called for "clarity and reassurance" from the BBC after the director general of the corporation was photographed going into a meeting in Downing Street to apparently discuss coverage of government spending cuts.

]]>An investigation has been launched after a man arrested for begging was found collapsed in a police cell and later died, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said.

]]>Veteran politician Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82.

]]>A former member of MI6 who tried to sell secrets for £2 million has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.

]]>Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is selling his constituency home and is planning to honour his pledge not to pocket any profit he makes from the sale, his spokesman has confirmed.

]]>UK Independence Party MEP Nigel Farage has confirmed he is standing for the party's leadership.

]]>A former member of MI6 who tried to sell secrets for £2 million has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.

]]>Crime could rise if hundreds of police jobs are axed because of the Government's budget cuts, a chief constable has said.

]]>Union leaders have warned that plans by a county council to axe 1,500 jobs over the next three years because of cuts in Government funds will pile "misery" into a recession-hit region.

]]>Britain's building industry is facing a bleak future after construction orders suffered a dramatic 14% fall between April and June.

]]>Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has stood in an Old Bailey dock, 17 years after he fled Britain.

]]>A mother has appeared in court charged with murdering her two-year-old son.

]]>England coach Andy Flower has ordered his players to focus on on-field matters and not become embroiled in the ongoing furore surrounding opponents Pakistan.

]]>Gerard Houllier could work alongside current Aston Villa caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald in a director-of-football-type role if he links up with the midlands club.

]]>Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption chief, has denied the spot-fixing crisis points to failures by the ICC.

]]>Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has warned winger Charles N'Zogbia he has to prove himself to his team-mates after almost leaving last week.

]]>Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Martin O'Neill as Aston Villa manager, it is understood.

]]>Liverpool striker Fernando Torres' return to full fitness is ahead of schedule but the club's medical staff do not expect him to reach his physical peak for another month.

]]>Michael Kightly insists he is "staying positive" as he bids to regain full fitness following an extended spell on the sidelines with a troublesome knee injury.

]]>The struggle to attract large attendances to Test matches in England has come under the spotlight, but this struggle is nothing new.

]]>Roger Federer enjoyed another comfortable victory to secure his place in the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Thursday.

]]>YOKO Ono paid an emotional visit to John Lennon’s childhood home and school on a whistlestop tour of Liverpool.

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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has warned winger Charles N'Zogbia he has to prove himself to his team-mates after almost leaving last week.]]>
Andrey Arshavin admits he has lost the sparkle that made Arsenal splash out £15million to sign him from Zenit St Petersburg 19 months ago.]]>
Marco Borriello came close to signing for Manchester City earlier this week, according to his agent. The AC Milan striker was loaned to the Serie A side on deadline day.]]>
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has slammed the brakes on talk of a move to Manchester City claiming the club isn't ready to challenge for major honours.]]>
Fabio Capello admits his national status has slumped from a 'god' to a 'monster' since England's World Cup flop but he has promised to fight to save his job.]]>
With another college football season upon us, ESPN SportsCenter presenter Michael Kim gives his rants, raves, questions, observations and predictions.]]>
Novak Djokovic ignored fans fighting in the crowd to reach the third round of the US Open. A scuffle broke out between spectators at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.]]>

The International Cricket Council has defended its decision to suspend the three players embroiled in the 'spot-fixing' scandal, insisting that there is no conspiracy against Pakistani cricket.]]>

Stuart Broad suffered discomfort in his groin during practice at the SWALEC Stadium on Friday and England have called up Ajmal Shahzad as pace-bowling cover for their NatWest Twenty20 squad.]]>

EXPRESS.co.uk brings you all the action from England's EURO 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.]]>

England coach Andy Flower has ordered his players to focus on on-field matters and not become embroiled in the ongoing furore surrounding opponents Pakistan.]]>

Gerard Houllier could work alongside current Aston Villa caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald in a director-of-football-type role if he links up with the midlands club.]]>

Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption chief, has denied the spot-fixing crisis points to failures by the ICC.]]>

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has warned winger Charles N'Zogbia he has to prove himself to his team-mates after almost leaving last week.]]>

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres' return to full fitness is ahead of schedule but the club's medical staff do not expect him to reach his physical peak for another month.]]>

Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Martin O'Neill as Aston Villa manager, it is understood.]]>

Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan has accused the International Cricket Council of "trying to play to the public gallery" by suspending the three players allegedly involved in a spot-fixing scam.]]>

CLIVE Owen, Ian McKellen and Mick Jagger top an impressive cast in this haunting adaptation of Martin Sherman's landmark love story with the power to move hearts and minds.]]>

CERTIFIED Copy is one of those films that grows in the memory.]]>

MORE than 10 years ago French director Francis Veber enjoyed a global hit with the slight, vaguely amusing comedy Le Dîner De Cons.]]>

EVERYTHING about SoulBoy is predictable and yet it manages to deliver a passably entertaining little slice of British entertainment.]]>

A MODERN nightmare is transformed into a frustratingly uneven drama in Cherry Tree Lane, an ambitious attempt at a British Funny Games from director Paul Andrew Williams.]]>

THOSE who live by the gun, die by the gun in 22 Bullets, an unremarkable French thriller that feels like a Seventies Charles Bronson effort.]]>

EVER since The Blair Witch Project made millions, film-makers have been trying to scare us with creepy mockumentaries.]]>

NICHOLAS Evans certainly knows his forte and once more excels at presenting the reader with a conventional protagonist, burdened with emotional turmoil and tragedy, for whom we feel sympathy.]]>

AS an alumnus of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and with an MA in librarianship it seems Andrew Taylor may have been guided by personal enthusiasms in choosing the setting for his latest historical crime novel.]]>

WE ALL know Jake LaMotta, the Italian-American middleweight whom Robert De Niro played in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. ]]> Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher believes former striker Michael Owen deserves to be treated with respect when he returns to Anfield to play in the defender's testimonial tomorrow.

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