News Int had Watson under surveillance December 7, 2011 LINKLATERS have confirmed Tom Watson MP was put under surveillance for a week in 2009 by a private investigator working for the now defunct News of the World. A letter sent to Parliament by lawyers representing News Corp verified that Watson, who has been Labour MP for West Bromwich East since 2001, was placed under [...]
Police make new phone hacking arrest December 7, 2011 Police have made another arrest in the investigation into illegal phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s Sunday tabloid title News of the World. Metropolitan Police said they had arrested the 41-year-old man and were holding him at a south London police station on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages and perverting the course of justice. [...]
CPS mulling Terry case after police pass on files December 1, 2011 ENGLAND and Chelsea captain John Terry faces an anxious wait to discover whether he will be prosecuted over allegations of racist abuse, after police passed their file to the Crown Prosecution Service. Centre-back Terry has repeatedly and emphatically denied aiming a racial slur at QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during the Blues’ 1-0 defeat in a [...]
Captain Terry brushes off fears about state of mind November 14, 2011 ENGLAND vs SWEDEN ENGLAND’S John Terry insists he is ready to resume the captaincy tonight despite his position being under threat from investigations into claims he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. The Football Association (FA) prevented Terry from answering questions about the accusations, which he has strenuously denied, as he faced the media for [...]
Ground-to-air missiles readied for London 2012, says minister November 14, 2011 GROUND-TO-AIR missiles will be used to protect London during next summer’s Olympic Games if deemed necessary, defence secretary Philip Hammond said yesterday, amid increased concerns over security. Hammond disclosed the measures in the House of Commons, where he faced questions about the level of provisions made for London 2012 in light of suggestions that the [...]
Spurs ponder legal action over OPLC spying claims November 8, 2011 TOTTENHAM chiefs were last night considering taking legal action after they were accused of systematic and widespread spying on all 14 of the men and women who decide the fate of the Olympic Stadium. On an extraordinary day of developments in the long-running row over the fate of the new London 2012 arena, the chair [...]
Terry won’t be affected by race row, says Pallister November 8, 2011 FORMER England defender Gary Pallister believes John Terry will have no trouble asserting himself as the Three Lions skipper if he is asked to lead the side in the next few days, despite the cloud of ongoing Football Association (FA) and police investigations hanging over him. Terry is yet to learn his fate after the FA [...]
‘I’ve been physically and mentally abused many times at games in UK’ November 7, 2011 TOPICS of conversation are not hard to come by with Tony Fernandes, the gregarious Malaysian entrepreneur who recently added Premier League football club Queens Park Rangers to an empire that includes AirAsia and Formula One racing team Lotus. In a whirlwind half-hour he explains his recipe for business success, discusses QPR becoming bigger than Liverpool [...]
Death threat Anton not to blame, says Fernandes November 7, 2011 QPR owner Tony Fernandes says neither Anton Ferdinand nor the club are to blame for prompting the ongoing police and Football Association investigations into allegations Chelsea and England captain John Terry used racially abusive language towards the Rangers player. Ferdinand has received death threats since the controversy erupted last month, following QPR’s 1-0 defeat of [...]
Rodwell and Sturridge given England chance by Capello November 6, 2011 CHELSEA striker Daniel Sturridge and Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell have been handed their first senior England call-ups ahead of the upcoming friendlies against Spain and Sweden. The pair have graduated from Stuart Pearce’s Under-21 squad after enjoying impressive starts to the season for their clubs. As expected, skipper John Terry has been included despite being [...]