He was dubbed: "Tony Blair's favourite general."He's credited with persuading Blair to send troops into Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan and per...
Posted by Jon Craig on 10 March 2010 | 10:23 pm
Following the announcement of the Budget for 24th March, betting firms are closing their books on when the General Election will be.6th May, co-incidi...
Posted by Adam Boulton on 10 March 2010 | 6:07 pm
We all know that politics is a game of two halves: Tories build a big lead in the first half; Labour press for an equalister in the second.But it...
Posted by Jon Craig on 10 March 2010 | 5:25 pm
Watching a firecracker of a PMQs from high up in the Press Gallery, my first thought was: If the TV debates in the general election are as electrifyin...
Posted by Jon Craig on 10 March 2010 | 4:30 pm
Joey Jones replays clips of a Prime Minister Questions which included both violent exchanges and hushed tones.
Posted by Joey Jones on 10 March 2010 | 3:07 pm
How many times has Gordon Brown rebuked David Cameron for questioning him about personality and not policy at PMQs?And yet today the Prime Minister pu...
Posted by Joey Jones on 10 March 2010 | 10:53 am
Since the somewhat quixotic decision of the pro-European MP Quentin Davies to cross the floor to Labour because of his personal admiration for Gordon...
Posted by Adam Boulton on 9 March 2010 | 4:30 pm
Harriet Harman has been on TV playing the populist card against the rules for the Leaders' Debates."Why do we have to control the British audience?" s...
Posted by Adam Boulton on 8 March 2010 | 2:39 pm
Last weekend's opinion polls don't make things look any worse for the Conservatives. But nor do they dispel the impression that the Conservatives are...
Posted by Adam Boulton on 8 March 2010 | 2:28 pm
Is the F word poisoning young minds and mouths? Nadine Dorries, Tory MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, seems to think so. This morning, as I si...
Posted by Sara Mojtehedzadeh on 8 March 2010 | 1:56 pm
After I reported a number of potholes in Taverham and Thorpe Marriott in recent weeks, Norfolk County Council finally came along to fill in some of th...
Posted by on 9 March 2010 | 8:55 pm
For almost as long as I have been involved in Norfolk politics, Tesco have been trying to bully, buy, threaten and harrass their way in to the town of...
Posted by on 5 March 2010 | 9:59 pm
I got to hear PMQs on the radio yesterday as I was travelling to go on a PE course at lunchtime. What struck me was how much the listener missed becau...
Posted by on 4 March 2010 | 7:16 am
It is good news for the electors and for democracy that Prime Ministerial debates have been agreed between the Lib Dems, Labour and the Conservatives...
Posted by on 2 March 2010 | 10:14 pm
When I am dealing with a disagreement between children, when it is clear they are both in the wrong and both behaving in a way that is not acceptable,...
Posted by on 1 March 2010 | 5:28 pm
There has been much discussion locally about the Eco Town project supported by the Labour government government and local Tory councils in Norfolk, in...
Posted by on 28 February 2010 | 6:51 pm
Norfolk Tories want to turn off most street lights at night, in a move which has angered lots of people across Norfolk. Yet whilst door knocking today...
Posted by on 27 February 2010 | 5:39 pm
When canvassing today in Taverham, I was surprised to hear from local residents that they had been canvassed by the Conservatives who were claiming to...
Posted by on 27 February 2010 | 4:18 pm
At last night's meeting at Broadland District Council to vote on the new development plan for Broadland, the council's attitude towards the NDR and th...
Posted by on 26 February 2010 | 8:35 pm
I shall be attending my second Broadland Council meeting in two weeks tonight as an ordinary member of the public (which is ironically the same number...
Posted by on 25 February 2010 | 4:58 pm
Is it any wonder that people so distrust central government and the whole circus of Westminster politics when decisions that seem obvious to everyone...
Posted by on 22 February 2010 | 5:20 pm
When out delivering leaflet yesterday I was starting to feel a combination of the cold, fatigue (I am approaching the age of 40) and a lack of sugar,...
Posted by on 20 February 2010 | 8:41 pm
As a friend of mine texted me this evening "Why can't Archant (publishers of the EDP) get your name right ?"Yes, it might seem odd to some p...
Posted by on 19 February 2010 | 9:32 pm
Some people may have picked up on this already, but I am the official Liberal Democrat candidate in the Taverham North Ward by-election to be held on...
Posted by on 19 February 2010 | 12:00 pm
I went to get some petrol today in Taverham, and as I was sorting out my PIN number when paying, the chap behind the counter said "You still teaching...
Posted by on 17 February 2010 | 9:47 pm
Given that Norfolk County Council are threatening to stop gritting roads where I live in Thorpe Marriott (Taverham), you would imagine that they would...
Posted by on 16 February 2010 | 7:29 pm
You can't help but marvel at the irony and hypocrisy of the BNP throwing a journalist out of their recent meeting because, they claim, he told lies ab...
Posted by on 15 February 2010 | 8:38 pm
I can see why Labour's spin doctors encouraged Gordon Brown to be interviewed by his friend Piers Morgan after watching the interview this evening. I...
Posted by on 14 February 2010 | 11:46 pm
I've just seen the weather forecast live on BBC1. They make absolutely no mention of snow over Norfolk this morning. In fact, they state we will have...
Posted by on 14 February 2010 | 4:38 pm
Less than a year ago a mini roundabout was completely resurfaced near where I live. This was several days work, caused a lot of disruption, but was ac...
Posted by on 14 February 2010 | 4:38 pm
Lets manke one thing clear, I am not a great fan of the EU, the way it works, its institutions, its parliament or most of its policies. Like communism...
Posted by on 11 February 2010 | 11:01 pm
According to BBC Look East this evening, Conservative run Norfolk County Council are giving serious consideration to stopping the gritting of all side...
Posted by on 11 February 2010 | 9:09 pm
After a leak last week giving away the government's position on the proposals for unitary councils in Norfolk, the government today officially an...
Posted by on 10 February 2010 | 10:11 pm
A few months ago it was widely reported that Tory run Suffolk County Council was offering a salary greater than that earned by the Prime Minsiter in o...
Posted by on 9 February 2010 | 9:25 pm
The Labour Party has had an enforcement notice served on it after using obtrusive autodialer phone systems to make unsolicited calls to voters using a...
Posted by on 9 February 2010 | 8:22 pm
From European Champions to relegation fodder in seven years ?It could happen to Liverpool.After a ninth league defeat this season - at Wigan - a might...
Posted by Nick Powell on 9 March 2010 | 5:18 pm
Here it is:My England squad for the World Cup provided everyone stays fit AND a certain few here play regularly(and find some form) by the end of May.
Posted by Chris Skudder on 4 March 2010 | 10:29 pm
How many captains does it take to get through a month ?For England, slightly embarrassingly, the answer is five.February 5 dawned with John Terry stil...
Posted by Nick Powell on 4 March 2010 | 5:19 pm
Boo John Terry at Wembley ?What on earth for ?Why would an England fan pay good money to see the national team's last match before Fabio Capello names...
Posted by Nick Powell on 2 March 2010 | 5:29 pm
It's not so much a super-modern airport, more a space station.But I've come to McLaren's all-glass-and-steel headquarters in Surrey to interview not C...
Posted by Nick Powell on 1 March 2010 | 2:52 pm
Weak, pathetic, wimpish. Just some of the condemnations hurled in Wayne Bridge's direction by several of my esteemed colleagues in the sporting media...
Posted by Nick Powell on 25 February 2010 | 3:46 pm
You won't be surprised to know the Germans got there first - the pick of the World Cup training camps (near Pretoria),...
Posted by Chris Skudder on 24 February 2010 | 2:31 pm
So Steve Harmison reckons Andrew Strauss is letting the side down by not touring Bangladesh.Oh, you mean Steve Harmison, the man who quit one day cric...
Posted by Charlie Thomas on 8 February 2010 | 7:01 pm
The scenes at Wembley on Friday were quite extraordinary as the media pack awaited news on John Terry's fate over the England captaincy.Six satellite...
Posted by Richard Conway on 5 February 2010 | 11:42 pm
Football managers are - almost without exception - appalled by the notion of the January transfer window.They dislike the speculation and the distract...
Posted by Simon Ellis-Jones on 1 February 2010 | 2:46 pm
The place to talk about games and just about anything else too...Thursday's edition of ChatterboxGamesGreg Howsonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News &...
Posted by Greg Howson on 11 March 2010 | 8:25 am
From Alejandro Jodorowsky at the Plymouth Arts Centre to educational games at the Science Museum, to the National Media Museum's new Game Lounge, a fe...
Posted by Keith Stuart on 10 March 2010 | 3:53 pm
A short, sharp reminder of what Chatterbox pundits were saying a week or so ago...How's that for a delay?! Best of Chatterbox has really surpassed its...
Posted by Keith Stuart on 10 March 2010 | 10:25 am
The place to talk about games and just about anything else too...Wednesday's edition of ChatterboxGamesGreg Howsonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News...
Posted by Greg Howson on 10 March 2010 | 8:30 am
Did you go?Only the biggest gaming brands get their own retail launch event and Final Fantasy 13 was one of them. The UK launch event was held in Lond...
Posted by Greg Howson on 10 March 2010 | 7:27 am
Final Fantasy XIII is released today. But how well do you know the rest of the series?Jack Arnott...
Posted by Jack Arnott on 9 March 2010 | 2:49 pm
The veteran UK publisher reveals a brand new hyper-kinetic first-person shooter.It's called Bodycount and it's from the co-designer of frenzied PS2 cl...
Posted by Keith Stuart on 9 March 2010 | 12:15 pm
All the most intriguing iPhone titles from this year's Independent Games Festival...Every year the wonderful Independent Games Festival takes place al...
Posted by Keith Stuart on 9 March 2010 | 10:57 am
Nintendo DS; £29.99; cert 7+; SegaNostalgia and games are rarely a good mix. Booting up childhood favourites like Manic Miner or some other similarly...
Posted by Greg Howson on 9 March 2010 | 8:50 am
The place to talk about games and just about anything else too...Tuesday's edition of ChatterboxGamesGreg Howsonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News &...
Posted by Greg Howson on 9 March 2010 | 8:25 am
Jesse Divnich of EEDAR recons this is just the beginning of a new industry power struggle...Last week began with two staff members allegedly being esc...
Posted by Keith Stuart on 8 March 2010 | 4:33 pm
PC; £19.99; cert: 7+; Related Designs/UbisoftOf all the RTS/Sim hybrids, Anno 1404 was one of the most enjoyable. It neatly combined the city-buildin...
Posted by Mike Anderiesz on 8 March 2010 | 3:43 pm
Your quick fix of phone gaming news.Every Monday from now on, I'm going to try to package up all the mobile, iPhone and Android news into one convenie...
Posted by Keith Stuart on 8 March 2010 | 2:54 pm
How was it for you?So how was your weekend gaming then? Still ploughing through Heavy Rain/Mass Effect/Bioshock? Clearing the gaming decks for Final F...
Posted by Greg Howson on 8 March 2010 | 8:45 am
The place to talk about games and just about anything else too...Monday's edition of ChatterboxGamesGreg Howsonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & M...
Posted by Greg Howson on 8 March 2010 | 8:25 am
First results from Iraq's election show PM Nouri Maliki's grouping leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:44 pm
Three MPs and a peer are appearing in court in London facing charges in relation to their expenses claims.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:37 pm
UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops, the defence secretary says.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:29 pm
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:19 pm
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he will pose four "tests" to Labour and the Conservatives if they want support in a hung Parliament.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:14 pm
Reigning champions Germany end England's hopes of reaching the World Cup final with a 4-1 victory in their last-four clash.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:05 pm
A 64-year-old man is found dead outside his home in Greater Manchester after police receive reports of youths causing trouble.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:33 pm
EMI are no longer allowed to sell individual Pink Floyd tracks online, the High Court rules.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:32 pm
Sir Alex Ferguson challenges Wayne Rooney to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo's 42-goal season for Manchester United.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:30 pm
Are we really ready to let go of the education balloons?
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:19 pm
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:19 pm
A Dundee teacher convicted of assaulting two pupils is given an absolute discharge after an appeal.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:14 pm
The prime minister attends a service to rededicate the Basra Memorial Wall following its relocation to Staffordshire.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:57 pm
Musician Pete Doherty is banned from driving after admitting allowing his manager to use his car without insurance.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:54 pm
A judge tells a man he must serve at least 18 years for stabbing his friend in the heart in a street fight.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:52 pm
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:52 pm
A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:40 pm
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:39 pm
The Tyrone Crystal factory near Dungannon is to close with the loss of 31 jobs, after 40 years in existence.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:34 pm
Ex-Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:24 pm
Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:07 pm
Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, as Aung San Suu Kyi's 1990 poll win is formally annulled.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:47 am
Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to £306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:44 am
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:38 am
England will make a last-minute call on the fitness of Stuart Broad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:34 am
Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:19 am
Blue Peter dog Mabel, one of the show's longest-serving pets, is to retire after 14 years, it is announced.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 10:54 am
Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 10:45 am
Police forces in England and Wales are being criticised for failing to deal adequately with anti-social behaviour.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 10:25 am
Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" for cheating on his partner of five years before they married in 2009.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 9:55 am
A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 9:19 am
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 8:31 am
Police are failing to record and tackle anti-social behaviour, according to a review. How can they improve?
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 5:16 am
'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun...
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:06 am
Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:01 am
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 10:06 pm
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch...
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 8:37 pm
Some 25,000 students are turning their classrooms into newsrooms and working towards a real broadcast deadline...
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 6:48 pm
Sam Taylor-Wood and Kelly Hoppen are putting their creative talents to good use this Mother's Day.Each have designed a limited edition e-card for the...
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Who's got Nicole Richie smiling?It's Samantha Ronson - the pair are lunching in LA.
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Elle Macpherson returns to the catwalk as Paris Fashion Week finally celebrates curves.See the action unfold here.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones is letting her tresses do the talking...See who else is giving their hair and everything else an airing.
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Lewis Hamilton has confirmed rumours that his relationship with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger is back on.But he doesn't seem to share her apparent...
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She's the woman with the world at her fingertips... but Victoria Beckham still has one wish.The Spice Girl turned fashion designer would love to dress...
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Being kept awake at night, wondering what A-listers would look like if they were Avatars?Us neither.But someone has been troubled by this random quest...
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Meet the celebrities who can't get enough of working out.And their persistance is seriously paying off.So much so, US TV presenter Kelly Ripa might wa...
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Amy Winehouse is reportedly set to remarry her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil.She is said to be settling down with Blake and is ready to have his chil...
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Renee Zellweger is scribbling notes to a stranger on the streets of LA.And it's not her autograph.So what is the actress writing?
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Corey Feldman has spoken about the death of his best friend and co-star, Corey Haim.Writing on his blog, Corey said: "I was awakened at 8:30 this morn...
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Myleene Klass knows that a serious red-carpet do requires a serious hairdo...So, come Oscar night, she opted for the moviestar hairstyle of choice, th...
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It's the magazine cover everyone is talking about.But what really went on during this saucy photo shoot with Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston?
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Mark Owen has admitted to a string of affairs.The Take That star said he had flings with "maybe 10" women over the five-year period he has been with h...
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Jessica Simpson's talking about her body...See which tongues have been wagging this week in Celebville.
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Actor Corey Haim has died.The 38-year-old, who starred in hit 80s films like The Lost Boys and License To Drive, is reported to have taken an accident...
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Alexander McQueen's final collection has been shown at Paris Fashion Week.The designs he was working on before he comitted suicide a month ago were sa...
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As if things weren't bad enough for Cheryl Cole, it seems she now has competition in the battle for the biggest, glossiest hair.Model Amber Le Bon has...
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