A tram driver in England has been suspended after video emerged appearing to show him asleep at the controls.

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will not break the bank to keep Alexis Sanchez at the Emirates Stadium.

The hierarchy at Arsenal is reportedly prepared to make star striker Alexis Sanchez the highest paid player in Premier League history by offering the Chilean an astonishing €300,000 (€353,000) per week to stay at the North London club.

This is the lovely moment a man and his cherished dog are reunited after six months separation.

Premier League football, having just announced its biggest ever television rights deal, is, according to journalists, analysts and even business experts, about to defy both science and economics – with a bubble that refuses to burst. 

Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling admits he has had to rein in some of his youthful exuberance in order to become a serious striker.

Jose Mourinho has repeated his plea for a noisy Stamford Bridge when Chelsea play Liverpool next week for a place in the Capital One Cup final.

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny deserves his place as Arsenal number one, according to double winner Bob Wilson.

Per Mertesacker maintains the whole Arsenal team must take collective blame for failing to hold onto a 3-0 lead against Anderlecht which blew chances of early qualification for the Champions League knockout stages.

Art collector Charles Saatchi said he had accepted a police caution for clutching his wife Nigella Lawson’s throat to stop the altercation “hanging over” them.

Paolo Di Canio’s appointment as Sunderland manager has been met with support from a number of his Barclays Premier League counterparts, including his former boss Harry Redknapp.

Record-breaking James Bond hit Skyfall was a double winner at a major British movie awards event tonight.

Elton John’s partner David Furnish has said the couple want to have another child but “nothing’s decided yet”.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech cannot promise to end his career at Chelsea but expects to extend his stay with the club in the coming weeks.

Petr Cech expects to sign a new extended contract with Chelsea soon – but refuses to rule out the prospect of leaving the club one day.

SHAMED former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will receive a massive £3.5 million (€4m) severance package after quitting her post two weeks into the phone hacking scandal.

FORMER News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks yesterday became the most high-profile casualty of the phone-hacking scandal, quitting as chief executive of News International.

Dizzee Rascal is facing a lifetime ban from British Airways after being thrown off a flight.

Rafael van der Vaart maintains he has no reason to leave Tottenham, despite them failing to reach the Champions League next season.

Press freedom in Britain could be threatened as a result of the phone hacking scandal, newspaper boss Evgeny Lebedev has warned.

Wojciech Szczesny is convinced that Arsenal are capable of completing a league and cup double this year.

Rihanna has promised her UK fans she will be fine to play despite her rib injury.

ALEXANDER McQueen’s family gathered for his mother’s funeral yesterday just one day after the fashion designer killed himself.

The publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday said today it made an encouraging start to the year after advertising revenues rose in its national newspaper division.

Tottenham captain Ledley King appears set to stay at White Hart Lane beyond the end of this season.

Michael Ballack claims Chelsea are “confident” of winning back the Barclays Premier League title – and feels not bringing in a mass of new faces can only help them hit the ground running.

Zenit St Petersburg are determined to inflate the price tag Arsenal must meet for wantaway star midfielder Andrei Arshavin, according to his agent.

Avram Grant will be back in the limelight tomorrow when attention switches from Chelsea’s FA Cup exit back to the club’s Barclays Premier League title challenge.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has escaped a three-match ban after the Football Association overturned his red card against West Ham at the weekend.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard insists he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge for life.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has denied diving to win a crucial penalty in yesterday's 4-4 draw with Aston Villa.

Tottenham continue to insist that they have no plans to replace coach Martin Jol – despite their 3-1 home defeat to north London rivals Arsenal on Saturday.

Portuguese police failed to tell the parents of missing Madeleine McCann about a possible forensic breakthrough that could end their agonising wait to learn what happened to their daughter.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack may not figure for the club in domestic duty until October.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has the frustrations of the international break adding to the injury concerns from the defeat at Aston Villa.

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley fears Dean Ashton’s comeback from a broken ankle could be delayed until February.

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov claims Saturday’s north London derby holds “no fear“.

Ashley Cole has warned Manchester United to “watch out” as Chelsea are snapping at their heels – despite still being in first gear.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is winning his fitness battle ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premiership opener against Manchester City.

The FTSE 100 Index made tentative gains to leave the London market at a fresh four-and-a-half-year high today.

Former New Zealand fly-half Andrew Mehrtens has applied for South African citizenship to help Harlequins recruit an extra overseas player next season.

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has rubbished reports he will return to the north London club – but admitted the Gunners are missing him.