Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in north-west Pakistan today, killing at least seven people in a rare attack in an area where some of Nato’s fiercest enemies have reportedly travelled, Pakistani officials said.

RAJIK completed a hat-trick when producing a gutsy performance in the listed Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway yesterday, getting up close home to foil fellow joint-favourite Address Unknown by a head.

Delegates at a UN climate conference in Poznan, Poland, said they have agreed to unblock millions of euro to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change.

Suspected militants attacked a Pakistan transport terminal used to supply Nato and US troops in Afghanistan, killing a guard and burning 106 vehicles today.

If elected US president, John McCain will have a one in 16 chance of dying from cancer each year he is in office, an expert says.

US, Afghan and Pakistani officers opened the first of six joint military intelligence centres along the Afghan-Pakistan border, an effort to cut down on militants’ movement in a region of rising terrorist activity.

More than 600,000 coastal villagers took shelter inland today as a cyclone rapidly approached Bangladesh’s south-western shores, spawning cold drizzles, strong winds and high waves, a weather official said.

Former Pakistan cricketers have appealed to their government to send lawyers to the West Indies to assist the team after Jamaican police confirmed national coach Bob Woolmer had been strangled.

Football Association executive director David Davies has welcomed a tribunal’s report, which criticises former secretary Faria Alam for inventing sexual harassment claims.

Indonesian police today announced the arrest of a suspect who had ties to one of Asia’s most-wanted men and was providing authorities with information on the fugitive’s whereabouts.

Before going on the show, former PA Faria Alam admitted she had “a hell of a lot” riding on her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.

Anti-bullying campaigners have voiced concern over the plight of Jodie Marsh in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

JODIE MARSH is favourite to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother after bagging eight nominations from her housemates.

Jodie Marsh is favourite to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother after bagging eight nominations from her fellow housemates.

Celebrity Big Brother housemate Jodie Marsh tapped into her spiritual side today when she joined a fellow contestant for some Buddhist chanting.

Supreme Prince carries the hopes of the Philip Hobbs team in the bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday following the success of the ill-fated Farmer Jack in the corresponding race 12 months ago.

ACCORDION ETOILE is unlikely to be given a prep run ahead of his engagement in the Independent Newspaper Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham on November 13, despite being entered at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Le Roi Miguel could make his seasonal bow in Sunday’s Grade Two bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

FARIA ALAM, the former secretary who hit the headlines over her affair with England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, last night lost her sex discrimination case against the English Football Association.

Sex scandal secretary Faria Alam has lost her employment tribunal case against England's Football Association.

FOOTBALL Association sex scandal secretary Faria Alam lied on oath and made a claim of harassment against her ex-boss in an attempt to secure a financial settlement, it was alleged yesterday.

ENGLAND manager Sven-Goran Eriksson told the English Football Association he never had an affair with secretary Faria Alam, his boss said yesterday.

TWO former secretaries at the English FA yesterday leapt to the defence of executive director David Davies, who is alleged to have “tried it on” with them.

ENGLAND manager Sven Goran Eriksson’s former lover sent scores of explicit emails to friends and colleagues bragging about her high-profile sexual conquests, a tribunal heard yesterday.

A former secretary who claims she was sexually harassed by FA executive director David Davies sent a series of salacious emails detailing her affairs with other senior figures, a tribunal heard today.

A FORMER English FA secretary who had an affair with England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson yesterday claimed she was sexually harassed by the FA’s executive director David Davies.

MILLIONS of TV viewers saw former FA secretary Faria Alam break down in tears as she told of her love for Sven Goran Eriksson in an interview broadcast last night.

Millions of TV viewers will see former FA secretary Faria Alam break down in tears as she tells of her love for Sven Goran Eriksson in an interview to be broadcast tonight.

THE woman at the centre of the FA sex scandal has broken her silence about her sexual relationships with England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and former FA chief executive Mark Palios.

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The woman at the centre of the Football Association sex scandal will not dish the dirt on England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, her publicist revealed today.

PUBLICIST Max Clifford last night confirmed that Faria Alam had resigned her position with the FA.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON was last night “very relieved and pleased” at being given the go-ahead to continue as England coach after being cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association board.

ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was last night in the clear after bosses decided he had no case to answer over the sex scandal at the Football Association.

Sven-Goran Eriksson was tonight given the go-ahead to continue as England coach after being cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association’s board.

The woman at the centre of the scandal which has rocked the Football Association is to sell her story, it emerged today.

The Football Association’s board are today sitting in judgment of Sven-Goran Eriksson as they addressed the controversy which has overtaken the English football governing body following his affair with a secretary.

David Davies was defiant this morning in the face of reports he would be standing down as the Football Association’s acting chief executive after just two full days in the post.

SVEN-Goran Eriksson argued his innocence yesterday as he gave evidence to the legal team investigating the controversy which has rocked the English Football Association.

Sven-Goran Eriksson argued his innocence today as he gave evidence to the legal team investigating the controversy which has rocked the Football Association.

Trevor Brooking insisted that former Football Association chief executive Mark Palios would be a hard full-time act to follow as moves were afoot for the ex-England international to replace him on a caretaker basis.

A leading expert in sports law has claimed the Football Association would be “mad” even to consider sacking Sven-Goran Eriksson.