Richard Hawley is among the favourites to win the Mercury Prize six years after he was controversially “robbed” of the award.

Plan B and past nominee Richard Hawley are joint favourites to win the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize as the shortlist of 12 was announced for the highly-valued award.

Plan B and past nominee Richard Hawley are joint favourites to win the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize as the shortlist of 12 was announced tonight for the highly-valued award.

A former Lloyds bank boss in charge of online security is facing jail for a £2.4m (€2.98m) fraud scam.

Sally Ride, who blazed trails into orbit as the first American woman in space has died of pancreatic cancer. She was 61.

So Long John Fante (Bird Dog Recordings)

AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans was happy with the progress made in the win over the United States, but there was also cause for concern as the Wallabies’ injury toll mounted in Wellington.

More than 10 million people tuned in to watch a Corrie cliff-hanger last night, as a serial killer remained on the loose.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini was pleased with the way his side stuck to their task and came through a difficult first half-hour against Notts County to finally book their place in the FA Cup fifth round.

Manchester City 5 Notts County 0

Corrie killer Graeme Hawley is hoping to set a new record – the soap’s biggest death count.

A live hour-long episode of 'Coronation Street' marking its 50th anniversary passed smoothly as the cast acted out the aftermath of a dramatic tram crash.

Richard Hawley releases his first whiskey-inspired track today.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has made nine changes to the side beaten 3-1 at Tottenham for the home Carling Cup clash with Notts County.

'Coronation Street' star Graeme Hawley was attacked in a bar by a soap fan angry at his character’s on-screen affair with a schoolgirl, it was reported today.

Chart stars Florence And The Machine lead the field for music awards bash the Mojo Hall Of Fame this year after being shortlisted for four gongs, it was announced today.

SOUTH Korean climber Oh Eun-sun claimed the record as the first woman to summit all 14 of the world’s peaks over 8,000 metres when she scaled Mount Annapurna in Nepal yesterday.

FULHAM manager Roy Hodgson views the FA Cup as the next step in the club’s progression after his side defeated Notts County yesterday to reach the quarter-finals.

EVEN at the age of 37 some believe David James still has plenty to learn, but he produced an outstanding performance, including a penalty save, to propel Portsmouth into the quarter-finals yesterday.

HOW appropriate that a member of the consortium set to buy Derby County is reported to be a member of the Walt Disney clan. With Mickey Mouse displays such as this, the new board will surely feel right at home.

Derby 1 Preston 4

Non-league Havant and Waterlooville put in a superb first-half performance as they twice took the lead at Anfield but Liverpool responded to leave the scores locked at 2-2 at half-time.

Nicole Kidman celebrated her troubled husband Keith Urban's 39th birthday with her favourite girls - best friend Naomi Watts and sister Antonia Hawley.

THE US federal agency in charge of aviation security is considering major changes in how it screens airline passengers, including proposals that an official said would lift the ban on carrying razorblades and small knives as well as limit patdown searches.

With quavering voices, parents and grandparents of those killed at the World Trade Center in New York slowly read the names of the victims today to mark the third anniversary of the attacks that brought down the twin towers.

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