Mousa Dembele stopped short of backing interim manager Tim Sherwood for the Tottenham job, preferring instead to focus on a “very important” win at Southampton.

Mousa Dembele insists Tottenham have no reason to fear anyone as they prepare to face West Ham in tonight’s London derby at Upton Park.

Andre Villas-Boas thinks it is unlikely that anyone will be able to stop Tottenham winning the Europa League if they overcome Inter Milan next month.

Gareth Bale insists the thought of leaving Tottenham never crossed his mind this summer.

Martin Jol is in no doubt Dimitar Berbatov can ignite Fulham’s season.

Clint Dempsey has enjoyed the kind of season that footballers dream of, and if this was his goodbye to Craven Cottage then it was a fitting way to sign off.

Fulham fans have two Russians to thank for their current west London dominance after a thoroughly enjoyable day at Craven Cottage that started with the sacking of their rival’s manager and ended with a 5-0 win over Wolves.

HT: Chelsea 0 Fulham 0

KENWYNE JONES last night expressed his pride after his late header secured Stoke the point they needed against Dynamo Kiev to secure a place in the Europa League knockout stages.

BRITAIN’S army said the death of an Iraqi detainee in Basra had cast a “dark shadow” over its reputation, after an inquiry found he suffered “gratuitous violence” at the hands of soldiers.

British soldiers could face a fresh prosecution over the brutal death of an Iraqi civilian after a scathing report today condemned the “shameful” abuse of prisoners in UK custody.

An innocent Iraqi civilian died in British Army custody after suffering “an appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence”, a public inquiry concluded today.

The board of Birmingham have reacted angrily to reports suggesting they interfered in the transfer policy of former boss Alex McLeish.

A High Court battle was launched today for a wide-ranging public inquiry into the alleged mistreatment of more than 100 Iraqis detained by British troops.

THE only soldier convicted over the death of Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa yesterday described widespread abuse of prisoners by British troops, including an officer.

Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa was subjected to interrogation tactics branded illegal by the Government's chief law adviser more than 30 years before, an inquiry was told today.

British soldiers made Iraqi prisoners scream in an "orchestrated choir" and forced one to dance like Michael Jackson, an inquiry heard today.

LAWYERS for relatives of an Iraqi civilian who died in custody claimed victory yesterday after the British government pledged to hold an independent inquiry into the incident.

JOURNALIST Robert Fisk recently revealed details of the medical reports on the brutal killing by British soldiers of a Basra hotel receptionist, Baha Mousa.

The European Convention on Human Rights does apply to the case of an Iraqi man who died while in the custody of British troops, the House of Lords ruled today.

THE family of an Iraqi civilian allegedly unlawfully killed by British troops while in custody won a “historic” human rights ruling yesterday which opens the way for an independent investigation into his death.

The “dying moments” of hotel worker Baha Mousa alleged by an eye witness to have been killed by British troops after being arrested were revealed during the High Court hearing in July.

LAUGHING British soldiers tortured Iraqi detainees by beating and kicking them, pouring freezing water on their heads and forcing them to recite names of English and Dutch football stars, a court heard yesterday.

The British High Court heard dramatic eye-witness claims today in the case of hotel worker Baha Mousa who was allegedly beaten to death while in British custody in Iraq.

An Iraqi man told an Arab television station today that British troops tortured and killed his son in detention, and then apologised and offered him €2,500 in compensation for the death.

An Amnesty International report has alleged British forces in Iraq have shot and killed civilians, including an eight-year-old girl, in situations in which they were under no apparent threat.

An Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after a beating from British troops is among the victims in abuse allegations highlighted in the leaked Red Cross report, published in full today.

WHEN the gate finally opened and the Israeli soldiers let eight farmers through to their fields, plaintive cries went up from the dozens left behind: “Please water my tomatoes”; “Please please pick up some of my olive sacks.”

SEVEN Palestinians, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed yesterday in an Israeli raid in the Rafah refugee camp.