Author James Henry has taken what he learned from writing three prequels to R.D. Wingfield’s popular DI Jack Frost series and created this police novel set in Essex, featuring DI Nick Lowry, a hard-bitten cop with a talent for boxing. 

The former girlfriend of a British man who was killed in the Bataclan theatre massacre has described how she tried to save the "love of her life" before he died in her arms.

Holders Arsenal must entertain Burnley in the fourth round of the FA Cup while Northampton’s reward if they can get past MK Dons in a third-round replay will be a visit from Chelsea.

In-form Stephen Gleeson returned to haunt MK Dons on Saturday, scoring the opening goal as Birmingham maintained their unbeaten start to the season to climb to seventh in the Championship.

The opening weekend of the Championship season was a pretty uneventful one for the Irish.

CHINA: A salad store paraded dozens of half-naked Western men dressed as Spartans through China’s capital as a publicity stunt, causing a stir and drawing a crackdown by police who were photographed restraining some models the ground.

Real secret of Bletchley were the girls who worked there, writes Hannah Stephenson.

How the Irish fared

Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy has revealed Ireland international Sean St Ledger has left the Championship club at the end of his short-term deal.

USA: South Dakota officials have cancelled a public safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of jerking the steering wheel on icy roads, saying it’s too risqué.

 

Your spoiler free guide to tonight's telly.

’GIMP’ MAN

They had to burn her hoover. And her bin.

West Ham have taken steps to improve their style of play by appointing former Hammers and England striker Teddy Sheringham as the club’s new attacking coach.

When Brendan Rodgers first knotted his tie as a professional football manager, as Watford boss in November 2008, Ireland U21 midfielder John O’Toole had a ringside view – making a second half appearance as a sub.

Two people are thought to have been killed after a light aircraft crashed into a field in a rural area, police said.

An amateur footballer is awaiting facial reconstruction after being repeatedly kicked and beaten as he lay unconscious after an attack during a night out.

Hull winger Robbie Brady can become one of the best players in the Barclays Premier League, according to team-mate Joe Dudgeon.

A task force for tackling radicalisation in the UK set up by the British Prime Minister in the wake of soldier Lee Rigby’s murder is to meet monthly in a bid to deal with extremism head on, a Downing Street spokesman has said.

Touching tributes continued to be paid to Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich today, as the community stood united in condemning the soldier’s brutal death.

Former double Paralympic champion Natalie Jones has announced her retirement from swimming after more than 13 years at the top of the sport.

'The X Factor' bosses were shocked when only one person turned up to the show's Essex audition.

Ipswich 1 Blackpool 0

I’M ON my way back to London from Suffolk with two old nursing friends.

A three-under-par 67 earned Fred Couples a two-shot victory at the British Senior Open Championship at Turnberry.

Paul Lambert begins work in earnest with Aston Villa's players today with the aim of making them "play to their strengths" after last season's disappointments.

Norwich plan to scour the continent for their new manager after Cardiff boss Malky Mackay dropped out of the reckoning today.

Paul Lambert has offered his resignation as Norwich manager but the club this afternoon revealed in a statement that they have not accepted it.

A SNOWSTORM with a ferocity more familiar in February than October hit the US northeast over the weekend, knocking out power to 2.7 million people, snarling air and highway travel and dumping more than 2 feet of snow in a few spots as it slowly moved north out of New England.

Police in the UK have launched an investigation after officers woke a 13-year-old boy to quiz him about throwing an apple at school.

Thousands of UK schools, colleges, courts, Government offices and jobcentres will be closed or disrupted today when teachers, civil servants and other workers stage the biggest strike for five years, in a bitter row over pensions.

FORMER Dragons Den star Sarah Newman says credit has become so scarce in Ireland that it has left many business people choked.

'X Factor' champ Matt Cardle is turning his back on huge crowds and keeping a promise to an old friend to play a wedding gig.

X FACTOR judge Simon Cowell has revealed he plans to launch a weekly chart show on British TV, saying “there’s a market for a new show” and “there’s interest in music again”.

Craig Short has been sacked as manager of Notts County less than five months after taking charge at Meadow Lane.

ARSENE WENGER believes Jack Wilshere is fully focused on the job in hand as the Arsenal youngster prepares to let his football grab the headlines again ahead of today’s visit of Bolton.

A man taking part in the European and British National Powerboat championships died after a boat “flipped over”, Essex Police said today.

Peter Ebdon and Stephen Hendry were among the players to book their places in the second round of the Sanyuan Foods China Open today.