The renewed growth of cockfighting in Britain is a reminder that the ways of the past are not easily shaken, writes Paul Rouse.

"Look at you, are you out of school even?"

A murder investigation was under way last night into the death of a “devoted dad” who may have been lying dead in an abandoned building for up to 24 hours before his body was found by teenagers.

THE importance of knowing the difference between a vintage wine and cheap plonk was highlighted during efforts to find the country’s finest off-licence yesterday.