This well-kept home on the river’s edge is a treasure trove, says Tommy Barker

As we sat basking in the glorious Wembley sunshine yesterday, it felt strangely unfamiliar to be beaming with satisfaction with the game still goalless at half-time. 

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the North with attempting to possess a Russian sub-machine gun and 100 rounds of ammunition with intent to endanger life.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Victor Valdes will want to lay low for the next few days after this slip-up today.

Three people died and two were injured when a small plane carrying them home from a cheerleading competition nosedived into two houses in southern California and sparked a major fire, authorities and witnesses have said.

Manchester United are still in the fight for Europe.

It was a bad day for the red half of Manchester.

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Following a serious car crash a passer by, Santiago Portillo, rushed to the aid of the driver, pulling him from his blazing vehicle and calling on others to call an ambulance.

Paul Linehan has been a Middlesbrough fan for about 40 years, writes Eoin O’Callaghan

Two men caught with loaded handguns and a can of petrol with “an intent to endanger life” following a large-scale garda operation will be sentenced next week.

Every emotion was tested yesterday in some West Cork towns as Storm Frank left an indelible mark on businesses, homes and the community at large.

Boro back top after gritty win over Wednesday

ENGLAND: Dozens of “number two” buses — powered entirely by poo — could be picking up passengers in Bristol next year.

A hunter who crawled for days after breaking his leg in rugged central Idaho is recovering in a Boise hospital.

A new chapter in the story of Anne Boleyn worthy of an episode of Wolf Hall has been unveiled, thanks to facial recognition technology. Henry VIII’s attempt to erase his second wife from history after chopping off her head may have been thwarted after more than 470 years.

A man who was caught stealing freshly delivered beer kegs from outside two public houses and loading them into a van wanted his curfew lifted for the weekend to pursue plans of a romantic nature.

A judge has given four prostitutes €1,200 from seized money to leave Ireland and return to Romania.

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Sunderland 0 Hull 2

Middlesbrough have signed Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given on a month’s loan.

A man was fighting for his life last night after being shot four times in an attack at a gym on an industrial estate.

A beauty therapist who knocked down a cyclist has been given a 12-month suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Rafa Benitez initially came into Cobham yesterday with a knowingly wide smile, well aware his Wednesday comments would make this a testy press conference.

Bayern Munich have often been referred to as FC Hollywood while David Beckham, with his Los Angeles tan still intact, continues to act as leading man since moving to France; but the events of the last 24 hours have proved that nobody in European football can put on a show quite like the Moscow State Circus of Stamford Bridge.

Fugitive US killer Christopher Dorner died from a single gunshot wound to the head as authorities were pumping tear gas into a mountain cabin during a deadly gun battle with sheriff’s deputies.

A $1m (€747,000) reward has prompted numerous tips to authorities seeking a fired Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people.

A massive manhunt continued in the California mountains for a fired policeman accused of three murders who declared war on law enforcement officers and their families in a rambling internet manifesto.

The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of five deaths that may be associated with an energy drink, which is currently on sale in Ireland.

A strong rotten egg smell had Southern Californians plugging their noses and crying foul as air quality experts scrambled to determine if the sulphurous scent was coming from the Salton Sea.

A West Cork solicitor has been struck off after being found guilty of a series of charges of professional misconduct by the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal.

Man-made pollution is helping to push the tropics northwards, research finds.

Middlesbrough 0 Leeds 2

Etta James' son has described her death as a "spiritual moment".

Etta James has passed away aged 73 after a battle with leukaemia.

Etta James has been released from hospital, it has been confirmed.

A judge has spoken out strongly against people bringing knives with them to debs dances as he jailed a 21-year-old man for three years for a violent attack on a young man in Cork city.

Riverside provides an ideal location for those who want to escape the city, but maintain some of the convenience, writes Rose Martin

Tony Mowbray admitted his side’s scrappy 1-0 win over Watford was harsh on the strugglers.

Lawyers for Mattel filed papers declaring their intent to appeal against a US federal judge’s award of more than $309m to rival toy maker MGA Entertainment in the fight over ownership of the popular Bratz fashion doll line.

THE Law Society has secured further orders against a Co Cork solicitor who is alleged to have withdrawn large sums of money from his firm’s client account for his own benefit.

Fulham today confirmed a commemorative statue of the late Michael Jackson is being erected at Craven Cottage at the behest of chairman Mohamed Al Fayed.