Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd has claimed a knighthood for boss Bobby Robson is inevitable.

Prime Minister Tony Blair was today poised to announce the deployment of British ground troops in Afghanistan before the onset of winter.

A former RAF worker claimed today that she has new evidence linking Gulf War Syndrome to vaccinations given to UK military personnel before serving in the Gulf War.

Computer users were today urged to encrypt their e-mails in a bid to protect themselves against a worldwide electronic spy network which does not officially exist.