Adrian Chiles spoke of his delight today at his “dream” job hosting the World Cup – then hinted that his former BBC co-host Christine Bleakley could join him at ITV.

Three people were arrested tonight as anti-fascist protesters demonstrating against BNP leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on 'Question Time' broke through a security cordon outside BBC Television Centre.

Entertainment retailer HMV today confirmed it was one of the high street winners from the past year after a group-wide overhaul saw like-for-like sales lift 7.3%.

Fashion chain Ted Baker today said it was confident of overcoming tough economic conditions in the coming year as it revealed a 10% hike in annual earnings.

The Australian builder of the much-delayed Wembley stadium complex saw its shares soar today after it confirmed it had received a takeover approach.

The Australian construction company responsible for building London’s much-delayed Wembley Stadium announced a doubling in annual net profits today.

Debenhams unveiled plans today to open four new department stores and a clutch of boutique-style shops around the UK.

CHELSEA have abandoned their search for a new stadium site and will now concentrate on raising the capacity at Stamford Bridge to 55,000.

Police investigating the murder of a Catholic schoolboy in Belfast earlier this year have carried out searches in loyalist areas of the city.

PLAYERS from the Premiership featured strongly in the inaugural MasterCard FIFPro World XI Player Awards, announced in London.

Weather forecasters have predicted Hurricane Emily will hover over Mexico for the next three days bringing strong winds and floods to some of the country's top holidays resorts.

Two Catholic families have been forced to abandon their homes in the Whitewell area of north Belfast following a suspected loyalist arson attack early this morning.

The construction firm building the new Wembley stadium was in some disarray today after admitting for the first time it could make a loss on the £757m (€1.1bn) project.

ANDY LEE will be the star attraction again when he defends his middleweight title at the finals of the national championships in the National Stadium tonight.

DEREK QUINLAN has emerged as a potential bidder for the £2.2 billion (€3.1bn) British property company Chelsfield.

Fulham’s Dave Beasant is looking forward to kicking off next season at Craven Cottage after local council officials approved the Londoners’ £5m (€7.1m) scheme to bring their outdated ground up to Barclaycard Premiership standards.

TWO police officers and a paramedic were injured last night, as sectarian fighting broke out in flashpoint areas of Belfast.

Two police officers and a paramedic have been injured in sectarian fighting in Belfast.

Police in the North are investigating a shooting incident, which occurred in the White City area of Hollywood, Co Down, at 11pm last night.

The Police Service in the North has confirmed five of its officers were injured in overnight rioting in North Belfast.

Rioting has erupted on the streets of north Belfast as angry mobs threw petrol bombs and blast bombs at police.

One youth is being held by police after violence flared in the flashpoint Whitewell area of north Belfast.

The RUC is investigating a hit-and-run in north Belfast which left a 19-year-old man with head injuries, broken bones and bruises.

A nail bomb and a blast bomb has been thrown at police during disturbances on the flashpoint Ardoyne Road.

Nine RUC officers were injured in another night of sectarian violence in Belfast last night.

Detectives have staged a reconstruction of the events leading up to the bomb attack at BBC Television Centre.

The boy seriously injured in a blast at a British Territorial Army barracks has been blinded.

An explosion, which seriously injured a boy at a Territorial Army centre, in west London, was caused by a torch bomb which had been deliberately planted.

A 14-year-old boy has lost his hand after picking up a device which exploded.