A man believed to be one of Britain’s richest gangsters has been found guilty of a £1 million drug smuggling plot in Jersey.
Curtis Warren was convicted of conspiring to import a controlled drug in 2007.
During the two-week trial at the Jersey royal court, the jury were told the 46-year-old had wanted to make the island [...]
Short jail terms of under a year should be scrapped, prison governors have said today.
The Prison Governors’ Association (PGA) will propose at their annual conference later that the prison system is heading for a new crisis, and short-term sentences should be scrapped because they contribute to overcrowding and do not reform criminals.
Some 65,000 out [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson has launched an astonishing attack on referee Alan Wiley after his side’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland, claiming he was not fit enough to keep up with the game.
"The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. He was not fit. It is an indictment of our game," said Ferguson.
"You see [...]
Anton Ferdinand’s late own goal denied a spirited Sunderland side victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
With Chelsea playing Liverpool on Sunday, United had the chance to move three points clear at the top of the league, however, Steve Bruce’s side were excellent and were unlucky to leave Manchester with only a point.
Sunderland lead [...]
New Zealand completed a perfectly paced run chase to beat Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final and set up a final against neighbours and arch rivals Australia.
Daniel Vettori led his unfancied injury-ravaged side to a five-wicket win, successfully chasing 234.
After losing the toss Vettori said he would be happy to restrict Pakistan to 300, [...]
Hull City and Burnley both collected vital 2-1 home victories over Wigan Athletic and Birmingham City, respectively, as they each improved their chances of survival this season.
Burnley, whose home form has been impressive since their arrival in the top flight, claimed all three points thanks to second-half goals from striker Steven Fletcher and defender-turned-midfielder Andre [...]
St Helens hung on to beat Wigan Warriors 14-10 and book their place in the Grand Final to take on the Leeds Rhinos.
St Helens led 10-6 at the break thanks to scores from Francis Meli and Sean Long with the Warriors’ reply coming from George Carmont.
Meli’s second try but the hosts in control in the [...]
Prime minister Gordon Brown has agreed to partake in a public televised debate with the other two main party leaders ahead of next year’s general election.
In a public letter to Labour party members, Mr Brown said he believes "it is right" to hold debates through a variety of medium in order for Labour, the [...]
Sebastien Vettel brought himself back into the hunt for the drivers’ title by taking his Red Bull to a dominant victory in the Japanese grand prix at Suzuka.
Lewis Hamilton jumped Jarno Trulli for second at the start using his KERS button, but lost the position to the Toyota driver at the second round of stops [...]
Kenny Miller scored twice as Rangers won the first Old Firm derby of the season against local rivals Celtic at Ibrox.
The Scottish striker put his side into a 2-0 lead within 15 minutes with Celtic’s defence looking shaky.
Aiden McGeady pulled a goal back from the penalty spot but despite dominating possession for large spells of [...]