She acted when she learnt that a hereditary peerage is abolished for ever if it lies in abeyance for more than 100 years. Now, though reform will abolish her right to sit and vote in the Lords, the title will continue to exist.In interviews after her ennoblement yesterday Lady Arlington had the air of one [...]

Harry Cudmore, the team manager, rates them as second favourites to end the 10-year barren run and much will depend on how hungry they are, how much they can intimidate the opposition, and how consistent they can be over the series of eight races.RACE SCHEDULEToday: Two inshore races in SolentTomorrow: Two inshore races in SolentFriday [...]

“I bet he even laughs at Rory’s oh-so- fascinating tales of the Eighties,” I said sadly to Laura.”Not the one about the hurricane, and closing a deal at a restaurant with nothing but a mobile phone, a calculator and a scrap of paper,” said Laura. “No one could laugh at that unless they were the [...]

He scored his last goal – his 250th in the League for the club – at home to Bury last September.. SHANE WARNE has retained the Australian Test vice-captaincy for October’s tour of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe despite having been dropped for the final Test of the West Indies tour. I need time to think [...]

“It was absolutely clear he was going on Friday,” said one insider. “ONdigital wouldn’t get into an auction once they heard he was negotiating with ePartners.”ePartners was set up last month with funding of $300m to spearhead News Corp’s belated entry into the Internet. He added: “I’d love to know who’s making this up.”People familiar [...]