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A view of the World Cup trophy
Ignacio Scocco at former club Newell's Old Boys

Transfer news: Sunderland sign Argentine international Ignacio Scocco

28-year-old arrives from Internacional in Brazil

School holiday price Facebook rant goes viral after father's rage at expensive breaks

A frustrated father who posted an angry rant on Facebook about school holiday prices has struck a chord with parents across the nation.

Konstantinos Mitroglou

Transfer news: Fulham reportedly closing in on Kostas Mitroglou

Olympiakos striker has been in good form this season

Andy McSmith's Diary: The case of the MP, the police chief and the missing personal apology

As if the police had not already inflicted enough trouble on themselves with the plebgate saga, a Chief Constable had to ‘fess up that his force did not understand the law that protects an MP’s right to speak freely.

Illnesses are good for GDP with the money drug companies and health institutions are paid to come up with new treatments

Guy Hands: No matter what the politicians say, GDP is a distorted guide to economic performance – and a bad way to measure prosperity

When running a business, you learn that nothing matters more than setting the correct objectives and making sure you keep a very close eye on the balance sheet.

Charis Mavrias celebrates with his Sunderland team-mates after scoring against Kidderminster

Sunderland 1 Kidderminster 0 match report: Charis Mavrias gives Sunderland the slightest edge

Black Cats continue their strong cup form this season in a week that has seen them reach the League Cup final and FA Cup fifth round

Spain captain Iker Casillas lifts the Euro 2012 trophy

Euro 2016: England avoid Spain, Germany, Italy and Netherlands after being confirmed among qualifying seeds

Roy Hodgson's side cannot play Portugal, Greece, Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina either

Former rate-setter Adam Posen warns of danger of Help to Buy property bubble

Bank needs to dampen impact of Chancellor’s scheme ,

Gabor Vona delivers a speech during a demonstration of the nationalist party in Budapest. Campaign groups want to see Home Secretary Theresa May enforce a ban on Mr Vona entering the UK.

Hope Not Hate call for Jobbik leader Gabor Vona to be banned from the UK

Campaigners want to stop Gabor Vona holding a rally in London on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day

Close-up image of a conker and single horse chestnut leaf, which is showing signs of leaf miner damage (Getty Creative)

UK conker trees under threat from alien invading moths as scientists say Britain’s wasps are losing the insect war

Experts say there simply aren’t enough wasps to keep the horse chestnut-munching moths at bay

Postcard from... Rome

The disputed objects were largely ancient Etruscan treasures, similar to this one - an Etruscan black-figured amphora depicting the death of Medusa - on display in Rome's Qurinale Presidential Palace

Italy threatens legal action after British Government refuses to return artefacts seized from disgraced London art dealer

Sculptures of marble heads, a bronze bust of Alexander the Great and bronze statuettes of the gods form part of the collection

Champagne would also like to see more use of television inside the stadium, ending the situation where TV viewers see more of the play through action replays than paying fans

Jérôme Champagne set to challenge Sepp Blatter and run for the Fifa presidency

Champagne looks to burst the bubble of the long-serving Fifa overlord in next year’s presidential elections

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Burgundy, the River Rhone & Provence – MS Swiss Corona - seven nights from £999pp
Lake Maggiore, Orta and the Matterhorn – seven nights from £899pp
Sicily – seven nights from £939pp
Pompeii, Capri and the Bay of Naples - seven nights from £799pp
Istanbul Ephesus & Troy – six nights from £859pp
Mary Rose – two nights from £319pp
Israel-Gaza conflict: Medical charity likens work to ‘patching up torture victims in an open-air prison’

Medical charity likens work in Gaza to ‘patching up torture victims’

Comments by senior Médecins Sans Frontières official expose ethical dilemma of humanitarian work in conflict zones, says Robert Fisk
Veteran polar expert invites wannabe explorers on Canadian Arctic expedition for 'world's last great adventure'

Wanted: polar explorers to go where no one has gone before

Jim McNeill will lead 800-mile trek to Pole of Inaccessibility after failed attempt nearly killed him
All mention of the Devil has been expunged from Christenings - so is Satan now a harmless caricature of his former fearsome self?

Is the Devil just a harmless caricature?

All mention of the Devil has been expunged from Christenings - but old Lucifer has never been stronger, says John Walsh
Eric Cantona, Lady Gaga, and now Pamela Anderson: The famous faces visiting Julian Assange at his embassy lock-in

The famous faces visiting Julian Assange

He may have lost a bid to have his arrest warrant cancelled but at least Assange won't be lonely
Play to 'shine new light' on Britain’s troubled history of industrial relations

Ricky Tomlinson the star of another drama – about his union days

Play to 'shine new light' on Britain’s troubled history of industrial relations
The recipe for turning a restaurant into the hottest spot in town? Make it a haven for A-listers (and don't worry about the food)

How to turn a restaurant into a hot spot

Gillian Orr finds out the formula for being favoured by the famous
Google has spent 18 months changing its typeface - but can you tell the difference?

Google has changed its typeface - can you tell?

Roboto - the system font that's been used on Google's mobile operating system, Android, since 2011 - needed tweaking
Finding Vivian Maier, film review: Portrait of the artist as an alluring enigma

Film review: Finding Vivian Maier

A portrait of the artist as an alluring enigma
Go People performs new play Win/Lose/Draw in front-room of Covent Garden flat

Go People performs play in Covent Garden flat

Ah, the smell of the greasepaint, the gentle applause of the crowd. Nick Duerden pulls up a sofa for the smallest show in town
Louis van Gaal unveiled at Manchester United: One year on from David Moyes, the Dutchman shows the way to take over United

One year on, Van Gaal shows the way to take over at Manchester United

Assured, independent and without any pleading to Wayne Rooney – it was a far cry from David Moyes
Javier Marias: 'There are seven reasons not to write novels (and one to write them)'

Seven reasons not to write novels

It seems that everyone really does have a novel inside them – which is probably where it should stay, says Spain's foremost living novelist, Javier Marias
Skype Translator promises to translate multilingual voice calls - but is it any good?

Is Skype Translator any good?

The new service promises to translate multilingual voice calls. David Crookes finds out how fluent it is
Birth of twin red pandas gives hope for future of one of the rarest - and cutest - mammals

Twin red pandas born at East Sussex zoo

The cute baby pandas were born on Monday morning at Drusillas Park in East Sussex
Thor as woman: Just a marketing ploy - or a sign of an industry in tune with the times?

Thor as woman: Marketing ploy or sign of times?

Marvel has announced that the God of Thunder, as played by Chris Hemsworth in the film franchise, is due to become a Goddess of Thunder
Shadow wedding ceremonies: Latest trend is for couples to dress down and confess their flaws

Would you hold a 'shadow wedding ceremony'?

The latest wedding trend is for couples to dress down and confess their flaws. Anna Hart discovers whether keeping it real makes for marital bliss