They opened the scoring in their final Group A match through Ronald Gomez’s 20-yard free-kick but Poland hit back for a 2-1 victory thanks to a double from Bartosz Bosacki.. In charge of England, Sven Goran Eriksson has specialised in performances that defy comprehension, games that come with triumph and despair in equal measure and [...]

Caution: socks can damage your health As can tights. And trousers, and beanbags, leaves, tea cosies, place mats, bread bins, clogs and false teeth Not to mention vegetables
Caution: socks can damage your health As can tights. And trousers, and beanbags, leaves, tea cosies, place mats, bread bins, clogs and false teeth. Not to [...]

Manifestly superior in midfield, strong in defence and fluid in attack they produced a polished display which spoke well of the preparation enjoyed in Spain.
With Greece now five points adrift in Group Nine of the World Cup’s European qualifying section, and still to play at Old Trafford, second place and a play-off spot seems assured. [...]

But I bet that those who yearn for a return of government to Britain’s rightful rulers, are clutching now at the straw of Hague’s unsuspected elevation to the position of sex-god. They are peering more closely at him, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Lawrentian Hague, wrestling naked in front of the great fire [...]

The attack took place in the town of Yafe, in the Lahj province, 250 kilometres (156 miles) south of San’a, the capital.The attackers, believed to number four, belonged to the tribe of al-Aamas while the dead, who included the mosque’s imam, were members of the rival Abdel-Nabi tribe.The officials said the attackers surrendered at the [...]

This is going to be a four-year election campaign, so avoiding mistakes is going to be much more important than it would normally be. The administration will be forced to play safe, but that is precisely what voters want. (Note that our government’s key claim to be returned to office is that it has not [...]

In those circumstances, to face closure only because of failing to keep up with a national average shows no sense of perspective.There is the danger, too, of an unnecessary diversion of resources. Additional coaching may ensure the requisite number of GCSEs to avoid closure – but at the cost of pupils who may be in [...]

“This shows that, yet again, high expectation turns into low disappointment,” she said.A Treasury spokesman said Sir Christopher’s package was justified by the 5.6 per cent increase in the Crown Estate surplus he oversaw in 1999-2000. “The chief executive will return both house and car when he leaves his job. He’s not a civil servant, [...]

In the centre, join the city slickers in CBD, an Art Deco bar, or in Winebanc, tucked away in an old bank vault. Aqua Luna is an excellent restaurant in “The Toaster”, a new development at East Circular Quay. Try the inner-city eastern suburbs for a cooler and more casual crowd. In the redeveloped wharf [...]

Like us, they are full, complex human beings, acting according to their experience and understanding of the universe and capable of cruelty and generosity, stupidity and hatred, genius and heroism.JAMES WILSONBristol. Freudian PR
Sir: I enjoyed Rosie Millard’s piece on the Freud clan, whose talent for publicity is indeed remarkable (16 June). are not [...]