Family's Croydon furniture store destroyed in riots
The Independent
Firefighters continued to train their hoses on the devastated building to dampen pockets of fire still flaring up hours after arsonists struck. Amid the scene of destruction, locals turned out to condemn the "mindless" criminals responsible for …

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Training with British boxing's Olympic hopeful Ruth Raper
Evening Standard
"It's surprising what the body can live and train off but sometimes you do think, 'Jesus I wish I could just have a big steak or something'. When we're up Sheffield [where the GB boxing team is based] we weigh ourselves every morning so that the coach …

England match against the Netherlands off after riots
BBC News
The England team were still planning to train at London Colney, however. Meanwhile BBC sports news reporter Joe Wilson, in Birmingham for the third Test, said on Tuesday that nearby hotels had been advised to lock their doors. …
Riots force police and FA into talks before England friendlyThe Guardian
London riots: England v Holland offDaily Mail
England match against the Netherlands off after riotsBBC Sport
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Inter Milan prepare bid for wantaway Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez
Manchester Evening News
Tevez will continue to train with the first-team squad, unlike outcasts Craig Bellamy, Emmanuel Adebayor and Wayne Bridge. Blues coach David Platt has indicated that there is an outside chance Tevez could play a part against Swansea.
About-turn as Carlos Tevez returns to train in the rainScotsman
Carlos Tevez back training with Man City after vowing he'd never returnScottish Daily Record
Manchester City Wantaway Carlos Tevez returns to training weeks after claiming …MirrorFootball.co.uk
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The Norwich City Fans' Season Preview: As Long As We Don't Do A Derby…
Sabotage Times
Well, row us down the Thames first before taking a London Bridge train to Norwood Junction. There's no joy there for us. There's something not quite right about that place. Bad juju. To dig in and stay up. If we finish fourth from bottom, …
Paul Lambert: 'The past is the past. I never think I'm safe'The Guardian

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Wales will prove Fifa ranking system is a joke says Earnshaw
Daily Post North Wales
“The more often we train and play together and do the off-field work together the better the squad will be. We are confident that will be the case because it's not about certain big-name players. “Since the new manager took over six months ago, …

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London riots: August 8 as it happened
Telegraph.co.uk
Loughborough Junction was briefly the scene of another clash as around 30 masked protesters tried to board a train heading towards Wimbledon. Witnesses said they rushed into the station pursued by at least two police officers and that none appeared to …
Prime Minister David Cameron is returning from Italy tonight to chair COBRA …Daily Mail
Enfield and Edmonton riots: 'The mood was calmer, it felt premeditated'The Guardian
London riots spread as capital burns for third nightMetro
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Passengers in Aberystwyth still waiting for hourly rail service – despite £13m …
WalesOnline
There is currently only one train every two hours on the Cambrian line running from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury via Machynlleth, Newtown and Welshpool. The announcement to upgrade the infrastructure was made four years ago, using £8m funding from the …

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Sportsday Live – Monday 8 August
BBC Sport
The players association opposes a proposal that would allow clubs to force unwanted players to train away from the first team or accept a transfer. 1330: FOOTBALL – BBC Radio 5 live football reporter Jacqui Oatley on Twitter: "Brian McDermott told me …

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From sketches to standup: the great escape
The Guardian
If you've gone four hours on the train to a gig with no one you know on the bill, you've died on stage for 20 minutes, proved you were rubbish at comedy, then got back on the train home – that can be pretty horrible." The perception that standup is …