There's a generation that came over from foreign parts, which includes me, and then there's the generation that was brought up here, which has slightly different ideas about things."Mr Kwouk said he hoped the new...

Eventually, I believe, some compromise was fabricated which did not exclude Mrs Thatcher altogether from the festivities.A state visit traditionally involves a journey in an open carriage (closed if it is raining)...

Last week the visiting Alfredo Di Stefano, still very much the Real thing, was given the freedom of his native Buenos Aires.insidelines independent.co.ukExit LinesI have always had an interest in doing good as opposed...

At the end of a week in which the very existence of the National Hunt game, in its current form, has been under vociferous debate, the fact that a record crowd of 28,455 for the day could be attracted for what was not...

Solanki will be starting to feel the heat, but all of England will recognise a contest again.. The puzzling element about Solanki's selection - and his natural talent is as large as his self-discipline at the crease...

And it was the 28-year-old who created the first chance of the match when he released Bulikin in the Welsh box after 13 minutes. The Dynamo Moscow striker took one touch before firing a low, right-foot shot just wide...

The England captain, Billy Wright, never one to exaggerate, said: "There were people there that day who were of a mind to call him a traitor." It was not for the first time.In a remarkable life which had begun as one...

The charges against Butt were dropped last month.Reading from the statement, Beckham said: "We are extremely disappointed at the way the FA have handled ... the treatment of team-mates Rio Ferdinand and Alan Smith,...

I think we are showing the signs of becoming a very good side. There is an awful long way to go, but this is the sort of way we must continue playing for the rest of the season."Holloway's side came into the game...

So far France have been noted for their close support-play with the back row, but England are good at that too Richard Hill is back, which is a massive boost. England have been tense, less relaxed than they were, and...

"When you are not playing well people question your age,'' Martin Johnson, the 33-year-old captain, said. "Age is not a factor.''England have had three hard games, against South Africa, Samoa and Wales, the latter in...

Of course they have still more work to do, and last night they were solemnly listing the virtues of both England and France. Nor could another potential man of destiny, the ferocious No 8 Jerry Collins. But I do think...

We know we need to be at our best against France and I don't think it's far away."It's little things here and there we need. People tuning in to each other, understanding what other people are thinking and what others...

Not tonight, Fabien, not if Johno has anything to do with it, anyway.The back lineAh, the panache, the ?n, the je ne sais quoi. Why are all the best words for back play French? Think Twickenham, World Cup 1999, and...

This is good news, that teenagers don't drink excessively? Surely the good news would be that teenagers don't drink at all Well, that's the theory. Alcohol is far too clever and important a substance to waste on those...