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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Have we fallen out of love with e-readers?

Have we fallen out of love with e-readers?

Amazon is launching a new Kindle, but people are going back to books
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Is rugby too dangerous for children to play?

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A studio with a view - but a view worth £495,000?

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Anorexia has been blamed on skinny models and pushy parents – but more than half of the risk is inherited
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A right mess

The 100-foot poem painted on a cliff face in Snowdonia they can't wash off
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No, Tracey – being a mother doesn't mean you can't be a good artist too

Monica Ross and Nancy Spero were both mothers and made Emin's success possible
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The old stereotypes of what it is to be a 'man' are a load of rubbish
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Gérard Depardieu reveals his mother tried to kill him in womb

Controversial actor’s autobiography describes troubled childhood
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‘We’re what Bournemouth needs’

Vag Halen take on the macho posturing and sexist objectification of 'cock rock'
The timebomb inside the NHS: Our health system's founding principles are at stake

The NHS timebomb

Our health system's founding principles are now at stake
Twitter provides one of the few forums in which Saudis can discuss what they really feel - and it says they blame the clergy for Isis

Twitter says Saudis blame the clergy for Isis

The social network's free discussion contrasts with Riyadh's official line on the rise of radicals, says Patrick Cockburn
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The Rainbow List 2014

We need your help to identify gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people who make a difference
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Mexico's train of death

Entry into the Land of the Free isn't merely unlikely – it's potentially lethal
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David Baddiel: All kids think about having different parents

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Is Oscar Wilde’s reputation due for another reassessment?

As a new play and book put the writer back in the dock, his reputation may be set to change once again