Roll up, roll up, see the man who threw his bowler hat into te ring and joined the ranks of autobiographers. Ali Kefford met Chris Eubank... Let's face it, when Chris Eubank seizes your arm, you're not going to try to wriggle free are you? This is, after
Famous for its celebrity patients, The Priory is the clinic of choice for 'exhausted' stars when their drinking and drug-taking gets out of hand. While Kate Moss, Tara P-T, Robbie Williams and Michael Barrymore are just some of the A-listers to have signed
My invitation for poems for Remembrance Day tapped into a rich seam of poetic interest and talent. It was wonderful to see such a range of responses to the timely subject of war. This is such an important and powerful subject that I've continued the theme
Dark Winter is the return to form Andy McNab needed after a couple of indifferent, perhaps disappointing novels in the life and times of Nick Stone. The sixth instalment in the Stone saga is arguably the most gripping so far, and returns to the seat-of-pants
This week's best-selling paperbacks supplied by Waterstone's 1 (5) Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre 2 (1) Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3 (3) The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 4 (2) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 5 (4) The Little
A CROWDED gangway leading from the dock to Southampton's Queen Mary 2 collapsed today, killing around11 people and injuring more than 20 others, fire officials said. Dozens of people were on the gangway to access the Queen Mary 2, the world's largest
OPERATIONS at a Southampton hospital had to be cancelled after two burglars got into theatres, a court heard. The break-in meant monitors had to be checked, the theatres cleaned and sterilised, and equipment thrown away because of contamination fears.
SOMEONE is in for a shock next Friday. They will arrive at Waterloo Station to catch the 10.30am train for a weekend visit to friends in Hampshire. They will buy a paper, a coffee and a Danish pastry. They will have no trouble finding a seat as mid-morning
CHURCH leaders have said they hoped the sentences imposed on a self-styled vampire and his two friends for harassing a vicar will help them "reflect on their twisted actions." Benjamin Lewis, 25, who believes he is a reincarnated vampire, was put behind
The cherry trees bend over and are shedding On the old road where all that passed are dead, Their petals, strewing the grass as for a wedding This early May morn when there is none to wed. By Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917)
PAUL Doswell reckons Salisbury are barking up the wrong tree if they think they can use their FA Cup money to lure skipper Rob Marshall away from the Sparshatts Stadium. The Whites, whose Cup run ended in front of an 11,419 crowd at Sheffield Wednesday
This, the publisher promises, is the "untold story" behind the royal roller coaster that was life with Diana. The ultimate insider's account. Here we have Burrell, self-proclaimed "repository for royal truths", intent on faithfully chronicling the life
This week's best-selling hardbacks supplied by Waterstone's 1 (-) Shadowmancer: Special Edition by Graham P Taylor 2 (1) Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore 3 (4) Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell 4 (3) Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett 5 (6) Crap
Today's Principal Arrivals: Queen Ace, vehicle, 0200, 43; Philipp, container, 0500, 204w; Black Watch, passenger, 0600, 101; Torrent, cargo, 0800, 107; P&O Nedlloyd Hudson, container, 1030, 107; Autosky, roro, 1100, 105; Grande Mediteranneo, vehicle
CHURCH leaders have said they hoped the sentences imposed on a self-styled vampire and his two friends for harassing a vicar will help them "reflect on" their twisted actions. Benjamin Lewis, 25, who believes he is a reincarnated vampire, was put behind
STAFF at a Hampshire school are "desperately worried" about a colleague who has been struck down by a potentially fatal form of meningitis. Sandra Groves, deputy head of Pennington Infant School, near Lymington, was taken ill after developing meningococcal
THE parents of Hampshire teenager Laura Oakley today spoke of their relief at her safe return after she went missing for five days. It was while Andrew and Karen Oakley were making a public appeal for the safe return of their 14-year-old daughter that
TWO of Southampton's newest buildings have won plaudits from the Civic Trust. The new Southampton magistrates' courthouse on The Avenue has picked up an award for its design and a sustainable housing scheme in Portswood has been given a "mention" for
THE countdown to Christmas in Southampton starts in earnest on Sunday when the city centre's festive season gets a star-studded launch. The three main shopping centres - WestQuay, The Marlands and the Bargate - will be switching on their seasonal lights
When men are old, and their friends die, They are not so sad, Because their love is running slow, And cannot spring from the wound with so sharp a pain; And they are happy with many memories, And only a little while to be alone. But we are young, and
