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  • Jackson in Player of the Year running

    SARACENS fly-half Glen Jackson has been shortlisted for the Professional Rugby Players' Association (PRA) player of the year award. The Kiwi leads the Guinness Premiership points scoring chart with 272, way ahead of nearest rival Bath's Olly Barkley

  • Home advantage for holders

    REIGNING Watford Observer Linden Homes Shield champions Kings Langley will have home advantage when they begin the defence of their title next month. The holders were paired with the winners of the first round clash between competition newcomers St

  • Animal factory

    Directed by Steve Buscemi, this gritty prison drama stars Edward Furlong alongside the great Willem Dafoe. Said to be "a far more powerful and realistic work than 'The Shawshank Redemption'" (which is also a wonderful film), this is a gripping, unflinching

  • Tesco van overturns

    It was a case of You Shop, We Drop for the driver of this Tesco home delivery van, when his vehicle overturned in Chorleywood. The accident happened in Clements Road, at approximately 11.15am on Saturday, when the driver entered the cul-de-sac to drop

  • Censorship bill revived

    A plan to exempt MPs from Freedom of Information Act inquiries is to be discussed again on Friday. The bill was successfully 'filibustered' last week. Former Conservative chief whip David Maclean had raised a private member's bill and said he did not

  • Smith set to miss showpiece

    ARSENAL LADIES FC will again be without Kelly Smith, their star player, on Sunday as they look to become the first British club to win the Women's UEFA Cup. Suspended for two matches after being sent off in the semi-final win over Brondby and making

  • Pedestrian hit by van

    A pedestrian suffered multiple injuries when he was hit by a white Ford Transit Van. The 42-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead is believed to have parked his silver Nissan pick-up truck in a lay-by near Phasels Wood, on the A41, on Friday before moving