A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker. A 12 year old boy decided to bring a 10in shell tip found on a firing range during a family trip to Dorset […]

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

FANCY wearing a pair of 'green' jeans?

The Daily Mail reports that a chemist and a fashion designer have created environmentally-friendly denim which removes harmful emissions in the air.

Football Diary

by Patrick O'Connor

THE family of the Bolton player Fabrice Muamba have posted a picture of him on Twitter from his hospital room – a move which has provided comfort for the Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov who has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

Speaking before Saturday's home game against Chelsea, Petrov said that he had taken strength from Muamba's recent battle with ill-health after the player suffered a cardiac arrest during the game at Tottenham.

THE last few days have been a bumper one for accountants, private health hospitals, solicitors, agents and the like who are involved with the football industry.

It’s transfer window time again with the deadline set at 6pm on Tuesday, August 31.  September 1 is also the deadline for Premier League clubs to announce their 25 man squads so a host of decisions weren’t made until to the last minute.