FC Barcelona started their La Liga campaign with a shock 1-0 defeat at newcomers CD Numancia and champions Real Madrid CF also came unstuck away from home, losing 2-1 to RC Deportivo La Coruña.

Darren Bent's strike earned Tottenham Hotspur FC a 1-1 draw at Chelsea FC but Shaun Wright-Phillips scored twice as Manchester City FC moved up to third with a 3-0 win at Sunderland AFC.

UEFA Cup first round contenders Rosenborg BK have bolstered their squad with the double signing of left-back Mikael Dorsin from CFR 1907 Cluj and midfielder Anthony Annan from IK Start.

Manchester City FC have signed South American defenders Pablo Zabaleta and Gláuber Berti for undisclosed fees ahead of their UEFA Cup first round tie against AC Omonia.

AC Milan's home hoodoo from the beginning of last season returned in their 2-1 defeat by promoted Bologna FC while a late Alberto Gilardino goal gave ten-man ACF Fiorentina a share of the spoils against Juventus.

Bundesliga champions FC Bayern München secured their first victory of the season, an emphatic 4-1 home success over Hertha BSC Berlin, and VfB Stuttgart also returned to winning ways by beating Hannover 96.

Champions Olympique Lyonnais moved to the top of Ligue 1 after a Karim Benzema goal secured a 1-0 win at local rivals AS Saint-Etienne but last year's runners-up FC Girondins de Bordeaux lost at LOSC Lille Métropole.

Local Lib Dem campaigner Gary Fuller has expressed astonishment at Double Yellow lines in Christchurch Road which appear to have melted. The lines, which prevent parking next to Folkestone's Garden of Remembrance, appear to have melted where a part of

Poor teachers can put children off learning and are too difficult to sack, the chief inspector of schools warns.

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The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities is shot dead in police custody in the volatile region of Ingushetia.

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - The owner of a banned website in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia died of gunshot wounds sustained while riding in a police car on Sunday. Magomed Yevloev died in hospital in the

Adds info on probe in para 5) MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - The owner of a banned website in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia died of gunshot wounds sustained while riding in a police car on Sunday.

A 22-year-old woman is arrested after the body of a baby was found at a recycling centre in Cambridgeshire.

A man remains in a critical condition in hospital following an early morning assault in Coleraine, County Londonderry.

The Ministry of Defence will meet animal activists to discuss ethical alternatives to the bearskin hats worn by Buckingham Palace guards.

Barely two days after he sought another tour of army duty in war-ravaged Afghanistan, Prince Harry may have to shelve his plans after elder brother Prince William has raised objections. Prince William fears that Harry is putting himself at risk

The families of some servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod plane exploded in Afghanistan are serving a writ on the MoD.