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Alan Swann’s World of Sport: on John Terry, Harry Redknapp & England’s Dubai disaster

IF John Terry wasn’t such a self-centred, egotistical, pig-headed individual, he’d have quit the England captaincy when his alleged racial abuse first led to charges.

Paul Stainton: The man behind the mic - Common sense prevails over school crossing patrols

Power to the People... Citizen Smith (Wolfie/Foxy) would have been proud.

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Alan Swann’s World of Sport: on England’s pathetic capitulation in the cricket and Posh failing to turn up against Portsmouth

WELL that was one of the saddest Saturdays of my life in sport.

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Stewart Jackson MP: Westminster Life

I have to confess to (almost) shouting at the radio this week, during a discussion on Radio 4’s “Today” programme between an academic and a woman who promotes breakfast clubs, about their merits or otherwise.

French on Friday: What a weekend!

POOR old Chris Beeby had one of those weekends you like to forget in a hurry.

Alan Swann’s World of Sport: on Kenny Dalglish, Spanish football fans, and Arsene Wenger’s time is up

I LOVE a good ‘told you so’ moment so let me remind you what I wrote when Kenny Dalglish was appointed Liverpool boss.

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Paul Stainton: The man behind the mic - awkward questions that kids ask their parents

A survey out this week revealed the top ten awkward questions that kids ask their parents.

Peter Rook: Memoirs of a MADman* - you can tell a man by the shoes he wears

There is a saying that goes you can tell a man by the shoes he wears. Personally, I think a man’s shoes can send very mixed messages.

French on Friday: Night-time manoeuvres

WAS ET newshound Mark Plummer on the scent of a massive scoop? Something big must have been going on at Posh?

Mark Grist: The Perfect Tenner - on sick days

Well, the most depressing day of the year has passed. Thousands of us were off ‘sick’ on Monday.

Alan Swann’s World of Sport: on the BDO Darts ‘world champion’, Thierry Henry’s return and the Manchester derby

EVERYTHING about the BDO World Championships smacks of small-time.

Paul Stainton: Not the Peterborough Budget News...

Hallo, here is the news... Peterborough boss, Marco Cereste, has delivered a rousing, New Year speech, to his ever-diminishing troops, ahead of what promises to be a very difficult 2012.

Peter Rook: Memoirs of a MADman*

I’d be a lousy boxer. I’m not given to acts of sporadic violence so I would find it very hard to hit someone who hadn’t done anything to me. That’s the bit about boxing I could never get my head round.

Stewart Jackson MP: Westminster Life - on Scottish independence and High Speed 2 rail link

The big issues at Westminster this week have been David Cameron’s challenge to the Scottish SNP government to “put up or shut up” and call a referendum on independence and plans for the High Speed 2 rail line from London to Birmingham and beyond.

Mark Grist: The Perfect Tenner - Making a pie

With it being cold and wintery and dark and all, it’s a great time for comfort food.

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Weather for Peterborough

Friday 10 February 2012

5 day forecast

Today

Sunny spells

Temperature: -6 C to 1 C

Wind Speed: 14 mph

Wind direction: South east

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Wind Speed: 7 mph

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