Football is our national sport and is a big part of daily life. Whether it’s watching, playing or supporting our favourite teams, football is in our blood.

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Posted by Hugh Robertson at 05:35 PM | Permalink

Check out Saturday 1 December 2001 on one of those ‘On this day’ websites and you get pretty slim pickings. S Club 7 went straight to No. 1 in the charts with ‘Have you ever’, a song that I confess I can’t instantly call to mind, although the absence of a question mark in the title remains a mystery, even ten years on.

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Posted by John Penrose at 11:05 AM | Permalink

If you’re soaking up the culture of an overseas city, alongside enjoying a good meal and perhaps visiting a show, you might decide to drop into a national museum.

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Posted by Jeremy Hunt at 10:16 AM | Permalink

Olympic hopeful Julz Adeniran joined Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Worcester earlier this month at a School Games summit with schools from the West Midlands. The 110m hurdler explains why he is backing the School Games and how he is aiming for selection for Team GB.

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Posted by Julz Adeniran at 12:09 PM | Permalink

Last week was busier than usual. Or so it seemed, as we completed stages two and three of the Regional Tour to help promote the tourism potential that comes along with the Olympics next year.

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Posted by John Penrose at 11:19 AM | Permalink