Police in Greater Manchester are investigating the discovery in Bolton yesterday evening. The baby was wrapped in clothing and plastic bags and a note was recovered at the scene.
Amazing the difference that a week and a mood change can make as Manchester City looked a completely different team to that which lost so meekly at the Emirates. Miguel Delaney examines why, while reviewing the day’s action.
Livorno midfielder collapsed to the pitch after only 31 minutes of Livorno’s league match at Pescara. The Italian league has responded by suspending this weekend’s remaining fixtures.
It was the kind of day where you can feel the finish line coming into view as frantic, desperate action led to some far-reaching results at both ends of the table.
In a game that surprisingly summed up the season so far, Arsenal have suddenly become clear favourites for fourth while Andre Villas-Boas teeters on the brink.
Andre Villas-Boas may have been able to loosen the noose around his neck but things only got tighter at the bottom as Wigan and Wolves both claimed draws while others floundered.
Could Liverpool finally cut loose in terms of goals? Or could Bolton become the latest lower-table side to frustrate them as well as firing their own survival challenge. Relive the action here
Paul Scholes set Manchester United on the way to victory on his first start since retiring (for the first time). Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur slipped up and Liverpool could only draw at home again
We hadn’t seen much magic so far in the FA Cup third rounds but could the three o’clock kick-offs thrill us? Could Tamworth pull off an upset against Everton?
An absolutely bizarre last day of the calendar year in the Premier League as both Manchester United and Chelsea lose at home. Miguel Delaney picks through the action
A MOTION OF no confidence in the Minister for Justice will be debated in the Dáil next week with Fianna Fáil claiming Alan Shatter’s position is now “untenable”.
The opposition party has been fiercely critical of the Fine Gael deputy’s handling of an ongoing row with Independent TD Mick Wallace.
“The Minister has shown extremely poor judgement of late. In particular, he used private information he received from the Garda Commissioner to undermine an opposition TD on Prime Time last week,” Niall Collins charged.
Shatter is currently facing two investigations by the Data Protection Commissioner and the Standards in Public Office Commission over his actions. He was also forced to clarify the nature of an incident where he was breathalysed by gardaí but could not complete the test because of asthma.
Although the motion of no confidence is unlikely to pass (as the government can table a counter-motion), TheJournal.ie wants to know what you think. Is Alan Shatter’s position as minister untenable?
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