- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- 1,000 people expected in marches
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- John Terry loses England captaincy
Sport
Stannard ready to roll in 2012
CITY cyclist Ian Stannard has just completed an arduous winter’s training that will ensure he starts his 2012 racing campaign as fit and as strong as he has ever been as he enters his fifth year at the top of his sport.
Athletics round-up: Cross Country Championships
THERE were some excellent individual performances at the South of England Cross Country Championships in Brighton for Marshall Milton Keynes Athletic Club.
Red Bull gear up for new car launch
SEBASTIAN Vettel and Mark Webber will be hoping that their new car will be yet another world beater as Red Bull Racing prepare to unveil the RB8 on Monday.
Team effort as Osborne races to victory
OLNEY racer Joe Osborne enjoyed the perfect start to his 2012 season with a victory in the prestigious Dubai 24 hour race last weekend.
Football round-up: Swans beaten as striker signs for Cobblers
NEWPORT Pagnell suffered something of a hangover from their FA Vase exit when they went down to a surprising home defeat to Deeping Rangers on Saturday.
Football
Robbo off in dour Wednesday stalemate
KARL Robinson may have landed himself in hot water once again as he appeared to strike Reda Johnson in the dying stages of Dons’ 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday night.
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Dons net hat-trick of signings
THREE new faces were added to Karl Robinson’s MK Dons squad by the time the January transfer window closed on Tuesday night.
MATCH REPORT: Dons 1 Sheff Wed 1
KARL Robinson was sent to the stands once again as Dons and Sheffield Wednesday shared the spoils of a 1-1 draw at a freezing stadium:mk.
Right back Tavernier secures Dons loans move
NEWCASTLE United right-back James Tavernier has joined Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the season.
One Smith in, one Smith out for Dons
NEWS of Alan Smith signing for Dons had barely sunk in before Adam Smith was recalled to Tottenham on Monday night.
Ice Hockey
Lightning blown away as title hopes fade
MK LIGHTNING’S title challenge suffered a major setback when they were outplayed and outwitted in their biggest home defeat for well over a year as they crashed 5-1 to Basingstoke Bison on Saturday.
Lightning swing axe after shutout defeat
SLOVAKIAN forward Juraj Gracik has been axed by MK Lightning just days before the English Premier League’s transfer deadline of January 31, and just days after the city side failed to score in a home game for the first time in almost four years.
Lightning need to show their Steel
LIGHTNING welcome Sheffield Steeldogs to town this Saturday aiming to start a winning trend against the Yorkshire side in the first of three meetings in four weeks for the two clubs.
Flames cool Lightning title hopes
LIGHTNING suffered a double blow to their English Premier League title ambitions in another weekend of upsets.
Lightning set to cool the Flames
LIGHTNING have moved back to within one point of English Premier League table toppers Guildford Flames after two more victories at the weekend.
Rugby
Rugby round-up: Olney restore some pride
OLNEY haven’t given up on preserving their place in the South West One East league just yet after recording their third win of the season with a 20-13 beating of relegation rivals Swanage & Wareham.
Ed Slater rewarded for fine form with England rugby call
CITY rugby star Ed Slater is set to represent his country for the first time after being called up to the England Saxons squad to take on Ireland this Saturday.
Rugby round-up: City continue to keep pace at the top
FOLLOWING their superb victory against title chasing Beaconsfield last time out, Milton Keynes maintained their push for promotion with a 66-24 beating of lowly Slough on Saturday.
Only the one Heinie in MK this season
TOP European rugby returns to Milton Keynes this Saturday as Northampton Saints take on Munster at stadium:mk.
Smiles all round as city down leaders
MILTON Keynes kept their hopes of promotion alive on Saturday with a comprehensive 38-7 thrashing of league leaders Beaconsfield, cutting the gap between the two teams to nine points.
Basketball
Lions target first final in four years
MK LIONS are gearing up for their highly anticipated BBL Trophy semi final affair against Plymouth Raiders this weekend as they look to bounce back from defeat to Guildford Heat on Sunday.
Third time lucky as Lions record win in Leicester
MK LIONS delivered arguably one of their best away performances and results for years on Saturday when they defeated arch rivals Leicester Riders 77-75 on their own patch.
Blood thirsty Lions out for Riders revenge
ROBERT Youngblood has made a shocking return to Milton Keynes, just in time to try and help Lions beat his old club in what looks set to be another fiery local derby.
Proud Lions tame toothless Tigers
LIONS can hold their heads high after a weekend that saw them beat last season’s champions and only narrowly lose out to the side now leading the way this year.
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National Sport
Lawrie leads in Doha
Paul Lawrie is looking to bridge a 13-year gap as he goes into the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters with a one-stroke lead.
Best calls for Ireland consistency
Rory Best has urged Ireland to build on the consistency they displayed during the World Cup when their RBS 6 Nations opens against Wales on Sunday.
Farrell ready for Murrayfield chaos
Assistant coach Andy Farrell is confident England's inexperienced side can thrive on the hostility, history and "chaos" that lies in wait for them in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.
Chelsea: Court decided trial date
Chelsea have insisted it was the court's decision to put John Terry's racism trial back to July - a move which led to the Football Association stripping the defender of the England captaincy.
Hammers earn derby spoils
Winston Reid was West Ham's unlikely hero as the npower Championship leaders beat derby rivals Millwall 2-1 despite playing almost the entire match with 10 men.
Other Sport
Hockey round-up: Men make a good point
MILTON Keynes Hockey Club’s men faced Spencer on Saturday desperate for three points to boost their league survival push, but unfortunately were held to a 0-0 draw.
Six months and counting: The MK stars hoping to qualify for London 2012
THERE are now just six months to go before the eyes of the world focus on the Olympic Stadium in London, and Milton Keynes has at least six athletes with realistic chances of walking out there for the opening ceremony.
Hockey round-up: Good win comes to ladies who wait
MILTON Keynes Hockey Club’s Ladies had to wait three weeks for their first game of 2012, but it was well worth waiting for as they beat Wokingham 4-1 to maintain their excellent run of form from last year.
Athletics round-up: South of England Indoor Championships
THERE was some success for Marshall Milton Keynes AC in the last two days action at the South of England Indoor Championships at the Lee Valley complex with a silver for Jasmine Finlay and bronze for Rebecca Davies the two highlights.
Campbell backs Pickering to come good again in 2012
OLYMPIC champion Darren Campbell says Milton Keynes sprinter Craig Pickering is suffering from a crisis of confidence as bad as any injury – and is advising him to turn to literature to break out of his rut.
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Weather for Milton Keynes
Saturday 04 February 2012
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Temperature: -1 C to 2 C
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