Blogs from the Westminster blogger Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes, this week increased the pressure on William Hague, above. Photograph: Koca Sulejmanovic/EPA William Hague’s confessional outpouring tonight follows weeks of speculation, innuendo-laden blogs and attempts by newspapers to... 

Sir Alex Ferguson says he is happy with Manchester United’s younsters and does not need to make big-money signings. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Sir Alex Ferguson has responded to mounting criticism of the Glazer family with a staunch defence of Manchester United’s owners and a... 

David Cameron was pictured on the front page of the Hindustan Times playing cricket. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire “What? James Cameron is in India?” My friend, the editor of a popular New Delhi magazine, was terribly excited for about eight seconds until I broke it to him... 

Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have all been implicated in an alleged spot-fixing scandal. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images The International Cricket Council will take “ruthless action” if any player is found guilty in the Lord’s spot-fixing scandal, its president,...