Exclusive! Who's pulling the purse strings at your club? The club-by-club to those really in charge in the Premier League

  After Manchester United's farcical transfer window, which saw the Old Trafford side reportedly bid for no less than nine midfield players - and recruit just one - Marouane Fellaini - Damien Comolli has led calls for United to appoint a director of football to ease the pressure on manager David Moyes and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. Comolli told BBC Radio 5 Live: ‘If there was a club in need of a director of football to ease the process for both individuals it was Manchester United. David [Moyes] only joined on 1 July which was quite late.'The issue for Manchester United is that the two most important people at the club in Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill left their positions and new people came in for their first transfer window. Sole signing: Ed Woodward...

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She's got the sex factor! Kelly Rowland wows in tight red dress to dine at Hollywood hotspot Madeo for second time in a week

She’s preparing for her X Factor USA debut next week but the pressure clearly isn’t getting to Kelly Rowland. The 32-year-old singer joined a pal for a relaxed dinner at Madeo in West Hollywood on Friday, just two days after her first visit of the week to the celebrity favourite eatery. Gorgeous Kelly, who happily smiled for waiting photographers, showed off her toned figure in a fitted red dress, which she paired with strappy white sandals and a large black bag. Red hot: Kelly Rowland made sure her mani-pedi matched her scarlet dress as she dined out at Madeo in West Hollywood with a friendShe even matched her manicure and pedicure to her dress, sporting a bright red polish on her nails.There was no diva behaviour from the Destiny’s Child singer, who was happy to...

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Zimbabwean criminal who burned woman's face with melted plastic cannot be deported because it would breach his human rights

A judge has ruled a Zimbabwean national who was jailed for five and a half years after he scarred a woman for life cannot be deported because it would breach his human rights.Drug dealer Valentine Harverye burned his 34-year-old victim with a melted cider bottle and scalded her with boiling water. He was said to have assaulted her in front of five or six people at her home in 2009.An attempt to deport Harverye, made by the Home Office, has now been defeated after he appealed against the move. Valentine Harverye has defeated an attempt by the Home Office to deport him (file picture posed by model)Upper Tribunal Judge Christopher Hanson said deporting the 22-year-old could breach his human rights as he would not be able to demonstrate loyalty to Robert Mugabe's party and so may face...

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'I've done three or four. I've had the best night of my life': Paranoid schizophrenic raped three women in less than an hour near train station after voices told him to 'get everyone'

A paranoid schizophrenic has been detained indefinitely at a maximum security hospital after he raped three women in less than an hour during a series of violent attacks.Serial rapist Thomas Hall, 33, attacked four sex workers after prowling around Piccadilly train station, in Manchester.Hall, who raped three of the women and sexually assaulted the other, is said to have bragged to a friend on the phone 'I've done three or four now. I've had the best night of my life' after attacking his last victim. Thomas Hall prowled around Piccadilly train station, in Manchester, before attacking four women At the time of the attacks Hall, who has been a paranoid schizophrenic since he was a teenager, was on police bail for raping another woman a month earlierManchester Crown Court heard how...

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British pub manager, 24, dies in accident in a lift while on holiday in Barcelona

Victim: Joe Smith, 24, died after being involved in a lift accident while on holiday in BarcelonaA British man has died after being involved in a lift accident while on holiday in Barcelona.Pub manager Joe Smith, 24, of Leicester, died following an accident in a lift on Tuesday, it was revealed today.It was unclear how the accident happened or exactly where in the Spanish city it occurred.His friends took to social media to launch an appeal to raise money to bring his body home - and hit their target just 15 hours later.A spokesman for the Foreign Office confirmed they had been made aware of the incident.Paul Talbot, described on Twitter as a tattoo artist, posted a message that said: 'Im trying to help raise money for joe smith , who was tragically killed in barcelona while on holiday...

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Shocking Revelation! Rihanna Still Loves Chris Brown...Who'd Believe?

Rihanna struggled to hold back the tears as she admitted she still loves her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Rihanna is not afraid to admit that Chris Brown is the love of her life (Picture: OWN) The We Found Love singer told the American talk show host the pair are still working on their fractured relationship after he beat her black and blue the night before she was due to perform at the 2009 Grammy Awards. ‘We built a trust again and that’s it. We love each other and we probably always will,’ the 24-year-old explained. ‘We’ve been working on our friendship again and now we’re very close friends,’ she said. ‘And that’s not anything we’re going to try to change.’ The former lovers have met up numerous times since she dropped the restraining order...

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How Kate told friends about her 'perfect, natural' labour and kept her hairdresser on call for a whole month before Prince George's birth

The Duchess of Cambridge had a 'perfect, natural birth' when she welcomed baby Prince George on July 22nd, the latest issue of Vanity Fair reports.'She spoke to some of her best girlfriends after the birth and described the birth as perfect,' a source told the October issue of the magazine.'She said it was straightforward and there were no complications. She wanted a natural birth and she was so happy she was able to have one.' A 'perfect, natural birth': The Duchess of Cambridge's July 22nd delivery of baby Prince George was apparently exactly as she had hoped it would be Looking flawless: Kate apparently had her hair stylist on standby for a month before George's birthAnd it would seem that the Duchess mirrored her own mother in that regard. George Brown, who has been a close...

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Immagine a Paedophile P.E. teacher, 31, had sex with 14-year-old pupil in school during 18 months of abuse

A school cricket coach who had an 18-month affair with a teenage girl was jailed for eight years today.Glyn Thompson, 31, had sex with 14-year-old on his desk at the school where he worked, in his car and at both her family home and the family home he shared with the mother of his young son.The father of one from Burnley, Lancashire, taught at the town's Stoneyholme Community Primary School and met the girl through their shared love of cricket.During the affair he bought a pregnancy test for the teenager to ensure she was not carrying his baby.The scandal was exposed when the girl confessed to a friend in an internet chatroom and the friend sent an anonymous letter to the school.Thompson was later suspended and then sacked from his teaching job.At Preston Crown Court Thompson, whose...

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