A ‘union-busting’ company has been employed by Cranberry Foods before the workers vote on having union recognition. Photograph: Christopher Thomond A “union-busting” US company has been employed by a leading UK turkey processing factory where workers are due to vote on union recognition tomorrow. Staff at the company in Derby, the second-biggest turkey supplier in [...]

Wayne Rooney keeps his focus. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Oh for crying out loud: Andorra have just pulled a goal back in Dublin! Half-time: England have been very good so far, full of verve and endeavour. The Johnsons have exuded menace down the right, Rooney and Defoe have paired up very well and the home side [...]

Piano, man: Chris Martin performs at the launch of Apple’s Ping music service in San Francisco. Photograph: Robert Galbraith/ REUTERS You have to feel sorry for Sony sometimes. I mean to say, there it was on Wednesday in Berlin, at the IFA consumer electronics show, launching a new music and video download service called Qriocity [...]

Foreign Secretary William Hague, and his former aide Christopher Myers. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images The stories emerged almost simultaneously. Shortly before the election, the Fleet Street grapevine learned that the New York Times had sent a team of Pulitzer prize-winning reporters to London to produce what it hoped would be the definitive account of the [...]