The conversation taking place in a cramped corridor at the Stadium of Light had turned to the lack of English players on view on Saturday afternoon. Martin Jol barely paused for thought before answering a perennially vexed question. It's a problem, said Fulham's manager. You have to deal with it.

But the charge sheet is not just a recapitulation of instances of imperial incendiarism, such as the Amritsar massacre or the bombings of Iraqi villages.

The dveykut that accompanied the groom as he walked down the aisle to the chupah was truly inspirational.

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