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Blue Square Premier club Rushden & Diamonds sign Ipswich defender Kurt Robinson on loan for a month.

Real Madrid bid £15m for Wigan's Palacios, plus other rumours

Kidderminster Harriers make on-loan West Brom defender Lee Baker's move permanent as he signs a 18-month contract.

Leicester City defender Chris Powell hints he may call time on his football career at the end of the season.

Young Ipswich defender Chris Casement joins Wycombe Wanderers on a month-long loan.

Notts County sign Chesterfield defender Phil Picken on a month-long loan deal.

Bolton have agreed a fee with West Ham for centre-back Calum Davenport but manager Gary Megson says he may not complete the deal.

Right-back Bradley Orr signs a new two-and-a-half year contract at Bristol City.

Bournemouth sign Southampton midfielder Jake Thomson and Crystal Palace defender Rhoys Wiggins on loan.

Mansfield Town sign Leicester City defender Scott Garner and former Ilkeston Town forward Louis Briscoe.

Stoke City defender Ritchie De Laet signs for Manchester United on a three-year performance-related deal.

John Walton whitewashes defending champion Mark Webster to reach the BDO World Championship last eight.

Coventry City defender Marcus Hall is set to miss the trip to QPR after suffering a facial injury in a training ground accident.

Torquay United defender Chris Todd says he will be back in full-contact training next week, nearly two months after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

Coventry City manager Chris Coleman praises his defenders following three clean sheets.

Streets with names that could be considered rude are defended after a council revealed plans to vet new place-names to stop double entendres.

Torquay defender Chris Todd gets the best Christmas present he could wish for - the chance to resume playing football.

Norwich City sign Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Grounds on a two-month emergency loan deal.

A housing association defends its decision to inform neighbours by leaflet that nuisance tenants had been evicted.

Everton's Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo could be back in first-team action before the end of the month after a hamstring injury.

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