Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman has explained the thinking behind his shock line-up change for last night’s visit to Birmingham City.

The Reds boss made five changes to the side that beat QPR on Saturday, including dropping two new signings and restoring Dexter Blackstock to lead the attack.

Despite this, Forest won by a single goal scored by Blackstock himself, but Freedman was reluctant to explain the real reason for the switches until now [...]

A leaked memo obtained exclusively by LTLF has shown how senior Labour Party officials plan remove controversial left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn from the leadership if he is elected.

As party members return their ballot papers, polls suggest Corbyn is set to come out on top in the race to succeed Ed Miliband. However, the Labour hierarchy intends to scupper him by simultaneously appointing a new party chairman.

According to the memo shared among senior party figures, in a shock move Kuwaiti businessman and football club-owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi has been lined up to take on the role [...]