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They had some of the biggest hits of the 1980s, played at Live Aid then fell out over songwriting royalties but Spandau Ballet are the best of friends again.
The reformed band bring their greatest hits tour to The O2 in October and The Wharf spoke to saxophone player Steve Norman about what it means to him to have reunited.
West Ham will play Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first game next season.
The Irons travel to Molineux on August 15 in what will be a tough opening fixture against newly promoted Wolves. Three days later the Hammers entertain Aston Villa at Upton Park, followed by Spurs at home on August 22.
Millwall will host Bournemouth and Charlton will travel to Hereford in the first round of next season's Carling Cup.
The League One sides will both face League Two opposition at the first hurdle of the competition, which will be played in the week commencing August 10.
West Ham legend Sir Trevor Brooking is urging the club's new owners to build for the future following this week's takeover.
The club changed hands on Monday when chairman Bjorgolfor Gudmundsson relinquished control to CB Holdings, in a deal believed to be worth around £100million.
The future of West Ham has been secured after it was announced this morning that the club has been sold.
CB Holdings, majority owned by Iceland's Straumur-Burdaras bank, completed the purchase of the Hammers from former owner Bjorgulfor Gudmunsson for an undisclosed fee.
Neil Harris is planning to put his League One play-off heartbreak behind him by throwing himself into a charity event this weekend.
The Millwall striker was in the Lions side edged out 3-2 by Scunthorpe in last month's Wembley showpiece but he's putting his disappointment behind him by taking part in the Keep Your Eye On The Ball run this Sunday.
Millwall manager Kenny Jackett has signed a new three year contract with the club.
Jackett has made a big impression at The Den, steering the Lions to safety in 2007/08 and then to the League One play-off final last month, where they lost 3-2 to Scunthorpe United, and he now plans to build on that.
Scunthorpe sucker-punched Millwall with a late comeback at Wembley to reach the Championship.
The Iron had staged a come-from-behind victory against Millwall earlier in this season, and repeated the feat thanks to Martyn Woolford's 85th minute winner.
Nadjim Abdou buried a short-range strike to send Millwall to Wembley at the expense of Leeds United.
The Lions sealed a 2-1 aggregate victory after their 74th minute equalier silenced the faithful at Elland Road.
It was a goal that threw The Den into raptures, dispatched with coolness befitting Millwall's record goalscorer.
Nevertheless, Neil Harris' second half winner on Saturday has merely nudged the Lions past Leeds by a nose in the race to Wembley.
Playoff-bound Millwall finished their regular season by handing Carlisle a lifeline in their struggle against the drop.
The Cumbrians avoided relegation on the last day of the season thanks to goals from Graham Kavanagh and Paul Thirlwell.
Diego Tristan helped fire West Ham a bit closer to Europe on Saturday and did his hopes of earning a new contract at Upton Park the power of good in the process.
The Spanish striker hit home an unstoppable free-kick to give the Irons a deserved 1-0 win at Stoke City to push his side back into the last Europa League qualification slot.
Millwall may welcome back skipper Paul Robinson for their last scheduled game of the season at Carlisle.
Robinson has not played for three months due to a metatarsal injury, but hopes to be involved before the Lions begin their playoff push.
Gianfranco Zola finally put pen to paper to sign a new contract with West Ham, helping to lift some of the disappointment after Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
Zola revealed he had agreed a four-year deal with the club after watching his side edged out by their West London rivals.
Gary Alexander scored two late goals to secure a come-from-behind victory against his former club Leyton Orient.
Simon Church put the O's ahead just after half-time, but Alexander levelled the scores on 70 minutes before securing the win three minutes from time.
West Ham kept their hopes of European football next season alive with a late equaliser at Villa Park on Saturday.
Diego Tristan's clever header five minutes from time secured a 1-1 draw for the Irons in an entertaining match, keeping them in seventh spot in the Premier League.
The playoff lottery awaits Millwall after an away defeat against Bristol Rovers finally ended their automatic promotion hopes.
A brace from League One top scorer Rickie Lambert helped Rovers overcome the visitors, but results elsewhere confirmed the Lions' place in the top six.
West Ham star Mark Noble believes staying at West Ham will help him achieve his ambition of a full England cap.
The 21-year-old midfielder signed a new contract last week, keeping him at Upton Park until 2013, and he feels it will help him make the step up to Fabio Capello's squad.
Millwall gave their automatic promotion hopes a massive boost with a well-deserved win over Peterborough last night.
A controversial, thrice-taken penalty set the Lions on their way and closed the gap between them and second-placed Posh to just three points at the top of League One.
Millwall fans have spent several weeks thumbing through the classifieds for their rivals' results as the promotion race enters the home straight.
They now have a great chance to stake their claim for automatic promotion in a six-pointer against Peterborough at 7.45pm on Easter Monday.
