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We still face a crash disaster like Potters Bar...eight years on

We still face a crash disaster like Potters...

RAIL passengers are still in danger of a disaster similar to the Potters Bar crash, a coroner warned...

Athletics: Jessica Ennis nearly throws it away

Athletics: Jessica Ennis nearly throws it away

JESSICA Ennis has a fight today to add the European Championship to her worldwide heptathlon titles.

Keeping busy makes you happy

Keeping busy makes you happy

THE key to happiness is having lots to do, scientists have revealed.

Athletics: Phillips Idowu is back on course

Athletics: Phillips Idowu is back on course

PHILLIPS Idowu is back on course to be an Olympic champion. And that is going to give him a problem...

At last, someone is going to tackle this shameless bloated benefit bonanza

At last, someone is going to tackle this shameless...

RADICAL welfare reforms unveiled yesterday by the Government are “the beginning of the end” for...

Brit pair rile Ron Dennis over car

Brit pair rile Ron Dennis over car

COMPLAINTS by Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton that their car is just not fast enough have...

Expense scandal MPs lose Appeal Court fight

Expense scandal MPs lose Appeal Court fight

TAXPAYERS were facing a bill of up to £5million yesterday as four politicians lost a second bid to...

Jenson Button’s turning up heat on rivals

Jenson Button’s turning up heat on rivals

WORLD champion Jenson Button returns to the scene of his first grand prix victory looking to secure...

Troops swoop by night to storm Taliban’s bolthole

Troops swoop by night to storm Taliban’s bolthole

HUNDREDS of British troops swarmed into Taliban-held territory under cover of darkness yesterday to...

Andy Murray gets LA workout

Andy Murray gets LA workout

ANDY Murray was forced to three sets in his Los Angeles debut, beating American qualifier Tim...

Migrants raid on care home

Migrants raid on care home

OFFICIALS arrested 13 suspected illegal immigrants in a dawn raid on a care home yesterday.

Jimmy Anderson's partyin full swing

Jimmy Anderson's partyin full swing

JIMMY Anderson was described as the best swing bowler in the world by his captain ­Andrew Strauss...

20 killers on run and some have been free for 20 years

20 killers on run and some have been free for 20 years

MORE than 20 killers remain at large despite being recalled to prison, the Ministry of Justice said...

Cesc Fabregas can lead us to title

Cesc Fabregas can lead us to title

ARSENE Wenger says his Arsenal side is good enough to win the Premier League despite a net loss of...

Baby killer was our model mum, say girls who lived

Baby killer was our model mum, say girls who lived

THE two daughters of mass baby killer Dominique Cottrez have paid tribute to her as “a model mother...

Inter Milan set for £20m Javier Mascherano bid

Inter Milan set for £20m Javier Mascherano bid

INTER MILAN are poised to make an official bid for want-away Liverpool star Javier Mascherano as Roy...

Cricket star ‘swindled in £115m fraud’

Cricket star ‘swindled in £115m fraud’

A BUSINESSMAN has been charged over Britain’s biggest Ponzi fraud after allegedly cheating investors...

North Korea boss fears execution

North Korea boss fears execution

WHILE Fabio Capello kept his £6million-a-year job despite England’s World Cup debacle, one of his...

Teenager’s promise of a hug stops death leap

Teenager’s promise of a hug stops death leap

A TEENAGER talked a woman out of a suicide leap by promising to give her “the biggest hug in the world”.

Adam Johnson: I’ll clear up England's big Messi

Adam Johnson: I’ll clear up England's big Messi

ADAM JOHNSON believes he can bring a dash of Lionel Messi to the team as Fabio Capello embarks on...

It's OK to swear says F-word vicar...because Jesus did

It's OK to swear says F-word vicar...because Jesus did

A VICAR has stunned parishioners by announcing that it is all right to swear – because Jesus did so too.

Ross Fisher can’t quite go the full for Colin Montgomerie

Ross Fisher can’t quite go the full for Colin...

COLIN Montgomerie is taking a week’s holiday away from his Ryder Cup duties, missing out on his...

Beanz meanz a screw-top jar

Beanz meanz a screw-top jar

FOR 115 years, Heinz have been serving up everybody’s favourite snack in a tin.

Tony Smith’s out to lay jinx

Tony Smith’s out to lay jinx

WARRINGTON coach Tony Smith cancelled his players’ day off this week to get them to refocus on...

Price of food set to rocket by 10 per cent

Price of food set to rocket by 10 per cent

FAMILIES face a 10 per cent rise in food prices by the New Year after farmers were hit by drought...

Remembering Alex Higgins: Blown along in wake of a Hurricane

Remembering Alex Higgins: Blown along in wake of a...

EVEN by his bizarre standards, it had to be one of the most ­astonishing incidents of his ­turbulent...

Mini-skirts banned by council

Mini-skirts banned by council

WOMEN wearing mini-skirts could be sent home from work, a council has warned staff.

Bristol City sign David James

Bristol City sign David James

BRISTOL City have signed England goalkeeper David James on a one-year contract.

Bedside vases fetch £500k

Bedside vases fetch £500k

A PAIR of Chinese vases which sat ignored for years in a back bedroom have been sold for an...

David Ngog helps Roy Hodgson off to a flier at Liverpool

David Ngog helps Roy Hodgson off to a flier at...

DAVID NGOG made sure Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool reign began on a winning note against Macedonian...

John Prescott: Tittle-tattle led us to war in Iraq

John Prescott: Tittle-tattle led us to war in Iraq

LORD Prescott admitted yesterday that some British intelligence justifying the invasion of Iraq was...

Robinho ready to return to Manchester City

Robinho ready to return to Manchester City

ROBINHO looks set to start the season with Manchester City despite issuing a heartfelt plea to...

‘I’m dying, mum’ – meningitis girl texts tragic plea from hospital bed

‘I’m dying, mum’ – meningitis girl texts tragic...

A DESPERATE young woman ­frantically sent photos and text ­messages to her mother and best friend as...

Johnston Lords it in  the Totesport Mile

Johnston Lords it in the Totesport Mile

A GOODWOOD festival without Mark Johnston in the winner's enclosure is a rarity and halfway through...

Jamie Bulger mum says ruling on Venables is ‘nonsense’

Jamie Bulger mum says ruling on Venables is ‘nonsense’

THE judge who ruled child killer Jon Venables’ new identity must be kept secret because there was a...

Cricket umpires: Trial by TV here to stay

Cricket umpires: Trial by TV here to stay

THERE will always be those who play their cricket around the base levels of the game’s pyramid for...

Motor theft king killed in pile-up

Motor theft king killed in pile-up

A MAN once dubbed Britain’s most prolific car crook was more than twice over the drink-drive limit...

First NPower Test: ‘I’ve still got a lot to learn’ says Eoin Morgan

First NPower Test: ‘I’ve still got a lot to learn’...

EOIN Morgan conceded a stunning maiden century in only his third match might have silenced most...

Spaniel survives 120ft cliff plunge

Spaniel survives 120ft cliff plunge

A DOG cheated death when he plunged 120ft off a sheer cliff and landed safely on a beach below.

First NPower Test: Time for Kevin Pietersen to take a break

First NPower Test: Time for Kevin Pietersen to take...

THE bell has tolled for Kevin Pietersen. He has been living for far too long on borrowed time.

Crash diet of wife stuck in smash car

Crash diet of wife stuck in smash car

THE trauma of a car crash drove Claire Healey to shed eight stones in seven months.

First NPower Test Match: Eoin Morgan recieves rave review

First NPower Test Match: Eoin Morgan recieves rave...

EOIN Morgan did not need any sort of review system to tell him he had just played the most ...

Why women are likely to go for a macho man

Why women are likely to go for a macho man

MACHO men really do attract the women, a study shows.

Manchester United's rising stars give Alex Ferguson a twinkle in the eye

Manchester United's rising stars give Alex Ferguson...

THE broad smile on Sir Alex Ferguson’s face told you all you needed to know about the dramatic...

Schoolgirl in 90ft plunge from holiday hotel dies

Schoolgirl in 90ft plunge from holiday hotel dies

A TEENAGER who plunged 90ft from a hotel in a Spanish ­holiday resort has died – just a week after...

Harry Redknapp hits back at West Ham

Harry Redknapp hits back at West Ham

HARRY Redknapp has defended Tottenham’s bid for Scott Parker by hitting back at West Ham’s cries of...

Beetle is threat to UK trees

Beetle is threat to UK trees

AN Asian beetle that could ravage Britain’s tree population is being hunted by experts after one was...

David Ngog helps Roy Hodgson breathe easier

David Ngog helps Roy Hodgson breathe easier

Rabotnicki 0, Liverpool 2

Soaring cost of diabetes

Soaring cost of diabetes

AN EPIDEMIC of the kind of diabetes linked to obesity has led to a surge in the NHS drugs bill.

Craig Bellamy willing to fight for his place at Manchester City

Craig Bellamy willing to fight for his place at...

CRAIG Bellamy will refuse to be shunted out of the Manchester City exit doors and is willing to...

Squirrels spark £400k home blaze

Squirrels spark £400k home blaze

THIS £410,000 family home has been destroyed – by squirrels.

Mark Hughes all set to go for Robert Green

Mark Hughes all set to go for Robert Green

MARK Hughes' first job as Fulham manager could be to find a new goalkeeper with Mark Schwarzer set...

Clampers sue restaurant for warning off customers

Clampers sue restaurant for warning off customers

A RESTAURANT owner spoke of his astonishment last night after a clamping firm tried to charge him...

Mark Lewis-Francis: Linford Christie saved my career

Mark Lewis-Francis: Linford Christie saved my career

EUROPEAN silver medallist Mark Lewis-Francis has praised Linford Christie for saving his career.

The woman allergic to exercise who could die if she runs up the stairs

The woman allergic to exercise who could die if she...

SLUGGARDS wanting to avoid a gruelling gym workout may joke about being allergic to exercise. But it...

Andrew Higgins will face Bath

Andrew Higgins will face Bath

ANDREW Higgins will face Bath for the first time since leaving the club under a cloud after being...

Crawford slimmed down for Twelve

Crawford slimmed down for Twelve

CHACE CRAWFORD embarked on a gruelling diet for his new movie TWELVE - because he was determined...

What made these girls so evil?

What made these girls so evil?

ON the surface they were just three vivacious young women intent on having fun. The close friends...

Shyamalan: 'My critics will never be happy'

Shyamalan: 'My critics will never be happy'

Filmmaker M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN is convinced he'll never be able to please his critics - because...

The Boy who flew with the few

The Boy who flew with the few

GEOFFREY Wellum was the youngest Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain. Now a remarkable...

Radcliffe happy to help Hammer

Radcliffe happy to help Hammer

DANIEL RADCLIFFE jumped at the chance to star in an upcoming movie version of THE WOMAN IN BLACK...

Andy Secombe got over being son of Harry by playing his dad

Andy Secombe got over being son of Harry by playing...

THE son of the late Harry Secombe admits there was a time he didn’t want anybody to know the Goons...

Seagal granted restraining order against 'stalker'

Seagal granted restraining order against 'stalker'

STEVEN SEAGAL has been granted a temporary restraining order against a woman who allegedly...

Ellen DeGeneres to follow Simon Cowell  out of American Idol

Ellen DeGeneres to follow Simon Cowell out of...

IT IS chaos at American Idol after comic Ellen DeGeneres quit just three months after Simon Cowell.

Rodriguez bored of movie remakes

Rodriguez bored of movie remakes

Actress MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ is urging Hollywood bosses to come up with some new ideas - because...

Jennifer Aniston’s loving route to motherhood

Jennifer Aniston’s loving route to motherhood

SHE has often spoken about her desire to become a mother but unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston has...

Hardy in awe of Madonna

Hardy in awe of Madonna

TOM HARDY was so starstruck after meeting MADONNA on the set of ROCKNROLLA, he hid in a car to...

Miranda Richardson is a great choice to capture Barbara Castle

Miranda Richardson is a great choice to capture...

FRIENDS of late Cabinet minister Barbara Castle say she would have been delighted that someone as...

DiCaprio attack suspect extradited to U.S. to face charges

DiCaprio attack suspect extradited to U.S. to face...

A woman accused of slashing LEONARDO DiCAPRIO's face with a glass at a party in 2005 has been...

Family fun with Liam Neeson’s A-Team

Family fun with Liam Neeson’s A-Team

JUST over a year after his wife Natasha Richardson’s death Liam Neeson took her mother, classical...

Black cab firm return to profit for 2011

Black cab firm return to profit for 2011

BLACK cab maker Manganese Bronze believes driving down costs and its Chinese joint venture will...

Debenhams frozen out

Debenhams frozen out

DEBENHAMS suffered a 4 per cent markdown yesterday amid fears that tougher trading was in store as a...

Tycoon's £5.8bn UK coup

Tycoon's £5.8bn UK coup

THE world’s 14th richest man is ­taking control of a fifth of the UK’s electricity distribution...

Yorkshire back into the black

Yorkshire back into the black

YORKSHIRE Building Society swung back into the black in the first half and said it was on track to...

TalkTalk gets mobile

TalkTalk gets mobile

TALKTALK is to offer its customers mobile voice and broadband services alongside their home phone...

Competition dents sales at Rentokil

Competition dents sales at Rentokil

CUT-throat competition from rivals hit sales at rat-catcher Rentokil Initial but the company boosted...

Boxer, Beetle: Ned Beauman

Boxer, Beetle: Ned Beauman

THIS dazzling first novel has a varied cast. The boxer in the title is Seth “Sinner” Roach, a tiny...

West End Girls: Barbara Tate

West End Girls: Barbara Tate

THE Real Lives, Loves and Friendship of 1940s Soho and it's Workng Girls.

Diet to your door: Purifyne detox review

Diet to your door: Purifyne detox review

IT’S OFFICIAL: summer is here. And if you haven’t managed to get bikini-ready in time for the...

My girl was born against the odds

My girl was born against the odds

Mandy McMillan is the first woman in Britain to give birth to a healthy baby while taking the cancer...

'I've been shivering all my life'

'I've been shivering all my life'

LOOKING at Sarah Kydd it is impossible not to notice the way her body constantly trembles. If it...

Can men go through the menopause?

Can men go through the menopause?

YES

Festival review: WOMAD Charlton Park 2010

WOMAD is one of the friendliest and laidback of all the festivals with music...

Fashion & Beauty: Gear up for your getaway in...

SHEER fabrics, subtle shades, delicate feminine details – this summer’s...

Samia Smith: Life as I know it

SAMIA Smith, 28, plays Coronation Street’s Maria. She lives in Cheshire with...

Sophie Raworth: One to watch

WITH a high-profile career and a flourishing family life, news presenter...

Casualty

Casualty

Roxanne Pallett, formerly of Emmerdale, Dancing On Ice and Soapstar Superstar, makes a guest...

Tonight's The Night

Tonight's The Night

Once again, John Barrowman allows ordinary members of the public, some of them genuinely talented,...

DEBATE: Will the new MPs' pension scheme make a difference?

DEBATE: Will the new MPs' pension scheme make a...

MPs are facing swingeing cuts of up to £15,000 a year in their gold-plated Parliamentary pensions –...

DEBATE: Is Britain too obsessed with green energy?

DEBATE: Is Britain too obsessed with green energy?

BRITAIN faces years of blackouts and soaring electricity bills because of the drive toward green...

Does the European Union waste your money?

Does the European Union waste your money?

EU bureaucrats have come under fire for secretly spending £400million of taxpayers’ money on...

Which pointless Labour laws do YOU want scrapped?

Which pointless Labour laws do YOU want scrapped?

LABOUR laws face being scrapped at last - and today we're asking you which ones YOU think should get...

WEIRD FACT OF THE DAY
Weird fact of the day

Greece

In the 1896 Olympics in Athens, there was a Men's Sailors' 100 metres Freestyle Swimming event which was open only to members of the Greek Navy. So Greece won all the medals.

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Win family tickets for Spot’s big party

Win family tickets for Spot’s big party

CHILDREN'S favourite Spot the Dog turns 30 this year – and you can help him celebrate.

NHS cuts: Who really gets it - bosses or patients?

NHS cuts: Who really gets it - bosses or patients?

IT'S NHS job cuts time again. New figures from the Royal College of Nursing today suggest that at...

The A-Team: Review

The A-Team: Review

THE A-Team was one of the guilty pleasures of eighties television viewing. Little boys of all ages...

The Karate Kid: Review

The Karate Kid: Review

THE world was hardly crying out for a remake of eighties hit The Karate Kid but that hasn’t stopped...

DVD
Remember Me DVD review and trailer

Remember Me DVD review and trailer

ROBERT PATTINSON appears determined to dampen the ardour of his fans with his sullen turn in...

The Green Zone DVD review and trailer

The Green Zone DVD review and trailer

A BOX-OFFICE disappointment on its cinema release earlier this year, The Green Zone is a smart,...

Crossed lines on phone deal

Crossed lines on phone deal

Problems with phone bills piled on the pressure for two customers struggling with ill health and the...

Lady Gaga: The Cherrytree sessions

Lady Gaga: The Cherrytree sessions

PERHAPS the most surprising thing about pop sensation Lady Gaga (and it’s not often you can use the...

Judy Garland: Lost Tracks

Judy Garland: Lost Tracks

PROBABLY one for dyed-in-the-wool fans of the great Garland, nearly half of these 103 tracks have...

Giselle/Serenade: Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House

Giselle/Serenade: Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House

THE least cluttered of all romantic ballets Giselle is a work of timeless wonder.

Burn The Floor: Fiery fusion fizzles after the burn

Burn The Floor: Fiery fusion fizzles after the burn

IT BEGINS with the promise of a hot night in Havana. A girl dressed in black saunters through the...

Britain's oldest Twitter user dies at 104

Britain's oldest Twitter user dies at 104

BRITAIN'S oldest Twitter user has died today at the age of 104.

‘Forgotten' hero honoured thanks to his daughter

‘Forgotten' hero honoured thanks to his daughter

A “FORGOTTEN” hero of the Second World War was finally recognised yesterday when his name was added...