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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
The Sunday edition of the London-based The Mail newspaper. Articles cover current events, news, business, politics, sports, arts, and entertainment around the UK and the rest of the world.
Articles from April 12, 2009
2 for 1 Tickets to Marley & Me
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TREAT your family to the No1 box office smash hit Marley & Me this Easter with this exclusive offer. Present the voucher printed below right when you buy one ticket for the film at any Cineworld venue and you will receive another absolutely...
5 of the Best ...Ways to Take Your Aloe Vera
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The leaves of the aloe vera plant and their rich gel have been used since the 4th Century BC to speed up wound healing and ease digestive problems. A complex carbohydrate in aloe vera gel, acemannan, has antiviral properties, antibacterial action and...
600 Britons in Spain May Lose Their Homes in Failed Bank 'Fraud'; Expats Face Huge Debts after Signing Up for Fund Operated by Collapsed Landsbanki
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Byline: Jonathan Petre HUNDREDS of Britons living in Spain are fighting to save their homes after becoming involved in an alleged multimillion-pound fraud involving the collapsed Icelandic bank Landsbanki. Up to 600 expats were persuaded to raise...
A Brutal but Brilliant Fable; FILM DVDS
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Byline: by Jason Solomons Many people were unsure what to make of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas ( 12) **** , director Mark Herman's adaptation of John Boyne's highly regarded children's book. Some thought treating the Holocaust as a fable was despicable;...
AC Issue Hands off Warning to Chelsea over Boss Ancelotti
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Byline: Rob Draper and Mark Ryan CHELSEA have been issued a stark warning by AC Milan that attempting to lure Carlo Ancelotti to Stamford Bridge would be ' very, very dangerous'. Adriano Galliani, AC Milan's vice- president who runs the club...
A CLASS APART; They Talk Glibly of Equality and Justice. but Our Ruling Elite Make Sure They Get the Best for Themselves, Especially When It Comes to Education. in This Extract from His New Book, Peter Hitchens Names Names
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Byline: Peter Hitchens It is easy to see why a cynical Tory leadership might have secretly wanted to destroy Britain's excellent grammar schools. Once selection by ability was abolished and replaced by comprehensives based on catchment areas, the...
A 'Crash TV' Story of the Rising That Wins the Battle. but Loses the War
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Byline: Declan Kiberd Bookof the Week Dublin 1916: The Siege Of The GPO By Clair Wills Profile Books e17.99 *** The misfortune of the Easter rebels, said Lenin, was that they rose too soon. If they had waited until 1918, said Conor Cruise O'Brien,...
A Game in Mourning; American Baseball in Shock after Death of a Promising Youngster in Horrific Car Smash
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Byline: SPORT USA By Simon Lewis IT WAS the week that baseball returned and the hot topic of water cooler talk should have concerned the likes of the Red Sox and Rays. The first week of the season should have been dominated by chit-chat about the...
A Good Day Is When I Speak to My Sons; EXCLUSIVE: From Her 'Horrible' Dubai Prison, the Former Berkshire Florist Accused by Her Husband of Adultery Tells of Her Desperation, Pain and Fear That She'll Never See Her Two Boys Again
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Byline: from Angella Johnson IN DUBAI Marnie Pearce shuffles into the narrow, glass-fronted booth from where she greets visitors at Dubai's Al Awir women's jail. Ill-fitting, dusty-pink drawstring pants and a matching shirt hang loosely on her gaunt...
A Gran Love Story; Romance, Alice in Wonderland Towns, and Rich Archaeological Treasures. Alvaro Reynolds Is Charmed by a Canarian Gem
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Byline: Alvaro Reynolds Sitting on my own in a busy hotel restaurant in Gran Canaria, Cupid was firing his arrows all over the show. Not at me, I should clarify - my girlfriend was due to join me two days later - but the rest of the guests were...
A GREAT DOUBLE TREAT FOR EASTER; Promotions
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2 meals for the price of 1 at PREZZO THE Mail on Sunday has teamed up with Italian restaurant experts Prezzo to bring you a superb offer - two meals for the price of one. In fact, if four of you dine, you'll get not one but TWO meals for free!...
Ahern: Gardai Don't Need Extra Resources
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Byline: Valerie Hanley JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern has claimed that giving gardai extra resources and introducing tough anti-Mafia-style laws would not help bring crime bosses to justice. He made the startling claim yesterday as the family...
A Jigsaw's More Fun Than Drabble's Babble; Book of the Week
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Byline: Craig Brown The Pattern In The Carpet by Margaret Drabble Atlantic Books [pounds sterling]18.99. [pounds sterling]17.10 inc p& p (08451550713) ** Don't tell anyone, but recently I have taken up jigsaws. I started with a jigsaw...
A Little Girl Betrayed by Hollywood Stars
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Byline: Kathryn Hughes Love Child by Allegra Huston Bloomsbury [pounds sterling] 17.99 . [pounds sterling]16.20 inc p& p (08451550713) **** Allegra Huston's life has been unusual, to say the least. After her mother died in 1969, the four-yearold...
All aboard the 7.15 Cattle Truck to Westminster
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Byline: VINCE CABLE IFEEL that at Easter I should have some new and uplifting message. But whenever I open the newspapers, I'm reminded that the big issue of the day is still MPs' expenses. This may be a time of national economic peril, but the...
Allison Told Me: Have a Heart ... Have Mine
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David Hamilton, 67, a retired Army warrant officer lives in Rainham, Kent, with wife, Pauline, 72. They have four children and three grandchildren. I still have the pink balloon Allison sent me on the first anniversary of my transplant operation....
America's Got Headbutts after Piers Hassles the Hoff
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Byline: From Caroline Graham IN LOS ANGELES IT IS something many have dreamed about - wiping the smirk off Piers Morgan's face. And last week the Britain's Got Talent judge was left speechless for once after David Hasselhoff threatened to headbutt...
Amid Budget Gloom, There Was Just One Chink of Light
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Byline: Liz O'Kane Tips from TV's No.1 house hunter Iwas amused on Tuesday to see the TV coverage of the Dail going bonkers for 15 minutes before Finance Minister Brian Lenihan was able to announce the Government's emergency budget. I watched in...
...And an Identity Crisis for 'Blair of Jerusalem'
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Byline: Simon Walters TONY BLAIR has always tried to present himself as a visionary leader when he talks about his twin passions: politics and religion. But judging from his entry in the VIP visitors' guest book at the British Embassy in Washington...
A NIGHTMARE FOR PADRAIG; A Quadruple Bogey on the Second Ends Harring Ton's Hopes of Doing 'Paddy Slam'
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Byline: From Bob Cass AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL PADRAIG Harrington's hopes of a third consecutive Major victory were all but extinguished by a disastrous quadruple bogey nine at the second hole on the third day of the US Masters tournament here. For...
Archbishop in Plea for a 'Less Angry' British Society
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BRITISH society is becoming increasingly angry and overcompetitive, typified by the catchphrase of television's The Apprentice - 'You're Fired!' - the Archbishop of Canterbury warns in a searing critique in today's Mail on Sunday. Dr Rowan Williams...
Aren't We Lucky Our Troubles Are Only Financial?
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Byline: Joe Duffy REMEMBER this Easter Sunday morning that after the Crucifixion comes the Resurrection. This is not just a cheap reference to last Tuesday's Budget but a reminder that the sense of powerlessness and anger that has greeted Brian...
Are This Pair Now Seen as Pariahs by Their Peers?
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Byline: Fraser Mackie HAVING been panned by Scotland fans, sent away from Rangers and then ostracised by the SFA, it appears an additional own goal was scored by Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor in their exhibition of idiocy on the Hampden bench....
A Ride Fit for Superman; MERCEDES-BENZ SL 65 AMG BLACK SERIES This Hi-Tech Supercar Costs a Whopping [Pounds sterling]250K - and There Are Only Eight Available in the UK
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Byline: JAMES MARTIN There are some phone calls you dread. There's the one from your mad exgirlfriend saying she's pregnant and your first child-support cheque is due next month. There's the one from your accountant reminding you stocks can go down...
A Royal Day in Order at Fairyhouse
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Byline: John Martin IRISH GRAND NATIONAL THE whole complexion of tomorrow's Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National and the destination of a [euro]141,500 prize could depend on what Jim Dreaper sees when he looks out of his bedroom window first thing...
Arrogant Hoon No Better Than the Bankers; Letters
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MPs have been caught with their trousers down by the general public. If only they could be banned from both public office and directorships. They, along with the bankers, are the traitors to this country. Aggrieved, Rochdale (Mail Online) All...
As Kildare Fight for Survival, Striker Trevor Bowers Faces an Even Greater Battle with Leukaemia; Theymay Be Bottomof the League but Some Things Important
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Byline: Mark Gallagher STRIKER Trevor Bowers hasn't missed a Kildare County game all season. Like the rest of the club's supporters, he has been put through the ringer. Encouraged by the team's wholehearted draw with Finn Harps on the first weekend...
A Stronger Voice in Local Policing; ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
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There is now a Policing Pledge. It's a new set of promises from the police on the service they should give you. For instance, you now have the right to have your say on what your local policing priorities should be. The police will listen and...
A Tale of Two Clubs but It Has Been a Little Exaggerated
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Byline: with GRAHAM HUNTER EUROVIEW EUROVIEW THE fact that Udo Lattek was crying in the VIP lounge at the Nou Camp on Wednesday should perhaps have prepared us for the incredible firestorm which has followed Barcelona's four-goal win over Bayern...
A Tale of Two Clubs but It Has Been a Little Exaggerated; EURO VIEW
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Byline: GRAHAM HUNTER THE fact that Udo Lattek was crying in the VIP lounge at the Nou Camp on Wednesday should perhaps have prepared us for the incredible firestorm which has followed Barcelona's four-goal win over Bayern Munich. The outpouring...
Balmy Days, My Little Girl and a Monstrous, Egg-Hiding Rabbit
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Byline: Mary Stanley AS A child, Easter Sunday was one of my favourite days of the year. It carried with it a message of hope, a mixture of the religious celebration with the rebirth of Christ and the optimism attached to spring, tied in with longer...
Bare Bones Crossword; WIN A COLLINS CONCISE DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS
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ACROSS 1 Spoil French word for woodchuck 5 Bother has set Les off 8 Financial exploitation of upper class in American railway 10 Rodents taking the first of noodles meet resistance in this kitchen implement 11 Lop off Hugh's missing...
Baroque's Sublime - and a Bit Ridiculous; ART
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Byline: Philip Hensher Baroque 1620-1800 Victoria & Albert Museum, London Until July 19 *** As time goes on and we get more globally minded, we start to think of past cultures in a global context, too. Forty years ago, a consideration of...
BBC Blows [Pounds Sterling]700k on Ad It Won't Show
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Byline: James Tapper THE BBC has ditched a lavish TV advert for Radio 1 because executives feared it would provoke a public backlash against overspending. Radio 1's top DJs including Chris Moyles, Jo Whiley, Scott Mills, Vernon Kay and Sara Cox...
Blackstock Bullet Gives Forest Hope
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Byline: Steve Martyn NOTTMFOREST 3 Earnshaw (32), Garner (83), Blackstock (90) BRISTOL CITY 2 Sproule (13), Adebola (78) DEXTER BLACKSTOCK capped a stunning late comeback to haul Nottingham Forest out of the bottom three. They trailed...
Blackstock Bullet Gives Forest Hope of Survival; Davies' Men Hit Back Late and Climb out of Drop Zone
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Byline: Steve Martyn NOTTMFOREST 3 BRISTOL CITY 2 Sproule (13), Adebola (78) Earnshaw (32), Garner (83), Blackstock (90) DEXTER BLACKSTOCK capped a stunning late comeback to haul battling Nottingham Forest out of the bottom three and thrust another...
BLASTS A FIRM REMINDER; Aguiar's Gem Rocks Celtic as Hearts Again Make a Point to the Big Guns
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Byline: Fraser Mackie HEARTS 1 Aguiar (32) CELTIC 1 Vennegoor of Hesselink (1) BRUNO AGUIAR'S stunning free-kick showed that Hearts' powers of recovery can function to frustrate the title ambitions of both Old Firm teams, as the Gorgie club...
Bohill Laps Up Advice
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Byline: Mark Wehrly GARETH BOHILL has shot to the top of the leaderboard at the Radisson-Blue West of Ireland championship in Rosses Point thanks to a putting tip from his closest challenger, Dessie Morgan of Mullingar. Morgan, the runner-up...
Bolt's Mission Is to Entertain
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Byline: Ian Stafford USAIN BOLT repeats the phrase again and again as he addresses the supposed threat to his global sprint dominance emanating from a proven drugs cheat in Britain. He is sitting on a balcony overlooking Kingston with the Caribbean...
Bond Blow for Chancellor; Dealers Offer Low Prices for Bonds
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Byline: DAN ATKINSON ALISTAIR Darling faces a crisis of confidence in the City with dealers offering rock-bottom prices to buy Government bonds. With just ten days to go before a make-or-break Budget, dealers are pushing the Treasury to accept...
Bowe Is a Bona Fide Ireland Squatter, Says McGurn
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Byline: Liam Heagney From the SCRUM OPINIONS differ as to whether Ireland wing Tommy Bowe - who today starts against Munster at full-back - has improved no end this season because of his switch to Ospreys or whether he was this good previously at...
Bowe Is a Bona Fide Ireland Squatter, Says McGurn
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Byline: From the SCRUM By Liam Heagney OPINIONS differ as to whether Ireland wing Tommy Bowe - who today starts against Munster at full-back - has improved no end this season because of his switch to Ospreys or whether he was this good previously...
BOYD TURNS UP THE HEAT; Striker Makes It a Double as Rangers Rack Up Three SPL Wins in a Row and Slash Celtic's Lead to a Solitary Point
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Byline: Jim Black MOTHERWELL 1 Sutton (37) RANGERS 3 Velicka (2), Boyd (10, 65 pen) RANGERS moved to within a single point of league leaders Celtic after ending a seven-month wait to put together a sequence of three successive SPL wins. ...
Bruno Jabs the Celts; Hearts Draw Comfort from Aguiar's Majestic Free-Kick to Cancel out Hesselink's Early Goal
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Byline: Fraser Mackie HEARTS 1 Aguiar (32) CELTIC 1 Vennegoor of Hesselink (1) BRUNO AGUIAR'S stunning free-kick showed that Hearts' powers of recovery can function to frustrate the title ambitions of both Old Firm sides, as the Gorgie club...
Budget? What Budget? Thai Spa, Beaches and Cocktails: How the Dunnes Cope with a Recession
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Byline: From Andrew Drummond IN HUA HIN, GULF OF THAILAND WHEN the chips are down and all seems lost, there's nothing better to do than seek solace in the tropical sun, sip a cocktail of tropical fruits and be pampered with a massage of coconut...
BURLEY: I DIDN'T SANCTION DRINK; Scotland Coach Says He Was Not Aware Players Were at the Bar; Players Abused My Trust
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Byline: Fraser Mackie GEORGE BURLEY last night revealed all from his role behind the scenes in the Boozegate affair -- and insisted he was not the man who sanctioned the hotel bar drinking session. The national coach felt it was essential to...
... but at Least Coleen Vows to Pass on Her Designer Dresses If They Have a Girl
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WAYNE might be a million down on his sponsorship deals but at least he can comfort himself with the thought that his wife will be saving money when their baby is born. Coleen confirmed last week that she is three months pregnant - and in an interview...
But Derry Aren't That Bothered about the League, Says Bradley
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Byline: John Fogarty HOLD YOUR horses there, punters, and don't go rushing to back Derry today. Paddy Bradley's given the game away, see. His side aren't too bothered about blitzing Donegal in the hope of reaching a second successive league final...
Caring John Lewis Sparks Fury at the Factory Gates; PROFIT-SHARING GIANT IS ACCUSED OF BETRAYING FORMER 'PARTNERS' OVER PAYOFF PLEDGE
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Byline: NEIL CRAVEN IT COULD be a scene from the Seventies. Angry workers huddle round a brazier outside their factory. The talk is of job losses and betrayal. But this is not the Winter of Discontent and the staff are not miners or steel workers....
CARROLL GEORDIE LIFELINE; Sub Keeps Shearer's Survival Bid on Track with a Late Equaliser
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Byline: Joe Bernstein STOKE 1 Ab Faye 33 NEWCASTLE 1 Carroll 81 ANDY CARROLL threw Newcastle United a relegation lifeline with a header manager Alan Shearer would have been proud of. The visitors had looked doomed until Carroll powered...
CARROLL GEORDIE LIFELINE; Substitute Keeps Shearer Survival Bid on Track with Late Equaliser
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Byline: Joe Bernstein 1 1 STOKE CITY NEWCASTLE Ab Faye 33 Carroll 81 GEORDIE boy Andy Carroll threw Newcastle United a relegation lifeline with a late header manager Alan Shearer would have been proud of. Shearer's men had looked doomed until...
CARROLL GEORDIE LIFELINE; Substitute Keeps Shearer Survival Bid on Track with Late Equaliser Substitute Keeps Shearer Survival Bid on Track with Late Equaliser
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Byline: Joe Bernstein STOKE CITY 1 Ab Faye 33 NEWCASTLE 1 Carroll 81 GEORDIE boy Andy Carroll threw Newcastle United a relegation lifeline with a late header manager Alan Shearer would have been proud of. Shearer's men had looked...
CARROLL GIVES A LIFELINE; Sub Keeps Shearer's Survival Bid on Track with a Late Equaliser
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Byline: Joe Bernstein STOKE 1 Ab Faye 33 NEWCASTLE 1 Carroll 81 Andy Carroll threw Newcastle United a relegation lifeline with a header manager Alan Shearer would have been proud of. The visitors had looked doomed until Carroll powered...
Cash Vehicle That Fell off a Cliff; FUND FOCUS
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Byline: RICHARD DYSON THE failure of bankers to spot the market risks that led to the cataclysmic events of the past 18 months was also common to fund managers. Certain managers of supposedly lowrisk money market funds were found particularly...
Central Bank Tried to Stop Dempsey's Secret Loans Law
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THE Central Bank urged the Government not to change the law to allow building society bosses to keep their own personal loans secret, the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal. Documents obtained by this newspaper show that the Central Bank opposed the...
CHELSEA FLAWED; Defender Bails out Hiddink as Bolton Hit Back
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Byline: Patrick Collins CHELSEA 4 Ballack (40), Drogba (48, 63), Lampard (60 pen) BOLTON 3 Andrew O'Brien (70), Basham (74), Taylor (78) IN THE dying seconds of a chaotic afternoon, Branislav Ivanovic nudged Gary Cahill's shot off his own...
CHELSEA FLAWED; Defender Bails out Hiddink as Bolton Hit Back
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Byline: Patrick Collins CHELSEA 4 BOLTON 3 Ballack (40), Drogba (48, 63), Lampard (60 pen) Andrew O'Brien (70), Basham (74), Taylor (78) IN THE dying seconds of a chaotic afternoon, Branislav Ivanovic nudged Gary Cahill's shot off his...
CHELSEA WARNED: HANDS OFF ANCELOTTI; You're Treading on 'Dangerous' Ground, Say Milan as They Wait for Moves to Lure Italian Coach
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Byline: Rob Draper and Mark Ryan CHELSEA have been issued a stark warning by AC Milan that attempting to lure Carlo Ancelotti to Stamford Bridge would be 'very, very dangerous'. Adriano Galliani, AC Milan's vice-president who runs the club for...
CHELSEA WARNED: HANDS OFF ANCELOTTI; You're Treading on 'Dangerous' Ground, Say Milan as They Wait for Moves to Lure Italian Coach
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Byline: Rob Draper and Mark Ryan CHELSEA have been issued a stark warning by AC Milan that attempting to lure Carlo Ancelotti to Stamford Bridge would be 'very, very dangerous'. Adriano Galliani, AC Milan's vice-president who runs the club for...
Cherie QC- and the Riddle of the Missing 39p Stamps
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Byline: Tom Harper CONGRATULATORY letters sent by Cherie Blair to senior women lawyers have caused embarrassment to the former Prime Minister's wife - after she forgot to put stamps on them. The failure meant her fellow barristers each had to...
Cherie QC- and the Riddle of the Missing 39p Stamps
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Byline: Tom Harper CONGRATULATORY letters sent by Cherie Blair to senior women lawyers have caused embarrassment to the former Prime Minister's wife - after she forgot to put stamps on them. The failure meant her fellow barristers each had to...
Chivalry Is the Real Champion
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Byline: Michael Simkins It's Not The Winning That Counts by Max Davidson Little, Brown [pounds sterling] 12.99 [pounds sterling]12.99 inc p& p (0845 155 0713) **** One of the defining images of the great Ashes summer in 2005 - and surely...
Christy: Why I Want to Cover Pete Doherty
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Byline: Danny McElhinney;INTERVIEW Christy Moores The first songs I learned to play on guitar as a teenager were by Christy Moore. So when I interviewed him for the first time three years ago, it was a dream come true. To me, his contribution to...
CIA Chief: It Was Libyans Who Bombed Lockerbie Jet
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Byline: Toby McDonald A CIA chief at the centre of the Lockerbie inquiry has spoken publicly for the first time to insist Libya was responsible for bombing Pan Am Flight 103. Bob Wallace, a former director of the US spy service's Office of Technical...
Coaching Mentor MacPherson Will Get No Favours from Grateful Mixu
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Byline: James Melville MIXU PAATELAINEN returns to the club that aided his coaching development tomorrow knowing victory for his Hibs side will heighten St Mirren's concern over their SPL future. However, with Hibs chasing a top-six finish, the...
COME BACK, MARCUS; Strauss in Plea to Trescothick, but Ex-England Star Stands Firm
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Byline: Peter Hayter CRICKET CORRESPONDENT MARCUS TRESCOTHICK has turned down an approach from England skipper Andrew Strauss to come out of international retirement and make himself available as a specialist Twenty20 player for this summer's World...
Come Rain or Shine; Downpours Don't Have to Ruin a British Seaside Break, as Simon Heptinstall and His Family Found out in Dorset
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Byline: Simon Heptinstall IT WAS one of those record-breaking English summer days - record-breaking for the amount of rain, that is. And we were just about to set off for a three-day trip to the seaside. Our visit to Dorset was supposed to demonstrate...
Connacht Collapse; Keen Contest before Yellow Cards See the Saints Run Riot
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Byline: John Fallon Northampton 42 Connacht 13 EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP QUARTER-FINAL CONNACHT'S HOPES of a shock Challenge Cup quarter-final win at Franklin's Gardens went up in smoke in 10 minutes of madness as red-hot favourites Northampton...
Connacht Dream Binned; Cards Are Decisive as Saints Run Riot Late On
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Byline: John Fallon EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP QUARTER-FINAL Northampton 42 Connacht 13 CONNACHT'S HOPES of a shock Challenge Cup quarter-final win at Franklin's Gardens went up in smoke in 10 minutes of madness as red-hot favourites Northampton...
Consumer Stocks Bounce as Those in Jobs Splash Out
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Byline: Ask Andy By ANDY BROUGH FUND MANAGER AT SCHRODERS In his third column for Midas, Andy Brough, from leading fund manager Schroders, explains why some shares have jumped despite talk of economic doom and why he will not be buying for now....
Contents
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FASHION AND BEAUTY 6 Fashion forward We're most struck by bolts of clashing colour 8 Mimi Spencer on the joy of jumpsuits; plus exquisite sandals and the ultimate fash pack 10 The lady loves Say hi to society girl chic: satins, chignons, fabulous...
Conway Dedicates His Winner to Stricken Jon
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Byline: Ewing Grahame DUNDEE UTD 1 HAMILTON 0 Conway (4) A SOLITARY goal from Craig Conway was enough to give United a rare away victory but the scoreline doesn't begin to tell the story of this match. The first half was so one-sided no...
Conway Dedicates His Winner to Stricken Jon
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Byline: Ewing Grahame HAMILTON 0 DUNDEE UTD Conway (4) A SOLITARY goal from Craig Conway was enough to give United a rare away victory but the scoreline doesn't begin to tell the story of this match. The first half was so one-sided no...
Cooney Faces His Biggest Test; New President Has Mammoth Task as He Tries to Plan the Way Ahead for GAA
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Byline: Philip Lanigan IN SIX days' time, in the Cork surrounds of the Rochestown Park Hotel, Youghal's Christy Cooney will officially take up his role as GAA president. Given how damaging the civil war on Leeside has been to the association, it...
Cooney Facing a Testing Time; New President Has Mammoth Task as He Tries to Plan the Way Ahead for GAA
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Byline: Philip Lanigan IN SIX days' time, in the Cork surrounds of the Rochestown Park Hotel, Youghal's Christy Cooney will officially take up his role as GAA president. Given how damaging the civil war on Leeside has been to the association, it...
Council Chief Lands [Pounds Sterling]500k Payoff, Then Walks Straight into Identical [Pounds Sterling]150k Job
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Byline: Daniel Boffey and Paul Gallagher ONE of the country's highest-paid council bosses was handed an estimated [pounds sterling]500,000 redundancy package just weeks before walking into a [pounds sterling]150,000 job at another local authority....
Counihan: It's Time to Forget; Cork Boss Silent on Proposed Strike as Promotion Beckons for Rebels
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Byline: John Fogarty TODAY could have been Conor Counihan's last game in charge of Cork's footballers. Well, that was the doomsday scenario, but it was a runner. Had the hurling crisis not been resolved and had there been no prospect of reaching...
Cowen and His Cohorts Shafted Me as Taoiseach Says Bertie
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Byline: John Lee POLITICAL EDITOR A SIMMERING feud between the new and old taoisigh is set to boil over today when Bertie Ahern gives a wide-ranging interview on new radio station FM4. The Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal that Mr Ahern is furious...
Cranford It Ain't! First Pictures of BBC's New Flagship Drama Prove They're Cutting Back on at Least One Thing ... the Costumes
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Byline: Laura Collins THE women wear suspenders, the men bare their torsos and the landscape is a tangle of wrecked and burning cars. It's all a long way from Cranford and Lark Rise To Candleford - but this is the highoctane drama the BBC's drama...
Cranford It Certainly Ain't! First Pictures of BBC's New F Lagship Drama Prove They're Cutting Back on at Least One Thing ...the Costumes
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Byline: Laura Collins THE women wear suspenders, the men bare their torsos and the landscape is a tangle of wrecked and burning cars. It's all a long way from Cranford and Lark Rise To Candleford - but this is the high-octane drama the BBC's...
Credit Crunch Rooneys
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Byline: Katie Nicholl DIARY EDITOR NO ONE, it seems, is immune to the credit crunch - not even multi-millionaire football superstar Wayne Rooney. The Manchester United and England player has been dropped by Mercedes- Benz - one of his big sponsors...
Credit Crunch Rooneys; ...Wayne Loses His [Pounds Sterling]1m Contract with Mercedes
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Byline: Katie Nicholl DIARY EDITOR NO ONE, it seems, is immune to the credit crunch - not even multi-millionaire football superstar Wayne Rooney. The Manchester United and England player has been dropped by Mercedes- Benz - one of his big sponsors...
Crumbling Faith at the MPC
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Byline: Dan Atkinson ANYONE contemplating a career change ought to try a job in sports administration. Time was when one may have needed to know something about the game in question, but the working day now seems fully occupied with organising drug...
Dan's the Man for Paddy in Scottish National; Unsung Hero Aspell Primed for Ayr Glory
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Byline: Turf Talk By Ed Watson PADDY ASPELL is preparing for the ride of a lifetime aboard Chief Dan George in Saturday's [pounds sterling]200,000 Coral Scottish Grand National -- and not without good reason. Like Liam Treadwell last weekend,...
Daughter of Sex Beast Who Chopped Up Her Mother Visits Him in Prison; Revelation as Transvestite Double Killer Bambrick Is Set for Release
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Byline: Larissa Nolan CRIME CORRESPONDENT THE daughter of transvestite double killer Michael Bambrick - whose mother was brutally butchered by him - has been visiting her father in prison as he prepares for his release. Bambrick, 56, asphyxiated...
DEATH COPTER FAULTY WEEK BEFORE CRASH; Aircraft in Which 16 Oilmen Died Was Centre of Safety Alert; EXCLUSIVE; 'Checks Failed to Stop It Falling out of the Sky
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Byline: Jody Harrison A DEFECT in the gearbox of a helicopter which crashed into the North Sea killing 16 men was detected seven days before the disaster. The Scottish Mail on Sunday has learned that on March 25 routine monitoring uncovered a...
Diddit Didn't Do It for Me; INTERNET
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Byline: Rob Waugh After trendy sites such as Plurk, Qype, Jiffle and Curdbee, Diddit is a relief - at least the name relates to what it does. Diddit.com is a place to say 'I did it', whether the 'it' is reading a novel, visiting the Great Pyramid...
Dig for a 21st-Century Victory; GREEN SCENE
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Byline: SHEHERAZADE GOLDSMITH We are all increasingly conscious of food miles. But how about food yards - or even inches? There are so many good reasons to grow your own: freshness, flavour, avoiding trucking food halfway across the country, continent...
Discover the Finish Diamond Standard Innovation Challenge
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When it comes to revolutionising our everyday experiences in the kitchen, innovative ideas have made all the difference: from such humble creations as the kettle and the sieve, to food processors and microwave ovens, we have embraced them all into...
Ditch Harney. Rebuild the HSE from Scratch. Cut Consultants' pay.Use GPs, Not Hospitals. or See More People Die; with the Health Service in Crisis, an Eminent Consultant Offers a Radical Solution
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Byline: PROF ORLA HARDIMAN CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST AT BEAUMONT AND TCD OUR health system is broken. If it were an airplane, it would be grounded. A consequence of this failure has been outlined in the recent reports about Ennis General Hospital,...
DON'T BLAME CATS; We Can't Help It If We're Better Than the Rest
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Byline: Philip Lanigan AMID THE rush to hail Kilkenny's greatness after last weekend's tour de force against Cork, there was still room for a dissenting voice. The thread that appeared on the Hogan Stand website - 'Is hurling now a farce?' -...
Don't Blame Hamilton for Lying When It Goes on All the Time in Formula One
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Byline: PIERS MORGAN LYING is a strangely emotive thing. We all do it, probably every single day of our lives in some way, however big or small. To bosses, parents, schoolteachers, girlfriends, traffic wardens. Show me someone who claims never to...
Don't Give Up on Hope at Easter; at a Time When Greed and Selfishness Have Tainted Our Society, We Must Strive to Offer Something Better. for the Sake of Our Children
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Byline: THE REV IAN GALLOWAY MINISTER, GORBALS PARISH CHURCH, GLASGOW LAST week I came across an article proclaiming: 50 things to do at Easter. As I glanced through my options, including spa treatments and chocolate feasts, it soon became clear...
Don't Mention the Wall! 20 Years after the Fall of a Cold War Icon, Berlin Has Moved on, Says Sian James
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Byline: Sian James THE sandbags were piled up neatly against the gleaming white wooden hut. None of them had seen active service, nor, one assumes, had the young redhead with big sausage curls in army fatigues who waved a huge American flag and...
Do We Want Banks to Be Nice or Not?
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Byline: Simon Watkins DEPUTY EDITOR, FINANCIAL MAIL TAXPAYERS across the country are wrestling with what to do with their new-found assets. Now that we are the proud owners of 70 per cent of Royal Bank of Scotland, a sizeable stake in Lloyds...
Drawing Power of Grand National Will Ensure It Will a Remain Moveable Feast
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Byline: The inside track on racing JOHN MARTIN DURING the 2004/2005 National Hunt season, Ruby Walsh came within a whisker of achieving what had previously seemed impossible. But for a photo-finish verdict that went against him on the notoriously...
Draws Mean Top Half Still Unchanged
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THERE'S no change in the top half of the table. Two more draws in Section A followed hard on the heels of the Friday night stalemate between Glentoran and Linfield. Third-placed Crusaders didn't look particularly hungry at home to Lisburn Distillery...
'Drunk' Prisoner Sparks [Pounds Sterling]2m Jail Riot
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ABOUT 400 prisoners armed with pool cues and table legs went on the rampage yesterday, setting fire to parts of a jail and causing up to [pounds sterling]2million of damage. More than 300 specially trained riot officers were drafted in from around...
'Drunk' Prisoner Sparks [Pounds Sterling]2m Jail Riot
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PRISON officers were last night battling to bring a riot under control after 400 prisoners armed with chisels, Stanley knives and welding equipment went on the rampage, causing [pounds sterling]2million worth of damage. More than 300 specially trained...
Dupuy Decides It; Last-Minute Try Sees Tigers Past Bath and into Semi-Final
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Byline: Mick Collins AT THE WALKERS STADIUM Leicester 20 Bath 15 A DRAMATIC try from Leicester replacement Julien Dupuy snatched victory for the Tigers with seconds left on the clock, ensuring a Heineken Cup semi-final against Cardiff after an...
