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Daily Mail (London)
A daily newspaper and online news service serving Britain and the United Kingdom. Stories cover news, politics, sports, and business updates of national importance. Additionally, the paper carries exhaustive celebrity news.
Articles from February 22, 2008
130mph Idiot; Danny Hyde: 'From a Typical Middle England Family' the Vauxhall Astra and the Speedometer on the Video Clip Showing Hyde Doing Close to 130mph
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Byline: Daily Mail Reporter A TEENAGER who filmed himself driving at up to 130mph and then postedthe footage on the YouTube website has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Danny Hyde, 18, had one hand on the steering wheel of his R-reg Vauxhall...
40st Man Calls in Fire Crew to Help Him Move
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Byline: George Mair A MAN weighing 41 stones called out the fire service - to help him movetwo feet in his bedroom. The 999 call was one of four made in a week by unemployed Robert Marsden fromhis ground-floor council flat. They led to ten...
A Cosy Chat with Suzy - and the Making of a Monster; Fancy Dress: Wright and Friend at a 1986 Party His Second Bride: Diane Says It Was a Marriage of Convenience the QE2 Steward: Wright, Left, with a Colleague
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Byline: David Williams THE decks of the QE2 were crowded but steward Steve Wright hardly seemedto notice as he focused on the beautiful young girl beside him. For ten minutes, the couple talked intently, laughing and smiling together asunknown...
A Cosy Chat with Suzy - and the Making of a Monster; Old Habits: Wright Is Filmed Embracing a Thai Prostitute for Whicker's World in the Early 80s Fancy Dress: Wright and Friend at a 1986 Party His Second Bride: Diane Says It Was a Marriage of Convenience the QE2 Steward: Wright, Left, with a Colleague
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Byline: David Williams THE decks of the QE2 were crowded but steward Steve Wright hardly seemedto notice as he focused on the beautiful young girl beside him. For ten minutes, the couple talked intently, laughing and smiling together asunknown...
A FINAL SPUR FOR ROBBO; (1) in Charge: New Captain Robinson Makes a Point (2) Early Promise: O'Hara's Shot Takes a Deflection off Latka and Beats Vorel to Give Tottenham the Lead
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Byline: SIMON CASS TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 SLAVIA PRAGUE 1 (Tottenham won 3-2 on aggregate) PAUL ROBINSON pulled off two stunning saves on his return to action last nightand propelled Tottenham into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup to stake his claim...
A FINAL SPUR FOR ROBBO; in Charge: New Captain Robinson Makes a Point
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Byline: SIMON CASS TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 SLAVIA PRAGUE 1 (Tottenham won 3-2 on aggregate) AUL Robinson's dream of a Carling Cup Final starting place was revived lastnight with a world- class save as made hard work their progression to the 16 ofthe...
AHERN: I DID NOT PAY TAX ON [Pounds sterling]10K; 1.web Tangles: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Exiting the Tribunal a Dublin Castle Yesterday 2.family Supporter: Bertie Ahern with His Mother Julia Who Died in 1998
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Byline: Petrina Vousden THE Taoiseach has been forced tomakeapaymenttothe RevenueCommissionersafter admittinghe failed to declare two [pounds sterling]5,000 lodgments, it emerged yesterday. In2006,MrAherntoldRevenue Commissioners about the...
ALL ABROAD! Lavish Living: What a Safari Lodge on South Africa's Moditlo Estate Would Look Like
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Byline: Liz Rowlinson DOES the idea of a beachside villa bore you or the brochure of yetanother new golf development make you groan? Then perhaps a conventional homein the sun is not for you. If something more adventurous entices, how about a...
And Now It's Linford the Torch Bearer! What Next? Christie Is Now Favoured after Sportsmail Exposed the Chambers Furore
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Byline: MICHAEL SEAMARK KEN LIVINGSTONE sparked a storm of controversy last night by invitingLinford Christie to carry the Olympic torch through London in the build-up tothe Beijing Games. Christie, who won the 100metres gold medal in 1992, received...
Anger after OAP Lay Dead in Village Home for 14 Months
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Byline: Jonathan Brocklebank A PROBE was launched yesterday after a pensioner's body lay undiscoveredin his home for 14 months. William Hunter is thought to have died around the end of 2006 but although hewas a housing association tenant in a...
Anguish over Aborting Twins Drove Woman to Kill Herself
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Byline: Beth Hale A TALENTED artist hanged herself because she was overcome with griefafter aborting her twins, an inquest heard yesterday. Emma Beck, 30, left a note saying: 'Living is hell for me. I should never havehad an abortion. 'I see...
Anthea's [Pounds Sterling] 1/2 M Tennis Court May Be Ripped Up in Planning Row; Grant Bovey and Anthea Turner: She Plans to Appeal
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Byline: David Wilkes AS TV's self-styled Perfect Housewife, Anthea Turner likes to keepeverything neat and tidy. But the presenter has got herself into a perfect mess by building a tenniscourt at her mansion without planning permission - and...
Anthea's [Pounds Sterling] 1/2 M Tennis Court Tangle; Anthea Turner: She Plans to Appeal
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Byline: David Wilkes AS TV's self-styled Perfect Housewife, Anthea Turner likes to keepeverything neat and tidy. But the presenter has got herself into a mess by building a tennis court at hermansion without planning permission - and may have...
A Simple Economics Lesson; (1) in the Presence of Greatness: McGeady and Naylor Console Each Other, While Messi Applauds the Travelling Fans (2) Reality Check: Samaras
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Byline: PETER JARDINE INTER MILAN have spent [pounds sterling]500million since 1995 chasing a Champions Leaguedream. The Italians have not yet made it beyond the semi-finals and trailtroubled Liverpool 2-0 ahead of their San Siro showdown for a...
At Last, Tesco Says Cheap Drink Fuels Teen Binges
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Byline: Sean Poulter TESCO was accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' after saying it was keen tojoin the fight against the binge drinking culture. Britain's biggest supermarket and off-licence chain admitted yesterday that lowprices could be fuelling...
At Last, Tesco Says Cheap Fuels Teen Binges
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Byline: Sean Poulter TESCO was accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' after saying it was keen tojoin the fight against the binge drinking culture. Britain's biggest supermarket and off-licence chain admitted yesterday that lowprices could be fuelling...
A Wilde Evening with This Witty Wonder; Pushy Mother: Belinda Lang
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Byline: QUENTIN LETTS Ring Round The Moon (Playhouse Theatre) Verdict: An intellectual treatand great costumes **** FEW onions have quite as many layers as the fantastical 1947 comedy Ring RoundThe Moon. This Jean Anouilh play is as much of...
Back Home at Last, Cyclist Who Landed a World Record; Welcome Home: Mark Beaumont with His Mother Una in Glasgow Yesterday En Route: Mark Cycles into Lahore in Pakistan
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Byline: Jonathan Brocklebank HE told everyone he wanted to set a new record by cycling round theworld in 210 days - but secretly, Mark Beaumont's target was always 195. Yesterday, as the 25-year-old arrived home in Scotland from his remarkableadventure,...
BAE Has US High Flyers on Short List
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Byline: Karl West BRITISH defence giant BAE Systems could soon be run by an American afterit was revealed the group intends to approach a number of high-flyers from theUS to take over from boss Mike Turner, who leaves in August. Senior industry...
BEING EDDIES STEADY SEVEN ; Im Right Behind You: Wallace Follows Leamy on to Croke Park for the Meeting with Italy; in Typical Ireland Pose with Ball in Hand (Left) and Scoring against France (Below)
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Byline: JOE CALLAGHAN IN A time of major evolution, no matter how slow, in the Ireland backrow he remains the one constant. But that does not bring with it great job security. Now more than ever in his eight years in a green jersey, David...
Bid Talk Builds Colliers CRE
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Byline: GEOFF FOSTER ANY quoted company chaired by Sir John Ritblat, the grand old man ofBritish property, would never be sold on the cheap. Shares of his property consultancy Colliers CRE soared 14p to 74 1 2 p for atwo-day leap of 20p on above...
Bitter End to a Brave Crusade; (1) A Bridge Too Far: Lucio Powers Home the Opening Goal with a Venomous Free-Kick (below) and Van Buyten's Header Loops over Langfield for 2-0 (above), While Calderwood Applauds the 5,000-Strong Travelling Support Just after the Final Whistle (2) End of the Road: Langfield Knows It's All over as He Ponders How Podolski Has Just Made It 3-0
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Byline: BRIAN MARJORIBANKS BAYERN MUNICH 5 ABERDEEN 1 (Bayern win 7-3 on aggregate) ABERDEEN'S thrilling 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich at Pittodrie last weekappeared to have borrowed its storyline from the popular television drama Ashesto Ashes,...
BLIND RAGE; (1) Laser Lout: A Fan Shines a Beam (Circled) into Ronaldo's Face but the Angry Player Did Not Apparently Suffer Any Ill Effects from Wednesday Night's Incident in Lyon Which Was Reported by United to Officials (2) Chelsea Target: Striker Didier Drogba Suffered a Similar Laser Attack with a Pen That Produced a Green Beam during a Match with West Ham in December Last Year
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Byline: IAN LADYMAN LYON have been warned that they could face heavy UEFA sanctions after asupporter shone a laser beam into the eye of Manchester United winger CristianoRonaldo in France on Wednesday night. As a leading eye expert revealed that...
Blueberry Piety Killed My Appetite; Come Away with Me: Norah Jones Falls for Jude Law's Charms. and Pie
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Byline: CHRIS TOOKEY My Blueberry Nights (12A) Verdict: Wong gets it wrong WONG KAR-WAI'S first Englishlanguage feature is right up there with thedreariest romantic dramas of the past ten years. Singer Norah Jones is bland and, for the most...
Brave Bolton Do Megson Proud; Baton Charge: Bolton Fans Are Driven Back by Riot Police after Sitting in the Wrong Area
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Byline: PETER FERGUSON ATLETICO MADRID 0 BOLTON WANDERERS 0 (Bolton won 1-0 on aggregate) BOLTON are getting used to their European nights of glory, and forget thescorelinetheir brave, battling performance at the Vicente Calderon Stadium certainlydeserves...
Brave Bolton in Rearguard Action; at Full Stretch: Bolton Goalkeeper Jaaskelainen Does the Splits as He Saves Maxi's Header
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Byline: PETER FERGUSON ATLETICO MADRID 0 BOLTON WANDERERS 0 (Bolton won 1-0 on aggregate) GARY MEGSON'S UEFA Cup outsiders put up a brave barrier to keep out ChampionsLeague-chasing Atletico last night. The heroes of famous nights at Bayern...
Breezing through an Epic Tragedy; Something Wicked: Olwen Grindley as Hecate, Queen of Witches
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Byline: JOHN MCKEOWN Macbeth (The Helix) Verdict: Disappointingly flat ** IN AN address to the school groups gathered in unhushed expectancy beforecurtain-up, director Alan Stanford promised his cast would be giving their all.But I couldnt...
Brown No Back-Seat Driver in Revved-Up Back-Row; Playing Fast and Loose: Kelly Brown Intends to Lead from the Front at No 8 against the Irish
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Byline: ROB ROBERTSON WHAT a difference a year has made in the life of Kelly Brown. In thewake of last season's Six Nations Championship, he faced being thrown on thescrapheap after the SRU announced the closure of his club, the Border Reivers....
Campbell outside Olympic Standard at Melboure Meet; Burning Issue: Christie in Olympic Torch Storm
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Byline: TOM O'RIORDAN DAVID Campbells hopes of earning a ticket to the Beijing Olympicssuffered a serious setback when the Irishman trailed home fifth in the 800metres at the Melbourne Grand Prix meeting yesterday. Campbell was optimistic of...
CHELSEA TURN OVER ARSENAL IN FINANCE LEAGUE; Mr Chelsea: Truth Bold Abramovich Caption Set and Girlfriend Daria Zhukova
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Byline: CHARLES SALE CHELSEA yesterday issued the financial equivalent of a two-fingeredresponse to Arsenals view of their ambitions of world domination as fantasy.And they revealed the extraordinary amount of money[pounds sterling]578millionthat...
Cink Sends Harrington Challenge Down Drain; Tricky Read: Harrington Lines Up His Putt during His Second Round Defeat in Tuscon to Cink
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Byline: DEREK LAWRENSON FRESH doubts arose last night about Padraig Harringtons fitness for TheMasters in six weeks time. For the second time in three tournaments this year, the British Open Championneeded physiotherapy treatment out on a golf...
Clouds Fail to Obscure Eclipse; SEE END OF SORY
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Byline: Klara Kubiak NIGHT owls and early risers were yesterday morning treated to one of themost spectacular events the night sky can offer: a total lunar eclipse lastingnearly an hour. Those who didnt manage to get, or stay, up to witness the...
Council Becomes First to Cut Tax
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Byline: Stuart Nicolson A LOCAL authority yesterday became the first in Scotland to cut counciltax for the coming year. Stirling Council announced it will reduce bills by 1.1 per cent, taking theaverage Band D charge down from [pounds sterling]1,223...
Cowen Rejects Call to Give More Powers to Standards Watchdog
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Byline: John Lee THE Government is refusing all pleas from its own ethics watchdog toincrease its powers. Brian Cowen yesterday told the Dail that he has rejected requests from theStandards Public Office Commission SIPO) to give it more muscle....
Craic or Cringe?
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Byline: Philip Nolan WHEN Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd apologised last week for thewrongs perpetrated against the so-called stolen generations of Aboriginalchildren, he was the latest to sign up to the new tradition of retrospectiveregret...
Crime Watch
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Byline: Carla McKay FOR those of you disappointed that the Millennium failed to deliver thepromised apocalypse, terrific news: the end of the world is nigh. In The Crystal Skull (Bantam Press, [pounds sterling]12.99), Manda Scott takes as her...
Critics' Choice
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Byline: SOPHIE HEATH FILM: ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, 1pm, Ch4 JOHN WAYNE stars in this unusualwestern with a will he/won't he plot. Opposite Wayne is Gail Russell (bothpictured) playing a Quaker, nursing his grizzled gunman back to health andpumping...
Daythe Taoiseach Checked into the Bates Motel.And Revived Dead Mum
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Byline: Mary Ellen synon THE last man to make such dis -g usting use of his dead motherwasNormanBates.Andifyouhaveforgotten,Norman Bateswas the cross-dressing sonfrom Hitchcocks Psycho. A ndthereitallwasagainyesterda y,jus t l ikeattheBatesMotel:anoldladyscorpseasadiversion,...
Daytime Dozers Could Be at Four Times the Risk of Suffering a Stroke
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Byline: Jenny Hope DOZING during the day may be an early warning sign of stroke risk amongthe elderly, say researchers. A U.S. study found that those who regularly nodded off in the daytime were upto 4.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke....
Death House Horror of Girl from Stars in Their Eyes; Victim: Kesha Wizzart
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Byline: James Tozer A TEENAGE brother and sister were beaten to death along with theirmother by her violent former lover, a court heard yesterday. Kesha Wizzart, 18, who had thrilled Stars In Their Eyes viewers with hersinging, had just returned...
Devenney So Desperate to Prove He Can Stomach NFL
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Byline: MICHEAL CLIFFORD BRENDAN DEVENNEY could be back in time to play some part in the latterstages of Donegals NFL campaign. Devenney believes he has finally put behind him the injury hell that sidelinedhim for four months and has returned...
DID HE MURDER SUZY LAMPLUGH? Vanished: Suzy Lamplugh Worked on the QE2 & Where She Caught the Eye of Steward Steve Wright, the Suffolk Strangler
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Byline: Sam Greenhill SUFFOLK Strangler Steve Wright could have claimed missing estate agentSuzy Lamplugh as his first victim. As the 49-year-old misfit was convicted of killing five prostitutes in asix-week frenzy, Scotland Yard detectives told...
Did My Paparazzo Husband Help Kill Princess Diana? C'est Impossible! James Andanson: Suicide Diana: Death in a Mercedes
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Byline: Rebecca English THE wife of a paparazzo accused of driving the white Fiat Uno supposedlyinvolved in the crash which killed Princess Diana insisted yesterday that hewas at home at the time of the tragedy. French-born Elizabeth Andanson...
Dinner Times Demise
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Byline: Leah McDonald IN OUR hectic modern lifestyles it seems there is little time forfamilies to sit down for a communal meal, new research has revealed. The study into motherhood in Ireland, which was conducted by Behaviour andAttitudes research...
Disgraced Comiskey Back as a Preacher; Brendan Comiskey: Failed to Deal with Notorious Paedophile Priest
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Byline: Eva Marie Gibney DISGRACED bishop Brendan Comiskey is soon to preach about morality at aE480-a-head seminar. The 72-year-old churchman will tell concerned Catholics at the Grace Dieuresidential programme, Co. Waterford, in June, how to...
Doctors: Ban Bargain Booze
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Byline: Jenny Hope A BINGE drinking 'epidemic' fuelled by longer licensing hours and cheapalcohol is gripping the country, senior doctors said yesterday. In an unprecedented report into the state of the nation's drinking habits, theBritish Medical...
Doctors Warn of Booze 'Epidemic'
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Byline: Jane Kirby BRITAIN is in the grip of a binge drinking 'epidemic', leading doctorswarned yesterday. In a hard-hitting report, the British Medical Association (BMA) said strongeraction was needed to tackle alcohol abuse because it devastates...
Doing It All by the Book; Feeling Sheepish: A. J. Jacobs Tries to Follow the Bible to the Letter
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Byline: Val Hennessy THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY by A. J. Jacobs (Heinemann, [pounds sterling]12.99) THE BIBLE was written thousands of years ago in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Itis open to a multitude of interpretations, literal and metaphorical,...
Donor to Disgraced Poets Charity Asks Where Cash Is; O Searcaigh: Denies Wrongdoing
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Byline: Ferghal Blaney A MEMBER of the elite arts group Aosdana has finally broken ranks andspoken out against fellow member, Cathal O Searcaigh who has admitted havingsex with 16-year-old boys while doing charity work in Nepal. Artist Eilis...
Easiest A-Levels to Be Made Harder; Exams Are Facing a Review
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Byline: Laura Clark A-LEVELS and GCSEs are to be made tougher amid evidence that thedifference between the easiest and hardest subjects could equate to threegrades. Geography, sociology and media studies are among those likely to be checked toensure...
EASTENDERS; Coast Is Clear: In the Shadow of a Lighthouse in Southwold, Suffolk. Inset: Bill Nighy
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Byline: Graham Norwood LOOKING for the latest boom town? It's time to head east. Eastern England is set to be a major housing growth area following the releaseof government targets for half a million new homes by 2026. The region is one of...
Exxon to Sell Share of Providence Field; Tony OReilly Jnr: ExxonMobil Move Is a Positive Development
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Byline: JOHN O'HALLORAN EXXON Mobil is planning to scale down its holding in one of Irelandsmost promising oil prospects off the west coast. It has decided to offload a large part of an interest it holds in a crucial setof deepwater blocks that...
Fergie Fury at Agent's Grip on Wes; Defending His Corner: Brown Could Leave United despite Being a Regular in Defence This Season
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Byline: IAN LADYMAN SIR Alex Ferguson last night revealed that Wes Brown's decision tofollow his agent's advice and refuse a new contract from Manchester United hasleft him feeling depressed about the state of the modern game. Despite admitting...
Five Sweet Little Girls, One Deadly Addiction; Wright's Bedroom, Where Some or All the Girls Could Have Died Surrounded by Teddy Bears
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Byline: Andrew Levy THE victims of the Suffolk Strangler came from a range of backgroundsbut had one link - their dependence on drugs. Some of their families had noidea about their addiction until they were murdered. Yesterday relatives of the...
Five Sweet Little Girls, One Deadly Addiction; Wright's Bedroom, Where Some or All the Girls Could Have Died Surrounded by Teddy Bears
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Byline: Andrew Levy THE victims of the Suffolk Strangler came from a range of backgroundsbut had one link - their dependence on drugs. Some of their families had noidea about their addiction until they were murdered. Yesterday relatives of the...
Flora's Novel Tribute; Postal Address: Flora and (Inset) the Post Office in Liphook Where Her Husband Was Postmaster
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Byline: Charles Legge QUESTION Why is there a bust of Flora Thompson outside the post officein Liphook, Hampshire, when her semi-autobiographical novel Lark Rise ToCandleford was set in Oxfordshire? FLORA JANE Thompson was born in theOxfordshire...
From the High of Wembley Wizardry, Tortured Genius Gazza Has Hit Rock Bottom; Glory Days: Gascoigne Broke Goram's Heart at Euro 96 (Top) but They Celebrated Together at Rangers
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Byline: PETER JARDINE PAUL GASCOIGNE was responsible for one of the most agonising moments ofAndy Goram's illustrious career with club and country. Wembley, June 15, 1996. As Scotland pushed for an equaliser, England's maverickmidfielder broke...
Furniture Store Refuses to Return Cash Deposit after Customers Tragic Death
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Byline: Aiden Corkery A LEADING furniture chain has refused to refund an ?800 deposit to thefiance of a 26-year-old woman who died suddenly just days after the couple paidit. Ellen Minihan collapsed at her home on January 5, three days after...
Gay-Friendly Force Red-Faced as Jokers Paint Police Box Pink; Arresting Sight: The Police Box Was Given a Shocking Pink Makeover
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Byline: Gavin Madeley IT is, perhaps, the perfect expression of a gay-friendly police force. But the arresting sight of a traditional blue police box given a vibranthot-pink makeover has bemused even the most open-minded officers. Only days...
Gazza Sectioned after Grabbing Porter by Throat; on the Town: Gascoigne Enjoys a Kebab after a Night out in 1998
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Byline: Michael Seamark, Laura Roberts PAUL GASCOIGNE was detained under the Mental Health Act after grabbing ahotel porter by the throat, it emerged last night. He is now receiving medical treatment following the incident in the early hoursof...
Gipsies Seek an Apology over Removal of Children
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Byline: Stuart Nicolson GIPSY travellers have demanded an official apology for the removal oftheir children by Scottish authorities more than 50 years ago. First Minister Alex Salmond is considering whether or not to grant the request,which follows...
Hanafins ABA Trip for Cheese and Wine; Mary Hanafin: Accused of Pulling the Wool over Publics Eyes
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Byline: Niamh Lyons EMBATTLEDEducation Minister Mary Hanafin has been accusedof attempting to pull the wool over the publics eyes over a trip toan Applied Behavioural Analysis school. Lastweektheminister snubbed an invitation fromherpartycolleague...
He Pinned to Become Me Down: I Was about His Victim Number Six; Tracy Russell: 'He Said, "I Don't Want to Rush Tonight". It Scared Me'
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Byline: Sam Greenhill STEVE Wright taunted police by snatching victims right under their noses- and could have been in the process of murdering a sixth woman when she wassaved by pure chance. Prostitute Tracy Russell revealed how she narrowly...
HM Saves the Day for a Knight
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Byline: Richard Kay THERE is a touching postscript to the death of Jack Lyons, thefinancier-philanthropist stripped of his knighthood after being convicted forhis part in the Guinness scandal. Lyons, who left school at 16 to work in the cutting...
Homeless Have the Wright Stuff; in Tune: Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
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Byline: Baz Bamigboye JOE WRIGHT will walk with his fiancee Rosamund Pike up the red carpet tothe Oscars ceremony on Sunday, where his great film Atonement is up for sevenAcademy Awards, including best picture. Until then, though, he's working...
Hostage Heroine Takes ?4M Cut in Sale of Luxury House; 1. A Home with a History: The Regency Villa in Howth Where Jennifer Guinness Was Kidnapped from by a Gang in 1986 2. Moving On: Mrs Guinness with Late Husband John
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Byline: Klara Kubiak HOSTAGE heroine Jennifer Guinness won the hearts of the nation aftersurviving a five-day kidnap dramabut even she has fallen victim to the crisis in the property market. Mrs Guinnesspart of the banking branch of the world-famous...
Howay the Lads It's Newcastle Brown!
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Byline: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN ONE of the unintended consequences of the nationalisation of NorthernRock is that the Government is now the proud sponsor of Newcastle United. It's just a pity Tony Blair isn't still Prime Minister, since he always...
HOW I SAW OFF THE SERIAL DIVORC E; Hates Losing: Stuart Crossley Empty Handed: Susan Sangster
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Byline: Amanda Cable STUART CROSSLEY isn't given to impulsive outbursts. A former lawyerturned businessman who has made his fortune through carefully calculated deals,he has a habit of pausing and thinking long about the consequences before hespeaks....
Illness Knocks Carlys Hopes of Becoming American Idol; Controversy: Dubliner Carly Faces a Public T V Vote
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Byline: julian brouwer IRISH singer Carly Smithsons hopes ofwinningAmericastoptelevision talentshow took a knock this week when she was hit with a nasty flu bug. Dublin-bornCarly,24,hadalready caused controversy when she was selected...
Irish Duo to Sing for the Oscars
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Byline: Richard Kay THE song which was almost banned by Oscar officials will be performedlive at the Academy Awards ceremony by Irish nominees Glen Hansard and MarketaIrglova on Sunday. The song, Falling Slowly, from the low-budget romantic movie...
Isaac Bickerstaffe
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*ONE WOULD have thought ahead of the Lisbon Treaty vote that a motion inthe EU parliament committing the EU to respecting the outcome of the referendumin Ireland would have passed uncontroversially. Actually, it was voted down by499-129. Presumably...
I Stand Shoulder to Shoulder with Stars
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HERE I am once again at the annual awards, an object of desire for someof those attending the glittering occasion. The ladies have lavishly groomedthemselves to perfection. There is an air of anticipation among the guests. While they quaff champagneI'm...
It Was the Day Bertie Dragged Us All Down to a New Low
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Byline: Richard Waghorne COMMENTARY HOW temptingit wouldbetowrite, havinglongago lostcountofhow manytimesthe exercisehasbeen dutifullyperformed,of theunanswered questions emerging from yet another bout of the Mahon Tribunal. Certainlyitwouldbechild-ishly...
I Want to Be with My Babies
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Byline: Luke Salkeld A TALENTED artist hanged herself because she was overcome with griefafter aborting her twins, an inquest heard yesterday. Emma Beck, 30, left a note saying: 'Living is hell for me. I should never havehad an abortion. 'I...
Joy for Saints as Sculthorpe Finally Makes Comeback; Sculthorpe: Needed
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Byline: RICHARD BOTT PAUL SCULTHORPE plays his first engage Super League game for St Helensfor nearly nine months in tonight's televised match at Bradford. Saints need the dual 'Man of Steel' winner because they are missing four otherinternational...
Junk Mail Deliverer Sues Af Ter Letterbox 'Bites' Her; Joy Goodman: Claims Fingertip Was Severed
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Byline: Paul O'Brien JUNK mail rarely brings you something you want, but for one homeowner ithas led to a lawsuit landing on his doormat. Paul O'Brien is being sued by a woman who says she trapped her hand in hisletterbox while posting mail....
Just Don't Call Me the New Dusty! Small Girl, Big Voice: Welsh Soul Sensation Duffy
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Byline: Adrian Thrills YOUNG musicians often have a tendency to credit their parents'suspiciously hip record collections for setting them on the road to stardom. With male rockers, great play is made of those old Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylanalbums...
JUST WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE TOWN I GREW UP IN? Age of Innocence: Jaci (Far Left) Aged 16 after She Won the Welsh Public Speaking Championship
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Byline: Jaci Stephen AT 15, I was studying for my O-levels at Brynteg Comprehensive inBridgend. I went to Hope Baptist Church youth club and took part in everychurch play, both at Christmas and Easter and several times throughout theyear. I was...
Kilbane Keen on Irelands Return; Nine Lives: Kilbane Wants Ireland to Make a Fresh Beginning to Life under Trapattoni
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Byline: KEN LAWRENCE KEVIN KILBANE believes Stephen Ireland will be welcomed back into theinternational fold and dismissed suggestions he was bullied out of the squad. The Wigan midfielder said he was delighted by Irelands change of heart, whichwill...
Killer 'Handcuffed Reliance Guards in Back of Prison Van'; Charged: George McGeoch Arrives at Court Yesterday
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Byline: Gordon Currie A CONVICTED killer robbed the Reliance officers guarding him and leftthem handcuffed together before escaping, a court heard yesterday. George McGeoch, who is serving a life sentence for murder, has been chargedwith abducting...
King of the Oscars Bides His Time
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Byline: Baz Bamigboye HARVEY WEINSTEIN used to dominate the Oscar scene when he ran MiramaxFilms. Now he and his brother Bob have their new studio, Weinstein Co, and their fullstream of Oscar-worthy pictures won't come into play until later this...
Labour Isn't Working for UK Industry; Shipping Once Formed an Important Part of Britain's Industrial Base
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Byline: Sam Fleming LABOUR leaders may be able to trace their movement's roots to the minesand steel mills of Britain's industrial heyday, but their stewardship ofmanufacturing in the 21st Century is coming under sustained fire. Sir John Rose,...
Land of Pork & Glory
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Byline: William Sitwell OF ALL the animals bred for consumption, the pig is surely up therejostling for position as our favourite. When it is tiny, it is unbelievablycute; when it is a bit older, it's really quite funny. Pigs go 'oink', which isup...
Langfield: We Didn't Deserve a Hiding
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Byline: BRIAN MARJORIBANKS B. MUNICH...5 ABERDEEN...1 (Bayern Munich win 7-3 on aggregate) ABERDEEN goalkeeper Jamie Langfield insisted that last night's 5-1 UEFA Cupscoreline flattered Bayern Munich after the Dons slumped to their biggest-everaway...
LAPORTA: WE'LL BE BACK FOR PRE-SEASON; Scottish Bond: Laporta
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Byline: PETER JARDINE JOAN LAPORTA will bring Barcelona back to Scotland for the fourth timein 12 months this summerby which time he hopes to have the Champions League trophy among the baggage. The Catalan giants delivered a footballing masterclass...
Laughing All the Way to the Top; the Power Behind the Throne: Hillary Was Given Control Behind the Scenes by Her Husband Bill
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Byline: Peter McKay FOR LOVE OF POLITICS: The Clintons In The White House by Sally BedellSmith (Aurum, [pounds sterling]25) AS HER campaign to become President reaches itsmake-or-break point, how many Americans would vote for Hillary Clinton if...
Lion King Is Uncrowned
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Byline: SHANE McGRATH THEY are, theoretically, competing for the management of the Lions onnext summers tour to South Africa. Reality will have a vastly different huetomorrow for Eddie OSullivan and Frank Hadden, however. OSullivans coronation...
MEPs Accused of Fiddling [Pounds Sterling]100million Expenses Fund
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Byline: Ian Drury EURO MPs have been accused of 'criminally abusing' a [pounds sterling]100millionexpenses fund. The money is supposed to be used by politicians to pay for staff, but a secretinternal audit exposed alleged widespread irregularities....
Modern Vision of Crofting in Lowland Commuter Belt; Rural Idyll: Gordon Jack Is Delighted with His New Home in the Country
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Byline: Jenny Shields CROFTING and commuting seem poles apart. One conjures images of peopleeking a peaceful living from the land, while the other prompts visions ofhassled travel on crowded roads and railways. But in rural Ayrshire, which has...
Monty's March; What's My Line? Monty Surveys a Putt Yesterday
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Byline: DEREK LAWRENSON MUCH more of this and Colin Montgomerie will look on this AccentureMatch Play Championship as the tournament that relaunched his career. Another round, another American dusted and this time after an almighty tusslethat...
Monty's March; What's My Line? Monty Surveys a Putt Yesterday
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Byline: DEREK LAWRENSON MUCH more of this and Colin Montgomerie will look upon this AccentureMatch Play Championship as the tournament that relaunched his career. Another round, another American dusted and this time after an almighty tusslethat...
Mossys Mantra: Greed Is Good ; Tough: Quinn Is Aware of the Threat Crossmaglen Pose in the Club Semi-Final at Navan on Sunday
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Byline: MICHEAL CLIFFORD GREED is good and its serving Mossy Quinn well. The Dublin and StVincents hot-shot is enjoying a spring of some contentment, with just 60minutes separating him and the Marino club from a place in the All-Ireland clubfootball...
Mother Crippled by an Injection of Cleaning Fluid Could Get [Pounds Sterling]5m; Angelique Sutcliffe: Epidural during Childbirth University Hospital Aintree: Negligence Denied
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Byline: Jaya Narain A MOTHER left paralysed by an injection contaminated with cleaning fluidis in line for up to [pounds sterling]5million in compensation. Angelique Sutcliffe, 47, was given the botched epidural jab just before thehospital birth...
Move over Meteor Choice Is Prize with Real Cred&; Rising Stars: Cathy Davey Is This Years Choice Prize Favourite; Inset, Julie Feeney Is a Past Winner
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Byline: SINEAD GLEESON ITS probably no coincidence that so many cultural award shows areshoe-horned into the first couple of months of the year. Given the short daysand grim weather, theyre a welcome distractionand February is a big month in the...
My Life on the Road, by the Driver Who's Had 172 Cars; Top Gear: A Ford Consul Was Mr MacRae's First Car New: Mr MacRae Paid [Pounds Sterling]499 for Vauxhall Viva in 1965 Third Love: Mr MacRaes 1957 Mark 1 Jaguar 2.4 Road Runner: Mr MacRae with His Trusty Audi A4, Which He Has Had for 18 Months
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Byline: David Love WHEN teenager Duncan MacRae spotted her gliding through the Highlands,it was love at first sight. That passion quickly turned into a burning desire, some might say anoverwhelming obsession. Today, Mr MacRae can look back...
My Son Says He's Not Going to Bother with University. I Try to Be Angry but the Trouble Is, He's Got a Point
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Byline: TOM UTLEY ABOUT the first thing our eldest said when he came home for Christmaswas that he was fed up with university and was going to drop out of his course. Now, you never know with George how much he means what he says. But in 22 yearsas...
Nervously, She Sank Deeper in the Treacle
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Byline: Quentin Letts A HAPLESS cameo at the despatch box yesterday served as a reminder thatintellectual capacity is no guarantee of parliamentary ability or politicalflair. Gordon Brown, dear heart, you are not the only one. The minister up atthe...
NEW DEMPSEY INJURY ADDS TO EDDIE WOES ; Dempsey: Hip Injury
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Byline: SHANE McGRATH GIRVAN DEMPSEY has provided Eddie OSullivan with a potentially massiveheadache just a day before the visit of Scotland to Croke Park. What should have proven one of Irelands easier challenges in this years SixNations has...
New Fiction
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Byline: Stephanie Cross My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons (HarperCollins, [pounds sterling]17.99) 'A MAN with two houses loses his mind. A man with two women loses his soul.'Sadly, Tony Parsons's proverbial epigraph seems to have passed his hero...
New Gas Blow
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Byline: Sean Poulter BRITISH Gas yesterday warned millions of householders to expect evenhigher fuel bills despite the company's 500 per cent jump in profits. Chief executive Sam Laidlaw said wholesale gas prices for next winter arerunning 20...
