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7/25/2010: News: UNITED UNIONS

ED MILIBAND won the backing of Britain's biggest union yesterday in a major boost to his fight to become the next Labour leader. The result is a devastating blow for ex-Schools Secretary Ed Balls who was last night said to be thinking of quitting...

7/25/2010: News: Fury as PM supports Turkey's EU battle

DAVID Cameron will risk the fury of right-wing Conservatives this week by backing Turkey's fight to be allowed to join the European Union. The PM and Foreign Secretary William Hague fly to Turkey tomorrow for talks with prime minister Recep Tayyip...

7/25/2010: News: LUCY PHILLIPS

IN our article of May 16 we reported that Ashley Cole “ made a play” for Lucy Phillips in the loos of Notting Hill's Supper Club. We would like to apologise to Ms Phillips for misquoting her in our article; she strongly denied the allegations from our...

7/25/2010: News: North Korea nuke threat

NORTH Korea warned yesterday of a “ sacred war” using “ nuclear deterrent” as the US and South Korea began a series of joint military exercises. As the war of words escalated, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there would be “ serious...

7/25/2010: News: Work on BP rig resumes

ENGINEERS will continue work to permanently seal the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico after Tropical Storm Bonnie fizzled out. Ships that had evacuated the area returned yesterday after the threat was downgraded. The relief well could now be finished...

7/25/2010: News: Canalis she tame George?

SHE calls herself a tomboy… but it's obviously not how George Clooney sees her. As he gazes into her eyes, gorgeous George is clearly smitten by Italian Elisabetta Canalis, 31. In fact, friends say, of all the women who have appeared on his arm she is...

7/25/2010: News: LiLo could be out of jail today

LINDSAY Lohan could be freed today, less than a week after getting a 90-day jail term. The actress, 24, was expected to serve at least two weeks after being jailed on Tuesday for failing to attend alcohol education lessons. But a lawyer acting for...

7/25/2010: News: Mel ‘ held gun to his ex's head'

TROUBLED Mel Gibson allegedly held a gun to the head of ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, it has been claimed. The Braveheart star is also reported to have flown into a rage after Leonardo DiCaprio kissed Oksana's hand. A pal of Russian singer Oksana...

7/25/2010: News: Victim... James Bulger

FEBRUARY 12, 1993 James Bulger is snatched while on a shopping trip with his mum Denise in Bootle, Merseyside. FEBRUARY 14, 1993 The toddler's battered body is found by a railway line two miles from where he went missing. He had been...

7/25/2010: News: It's just the result I wanted'

Medal of Honor while gorging on chocolate bars. Yesterday he spent most of the morning watching the qualifying for today's German Grand Prix in his cell. Prison staff have been ordered to regularly monitor his behaviour, body language and demeanour...

7/25/2010: News: Perv who was his online pal

last year after being caught by police trying to arrange sex with a 12-year-old girl. An officer from Scotland Yard's Paedophile Unit had posed as a father with a young daughter online and agreed to meet Blanchard at a pub where the paedophile thought...

7/25/2010: News: Night he blew his own cover

CHILD-KILLER Jon Venables blew his own cover during a drunken night out with friends. The 27-year-old, given a new identity after murdering two-yearold James Bulger, blurted out who he was during a session at a city centre pub in February this...

7/25/2010: News: TALIBAN KIDNAP TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS Pair snatched in gun battle

plucked from their armoured vehicle in Logar province, south of Kabul. As Nato forces launched a massive hunt for the men, the American military offered a $ 20,000 (£ 12,956) reward for information leading to their safe return. The alarm was raised...

7/25/2010: News: 15 dead in gig crush

FIFTEEN people were killed yesterday when mass panic broke out at a oneday German tehcno music festival. Dozens of others were injured when they were trampled underfoot in a mass stampede as 1.4 million people gathered at the annual Love Parade one...

7/25/2010: News: 2M in a rush to get away

THE great British getaway began yesterday as families headed abroad for their summer holidays. Airports were braced for the busiest weekend of the year, with nearly 2million people expected to fly. Co-operative Travel revealed earlier this week that...

7/25/2010: News: Hols crash boss jets off to the sunshine

THE boss of bankrupt travel firm Goldtrail has fled to the Ukraine for a sunshine break with his girlfriend... just days after thousands of his customers had their holidays cancelled. Abdulkadir Aydin, 40, is staying with his Ukrainian lover in...

7/25/2010: News: A BID OF HISTORY

FRED Dibnah's famous TV steam engine is to stay in the North West after a Cheshire businessman paid £ 240,000 for it at auction.

7/25/2010: News: STUPID BOY, CAM Veterans' fury over PM's US war gaffe

ONE'S a hero of Dunkirk, the other a courageous Battle of Britain pilot. And David Cameron has managed to insult them both. His historical blunder saying that Britain was just a “ junior partner” to the US in 1940 during World War Two has enraged war...

7/25/2010: News: THEDOORSTEP PINTA IS BACK

MILKMEN have turned round a slump in doorstep deliveries by doubling the number of products they offer. More than 3,000 Dairy Crest milkies have joined an online service offering everything from loo rolls to cat food alongside pints and sales are up...

7/25/2010: News: SINGING NUNS TAKE ON GAGA

AN order of Benedictine nuns cut off from the outside world has signed a record deal with the company behind Lady Gaga. The nuns, from an abbey near Avignon in France, have such strict rules on isolation their contract with Universal Music was signed...

7/25/2010: News: Seven held on murder

SEVEN people have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in an apparently targeted attack. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was found in the street with chest wounds and died later in hospital. Police were called to a large disturbance in...

7/25/2010: News: SHE TELLS LAMPS DAUGHTERS CAN'T SEE HIS NEW LOVE

After all, she's the mother of his children. “ The girls live with their mum and regularly visit Frank, who dotes on them. But any time they spend with Frank is with him alone or with his family.” Ex-model Christine began dating Frank, 32, last...

7/25/2010: News: Tories ‘ sneak in' selection by schools

EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has been accused of attempting to bring in selection in state schools by the back door ahead of a key vote in the Commons tomorrow. A leaked document shows the Government may scrap rules which ban them favouring...

7/25/2010: News: Affleck in ‘ sex pest' legal fight

HOLLYWOOD star Casey Affleck is being sued for sexual harassment by a producer on his latest film. Amanda White claims in a lawsuit the actor and director hired prostitutes, got a crew member to expose himself and locked her out of her own bedroom...

7/25/2010: News: CLEGG: WE ARE NOT IN A BROKEBACK COALITION Slap down for top Tory Davis over jibe

NICK Clegg slapped down maverick Tory David Davis yesterday for mocking his “ Brokeback” partnership with David Cameron. The deputy PM condemned rightwinger Mr Davis as a “ cynic” who was no threat to the Tory-Lib Dem coalition. Mr Davis sparked...

7/25/2010: News: CRUISE WIFE DIES INFALL

A WOMAN died and her husband suffered serious head injuries when a gangway collapsed as they boarded a cruise ship. Horrified MSC Splendida passengers, including Britons, looked on as crewmen and dockers dived into the water at Genoa, Italy, to try to...

7/25/2010: News: ‘ SCHOOL HOL IS TOO LONG'

TWO-THIRDS of mums reckon the school holidays are too long and half admit they've had enough of bored kids after 10 days. The biggest headache is juggling work and childcare. B& Q, which quizzed 1,600 parents, said: “ Mums find the school summer...

7/25/2010: News: Band gets first lady

A WORLD famous brass band has hired its first w o m a n m u s i c i a n overturning 93 years of all-male tradition. Grimethorpe Colliery Band, which inspired the film Brassed Off, formed in 1917 for local miners. It has announced that horn player...

7/25/2010: News: Law threat to burkha ban Tory

LEGAL action is being threatened against Tory MP Philip Hollobone for saying he would refuse to see women in burkhas. Rights group Liberty said he could be breaking antidiscrimination laws. Legal director James Welch said the politician faced action...

7/25/2010: News: African comeback for Brown

GORDON Brown chose the Ugandan capital of Kampala yesterday to give his first major speech since leaving Downing Street. The former PM called on Africa to become a centre for global growth over the next decade and even found time for a joke at his...

7/25/2010: News: Air- ess Paris

PARIS HILTON raved it to the max at St Tropez's VIP club with sister NICKY and ex-lover DOUG REINHARDT. The Cristal champagne flowed, heiress Paris squatted over a fan to cool off, right, and was carried out at going home time. Just an average night

7/25/2010: News: .. On the grapevine

PEACHES Geldof is more than a little excited about her new micro-pig Pennington. But it turns out it was more her boyfriend Eli Roth's idea than hers. She tells me: “ Eli bought it. I swear Eli is turning into Paris Hilton with his pig. He is literally...

7/25/2010: News: Now you see mitt

MADONNA hid her “ nan hands” on Friday after partying with her dancers at Mayfair club Aura. They went straight into her trackie pockets when she saw cameras. I revealed how Madge was having anti-ageing work on her mitts! My mole says she slapped a...

7/25/2010: News: Sssh!

WHICH star has been hiding a secret for a year she's been in rehab to overcome her addiction issues. Thankfully she's back on form now! Phew!

7/25/2010: News: Love hurts

ONE of my favourite new bands THE HURTS have been spooked in Greece. Frontman THEO told me: “ A stalker fan turned up at our studios with two lovebirds. It's not what I meant when I said I love hanging round with birds!” “ Then the hotel receptionist...

7/25/2010: News: Catherine Zeta Jones

AT times I've loved her, but lately I'm confused. Marrying an ancient movie star, fashion sense of an old biddy, faux American accent, yo-yo weight, not to mention her p***-poor film choices lately... the list of irritations goes on and on and on....

7/25/2010: Dean Piper: Heartbroken Leona calls off tour

has had a tough old time since splitting with childhood sweetheart Since I broke the story of their split at the end of June , sources close to the star tell me that Leona's more than a little bit down in the dumps. So much so she's pulled the plug on...

7/25/2010: Dean Piper: Aloud a long break

IT sounds like Girls Aloud aren't in any rush to get back into the studio anytime soon. It feels like ages since they announced they were “ taking a break”, but Kimberley Walsh, below, reveals: “ Things have taken off individually more than we thought...

7/25/2010: Dean Piper: Long may Russ rein

THAT gets about! Here he is in on horseback with Jennifer Garner in New York filming scenes for the Arthur remake. You have to give it to him he's come a long way since getting his willy out on MTV!

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: Tutu bad he's retiring

AS the World Cup began in South Africa I interviewed Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who skipped and danced with delight outside his home in Soweto. Now I hear he's to retire, and public life will be the poorer for it. He was the conscience of the nation,...

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: Cam owes our WW2 heroes a deep apology

JUST because David Cameron wasn't born until 20 years after the Second World War doesn't mean he shouldn't know something about it. Particularly what the people of this country did. You might think every schoolchild, including ones from Eton, learnt...

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: FUDGE & JURY

OUR trust in the police is based largely on the idea that they can be held to account. It is the knowledge that the “ law” can never be above the law. But such trust is whittled away by the decision not to prosecute the police officer who beat and...

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: Act now to end Haiti nightmare

THE earthquake which devastated Haiti at the beginning of this year not only caused catastrophic damage to that impoverished country, it touched the hearts of the world. Individuals and governments pledged billions to help the homeless. British people...

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: Great car swizz

IT'S a mystery which has had motorists tearing their hair out for years: how come my car uses SO much more petrol than it's meant to. Now, at last, we know: most cars are 10 per cent thirstier than the manufacturers claim. So you may as well not...

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: HELL- FREE HOL

I'VE just taken a week's holiday... at home. A trip to the beach, a few games of tennis, pub lunches with the children and catching up with friends. Much less stressful than booking, packing, battling through crowded airports, travelling and settling...

7/25/2010: Mark Austin: THE BNP leader

Nick Griffin can count himself lucky. Time was when if you annoyed the Queen it was off with your head. Now all that happens is you get dis-invited to Her Majesty's tea party. The monarchy's gone soft.

7/25/2010: News: Killer Moat poses with 12ft pet python A RAT & HIS SNAKE

one with pink eyes. He also had smaller ones, and lizards as well. “ He would always let his snakes out of their aquariums and they'd have the run of the flat. They'd even climb up the curtains, which was a bit unnerving. “ He had little snakes which...

7/25/2010: News: POLICE PROBE PAL'S GARAGE

A BACK-STREET garage where Moat is believed to have prepared for his gun rampage has been targeted by police investigating the shooting spree. Moat visited the garage, owned by best friend Tony Wright who helped police in their hunt as soon as he...

7/25/2010: News: Don't give a shrine to murderer

RAOUL Moat will be cremated after police told his family they did not want his grave to turn into a gruesome shrine. A source said: “ It will be easier for all concerned if he is cremated and his ashes are spread somewhere in secret. “ If he's buried...

7/25/2010: Haiti Earthquake: HAITI EARTHQUAKE The world pledged £ 3.4bn for victims of the Haiti quake But six months on just 2% of the cash has been given out Families still live in squalor, criminal gangs roam streets WHERE'S OUR

people there to a hellish future. Our revelations will horrify Britons who donated more than £ 100million to help rebuild Haiti, one of the world's poorest countries. Six months on from the disaster, Haiti remains in a state of utter turmoil with...

7/25/2010: Haiti Earthquake: We need to start rebuilding

HAITI still needs our help — more than ever. People around the world made lots of promises, and we want those promises to be kept. My wife Claudinette and I are passionate about rebuilding Haiti. We've seen the situation with our own eyes, and we've...

7/25/2010: Investigates: MONEY GONE?

commission is working is causing alarm. Despite being formed in March the body led by ex-US president Bill Clinton and Haiti Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive only met for the first time last month. They are still trying to recruit a director of...

7/25/2010: Investigates: my country.. NOW

In the next 90 days Haiti needs the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission to release $ 150million to carry out a coherent public safety and security plan that addresses the violence, kidnapping, abduction, rape and sexual abuse... and to carry out a solid...

7/25/2010: News: BLAIR: NO DEAL CUT INDESERT Lockerbie ‘ pact' is denied

TONY Blair last night fiercely denied he cut a “ deal in the desert” which paved the way for the release of the Lockerbie bomber. The denial came as America piled on the pressure over the freeing of convicted t e r r o r i s t A b d e l b a s e t...

7/25/2010: News: 500,000 IN HOMES TRAP

ALMOST 500,000 families in social housing are trapped in their homes, experts claim. They want to move nearer other family members, care for sick relatives, find work or escape overcrowding but are unable to relocate, said affordable housing group...

7/25/2010: News: No one safe in tram death crash storyline

CORONATION Street bosses have told the show's cast that NO ONE is safe from a dramatic tram-death storyline. Corrie actors were given the bombshell news at a meeting on set and now say they feel like they are performing with an axe hanging over...

7/25/2010: News: 13- BAN DRIVER JAILED

A MOTORIST was caught driving while disqualified for the 13th time… when he jumped into his car after leaving court. Louis Moss, 29, appeared before magistrates last week to be banned for the 12th time. Afterwards he walked to a nearby supermarket car...

7/25/2010: News: Trouble brewing

FOUR thousand council workers who face pay cuts are furious after bosses blew £ 2,000 on tea bags and mugs. Northamptonshire County Council says it wants employees to “ stew over the council's low-carbon mission”.

7/25/2010: News: 60 BRITS STRUCK BY BUG AT 5- STAR HOLIDAY HOTEL

SIXTY Britons were rushed to hospital after a bug swept through a new luxury Greek hotel. At one stage 12 ambulances were lined up outside the five-star Holiday Village in Kolymbia, Rhodes, to ferry away the victims, many of them on drips. Those with...

7/25/2010: News: Sunthing's wrong here

HIRING a sunlounger for a day in Italy costs more than £ 23 while you will pay just £ 3.60 in Spain or Cyprus. And there are similar differences in the price of hiring a pedalo in Europe where it's nearly £ 11 an hour in France and Majorca and £ 5.41...

7/25/2010: News: CHERYL IS BACK beats killer fever nurse stays on staff

BRAVE Cheryl Tweedy is due to return to work this week after a remarkable recovery from malaria. The 26-year-old X Factor judge, who contracted the potentially fatal disease last month, has been in talks with TV chiefs about going back to work for the...

7/25/2010: News: 2 held over boy's death

TWO people were being questioned yesterday over the death of a seven-yearold boy found in a burnedout flat. Police believed Yaseen Ali was killed by a fire at his home but a post-mortem has now revealed he was dead before it started. The body of...

7/25/2010: News: Brit pilot's bus crash

A BRITISH paraglider had a lucky escape after he crashed through the window of a bus. Pilot Matthew Cullen, 43, missed his landing site and careered through the window as the vehicle stood at traffic lights. Mr Cullen, from Bristol, was unhurt but a...

7/25/2010: News: Store plans pubs refit

BOARDED up pubs could soon get a new lease of life as a posh supermarket chain snaps them up, a report showed yesterday. Waitrose is targeting pubs throughout the UK as part of its plan to open to 300 new convenience stores within 10 years. Last...

7/25/2010: News: MADGE SETS UP A ‘ LIVE AID' GIG

MADONNA is planning a huge Live Aidstyle charity concert in Malawi which will be shown on TV around the world. The 52-year-old Material Girl singer has called in favours from showbiz friends including U2 frontman Bono to perform at the Walk Out of...

7/25/2010: News: Wards ban ‘ dirty' Bible

HOSPITAL bosses have sparked a row after revealing plans to remove Bibles from patients' bedside areas. The Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital in Nottingham say the Gideon Bibles are hard to clean and could attract superbugs such as MRSA. But...

7/25/2010: News: My crazy six weeks of passion with spy girl Anna FLING WITH RED- HOT RUSSIAN

GLAMOROUS Russian spy Anna Chapman had a passionate affair with a British artist... then charmed her future husband in front of him. The Kremlin secret agent had a whirlwind fling with Marcus Read, but ditched him after meeting Alex Chapman while she...

7/25/2010: News: Tragedy of tonsil op Jessica, 4

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl died after a routine tonsil op in what her surgeon called “ a bolt out of the blue”. Jessica Jones went into hospital for the surgery, which has very low risk of death. Bedford Hospital consultant Timothy Hoar, who performed the...

7/25/2010: News: Wanted: a man to give me a baby

A MUM of one has placed an advert in a local newspaper to find a man who will give her a child. Sarah Holcombe is seeking a “ fit and healthy man aged between 25 and 45” to donate his sperm or co-parent a child. The trainee classroom assistant has...

7/25/2010: News: Gang jailed after ‘ drug farm' raid

A DRUG-smuggling gang were last night behind bars after being jailed for a total of 45 years for trafficking £ 60million of cannabis. The eight members of the network were caught after two vans carrying more than £ 1million worth of the potent skunk...

7/25/2010: News: Jobs panic hits nurses

GOVERNMENT plans to scrap Primary Care Trusts have created panic among community nurses, their leaders warned yesterday. More than 22,000 nurses, including health visitors, haven't yet been told if their jobs are safe or who they will be working...

7/25/2010: Free: Pups taken in gun raid

ARMED burglars who burst into a house and stole six puppies at gunpoint are being hunted by police. The owner, 35, was woken when his front door was forced. Moments later he was staring down the barrel of a gun. Two intruders scooped up the Staffs...

7/25/2010: Free: Number's up for net

THE internet is coming to the end of the road in its present form because it is running out of digital addresses. IP ( Internet Protocol) addresses are individual numbers given to each computer on the net. The last 234 million numbers in the system...

7/25/2010: News: Azar, 19, is one of NINE women to be stoned to death in Iran

A TEENAGE girl is to be stoned to death in Iran after being accused of adultery by her elderly husband. Child bride Azar Baghery was just 15 when she was thrown in prison after she was seen walking with another man. Her plight has come to light amid...

7/25/2010: News: SO BARBARIC

A MOTHER o f f o u r sentenced to death by stoning for adultery and 15 ye a r s i n p r i s o n f o r murdering her husband. Ashraf, 40, says the killing was accidental, but police accused her of having an affair with her neighbour and encouraging the...

7/25/2010: News: ‘ Bargains' misleading shoppers

HIGH street and online stores have been accused of misleading customers with “ bogus” price cuts. “ Bargains” often turn out to be the usual prices, an investigation has found. Watchdogs tracked online prices at eight furniture retailers over seven...

7/25/2010: News: Dr Botox REVEALED: INVENTOR OF WRINKLE BEATER.. WHO USES IT ON HERSELF & HASN'T HAD A FROWN SINCE 1987

WOMEN all over the world can tip a grateful w i n k to D r J ea n Carruthers… if they can manage one that is. For while she may not be as famous as Thomas Edison and his lightbulb, Jean is also one of the world's greatest inventors she discovered...

7/25/2010: News: Pub saved by regular

A VILLAGER has paid £ 295,000 to keep drink flowing at his local. Property developer Mark Chambers stepped in when the 200-year-old Lamb Inn the only pub left in Longdown, near Exeter went up for sale with a risk that it would be converted into...

7/25/2010: News: Teenager in pool rescue

A BRITISH schoolgirl was hailed a heroine yesterday after saving a man from drowning in Turkey. Samantha Greenwood, 16, spra ng into action when a man got in to trouble in a hotel pool in Bodrum. Luckily, Samantha had taken life-saving lessons at...

7/25/2010: Weather: Harts & f lower s

LOOKING just like any other nervous groom, football hero John Hartson poses with his bride 12 months on from a live-saving brain op. They renewed their vows in front of 200 family and friends, including young girls Lena and Stephanie. The ex-Celtic...

7/25/2010: News: THE SEXY WAITRESS,

OOZED-UP, wide-eyed, slurring his words and repeating himself over and over again… he didn't look much like a sporting hero. Rambling and barely coherent, Danny was a guest at a swanky house party in the Hollywood Hills, but the more he drank the more...

7/25/2010: News: She freaked out and accused me of punching her in the face.. it was totally insane

getting married', ‘ this is my wife'. It got annoying after a while. It became a little bit creepy. He was drinking cocktails and was pretty wasted. “ I didn't know about any of the drama going on in his life. I had no idea who he was I don't even...

7/25/2010: News: Why £ 20k will buy you a world- beating Jag

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7/25/2010: News: We'll stub it out for kids

CHILDLESS smokers say they are determined to quit their bad habit before starting a family. Actress Billie Piper was pictured smoking in front of her child this week, but a poll shows 87 per cent of single smokers will quit. Electronic cigarette...

7/25/2010: News: Gran on the run nabbed

AGRANDMOTHER who went on the run after she was charged with benefit fraud totalling £ 72,800 has been found 130 miles from home. Married Thelma Grey, 68, of Gloucester, who is accused of claiming to be single for seven years, was arrested on the Isle...

7/25/2010: News: THE LOVE- SPLIT RUGBY STAR.. AND JEALOUS LI- LO What REALLY happened the night drunken Danny hit on Kelly Brook double

to go. But he said, ‘ No, I don't want to, she's disgusting. Have you seen her teeth? Her teeth are so rotted they are disgusting.' Obviously he was actually quite f l a t t e r e d , though.” Very flattered, it turns out. Danny and Jasmine met up 10...

7/25/2010: News: ‘ Hero' neck stab boy

A “ HERO” 16-year-old has been given £ 1,000 for holding on to an attacker who stabbed him in the neck. A judge at Derby Crown Court ordered the reward after hearing how badlybleeding Saleem Marufkhel grabbed one of three youths who attacked him at a...

7/25/2010: News: Queen puts her family pics online

THE Queen is putting intimate family photographs online. Alongside snaps of the Royal Family as children playing in the grounds of palaces will be others of them on public engagements and state visits. The move coincides with the summer opening of...

7/25/2010: News: 999 chief slams ‘ lazy' NHS staff

A DIRECTOR of one of England's biggest ambulance services has been disciplined after he attacked “ lazy” NHS workers on Facebook. In an online discussion, David Forster, policy and strategy director at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: “...

7/25/2010: News: TOGETHER FOUR EVER Black & white twins' birthday

IT was a special day for two very special boys as twins Kaydon and Layton Richardson celebrated their fourth birthday. The brothers hit the headlines after they were born 20 minutes apart one white and the other black. Kaydon is more like his mum...

7/25/2010: News: Mum tells how love rat set her on the path to Dragons' Den fortune

KIRSTY Henshaw is the young single mum set to become a multi-millionaire thanks to a £ 30 ice cream machine and a brilliant idea that caused a sensation on TV's Dragons' Den. And today she reveals that her incredible success is all down to the day she...

7/25/2010: News: Osborne's tax credits ‘ bombshell'

THOUSANDS of families will miss out on vital tax credits due to George Osborne's Budget, shock Treasury figures have revealed. The Chancellor's shakeup will mean tax credits will be underpaid by a total of £ 615million over the next three years. The...

7/25/2010: News: Doc helped himself to heroin

A HIGH-FLYING doctor who ordered large amounts of heroin from the pharmacy took the drugs himself. Robert Rigley claimed bigger and bigger doses of diamorphine the medical form of heroin from Derriford Hospital and other pharmacies in Plymouth,...

7/25/2010: News: HIT RECORDS

DRIVERS who listen to Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Dido are more likely to have a crash than those who play the Beatles, Take That and Lady Gaga, according to a study commissioned by Direct Line insurance. But motorists who drive in silence have the...

7/25/2010: News: PAY £ 3.3M OR 10 YRS IN PRISON Ultimatum for ‘ Del Boy' trader

A DODGY dealer who sold fake designer shoes and handbags is facing 10 years in jail unless he hands over the £ 3.3million profits he made. “ Del Boy”-style trader Guarcharan Singh was told he would have to come up with the cash this week in what is...

7/25/2010: News: ONE'S HUNGRY

A BOOM in singleton kitchenware such as frying pans only big enough for one egg and pots that contain just a single cup of tea is being put down to more people living alone. A spokesman for Debenhams said: “ You don't need huge pots and pans if you...

7/25/2010: News: I love my Angie .. we were never going to split up

WITH six children and millions in the bank, you would think Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were finally ready to settle down and take life a little easier. But just days after winning a court battle over hurtful lies that they were about to split, we...

7/25/2010: News: Gambler's £ 64k theft from Asda

A SUPERMARKET assistant stole £ 64,000 from Asda to fund his internet gambling addiction. Jonathan Clarke, 22, systematically took cash from the till by carrying out fraudulent refunds. Clarke, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, was caught after a till audit...

7/25/2010: News: Water firms in planning bill ‘ rip- off'

WATER companies are hitting customers with huge bills for routine checks on home improvement plans. Most charge between £ 300 and £ 400 to check sewers aren't affected, but Northumbria Water asks homeowners for £ 831, and Southern Water £ 812. At the...

7/25/2010: News: ..& BRAD TELLS PALS THEY NOW WANT BABY No 7

to add to their flock. Speaking to his friend, Brad added: “ We wanted to adopt another baby from Ethipoia, where we adopted Zahara, but the country have clamped down. “ It means it is very hard to take babies out of there and to America

7/25/2010: News: From heavy Waites to light Waites.. and here's how we did it

AFTER years of overeating, the Waites lived up to their name... mum, dad, son and daughter weighed 89 STONE between them. But after vowing to slim as a family, David, 70, Anne, 72, Nick, 42, and Amanda, 39, have lost a total of 33 stone.... the weight...

7/25/2010: Your Movies: FILM

THE STARS Sophie Lowe, Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown. THE STORY An Australian writer ( Mendelsohn) returns home to see his dying father and recalls his youth and especially his now-dead twin sister Kate. THE VERDICT Directorial debut...

7/25/2010: Your Movies: CHAN'S A CHOP MAN Teens will love the new Karate Kid

THE STARS Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han. THE STORY Twelve-year-old Dre Parker ( Smith) moves to China when his mother ( Henson) gets a new job and, while he finds it hard to adjust, he falls for classmate Mei Ying ( Han). But...

7/25/2010: Your Movies: A- Team hit big screen

in this adventurous and impressively tongue-in-cheek action romp. This time round The A-Team consists of Neeson as Hannibal Smith, Cooper as Face, Copley ( from District 9) as Murdock and Quinton “ Rampage” Johnson ( apparently a wrestler of some r e...

7/25/2010: Your Sex Doctor: I kissed a girl & liked it

Dear Dr Cath, I'D never consider myself gay but last week I went out with my best friend and ended up in bed with her. We had a few drinks in a bar and then shared a bottle of wine in the park. Then before I knew what was happening, we were kissing....

7/25/2010: Your Sex Doctor: Will you click on an internet date?

MORE and more people are using the internet to find love. But there can be just as many problems with electronic dating in the search for new love... ANONYMITY works both ways. You can't see who you're communicating with so can quickly fantasise about...

7/25/2010: Your Money: MAKE A NET PROFIT Keep summer hol costs down with our guide to online saving

THE summer holidays are one of the highlights of the year for families... but you can end up paying for all those pricey days out and treats long after the smiles and suntans fade. Following on from last week's guide to safe online shopping, here we...

7/25/2010: Your Money: Pound notes

FAILING to understand and keep track of personal finances is damaging the wellbeing of up to 42 million adults from high-level managers to low earners and pensioners a new report by AXA says. Nearly nine out of 10 adults admit physical and...

7/25/2010: Your Money: Vouchers save us over £ 1,000

JON and Rachel Wood save more than £ 1,000 a year on their food shopping by using the www. mysupermarket. co. uk website. The couple have three children Marcus, 14, Corey, 12 and Charis, seven and spend around £ 120 a week on groceries. Jon, a...

7/25/2010: Your Money: wwwebwatch

iCarhireinsurance. com THIS is a new online service that claims to take It offers a the hassle out of hire-car insurance. range of policies that are fully comprehensive worldwide. and accepted at all car rental locations excess The site also offers...

7/25/2010: Quentin: NOTHING LIKE THIS DAIM..

FOR the first time one of the Queen's personal cars is to be auctioned in the US. RM Auctions have been chosen to sell HRH's 1984 Daimler Double-Six long wheelbase, with an estimate of £ 40,000-£ 50,000. Specially built by Jaguar, it underwent more...

7/25/2010: Willson: SARD ACT TO FOLLOW

YET another Fiat 500 Special Edition, and it's another poppet. The Fiat 500C Sardinia by Romeo Ferraris is limited to just 50 examples and is a celebration of Italy's Emerald Coast(!). In two-tone green with sand-coloured fabric roll-back roof, the...

7/25/2010: Willson: ROADSTER'S A ROAD STAR

OH no, not another Cobra clone. Yes, but this one claims to be different. US-based Iconic Motors, who can now use the AC trademark, say their new AC Roadster is even better than the real thing. There's a carbon fibre passenger tub, chrome-alloy tube...

7/25/2010: Willson: Are the dreaded Gatsos a life- saver? Cam off it!

I TOLD you this was coming. Derby City Council say that speed cameras “ do not have a major impact on road safety” and have taken down three of their 20 fixed Gatsos, with the other 17 under review. Interestingly, the city authorities say that...

7/25/2010: Your Say: Your say Tories set to ruin our NHS

I AM dismayed to read in last week's Sunday Mirror that chunks of the NHS are being sold off to private concerns, many of which are Conservative donors. The Lib-Dems have sold their souls for the trappings of deluded power. They are nothing more than...

7/25/2010: Your Say: Ronaldo is a love brat

I S i t a n y wonder that football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo are as reviled as they are revered when they treat women like dirt, as you showed last week? The Portugal striker's disgusting chat-up line to the waitress who recently gave birth to his...

7/25/2010: Your Say: TOP TIPS

TO prevent buttons dropping off, put a small drop of clear nail polish on to the thread at the back. When the polish hardens it will be more difficult for the thread to unravel. Anna Jarvis, Swindon USED herb and spice jars make useful containers for...

7/25/2010: Your Say: Moat's girl is so brave

I WAS deeply touched by the words of S a m a n t h a Stobbart, the ex-girlfriend of evil Raoul Moat who has been left scarred by him after he tried to kill her. She is obviously a strong woman and I am sure she will get through this ordeal and focus...

7/25/2010: Sport: LICENCE TO THRILL HATTON RENEWS HIS PERMIT AND WON'T RULE OUT BIG RING RETURN

health would suffer from another beating. Hatton's long-term girlfriend Jennifer Dooley, 31, has begged him not to return to the ring. She was pictured ring-side, screaming and in tears, when he was knocked out cold in his last fight and told friends...

7/25/2010: Sport: It's a Fab day, but Brad's out of luck

BRADLEY WIGGINS missed out on the stage victory he wanted as the Tour de France headed towards it finale in the Champs Elysees today. As the race prepares to crown Spain's Alberto Contador as champion for the second year in a row, British star Wiggins...

7/25/2010: Sport: FROCH WIN OR BUST

CARL FROCH faces the fight of his life against Germany's Arthur Abraham in Monte Carlo on October 2nd. F r o c h m u s t w i n t o guarantee a place in the semi-finals of the fantastic Super Six tournament but it's also must-win for his...

7/25/2010: Sport: AWESOME

HARBINGER brought tears to the eyes of owners and punters alike as he romped to a record-time victory in Ascot's King George. Tears of frustration for punters with favourite and stablemate Workforce outpointed in fifth place in the six-runner field -...

7/25/2010: Sport: DICK TURPIN'S NEXT HEIST

DICK TURPIN looks the value bet to ambush better fancied stablemate Canford Cliffs in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood this week. The Richard Hannontrained colts have met three times already this season and it's 2-1 to Dick Turpin. Victory in...

7/25/2010: Sport: SORAAYA THE STAR

MICK CHANNON knows a thing or two about scoring with smart two-year-old fillies and he has another cracker on his hands in Ascot winner Soraaya. Favourite Margot Did looked more likely to pick up the Princess Margaret Stakes when moving ahead inside...

7/25/2010: Sport: COMFY CUSHION

PIN CUSHION ( 3.25) looks to have the six-furlong handicap sewn up today. Brian Meehan's well-bred filly gained a confidenceboosting win in a Ffos Las maiden two weeks ago and is ready to fulfil the promise she showed earlier in her career. A...

7/25/2010: Sport: SO INTO ZACINTO

ZACINTO ( 3.50) is fancied to capitalise on a massive drop in grade by winning the Listed mile event at Pontefract today. Sir Michael Stoute's colt has been running in championship company since landing a Group 2 race at Goodwood in August and showed...

7/25/2010: Sport: I WILL BE BIG BEN

BEN AINSLIE knows his No 1 mission as he heads towards 2012 - to bulk up. Britain's greatest sailor will be seeking a fourth successive gold and a hattrick in the Finn class. Between now and then he is helping Team Origin in their attempt to win the...

7/25/2010: Sport: DOCTOR ON CALL

GOLD medal doctor Tim Brabants revealed the lure of London led him to put his medical career on hold. Brabants won canoeing's Olympic 1000km title in Beijing in 2008 and then returned to his job in A& E in Nottingham. But in February he started...

7/25/2010: Sport: MEADOWS: I'LL WIN TITLE FOR YOU, DAD Jenny's pledge to late father

JENNY MEADOWS will go for gold in Barcelona this week spurred on by the memory of her late father. Britain's 800m star is among the favourites for glory at the European Championships that open in the Spanish city on Tuesday. It is just over two...

7/25/2010: Sport: Cool Langer's Pavin a laugh

AMERICA's Corey Pavin took a hiding yesterday at Carnoustie in the battle of Ryder Cup captains. The 50-year-old had gone into the third round of the British Senior Open tied for the lead with German maestro Bernhard Langer. But when they emerged...

7/25/2010: Sport: OOST SO WEARY

EXHAUSTION finally caught up with Louis Oosthuizen yesterday, a week his runaway win at The Open. Oosthuizen ( below), was only playing in the Scandinavian Masters as a matter of courtesy. Before he went to StAndrews he had needed an invitation to...

7/25/2010: Sport: Fox hat- trick demolishes tame Bulls

THE BULLS rewrote their record books for the wrong reasons as nine-try Rovers virtually sealed another top eight playoff spot. England winger Peter Fox snatched a hat-trick as Bradford slumped to a tenth successive defeat for the first time since the...

7/25/2010: Sport: Potter wants to be second best

BOSS Mick Potter has warned his players to forget the Cats' recent lickings, and chase a second-place finish in the Super League. Saints have lifted the League Leaders Trophy four times in the last five seasons but gone on to win the Grand Final...

7/25/2010: Sport: NOBLE ENDEAVOUR

BOSS Brian Noble admits Crusaders must beat in-form Cas to have a chance of a play-off spot. But skipper Ryan O'Hara has lost his battle to recover from a back injury for the clash. Noble says: “ It's a big fixture for both clubs and Cas are...

7/25/2010: Sport: ORR TON

DANNY ORR, returning to his hometown club Castleford at the end of the season, makes his 100th appearance for Quins, whose only overseas player on duty is Luke Dorn. Skipper Rob Purdham is back but Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook is out. The Giants are...

7/25/2010: Sport: WEBB IN

CHAMPIONS Leeds have Kiwi Brent Webb back after five games out with an ankle injury. Ryan Bailey also returns from illness, but still missing are Rob Burrow, Matt Diskin, Greg Eastwood and Kallum Watkins. Salford, boosted by victory at Bradford,...

7/25/2010: Sport: RICKY IN NEED OF ASHES BOOST

RICKY Ponting taunted England as he and his defeated players prepared to fly back home. The Aussie skipper told Andrew Strauss's men: “ Pakistan can beat you. I hope they do!” Ponting, who will lead his side into Ashes battle at the end of the year,...

7/25/2010: Sport: Ponting's flops are there for taking.. FRED'S ASHES JIBE

ANDREW Flintoff has sparked an Ashes war of words by launching a double blast at his old Aussie rivals. Big Freddie stuck a hefty size 12 boot into suffering skipper Ricky Ponting and his flops when he claimed: “ Australia are not the force they...

7/25/2010: Sport: SCUFF TIMES FOR STRAUSS

ANDREW STRAUSS reckons the ball tampering row which shocked the world of cricket was one of the most challenging episodes in his life as England captain. Strauss ( above) was starting out as deputy for injured skipper Michael Vaughan in the summer of...

7/25/2010: Sport: Button gets back with model girlfriend then outguns Lewis

revitalised Ferraris and pacesetters Red Bull. While McLaren engineers were scratching their heads over the huge seven-tenths gap to Sebastian Vettel on pole and Fernando Alonso next to him, there was no wiping the smile off the 30-year-old's...

7/25/2010: Sport: SCHU'S NOW A BAD FIT

lowly 11th position on the grid in Hockenheim and, with his performances on the slide, Mercedes are already turning their attention to 2011. Team-mate Nico Rosberg, 25, outgunned him for the ninth time in 11 races. “ Michael took his gamble, and it's...

7/25/2010: Sport: ON YOUR MARKS

AS the 2012 London Olympics edge ever closer, the growing interest in athletics is underlined by the BBC's c o m p r e h e n s i v e coverage this week of t h e E u r o p e a n Championships. The BBC2 and HD channels have live coverage f r o m B a r c...

7/25/2010: Sport: PEACE TALKS Showdown next week with Gunners manager Wenger World Cup winner will go to Barca.. but in a year

ARSENE WENGER will hold showdown talks with Cesc Fabregas next week to decide the Spanish midfield star's future. Fabregas has been linked with a move to his native Barcelona all summer but the Catalan club have so far failed to increase their...

7/25/2010: Sport: Taylor joins Capello's England hit list

PETER TAYLOR is on the short-list of candidates for a place in the new coaching set-up of England manager Fabio Capello. It was thought that Gareth Southgate was the hot favourite to join Stuart Pearce and Ray Clemence in the backroom staff. But...

7/25/2010: Sport: Pompey's tangled web

PORTSMOUTH are in danger of being put out of business by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. And for proof of the depth of Pompey's plight just take a look at their official club website. Click on the first-team squad icon and you realise the mess...

7/25/2010: Sport: NUTS ON KP

TONY PULIS has lined up a £ 4m raid on Portsmouth for Kevin-Prince Boateng. Stoke boss Pulis is ready to offer the Ghana star, 23, a Premier League lifeline after talks with his representatives this week. Boateng ( right) impressed at the World Cup by...

7/25/2010: Sport: WHITE HOT LANE Harry: Back me and I'll deliver

a top player. If he was available at the right money then I would be interested in him, but whether that would be the right money for Tottenham Hotspur I don't know. “ We wo n ' t c o m p e t e wage-wise with Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and...

7/25/2010: Sport: JOL- LY COSTLY

MARTIN JOL would have cost £ 8.4million in compensation if Fulham had sealed a deal to recruit the Ajax manager last week. Yet if the Craven Cottage club had done the deal before July 1, the pay-off to the Dutch club would have been just £ 1.5m. Jol...

7/25/2010: Sport: Backlash FABIO MOVES TO MAKE PEACE WITH FANS AFTER WORLD CUP DISASTER

PAUL SMITH FABIO CAPELLO is ready to make an impassioned peace plea to disgruntled England fans. In the countdown to next month's friendly against Hungary at Wembley the beleagured England boss accepts he must attempt to prevent a vicious backlash...

7/25/2010: Sport: FA SNUBS EXPERTS

THE FA have rejected the chance to allow independent experts to run disciplinary issues in English football. The Association will soon announce detailed plans for the 2010-11 football season, including a fast-track system focused on disrepute charges,...

7/25/2010: Sport: Laugh a minute with Carlo! ASHLEY WON'T QUIT .. I MAKE HIM SMILE

CARLO ANCELOTTI has made it clear that Ashley Cole will be staying at Stamford Bridge. The England left-back has been the subject of intense speculation after it emerged that Jose Mourinho the man who took him to Stamford Bridge from Arsenal now...

7/25/2010: Sport: CARVALHO SHOCK: I WANT OUT TO JOIN MOURINHO

RICARDO CARVALHO has revealed he has an agreement with Chelsea which will see him leave Stamford Bridge this summer. And the 32 year-old Portugal international defender hopes he will get the chance to team up with Jose Mourinho for the third...

7/25/2010: Sport: ENGLAND SNUB SO PAINFUL

SUNDERLAND striker Darren Bent has revealed that he came close to quitting international football after being left out of Fabio Capello's World Cup squad. Six-times capped Bent, whose 24 Premier League goals for the Black Cats last season was only...

7/25/2010: Sport: O'NEILL: I'LL QUIT

but the Irishman would give serious thought to quitting Villa if Young is sold against his wishes. A source close to O'Neill said: “ Martin intends to build on last season and the sale of key players at the club would undermine his ambitions. “ Young...

7/25/2010: Sport: MAT T ' S THE WAY TO DO IT Phillips' late strike earns semi slot

MATT PHILLIPS, a teenage midfielder from League Two Wycombe Wanderers, last night finally gave English football something to smile about this summer. After the depressing farce of the World Cup, Phillips' last minute goal put Noel Blake's Under-19...

7/25/2010: Sport: FABIO MADE BIG MISTAKE

EDWIN VANDER SAR has criticised Fabio Capello for not telling his goalkeepers who was No. 1 in the run-up to the World Cup. The Manchester United keeper is convinced one of the reasons for England's dismal exit from the tournament was Capello's...

7/25/2010: Sport: HE'S DUNNE AND BUSTED Defender's homecoming rocked as Villa falter

RICHARD DUNNE suffered a defeat on his return home to Dublin as Irish champions Bohemians beat Aston Villa 2-1 in an entertaining friendly. The Ireland defender admitted on Thursday that he's dreaming of a return to Dublin next May for the Europa...

7/25/2010: Sport: DORRANS DOES THE BUSINESS

GRAHAM DORR ANS underlined why West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo fought so hard to keep him away from West Ham with an instinctive goal. The 23-year-old, who signed a new contract at The Hawthorns this week, was the target of three failed bids - one...

7/25/2010: Sport: BECKFORD STARS BUT LIMPS OFF

JERMAINE BECKFORD is facing a race to be fit for the start of the season after limping off in Everton's 3-0 friendly win over Preston. The striker had made the perfect start to his Everton career by scoring twice in the second half, with Louis Saha...

7/25/2010: Sport: LESSON IN CLASS BY LEEDS

LEEDS bounced back from their midweek mauling at Bury with a sunshine stroll at Hartlepool. A double from Luciano Becchio and goals from Robert Snodgrass, Bradley Johnson and Jonathan Howson provided the perfect response to manager Simon Grayson's...

7/25/2010: Sport: JEFFERS IS JUMPING

IAN HOLLOWAY is set to turn to Francis Jeffers to score the goals to keep Pool in the Premier League. Jeffers helped his chances of earning a contract with the top flight newcomers by netting in the Seasiders” win over Leyton Orient. Boss Holloway...

7/25/2010: Sport: ROY WONDERS Hodgson waits on Torres

ROY HODGSON is cautiously optimistic Fernando Torres will follow Steven Gerrard's lead and reaffirm his commitment to Liverpool. The new Kop boss suffered his first defeat ye s t e r d ay when a young Reds side was beaten 1-0 by Bundesliga new boys...

7/25/2010: Sport: ABDULLA SO BRIGHT

WEST Ham might be desperate to buy a new striker but Ahmed Abdulla threw his visiting card in to the mix. The 19-year-old Saudi Arabian showed his cool by staying onside and then curling his long-range effort p a s t k e e p e r A d a m...

7/25/2010: Sport: NORWICH TORMENT THE TOON

NEWCASTLE boss Chris Hughton knows he has a mountain to climb as he prepares his side for their Premier League return. He has signed just two players and one of those, Dan Gosling, will not be fit until the end of the year. “ We need to add to the...

7/25/2010: Sport: ERTL THE STAR

KEVIN BLACKWELL might just have landed the player who can take Sheffield United Ertl-ing towards the Premier League. Austrian ace Johannes Ertl, 27, was picked up by the Blades boss on a free from Crystal Palace earlier this month. And the versatile...

7/25/2010: Sport: TROTTER ALONSO

OWEN COYLE will wrap up a deal for Real Madrid starlet Marcos Alonso this week. Coyle thinks left back Alonso, 19, is a red-hot prospect and is excited at the prospect of the £ 1.6 million deal. Coyle said: ` We're close to tying the deal up for...

7/25/2010: Sport: H A R T JOE: I'M GOING TO

the No. 1 jersey for club and country. The City keeper hopes to get the nod from Fabio Capello against Hungary on August 11 and then wants to dislodge Given for City's opening game of the season at Spurs three days later. City loaned him out to...

7/25/2010: Sport: KOLO: YAYA WILL HELP US WIN TITLE

KOLO TOURE last night warned Manchester City's rivals that his brother's signing will help the club win the league. The £ 24 million purchase of Yaya Toure from Barcelona has attracted controversy because of the staggering £ 220,000 a week the Ivorian...

7/25/2010: Sport: BRE AKER TAKE SHIRT OFF SHAY

hungrier.” Hart was one of the top flight's unsung heroes last season, with his successful loan spell at Birmingham helping the Midlanders to a top-10 place. W i t h M a n c i n i rejecting Arsenal's bid for him last month, it seems likely he will...

7/25/2010: Sport: O'NEILL: GAP GETS BIGGER

MARTIN O'NEILL says that Manchester City can have no excuses if they don't challenge for the Premier League title this season. Aston Villa finished just three points off City last year, but the Irishman believes Roberto Mancini's squad are in a...

7/25/2010: Sport: BRIDGE STAYING

youngster Greg Cunningham. Bridge felt that he was being frozen out and wondered whether he had a long-term future at the club. Four agents claiming to represent Liverpool have approached City in an attempt to gain the mandate to sell him. But City...

7/25/2010: Sport: I'LL QUIT O'Neill's threat if club sell stars behind his back

MARTIN O'Neill will consider his future at Aston Villa if there is any attempt to sell Ashley Young behind his back. Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has put Young at the top of his shopping list but fears Villa's valuation of the player is likely to put...

7/25/2010: Sport: JERMAINE ON TARGET .. BUT FACES RACE TO BE FIT AFTER FOOT KO

JERMAINE BECKFORD faces a fight to be fit for the start of Everton's Premier League campaign. The prolific striker, signed from Leeds on a free transfer this summer, scored twice in Everton's 3-0 friendly win at Preston. But Beckford's day ended in...