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• Did maverick magazine mogul Felix Dennis murder a man 25 years ago?
• Diana inquest jury sent home for the night after four hours considering their verdicts
• White teenage boys are the new poor in Labour's Britain
• Co-op joins lenders dropping best mortgage deals as borrowing hits five-year high
• £1million a week paid out in sickness benefit to ex-pats in the sun
• Border guards who can't work at the weekend
• Shock pictures: Is this what the Canadian government means by 'humane' slaughter?
• Never let it be forgotten that it was the British Left who gave succour to the monstrous Mr Mugabe
• Minnows fish for more Premier League cash after paltry TV revenue shareout
• Jaci Stephen's APPRENTICE WATCH: Tantrums. Tears. It all comes out in the wash
• Brown tells Nato members to 'step up to the plate' and boost Afghanistan force
• Sour-faced Fearne's fury after her designer luggage falls foul of Heathrow's baggage handlers
• Bank chiefs warn YOUR home is overvalued by 30 per cent - as first negative equity map of Britain is revealed
• Freeing convicts early is eroding justice, says top judge
• Why the highest earners are the most likely to knock back the largest amount of booze
• 25% of 10-year-olds are never allowed to play on their own... so Ed Balls swings into action
• The Screamer ... Keane wants £50m from Sunderland owners in summer
• As Shannon's stepfather is arrested, neighbours wonder if they've been duped
• Grant: No just reward for Blues
• Cruise ship 'held to ransom' leaving 400 Britons stranded in Madeira
• Cliffhanger! But it's advantage Liverpool as Kuyt tees up Anfield return
• Rock'n'roll riffs ain't what they used to be
• Builders banned from wolf-whistling because it puts off female homebuyers
• Dieters told to ditch the feast-and-famine approach after research shows it doesn't work
• Computer game addicts warned they could start behaving like autism sufferers
• The nicotine gene that makes millions yearn for a cigarette and make some more likely to die
• A portrait of Charles the grumpy heir
• Cup of coffee a day can keep Alzheimer's away, say scientists
• Couples warned to beware the FIVE-year itch
• Middle-class parents face annual £7,000 bill for children's university fees
• How a chunk of feta keeps tummies in fine fettle
• Bill Clinton launches 'red-faced' tirade as Hillary struggles to win superdelegates
• Chelsea blow it big time as Bury old boy sparks Fenerbahce fightback
• Border guard farce: No uniform, £100million budget crisis - and they won't work weekends
• House prices 'will crash soon': Bank chiefs warn YOUR home is overvalued by 30 per cent
• Cliffhanger! But it's advantage Liverpool as Kuyt tees up Anfield return
• Why people who earn more drink more too
• APPRENTICE WATCH: Tantrums. Tears. It all comes out in the wash
• Not quite hell, but Istanbul cauldron plays its full part in Fenerbahce victory
• Mick Jagger wears high heel trainers as he hits the red carpet with towering L'Wren
• Cronyism row over Labour party member becoming exam chief
• How rock 'n' roll riffs ain't what they used to be
• Kuyt: It was never a penalty ... but close
• As Shannon's stepfather is arrested, neighbours wonder exactly what to think
• Shazia 'stubborn cow' Wahab is first female apprentice to be fired after laundry task - but claims she was hung out to dry
• Is this what they mean by ¿humane¿ seal hunting?
• Force is with Liverpool as Kuyt's vital strike tips the scales in a thriller
• Gym-honed Gary Rhodes' recipe for beefcake as top chef shows why he's dish of the day
• The genes that make millions of us yearn for a cigarette
• The new Kanu - Pompey life is sweet after misery under Captain Marvel
• Ballack: We only have ourselves to blame for letting Fenerbahce back in
• MAIL COMMENT: Mugabe must pay for his genocide
• A chunk of feta keeps tummies in fine fettle
• So Jeffrey, how often <em>are</em> you mistaken for Harrison Ford?
• Nip and UN-tuck: Timely advice for teens considering cosmetic surgery
• All English? You've got to be joking
• Minnows fish for more League cash
• Billionaire, junkie, and sexual anarchist. But is Felix Dennis a murderer, too?
• MICHAEL HANLON: British roads are a disgrace, I've driven on better in the Congo
• Vidic injury blow as Ferguson faces FA rap
• High heel sneakers give Mick Jagger a lift on the red carpet with lofty L'Wren
• Nip and UN-tuck: Why we regret our teenage cosmetic surgery
• Let's salute this carnival of creativity
• The size 16 beauty queen is fat, lazy and a poster girl for ill health
• Catt: I haven't heard from Johnson about coaching role with England
• Belgian blast at Blair¿s bid for top EU job
• Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants £50m for players - again
• Not quite hell, but Istanbul cauldron plays plays its full part
• Tindall ready to run out for Gloucester after overcoming injury horror
• Next stop Wembley for Albion's Clement after finding favour again
• The new Kanu - Pompey life is sweet after misery under Captain Marvel
• How half of Britain's conker trees are being wiped out by disease
• Grant left to rue 'the minute we went to sleep'
• Millions of conker trees face being wiped out by deadly new disease
• Horrified RSPCA inspectors find field of starving cattle at 'well-respected' family-run farm
• Are flat shoes really the new height of cool, asks Liz Jones
• Criminal sues over being made to 'slop out'
• Kuyt: It was never a penalty... but close
• 25 percent of ten-year-olds are never allowed to play out on their own
• Vidic injury blow as Ferguson faces FA rap
• Eight years after her daughter died, Kirsty MacColl's mum vows 'I'll fight to the end to bring her killer to justice'
• So why was Corinne Bailey Rae so deeply in love with her husband found dead in a drugs den?
• You show-off! As Schuster makes a Real play for Ronaldo, Roma put the boot in
• McLaren boss Ron Dennis wants 20-race cap on Formula One season
• Could botox jabs even spread into the brain?
• A role model for ordinary women? No, Miss England finalist is fat, lazy and a poster girl for ill health
• 007 shaken and stirred by mad mayor¿s protest
• Star ready to bowl his rivals over
• Boyfriend of EastEnders actress 'stabbed man to death'
• 'Beyoncé and Jay Z have applied for a licence to get married,' says U.S. magazine
• Gym-honed Gary Rhodes' recipe for beefcake as top chef shows why he's dish of the day
• It's Games No 5 for old Foster as Tancock sets world best
• How you might be £314 richer... and not even know it
• Tindall storms back after injury horror
• Chambers: I'm a natural at rugby league, but it is best to wait
• Shoaib: My loyalty to Pakistan made me turn down bribe money
• 'Commons Casanova' Nick Clegg denies rumours of a past romance with Helena Bonham-Carter
• How adopting an angelic five-year-old blew our family apart
• How our adorable adopted daughter turned into Little Miss Evil
• The organ donor who left gifts of death
• Two die and two more fight for life after learning organ donor had cancer
• Belgian blast at Blair's bid for top job at EU
• Should men EVER dye their hair? A husband and wife battle it out
• Chambers: I'm a natural, but it is best to wait
• Turner's Earners - Thursday
• Dennis wants 20-race cap on F1 season
• Tottenham planning lucrative Indian summer
• Britney's new bra faux pas - she's wearing one, but it's luminous yellow
• Ryder heroes are desperate to find form
• Authorized's half-brother debuts at Leicester
• Police who 'let down' honour killing victim face the sack
• Annacone replaces Lundgren as Davis Cup coach
• 007 Daniel Craig shaken and stirred by mad mayor's protest in Chile
• AMANDA PLATELL: Why I'm giving up buying clothes for a whole year
• Force is with Liverpool as Kuyt's vital strike tips the scales in a thriller
• Anti-explosive device on RAF plane could have prevented ten deaths in Iraq, inquest told
• Empowered set to be unleashed
• Average shopper is owed £314 in unclaimed loyalty and gift points...but most never make the claim
• Chelsea blow it big time as Bury old boy sparks Fenerbahce fightback
• Wimpey bans its builders from wolf-whistling after bosses claim it puts off 'sophisticated' female house-hunters
• Not a drop of evidence eight glasses of water is good for you, say experts
• KEITH WATERHOUSE: A policeman's lot is now a happy one... they've taken up policing now apparently
• Proposal to reseed NFL playoff teams thrown out
• Russian journalist who survived bomb attack after claiming Putin tried to seduce her granted asylum in Britain
• Four million more Britons may need to take statins, says health tsar
• Botox scare: Scientists say the injected anti-wrinkle toxin can spread to the brain
• Police who 'let down' honour killing victim face the sack
• Britney's new bra faux pas - she's wearing one, but it's luminous yellow
• I'll fight on just like Rocky, says Hillary after calls for a swift end to battle with Obama
• Stylish Alex Curran wins in the Aintree fashion stakes... beating the dodgy opposition by a distance
• Spurs plan Indian summer
• Stunning pictures of Russian free diver hitching a ride with a Beluga whale
• O'Donovan puts on a fine performance as Wellington make history at Twickenham
• How Bush went from 'alcoholic bum' to U.S. President: Oliver Stone to film George W. biopic
• Saints tie up starlet Eastmond
• Credit crunch fashion
• Burglar playing dead in funeral home caught 'because he was scruffy'
• Three plead guilty to charges in drowned teen death
• 'Punishment of criminals is weakened by early prison release', Britain's top judge warns
• Doumbe edges closer to Celtic comeback
• Fed-up pensioner builds wall across road to halt 'rat run'
• Keane plans dream transfers for Sunderland
• Birmingham duo to sit out crunch clash with Wigan
• Middlesbrough's boys can make it big, according to boss Southgate
• Sport on TV - April 3
• Kanu: a third FA Cup winner's medal would be my greatest achievement
• Car's black box trapped speeding Rich List heir who left baby paralysed in crash
• On This Day - April 3
• 'Punishment of criminals is weakened by early prison release', Britain's top judge warns
• Sporting Birthdays - April 3
• Fed-up resident builds wall across road to stop motorists using it as a 'rat run'
• Villa banking on Carew to be fit for Bolton clash
• Sports Quiz - April 3
• Kanu: Third FA Cup win would be the greatest
• United duo Ferguson and Queiroz charged by FA after Pompey outburst
• Savers not taking advantage of Isas
• Ex-Corrie star Sarah Lancashire lines up with who's who of stars in Doctor Who
• Boro boys can make it big - Southgate
• Under his father's shadow: The truth about disgraced Max Mosley, son of Nazi-sympathiser Oswald
• Police 'justified' in shooting charity worker inquest reveals
• Portsmouth's Kanu keen for more silverware
• Everton call for 'friendly' Liverpool derbies to replace current rancour
• Stylish Alex Curran wins in the Aintree fashion stakes... beating the dodgy opposition by a distance
• Fed chief admits threat of full US recession
• Wellington give Halsall a happy ending
• Council spends £6,000 on chocolate-making course to improve 'teamwork'
• Sussex Downs break Northern stranglehold
• Minister blasts Israel over Gaza blockade as Britain gives £30m in aid
• Why was Corinne Bailey Rae so in love with husband who died in a drugs den?
• Boyfriend of EastEnders actress 'stabbed man to death in phone row'
• It won't be a McLaren-Ferrari walkover this year - Raikkonen predicts open season
• London Marathon countdown - Week Five
• We're better off than 20 years ago - or so the statistics say
• Lower paid workers will be worse off despite 2p tax cut
• Real Madrid boss Schuster: Ronaldo will sign for us
• Heath Ledger 'former lover' refuses to confirm whether he fathered her 11-year-old
• Keane plans dream transfers for Sunderland
• Chambers set for meeting with Britain's anti-doping chief
• White teenage boys are the new poor in Labour's Britain
• Sacked: The BNP candidate who said 'some women are like gongs - they need to be struck regularly'
• Burglar plays dead as police search funeral home - but he's too scruffy to be a corpse
• Exposed: Arsenal scam by ticketless touts
• Cousin out of Rangers' Euro tie
• Lower paid worse off in spite of 2p tax cut
• Father-of-two Ahern 'took controversial payments' when he was out of pocket over separation
• Mosley battles to save job after expose of 'Nazi' sex games with prostitutes
• Captain Calamity: The sailor once rescued four times in four hours is banned from harbour
• Ex-Corrie star Sarah Lancashire lines up with who's who of stars in Doctor Who
• Ronaldo: I barely remember my goal
• Fenerbahce v CHELSEA: Malouda back from the dead
• Spurned wife laced cheating husband's fruitcake with rat poison
• Prosecutors want to expand fraud charges to include Vidic's move
• Defence is the key to United's success, insists Rooney
• Fenerbahce v Chelsea: Key battles
• EastEnders' Mike Reid leaves nothing in will after debts of £900,000 paid off
• Heath Ledger 'former lover' refuses to confirm whether he fathered her 11-year-old
• Gaunt-looking Corinne Bailey Rae mourns at funeral of drug-death husband
• Oliver Stone to trace George W. Bush's path from 'alcoholic bum' to president in controversial new biopic
• How car's black box trapped speeding Rich List heir who left baby paralysed in Range Rover crash
• Farewell Britannia: First look at the new designs for Britain's billions of coins
• Fenerbahce v Chelsea: Head to head
• Grant won't worry if Chelsea play ugly, as long as they get a result
• Everton call for 'friendly' Liverpool derbies
• THE BIG MATCH II: Fenerbahce v CHELSEA
• Madeleine suspect Murat back in England to see five-year-old daughter
• Arsenal v Liverpool: Head to head
• Guilty: Conmen who sold fake autographs of Premiership stars
• Ronaldo showed disrepect with too many stepovers, so Roma plan revenge
• O'Neill cools talk of potential row with Pearce
• Jackson Five legends sign deal to move into new Devon home...but will Michael come too?
• A cure for baldness 17th century-style: Just rub in a handful of dried BEES
• City news in brief: Centrica, Rider Hunt, Virgin
• First start beckons for Spurs' midfielder Taarabt
• VIDEO: United duo Ferguson and Queiroz charged by FA after Pompey outburst
• Madeleine suspect Robert Murat back in Britain to see his five-year-old daughter
• A gaudy glimpse through the keyhole: Phil Neville and his WAG put their £4m Versace-themed mansion on the market
• Rail passengers face a summer of holiday train chaos and delays
• Arsenal v Liverpool: Key battles
• UK in debt binge as mortgage tap closes
• Guilty: The conmen who made a fortune selling sports fans fake autographs of Ronaldo, Gerrard and Owen
• British police carry out third post mortem on murdered Goa teenager Scarlett
• Mort: Safety first for Newcastle then the spending can begin
• ARSENAL v Liverpool: Adebayor set to return for Gunners
• Father of boy, 14, stabbed to death blames violent computer games
• What cheek! Gisele hits the beach in barely-there denim shorts
• Torres finding life free and easy at Liverpool thanks to Stevie G
• Markets make savers wary of shares Isas
• British police carry out third post mortem on murdered Goa teenager Scarlett
• BBC presenter died in scalding bath after taking five times lethal level of cocaine with fiancé Mark Speight
• See the amazing picture by an autistic artist who drew London from memory after a single helicopter trip
• Tate & Lyle alert on £11m currency hit
• Weightlifter given noise abatement order for grunting
• Real Madrid boss Schuster: Ronaldo will sign for us
• Liverpool's Kuyt confident of storming the Emirates
• The two-year-old girl branded a thief after eating Woolworth's pic'n'mix sweet
• The 17th Century solution to hair loss ... a handful of dried bees, according to a rare book
• Europe launches probe into Rock bailout
• Everton make plea to recreate derby spirit of the past
• Hollister’s cool kick wins Under 15 Vase for Langley Park
• FIFA insurers fear 2010 World Cup will miss deadline
• Bolton's Dzemaili set for Serie A switch
• EastEnders' Mike Reid leaves nothing in will after debts of £900,000 paid off
• Picking up the bill for T5's trouble
• Pictures of feared Hitler henchman to be sold after almost 60 years in British home
• Shoaib threatens court action over ban
• Hammers skipper Neill hopes for Pompey hangover
• The two-year-old girl branded a thief by Woolworths' staff after eating a pic'n'mix sweet
• Is the base rate meaningless?
• Father of 14-year-old boy stabbed to death in row blames violent computer games for killing
• Swimming champion Foster qualifies for Olympics
• Balls under fire after claiming that one in six state schools selects pupils by the back door
• For sale for £4m (taste not included): Phil Neville and his WAG put their Versace-themed mansion on the market
• Hospital crisis as number of drunks in A&E doubles since 24-hour pub opening
• Former chairman Lowe out to rescue Southampton
• Jackson Five legends sign deal to move into new Devon home...but will Michael come too?
• Space tourism is just two years away thanks to new rocket-powered plane
• Udal: Big money Twenty20 leagues in India could ruin our county game
• Chelsea set their sights on Boca hitman Palacio
• Golfer whose house was wrecked in plane crash returns home
• It's now or never for your cash Isa
• Captain Calamity: The sailor rescued four times in four hours is banned from harbour
• AA launches motorbike breakdown patrols to cope with soaring congestion levels
• Lenders pull plug on best mortgage deals
• BBC presenter died in scalding bath after taking five times lethal level of cocaine with fiancé Mark Speight
• Cousin set to make Rangers return
• Northern Rock rescue plan to be investigated to ensure it does not break state funding rules
• Catt: I haven't heard from Johnson about coaching role with England
• Most consistent cash Isas revealed
• If the Kappl fits...
• Goodbye Britannia: The new look for our coins
• New code aimed at cutting card debt
• Anti-Aids drug nearly doubles risks of heart attack, new study shows
• Parents outrage as naturist group uses council pool for naked male swimming sessions
• Putting the Bank back in charge is all old hat
• Spurned wife laced cheating husband's fruitcake with rat poison
• THE BIG MATCH: Arsenal v Liverpool
• Grand National starter McDonald confident of being in charge
• Crocked Cahill vows to return fitter than ever next season
• You've heard of a weeping willow, but now meet the frowning oak tree
• Top police chief calls for tougher sentences to stop criminals re-offending
• Weightlifter fined and given noise abatement order for grunting too loudly
• Grant: Result will come before style for Chelsea
• Wear pants, don't pee in public and don't hunt the cows - the Masai marathon runners' guide to 'miserable' Britain
• The Mighty Coup: Cult comedian Noel Fielding is one of the best dressed men in Britain
• Maxim publisher Felix Dennis 'admitted' pushing a man off a cliff
• Keane's ambitions to strengthen Sunderland supported by Quinn
• Found: A baby planet (it's only a few hundred years old)
• Recession is looming, admits IMF
• Discovered: Planet dubbed 'baby Jupiter' that will grow up into a gas giant
• Property fears grow as lenders shut doors
• Fenerbahce v Chelsea: Head to head
• Accrington Stanley consider name change after April Fool's joke gets positive response
• Fenerbahce v CHELSEA: Malouda back from the dead
• Suzanne Shaw dances into Chicago to play West End's 23rd Roxie Hart
• Silverjet lifted by T5 chaos but struggling to profit
• Anelka keen to give former club the Blues
• Ireland's 'Teflon' PM quits over his finances
• Multi-millionaire publishing tycoon Felix Dennis 'admitted killing a man by pushing him off a cliff'
• Crafted 4,000 years ago, Peruvian necklace is oldest piece of gold workmanship in Americas
• Killer chef who murdered model Sally Anne Bowman appeals against murder conviction
• ALL ENGLAND EXPECTS: Arsenal v Liverpool
• Arsenal v Liverpool: Head to head
• Schoolboy died after snorting £1 bag of heroin he thought was cocaine
• Virgin in talks with DIC over Gulf expansion
• What cheek! Gisele hits the beach in barely-there denim shorts
• Ireland's 'Teflon' Prime Minister Bertie Ahern resigns amid corruption probe
• Orlando Bloom gets flirty with his secret crush Jennifer Aniston at star-studded LA party
• Fenerbahce v Chelsea: Key battles
• Hong Kong, a city tailored to your needs
• Wear pants, don't pee in public and don't herd the cows – the Masai marathon runners' guide to 'miserable' Britain
• Woolies in break-up calls after retail rally
• Minogue sisters team up in daring outfits as Kylies launches bid to crack the States
• See the amazing picture by an autistic artist who drew London from memory after a single helicopter trip
• Chelsea boss brands Fergie comments 'a joke'
• Hundreds of children diagnosed with sexual infections every month as they ignore advice
• Boost for City as Bojinov finally set for first team return
• Roma plot revenge on United's 'cocky' Ronaldo
• Attacks on Dutch troops in Afghanistan were revenge for anti-Islam film, says Taliban
• Speed up for another year on the pitch
• Henry in line for new United battle as Barca take control
• World's fattest man loses half his body weight - but still tips the scales at more than 40 stone
• Fury as chef who murdered model Sally Anne Bowman appeals against conviction
• Crafted 4,000 years ago, Peruvian necklace is oldest piece of gold workmanship in Americas
• I'm always happy to play against Liverpool, confident Arsenal keeper Almunia plans to stay unbeaten against Reds
• Pictured: Shannon Matthews's stepfather before he is remanded in custody on child porn charges
• Analysis: Trouble for Tesco as market share falls
• The Mighty Coup: Cult comedian Noel Fielding is one of the best dressed men in Britain
• A round-up of the newspapers: Wednesday
• Credit card transfers high despite crunch
• Liverpool's Torres: We can't afford to single out my Spain team-mate Fabregas
• Arsenal v Liverpool: Key battles
• Attacks on Dutch troops in Afghanistan were revenge for anti-Islam film, says Taliban
• Pictured: Shannon Matthews's stepfather before he is remanded in custody on child porn charges
• The world's fattest man loses half his body weight - but still weighs almost 50 stone
• Nugent out to pay back Portsmouth as Defoe reveals Spurs pain
• Factories hit by slow growth and rising costs
• Minogue sisters team up in daring outfits as Kylies launches bid to crack the States
• Liverpool boxing clever but co-owner Hicks still wants half the tickets
• Britain's crumbling roads have a staggering three million potholes
• Picking up the bill for T5
• 'Whitewash' fears over BAE Systems review
• Arsenal's Wenger and Chelsea's Grant: Two managers, one momentous night in Europe...
• Surgeons left 15in clamps inside patient which 'cut his stomach to ribbons'
• Hundreds of children diagnosed with sexual infections every month as they ignore advice
• Orlando Bloom gets flirty with his secret crush Jennifer Aniston at star-studded LA party
• Roma 0 Manchester United 2: Player ratings
• UNITED are the best team in the world and deserve all our respect<br /> WHY Ronaldo is the new Roy of the Rovers and not the next Best thing<br />ENGLAND expects at the Emirates - just remember to hit the snooze button
• Schoolboy dies after snorting £1 bag of heroin that he thought was cocaine
• Credit where it's due: Manchester United are flying the flag for us all
• Expense reforms could see MPs handed a daily allowance of £150 - just for turning up at the Commons
• 'I kissed lots of toads before I found my prince': Trisha Goddard's final memoir reveals how she FINALLY found her Mr Right
• Big stake in M&B is on menu for warring bidders
• Chameleon Katie Holmes gets the Tomboy look with new haircut
• Spurs boss Ramos is up for De Kuip with Celtic
• Sub-prime worst bank disaster in 30 years
• Roma 0 Manchester United 2: Moments that mattered
• Clegg suffers blow to authority as Lib Dem peers vote against EU treaty referendum
• Councils spend £52m to fix potholes - and payout £65m to motorists for the damage they cause
• Prisoner sues for £50,000 over 'distress' of slopping out
• Five million Britons switch power suppliers in bid to find cheap deals as fuel prices soar
• Harman takes flak in the Commons as Tories strike in wake of stab-proof vest disaster
• Time to let curtain fall on the Liverpool Muppet Show
• Convicted burglar sues prison bosses for £50,000 over claim slopping out breached human rights law
• Jetskiers who rode through flooded Cotswold town found guilty of assaulting neighbour who tried to stop them
• Hibs line up summer clash with Barcelona
• Investors hope for end to credit crisis
• McGhee: Don't call Celtic boss Strachan a quitter
• Artists ordered to reveal if they are gay when applying for grants
• Hard-up workers halve pension payments
• BBC is too scared to allow jokes about Islam, says Ben Elton
• Church leader calls for building of mosques to be banned because of risk 'Britain will become an 'Islamic state'
• CGT move could save LSE's Furse &pound;400,000
• Clegg suffers blow to authority as Lib Dem peers vote against EU treaty referendum
• Jury out in 'hoodie gang murder' of boy, 14, stabbed in the heart with samurai sword
• Britain creates first embryo from a man and an animal
• Death of a friend on the frontline - Defence Correspondent Matthew Hickley remembers a hero
• BA bags are sent to Milan by road for sorting after Terminal 5 chaos
• Guilty: The hoodie gang that stabbed boy, 14, to death in 'initiation ritual'
• Chameleon Katie Holmes gets a Tomboy haircut
• Triple credit crunch: Repayments up for 70% of fixed-rate deals, First Direct says no to new customers and consumers shift debt to plastic
• What the back pages of the papers say - April 2
• Artists ordered to reveal if they are gay when applying for grants
• First Direct slams door on new mortgages
• Beyoncé and Jay Z set to marry today, U.S. reports claim
• Five million Britons switch power suppliers in bid to find cheap deals as fuel prices soar
• Market report: Wednesday close
• Yesterday's trading: Bulls return to the bank sector
• BBC is too scared to allow jokes about Islam, says Ben Elton
• BA bags are flown to America by FedEx for sorting after Terminal 5 chaos