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• Airlines tell pilots to slow down as fuel prices hit record levels
• Britain's cost of living is highest in the Western world (that's £38,000 a year for typical family)
• Child knife victims are up by 62 per cent in just three years
• Sporting Birthdays - June 28
• On tour now: DOLLY PARTON
• On this day in Sport - June 28
• Nine-year-old girl finds black widow spider in red grapes bought at Waitrose
• Rock of ages as the first ever band to play at Glastonbury returns to the Somerset stage
• The next big thing: FLEET FOXES
• Scots Labour leader Wendy Alexander resigns after allegations of illegal donations
• Twenty20 Cup round up: Rashid the hero as Yorkshire go through
• Next up for Andy Murray: So who is Tommy Haas?
• Carter tops rich list at Perpignan and becomes the world's best paid player
• Romanian rape victim will still have abortion in the UK
• Police chief demands £500,000 compensation with race claim over promotion failure
• Thug let out of jail early rapes boy while high on drugs
• Race war at the Met: We reveal what's REALLY going on at Scotland Yard
• At last, British kids in a hurry to join Murray
• The Locker Room: Murray's chance to win over the fans
• Revealed after 50 years: The secret of the greatest-ever student prank
• Alistair Darling forced into car tax climbdown to head off Labour revolt
• Sylvia Barrie's best bits from the Big Brother house
• Hewitt spurred on by the eye of the Tiger
• Battle of Boujis: A Bayeux Tapestry for the 21st Century
• Super Mario Ancic defies the light to topple fifth seed Ferrer
• Farewell to Motty, the voice of football and a national institution
• Kidnapped by the Taliban, Sean Langan kept sane by dreaming of kissing his sons goodnight
• Dark lord Safin progresses into last 16 after electric win against Seppi
• Let's hope Fabio joins new Europe
• Ivanovic the Terrible: Determined Zheng sends top seed tumbling out
• The Weirdo Of St Trinian's: New book claims Alastair Sim had more than a scholarly interest in young girls
• Fabregas’s men ready to make a fist of beating Germany at their own game
• Armageddon Britain: A detailed insight into how a terrorist attack on Britain could happen any day without warning
• LTA chief executive Draper is risking a Stella hangover
• Referee Walton can carry on beyond 'retirement' age after successful appeal
• Simple Svetlana proves there's more to her game than champagne Sharapova
• Mr Brown has two years to prove himself
• Sylvia evicted from Big Brother, just hours after 'spitting' Dennis is ejected from the house
• Serve-volley a dying art as Mauresmo exit sparks fear for purists
• I got 23 fan letters from guys today: Foxy Knoxy's disturbing diary
• How the traditional two-parent family is at higher risk of poverty than a single parent
• Bolton splash out club record £12m for Sweden striker Johan Elmander
• Pumped-up Pietersen set to lead England on a wild ride
• South Africa's Steyn sits out Tour opener against Somerset
• As Madonna is pictured without her wedding ring...who's to blame for the break-up of her marriage?
• Pietersen out to defy doubters as he comes to defence of Colly
• Ascot star Missoula out to complete Northumberland Plate double mission
• Glowing Amy Winehouse takes to the stage at Mandela's birthday concert in London
• MotoGP champion Casey Stoner in pole for Dutch Grand Prix
• Turner's Earners - top tips for Sunday: This time it's Tartan
• Carl Froch to take on Jermain Taylor for vacant WBC supermiddleweight title
• Avil makes the grade, as 18-year-old triathlete heads for Beijing
• Ian McEwan's long-lost brother tells the story of how he was given away at birth
• Fatal Seduction: How a society millionairess seduced her own son to 'cure' him of being gay... and paid with her life
• Harris hoping the fans can help him shock the world again in bid to retain Grand Prix title
• Galatasaray's move for Itandje leaves Liverpool's Carson in limbo
• Totescoop6 win pool set to pass £1m mark after five rollovers
• Girl, 17, set to become Britain's youngest sex-change patient
• Cull your clothes in a pre-sales clearout
• Scolari to bring in double training for Chelsea as he steps up pursuit of Kaka and Ribery
• Westwood heading for Le crunch at Versailles with one eye on The Open
• Dual 1000 Guineas heroine Finsceal Beo heads nine in Pretty Polly
• Kuznetsova toasts birthday with fine third round win
• Boro aiming to outdo local rivals Sunderland by swooping for Beattie
• Your guide to the weekend's Rugby League
• Coronation Cup duo clash in cracking Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
• Mother jailed for 12 years after leaving her 'porcelain doll' daughter, three, to starve to death in beetle-infested room
• Injury ruins Bartoli hopes of final repeat as Mattek claims win
• Kindly leave the stage, mum! How do you act when your daughter hits the West End?
• Last sip of Champagne as Bradford bid farewell to Shontayne Hape
• QPR beat off Serie A clubs to sign Genoa midfielder Ledesma
• Beckham 'surprised by all the attention' as he poses in ANOTHER underwear ad
• Am I suffering because I was bad in a past life?
• Ringleader of body thief gang who stole Alistair Cooke's bones is jailed for at least 18 years
• Serena Williams surpasses Mauresmo in battle of former champions
• Ana's China crisis as top seed crashes out of Wimbledon to inspired Zheng
• 'King of the Swindlers' Paul Bint jailed after posing as top barrister
• NFL Chargers/Saints Wembley clash certain to be a sell-out
• How the weekend fry-up makes Saturday a fatter day
• Pressure is off us now, claims Low as Germany prepare to face Spain
• Pictured: 'I'm in a hole lot of trouble'... The man who had to be rescued after he got stuck in a hole in the pavement
• Summer garden collection worth more than £100
• Premiership footballers' Spanish holiday homes face demolition over corruption scandal
• Child rapist jailed over 'worst' porn stash ever found by police
• Council banned from flying crest on Mayor's car after being flagged up as health and safety 'danger'
• One in 10 people has had a 'silent stroke,' study says
• Hewitt sets up fourth-round showdown with Federer after storming past Bolelli
• 'Wombatty' Australian Treasury chief leaves the economy in shambles to care for furry animals
• Mega-bucks Manchester City agree £19m club record signing of Jo
• Teenager who falsely claimed her boyfriend raped her after he kissed another girl faces jail
• Vaidisova finds her form to cruise past Dellacqua and give herself weekend off
• Fulham ready to swoop for Croatia defender Simunic after his holiday
• Turkey want Terim to stay on as boss after taking them to Euro 2008 semi-final
• Taliban use swords to slit the throats of Afghan 'traitors' in public executions before thousands
• I'm ready to manage in the Premier League, says Blackburn No 2 Mathias
• Work this one out... 14-year-olds now have to score only 21% to pass maths exams
• France defender Thuram heart problem rules out Paris St-Germain move
• Uma Thurman gets engaged to Elle Macpherson's ex
• Defending champion Federer issues a storm warning to rivals
• Hospitals were clean, obesity unheard of and surgeons smoked: The NHS celebrates 60 years
• Wise move means Newcastle may win Spear battle with Everton and Arsenal
• Stoke offer £1m for Sunderland's Fulop but Keane is holding out for more
• Millionairess gets 11 years for abuse of domestic staff she held in 'modern-day slavery' in New York mansion
• Ex-Newcastle and Sunderland legend Bobby Moncur wins battle with cancer
• Teenager dies after mistaking her mother's abnormal heart rate tablets for painkillers
• Bolton to make Toulouse striker Elmander £11m club record signing
• England Under-21 man Leadbitter signs new three-year deal with Sunderland
• Ooh Marco, you've left me all of a simmer
• Crack-addict serial rapist stabbed mother to death in front of her son after being freed on bail
• Boro chief tells Liverpool to forget about trying to sign Stewart Downing
• Economic growth slowest for three years
• Dot2dot taxi service fails to take off
• Euro 2008 final key battles: Germany v Spain
• How playing a brass instrument helped this boy beat asthma
• Mother jailed after baby she left unsupervised died of drugs overdose
• Big Phil wants his new Blues back early for pre-season - they better not be late or they'll get the Chelsea (kung fu) chop
• Rate of saving hits 50-year low
• Rain halts play for first time in this year's tournament
• Let me go! Adebayor wants Arsenal to say Yes when Barca and Milan call
• Britons have 'no money to cope with recession' as savings hit lowest level for 50 years
• Property abroad: Buying in Egypt
• Kiss and make up: Clinton and Obama's awkward embrace
• AJ 'not for sale': Everton boss Moyes warns off Wigan, Boro and Sunderland
• Hoots mon! Peaches the model stars in tartan-themed photoshoot
• Frustrated Cowdery walks away from B&B
• Arshavin set to lead Russian exodus after Hiddink's side reach semi-finals
• 'Sweet and cheeky' two-year-old girl run over and killed by neighbour on driveway
• Gifted by Nikita Lalwani
• Strictly Come Dancing couple split: Matt and Flavia call it off after eight months together
• First winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize
• House price growth falls to seven-year low as economy continues to slow down
• Travel pictures of the week
• We're passive spectators in Ronaldo saga, insist Real, as no end is in sight
• Chelsea and Arsenal lead chase for Eto'o, reveals Cameroon coach Pfister
• I owe it all to my killer mum
• Force bans village bobby from bike because he hasn't passed his cycling proficiency
• Man cleared of 'IRA' killing: The 71 witnesses who saw nothing because they were in the toilet or on the phone
• Festival fashion takes centre stage at Glastonbury
• WIMBLEDON RESULTS - DAY 5
• County midfielder Mackenzie attempts to beat the boffins as first professional footballer to appear on Countdown
• Get wise to Morecambe
• WIMBLEDON DAY 5 - All the action as it happened from SW19
• Pictured: Mother told by doctor she'd miscarried proudly shows off her healthy newborn baby
• Life and times of Bill Gates and Microsoft
• Parting such sweet sorrow for Mowbray as Shakespeare leaves for Foxes
• Injured South Africa skipper Smith targets first Test return
• Sir Robin Day would turn in his grave: Cross-dresser causes fury by appearing on Question Time panel as Little Bo Peep
• Saha determined to prove his worth to Ferguson and plays down United exit
• EURO FINAL: Germany v Spain, the big match facts for Vienna
• Woman dies after buying banned slimming pills on the internet
• England cricket chiefs push expulsion of Zimbabwe from the ICC
• Moyes looks to tempt Newcastle's No 2 Round to Goodison Park
• News Corp eyes up pay-TV pair
• Jailed: Mother who left son, two, alone in a flooded kitchen while she spent the weekend partying
• Boris Johnson rewards injured war veterans 'unflinching contribution' with free public transport in London
• Probe into drug prices widened
• Revealed: Sylvia DID know Stuart before she went into the Big Brother house
• Largest study of bird family tree sure to ruffle some feathers
• ABC to sell UK chain for £145m
• Meet Michael Parkinson at our exclusive literary lunch
• Rowers won't stay in village - Olympic gold-grabbing ploy from Team GB
• Inflation hits hundreds of savings accounts
• On one's uppers! Down to her last £320m, a Palace official complains that the Queen has to 'patch and mend'
• Woman accountant bit off ex-lover's ear during pub row
• A tale of two teenagers: Terrified OAP contrasts her life of hardship with the 14-year-old hoodie who terrorised her
• Hot corncakes with avocado bacon & basil
• Obi tells Lampard and Drogba: Life at Chelsea will go on without you
• The end of history? You must be joking: MAKING HISTORY NOW AND THEN by David Cannadine
• Me managing United would be 'beautiful', insists ex-Red Devil Cantona
• North Korea destroys nuclear cooling tower in a bid to 'come in from the cold'
• I'd play on one leg if I could but it would not be fair on team, says Spain star Villa
• School factor adds 30% to house prices
• Newcastle legend Asprilla peppered defence - using machine gun
• Glasto won't be saving plunging CD sales
• Muslims will be searched by sniffer dogs despite religious objections, say police
• Snow leopards of Afghanistan survived 30 years of war, only to face a new threat ... U.S. soldiers
• Former United striker Forlan isn't interested in coming back to England
• Bhoy oh Bhoy - Stoke boss Pulis looks to sign Celtic misfit Gravesen
• 15,000 facing the axe at Siemens
• Halifax launches £245 mortgage 'entry' fee
• Stunning pictures of £8m art waterfalls that are making a splash in Manhattan
• Berkeley predicts a bumpy ride
• City's Ronaldinho dream dashed after Brazil star opts to fight for Barca future
• Ping An Belgian deal raises fears
• Elastic fantastic Murray can conquer SW19 with a little help from his puppy
• Amy Winehouse set to sing Free Nelson Mandela at Hyde Park gig tonight
• Out-of-favour Spurs stopper Robinson welcomes Aston Villa's £4m interest
• Fabregas targets Euro glory with Spain to banish Arsenal nightmare
• Chinese phone trade on hold
• Brits prefer cash on hols
• Scolari adds another aide to backroom staff as he builds his Chelsea team
• Slavia Prague defender Suchy admits he would be tempted by Rangers move
• Rosie bags Burberry from under the nose of supermodel Agyness
• Seaweed threat to British sailors' Olympic medal chances
• City focus: Back to school for DSG staff
• Reasons for cheer amid turmoil
• Playful Dustin Hoffman nabs tie off reporter's neck to wear at Kung Fu Panda premiere
• Oz bank mulls £3.7bn bid for arm of HBOS
• Jackson tips Team GB to stay on track and reel in the medals in Beijing
• End this sickening chapter in Zimbabwe, Brown urges African nations as Mugabe heads for landslide
• Tottenham keeping on spending as Gomes takes summer spree past £27m
• Plane survival lottery
• Stoke are sweet on Rangers and Scotland striker McCulloch
• Scolari cracks whip and puts Chelsea's stars under starter's orders a week early
• Clinic offers first surgical migraine cure... by removing a muscle in your forehead
• Dark liquidity trading pools
• Lily and Pixie and a host of stars pitch up among thousands of festival-goers descending on Glastonbury
• No windfall as Pru holds on to £9bn
• Tesco shareholders kill off TV chef's bid to make us eat organic chicken as kitchen rival tells him to shut up
• 'Passed over' King is crowned at BAE
• Terrors set for shock bid for Oldham striker Hughes
• Liverpool 'line up shock £10m swoop for Boro's England winger Downing'
• Future of British Grand Prix is moving slowly - but in the right direction - insists ex-world champion Hill
• Turkey keeper Rustu ends international career after Germany loss
• Women tennis players are all sexpots and bitches... U.S. tour director launches amazing sexist rant at Kournikova and Co
• Pictured: South Korean riot police caught asleep on the job as protesters fight beef imports
• Britain's most senior Asian police officer claims to have 'secret dossier supporting his racism allegations'
• Barclays cash sweetener for investors
• Mine's a double: Bleary-eyed Bea visits same nightspot twice in two nights
• Chill wind stings investors
• Tesco facing 'fat cat' pay accusations
• We're playing for our World Cup places, warns England full-back Wellens
• Russia's Akinfeev leads Celtic's Boruc in poll for Euro 2008's best keeper
• Pictured: The home-made submarines used to smuggle cocaine in Columbia
• Poor financial controls criticised at B&B
• End of an era: Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft to focus on charity work
• Slump means M&S can kiss sales goodbye
• Picture special: City boys Richards, Petrov and Benjani unveil new kit
• They said it and we listened: Top sporting quotes of the week
• Red Arrows dazzle in New York debut (but soaring fuel costs rule out full displays back home)
• State schools should be run by private firms for profit, says LGA chief Sir Simon Milton
• UEFA supremo Platini dispels fears over Euro 2012 hosts losing tournament
• HSBC 'Rescue mortgage' will cost £10,000
• End of the Lane for Robinson as Spurs agree deal with PSV for Gomes
• Supermarket price war breaks out
• Stock markets hit by global jitters
• What the back pages of the papers say - June 27
• Market report: Friday close
• Yesterday's trading: Don't bank on better times
• After one year with Gordon as PM, minister admits by-election defeat was a disaster
• Mugabe defies world to stage his 'sham' election in Zimbabwe
• New pressure on Caroline Spelman to resign over 'nannygate' expenses row
• Tesco condemned for claiming Zimbabweans don't want to eat the food they export
• 'It's over': Jennifer gives Dale the bad news
• Our 'Arriet was dressed like the Land Rovers in Daktari
• Amy turns to the soft stuff (that's vodka and whisky for her) after snubbing Mandela photocall
• Shares slide across the world as oil hits a record of $142 a barrel
• Andy Murray is the last Brit standing as two other hopefuls crash out of Wimbledon