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• The tax that means UK drivers pay up to £500 more in fuel than drivers across Europe
• Philip privacy complaint
• DR ARIC SIGMAN: How seeing movies like Batman can turn our children violent
• First-time buyers could have tax-free savings accounts to help them raise deposits
• Strachan warns his young Bhoys: Don't expect too much action
• ALEX BRUMMER: Can it be right for a hedge fund manager to make £28m on the back of so many people's misery?
• £30million trail of the mansion raiders: Traveller family who targeted super-rich jailed for 50 years
• Magpies pegged back by PSV despite early two-goal lead
• MAIL COMMENT: How can the NHS put a price on life?
• Wenger praises his young guns after last-gasp defeat of Terriers
• Everton ground blow as Kirkby stadium proposal will be subject to inquiry
• Redknapp told he has to sell before he can bring in any new players
• Murder squad police to question Rockefeller kidnapping suspect
• Turner's earners - Thursday, 7 August
• Thaksin could lose City if he's convicted of corruption in Asia
• STEPHEN GLOVER: A literary giant whose courage put today's pygmy authors to shame
• Thanks for all the advice, Vaughany
• Thanks to the credit crunch, holidays at home are all the rage. So why not try the 'staycation'?
• Do it my way and play without fear - Pietersen's recipe for bringing the good times back to England
• Aussie punters round on McEvoy after first day woes at Kembla
• Parents can be 'agents' for children during university admissions process
• Harmison's Jekyll and Hyde show has to stop
• Rotherham deducted 17 points for breaking Football League rules
• Are supermums selfish? Two mothers give their fiercely opposing views
• Messi business: Barca shelve interest in on-strike Arshavin as Spurs move looms
• Birmingham snap up ex-Gunner striker Quincy on a season-long loan
• Bizarre beauty on trial: We road test the latest gadgets
• West Ham set to sign France defender Givet from Marseille
• Ipswich make a bid for Sheffield United defender Armstrong
• Ronaldo bows to Sir Alex and commits himself to United - for next season
• Sunderland boss Keane battling with Galatasaray for Blackburn's McCarthy
• VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Monty Panesar tells Sportsmail what makes a great spin bowler - and reveals his all-time heroes
• Christine's little sister is hoping there will be two Ohuruogus at 2012 Games
• Gail Porter's most bizarre photoshoot ever
• Kuyt snub prolongs Barry's Liverpool transfer saga after Hamburg failure
• Why we should ignore bad spelling: Lecturer calls for amnesty on students' top 20 errors
• Slimline Jennifer Aniston shows off her buff new physique
• Am I the only woman in the world who wishes she was FATTER?
• It has no crime, full employment, cheap housing... and is owned by the lord of the manor. So is this the perfect English village?
• Water wrinklies Torres and Foster are the oldest swimmers in town
• Gambler Kevin goes for broke with five bowlers and Flintoff batting number six
• KEITH WATERHOUSE: When the wide world was our playground
• Why I'm proud my baby gave me a figure that needs a 34-I cup bra, says Ulrika Jonsson
• Film crew's late entry riles Beeb
• Now Pushy stands by her man
• US Ryder Cup captain pleads with the crowds not to be too rowdy
• SPORTSMAIL EXCLUSIVE: Monty turns more than heads at his masterclass
• Pictured: The dog who swallowed a two-foot long stick... and survived unharmed
• USA women’s title defence off to poor start against Norway
• US cyclists apologise to Games organisers after arriving wearing masks
• Faldo banking on a Sergio surge to ease his Ryder Cup wild card worries
• Have fun - even though I hated every minute, says Sir Steve
• MK Dons? It will be just like watching Milan if Di Matteo gets his way...
• Homelines: The latest trends for your home
• It's Snape of good hope for South Africa
• Proud dad David coaches soccer school... as Romeo tries to bend it like Beckham
• Top Tips For Girls: Your everyday problems answered
• Strauss admits to unfinished business with regards being England skipper
• Colvin bowls England to victory over South Africa after Taylor hits out
• LIZ JONES: Yes, she looks tired and ill, but give Madonna a break. That's what happens when we women hit 50
• Rayner leaves Lancs in a spin as champions take control
• Big spender Keane targeting three more players at Sunderland
• Gloucestershire look North in their quest for first win this year
• Everton owner Kenwright admits Blues are too poor to break into top four
• On this day in sport - August 7
• Ex-wife of Tory councillor jailed for running lucrative brothel under guise of beauty therapy business
• Sporting birthdays - August 7
• Anthea Turner's chauffeur 'sent woman a severed pig's head branded with RIP'
• Saracens give England skipper Borthwick and Farrell co-captaincy
• House prices facing 15% fall, says IMF
• Hick hits 136th century to leave Worcestershire firmly in control
• Morgan Freeman feeling 'real good' as he checks out of hospital... but his 24-year marriage is in tatters
• Patel and Read dig in to tie Somerset up in Notts at Taunton
• Ljungberg and West Ham agree 'amicable' split as Swede departs with £6m pay-off
• Bishop blessed non-sexual gay marriage. Then he found out about the stag and hen do...
• Nobody knows how to curtsey properly any more, says Zara Phillips
• Inter to compensate Napoli fan for 'existential damage'
• Pictured: Mary-Louise Parker beds blood-soaked lover in shocking scenes from TV's Weeds
• 'Ladette culture' fuels alarming rise in women drink-driving
• NICE delivers 'death sentence' for cancer patients as it rejects four new drugs
• Car sales driven down as credit crunch forces motorists to shun showrooms
• Liam Gallagher attempts to work off his holiday paunch ahead of Oasis tour
• Now petrol coupons are the new currency in Zimbabwe
• Britney set to star as lesbian killer in new Quentin Tarantino movie
• Campaign targets 'missing' 3m children without MMR jab to head off measles epidemic
• Stamp duty dithering to bring property jam
• Full Time Results: Watches that the top footballers are wearing
• Tearful Rolf Harris pays tribute to tragic TV presenter Mark Speight at memorial service
• Extra hopeful: Thousands queue for chance to star in Tim Burton's next movie
• Bolton boss Megson continues his spending with deal for Watford defender Shittu
• 18 cats poisoned by 'animal-hating psychopath' in two-mile radius
• Olympic Games experience can only inspire weary Wimbledon king Nadal
• Objects of desire: Give it both barrels
• McDonalds in recruitment drive as credit crunch Britons turn to cheap burgers
• Football Focus
• Sweden star Ljungberg calls time on his West Ham career
• WrapIt - Video <br>
• Boot it: £240 for a football boot? But this is no ordinary football boot...
• Villa set to beat Sunderland and Portsmouth in the race to sign Shorey
• Hamilton: Problems in Hungary a reminder McLaren can't be complacent
• Liverpool's Barry move in doubt after Alonso sale is put on hold due to Gerrard injury
• A laydee wouldn't call her own cab... David Walliams hits the street in outrageous drag
• The bionic eye: Light-curving camera that may help the blind to see
• Spurs branch out into motorsport as they bid for new formula for success
• 'Last of the dinosaurs' to become a father at age 111
• No interest rate cuts this year, warns IMF
• Aerial photo shows sniffer dog trail following Madeleine's scent took them to nearby car park
• Britons left at risk if airlines collapse
• Egg hits customers with rate increases
• Keegan desperate to add three more new faces to his Newcastle squad
• Fergie warns Spurs: I'm happy with my squad and may give up Berbatov hunt
• Beauty Confidential: How to get the right shade of blonde
• Sharon O'Connor
• Four BA executives face criminal charges for illegal price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic
• Food prices soar 9.5 per cent in a year challenging supermarket claims of cutting shoppers' costs
• Former Chelsea manager Ranieri still upset over his Stamford Bridge exit
• Romance, catfights and teenage decadence: 90210 is back... and it's sexier than ever
• EU rule to restrict checking of airline passenger lists threatens UK war on illegal immigration
• Wenger: We cannot finish this season at Arsenal trophyless
• United star Evra and Chelsea groundsman deny 'brawl' charges
• ITV results & outlook: What the brokers say
• Olympic football tournament thrown into chaos as Argentina insist they will play Barcelona star Messi despite CAS ruling
• Exteriors: Seaside style
• Swiss goalkeeper Zuberbuhler agrees one-year contract with Fulham
• Fulham's Pantsil happy to put Stoor in Fredrik's challenge
• The Insider: 'Bono looked as if I had just asked him to parascend naked off the roof of the Monte Carlo Casino.'
• Step back in time: Fashion goes back to the fabulous 50s
• Marc Bannerman: Me & my money
• Derby fans to turn out in force as Jewell attempts to launch new era at Pride Park
• Immelman frustrated by his lack of consistency ahead of US PGA
• Bin Laden's driver will serve just six months in prison despite US calls to jail him 'indefinitely'
• Anyone for tennis? How I got to grips with my idol Pat Cash - but my dream of owning THAT headband was dashed
• Baggies boss Mowbray targets Collins after missing out on Bougherra
• Pensioner died after drinking toxic water as he clung to pipe after escaping flooded home
• Outrage after police spend whopping £1.4m on biker festival security 'to ensure people are safe'
• Keepers 'should not be captain as they could be too far from flashpoints'
• France to put 'fat tax' on pizzas, crisps and hamburgers
• Elderly pay the price of official hold-ups
• Capello's England up one place to 14th in FIFA's world rankings
• City owner Shinawatra claims he has no intention of selling up after one year
• Lotus fits speakers to electric cars to put the 'vroom' back into silent engines
• Tancock: My backstroke world record gives me medal hope in Beijing
• 60% of long-term benefits claimants 'could go back to work', admits minister
• Man choked to death in fairy cake eating competition
• Trouble in paradise for Big Brother lovebirds Rex and Nicole
• Ramos boosted by the goalscoring exploits of young Czech striker Pekhart
• Fur flies as Olympic swimmer poses naked in Beijing
• From soulful to soft-focus... Duffy is the face of new U.S. beauty ad campaign
• Harmonious housemates: Darnell forgives Sara two days after she jumped into Stuart's bed
• Defender Queudrue determined to bounce back for Birmingham
• Poulter hoping to use US PGA to move himself into contention for Ryder place
• Shoppers squeezed as food costs soar 10%
• Hammers boss Curbishley insists that Dyer will be back sooner than expected
• Jailed for 50 years: The 'stately home gypsy gang' that carried out Britain's biggest burglary in £80m crime spree
• Mark Foster will carry British flag during Beijing opening ceremony
• Bullard linked with a move to Everton but insists he wants to stay at Fulham
• Strict diets, yoga, and 7am wake-up calls... Inside Ronnie Wood's hardcore rehab regime
• Fatboy Slim's ageing fast as his bad back leaves wife Zoe loading luggage after gig abroad
• Police set to trial 'Sarah's Law' to reveal identities of paedophiles to worried parents
• Marseille midfielder Cana linked with Arsenal and Everton
• Comaneci dismissed after Olympic great hits out at new scoring
• Police spend 'half of every day' filling in forms instead of fighting crime
• McCanns rowed and slept in separate rooms the night before Madeleine vanished
• We can win the final Test with four fast bowlers, insists new captain Pietersen
• 'Subtle', 'surreal' and the 'best in years'... David Tennant's Hamlet wins over the critics (mostly)
• THE INSIDER: Vultures circle Rovers pair Benni and Roque... Smith could follow Moutinho to Everton who join chase for Bullard... Spurs forlorn for Forlan ... Plus Bolton, Hull and Chelsea
• Woman with first-class maths masters turns down £100,000 City job to become a plasterer
• Beware poor internet savings traps
• Jilted boyfriend sent nude pictures of nurse ex-girlfriend to everyone in her email address book
• Katie Price admits one-year-old daughter Princess has 100 pairs of shoes - even though she can't walk
• Baby playing on beach killed by boys throwing stones into the sea
• Rovers hope to hold on to Roque as another Santa cruises into Blackburn
• Fuel: the hot issue
• Smiling Barry Manilow takes a turn for the better after health fears
• Typhoon hits Britain's training camp in Macau as Beijing Games approach
• White House calls for 'punitive' measures against Iran in nuclear row
• Why must we fight for a pension?
• Pensioner lay dead in bed for two YEARS before neighbours noticed him missing
• Eccentric Lord puts his lifestyle up for auction on eBay for £4m after diagnosed with cancer
• 'Four died as surgeon botched operations for a decade'
• 'Digger' Dowling, the modest war hero who inspired - but hated - The Great Escape
• Husband tells wife 'don't go in the garden' after 50 cars plough through their garden in 15 years
• Easy Russian salad
• Ready to pop: Heavily pregnant Gwen Stefani does some last minute shopping before baby
• Make your bills beat the energy crunch
• Dowie's future at QPR unclear following bust-up with Flavio Briatore
• VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Monty Panesar's spinning masterclass
• Passenger's terror after pilot ignores bomb threat note and continues flight across Atlantic
• Harmison and Broad recalled for fourth Test: Sidebottom and Bopara miss out
• Roma tempted by Chelsea's £12m France winger Malouda
• Sunderland striker Jones could be back in training in six weeks
• Amateur treasure hunter finds £25,000 bejewelled cross in field with metal detector
• Liverpool's Benitez allows Babel, Lucas and Javier to stay in Beijing
• Stunning Suzanne Shaw strikes a pose as new face of Asda lingerie collection
• Double joy for Lisa Marie Presley as she announces she's continuing the Hollywood twins baby boom
• F&amp;C is hobbled by rush to sell
• Guards seize president of Mauritania in political coup
• ‘They want to work – they don’t want aid’
• Company pensions fall £41bn into the red
• A round-up of the newspapers: Wednesday
• Spurs boss Ramos has former United striker Forlan next on his agenda
• Early fixture backlog is a headache for Manchester City boss Hughes
• Angler's dying wish granted as his ashes are turned into 30lbs of fishbait
• Hammers boss Curbishley runs the rule over former Spurs defender Thatcher
• Stringfellow's laps up profits
• Marseille reject Sunderland's £7m bid for defender Taiwo
• Now Paris runs for president as she hits back at 'wrinkly' McCain in web spoof
• Fall guise
• Ikea phone deal helps family calls
• I'm lucky to be alive: The female commuter shoved onto rail line after she told thugs to stop smoking
• Unmanned drone planes set to spy on Britons
• HATCHET MAN: Freddie's Hammers exit is expensive pants; Spurs have had another good pre-season but Ramos is no magician; United boss Ferguson is hardly the face of Respect
• Vote probe blow for Yahoo boss
• Fergie: United's new Brazilian twins have a bright future at Old Trafford
• Shevchenko: Injury has hampered me but I can still be a Chelsea legend
• Geremi worried about the lack of transfer activity at Newcastle
• Photographer found guilty of indecency over topless 'fairy' pictures of girls as young as 10
• Dozens of French leaders 'supported Rwandan genocide' claims new report
• The spice of life in tantalising Tunis
• ID hackers steal from 40m credit cards
• Banks count the cost of the credit crunch
• What are the pension funds trying to tell us?
• Kate begged Portuguese police for truce, pleading for an end to 'torture' of being kept in the dark
• Macca and new love Nancy get their kicks on Route 66
• Pay deals for top presenters in jeopardy as ITV profits fall by £36m
• Sagna dismisses fears summer upheaval will derail the Gunners
• Dowie heading for the door at QPR after bust-up with co-owner Briatore
• Passengers warned of soaring ticket prices as airlines slash 60m seats in bid to cut costs
• Korean robocops crack down on anti-Bush demonstrators
• I have good links with Milan, Juve and others, not just Real Madrid - Flavio tantalises QPR fans after signing Parejo
• Jets in collision drama
• The new electronic tongue that can tell if you're drinking fine wine or cheap plonk
• The home team... Brits lead the show at London Fashion Week
• I can be the new Ronaldinho, says Spurs' Mexican striker Giovani
• Treasury poised to revive council mortgages
• Benitez holding back Liverpool's new strikeforce of Keane and Torres
• That look's the pits... Busy Lily needs a reminder about underarm grooming
• Girl, 13, crushed to death by boulder as she played with friends in quarry
• Chelsea stars have shoot-out phobia after Moscow nightmare, says boss Scolari
• Poll blip over for McCain as Obama bounces back into the lead
• Bancassurance
• Palace denies Prince Philip prostate cancer scare
• House sales start falling through after Darling warns of a 'stamp duty holiday'
• Bare-faced cheek: Jetlagged Sharon Osbourne shows off her natural look
• Northern Rock: A rough deal for taxpayers
• Primary school teacher discovers mysterious 'cosmic ghost'
• Spurs 'ponder new offer for Ashton' after West Ham reportedly reject £15m bid
• Xstrata in &pound;5bn bid for platinum producer Lonmin
• End of the ride for Margate's donkeys
• ITV profits hit as ad revenue collapses
• The soaring cost of living a rural dream
• 'Please kill me,' begs man accused of Greyhound bus beheading
• Everton boss Moyes considers move for Newcastle forward Smith
• Miliband is victim of Downing Street dirty tricks, claim his allies
• Dow Jones rockets as US interest rates stay at 2%
• Celtic set to land Barca star Crosas at knockdown price but end bid for Tamas
• New 'secure' microchip passport cloned and altered in just minutes
• £175k petrol station ID fraudster jailed
• Manchester City boys will see my stock has risen at Celtic, says Samaras
• Back to the hairdressers then.... WAG Alex Curran gets caught in a downpour
• Living wills law 'puts too much pressure on families'
• Lazy cavemen preferred to catch tortoises rather than tackle woolly mammoths
• Humiliated: Smith rages at lack of pride as Rangers crash out of Europe
• What the back pages say: Freddie set for Hammers exit, United in injury crisis, Liverpool star Gerrard's fitness fight and more
• Standard Life sees 51% profit rise
• See anything interesting, Captain Clooney... as guest Cindy Crawford frolics in the Med
• Oil giants 'not passing on price cuts'
• The £200,000 diamond thieves who were rumbled ... for leaving the keys in their getaway car
• Hackers steal details from 40 million credit cards in 'world's biggest ever' identity theft
• How did Madonna get her face of the future? And how you can get one too
• Alas poor Doctor Who... you're okay but not out of this world
• Billie looks swell: Pregnant actress shows off her huge belly on Paris city break
• Market report: Wednesday close
• Yesterday's trading: Lenders rally as Footsie surges
• Welsh dragon and St George's cross barred from Olympics as Chinese ban 'propaganda' flags
• Two Brits deported from China after pro-Tibet protest near Olympic stadium
• Police hunt for British wife of prime Antigua murders suspect 'Cloud'
• 'Superwoman is a myth' say modern women because 'family life suffers with working mums'
• I haven't had such fun since Tracey got me Googles in a twist... QUENTIN LETTS takes a sneak peek at John Prescott's blog