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• On tour now: Goldfrapp
• Brown orders fuel giants to cut prices
• Diary of an insomniac... dreary days without any sleep
• After years in the shadow of tasteless imports, the great British apple is taking a bough again
• The Gulf War veteran who forgot his own family and had to learn to fall back in love with his wife
• The next big thing: LAURA IZIBOR
• Make your choice: Madonna tells mutual friends to decide between her and Guy
• Injury blow rules Celtic striker Jan out of both Man Utd clashes
• Legal & General 'has £2.9billion surplus' despite losses
• How much sleep do you really need? Probably a lot less than you think, says an expert
• JAN MOIR: Time to teach these predators a REAL lesson
• Baugur debt deal 'on ice' while Icelandic government stabilises banking system
• 'Leave Jade alone, she's saving lives,' says Kerry Katona as she wades into row with Katie Price
• Britvic fizzes to strong sales even when market goes flat
• Scourge of fly-tipping switches to the suburbs after weekly bin collections are scrapped
• The battle is on to head off a world slump
• Owen's latest injury blow is a choker for Newcastle's Kinnear
• TOM UTLEY: I treasure my lie-ins. This is why I'm so uneasy that all our futures depend on leaders who are exhausted zombies
• Warning England - Papua New Guinea look for a little help from Australia
• Thumbs up! Knife thug who almost killed a schoolboy is let off... AND his curfew is lifted to play football
• Travis Perkins secures key banking arrangements to conserve cash
• Rangers striker Boyd hits back over Burley's 'low blow'
• MAIL COMMENT: Whiff of sleaze still follows Mandelson
• Geoff Foster's market report: Punters rein in urge to flutter
• Wednesday line-up Jeffers for comeback in Sheffield derby
• Lord of the Flies: The cast are adrift in this desert island disaster zone
• Villa boss O'Neill preparing to go back to Celtic for £10m winger McGeady
• Baz Bamigboye on a possible Mamma Mia sequel, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and much more
• Women eat more food because of chemical imbalance, say scientists
• Non-league Wrexham land coup as Musampa looks to impress
• The White Devil: A political bloodbath that's fit for the West End
• Blue Peter dog Lucy is barred by Albert Hall's Victorian laws
• It's the end of the world for Reid as he falls out with Ireland boss Trapattoni
• Brown won't rule out early election after being praised for his handling of economic crisis
• Doubts over an aspirin for your heart as scientists fear daily dose could do more harm than good
• COMMENT: It's a bad time to do top of the market deals
• Oedipus: Fiennes' king has no hair apparent
• City set to axe seventh-choice striker Caicedo with PSG eyeing Ecuador flop
• When match-fixing allegations scarred the beautiful game
• Match fix storm: Derby fury as FA probe win at Norwich
• It's all rosy at 5 Live again as Green and Saggers make up
• Swiss government comes to UBS's rescue with £37billion bailout
• QPR close in on deal for Sunderland keeper Fulop
• Des Kelly: Global football gambling means that you can't bet on honesty
• Kaupthing announces plans to sue Treasury over asset raid
• United look at Spain starlet Asenjo as potential Van der Sar replacement
• Northern Ireland boss Worthington is cashing in on the Ibrox combination
• Children of unmarried couples are TWICE as likely to suffer a family split
• Shin Megami Tensei: Tough, atmospheric and very replayabale
• Let's speed up the game and cut the casualty list
• Saints row 2: A cartoon version of GTA
• Forte hotels see fall in profits but will still be backed by HBOS
• Cup qualification is always a breeze for the Italians
• Princes William and Harry 'deeply saddened' by death of former comrade in Afghanistan
• Torres injury leaves Liverpool boss Benitez fuming over internationals
• QUENTIN LETTS: A pompous politician pulled along by his dawg. Marvellous
• I simply love Chelsea now under Big Phil, says striker Drogba
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2009: PES'09 takes its eye off the ball
• 'No, I haven't had a facelift - honest': Pop star Dave Clark talks about sex, drugs... and ageing
• Thousands of bouncers and clampers still working illegally FIVE years after agency was set up to stamp out rogue operators
• Turner's Earners - all the top racing tips for Friday, October 17
• Benitez ready for shock move to take Heskey back to Anfield
• Citigroup and Merrill Lynch lose £6billion in a single quarter
• EXCLUSIVE: Bolton to pull in absent punters with free beer
• Coming soon to Afghanistan... Who Wants To Be A (sort of) Millionaire?
• Rooney: I'm playing my best — and it's all down to Capello
• Oops, I did it again, says clanger-prone keeper Boruc
• Market shows it has a pulse with decline in cost of credit default swaps
• Double whammy: Germans revolt against drug-ridden cycling
• RICHARD KAY: Jewel laws ring hollow for Bianca
• Visa mix-up leaves half Papua squad stranded
• RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We're all going to hell in a fire engine
• Fears grow for Seve Ballesteros as second brain op is needed
• Brown's stock rises and £4.4m looks like a mature investment for Strachan
• Southgate hits out at England's treatment of defender Wheater
• No knees-up for mighty Murray as the Scot marches on at Madrid Masters
• No hiding place for England stars as ruthless Fabio looks to experiment
• Alan Yentob tipped to be BBC's 'director general of the North'
• Barker heartbreak as QEGS skipper faces a year on the sidelines
• Will 'The Brown Plan' go down well in history?
• He'll kill someone - Lewis Hamilton's style is too dangerous, says Webber
• Trainer O'Brien expects Murtagh to ride with the Duke a week on Saturday
• New safety fears as Nimrods are 'to be replaced by even older US planes'
• Autistic people rely less on their gut instincts, say researchers
• As she spills out of her garish fuschia dress, why on earth is Liz Hurley going for the Jordan look?
• England have chosen their 2010 World Cup HQ (Sorry Rio, it's a WAG's paradise)
• Olympic drug inquiry launched after 300 test results from Beijing go missing
• Cool Massa hopes to hold on in China to set up 'home' title decider with Hamilton in Brazil
• 'Sandwich generation' feel the squeeze as they spend £1.5bn a year to support children and parents
• Back to the fashion: Fabric designer Mary White revives floral prints for a new generation
• Scientists discover protein that stops cells becoming vulnerable to cancer
• Social workers should be able to break into homes to check old people are not being abused, say ministers
• Bank of England opens 'soup kitchen' for cash-starved lenders
• Ben Freeman 'wanted a fast and nasty quickie' prosecutor in rape trial alleges
• Jailed: Drunk teenager who asked police 'Am I going to be on the telly?' after 100mph joyride that caused £50,000 damage
• Newcastle in court battle after bargain Gutierrez comes with strings attached
• Captain Bellamy's bid to keep Arsenal wonderkid Ramsey streets ahead
• Gambling Commission puts brakes on homeowner's attempt to raffle his £1m estate
• Addicks fans are still in the dark as Charlton-Arab takeover talks go on
• Investors turn to whisky as stocks sink - and make big returns
• 'I thought I might die,' reveals Neighbours' Libby Kennedy as she recovers from pneumonia
• Homeowners 'in denial' over plummeting property values as 30% say they have NOT been affected
• Don't get cocky, Obama warns supporters as he surges even further ahead of McCain after final TV debate
• Pictured: Guy Ritchie looking miserable on Sherlock Holmes film set after being humiliated by 'retard' jibe
• On this day - October 17
• Pregnant smokers to be offered gift vouchers and beauty treatments to encourage them to quit
• Beauty parlour for alcoholics and drug addicts opens
• Sporting birthdays - October 17
• Dinosaurs used crests on their heads for communication
• Trim-again Angelina Jolie tells U.S. TV viewers that she is already planning baby No.7
• Families of 12 with a difference: One lives on Dad's £15,000 wage... their neighbours get £32,000 benefits (yet still complain)
• Zola is the reason I came to West Ham, reveals striker Tristan
• Fat cat AIG bosses flew to England for £60,000 partridge shoot days after £65bn bail-out
• Danielle Lloyd launches her own agency for glamour models in frilly pink lingerie (well, why not)
• Landsbanki Guernsey savers lose 70%
• The bizarre truth about 'Joe the Plumber': He's not called Joe, he's not a plumber and he owes $1,200 in tax
• Find an equity release scheme
• Blackburn defender Ooijer tracked by leading Dutch clubs
• UEFA postpones Atletico stadium ban but crocked Liverpool star Torres denied hero's welcome
• What credit crunch? WAG Alex Curran shows off her new £50,000 BMW
• Shaun Harvey Leeds the way as Football League clubs hit back at big guns over player poaching
• Everyone's replaceable: Addicks' prospective owners say Pardew and his team must deliver
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• The interactive iPint that has got a magician and a brewery into a bit of a froth
• The Queen of style: Fascinator sales soar as her majesty abandons traditional wedding hat
• VIDEO: Jason Robinson and Brian O'Driscoll on their Lions memories, the 2009 tour and whether Jonny Wilkinson should retire
• Credit crunch boosts sales of Karl Marx's Das Kapital in Germany
• Cook's confidential
• Your football betting guide for the weekend - with Lee Wagers
• Found: The long-lost grave of Marcus Macrinus, the real-life inspiration for 'Gladiator'
• Desperate Sophie Anderton undergoes liposuction on TV to resurrect modelling career
• MPs call for debate on Mandelson's links with Russian billionaire after claims 'they met twice for dinner'
• Hammers close in on new shirt sponsorship deal
• Internet bank customers panic as Cahoot is shut down for 24 hours by power blackout in Spain
• Bee Gee Robin Gibb slams X Factor as 'a glorified advert' more about fame and making money than music
• Economists: UK in recession which will get worse
• Five Hellebore Niger plants worth £24.95 free for every reader
• Gangster who arranged murder by mobile phone from maximum security prison faces life in jail
• Win a trip to Rioja with Campo Viejo
• Introducing Chan's megastick: The record-breaking insect as long as your arm
• Hamilton not interested in rising to Alonso's bait as former team- mate favours pal Kubica for title
• First Choice won't refund flight nightmare
• Murray plays down injury fears after Cilic victory
• THAT WAS THE SPORTING WEEK: It's first-half good, second half better for England's new Sven, Tevez brother's striking resemblance and Becks wins caps for breakfast
• War hero is finally buried - 64 years after he was gunned down by a German bomber
• Ever wondered what space smells like? Fried steak and hot metal say scientists
• Deadline set for Kaupthing withdrawals
• Capello is seriously paying off for England, insists Beckham
• Pictured: The CCTV images of Hannah Foster's alleged killer on the morning of her rape and murder
• Worries over insurers as FSA offers to ease rules on capital
• Whoops! Rare American bird touches down in England 'for first time'... and then gets run over and killed by car
• Female lawyers set to battle it out in Madonna divorce as Guy hires formidable Lady Ward to go up against Steel Magnolia
• Brown demands petrol price cuts
• Mortgage rate hope as lending crunch eases
• Stella Artois forced to deny launch of 'powerful new lager'
• More brain surgery for Seve after condition deteriorates
• Citigroup cut 11,000 jobs in the past three months
• Strictly judge Craig looks just grand as dame Marlene Dietrich
• Scottish Power refusing to let us cancel
• A golden day to remember from start to finish for Britain's Beijing heroes
• £116,000-a-year council boss allowed to work four-day week to improve his 'life balance'... and avoid 120-mile commute
• Cash-strapped families face £1,000-a-year bill to help Government beat climate change
• Hope for new mortgage deals as banks respond to Brown's £37billion rescue package
• Mums-to-be offered gift vouchers and beauty treatments on the NHS to quit smoking
• Britain's £2.5billion wind farm finds new backer
• Seve undergoes second brain operation after his condition deteriorates
• Court orders supplier to destroy 200 tonnes of fish after inspectors find putrid produce SEVEN years out of date
• Citigroup cut 11,000 jobs in past 3 months
• The future's bright but not Oranje for me insists Holland's emergency stand-in van der Sar
• Pru and Aviva worry as FSA eases capital rule
• Green light for 'doggers': Police told to ignore couples having sex in public places
• British soldier accused of spying for Iran 'acted strangely' during Blair visit to Afghanistan, court hears
• Poverty is no excuse for poor results, Balls warns, as figures reveal half of Labour's children fail to make the grade at GCSE
• Our millions will win the Premier League, claims Man City's Jo
• Bank of England lends a hand on liquidity
• Wales flanker Thomas to miss autumn Tests after surgery
• Watchdog has £10m stuck in Iceland
• Fishfinger lickin' good: David Beckham plays a blinder as he launches healthy food range
• Scientists to probe fragile Antarctic ice shelf for global sea rise clues
• Number of rogue mortgage brokers soars
• Spanair mechanics may be charged with manslaughter over fatal Madrid plane crash
• Family feuds, an ardent love affair and a 9ft wedding cake: the real story of Queen Victoria
• Arsenal on alert after Busquets fails to sign new deal at Barcelona
• Italian police arrest crime boss suspected of killing six in mob shoot-out
• Newell sacks Grimsby striker for living too far away from Blundell Park
• Cyclists in London to be allowed to turn left at traffic lights under new scheme
• Alastair Campbell admits he is returning to Labour as key election adviser
• Real ready to make move for Tevez as United dither over striker's £32m deal
• HATCHET MAN: Foreign invasion not always about flair as Barcelona have a dig at Chelsea, Hull and Middlesbrough
• Thousands of bargain hunters bring motorway to standstill as they rush to grab half-price goods at new superstore
• Strewth! What on earth has happened to Nicole Kidman's usually immaculate hands?
• War of the Ritchies: The bitter rows over Kabbalah, adoption and New York that led to Madonna and Guy's split
• Blunkett's bobbies will be able to detain suspects as raft of new powers unveiled
• HATCHET MAN: Old man Cesc is at a funny age if the things he's saying about Arsenal's kids are anything to go by
• Pensioner breaks neck after falling off seat as bus turned corner
• Two women who worked together and sent their children to the same school discover they are SISTERS
• Psycho's fear factor has given England Under 21s the big-game edge
• And then there were three - Barmy Army trio plan a Stanford mini invasion
• VIDEO: An amateur from Britain takes on an NBA star one-on-one... and wins
• HATCHET MAN: How many medical miracles will Chelsea work after the international holiday?
• Now for the bad news: Families face more massive hikes in gas and electricity bills
• Irish Beijing boxing bronze medalist Sutherland signs pro deal with Maloney
• HATCHET MAN: Dowie's not a lone Ranger as long as Paladini sticks his oar in
• Spanish police arrest eight in terror swoop linked to Madrid bombings
• 'Immigrants are attracted here like moths to a neon light,' says New Zealand's suspended foreign minister
• MPs demand Government action over 'serious allegations of match-fixing' in Championship
• Pictured: An amateur from Britain (wearing jeans and a sweater) takes on an NBA star one-on-one at basketball... and wins
• Karlsson looks to win it on Merit while Foster and Quiros set the pace
• College fines cash-strapped students £20 for late coursework
• He may be a United legend but for Beckham's boys it's Chelsea that shines brightest
• Emma Watson's new spell with her Prince William lookalike...
• London City Airport’s profits are flying high
• British bee crisis will halt honey supply 'in six weeks'
• Nationwide is clamping down on charity account
• Chelsea plan to snatch Inter whizz-kid Balotelli from ex-boss Mourinho
• Make drivers stewards - Alonso wants people who know F1 after bad calls
• Going soft on cannabis is the worst thing I've seen in 28 years' policing, says stab horror officer
• Could this projector REALLY be as good as a flatscreen TV?
• We don't need Fiorentina's Osvaldo, says West Ham chief Nani
• Fabregas scare for Arsenal: Midfielder battling to be fit for Everton clash
• Schoolboy hero foils gun-toting bank raider
• Liverpool chief Parry expects UEFA to U-turn over Atletico venue switch
• Smiths News warns on magazine markets as readers cut back
• Sri Lanka's tour of England will go ahead, insists ICC chief
• New UK ambassador to Russia warns that main suspect in Litvinenko murder should be extradited
• Newcastle striker Owen faces a month out after injuring himself in training
• Keep off our grass: Council warns pensioner who tends verge outside his home to stop because it's too TIDY
• Babel adds to Liverpool's forward woes after Torres blow
• British girl who fell from sixth floor of Spanish holiday apartment in a 'very bad' condition in hospital
• Leona Lewis jeered by MOBO audience after failing to attend ceremony
• City finally cut all Thais with Shinawatra by getting rid of three political signings
• Paving's gone crazy: Creative alternatives to paving in front gardens
• George Lazenby allowed to see his children as he wins first round in custody battle with ex-wife Pam Shriver
• Jimmy Bullard set for talks over a new Fulham contract in January
• Mobile phone users warned of new skin disorder caused by nickel on casing
• Mother accused of abusing daughter, 9, with rare skin disease that makes her look like a child abuse victim
• Boy, 4, allowed to leave school during lessons unchallenged and walk almost a mile home
• Raspberry surprise: Gardening news with Matthew Appleby
• Better late than never: Two months on, Britain salutes Olympic heroes in victory parade through London
• German savers become Lehman Brothers losers
• Facebook bans teddy bear Bartie Bristle's page because he's too 'dangerous'
• London City Airport's profits fly up 50%
• Shaming of the 'Wild Runt' gang: Child thugs are unmasked and given ASBOs for reign of terror
• Derby chairman vows to assist FA in Norwich match-fixing probe before blasting MPs for making issue public
• TUI shares tumble as parent pulls out of buyout
• Ministers vow to raise the bar so schoolchildren do five hours of sport a week before 2012 Olympics
• Prices cut at the pumps as crude falls below $70
• Fears for Nectar and Tesco Clubcard company
• Embarrassment as government spending watchdog loses £10m in Icelandic banking collapse
• Readers cut back on magazines in the crunch
• Credit Suisse to raise £5bn on its own
• Twin clung to weeds as sister and mother were swept to their deaths in raging Spanish torrent
• Rescued AIG probed over 'outrageous expenditures' on bonuses and entertainment
• German savers lose £390m in Lehman fall
• Unbeaten in 27 but Pearce's boys are second rate, blasts Redknapp
• David Starkey's blast for the past as he slates BBC's The Tudors as 'terrible history'
• Liverpool's fears confirmed as Torres will miss three matches
• One chance for Lloyds' owners to ditch this rotten deal
• Newcastle set to tackle Brive's England World Cup winners
• Actor Ryan O'Neal and son Redmond both charged with drugs possession
• Villa owner Lerner tells O'Neill: Here's £30m, reach the Champions League
• Ryanair 'least favourite airline'
• Ryanair hits out at BP in aviation fuel price rise row
• Man, 21, collapses and dies in street after chasing yobs who threw lit firework at his bedroom window
• European Union calls for worldwide banking watchdog
• Unveiled: The solar-powered rickshaws that need less pedal power
• Raikkonen slams Kovalainen and Lewis for costing him victory in Japan
• RBS throws £150k bash at five-star hotel... days after Government's £20bn bail-out
• Ryanair hits out at BP in fuel price rise row
• Beckham heads for Galaxy far, far away as LA tour Australia and New Zealand
• Arsenal legend Seaman can't stop smiling as Spurs struggle
• Sneak peek: First glimpse of new Star Trek cast as they prepare to boldly go back in time for a prequel
• Oil below $70 spurs cut in petrol prices
• Hamilton turns to YouTube to ensure he avoids the U-bend this time round
• Ferguson hands Rangers a boost with the skipper on course for comeback
• No thanks, we’ll raise £5bn and go it alone, says Credit Suisse
• Eight-year-old boy excluded from school after being caught converting pencil sharpener into knife
• Bailout banks musn't turf out homeowners
• Government accused of delaying EU pollution cuts to allow Heathrow expansion
• Rescued AIG probed over 'outrageous expenditures'
• Chelsea star Cole may land Hammer blow to West Ham's appeal over Tevez
• Italian police hold 41 hospital workers who 'were given backhanders to tip off funeral firms when patients died'
• U.S. launches drone attack in Pakistan, killing one militant
• EU calls for worldwide banking watchdog
• TUI tumbles as parent pulls out of buyout
• Stephen McManus: Champions League takes a back seat as Celtic go for the SPL title
• Switzerland buys UBS stake to save banks
• A round-up of the newspapers: Thursday
• Campaigners want Islamic extremist comic banned from stage show
• Pair jailed for sex on beach
• This is the best I've ever played and it's all down to Capello, says Rooney
• MICKEY CLARK'S MARKET REPORT: More misery for miners as Goldman Sachs cuts metals
• Hopes rise for red squirrels' future after they develop immunity to deadly virus
• Sale and Rent Back
• Toshack warns his players: Win your next two matches or Wales' World Cup dream is over
• Oxford University has £30m in Iceland
• Ouch! Strictly Come Dancing star Jodie Kidd plagued by blisters
• Two jurors dismissed from Britney driving trial after telling court 'she's a bad mother'
• Nokia launches 'all you can eat' music subscription service in bid to steal iTunes' crown
• Patients flee as fire ravages hospital unit for mentally ill criminals
• Hull hero Geovanni joins ex-Chelsea flop in Barcelona's worst XI
• Father almost beaten to death has his home burgled as doctors battle to save his life
• Every traffic light in London to be re-programmed in drive to cut jams
• Lloyds TSB investors unfairly hurt
• Europe's leaders turn their backs on climate change targets in row over costs
• Switzerland buys UBS stake in a bid to save its banks
• We lack experience and skill - Does Fabregas attack signal the end of his Arsenal career?
• Gordon Ramsay faces £5,000 fine and a criminal record over restaurant empire's 'elusive' paperwork
• UK's biggest firms spread their deposits
• Half of British children suffer back pain due to 'slouch potato' lifestyles
• M&S hopes that Sex sells in tough times
• German father killed after car ploughs into wild boars and explodes
• Baby on board: Pregnant Naomi Watts hoists her heavy load onto a moped for romantic ride with boyfriend Liev
• JPMorgan Chase raise bonuses to £700m
• The odd couple: Lily Allen steps out with her new best friend... food goddess Nigella Lawson
• Banks caught in jaws of CDS menace
• Botox bingers' obsession with 'freeze-frame' faces is leading worrying new 'wrinklerexia' trend
• Gerrard v Lampard: How the England midfielders compared minute-by-minute
• VIDEO: Rooney shows his class from Gerrard's pass to make it 3-1
• Light relief: Jokes on the credit crunch
• Chuckling Queen gets a fit of the Googles as she comes face-to-face with YouTube's famous laughing baby
• LIZ JONES: Why I cheer the minister who bemoans The X Factor generation of women who just want to be WAGs
• Threat of longer jail time failing to deter knife crime
• Moyles loses more listeners as Wogan remains king of the breakfast shows
• British soldier killed in Afghan blast is 121st serviceman to die in the country
• Hermès fashion heir facing 20 years in jail for 'grabbing pilot's crotch and threatening to punch him during flight'
• U.S raid kills key al-Qaeda leader in Iraq
• Demands for rate cut as Footsie falls again
• Signals from naval base 'caused Qantas passenger jet to plunge 650ft in seconds'
• Belarus 1-3 England: How the Three Lions rated
• Staggering! Wills & Co splash the cash and party till the early hours with Paris Hilton
• Market report: Thursday close
• What the back pages say - October 16
• Yesterday's trading: Down to earth with a big bump
• Three months in a Dubai jail for 'sex on the beach' Britons
• City relief as record-signing Robinho should be fit to face Newcastle
• Travel is no safer now than in the time of the Tudors, study finds
• Pregnant Charlotte Church's tight dress shows off all her lumps and bumps
• Analysis: Vital need or gross intrusion?
• Gambling addicts soar by 25% under Labour's lax laws as average debts rises to £17,000
• PM clashes with deputy Harman over plans to relax abortion laws
• Blast kills soldier in Prince Harry's regiment - as British solider death toll in Afghanistan rises to 121
• Economic gloom in US refuses to lift
• Cheaper food and fuel rein in cost of living
• Why sad, haunted David Banda is the REAL victim of Madonna's divorce
• The jail where inmates serve haute cuisine to paying guests
• It took 18 months for me to adopt says La Plante - How could Miliband do it in days?
• Hope for millions of disabled people as scientists restore movement to paralysed limbs
• Will ban on dividends be ditched to tempt back bank investors?
• Nicky Reilly was easy prey says his mother