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• 'It was a misunderstanding' says Villa striker Carew on lap dancing antics
• Rajkovic appeals against ban following spitting incident at Olympic Games
• First annual Armed Forces Day will be held in June, as military is told: 'Wear your uniform in public with pride'
• Bolton 0 Everton 1: We're in trouble admits beleaguered boss Megson
• Fulham 2 Wigan 0: Fulham fired up by ton-up striker Andy Johnson
• Police plan mass DNA screening after identifying sample from killer who strangled teenager 25 years ago
• The City Interview: Stark choices confront BT's new broom
• Give me a better deal or I'm off, says interim Newcastle boss Kinnear
• Britain's No 1 Murray eases to comfortable victory at Paris Masters
• Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 3 - brave bhoy Strachan praises Naka for fighting through pain
• Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 3: Nakamura lifts Celts but will he be here for Final?
• Losing it: Fashion magazine staff are so obsessed with diets and looks that I lost the plot, says former editor Liz Jones
• Brave Ben: Injured Paratrooper gives £230,000 donated by Mail readers to charity
• Boro 2 Man City 0: SWP loses his cool as Alves wins battle of the Brazilians
• Stay at home? No thanks, work is easier, say dads
• Don't look down! Climbers explore the murky abyss of 3,100ft deep underground shaft in China
• Geoff Foster's market report: A nervous wait for Merv & Co
• Man United 2 West Ham 0: Red-hot Ronaldo hammers home a warning
• Lest we forget: Or the depraved 'comedy' from Ross and Brand that the BBC will no longer let you hear
• Mark Thompson: A moral man and an amoral body
• MICHAEL HANLON: Snow in October? Don't panic... it IS still autumn
• Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 0: Adams anguish as Gerrard punishes Diop error
• Arsenal 4 Tottenham 4: Spurs boss Harry enjoys great escape
• Alistair Darling: Tax revenues under 'extraordinary pressure'
• The sex timebomb: Its unthinkable... a generation of girls facing infertility due to sexually transmitted diseases
• Hull 0 Chelsea 3: Lampard chips in as Chelsea tough it out against Hull
• Braving injuries and surviving the dance-off, Andrew Castle is determined to do better than his GMTV rivals
• STEPHEN GLOVER: How could a man of such high morals preside over the BBC's descent into the gutter?
• Russell Brand: The lewd braggart with no sense of self control
• Would YOU have an eyebrow transplant?
• Karlsson's focus is on farewell to Andalucia as Merit chase nears end
• Cash supply of commercial loans slowing to a trickle, forcing companies to raid deposit accounts
• Morris put off by Attrition risk as Wetherby prepare for withdrawals
• MAIL COMMENT: A crucial moment in the BBC's history
• Adopting a little Russian doll: The toddler who had never seen the light of day rescued from a orphanage
• Tesco's reduced profit forecast proves the supermarket giant is not immune from the bitter chill of recession
• Relentless Rafa will not rest on the road to Shanghai
• Migrant surge pushes police bill for translators up to £22m
• Stanford match on knife-edge - 'Players have issues to raise'
• Changes are needed before next NFL London game says coach Payton
• Border staff rack up £10.5m travel and hotel bill hunting illegal immigrants
• US Federal Reserve cuts rates to 1 per cent to avert catastrophe
• Diners go sour on Ramsay
• Australia's abuse of Indian batsman backfires as he hits unbeaten ton
• Dr No! David Tennant wins top TV award, then confirms he's leaving the Tardis for good
• Bankers hit the big time as Goldman Sachs welcomes new partners
• The buttonhole battalion! Remembrance Day's unsung heroes producing 38 million poppies and raising £30m
• From the emperor who ate his victims to the tyrant who killed his family, a new book reveals history's murderous villains
• Firefighting Peter Voser to take over Shell top job in July 2009
• Lunchbox sales leap 68 per cent as credit crunch sees workers forgo ready-made sandwiches to munch on homemade instead
• Senna's giant shadow: Massa has pressure at every turn in Brazil
• Calderwood switch has paid off as he prepares for showdown with Australia
• ALEX BRUMMER: UK must cut and cut again
• You pay for getting in bed with Stanford, says Windies star Holding
• Abendanon’s injury opens England door for Armitage
• Cash row hits Monty's spinner refresher trip to Sri Lanka
• Calm Karlsson closing in on the prize after changing his ways
• Goldman Sachs ready to hand out £7BILLION salary and bonus package... after its £6bn bail-out
• QUENTIN LETTS: Fiscal rules will never win votes at the Dog and Duck
• The night Wills and Harry met the REAL heroes at James Bond premiere
• KEITH WATERHOUSE: When the fire went out on Halloween
• Turner's earners - all the top racing tips for Thursday, 30 October
• Simon S-cowell can't hide his fury at losing out to Strictly Come Dancing
• Calderwood dismisses reports that veteran striker Andy Cole has retired
• Allergies are the body's defence against cancer, claim researchers
• Paramedic arrested on suspicion of murdering his three-month-old son who died from a serious head injury
• England lose full-back Abendanon this autumn after foot injury at Bath
• Man ordered to take down his Halloween decorations because they are too SCARY
• Jack Straw: Muslim courts will ALWAYS remain subservient to English law
• On this day in sport - October 30
• VIDEO: Russell Brand resigns from Radio 2 over 'prank' call
• Diego's appointment will be a dream come true for Argentina chief Grondona
• Sporting Birthdays - October 30
• Military told to wear uniform in public as often as possible to improve national recognition of the armed forces
• Speeding puppet in the front seat of a British car makes muppets of the German police
• Live text: The Barclays Premier League - the action as it happened
• Two million savers face poorer retirements after Standard Life slashes customer payouts and increases exit penalties
• Cycling star Pendleton demands equal opportunities from 2012 organisers
• How the million men suffering from the 'male menopause' could benefit from HRT
• Woman kicked train passenger in the face with her stiletto after he asked her boyfriend to take feet off seat
• Gemma Arterton and Amanda Holden brave the London chill in thigh-catching dresses
• Darling hints at tax cuts to soften the impact of recession
• Ronaldo and Messi head the charge for world's best as FIFA announce shortlist
• Gambhir hits another ton as India build good position against Australia
• Give women more races, pleads equal opportunities crusader Pendleton
• Boy, 2, chokes to death on apple while watching television in tragic accident
• VW shares: Short sellers' comeuppance
• Still the king: Elvis Presley named top earning dead celebrity after raking in £42m a year
• Tigers get teeth into a different game as Hull City Monopoly is launched
• Ferguson has plenty in reserves as he plays first full game in five months
• Take control
• Plant hire boss who crushed love rival's 4x4 with 13-ton digger walks free from court
• Is the BBC about to call time on Ross's £18m contract?
• Illegal migrants in a Bentley: French authorities catch four Iraqis trying to sneak into UK in £140,000 supercar
• VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton looks to the tough battle ahead at Interlagos
• Spurs may unveil stadium plans as figures show Ramos era upped profits
• 'Chemotherapy is hell on wheels,' says Patrick Swayze as he opens up about his cancer battle
• 2 becomes 1 (again) for Mel B as she shops for bridal dresses ahead of her wedding vow renewal
• Pensioner was killed after decommissioned boiler exploded 'like a hand grenade'
• First picture of father-of-two killed when light aircraft crash-landed on tractor
• PFA hail Joey Barton after the midfielder gets back on track
• Huge crowds expected as London's biggest mall opens with free champagne and one-day discounts
• Joey dedicates St James' Park goal to 'all our fans' to limit the Barton backlash
• Suspected Holocaust denier wins his legal fight against extradition after judge throws case out of court
• Suicide by cop? 'Machine gun maniac' shouted: 'Shoot me, I don't care' at armed police
• Treat yourself with Park Inn hotels!
• Winter wonderland: Readers' gallery of icy Britain
• Outrage as council makes pupils stand on chairs and pledge to be nice to gypsy children
• Raikkonen happy to take one for the team to help Massa snatch world title
• I'm proud of maverick Palin, insists McCain as fighting breaks out in Republican ranks
• Facebook and MySpace are good for business, says think tank
• Princess Anne unveils Westminster memorial to 16,000 soldiers killed since WWII
• BT phone repayment is put on hold
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (12)
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (11)
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (10)
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (nine)
• Fashion for life
• Will markets affect our endowment policy?
• Messi insists Barcelona are better off shot of Deco and Ronaldinho
• 0% bank rate would crush savings
• ECB may rip up five-year deal to play in Superseries over Stanford's antics
• Credit crunched: The £100,000 Ferrari wrapped around a telegraph pole
• Make-up Masterclass
• I'm not out for revenge, says Andrew Sachs as he reveals he won't be reporting Brand and Ross to police
• Titanic's sunken sister ship to become underwater museum
• Two execs at Ferrexpo quit after sales take sudden dive
• Green scene: Sheherazade Goldsmith taps into the latest trend
• I can't work out my gym bill
• MoD forced to shell out extra £700million on tougher fighting vehicles after just two years
• Animal Park host Ben Fogle seriously ill after contracting flesh-eating bug in Peru
• Midas Extra: Phaunos and May Gurney
• 101 ways to survive the credit crunch
• Wasps' Lewsey axed from England squad as Martin Johnson gets tough
• Blow to middle-class parents as blunder means thousands face student grant cut
• Felipe Massa vows to play fair in bid to snatch world crown from Hamilton
• Messi prepared for battle with United's Ronaldo for top player awards
• BMI snapped up by Lufthansa in £600million takeover
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (eight)
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (seven)
• Is there a currency sterling is doing well against?
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (six)
• Brown tells banks: Increase lending to small firms... or else
• Don't be put off by base rate drop
• Phil Spector murder retrial set to begin in Los Angeles: Music producer is accused of murdering actress at his home
• Bosses could show no Respect as possible walkout threatens FA plan
• Crocked Castle: GMTV host Andrew insists he's not quitting Strictly after injuring his knee
• Roy Keane warns Gordon he won't walk back into Sunderland the team
• Nursery owner ordered to pay £55,000 for showing 'gross incompetence' after toddler strangled herself on clothes bag
• Barton just the latest in a long line of troubled footballers with undoubted talent
• Chilling detail of Bali bombers' executions emerges as firing squad has target practice with hours to go
• Lufthansa takes control of bmi
• Shares dive ends VW's reign as biggest firm
• Tesco 'cuts target for UK sales growth' as it prepares for slowdown
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (five)
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (four)
• Mystery in Moscow as two priests are stabbed to death in their apartment while having dinner
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (three)
• Oldest surviving Sooty in the world snapped up at auction - by the modern day TV bear himself
• Call centre worker 'froze customer's account and changed his identity' as revenge for having service criticised
• Men prefer blondes for girlfriends... but would rather marry a brunette
• Grants cut for 100,000 students
• Google to sell books online in 'great leap' for web publishing
• Dom Joly: Me & my money
• Financial services cooling-off periods
• BMI snapped up by Lufthansa for £600m
• Beauty confidential: Lulu reveals her secret to looking youthful
• Just vile: Brand and Ross 'joke' about breaking into Andrew Sachs' home to sexually abuse him as he slept
• Fabregas claims Spurs would struggle to beat Arsenal Ladies side!
• Keown tells Arsenal and Spurs fans to show more respect in the derby
• James Caan's tips from the Dragons' Den
• Microsoft promises web-based programmes, and less 'annoying' alerts in new netbook-friendly Windows 7
• British couples 'illegally choosing gender of babies' at Turkish clinic
• Bride-to-be knocked down and killed by blind driver while shopping for dream wedding dress
• Female Muslim twins seek 'biggest-ever' payout from City firm after 'having their Jewish clients taken away'
• Hull bid to complete a clean sweep of capital's top clubs by beating Chelsea
• Chelsea defender Rajkovic contests his one-year suspension
• Slimmed down Eva Longoria shows off her form in a slinky purple dress
• Hey Mum, there's a cheetah in the back garden! Escaped big cat savages nine- year-old's bike
• Struggling borrowers seek out best deals
• Boro chief says team will buck Premier League trend and stay in local hands
• Seve Ballesteros' condition 'improving' after third bout of brain surgery
• Egg hatches a plan to punish poor payers
• Qantas plane given 'piggy-back' ride across Pacific by another aircraft after it had to fly blind with equipment failure
• Welcome to the 100ft deep hotel
• Health notes
• Barclays savings drop with base rate fall
• Google and Yahoo ads plan is 'threat to privacy'
• Reunited Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer take it slow... with a romantic weekend spa break
• Chances to net yourself new savings deals
• My body & I: Health and beauty secrets of TV presenter Lorraine Kelly
• Matthaus tells it straight as Ballack team controversy drags on
• We don't need new players in January, says confident Hull City chief Duffen
• Nine out of ten trains on time? That's still not good enough, regulator tells Network Rail
• What credit crunch? The £15m classic car auction that bucks the recession
• Britney Spears' father granted permanent control of her financial affairs
• Outrage as PC giants pay Gary Glitter £100,000 to use his track Do You Wanna Touch Me
• Schoolboy, 14, 'dies after suffering allergic reaction to acne tablets'
• Belittled, berated and betrayed: Meet the Liz Jones clones
• With-profits dumped for sexier subjects
• Chelsea will go Hull for leather after seeing Liverpool end home record
• Bid to put the bonus brakes on big nine US banks
• HATCHET MAN: Barton would be more of a role model if he didn't push his Newcastle team-mates out of the way for personal glory
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs (two)
• Just how did Michael Caine hope to rescue the gold AND the gang in the Italian Job's ultimate cliffhanger?
• Check the rules before you change your mind
• Publicans are ready to throw their bosses out
• Newlywed father-to-be killed by police in case of mistaken identity
• Tourists flock to Iceland as exchange rate sees prices plunge - a £7 beer is now just £2.50
• LA Galaxy cancel their trip Down Under in response to Beckham's loan move
• Suits you Madam! Designer Matthew Williamson gives Trudie Styler AND Cheryl Cole the personal service
• Maradona set to take Argentina helm but could be a spectator at Hampden
• HATCHET MAN: Shouldn't Sheffield United's big earners be focussed on getting promoted rather than going after West Ham in court?
• Blackstone sees golden chances for investment amid gloom
• Baby with the massive tumour inside its belly saved by volunteer doctors in record operation
• Smokers to be banned from becoming foster parents
• Interiors: Go back to an age of sophistication with Victorian elegance
• Sunderland's Keane has no plans to risk Kenwyne or Gordon against Stoke
• Watchdog called in over mis-sold loans
• Peter Lovenkrands sets his sights on Rangers return
• PARTY PIECES
• Blackstone sees chance for investment
• Blundering chemist gives mother deadly morphine prescription for her baby
• Teenager who murdered young woman 'for being a Goth' wins reduction in sentence
• Gwen Stefani shows off adorable Zuma in first official photograph
• Family affair: Beyonce teams up with her mother to launch her fashion range in New York
• HATCHET MAN: Rob Styles' bruised confidence shows FA should back their refs or risk destroying our men in the middle
• Stagecoach expecting to cash in on recession
• Arsenal and Bolton set to do battle for the 'Turkish Tank' Mevlut Erding
• Counted out: World’s worst boxer throws in the towel after 256 defeats
• November payout hope for Icesave customers
• Angry Pakistan tells America: 'Stop launching missile strikes over our territory' as 20 more die
• Britain has toughest smoking controls in Europe, finds new report
• Google launches G1 rival to iPhone
• Girl member of the 'Wild runts' gang, 14, locked up for breaching ASBO
• Can you still bet your bottom dollar on New York?
• Home loans rise but mortgage debt falls
• Prepare for the 'swaggerers': Will you be able to walk in 8-inch Louboutin's
• Falling oil production 'is greater threat to Britain than terrorism' as world struggles to meet demand
• Abbey starts war on packaged accounts
• HATCHET MAN: Apprentice Adams will be left with no one at Portsmouth if he gives in to every grumble
• Dynamic provisioning
• No rewards for 10 years of thrift
• This much borrowing will be very painful
• Former Arsenal star Ljungberg follows his American dream with the Sounders
• Tom Jones writes first love song for his wife - after 51 years together
• Nougatine ice cream
• I got it wrong on inflations, says BoE monetary policy committee member Besley
• Upbeat Zola won't change his beliefs as Hammers prepare for Old Trafford
• Veteran KGB spy revealed as right-hand man to Mandelson's oligarch friend
• Tiger stocks are eaten alive
• Give notice now on poor accounts
• Sheringham happy to talk over part-time role with Redknapp at Spurs
• Not again, David! Rubberneck Becks eyes up more perky cheerleaders
• Andy Johnson will hit top gear for Fulham, says Jimmy Bullard
• Crisis 'will cost 194,000 London jobs over next two years'
• Boris Johnson calls for clubs to pay living wage as Harry bags £60,000 a week at Spurs while warehouse staff earn £5.75 an hour
• Get her on Strictly! Nancy Dell'Olio shows off her dance moves during wild night with Government minister
• Stagecoach expecting to cash in on recession
• Rudy Guede: Portrait of Meredith's murderer as he begins 30 year sentence
• Exclusive video: The making of Katie Melua's new single
• Ten-man QPR do the job for Briatore again as they beat Birmingham
• I got it wrong on inflation, says Besley
• Mortgage approvals rise for the first time in more than a year
• We need rate cuts not a spending spree, warns Osborne
• Theo ready to 'die for England' in Under 21 European Championships
• Boy aged six is among seven obese children taken into care
• Police officers facing jail after being caught on video 'kicking and throwing' their pet dogs
• FA Arsenal and Spurs fans: we'll crack down hard on any crowd violence
• Rate-cut hopes spark cautious FTSE rally: Wednesday latest from the London Stock Exchange
• Financial crisis 'will cost 194,000 London jobs'
• Women's pensions: Justice for all women
• Osborne: We need rate cuts not spending spree
• Picture perfect on the French Riviera
• Dylan Thomas' home opens
• Pound soars amid rally by stock markets
• Hundreds of passengers stranded as budget airline Sterling collapses
• Another budget airline collapses
• There's time for beetle-bashing and Moreton Bay bugs in Parramatta
• Fed to step up battle against recession with new rate cut
• A round-up of the newspapers: Wednesday
• Police target Facebook and Bebo to understand teen gang murders
• Volkswagen shares halve after Porsche's '£12.6bn sting' costs bungling hedge funds billions
• Pound soars amid worldwide rally by stock markets
• Chicken and mushroom spud pies
• Can he still do it? McCain narrows Obama's lead to two points in latest Gallup poll
• Google's rival to the iPhone and Blackberry goes on sale in the UK
• Nasser Hussain: England's cricketers need to get over it, it's just a cuddle
• Taiwanese fighter jet disappears in 'Bermuda Triangle of Asia'
• Check the rules before you change your mind
• 'Give small firms a slice of £125bn state deals'
• How 135 grapes a day could help lower blood pressure and minimise risk of heart attack
• THE MONEY DOCTOR: I can't work out gym bill
• What the back pages say: Heinze strikes out at Fergie, Ramos hits back at Spurs while new Pompey boss Adams goes on the offensive
• Schoolboy, 16, aims to become youngest person to sail single-handed around the world
• Rate cuts not 'magic bullet' for recovery
• Tony Blair becomes 'world's highest-earning public speaker' as he rakes in £12m since leaving No.10
• Keira Knightley gets a passionate kiss from her heartthrob Gallic co-star
• More than 4,000 Mail readers attack Brand and Ross over 'prank' call to Andrew Sachs
• Hedge funds face Volkswagen share storm
• Pensioner incomes at risk due to fears over the safety of annuities
• Fed fights recesssion with new rate cut
• Lip service: Danielle Lloyd reveals her new 'trout pout'
• Lily Allen swears off drink as she enjoys a night on the D-list at fashion party
• Pakistan earthquake toll rises to 215 as survivors face freezing conditions
• Rise in repossessions sees 120 a day evicted
• THE LAST WORD BY CHARLOTTE BEUGGE: With-profits but without any shame
• Child protection panels set up after Climbié tragedy 'are not working'
• Market report: Wednesday close
• Financial crisis will send one million immigrant workers home, race chief says
• Yesterday's trading: A magic wand for M&B shares
• A quarter of adults drink too much and wine drinkers are the worst, watchdog warns
• Sheffield United players chase £5million over Tevez scandal
• Westfield shopping centre to test limit of consumerism
• Aviva payout offer could be steered off track by stock market slump
• Pietersen's crocks steal a win over Trinidad and Tobago with the last ball
• Geoff Foster's market report: A magic wand for M&B shares
• Georgina Baillie: I'm thrilled Brand and Ross have been suspended for the way they treated my grandfather
• After three-year legal battle, Google pays out $125m for the right to publish books online
• ALEX BRUMMER: Tiger stocks are eaten alive
• Counsellor Strachan helps his stars realise they are still top of the class
• ALLISON PEARSON: Arise, Lady Prescott! You're a real class act...
• Give 'on fire' Barton a prison break, says Newcastle boss Kinnear
• Abbey marks its territory on the High Street by sweeping up mortgages
• Celtic skipper McManus battling to make Bhoys crunch clash with United
• On this day - October 29
• MAIL COMMENT: Time for a revolution in BBC standards
• Jessica Biel ignores the snow, rain and wind for her moment on the red carpet
• More buys in the pipeline after BG Group £2billion deal
• Ipswich 1 Charlton 1: Bailey's late strike rescues precious point for Addicks
• Sporting birthdays - October 29
• Wolves 2 Swansea 1: Ebanks-Blake a class apart as Wolves go top
• Derby County 3 Norwich City 1: Rampant Rams rub it in for Roeder
• Hedge funds face Volkswagen storm as Porsche takeover boosts shares
• Preston 2 Watford 0: Jones and Wallace on target as hosts put stop to rot
• Bristol City 0 Sheffield United 0: Robins frustrated again as Kenny denies win
• Southampton 1 Coventry 1: Lowe blow leaves Saints a striker light
• Correction: Lost property
• Sheffield Wed 0 Plymouth 1: McLean strike enough to condemn Wednesday
• And another scandal looms... The Brand and Ross episode is not the only tasteless broadcast by the BBC
• Crystal Palace 1 Forest 2: Matt has the last laugh at Palace
• West Bromwich look to Manchester United's Manucho to bolster front line
• PIERS MORGAN: Brand is just a sex-obsessed ex-junkie... It's Ross the BBC should sack today
• FTSE closes 8.1% up in third best day of trading ever as US cuts interest rate
• Burnley 1 Reading 0: Poker pants Blake seals win for Clarets
• QPR 1 Birmingham 0: Ainsworth rocks - stand-in manager is a hit
• Newcastle 2 West Brom 1: Joey's spot of luck as Magpies grab crucial win
• Study to see if Vitamin E prevents prostate cancer is axed due to possible health risks
• Nursery chain to launch fingerprint scanners to check parents before they are allowed to collect their children
• Scotland boss Burley is open to Rangers' Novo cap call idea
• Doncaster O Barnsley 1: Macken's strike heaps pressure on Rovers
• Rangers 2 Accies 0: Boyd provides the deja Blue
• Lord Mandelson: Why I will make it my business to help all our small companies