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• Mystic Lorna Byrne - the woman who says she can see ANGELS
• Tory ridicules Brown as the 'political Max Mosley'
• Departures of star trio could be a shot through the Hearts
• When 'budget' Aldi costs more than 'pricey' Tesco and Asda
• Hearts boss Laszlo: We may beat Boruc from the halfway line
• Strachan: Celts have missed towering Jan's stature and menace
• Why I find X Factor excruciating, but wouldn't miss it for the world
• Pining for the ideal Christmas tree? Boffins' formula ensures centrepiece will last the season
• Investment Extra: Why the writing's on the wall for sterling
• Super Ally is simply indispensable to Rangers, says Miller
• ANALYSIS: Is this REALLY what public money is for?
• Yesterday's Trading: No sign of end to property slump
• Lloyds asked to plug £5bn pension hole
• BEL MOONEY: Why is my heart still aching for my loser of a lover?
• Villa boss O'Neill hails in-form speedster Young as world-class
• Helping hands: Sports shrink claims he can stop Boruc's 'sad descent'
• HBOS lost £3bn in past two months
• 700 jobs lost after failure to find EUK buyer
• A damning verdict on Sir Ian's Met
• Lenders look at Pendragon possibilities
• Banks share data to thwart credit 'tarts'
• Detroit fall could trigger next crisis
• BRENDA ALMOND: Who'll defend the family from the liberal establishment's onslaught?
• Dole numbers to hit 1m next week
• Why Middlesbrough striker Tuncay has street cred now
• Andy Hornby's last hurrah at HBOS
• The Mask of Jacko: Michael Jackson steps out in his most bizarre outfit yet
• Their £105m feud is over. But can Annabel's nightclub dynasty ever find peace?
• England hopeful Cahill has no regrets over Villa Park exit 'gamble'
• Worthing College into last 16 with win over Sevenoaks
• To Hull and back: Why we're all down in the December doldrums
• Stoke midfielder Tonge: I don't want another drop of pain
• The Screamer - it's the talk of football: Bull axed by Rangers, Scots fight GB
• INVESTMENT EXTRA: Why the writing is on the wall for sterling
• We aren’t showing enough pride in the Arsenal shirt, says keeper Almunia
• Ferguson happy to see Evans win a five-year deal at United
• 'I must shoot him before he kills us' - Marksman's account of de Menezes train carriage scene differs from 17 witnesses
• King of England is gone: Long live the Spurs King
• Sky Sports block Redknapp's coaching ambition
• Banks start sharing data to thwart credit card 'tarts'
• Premier League building bridges with Asian sides
• 1,900 jobs to go at Santander's British banks
• Middlesex miss out but vow to return as Champions League is cancelled
• Ref urged to protect Berbatov as he faces a rocky return to White Hart Lane
• Lloyds asked to plug £5bn HBOS pension scheme hole
• Freddie inspired England in Chennai: Victory for Flintoff the bogey man
• PETER OBORNE: Cameron is brave and probably correct. But in politics there are very few prizes for being right
• 700 jobs go as administrator fails to find a buyer for Woolies offshoot EUK
• Keith Richards and Mick Jagger are streets ahead as Rolling Stones songs inspire road names in their hometown
• Benitez insists current crop of Anfield heroes can emulate class of 1990
• Brown visit to Afghanistan overshadowed by deaths of four marines
• Let's save Ince: Blackburn's stars plot a secret rescue act for the boss
• AMANDA PLATELL: The week I changed my mind on the David Cameron, the Sunshine Kid
• Lenders look at rescue for indebted Pendragon
• Nice Swann as India crumble: Spin debut is a stunner for England
• HBOS loses £3bn in past two months thanks to property market turmoil
• Dole numbers set to pass 1m for first time since 2001
• 'A pail of snails? Oh, darling... it's what I always wanted!': Feel good about giving with our ethical present guide
• Fall of Detroit car firms could trigger second credit crunch
• Becky bandwagon is a happy return to old-time values
• ALEX BRUMMER: Andy Hornby's last hurrah
• Zola hopes Hammers take flight after a bumpy ride
• MARKET REPORT: No sign of end to property slump
• The wedding with no bride and no groom as Pole and Brazilian marry 'by proxy' to stay in Britain
• Cliff Richard 'stole my wife' (after he'd secretly married an African princess!)
• Clarke escapes 'buggy injury' but faces battle to beat the cut in Sydney
• The less-Grand Prix: F1 teams slash race budgets by £100m
• Happy Blingmas! Stuck for stocking fillers now Woolies has gone? Here's a few helpful suggestions for those with more money than taste
• Grainger says Yes to her fourth crack at a gold at London Olympic Games
• Mail men help to deliver scoop for lucky Lawrence
• Graham Poll: Lescott's big lesson
• Oslot looks so hot for Cheltenham as Imperial Commander looks to impress
• I won’t take Rahman for granted, insists champion Klitschko
• Sportsmail's guide to the weekend's Heineken Cup games
• Agent McKay accuses FA of setting him up over Benjani transfer scandal
• Neo-Nazi who waged hate campaign against mixed-race couple is jailed for seven years
• Adrian Chiles at One with his co-star Christine Bleakley
• Behind the Strictly scenes: Tom Chambers rehearses as the final nears
• Scu's three: The eight-time champion's best three bets of the day
• Miracle man Dan Carter pulls in £35,000 a match .. and rising
• The pictures worth 1,000 words: ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ROUND-UP
• Sports Personality of the Year: So who will the champions pick?
• DEBORAH ROSS: And a very trivial Christmas to you, too!
• The human rottweiler: How Vinnie Jones may have finally bitten off more than he can chew
• Deano showtime: Harlequins chief plans his stunner after Paris
• United boss Fergie has a Festival Friend for Cheltenham
• So what's on YOUR Christmas list this year?
• The gift of good reading: Novel ideas for presents
• Wonderful Webber blasts Manchester Grammar to convincing victory over Arnold
• End of an era as BBC's Edward Stourton bows out after ten years on the airwaves
• St George's still going strong after hard-fought win over Worksop
• Cheap and chic: Perfect party dresses for under £70
• St George's hold their nerve to pip Worksop College and reach the last 16
• Another 2,000 jobs to go as mortgage lenders refuse to rule out forced redundancies
• Halifax to scrap interest charges on new current accounts
• Fears over alleged £50bn 'Ponzi scheme' fraud
• Things you don’t know about. . . Wallace and Gromit
• Benitez hopeful Torres will be back in action for Liverpool in a fortnight
• View from the Bridge: Agent Zola's still a Chelsea hero - and he'll be a legend if he takes West Ham down
• Manchester City boss Hughes aiming to do his transfer deals early in January
• New test 'could spare breast cancer patients from harsh chemotherapy side effects'
• Putin's Russia takes another step back to Soviet times and scraps juries from range of serious criminal cases
• Teachers' anger as new 'double Maths' GCSE is delayed nine years
• The collapse of a buy-to-let empire
• First Venice, now Rome: River Tiber bursts its banks after storms strike Italian capital 'like an earthquake'
• Apache Cat is most serious contender to Marchand D'Or 's Hong Kong crown, insists Head
• Cheating wife and her lover jailed for life after stabbing to death husband from arranged marriage
• The power of the commuter... Japan uses energy-generating floor to help power subway
• Chelsea v WEST HAM: Bowyer a worry for Hammers
• Eduardo set to play first game back for Arsenal since his gut-wrenching injury
• Carol Vorderman's tears as she bids farewell to Countdown after 26 years and 4,500 shows
• Santander axes Abbey, B&B and A&L jobs
• You're my teddy bears! Kate Moss goes shopping with boyfriend Jamie Hince and pal Sir Philip Green
• High penalty count frustrates Warwick as Norwich beat the 2007 champs
• Shock Opera: BBC under fire over Christmas Day fairytale horror
• Strictly Wilnelia: The next chapter in Ms Forsyth's saga
• Data chief accuses No.10 of 'corrosive' spin over premature knife crime figures release
• Gordon Brown's like Max Mosley... he got a terrific spanking in German, says Michael Gove MP
• Arsenal boss Wenger pleads for fans to have patience with Nicklas Bendtner
• Me and my school photo: Michael Parkinson
• Pope condemns 'immoral' bio-science such as IVF as a threat to life
• Critics dub Keanu Reeves' Christmas movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still, this season's biggest turkey
• I won't be ripped off, says Redknapp as Spurs boss warns suitors off duo
• Headteachers should 'high-five' pupils to improve exam results
• Last year's runners-up St Benedict's into the last 16 after Campion win
• Drug dealers to the stars 'plotted to catch Amy Winehouse smoking crack pipe on film'
• Husband gives his wife the ultimate Christmas present by donating her a kidney
• £300m bill for PPI switch at Lloyds TSB
• Bride-to-be killed after driver followed satnav wrong way down dual carriageway and smashed into her car
• 'I don't have horns and a tail,' Cherie Blair tells Vatican college audience
• UK has Christmas markets wrapped up
• Manchester City V EVERTON: Anichebe faces late fitness test for Toffees
• Newcastle boss Kinnear fears striker Owen will quit St James' Park
• No mercy - Harry says Spurs fans can give Berbatov a white hot reception on Manchester United star's return to the Lane
• ASTON VILLA v Bolton: Boss O'Neill hopes for Milner return
• Woolies culls 1,000 jobs as markets fall
• City 'Superwoman' Nicola Horlick loses £14m in Madoff hedge funds scam
• SPURS v Man United: Redknapp giving King until the last minute
• Corrie has The Power: Darts ace and Coronation Street fan Phil Taylor joins the cast
• Baby P council appoints a replacement for sacked social services boss - on a salary of £200,000 a year
• Mary Christmas readers... Mexican Playboy puts nude Virgin Mary on cover
• PORTSMOUTH v Newcastle: Boss Adams must do without Kaboul
• A new height of Harley excellence as London dealership wins Multi Outlet Dealer of the Year Award
• Pound slumps again against the euro
• Now we need a REAL explanation of how this calamity came about - and the officers responsible must be brought to book
• LIVERPOOL v Hull: Rafa to restore Reds stars
• Actress Courteney Cox: ‘Divorce is not an option’
• $200-a-barrel oil man lowers sights to $45
• Goldman's $200-a-barrel oil pundit lowers his sights to $45
• £300m bill for PPI switch at Lloyds TSB
• Alex will cost Europe's best a lot of money, warns Chelsea coach Wilkins
• Travel pictures of the week
• Road test: Get lost in the American dream with the Cadillac CTS Sport Luxury 3.6
• It speaks volumes about confidence in the police that the jury rejected virtually outright the Met's account of what happened
• Henrik Larsson laughs off talk of joining Everton or Aston Villa
• Coach Sbragia can be a safe bet for Quinn at Sunderland
• Volvo's new DRIVe range offers the perfect economical family car, and is good for the environment too
• Three dead and traffic in chaos as Britain lashed with heavy rain and flash floods - but the worst is over
• Bank's bosses are sorry now, but there's worse on the way
• Welcome Playstation Home: Sony launches long-awaited social networking site
• Property abroad: Sicily
• Bank's bosses are sorry now, but there's worse on the way
• The last journey: How innocent Brazilian was pursued and passengers were left covered in blood
• To park or not to park: Not being able to get a space is the biggest headache for London drivers
• Chelsea and City miss out on Silva as Brazilian goes for gold with Becks
• The time has come to make your move
• Two-thirds of teachers allow children to use slang and text message speak in school tests
• Chocolate pudding for Christmas pudding haters
• Free Streetcar for London drivers who sell their vehicles
• Portsmouth v NEWCASTLE: Magpies waiting on four
• Eggnog syllabub
• Under-fire Leeds boss McAllister receives the backing of his players
• Chocolate peanut-butter cups
• I fear Hangeland and Bullard will leave Fulham, admits boss Hodgson
• Hollywood stuntman in Harry Potter film celebrates magic £7m lottery win
• Avoid last-minute disasters with Nigella Lawson's countdown to the perfect traditional Christmas lunch
• BBC drops Crufts after 40 years as Kennel Club refuses to back down over 'cruel' dog breeding
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• French say 'non' to quitting smoking as figures show no cut in numbers since it was banned in public places
• Postmen sabotage Christmas: 'Cynical' union orders strike on the busiest day of the year
• A lorra lorra sparkle as Cilla Black, Jennifer Ellison and Les Dennis take to the stage in £1million Cinderella pantomime
• Pulis eyes Cardiff Welsh wizard Ledley after being told Stoke can splash cash
• Misery for Middlesex as Champions League Twenty20 is cancelled
• Win a break to a Champneys Health Resort
• EU agrees on credit-crunch friendly climate change plan - but environmentalists slam it as 'abysmal'
• Playing video games 'improves brainpower of older people'
• Panettone and Italian sausage stuffing
• CHELSEA v West Ham: Drogba and Anelka give Blues a dilemma
• 'Dizzy' woman MP called out the fire brigade because her boiler was making noises
• Analysis: Worst may not yet be over for the banks
• Allspice gravy
• Spanish giants Real Madrid tracking Middlesbrough starlet Adam Johnson
• Husband is jailed after driving hundreds of miles to savagely attack ex-wife with axe
• Me and my Shadow: Cliff Richard has a tight squeeze with the band after their performance at the Royal Variety show
• Tottenham fans warned by police not to aim offensive abuse at Berbatov
• We're top of the league but I'm not getting carried away, insists Liverpool boss Benitez
• British Disabled Ski Team have Vancouver 2010 firmly in their sights
• HATCHET MAN: Kitson calamity shows 5.5m reasons why Stoke should worry about giving Pulis more cash
• Oh la la... Carla Bruni demands bags emblazoned with her nude photo are taken off market and destroyed
• British bullet train: 'Javelin' races to London for its 140mph debut
• Maple-roast parsnips
• Pictured: The minuscule Christmas scene featuring images the size of a pinhead
• Homophobic thug jailed for life for stabbing accountant to death 'simply because he was gay'
• Free Screening Tickets To See The Tale Of Despereaux
• HATCHET MAN: Gareth Barry should check his contract before barking out orders of what will keep him at Aston Villa
• Graeme sounds Swann-song for India with dream start in Chennai
• Don't feel too nostalgic for the Woolies era
• I quit the Prem because I was scared of getting hurt, reveals ex-Brum striker Zarate
• United boss Fergie fumes at media as UEFA set to deliver Rooney ban verdict
• Redder than red cranberry sauce
• Manchester voters give a resounding NO to Britain's biggest congestion charging zone
• HATCHET MAN: Joe Hart would be a buffoon not to act after Buffon's flirting with Manchester City
• I'm a serious actress, remember? Sienna Miller plays a crazed psychiatric patient in gritty short film
• The day I learned to haggle
• BBC in new taste row after Graham Norton makes 'not hot' jibe at Camilla... in front of Prince Charles
• Women who cut out carbohydrates 'could lose their memory'
• Chelsea message clear as Blues block Alex's path back to PSV Eindhoven
• Gucci tycoon's home slashed by £5m
• Tempted by Tobago: Rainforest, reef and Rita Hayworth in the Caribbean's quietest corner
• Liverpool v HULL CITY: King will continue to lead the Hull line
• The shock waves from the collapse of the US car bailout will be felt all over the world - and here
• Lehman Brothers' liquidator in court plea for info
• X Factor loser Diana turned away from nightclub after wild night out... but where was lover Eoghan?
• Perfect roast potatoes
• Ronaldo set for more glory after being namedon World Player of Year short list
• Sevilla knock back Manchester City bid for striker Luis Fabiano
• Payout on cards for former B&B backers
• Wigan v BLACKBURN: Dunn back in the frame for Rovers
• Damien Hirst 'threatened to sue teenager over alleged copyright theft'
• UBM to shed 350 in bid to improve bottom line
• The love boat: Two friends marry after falling for each other during a three-year global sailing trip
• Santa will arrive at Eastlands as City plan their £250m shopping spree
• We must get the balance right to solve this crisis
• Artist draws on a colourful tool for inspiration... and creates giant sculptures made entirely out of crayons
• Tottenham v MAN UTD: Berbatov in fitness race to face former club
• Friend turns foe - Zola returns with West Ham needing a Stamford Bridge bonus
• Win Shopping Experience at Bluewater
• Star quality: It's not just the rich and famous who are investing in Sicily
• Bargain bath! Three KFC workers fired for bathing in bikinis in restaurant sink and putting photos on the internet
• City faces struggle to stay world financial capital
• BAA handles fewest flyers for six years
• Liverpool v HULL: King given chance to let his football do the talking
• Not only has David Tennant's understudy got his Hamlet job - he's also got his girl
• Golden opportunity: Join Chris Hoy makes a dash for the Brazilian coast
• January sales: Desperate discount guide
• Death of a pin-up legend: Bettie Page, the teacher-turned-model who both titillated and outraged 1950s America, dies of a heart attack
• SUNDERLAND v West Brom: Richardson back for caretaker boss Sbragia
• City of London faces struggle to stay world financial capital
• Sunderland v WEST BROM: Miller ruled out for the season
• WIGAN v Blackburn: Boyce blow for Latics boss bruce
• 'Gangsters using Facebook and Bebo to groom children into life of crime,' says police chief
• 'Neo- Nazi' boy, 15, is shot dead by Australian police in skate park
• Let there be light: Transform your home at the flick of a switch, says Emma Love
• Add drama and warmth to your living space with every shade from plum to lavender
• Fixit team to sort Zavvi's troubles
• Star Wars storming to the O2 as London hosts world premiere of spectacular live music show
• STOKE v Fulham: Delap and Diao giving cause for concern
• Grim times as HBOS merger gets go-ahead
• Gucci tycoon's lavish home goes on sale - with its price slashed by £5m
• Airport operator BAA handles fewest flyers for six years
• Feudal Sark's democratic era begins with job cuts as Barclay brothers shut down businesses
• Mexico detains man for 'making children strip for money at town fair'
• Lifeline for $14bn US car industry
• Manchester United keep hold of Van der Sar as keeper agrees new one-year deal
• Stoke v FULHAM: Kamara keeps Cottagers short of full-strength
• Over the moon: The lunar spectacle that was bigger and brighter than ever (even though most of us missed it)
• Diva Diana Ross steals the show at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with her dramatic lace shawl
• UBM to shed 350 to improve bottom line
• Aston Villa v BOLTON: Wanderers missing O'Brien and Cohen
• Pain in Footsie as U.S. rescue plan for carmakers fails: Friday morning report from London Stock Exchange
• I begged them and told them I was still a virgin, but they said, 'You ain't going to be no more': Schoolgirl reveals horrific gang rape ordeal
• Middlesbrough v ARSENAL: Skipper Fabregas in line for Gunners return
• The time has come to make your move: First-time buyers should stop waiting and go for it, says Gareth Rubin
• A pair of white lion cubs make their wobbly world debut
• Ex-Nasdaq chairman charged over £33bn 'Ponzi' scam
• MAN CITY v Everton: Hughes waiting on star striker Robinho
• Chelsea midfielder Cole warns his old club West Ham: We've found our steel
• Millionaire behind Stansted climate change protest owns shops at AIRPORTS around the world
• Football fans who chanted racist song at Sol Campbell 'include a policeman'
• Moyes in a Fanni mood as he looks to beef up Everton's defence
• Christmas sprouts
• Rail Britannia!
• Ex-chairman of Nasdaq is charged over £33bn 'Ponzi' scam
• 'I don't want to talk about the bleeping campaign'... John McCain tells talk-show host Letterman
• OMG! ;-) How a Russian businessman trademarked the 'wink' emoticon
• All shook up: Tom Cruise shows off his Elvis dance moves on U.S. chat show
• Bank of America takes axe to 35,000 jobs
• Bacon-wrapped chipolatas
• Defiant Jade Goody bares all about her battle with cervical cancer
• A round-up of the newspapers: Friday
• Pavlyuchenko must learn the lingo to be a big hit at Spurs, says Ferdinand
• Fixit team of accountants go in to sort out Zavvi's troubles
• Spurs value Lennon at £20m as former boss Ramos eyes Real deal for winger
• Bargain hunters strip Woolies bare
• Great British holiday revival
• Boost for premature babies as new test 'spots women about to give birth'
• MIDDLESBROUGH v Arsenal: Southgate facing defensive crisis for Gunners' visit
• Of course I've got the hump, I'm a poodle!
• Spurs boss Redknapp looks to move on Pavlyuchenko but he could be stuck with him
• Workers accept pay cuts to keep their jobs
• Your football betting guide for the weekend - with Lee Wagers
• Jane Goldman lets her hair down as she ditches husband Jonathan Ross on a night out to party with pals
• Britain v Germany: Who's on top?
• Pamela Anderson relies on an old trick as she strips off for magic show
• City jobs on line as Bank of America takes axe to 35,000
• Bank of America to cut 35,000 jobs in next three years
• INSIDER TRANSFER SPECIAL: What your team needs... and what they'll get
• Bag even more bargains with the Mail's ultimate desperate discount guide
• Convicted paedophile 'who struck again' stabbed to death, stripped and mutilated in suspected vigilante attack
• A sterling revival for the British holiday
• 11th-hour Euro deal fails to heal rift with Berlin
• Schwarzenegger in California 'financial armageddon' alert
• Arsenal defender Silvestre warns Wenger's kids: Don't slip up again
• Use the profit, Luke! Lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars sold for £133,000
• Ancient coral predicts another devastating tsunami within 20 years
• What the back pages say: Rafa concedes title, Rooney facing five-game ban, plans threaten Lord's
• Jennifer Aniston looks sensational on the red carpet in a thigh-grazing LBD
• Payout on cards for former Bradford & Bingley backers
• MPs pressure energy giants to cut bills
• Credit card giants forced to play fair
• HBOS shareholders approve Lloyds takeover as bank reveals £6bn of bad debts
• Stock market report: Friday close
• Carmageddon! Taxpayers may have to fund bail-out of car industry as U.S. meltdown threatens 1m British jobs
• India v England: How the second day in Chennai unfolded ball-by-ball
• ANALYSIS: Imperial Brussels risks a rebellion
• What credit crunch? Manchester City to pay £1 million a month to star catch Gianluigi Buffon
• Plan to charge drivers £350 to park at the office is slammed as a 'tax on work'
• JAMES SLACK: The real winners of the Human Rights Act are the lawyers
• Snapped: Golf star John Daly loses temper and smashes fan's camera after he took picture of him
• Gift wrap company suffers £7.8m losses
• AstraZeneca hands back drug rights
• City Focus: Price is right for Waitrose
• Brits tripled foreign investment last year
• Equitable Life policyholders still waiting
• Bush joins battle to save car firms
• MPs pile pressure on energy giants to cut bills
• HBOS: Labour ties Lloyds in knots
• Yesterday's trading: Punch down but not out
• Nationwide eyes £6bn lending target
• Sterling's fall fails to boost exporters
• Disney's Dames: As Sleeping Beauty turns 50, we reveal the stories behind Walt's heroines...
• Desperate retailers slash prices 40%
• Ross fails to halt rumours of share sale
• Credit card firms 'will protect profits with annual fees'
• Celtic keeper Artur Boruc in line for Polish prize
• MAIL COMMENT: Lord launches a 'sour and bad mannered attack' on Straw
• HATCHET MAN: Did Avram want Anelka or not? It doesn't matter - the decision wouldn't have been down to him
• LIZ JONES: Nigella may think fur's fair... but now the claws are out for her
• MAIL COMMENT: Whatever you do, don't mention the fiscal stimulus