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• Benefit fraud up, but convictions are down by 2,000
• NAO hovering over QinetiQ's £12bn defence contract
• Blackpool 2 Wolves 2: Last-gasp Edwards denies former club
• ALEX BRUMMER COMMENT: Sterling's silent devaluation
• Health news: How probiotics help your liver and fibre-optic sensors monitor healing of broken bones
• How James Callaghan kept Margaret Thatcher out of the Royal Box
• Imperial Energy dash to wrap up £1.3bn India sell-off
• BBC spends too much and is run by hippies, complained Harold Wilson
• Fergie predicts more trophies for Manchester United in 2009
• How did the cow swallow that dog? What a young boy said when he saw a calf being born
• Hopes of interest rate cut hit by continuing currency turmoil
• How well do you remember 2008? Countdown to the New Year with a reminder that it wasn't all bad news
• 15,000 teachers go sick EVERY day (and it's blamed on stress and ministerial meddling)
• From laptops to Le Creuset casserole dishes... Bag even more bargains with the Mail's desperate discount guide
• Heaven help us! What Prime Minister Jim Callaghan said when he discovered Britain only had two days of ammunition to fight the Russians
• Russia spat with Ukraine over gas bill continues
• Let me join Spurs not Villa, pleads Pompey's Defoe as Real look to Jenas
• Pace threatens to quit Droylsden if FA Cup appeal ends in failure
• Clothing chain USC latest to go under but owner Hunter buys back 43 stores and saves 1,127 jobs
• Middlesbrough boss Southgate still ruffling Fergie's feathers at Man United
• Footballer arrested over crash which killed father-of-five was 'changing songs on iPod' while driving on M1
• Surgeons used the space shuttle's nose to cure my arthritis
• Peter Oborne: The welfare system is testimony to our caring society, but politicians have turned it into a monster that is slowly destroying Britain...
• Gerrard and the brawl: A squeaky clean family with friends in low places
• Man Utd 1 Middlesbrough 0: Battling Boro fall to Berba's magic touch
• Paulo Sousa a Derby candidate despite only just taking over at QPR
• Not getting any better? You may need medicines made just for you
• Pulis fines Stoke slapper Fuller but will not show him the door
• MAIL COMMENT: Barack Obama and negotiating the moral minefield of Gaza
• Army of 'vigilante villagers' to dish out on-the-spot fines for litter louts
• Dreaming of a good night's sleep: Unravelling the insomnia 'cures' to find the best way to nod off
• He thought he'd avoided the disease that killed his father. But then Neil's joy at his son's birth turned to painful anguish
• Naughty boys: Hearts face prospect of record fine as red-card tally escalates
• We're flying but Fergie's title nous can swing it, says Liverpool legend Whelan
• Moyes may struggle to land Pazzini after Fiorentina reject loan move
• Sneak peek: Emmerdale horror as Shane resurfaces... dead in a lake
• Anti-bloat detox diet: Part two of how to get a flat tummy in four days
• Gallas is still our main man, says new Arsenal captain Almunia
• EXCLUSIVE: Balde enjoys paid leave as Celtic keep busy chasing the title
• Jones injury blow is not ruffling Hibs boss Mixu ahead of capital clash
• Collins is a seconder of Smith's European blueprint for Rangers
• Man City stars fear the window, but Robinho is feeling sure of himself
• Pals split by hand of fate: Brown ends year on a high as Kevin battles injury
• Caldwell and McManus have been a tower of strength for Celtic
• Why are so many hospital doctors sending their patients home too early?
• Anne Diamond admits for the first time how little she knew about gastric bands and how her operation went horribly wrong
• Health news: Inhalers could replace jabs, an implant for Parkinson's and how talking helps hip patients recover
• St James' Park owner Ashley needs to splash cash to win back Toon fans
• I was told I'd never run again after slipped disc left me in agony, reveals Kate Silverton
• Richard and Gloomy: Sunshine and Disney magic can't raise a smile from TV couple
• Bulls' Deng hopes to return to court duty after ankle sprain in Miami
• The TV set that keeps an eye on Alzheimer's sufferers
• NFL coach cull starts with Lions' Marinelli and Mangini at the Jets
• Demonstrator burns policeman's cap as thousands try to storm Israeli embassy in London
• On-pitch rant will make us stronger, insists Hull boss Phil Brown
• Winner Priestley is still facing his biggest fight of all
• Gold statues, a marble bathroom, carousel horses in the garden... the first photos from inside the Celebrity Big Brother's new 'Chav palace'
• Ask the doctor: Housemaid's knee? Don't let your GP go near it!
• £125,000 to test whether pink rooms can calm the thugs
• Shah sets the alarm ringing for Bell as England resist recalling Vaughan
• Wigan are profiting from the formidable powers of Bruce almighty
• Winners and sinners: Sportsmail's Matt Lawton takes an irreverent look at 2008
• Wheels on fire: Going round the bend for the annual Mad Club soapbox derby
• Team GB's lean machine means business under De Vos
• Vickery signs on again at Wasps for a last shot at World Cup glory
• Hayley Turner's 100 prize in sight after 18-1 double at Great Leighs
• Sublime Sublimity: Hennessy warns Binocular won't get his own way
• Coffee boosts men more, but women respond to decaf
• Turner's Earners - all the best bets for Tuesday, December 30
• Drunk father kills himself playing Russian roulette in front of family on Christmas Day
• Gordon Brown's policy of propping up economy could lead to trade war, IMF warns
• Portsmouth's Davis calls on team-mates to ignore transfer window rumours
• THE LIST: 40-31 of football's best-ever transfer deals
• 'Three seconds' Pratt insists: I didn't deserve to be sent off
• Nigella effect strips supermarkets bare of semolina for Christmas spuds
• Partner of first woman deliberately shot dead by police launches compensation claim
• Teenager arrested after pensioner found hacked to death with an axe in her own home
• Chasing the snow in Kirchberg
• Kinnear knows he must buy new players in during January
• Rooney's agent loses appeal against 18-month ban for breaking FA's rules
• I would love to play for Chelsea or Manchester United, says Franck Ribery
• Recipes using a different grain: How’s that spelt?
• Chastity pledge girls just as likely to have sex as other teens - and MORE likely to get pregnant
• British couple break world twitching record after selling their house to fund round-the- world tour
• Jennifer Aniston thrashes Brad at the box office... but rumours swirl her romance with John Mayer is on the rocks AGAIN
• 'I'm a better politician than I was before' says William Hague
• In the red: It's de rigueur to face up to the downturn with a defiant scarlet pout
• Firefighters use baby oxygen masks to revive six cats overcome by smoke in house blaze
• Billie Piper settles into motherhood on relaxing Miami break with baby Winston
• Fabulous last-minute New Year breaks
• Brown: I have no regrets over after my public blast at Hull players
• New Sunderland boss Sbragia relishing challenge despite defeat at Everton
• Nearly 150 people hacked to death in Boxing Day massacre in church
• Zavvi refuses to honour Christmas gift vouchers
• Bidder on prowl for Postman Pat and Rupert
• Mick Jagger strutting his stuff, you've got to admire the old grandad's enthusiasm
• Huntelaar aiming to be the Chosen One for Real in Champions League
• House prices 'set to fall by 12% next year'
• Homeowners rush to pay back mortgages
• NHS blasted after workers enjoy fine wine and Harley Davidson rides on Australian 'jolly'
• ICC chief Lorgat set to bring in random dope tests to cricket
• Sun, sea and Sadie for Jude Law as he rings in 36th birthday on a Brazilian beach
• Grouse cheer for Dana and Venture oil producers
• Hull v ASTON VILLA: Same again for Villa as Cuellar remains on the sidelines
• Less water per head than Egypt: 25million live in areas which could face drought rationing
• That's a winter wonder... Mother Nature creates an intricate icicle tree
• Fearne Cotton is brought back to earth with parking ticket
• HULL v Aston Villa: Tigers defender Ricketts free to face Villa after ban
• Spurs striker Pavlyuchenko laid low by fever and will miss Wigan Cup clash
• Beattie insists: Baggies have the quality to avoid the dreaded drop
• Bidder on prowl for Postman Pat and Rupert-maker Entertainment Rights
• After Detroit Lions go a whole NFL season without winning, who are the worst teams in sporting history?
• Fuller escapes FA rap for fighting on the pitch with his Stoke captain Andy Griffin
• Air New Zealand set for first biofuel flight
• Wenger: I want new players at Arsenal but don't have the cash to spend
• Inexperienced British skier helped save man with a broken back by taking on tough slope
• Playtime down on the farm
• British mother still fighting to clear her name a YEAR after her two children were put in New York orphanage
• New species of elm tree introduced in Britain to replace millions lost to disease
• Increase in number of black teens killing each other in US masked by overall fall in crime
• Shoppers evacuate Bristol town centre after bomb scare
• How romantic: Lindsay Lohan and lover Samantha Ronson go shopping for sexy lingerie
• Shares find favour as global markets get steadier
• Chopra to fly Bluebirds' nest and return from Cardiff to Sunderland this week
• If you go down to the woods today: Build your own house in the sticks
• Spurs manager Harry Redknapp unlikely to be charged for ref rant after West Brom defeat
• Dunne tips Man City boss Hughes to come up with the goods in January
• Class Bee drug: Honey bees get a real buzz as scientists give them cocaine to see how their brain's react
• McCulloch insists: Rangers still have a part to play in title race
• All roads lead to Richmond, the British place name most copied around the world
• Why happiness is having a size 14 figure
• Hamster power! The pet who runs his own paper shredder using an exercise wheel
• Park life: Doting parents Jessica Alba and Cash Warren take baby daughter Honor for a picnic
• Ex-skipper Vaughan left out of England squad for tour of West Indies
• HISTORY IN YOUR GARDEN: Bramley apple
• Help! Beetles have invaded my fuchsias: Monty Don answers your gardening questions
• Jogger runs again thanks to 'bionic' limb after losing leg to flesh-eating bug
• Giantkillers Droylsden kicked out of FA Cup after fielding ineligible player
• Platini winds up Chelsea after admitting: I want Juventus to win European Cup
• Sex-on-beach Briton: 'Dubai is rife with affairs and boozing... I can't wait to return there'
• French U-turn as new Calais shelter for UK-bound immigrants opens after temperatures plunge
• Thousands stranded as bullet trains grind to a halt in Japan
• Life in the fast lane: 71-year-old Jack Nicholson shows no sign of slowing down as he hits the slopes
• Chris Beardshaw's garden year: Jobs to do this week
• Briton due in Tenerife court to face charge he beat the mother of his young son to death with a baseball bat
• Wigan boss Bruce lines up Colombia star Rodallega as Heskey replacement
• Winter walking in the wonderful Lakes
• Top Gear faces fewer stunts as it becomes latest victim of BBC budget cuts
• Credit Suisse clients ‘face big Madoff hit’
• Real Madrid cool their interest in Young as Villa demand £30m for England star
• Inmate claims compensation from prison service after breaking bones in his feet during escape attempt
• Obama risks anger by sitting on sidelines over Gaza attacks
• Barking up the right tree: Look a little closer and you'll see your winter garden is ablaze with colour
• Binge drinking ads don't work because they 'demonise' young people, say researchers
• Murray minted to the tune of £100m as moneymen scramble for his signature
• Sterling outlook: where is the pound heading against the euro and dollar?
• Rio wants Guinea mine talks with new leaders
• Dig yourself fit: A winter's toil that can be great for the soil and your waistline
• Calls to debt helpline soar by 40 per cent
• Across the Baltics by boat
• Take the 2009 credit crunch quiz
• Fresh blow for Brown as Bishop of London joins blitz on Brown's economic record
• HATCHET MAN: Precious Jewell lacked value just as much as his belittled players
• Gallas has rediscovered his form now that he is not weighed down by the captaincy, says Almunia
• It took two years to get planning permission for our Surrey barn, and four days to put it up
• Summer and Theo the big movers as Olivia and Jack are revealed as 2008's most popular baby names
• HATCHET MAN: Ashley's U-turn announcement had good intentions...but lousy timing
• Liverpool captain Gerrard faces five years in jail over charge he assaulted DJ in bar brawl
• Born at just 23 weeks, the baby who defied our abortion laws
• Seasonal cheer on debt for Yule Catto as HSBC and Barclays approve deal
• Fergie has faith in his squad as Man United hunt down leaders Liverpool
• AC Milan set to tie up £8m bid for Liverpool defender Daniel Agger
• Credit Suisse clients 'face big Madoff hit'
• Woodgate tells Tottenham board: Let Harry buy us out of danger
• Deal for electronic tagging specialists Dmatek bucks private equity trend
• First picture of DJ 'assaulted by Steven Gerrard' as Liverpool star heads for training
• Cheapest destinations and money-saving tips 2009
• Japanese companies in triple merger talks
• Rio wants talks over Guinea mine
• Spurs legend Graham Roberts slams Harry Redknapp's 'prima donnas'
• Shares find favour as markets get steadier
• HATCHET MAN: Feuding Stoke pair must learn their lesson - even if Bowyer and Dyer haven't learned theirs...
• Lampard rallies team-mates after Chelsea's title bid falters at Fulham
• How to dig up the best income stocks
• Fears grow for man who may have been killed by one of the sharks he campaigned to save
• South Africa set to shatter Australia's 16-year unbeaten home record
• Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera sequel will premiere in three cities at the same time
• Top Gear to shift down a gear after Clarkson and co are hit by the credit crunch
• Too thin on top talent at the banks
• Stalin is voted third greatest Russian in TV poll modelled on BBC contest
• All that glitters: Make a striking entrance with party make-up that is both sophisticated and glamorous
• Grim predictions for profit warnings wave to sweep High Street
• Small shops struggle as sales benefit chains
• I'm still good enough to play for England insists ex-skipper Vaughan
• Airport security branded 'a total failure' after man flies to Pakistan using his SISTER'S passport
• Pratt! Chippenham star sets record with red card after THREE seconds
• Dmatek deal bucks private equity trend
• HATCHET MAN: Harry's halo is slipping after outburst at West Brom... but was he ever really a saint anyway?
• Profit warnings wave to sweep High Street
• Bargain hunters boost the Footsie: Monday close from the London Stock Exchange
• Children who play computer games do better at school, says minister
• Villa eye £16m Spurs striker Bent if bid for Defoe fails
• Google 'set to launch Street View service in the UK in spring'
• Seasonal cheer on debt for Yule Catto
• Israeli attack on Gaza sparks rise in price of gold and oil
• Becks is so fit he could play for England for another six years, says Milan doctor
• Sterling dives towards parity with euro
• Pound rallies slightly ... but parity with euro expected within days
• 2008: Year of the financial axeman
• PE teacher who wore tracksuit and trainers to work for 30 years sacked for 'flouting dress code'
• Birthday suit: Jodie Marsh parades around freezing London in a typically tacky outfit for her 30th party
• Lily Allen soaks up the sun on Caribbean holiday with her mother
• Israeli attack on Gaza sparks rise in gold and oil
• Beat the recession: Cut costs and save money
• Sarah Harding wolfs down a giant hot dog before boarding a white knuckle ride
• Footballer sets new red card world record after being sent off after just THREE seconds
• Sterling dives yet again as parity looms with euro
• We lack discipline - Grayson slams Leeds despite first win as Leeds boss
• We WILL investigate complaints over Edward dog 'attack' says RSPCA
• Iceland to 'buy stakes in British High Street stores' to rescue its crippled economy
• MAIL COMMENT: Labour needs a prudent policy on tax cuts
• The 50 babies being raised by their convict mothers in prison
• 'Killer' Australian flu strain set to spread across UK, experts warn
• Republicans 'shocked' over Barack The Magic Negro parody song
• Unlucky-in-love Lloyd shares a passionate Christmas kiss with Liz in Coronation Street
• What the back pages say: Wenger to get Arshavin, Gerrard hails 'best-ever Liverpool side', Murray set for £100m windfall
• Smells like team spirit - when things are so bad, even your team-mates attack...
• Stock market report: Monday close
• Teenager due in court accused of killing mother-of-three with glass bottle
• Katie Holmes looks healthier after the Christmas break (shame about the shorts)
• THE LIST: 50-41 of football's best-ever transfer deals
• Pictured: Girl, 4, killed by TV her father dropped on her head
• Could Ken Clarke be the Tories' answer to Mandelson?
• Knife deaths soar to record six a week since Labour came to power
• Sent off footballer chases players with a golf club and 'machete'
• Swimming champ Ellie is on course to be the youngest ever MBE
• Sacked Ed Stourton scores victory over BBC as they bring him back as 'stand-in' presenter
• RICHARD KAY: The sad secret of Selina Scott's settlement
• Villa try to tempt Portsmouth with a £16m bid for Defoe
• Stars who 'slim' on fatty food and alcohol
• £5.7bn scramble to pay off home loans as worried families make record mortgage repayments
• MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Out of the Gaza bloodshed the real winner is...Iran
• Banks 'using excuses' to refuse mortgages as credit crisis deepens
• 'Loyalty doesn't mean a thing,' says Corrie's John Savident as he reveals the real reason he left
• Rangers hitman Novo in the January shop window after two goal show
• A N WILSON: The moral vacuum at New Labour's heart
• Childrenswear firm Adams is the latest firm to be driven to the brink
• Celtic's silencing of the Rangers lambs a telling worry for Smith
• High street retailers dominate online sales as fashion chain enters administration
• Old Firm triumph vindicates Strachan’s hardline stance, says Caldwell
• Banks 'using excuses' to refuse mortgages
• Shameless Jonathan Ross still joking about Andrew Sachs messages
• Record sales to continue all year round
• 'Make students pay up to £20,000' to compete with top American universities
• Britain slides down the global wealth league as the value of the pound plunges by 25 per cent
• Rangers 0 Celtic 1: The fourth is in sight with winning Strachan
• Tories: We'll cut taxes for savers and workers
• 300,000 jobs 'to go in next three months' in recession bloodbath
• 'Make students pay up to £20,000 in fees'
• Israel promises 'war to the bitter end' against Hamas as navy blasts Gaza and tanks mass on border
• Spa report: La Sultana Hotel and Spa, Marakkesh, Morocco
• Who needs removal men? Agyness Deyn carries her belongings through the streets
• 300,000 jobs 'to go in three months'
• JOHN HUMPHRYS: I'm an old curmudgeon - but thanks to the spirit of people like these, even I have found plenty to celebrate in gloomy 2008