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• Darling's lifeline for small firms: 800,000 businesses will be spared £500m tax hike
• Treasury push for global levy on bank system
• At last, Gordon Brown finally understands importance of Afghanistan mission, says ex Army head
• Juventus 1 Bayern Munich 4: Butt spot on as Old Lady sink to Europa League
• Reading 2 Crystal Palace 4: Moses piles more pressure on Brendan Rodgers
• QUENTIN LETTS: The glaring MI6 man in shiny suit and cheap shirt
• Miner Xstrata digging itself out of dealmaking
• Rock chief 'begged Bank not to pull plug'
• Carry on polluting, climate deal tells China and India
• Ipswich 0 Peterborough 0: Roy Keane frustrated again as Town draw a blank
• Baby P clinic 'was in a state of chaos'
• Carlo on the warpath: Ancelotti rages as Chelsea slump to dismal draw
• UK banks hit by Dubai 'junk bond' exposure
• Hidden toll of suffering: Number of wounded British servicemen doubles
• Preston 0 Derby County 0: Irvine left frustrated by Deepdale stalemate
• Tesco fails to deliver despite sales push
• Now the Dutch turn against legalised mercy killing after standard of care for terminally ill plummets
• Comedian Patrick McGuinness under fire for crude jokes at Royal Variety show
• Marseille 1 Real Madrid 3: Double joy for Ronaldo as Real sail into last 16
• Migrant numbers double in 30 years: One in ten living in the UK is now foreign-born
• Leicester 1 Bristol City 3: It goes from bad to worse for Foxes as Robins win
• NILE GARDINER: Does Obama have it in for Britain?
• Banks hit by Emirates exposure
• English families lose £4.5bn a year to Scotland
• UK's triple-A credit rating under threat
• The Dream Susan Boyle Dreamed comes true as she performs a duet with her idol Elaine Paige
• Film honour for Baz of the Mail
• Financial storm sweeps in on a Greek tragedy
• How nine out of every ten muggers get away with it
• Middlesbrough 0 Blackpool 3: Fans turn on Strachan as Fletcher-Taylor hits two
• Barrow 3 Oxford 1: Non-league battlers book third round trip to Sunderland
• Wolfsburg's wanted man Dzeko shows Manchester United why he's head boy
• Martin Samuel: Giggs is the only star to pass my test of genius
• Why we're all losing faith in our pensions
• Charles Sale: FA blazers aren't in the Christmas party spirit
• Foxy Knoxy: The troubling doubts over Amanda Knox's role in Meredith Kercher's murder
• West Brom 0 Cardiff 2: Keeper Carson in red card shame for butting Chopra
• Today presenter John Humphrys' coffee spiked with Rosie Millard's breast milk
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Showing no mercy
• MARKET REPORT: Morse warrants closer inspection
• Britain's heart and cancer survival rates among worst in developed world
• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Father-of-four Pat Cash misses tennis lunch to have 'the snip'
• Doncaster 1 Sheffield Wed 0: Sharp winner leaves boss Laws on the brink
• Xmas charity gifts that won't cost a penny
• That's what I call a calend-aaah! Twelve heartwarming pictures that capture British wildlife in all its glory
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cool heads needed on warming debate
• Liverpool boss Benitez piles pressure on Aquilani to deliver on his first start
• Outrage as Channel 4 invites Gerry Adams to preach... on forgiveness
• James Corden and Mathew Horne's comedy partnership ends as sketch show is axed
• Chelsea 2 APOEL Nicosia 2: Essien's hamstring injury is agony to the Blues
• Boys slipping further behind girls after just two years of schooling
• Feeling a little ropey, Robbie? Williams looks distinctly unwell as he leaves radio show
• ALLISON PEARSON: Batty Hatty's wrong again - marriage IS a big deal
• Top Guns! Youngster Tom Cruise set for Arsenal debut in trip to Olympiakos
• Wolfsburg 1 United 3: Brilliant Owen fires hat-trick as defence holds firm
• Men don't find Lily-type long legs attractive...honest!
• How a magic wand zapped away my wobbly tum
• Uma Thurman breaks off engagement to multi-millionaire Arki Busson
• Carl Froch finds a friend in Great Dane Mikkel Kessler
• How much can I save and get compensation?
• Pamela Anderson pulls out of first two Wimbledon Aladdin performances, including sick kids fundraiser
• Fulham look to offload bit-part players to trim wage bill at Craven Cottage
• Sarah Jessica Parker makes last minute adjustments as she struggles to stay in her short, tight strapless dress
• Lembit gives a very cheeky cruise talk
• Victory for troops over Britannia's loan policy
• Disgraced student loan boss clings to his job after failures
• A short shelf-life for fixed-rate mortgages
• Greek tragedy for Henk Ten Cate as Dutchman is axed by Panathinaikos
• Bitter Sale set to sue over Wasps walk-out at waterlogged Edgeley Park
• European Tour Golfer of the Year Westwood celebrating again
• TONY HAZELL'S LAST WORD: Banks try it on again
• Carsley set for exit after McLeish's January shake-up at Birmingham
• Jimmy Anderson's injury blow could be a blessing for England in South Africa
• Caleb Folan facing Middlesbrough exit - and a frosty reunion with Brown at Hull
• DEAR MARGARET: Who ran up a £161 bill on my phone?
• Revealed: The 175 sq ft New York apartment crowned the city's smallest home (but there is room to swing two cats)
• Banks flout new rules on fraud refunds
• David Furnish hits back after George Michael's attack on Elton John by insisting fears for singer's health ARE genuine
• BHA insist totting-up system won't escalate whip use
• ANDREW ALEXANDER: The truth about tobacco? It's lost in a smokescreen
• Why we’re all losing faith in our pensions
• Low interest rates send retirement pots plummeting
• Saints and Colts maintain perfect starts as play-off picture elucidates
• Commonwealth Games dealt fresh blow as world champion Tweddle pulls out
• THE COLUMN THAT SAVES YOU MONEY: Christmas gifts to charity that won't cost you a penny!
• The Data Bank - all the best bets for Wednesday, December 9
• Mother in lake plunge with body of disabled daughter after she 'killed her by accident'
• Victory for troops over Britannia BS loan policy
• So long, King: After sensational year Kinane joins Sea The Stars in retiring
• Banks flout new rules on refunds
• Sports Personality of the Year: Guide to the 10 contenders for BBC award
• Act quickly to grab the best fixed deals
• Sign of the times: The cycle path with a painted symbol every few feet (and still someone is going the wrong way)
• How much CAN you invest and still get compensation?
• Wenger open to offers for Wilshere, with Rangers, Celtic and Boro eyeing loan
• Edward Scissorhand-style cutting-edge 'Clawz' to revolutionise hairdressing
• Arlene Phillips says the BBC destroyed her confidence by axing her from Strictly Come Dancing
• Banks are trying it on again
• ESPN seal four-year deal to show FA Cup following collapse of Setanta
• Battle of the centurions: Shev and Xavi to reach Champions League milestone
• A model proposal: Girlfriend pops the question in miniature village beside wedding scene... of her and the groom
• The ultimate Christmas travel gifts for globetrotters
• The Feeling create their own boutique festival... in the French alpine resort of Meribel
• Top fixed-rate savings disappear
• Lance Corporal Adam Drane named as 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year
• Food: Chestnut roast mushrooms
• 'Blitz spirit' inspired anthem for South Africa's 2010 World Cup
• Rhydian's home sweet home: Why I live where I live
• Into the frozen deep: Stunning underwater photos of life beneath Antarctica's ice
• Burberry trench biscuit, anyone? The afternoon tea treats inspired by the latest fashion trends
• Tottenham rocked as Ledley suffers fresh injury setback in friendly match
• Government urges BBC to sell its commercial arm but corporation insists it is 'not up for sale'
• Food: After dinner chocolates with roses and violets
• World Cup blog: South Africa here we come! Countdown is on to dream trip
• How to get the best mortgage, credit card or loan
• The cutting-edge TV that streams websites direct to the screen
• Food: Big chocolate florentine
• Is this what Katie Price will look like at 53? Jerry Hall impersonates Jordan for new TV show
• Top Marko! Celtic ready to pounce for cut-price Bosnia starlet Maletic
• THE LIST: Greatest last-gasp goals in the history of British football - 30-21
• Can grape juice help bring back your memory?
• The most stylish Christmas tree ever? John Galliano adds some Dior magic to traditional festive decor
• Pound and FTSE take a dive on UK credit-rating warning
• Food: Christmas candle rosé jellies
• Midwife hangs herself after she wrongly thought she was to blame for baby's death
• X Factor: Dagenham Diva Stacey Solomon gets a hero's welcome as she returns home with son Zach and Dannii Minogue
• Bonnie Wright: The actress who holds Harry Potter under her spell
• Spain warns it will rush through strict new rules on financial regulation during EU presidency
• Gregory back with £67,000-a-year job at Israeli side Maccabi Ahi Nazaret
• Mother's terror as father and son kidnap her and young daughter after building bill dispute
• Graveyard on the shore for thousands of starfish as storm throws them from the sea
• Barcelona ready to reject Arsenal's moves for striker Bojan Krkic
• Food: Mini gingerbread buns
• Police to re-examine brutal chase death of boy, 12, as coroner says he was killed
• The OAP mob: Gang of geriatrics charged with kidnapping and torturing financial advisor after losing fortunes in recession
• Student who complained of loud bass music 'getting to his heart' dropped dead at freshers' party day after enrolling at university
• Romanian pop star caught singing into wrong end of microphone on live TV
• Three Lion Hart: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish tips keeper Joe to make England's World Cup squad
• David James in line to make Portsmouth return at Sunderland
• Food: Marshmallow snow cake
• Copenhagen summit: We should not just keep calm and carry on, argues Bob Ward from LSE
• Mother who beat children with meat mallet during six-year terror reign is jailed
• Bob Geldof accuses 'barbaric' family courts of 'kidnapping children from their fathers'
• Teenage girl critically ill after taking the swine flu treatment Tamiflu
• Judi James's body talk: Must Try Harder...
• The best and worst funds of 2009
• Ex-Rangers boss Dick Advocaat set for AZ Alkmaar talks after Belgian FA grant permission for short-term job share
• Injury-prone ace Rosicky on the brink of signing new deal to stay with Arsenal
• No compensation for Northern Rock investors
• Food: White Christmas Cheesecake
• Spurs refuse to lower Roman demands - but agent jokes ace could join Arsenal!
• Micah Richards back in training and should face Bolton but Manchester City confirm Wayne Bridge out for up to three weeks
• L'Oréal chairman in legal battle over billionaire heiress's £90m 'thank you' gift
• Dawn French under fire for encouraging obesity with 'big is beautiful' catchphrase
• Rafa Benitez defends handling of Aquilani as £20m man finally wins start
• Food: Spiced starry biscuits
• Does it matter what time of day I post a letter?
• Blair distorted the case for Iraq war, admits Sir John Scarlett
• Manchester United investigate special South Korea travel arrangements for Ji-sung Park in bid to solve mystery knee injury
• Oil back above $74 a barrel on weaker dollar
• 'King Canute' grandmother refuses to leave her home perched on a crumbling clifftop
• THE MIDLANDER: England boss Fabio Capello could do a lot worse than Birmingham's Roger Johnson in central defence
• Rock shareholders denied compensation
• Christmas countdown part four: Stocking thrillers
• Russia probe claims stars drank before World Cup play-off exit to Slovenia
• Elf'n safety's 'festive' cone is replaced as 5,000 protest online in Dorset
• Manufacturing woes signal recovery stagnating
• Top Gunner! Tom Cruise set for debut as Wenger makes a Maverick choice
• ECB: Making Test cricket free-to-air will kill the game at every domestic level
• X Factor's Olly Murs show off his hairy chest as he strips for a fake tan
• What will happen to my pension?
• Birmingham Airport anger at 'London-centric' climate change proposals
• Doubts cast on UK economic recovery
• One in three women has been sexually harassed at work
• David Haye insists: I'm not the only personality - look at Khan and Froch
• Hi-de-Hi star Su Pollard in 'foul-mouthed rant' at blue badge motorist after crash in disabled parking spot
• Food: Spicy balsamic plums
• Being Kate Moss: Lindsay Lohan pays tribute to iconic Brit model in sultry photoshoot
• UN urges England fans to recycle beer cans at World Cup to reduce carbon footprint
• Christian hotel manager in court accused of asking hijab-wearing guest: 'Are you a terrorist and a murderer?'
• Tax tip: Why noting calls with taxman is crucial
• Food: Quick piccalilli relish
• Under-fire Chelsea keeper Cech takes blame for defeat at Manchester City
• Just one in five people given Tamiflu by NHS hotline was actually suffering from swine flu (and 800,000 wrongly told to stay home)
• Lindsay Lohan sends 'flirty' Twitter message to Jessica Alba's husband amid claims they kissed at club
• Judge calls for a ban on unmanned tanning salons after teenage girl suffers horrific burns
• Food: Onion marmalade
• Woman who battled cancer by embarking on string of adventures plunges 100m to her death from cliff
• We really do have Hitler's skull, say Russians... despite US claim bones are female
• Portsmouth veteran Primus calls it quits after admitting defeat to injury
• 2010 Daily Mail diary for just £4.99 including P&P!
• Dubai World in $3.5bn debt talks with banks
• Mark Benson insists: I've not quit and have no problem with video replays
• Listening to Mozart could help premature babies put on weight
• Tiger Woods' mother-in-law rushed to hospital after 'row over his affairs'
• Food: 2009 Christmas collection
• Fenerbahce line up shock £5m New Year bid for Aston Villa striker Carew
• Tiger Woods' mother-in-law rushed to hospital after 'row over his affairs'
• The post-war love letters and photos found on a bus that detail a high-society romance
• Susan Sarandon breaks the red carpet rules in flat shoes at movie premiere
• Newspaper and magazine share tips
• Food: Classic cranberry curd
• Debt-free cases on brink of judgement
• Interiors: Be my five-star guest
• Halifax: House prices will stop rising next year
• Boyd unaware of contract talks after Gers chief claims negotiations are on
• Waffen SS soldier admits murdering three Dutch civilians during war
• Young sisters who lost their hair cast off their wigs and go to school bald for the first time
• Game gets a boost from new releases
• Carl Froch will enter 'lion's den' to fight Mikkel Kessler in April
• Current decade is the warmest ever recorded, claim scientists
• Turkey out of favour as beef and lamb become festive favourites for Christmas day
• England coach Flower says Anderson is a doubt for the opening Test
• Now Woolas says desk-bound immigration chiefs deserve £10,000 bonuses - for 'putting their lives on line'
• Church leader's fury at Ann Summers 'horny' XXXmas campaign
• Ronnie Wood's ex-girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova seeks comfort in fortune cookies
• Game takes a hit as sales slip 14% in the quarter
• Amazing coincidence as the only two men in the UK named Geraint Woolford end up in adjacent hospital beds
• CSKA Moscow stars banned for taking cold remedy before United showdown
• KP must be at his best or England have no chance, insists Shaun Pollock
• Foxy Knoxy's parents say she's 'ready to fight on' - but Meredith Kercher's mother brands them 'desperate'
• Gary Barlow reunites with Comic Relief's glamorous celebrity climbers... and Chris Moyles
• Paper battery could power gadgets of the future
• Scholes shrugs off United's defensive injury crisis ahead of Wolfsburg clash
• My, hasn't she grown! Katy Perry shows off her innocent smile aged 11
• Hothouse property gossip: EastEnders' Danniella Westbrook lured by Uncle Sam
• Saha puts World Cup talk on hold to give Everton plight full concentration
• Fashion: Guilty pleasures
• Caught on camera: The thief who stole Christmas tree from children's grotto (but police caught him by following tinsel trail)
• Teenage racer faces jail for mowing down and killing own cousin
• Ronaldo, Messi and Kaka shortlisted for FIFA World Player of the Year award
• Promotions pay off for Tesco as sales rise
• How can breast surgeon who botched 19 operation still work for the NHS?
• South Africans protest at plans to cast Jennifer Hudson as Winnie Mandela in new film
• Strictly axes dance-off leaving public to decide who goes through to final
• Sly saboteur who terrorised car owners by cutting brake cables is finally revealed... to be a fox
• Penalty king Le Tissier offers to help England banish their shoot-out jinx
• Spanish minister forced to apologise after police chase suspected smugglers into Gibraltar's waters
• New music download price-checker threatens to unseat pricey iTunes
• LUCY PARSONS: Tackling the public deficit must mean tackling the front line
• Reina pledges future to Liverpool as ace insists: I can't imagine ever quitting
• Crystal Palace have six days to pay players or lose star youngsters for nothing
• UK firms to halt job cuts in 2010, says recruiter Manpower
• Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The Jungle Book predators who have forged a lifelong friendship
• Anna Friel heads straight home to boyfriend David Thewlis after cosy nights out with young co-star
• UK travel market worst hit in Europe as late bookings continue to rise
• Carluccio's sees profits slide 16% but still beats expectations
• Man 'battered ex-wife to death and set her body alight'
• Harry Potter mania as stars of film attend signing for DVD release of Half-Blood Prince
• Gordon Strachan v Ian Holloway: Sportsmail picks their top 10 funny quotes ahead of Middlesbrough's showdown with Blackpool
• West Ham target Toni will leave Bayern but striker hopes for Italy return
• 'W-shaped' recession could bankrupt a further 100,000 businesses
• Gerrard blasts Liverpool's botched title bid but insists he will fight to the end
• Man United in fight to solve defensive crisis as Bayern look to snatch Kjaer
• FTSE close: Tesco, Game down; Pearson up
• Tottenham target Loach would love to join Redknapp at White Hart Lane
• A whole salmon for £3. What's the catch?
• Win this diamond pendant worth more than £1,600 for Christmas!
• Halifax: house prices will not rise in 2010
• Tax leakage
• National Express targets Finch as chief
• High flight prices must be introduced to reach Government green targets
• Shimmering Victoria Beckham jets to London to support grieving husband David at grandfather's funeral
• SSE hits out at Ofgem's cap on investment
• Lucas happy to make way as £20m man Aquilani is set to start for Liverpool
• Legal threats as M&B board spat escalates
• Tiger Woods' wife 'leaves home' as it is claimed golfer was admitted to hospital with suspected drugs overdose after crash
• Banker bonuses: Squaring up to scare tactics
• Focus: Bonuses back in vogue on Wall St
• MICK KINANE'S TEN OF THE BEST - HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS 34-YEAR CAREER
• RBS exposed to reckless foreign loans
• Carnage in Baghdad as Al Qaeda suicide bombers kill 127
• Spurs striker Keane lined up for shock loan switch to Scottish giants Celtic
• Surf's up as biggest waves in five years come to Hawaii after North Pacific storm
• Hughes fancies the Lahm as Man City boss plots £12m move for Bayern star
• Surprise exit from Thomas Cook board
• Mick Kinane quits on a high after steering Sea the Stars into the racing history books
• Habitat owners aim for Christmas sale
• Lily Cole looks the business in thigh-high pinstripe boots with matching hotpants and blazer
• Alex Brummer: Bankers have only themselves to blame
• Investor appetite for Gartmore float
• Microsoft nears end of EU court battle
• Japan weighs up bailout for JAL
• We're losing money by keeping F1 at Silverstone reveals Bernie Ecclestone
• A degree adds 'just £2,500' to your salary
• Kuwait sells £670m stake in Citigroup
• Cheryl Cole takes X Factor's Joe McElderry back to North East for homecoming concert
• EU's Barnier vows 'more governance'
• Middle class income to fall £300 in 2010
• O'Sullivan insists: Hearn's charisma and integrity will keep me in snooker
• Scientists unveil helping 'Terminator' hand with world's first bionic fingers
• The moment cannibal polar bear eats baby cub
• We need our very own Didier Drogba, admits Arsenal skipper Fabregas
• Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes share a tender kiss in Spain but poor Suri looks plain bored
• Kelly Brook sports heavy bags under her eyes as heavy Calendar Girls schedule takes its toll
• Why your fuel bills are likely go up again
• RBS slashes flexible mortgage limits
• Greg Bird thanks Catalans for their support - and vows to return one day
• Pre-Budget: Turmoil over 'super-tax' plans
• Paid leave to look after sick children
• FTSE 100 preview: Shares lack direction
• Accidental world champion Liam Tancock could be a Duel in the crown
• FTSE in-depth: Toy warning hits character shares
• Dubai forced into overseas asset sell-off
• Google launches real-time search with instant Twitter and Facebook updates
• Water meter in every home, at £200 each
• What the back pages say: Carlo Ancelotti tells United - you won't catch us, Cesc Fabregas warns Wenger - Arsenal lack options in quest for title
• Mark Owen and his new bride finally enjoy a Thai honeymoon
• 'Health message of Olympics is lost' as McDonald's plans to serve one in five meals to 2012 spectators
• Average Briton 'spends £65,000 and a year of life in pub'
• Prison psychologist 'was told dismembered dolls and sex texts were part of the job'
• Prison warder admits fling with rapist jailed for acid attack on TV presenter
• Fugitive paedophiles on run for months could strike again, police warn
• Bankers have no one to blame but themselves
• Labour plunges further into disarray over City super-tax
• Newlywed whose wife was found strangled charged with her murder
• BBC slammed for releasing Gavin & Stacey DVD before show has finished TV run
• Brown pledges to save taxpayer £3bn - but Labour will spend just as much on travel 'jollies'
• Joely Richardson: There'll never be a day I don't think of Natasha
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Now tell us the full truth, Mr Chancellor about the full scale of spending cuts and tax increases
• Bone drug rationing leaves women at risk as many osteoporosis victims 'will go untreated'
• Jacqui Smith
• KWASI KWARTENG: Rap music, goat curry and why crying racism won't help us beat black crime
• A water meter in every home . . . at £200 a time
• RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Say what you like about Foxy Knoxy, but at least the Yanks stand up for their own
• The inner-city primary school that topped league table with ice-skating, circus skills and karaoke lessons
• Is this a Turner for the better? Prize winner shocks world with actual art
• Feel like straighter hair? Just pop a pill developed by scientists after discovery of 'curly gene'
• Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby trade places as they celebrate three weird and wacky months as new-look team
• Loneliness 'fuels breast cancer', say scientists
• The real reason you're fat: How extra weight could be down to stress
• Children to be taught 'Green Cross Code' for internet use
• Ask the Doctor: I've got a painful testicle. What do you advise?
• Bailey wants to celebrate new deal with glory for Wigan coach Maguire
• Liverpool set to tie up deal for Icelandic teen Kristjan Gauti Emilsson
• Dubai WILL host European Tour's £10m end-of-season extravaganza
• AMANDA CRAIG: Like most mums I'm sick of the pink plague, but should Labour REALLY be trying to ban our daughters' favourite colour?
• Boro boss Gordon Strachan happy to let family come first for Adam Johnson
• Hearts face 'shame game' reunion with referee Norris against Dundee United
• Masterful O'Sullivan off to a flier as Ronnie is quick to brush aside Stevens
• Modric gives Tottenham a boost as he returns to action after broken leg
• Ben Fogle: Our injured war heroes have showed courage beyond compare
• VIRGINIA IRONSIDE: Could loneliness be contagious?
• A whole wild salmon on sale for £3 at Asda ... so what's the catch?
• Don't write US off: England think they have it easy but America are confident