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• Bright bit of business! More than £400m spent, but who landed the summer's five best deals?
• The Agent's view: Deadline day? It's stressful and your heart beats faster, but I love it!
• Catfight! Sarah Palin 'gets Christine O'Donnell uninvited from vital Tea Party rally'
• Beckford drops down to join Sven's promotion chasers at Leicester
• RICHARD KAY: Strictly Chris's fiance footwork: BBC star pops the question to girlfriend Sarah Alexander
• OMG! These buzzwords, are like, soooo uber irritating! Why it's suddenly trendy to speak like an idiot
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Minorities, the law and equality for all
• Women who have abortions 'face double the risk of mental health problems'
• STEPHEN GLOVER: The great taboo about why our countryside is being ripped apart by the bulldozers
• Jamie Oliver launches own brand of 'ethical' fish fingers
• Leave him alone! Cher blasts the haters as she praises son Chaz Bono for 'courageous' DWTS signing
• Ferdinand follows family footsteps and joins Warnock's QPR revolution
• Double trouble for Fulham as they secure deadline day deals for striker duo Ruiz and Sa
• 10 years on: When Sven ruled the world (or at least Germany)
• The Kardashian sisters sizzle in lingerie for clothing line campaign... shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz
• Spin City! Jessica Alba gets back on her bike in a bid to get her pre-baby body back
• PM demands Libyan rebels hand over last WPC Yvonne Fletcher murder suspect
• Mac on... The illegal travellers' site eviction
• Moyes seals Real deal for Drenthe as Madrid man arrives at Everton on loan
• Deadline day departures at The Hawthorns as Hodgson lets Cech and Ibanez leave West Brom
• The space-age sickbay that diagnoses disease without need for tests from sight, smell and 'feel' of disease
• The truth about my 'toyboy' stepdad - and the Glamazonian mother who made me feel a geek, by Amanda Redman's daughter (with little help from Mum)
• Victory is mine: Where Napoleon failed, our man in the rigging helps tear apart Nelson's mighty flagship
• England in keeper crisis as Foster refuses to help Capello
• Bellamy leaves City and rejoins Liverpool on a two-year deal
• Meireles joins Villas-Boas as Chelsea make late £12m swoop for Liverpool midfielder
• The perfect outfit for... evening cocktails
• Potato diet for lower blood pressure... and no weight gain
• Private finance deals allow investors to rip off taxpayers twice say MPs
• Women in their 50s delay retiring to bankroll children facing financial squeeze
• What I ate yesterday: Jan Leeming reveals how giving up sugar has kept her slender
• Hutton and Jenas seal Aston Villa deals as McLeish makes double raid on Spurs
• Jessie J leads the pack with five MOBO Award nominations... and will battle it out against Adele in three categories
• Microsoft 'intentionally designed software for phones to track customers without their consent'
• Wanted, BRITONS who want to work: Mail survey reveals why new jobs are going to migrant workers
• One month to go! Heavily pregnant Tori Spelling is a vision in blue
• Next Messi shows he has all the Barca class as Celtic lose in NextGen Series
• £220,000 frankenmeal: Scientists produce world's first test tube burger that 'could replace' real meat
• Billy Bob Thornton's daughter facing up to 30 years in jail after retrial request for baby death rejected
• Payoffs up to £750,000 at spending watchdog as 25 officials pocket £5.2m
• Cracks in Coalition over bank reforms as Tories fear swift shake-up may harm recovery
• All this can be yours for just $99! Company makes tiny, 65 sq ft build-it-yourself homes
• Save it for the boudoir! Why can't celebs of a certain age shut up about their sex lives?
• Is it selfish to be a mum on the frontline? Her son’s first words were ‘bye, bye’ and he saw her blown up on TV, but this woman war reporter has no regrets
• 'J-Lo's body is a thousand times more beautiful than mine': Helen Mirren insists she didn't deserve Best Body award
• Celebs and fashion houses are keen as mustard for the shade of the autumn
• Warnock delight as Wright-Phillips joins Loftus Road reveolution
• Zara and a big hug for her 13-year-old half sister
• Arsenal complete signings of Benayoun and Arteta as transfer window slams shut
• Bellamy signs two-year deal at Liverpool as Meireles joins Villas-Boas at Chelsea
• Funeral of the future: 'Liquefaction' unit unveiled in Florida that dissolves dead bodies
• A third of bosses will slash company pensions when new rules come in next year
• 'I hit like one of the guys': Detroit high school's new starting right tackle... is a GIRL
• Retired logger cuts off his toes with a pocket knife after getting trapped in the forest
• Fan returns $22,000 Rolex to Chris Brown after MTV awards performance
• How to... steal Helen Mirren's red hot look
• Gaddafi's favourite son plots surrender to save his own skin in secret talks
• Mackay takes Turner to Cardiff and the rest of the deadline day moves in the Football League
• Oscar De La Hoya: Yes I cheated on my wife, but I'm no Tiger Woods
• £6m-a-year? I was worth it, says Jonathan Ross who claims rivals would have paid him more than the BBC
• Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid and Jason Biggs reunite for photo booth fun ahead of new American Pie movie
• Boardwalk Empire star Paz de la Huerta learns 'how to strategically flash lingerie' as new face of Agent Provocateur
• West Ham snap up Hamburg's Demel on two-year deal
• Moscow office raid is 'without merit' and 'illegal' says BP
• Lloyd 'livid' at Old Trafford eviction: 'I was led away by the arms'
• Yakubu eyes top-flight survival after joining Blackburn from Everton
• It's an admission that will appal most mothers but with shocking honesty, a best-selling novelist admits... how I grew to HATE my son
• Bag lady Kim Kardashian reveals the designer wedding gifts she gave to bridesmaids
• All the top tips and best bets for Thursday, September 1
• U.S. solar start-up hailed as having 'bright future' by Obama files for bankruptcy just 15 months after visit
• Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff gives five housemates immunity after becoming the second person to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother
• MARKET REPORT: Fabulous FTSE's on the rise again
• 'It was incredibly violating and terrifying': Kate Bosworth on filming a rape scene with Alexander Skarsgard
• Chelsea fail with late £40m bid for Modric as Spurs miss out on Cahill
• Pearce demands England hit the ground running as Under 21 boss faces toughest test yet
• CRAIG BROWN: If only Kate had stuck to a nice iceberg lettuce
• Hangover 2 stuntman who nearly died in crash on set sues Warner Bros
• Shop the hoaxer! Police hunt man with a fake bomb whose 'prank' closed down a city centre
• Chechen warrior who tried to trip up Notting Hill knifeman fears his benefits will be taken away
• Nervous start but red devil Murray's too hot to handle at Flushing Meadows
• How SHOULD Carol Vorderman dress at 50? Stylist Mark Heyes offers his top tips
• THE CITY INTERVIEW: How Olisa played straight bat in ENRC row
• Complaints at bailed-out bank soar by 75% in just six months fuelled by PPI mis-selling
• Be brave Amanda, holding that baby in your arms will be worth all the terror: From a mother who endured the agony of stillbirth, an inspiring account of trying again
• Black Cats pounce on Bendtner as striker leaves Arsenal on season-long loan
• Swindon back 'lion' Di Canio over tunnel rift with striker Leon
• Mother, 21, filmed beating her baby and blowing marijuana smoke into child's mouth to get her to stop crying
• 'My heart has tripled in size': Delighted Alyssa Milano welcomes a baby boy
• Millward confirmed Castleford's new boss on three-year deal to replace Matterson
• Sun sets on Tesco's bid to crack Japanese market
• Nothing mumsy about this style! Holly Willoughby shows off her wild side as she returns to work after five months maternity leave
• RUTH SUNDERLAND: A welcome dose of decency from departing Southern Cross chief executive
• Southern Cross chief executive waives golden goodbye
• 'I'll always love Jennifer,' says Marc Anthony in teaser for first interview since split
• GB rowers secure Olympic berth after World Championship success
• LIZ JONES MOANS: Press two if you want to be driven mad by a phone robot
• All we used to hear about was Australia, now everyone looks at how England have done it
• Obama backs down and moves televised jobs speech after GOP debate clash left Boehner fuming
• Hundreds of Chinese tourists flee as tidal bore bursts through dam in annual event
• Dann set to leave Birmingham for Blackburn as Rovers agree to pay £8m for defender
• Youngest rioter, 11, who smashed a £6,000 department store window is spared jail
• Back to the day job: Prince Harry meets seriously ill children after his wild boy's night out in Croatia
• 'Victory for women's rights' as JC Penney is forced to pull 'I'm too pretty to do homework' top
• Showing off their fashion hauls to thousands of strangers online, the shopaholics as young as TWELVE
• Patel and Bopara lead England to victory over India after Dernbach's four-wicket haul
• Greene is go to start the Great Britain gold rush in Daegu
• 'We never had a son. We had a daughter who was born in the wrong body': Parents speak of their battle coming to terms with having a transgender daughter
• Wealthy followers of fashion help Hermès increase profits by 49%
• Inside the spy unit monitoring Muslim communities that the NYPD says doesn't exist
• Cindy Crawford dazzles in a sparkling red dress as she supports George Clooney at Venice Film Festival
• Who will get the emeralds (and the fish knives) when I'm gone? Why writing a will can be a wickedly unexpected pleasure...
• Former boss at 888 hit a £2m jackpot, despite presiding over disastrous acquisition of Mytopia
• Don't mess with my chick-flick! Why nobody should put Baby in a bad Dirty Dancing remake
• The brood is all back together! Brad Pitt joins Angelina Jolie to take their children out for dinner on the Kings Road
• The secret of getting baby Mabel to sleep? I’d have to kill you if I told
• Hargreaves completes sensational switch to Manchester City on one-year deal
• Unemployed man finds $150,000 in cash in his backyard while looking for food
• Wigan swoop for Scotland star Maloney from Celtic and Cheslea's Van Aanholt
• The pelican grief: 15 brown pelicans die from mystery puncture wounds along California's Central Coast
• On the couch with Sally Bercow: To what extent should you consider your partner's wishes when making career moves?
• Beauty Confidential: Back to beauty school... with new pens, pencils and crayons
• 'White flight' from U.S. cities as minorities now dominate eight of the country's biggest metro areas
• David Cameron and Duchess of York pay last respects to senior Tory found dead in Glastonbury toilet cubicle
• Ruby Wax: I HAVE to have Botox because my career depends on my face
• IOC confirm Games will be televised in 3D for the first time
• BBC 'to screen' Olympics in 3D as organisers plan up to 10 hours per day of coverage with extra dimension
• Scientists discover how to rejuvenate the brains of geriatric mice
• The cat sat on the CAT: Hilarious moment a bullying cat traps its feline foe in a box
• Turner suffers broken ankle after fall at Bath but keeps her sense of humour
• Hutton and Jenas having medicals at Villa as McLeish makes double raid on Spurs
• What a ride! Sam and Billie Faiers enjoy banana boat trip before showing off their bikini bodies at Bora Bora beach
• Sunset farewell for Wootton Bassett as town marks end of sombre ceremonies for Britain's war dead
• Grow your own drinks! Our guide on how to turn home-grown fruit and veg into delicious home-brewed tipples
• Brad goes into the red: Wiggins claims lead jersey in Vuelta a Espana
• Revealed: Taylor Armstrong 'began dating a new man before estranged husband Russell's suicide'
• Stoke complete £18m double deal for Crouch and Palacios, and add Jerome too
• 'It's good to stay busy': Kristin Cavallari hopes Dancing With The Stars will help her heal from love split
• Why grandparents secretly think THEIR children are such poor parents
• Katherine Heigl rediscovers her sexy side in two flirty frocks at beach photo shoot
• Humans created first stone axes 350,000 years earlier than first thought
• UEFA make Celtic wait for result of Europa League protest
• Hearts fan cleared of assault on Celtic manager Lennon
• Devoted father killed in Afghanistan just days after birth of his third daughter
• Why supermarket shoppers always reach for that tempting treat in the middle of the shelf
• Chopped! The U.S. version of MasterChef tried and tested
• Set sail for Naples for pizza pie in Dino's town... now that's amore
• Crossing the divide: Hargreaves joining exclusive club in switch to City
• Duchess of Cambridge's favourite jeans label J Brand set to launch sportswear collection
• Nude York City: Bodypainted model hauled to jail after Times Square spectacle
• Arsenal back in for £10m Arteta after Everton man asks to leave the cash-strapped club
• Robson's run ends at Flushing Meadows as teenager crashes out in second round
• Mel Gibson to pay ex Oksana Grigorieva $750k in settlement deal (a year after she turned down his $15 MILLION offer)
• Past it? George Clooney forced to drop out of Man from U.N.C.L.E remake because 'he cannot cope with stunts'
• A firm with leading technology in heart surgery has robust prospects
• World's heaviest mother goes on diet… after she was ditched by her chubby chaser fiancé
• Young prop Gledhill swaps Wakefield for Salford
• Cannibal killer sent to Broadmoor after eating victim's brain 'murdered fellow patient he also planned to eat'
• Multi-talented Chris Rea returns with a new album AND a feature film
• 'It feels great to be back': Rapper T.I. tweets his joy after release from prison
• 'You're going to jail and will never see your parents again': What children aged SIX were 'told after being handcuffed for talking in class'
• Cakes fit for a king! Apricot and almond cake
• Holy eBay Batman! Mechanic selling turbine powered Batmobile for $620,000
• In the heat of the night: Home town couple are the toast of Buenos Aires after winning world tango title
• Homegrown terror threat: Muslim-Americans playing 'prominent roles' in Al Qaeda and threatening more attacks on home soil, reveals 9/11 report card
• Through the keyhole: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries begin married life in luxury Park Avenue penthouse
• Cakes fit for a king! Mojito cheesecake cocktails
• Every cloud has a silver lining: Intrepid jetskier takes a joyride on streets flooded by Irene
• Surprising confidence from Bernanke sees the FTSE gain since last week
• Hard-up households raid savings before racking up card debt to beat the squeeze
• Sham marriage couple rumbled after bride couldn't even spell her new husband's name
• Great British reserve means we're too embarrassed to discuss salaries or ask for a pay rise
• Liverpool on brink of bringing Bellamy back to Anfield on free transfer
• 'Tapping up' is rife in football claims new survey
• 'Chaz Bono stole my thunder': Pregnant man claims Cher's son took his spot on Dancing With The Stars
• 'Libya is free': As Gaddafi remains on the run, celebrations begin in Martyrs' Square during first Eid free from former leader
• Alistair Darling to expose 'brutal and volcanic' Gordon Brown in explosive memoir
• Hammer time for Gunners youngster Lansbury and Spurs winger Bentley
• Czech mate! Fulham sign experienced defender Grygera on one-year deal
• From Susan to Olivia, John to James: The most popular baby names of the past 100 years
• Another severed human foot washes up on Canadian shore making a total of 12 in four years
• Feeling neutral? Nicole Scherzinger looks simply stunning as she arrives in London to promote new single
• Gatland consults Jenkins in bid to avoid another Wales World Cup flop
• ANOTHER severed foot washes ashore in British Columbia – totalling a dozen in four years
• Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard: Keep up with the latest scores on day four
• Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard: Keep up with the latest scores on day three
• Is this the face of Jack the Ripper? First picture of New York murderer identified as serial killer by his own lawyer
• Newspaper and magazine share tips round-up
• Sweet bird of nothing: Actor James Franco pulls out of Broadway debut opposite Nicole Kidman
• Don't paws for breath! Podgy pooch put through her paces at fat camp to help her find a family
• Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard: Keep up with the latest scores on day two
• Python that killed girl, 2, sent to Air Force base to teach soldiers survival techniques
• England will make a goodwill visit to earthquake hit Christchurch ahead of World Cup
• Cancer-stricken grandfather given just 12 months to live sees tumours killed in TWO DAYS after breakthrough treatment
• No President Clooney! George rules out political career as his movie Ide Of March kicks off Venice Film Festival
• One man and his dog have only each other for company in Japanese town abandoned after earthquake
• Groom-to-be, 47, dies of 'heart attack' in supermarket car park hours before his wedding
• Blake Lively jets to Australia to visit her new love Leonardo DiCaprio
• Disabled mother 'beaten unconscious' in horrifying double decker 'buggy rage' attack
• It's Rochelle VS Marvin! Saturdays star is pitted against her boyfriend from JLS at this year's BT Digital Music Awards
• Elizabeth lost over 3st and completed the London Marathon
• That's a VERY tall order... How the Dutch may get their first mountain (but they'll have to build it themselves)
• Mother left rattled after opening a cupboard to find 5ft SNAKE shaking its tail
• Cakes fit for a king! Chocolate and raspberry cake
• Poulsen ends Liverpool misery by signing one-year deal at French side Evian
• 'Its OK to say coloured people': Glenn Beck risks race row by attacking use of 'African American'
• How could they? Callous scrap metal thieves strip children's playground bare leaving children distraught
• A coastline, ravaged: Before-and-after images show the effects of Hurricane Irene's fury
• Villagers' fury as sea defence project is rejected because 20 small sea snails MIGHT be living nearby
• Could waiting to board a plane soon be a thing of the past? New 'twice as fast' method to get passengers onto an airliner
• Cakes fit for a king! Blueberry yoghurt fairy cakes
• Doctors apologise after they missed 39 chances to diagnose tumour that killed pensioner
• Website of the Week: www.bonvoyage.co.uk
• 'I lost over 3 stone and re-discovered who I am.' says Jackie.
• Cakes fit for a king! Strawberry and elderflower cake
• Wenger welcomes Santos and Mertesacker as defenders complete moves to Arsenal
• Pictured: Lea Michele as a gleeful baby in adorable childhood snap
• India call up all-rounder Jadeja to replace Gambhir for one-dayers against England
• Sarkozy seen receiving cash from France’s richest women but witnesses were too scared to tell, claims judge in new book
• Oh baby, you've got expensive taste! Christina Milian's one-year-old daughter tries Prada shoes on for size
• Wenger's yes to Yossi as Arsenal move in for Chelsea misfit Benayoun
• HSBC risks FSA action after missing PPI complaints deadline
• CSI fan 'who framed ex-girlfriend set up THREE MORE people by falsely accusing them of crimes'
• Anything TOWIE girls can do... Geordie Shore's Vicky and Charlotte make their lads' mag debut
• Scientist died after G-Wiz car imploded as she drove to child's school for parents' evening
• They're not a girlie band: The Saturdays go androgynous in edgy magazine shoot.. but what will their boys say?
• How fraudsters can work out your PIN from the heat traces your fingers leave on an ATM
• RICHARD KAY: Rachael Stirling's one than got away
• Parker signs on at Spurs as Redknapp completes move for West Ham star
• Trip down memory lane: Daybreak stars dig out old photos of when they were young
• Suzanne lost over 2 stone and felt like a Princess on her big day!
• McIlroy to miss Seve Trophy as US Open champion needs break
• CCTV shows 'major fight between Robyn Gardner and Aruba murder suspect Gary Giordano' as friend claims the pair met on swingers sex site
• What DOES it take to get a teacher fired? Part-time stripper and porn star is told he can return to the classroom
• Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard: Keep up to date with the latest scores on day one
• Miner of different precious gems looking to penetrate the Chinese and Indian market
• Naismith praises Rangers decision to reject bids for striker Jelavic
• Give us a cuddle: Furry friends enjoy a team hug after hard day's lazing around
• Injured Tottenham defender Walker pulls out of England Under 21 squad
• OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK
• Cameron warns banks must not 'put the economy at risk' as row over reform intensifies
• 'I knew he was married... but I went after him anyway!' Miranda Lambert reveals how she set her sights on husband Blake Shelton
• RETRO READS
• American couple face battle to keep Guatemalan child they say was legally adopted
• St Etienne take it to the Max as Gradel quits Leeds for French return
• Father, 35, filmed beating 16-year-old after refereeing 'fight club' brawl with teenage son
• Young couple plunge to their deaths from 12th floor flat as police officers enter their home
• PICTURE BOOKS
• School football player hanged himself two days after suffering blow to head during game
• Twintuition! Jedward have competition as most annoying twosome in Big Brother, as task sees housemates pair up as 'twins'
• Who's that girl? Big Brother star Josie Gibson is almost unrecognisable after losing even MORE weight
• The waiting's over: Order your cheesy melt by smartphone and it'll automatically start cooking just before you arrive to collect
• DEBUT FICTION
• Recipe: Chilli Beef Meatballs in Warm Pittas
• Bravery medal of canteen manager who manned machine gun in Falklands War to defend his stricken ship set to sell for thousands
• 'iPad' in a handbag: Sony launches folding tablet computer to rival Apple
• Heartless carer stole 85-year-old woman's £46,000 life savings to set up UK's best Ann Summers franchise
• Moyes snaps up Argentine hot shot Stracqualursi after allowing Yakubu to join Blackburn
• Should prying banks be allowed to tell homeowners in trouble to slash lifestyle spending?
• Christopher Wakling: WHAT I DID
• Bruce rebuffs Jewell in cheeky loan bid to bring back striker Wickham
• Revealed: The 25 firms who pay their CEOs more than they pay in taxes each year
• David Almond: THE TRUE TALE OF THE MONSTER BILLY DEAN
• Leading British climber was killed by falling rock dislodged accidentally by girlfriend
• 'I don't think it could have gotten any worse': Vermont town struggling as state's only community unreachable by ground crews
• European Masters leaderboard: Keep up to date with the latest scores on day four
• European Masters leaderboard: Keep up to date with the latest scores on day three
• European Masters leaderboard: Keep up to date with the latest scores on day two
• Barry Unsworth: THE QUALITY OF MERCY
• European Masters leaderboard: Keep up to date with the latest scores on day one
• Climbers stunned after spotting a stray dog at the freezing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro
• New AA online instant access Isa pays a table-topping 3.05%
• From Gadget show to GAFFE show: C4 drops its lead athletics presenter after string of on-air blunders
• Robert Downey Jnr to become a dad again: Wife Susan Levin is pregnant with her first child
• Legal boss working for fatcat council chief Andrea Hill sent her suicide note citing 'demands placed on him'
• Recipe: Mini Lemon Sponge Puddings
• Monkey-nomics: Scientists claim capuchins 'understand using money' - and can even sniff out a bargain
• Hundred of homes and farm animals evacuated as huge blaze rips through Oklahoma
• 'You don't have to go out and party to be happy', study reveals extroverted people are NOT happier than introverted peers
• Proud grandfather Jon Voight takes control of Angelina and Brad's brood on trip to the park
• Recipe: Prawn Massaman Curry
• Massage parlour sex trafficking trial collapses... as masseuse recognises married defence lawyer as client
• Thames Water SHOULD pay compensation, say angry rail passengers, as company denies liability for landslide
• Cole bids to follow Hoddle and Waddle and be an ambassador for French football in England
• Extraordinary pictures of the 2,000 year old underground labyrinth where Jewish rebels hid from Roman soldiers
• Bride stole £170,000 from her boss for lavish dream wedding... but was rumbled when she invited HIM
• Troubled ex-soldier blasted family to death in shotgun massacre after mental health authority failed him
• Cleaner who stole £90,000 of jewellery from Tory minister's wife walks free from court because she is a single mother
• Recipe: Gammon Steaks with Cabbage Mash, Carrots and Parsley Sauce
• Sorry, no ID, no Fireman Sam DVD: Jobsworth Sainsbury's staff refuse parents U-rated film without proof of age
• Ipsw-ichy feet: Pensioner travels 61,000 miles to visit every Ipswich in the world
• Bass instincts: Blast your PC through the sound barrier
• Recipe: Chocolate Cake with Raspberries
• How I took the reins from Dad: Dick Francis's son on writing in his father's name
• Meet my pretty woman! 30 Rock star, Alec Baldwin introduces 27-year-old girlfriend to the world on David Letterman chat show
• Pensioner spends 12 hours a day sewing for 17 YEARS to create record-breaking tapestry
• Able to spot enemy aircraft 300 miles away, the Sentry plane is Britain's eye in the sky
• Has Superman lost his pants? Henry Cavill is missing the iconic red underwear on set
• TOM PARKER BOWLES: After a rain-soaked August, revive your spirits with a dose of summer pudding
• Newcastle drop interest in striker Cisse after Freiburg reject £10m bid
• Online gambling firm Bwin.party fires up City but rival 888 fails to inspire investors
• Police probe execution-style killing of man, 25, blasted in the head in late night street shooting
• Computer-reliant pilots are forgetting their flying skills, airline safety group warns
• JAMES MARTIN: Yes, it's a Kia. But it's cheap to buy, cheap to run and has a seven-year warranty - and that's nothing to snigger at
• Recipe: Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Almonds
• Fears homelessness could spread to middle class as economic downturn and welfare cuts take hold
• OLLY SMITH: Wander off the beaten track for superb quality wines at gobsmacking prices
• Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad back for 'one last run' after company announces U-turn
• 'I spent most of my early years totally rebelling against anything I could': Dan Stevens on how he went from rebellious youth to Downton Abbey's heir apparent
• Kosovan shot dead two U.S. airmen because he thought Facebook clip of movie showing Muslim woman raped by American soldiers was REAL
• Spoiler alert: Corrie's Stella left fighting for her life after drunken Carla knocks her down in the car
• 'The biggest misconception about me is that I'm a manufactured pop puppet': The world according to Pixie Lott
• Sony unveils world's first 3D head-mounted display that is as immersive as 'sitting in a cinema'
• White hot Kate Hudson shows off her bikini body just six weeks after giving birth to son Bingham
• Women paid £10,000 less than men in the same positions... and it'll take 100 years to close the gap
• Borthwick commits future to Saracens after signing new deal
• 'My little lifesaver': Mother detects cancer after 15-month-old daughter accidentally elbows her breast
• Bolton get £4m Ngog and loan signing of Kakuta as Liverpool sign USA youngster Bijev
• Amy Winehouse to Beyonce: Mel C chooses her top ten greatest female performers
• Smith & Nephew shares jump after it fails to deny Biomet bid rumours
• Thousands of pensioners are being short-changed by pensions that pay no interest
• Are footballers good for the economy? Premier League tax to deliver £1bn this season
• America has wasted $60bn in decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq through poor planning and fraud
• JFK vs Jack the cat: Hunt is on after airline loses passenger's pet in New York airport
• That's a bit of a Hassel! The red buzzer falls on the Hoff as judge is axed from Britain's Got Talent
• The joys of being an actor! Ray Winstone debuts a bloodied and bruised Magwitch on the set of Great Expectations
• SPOILER ALERT: After Tommy's kidnap drama Kat Moon suffers further baby heartache with a devastating miscarriage
• Naked photos of celebrities, A-list phone numbers and top secret scripts: The hackers now wreaking havoc in Hollywood
• Is this Britain's worst family? Police find girl, 4, left home alone by her holidaying mother after arresting 16-year-old brother in stolen car
• Enough cash to sink a battleship! How model enthusiasts will pay £831 to build magazine series replica of HMS Hood
• High Street retail group could struggle to impress
• Warnock closes in on Wright-Phillips and Ferdinand as Rangers revolution continues
• Why the return journey always seems quicker (and it's not due to being more familiar with the route)
• Boss of failed care home provider Southern Cross turns-down £500,000 leaving payment
• Teenager, 17, is paralysed for life after hospital left spinal anaesthetic in for too long
• Ration books, spam sandwiches and the Dam Busters theme tune: The couple who walked down the aisle for a 'wartime wedding'
• Top 10 sport videos of the week: Bolt's blunder, Hamilton's howler, England keeper Hart left shell-shocked and much more
• Scotland take it to the Max as winger plans to cause mayhem at World Cup
• Got a head for heights? World's highest 'Ferris wheel' opens... on top of a 1,480ft tower in China
• Is your online password safe? Millions fall prey to online fraud
• Texas judge blocks law requiring pregnant woman to see sonogram before aborting her foetus
• NS&I bond cull won't hit savers, who'll be set for 'better' rates next year
• Villa enter race for Cole as Lille allow midfielder to commute from London
• Does my battery pack look big in this? Christine Bleakley's sound equipment bulges through her tight dress
• Horror on the M25 after husband stabbed his ‘beautiful, ambitious’ wife to death in car being driven by his father
• Have job, will travel: Workers willing to accept lower pay for more holidays
• The butterfly girl: Seven-year-old with skin so delicate it falls it off at the slightest knock
• Banks under growing pressure to bring back cheque guarantee card
• Consumer confidence in UK and US faltering as households cut back on spending
• Smit and Matfield aim to create history and bow out as champions
• Let me go! De Bruyne furious with Genk in bid to force through Blues move
• Hmm, this looks familiar... Cheryl Cole is back on a judging panel, but this time it's for her new film
• SMALL CAP MOVERS: Central Asia Metals emerge from turmoil with positive outlook
• Rovers hoping Salgado factor will sway Hapoel Tel Aviv target Kende
• Father who abandoned son, 11, in foreclosed home is arrested on child neglect charges
• 'Career politicians got us into this mess': Romney's side swipe at frontrunner Perry as he battles for Republican ticket
• De La Hoya considered suicide after he hit rock bottom with drink and drugs
• Jessie Wallace and former fiancé 'battle over who should keep £18,000 wedding champagne' as split turns nasty
• Woman, 99, becomes oldest person in the UK to undergo breast cancer surgery
• On yer bike! Father's anger over £200 fine for carrying son, aged two, on his bicycle
• Evans' joy of six at Manchester United as defender gets used to Pallister's old jersey
• Why don't courts ALWAYS deal with criminals as quickly as the rioters? Police chief slams sluggish justice
• The tombs beneath Ground Zero: Never before seen footage shows the devastation beneath the World Trade Center
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