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• Online ticket agencies fees hiking price of a concert by a third: Eight in ten people consider additional cost a rip-off
• How most people would prefer to tell a lie or do a bad deed than simply say 'No'
• Patriots star Rob Gronkowski spotted shopping at Whole Foods on a scooter as he recovers from season-ending knee injury
• Pets have more rights than me: Paralysed man's plea for an assisted suicide
• It's not just rotting teeth and obesity you're risking: From dementia to liver damage, the real toll of too much sugar
• Parents arrested as police search for boy, 5, last seen in September but only reported missing last week
• Firemen to strike over Christmas: Announcement comes after death during latest walkout
• MPs backing for Heathrow expansion 'is a stitch up': Campaign group say recommendation of third runway will 'fire starting gun for protests'
• 'Happy holidays from all nine of us!': Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell share festive holiday photo with their two daughters and five pets
• Jails free foreign convicts who still pose a danger: Officials are making little effort to rehabilitate criminals because they wrongly assume they will be deported
• Anything for attention! Make-up free and tired Miley Cyrus dons outlandish Tom Ford fur coat after landing in freezing Washington, D.C.
• That's not like you! Jennifer Garner swaps her mom jeans and raises hemlines in a daring black miniskirt
• Let the (mind) games begin! Mourinho claims Arsenal will have edge in top of the table clash
• Owen and Cameron join Forces to back England v Afghanistan peace match... and former striker slams 'match-fixing' furore
• Dolphins guard Incognito suspended with pay for rest of the season after Martin saga
• Can acupuncture in your ear help you lose weight? Treatment can help overweight slim down within just eight weeks
• Stuck in the Xmas party from hell? Hog the canapes and dream about sexy Sherlock! SARAH VINE'S guide to surviving Christmas
• Bring on the big guns! Laudrup happy to land Napoli and get a crack at Rafa
• Delta Airlines 737 slides off runway into snow after landing in Wisconsin
• I'll make Blanket next King of Pop, vows Jackson's dad: Singer's father says fortune-teller predicted his grandson would be a sensation and he just needs to be 'trained'
• Battle for Ibrox! Read letter from rebels as power struggle reaches breaking point
• Pictured: Chris Brown gets probation revoked in court over arrest for allegedly hitting a man in Washington D.C.
• Golden Years Christmas special: From George Best and Andy Gray as Santa to stars at their annual parties... and Jimmy Greaves with a chimpanzee called Linda
• Grandfather kills five-year-old grandson in DUI crash but daughter is sticking by him, saying 'We're a tight family'
• Google accused of trying to evade justice after claiming it can't be tried in British court over alleged privacy breaches
• Has there ever been a sibling rivalry more venomous than this? Now Joan Fontaine is dead at 96, her sister Olivia de Havilland will be livid she's stolen the headlines again
• Behold the Cthurkey: Horrifying Christmas meal made from crab, turkey and octopus - served up on a plate complete with Nazi swastika
• Panthers v Saints is 'as big as it gets', says Carolina coach Rivera ahead of showdown
• Alan Cumming slams HBO's Girls for failure to show enough scenes featuring protected sex
• Gasps and cheers as City players watch Champions League draw from training HQ... but Zabaleta isn't too worried about Barca
• Sibling rivalry: Kim Huybrechts wins battle of Belgian brothers as Ronny crashes out
• Prankster beats loud talkers at their own game by trolling them during their private phone conversations
• Chicago cornerback Tillman sidelined for the season with torn right triceps
• From gout to tinnitus, the illnesses that get WORSE in the mornings
• The Wallace blueprint: How Rangers chief executive sees the club going forward
• Two weeks old, and already the star of the show: Newborn appears as infant Jesus in pre-school nativity play
• A 15ft trail of 1,027 letters... the result when one family fed up of receiving unwanted post collected all their junk mail for a year
• No fancy dress or drunken antics here! See Ronaldo, Bale and Co celebrate Real Madrid's Christmas party in style
• From Hollyoaks to Hollywood: Merseyside actress Emma Rigby stuns at red carpet premiere of new film
• Will you end up poorer than your parents? Children of the 60s and 70s are worse off because of meagre pay rises, dwindling pensions and sky-high property prices
• Martinez eyes Dundee United's Robertson as potential replacement for Baines
• CHARLES SALE: When the winner can't be bothered to get out of the shower to appear on time the Beeb's glitzy bash is on its last legs
• Going hell for leather! Kourtney Kardashian and daughter Penelope take a walk on the wild side of fashion
• Two in three 13-year-old girls afraid of getting fat: Major survey highlights fears of eating disorders among young
• Clarifications and corrections
• Obamacare Navigators tell applicants to LIE about their income and smoking habits to get a better deal, report reveals
• And smile! Kim Kardashian shares new snap of giggling little Nori (and this one's the cutest yet)
• Eighties icon Kelly LeBrock, 53 - who appeared in hits Weird Science and Woman In Red - 'arrested for DUI'
• Cheeky little fellow! Flynn Bloom sticks out his tongue on celebratory outing with dad Orlando after his film The Hobbit pulled in $73m over weekend
• Munster looking to bring in All Blacks star Hore to bolster options at hooker
• Malaika Firth and Jamie Campbell Bower lead a lineup of up-and-coming British stars in new Burberry campaign
• VISUAL EDIT: Electric cars pollute too
• STEVE HARPER: My testimonial was a chance to say thank you... and also show one or two people at Newcastle what you can do if you engage with the fans
• Rangers board back McCoist despite shares gift to fans, says Wallace
• 'Dating is the last thing she's thinking of': Friends quash rumours Khloé Kardashian has moved on with Matt Kemp... but say it 'could head that way'
• MoD hands outs £680,000 in compensation to riders in one year after their horses were scared by low-flying military aircraft
• Over to you, Tim... former star Sherwood could snap up Spurs job full time after taking reins from axed AVB
• Get married after 90 days or go back home: Long-distance couples try to overcome culture differences in new TLC series
• Rapist serving 40 years for prison must do the time even though victim says she was lying and he didn't do it
• Rail firm freezes 43% of its fares for 2014 including more than half of its journeys from London
• Staying youthful! Suzanne Somers, 66, and husband Alan Hamel, 77, take time out of their busy sex lives for a stroll in Malibu
• Most British firms say they will create more jobs next year: Employers say prospects 'on the up' amid growing signs of recovery 'has finally taken hold'
• Fletcher seizes second chance after months mixed with doubt and hopeful optimism
• Sam Turner's tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, December 17
• Social worker struck off after using mobile to snap indecent photos up women's skirts
• Eat, drink and be merry! FEMAIL brings you the best gifts for food lovers
• He may have fallen off only hours earlier but McCoy retains sense of humour with Fergie on SPOTY stage
• Half of us have stopped giving Christmas tips to tradespeople while hairdressers are now most likely to receive a festive bonus
• Think you've got a milk allergy? It may be a major bowel problem
• 'All I want is for Lucy Watson to love me': Made In Chelsea's Jamie Laing becomes a lovesick puppy as he struggles to deal with rejection
• JAMIE REDKNAPP: Barca are vulnerable, Drogba will light up the Bridge again, Moyes got a stroke of luck but Wenger's in trouble
• Benitez targets January reunion with Agger as Napoli eye loan move
• My never ending anguish - by the father with no rights: A heart-rending interview with the father who's battled to see his daughter for 12 YEARS as his ex-partner defied 82 COURT ORDERS to give him access
• Hang on tight there, my littl'un: Mother orangutan cuddles her two-week-old baby
• One cap wonder Nugent is back on the big stage as Leicester take on Man City
• 'Breastfeeding is addictive': Penelope Cruz on nursing her children until 13 months as she shows off her flawless freckles
• MARKET REPORT: City gets excited as media giant Liberty Global mulls C&W bid
• Would you wait eight hours to take a selfie? Thousands line up to snap envy-inducing photograph in New York gallery's Infinity Mirrored Room
• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could 'zero to hero' Hunt succeed Cameron?
• Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev schizophrenic? Boston bomber told friends and family he 'had two people living in his head' was the victim of mind control
• Pardew in pole position to make Zaha a Newcastle player until the end of the season
• Government 'set to act against Ganguly in sexual harassment case' after intern's affidavit is leaked
• Snowden will NOT be given amnesty in exchange for the NSA documents that he hasn't released yet
• Aggreko wins the double after securing World Cup and Commonwealth Games contracts
• Why Always Him? Balotelli lets his feet do the talking as Milan striker takes on Roma wearing boots with his own headlines splashed all over them
• 'We love our son dearly... and cannot begin to understand why': Colorado high school gunman's parents speak out
• Daddy's little superhero: Gavin Rossdale takes son Zuma, dressed up as Spider-Man, to school
• Fifty Shades' Jamie Dornan and wife Amelia Warner 'welcome their first child'
• John Kerry makes North Korea nuclear weapon gaffe: Says rogue state could 'potentially' have nukes even though they've had them since 2006
• JCB digs in as uncertainty in key Indian market hits profits
• 'Never lose time for you!' Kim Kardashian tweets advice to new mothers before Christmas shopping with Kourtney and their babies
• BJP winner from Churu is fake encounter accused
• Boston bombing victim who suffered devastating burns proposes to nurse he met in rehab
• Festive fixtures will make or break Liverpool's title challenge, says Suarez
• Supreme Court over-rules Rajasthan High Court judge to let his daughter, 30, marry the man she loves
• Madhuri works her magic: Kapil left green with envy as 'Comedy Nights...' audience showers actress with gifts and flowers
• Sunny's out of the dog house! Mrs Obama forgives newest First Dog for tackling little girl and brings her along with Bo to Christmas reading at children's hospital
• Giving Christmas the middle finger: Woman allowed to put up controversial lights - and this year she's adding a SECOND hand
• Barca are scared of City, says Pellegrini as war of words begins between heavyweights
• MARTIN SAMUEL: AVB was the man who knew too little. He was sitting on two barrels of dynamite once Spurs sold Bale
• Mayweather backed to continue dominance as Gavin targets fight with Khan
• RAISINA TATTLE: Rahul ponders his next move
• 'No one thought they were going to last, so honestly, who cares': Lamar Odom's daughter Destiny, 15, happy Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce
• Congress hopes to topple final barrier to Lokpal Bill as SP puts its foot down
• Retreat! Katy Perry returns to New York after being slammed for a lackluster performance on the UK X Factor final
• Hedge fund manager Arpad 'Arki' Busson seals multi-billion pound merger
• DU study claims four year undergraduate programme not a hit with students
• Lloyd's of London names first female chief in 325 years: Appointment makes Inga, 50, one of the most powerful women in the City
• Communal violence spooks Centre: Home Ministry data reveals 725 incidents across India in just 10 months
• Moncler is a winter warmer as shares in ski jacket maker soar on first day of training
• England to give Burrell centre stage as Lancaster prepares to watch Cipriani
• BP strikes £10bn deal to develop Oman's vast 'tight' gas reserves
• 'Should we take Congress support?' AAP consulting public opinion as leaders consider forming Delhi government
• London calling: Ronan Keating and girlfriend arrive in UK looking fresh-faced after jetting in from California
• 'I'm a daddy!': Jay Sean announces birth of first daughter named Ayva... and reveals his wife gave birth listening to his music
• EXCLUSIVE - Sins of the 'affluenza' boy's parents: Millionaire father and mother of teen let off despite killing four in DUI crash have been accused of more than TWENTY crimes and traffic violations
• A Christmas miracle: Generous stranger pays off $20,000 of customers' outstanding bills at Walmart
• Does anyone need a 4-ft pink neon star for Christmas, Kirstie? Christopher Stevens reviews last night's TV
• Teacher pay state by state: Fascinating map shows New York educators get biggest salaries and are paid almost DOUBLE their South Dakota counterparts
• Man was building snowmen with Ohio girl before he 'strangled her and dumped her body in a trash bin' then joined her family and neighbors in desperate search for her
• Absence DOES make the heart grow fonder: How couples in long-distance relationships experience more intimacy and satisfaction
• Husband surprises his wife on their 10th anniversary by throwing the NERD-THEMED wedding that they couldn't afford when they first got married
• 'No complaints from my body': Beyoncé gets down and dirty with husband Jay Z as they frolic on the beach in explicit new video Drunk In Love
• Jury recommends the death penalty for Muslim man, 29, convicted of killing his Hindu ex-girlfriend's family in 'ill-conceived plan' to get her back
• Jobless thug who left victim in coma after fight outside nightclub is jailed for nine months
• 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle lead the 2013 Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations
• New study shows Delhi's rape victims suffer in silence: Capital remains unsafe a year after December 16 tragedy
• Seattle car dealership forced to pay out $420,000 in cash prizes after Seahawks shut out New York Giants
• 'I rarely drink spirits any more, as I find wine strong enough. I do enjoy a glass or two': Under the microscope with comedian Ronnie Corbett
• 'Artful Dodger' rent boy jailed for 18 years for killing vulnerable man whose finances he had bled dry
• A crime that's hard to stomach! Jail scanner reveals burglary suspect swallowed stolen gold necklaces
• The tiny brain trainer that helps get you moving after a stroke: Breakthrough could give new hope to patients like Mikey
• Can't sing your way out of that! Glee star Dianna Agron is greeted with a parking ticket after a girls' night out
• QUENTIN LETTS: Sir John's naughty, naughty hands still wander and cup
• India outraged as sources reveal country's US diplomat was strip-searched
• ALEX BRUMMER: After assault on Big Six energy companies, Labour now hits the housebuilders
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why all parents must provide for their own
• Suspended United Methodist pastor defies church's order to resign for performing a same-sex wedding
• JEFF POWELL: Khan's shot at Mayweather inches ever closer as Golden Boy refuse to deal with PacMan's promoter
• QUENTIN LETTS: Liars! MPs say BBC bosses lied to Parliament about obscene pay-offs. There couldn't be a more serious charge, but don't expect any contrition
• Does Google plan to build a robot army? Internet giant adds eighth company to growing robotics empire
• He won't get a 'single penny'! Mackay on brink of exit after Cardiff chief attacks manager over new signings
• WHIPLASH: An ode to Pakistani chutzpah
• Five-star living - and it's all made of BAMBOO: Luxury village with vast staircases and a river-spanning bridge rises from the jungle of Bali
• RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Ye Olde English Christmas? Ho ho ho!
• From exuberant mud festivals to a solitary life in a Welsh wooden hut: Stunning images are revealed as winners of top travel photography competition
• Congress abuzz with demands to name 'reluctant' Rahul as PM candidate
• Big Brother's racist and expletive-laden rants made it 2013's most complained about show - but racy performance by Lady Gaga on X Factor wasn't far behind
• I was just one operation away from quitting, admits Fletcher after United comeback
• NSA's huge cell phone eavesdropping operation is unconstitutional, rules federal judge in victory for exiled leaker Snowden
• Boy, 11, arrested for domestic violence after PUNCHING his 60-year-old grandmother in the face for not buying him a toy
• Sandhya Singh's son arrested over her murder
• 'I've not spoken to him directly': Sam Bailey reveals she's yet to hear from Simon Cowell as she steps out following X Factor win
• It's a HIT: Beyonce's new album becomes the fastest-ever iTunes seller with more than 800,000 downloads in three days
• 'No evidence' that Princess Diana was killed by the SAS, Scotland Yard detectives conclude after new investigation into 'Soldier N' claims
• THE BIGGER PICTURE: Prepare for war in the East China Sea
• John Abraham unveiled as co-owner of Delhi Waveriders hockey team
• That's $3,400 per wear! Michelle Obama wears controversial J Mendel jacket AGAIN despite backlash last year over its $6,800 price tag
• Woman, 33, leaps to her death from luxury Manhattan apartment block
• Vitali Klitschko vacates world heavyweight title as champion focuses on political fight
• BLOGS OF THE DAY: Actress Joan Fontaine dies at 96
• REVEALED: How it all went wrong for AVB... Levy's humiliation and his bust-ups with Freund and Adebayor that lost him respect
• 'Daddy, I missed you!' The moment one four-year-old girl is reunited with her soldier father - and refuses to let him go
• A beautiful mind: Being attractive can give you better grades and more success at high school
• 'Doesn't Special K promote weight loss?' Cereal's new 'stop the fat talk' campaign deemed 'ironic' and 'insincere' by critics
• Lalu declares war on Modi after release from jail
• Honey Boo Boo's sweet charity: How Mama June's brood raised $15k for struggling families with Christmas toy drive
• Is that you Batgirl? Kristin Chenoweth tries on a black caped coat for size and ends up looking like a superhero
• The hot couple! Tara Reid and musician boyfriend share a spicy kiss while shopping for herbs at market
• Don't Stop Believing! Michaele Salahi and Journey guitarist Neal Schon get married in extravagant wedding featuring 18 bridesmaids
• Incredible moment homeowner catches three giant black bears taking a dip in her Florida swimming pool
• 'India will miss Sachin': Proteas pacer Morkel says country's batsmen have their work cut out
• Still alive, comrade! Fidel Castro pictured for the first time in months after he failed to comment on Mandela's death
• Two to be charged over threatening tweets to campaigner who called for a woman to be on banknotes
• Champion Burns given green light to resume sparring after all-clear from doctors
• MY BIZ: RBI may raise interest rates AGAIN after WPI inflation hits 14-month high
• Aguero's City pitted against Messi's Barca in a Champions League clash of the titans... but which manager possesses the best squad?
• Greatwood winner Dell' Arca leads Pipe's six potential Ladbroke Hurdle hopes
• The Year That Was... April: Suarez bares his teeth, Woods pays Masters penalty and Cipriani gets hit by a bus
• FOOTBALL LEAGUE COLUMN: MK Dons looking to turn over a new leaf after Wolves win with Robinson under the microscope
• COURT MARSHAL: One more reason to scrap Section 377
• From supermodel to superhero: Caped Kate Moss cuts a stylish figure in central London
• Miley's motley crew: Cyrus' pushy parents, tattooed siblings and tween twerker Noah launch family YouTube Channel
• 'Sun's out, guns out': Jenna Dewan-Tatum and daughter Everly hit the beach in Puerto Rico as Channing wraps action-packed scenes on 22 Jump Street
• Amanda Knox condemned for collecting donations in memory of Meredith Kercher as Italian prosecutor demands court convict her of the student's murder
• EXCLUSIVE: Bachelor star Catherine Giudici celebrates wedding shower with 40 friends in Texas as January nuptials with fiancé Sean Lowe near
• Long throw master Delap hangs up his boots after 19-year career
• Choir teacher, 31, arrested for having sex with student 'at least five times' but insists affair happened after he graduated
• Tripping the Christmas light fantastic! Meet the families pulling out all the stops to turn their homes into winter wonderlands (despite the hefty electricity bills)
• We all know they're the most feared football team in Europe... but what happened when four Bayern Munich stars took to the basketball court in this skills video?
• 'She gets mistaken for my daughter': Ronnie Wood,66, opens up about three decade age gap with wife Sally Humphreys
• France branded the new 'sick man of Europe' as latest figures show economy is contracting and Hollande faces second successive quarter of falling production and services
• Pregnant mother-of-two collapsed and died from rare heart condition during coffee morning just a month before she was due to give birth
• Tove Jansson: My magical Moomin Christmas
• How Saatchi put the brakes on Nigella’s U.S. TV career: She turned down first offer of American show because he 'didn't like her being away for that long'
• Bad cop, worse cop: Officers from just one force axed for sex on duty, forging an old lady's will and groping a colleague
• One man and his cat: Chinese farmers may have been first to domesticate felines to kill rodents 5,300 years ago
• Lawyer goes to jail for six years after scamming $46 million by taking out bonds for terminally ill people that would pay HIM after they died
• For heaven's sake: Eliza Doolittle hits another bum fashion note in angel-print dress
• Arctic bounces back: ESA satellite reveals that polar ice INCREASED by 50% in a year
• Senator's chief of staff forced to go live with his parents as he awaits trial for child porn
• Down Joe! Hilariously awkward moment Biden gets a bit too friendly with White House reporter at Christmas party
• Jilted boyfriend who stalked ex-girlfriend for eight months, logged into her Facebook and set her clothes on fire has sentence extended after threatening to KILL her in front of judge
• EXCLUSIVE: 'They both regret not spending more time together': Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux to jet off on NYE trip to Mexico 'after counseling' as they pledge that '2014 will be different'
• Penguins move like TRAFFIC JAMS to keep warm: Shuffles of just 2cm help the birds huddle together tightly
• 18th century painting of Catherine the Great 'looks like David Cameron in drag'
• SamCam's relatives at war over their 1,000-acre estate: Judge begs for end to court battle that's 'haemorrhaging money'
• Has absconded paedophile been murdered? Police hunting for sex offender discover suspected human remains in a river
• Jim Davidson 'delighted' as Falklands prosecutors say they will take no further action over allegation of sexually assaulting a woman in the 1980s
• My firm is having its Christmas party this week. Can we give it as a tax free benefit to our employees?
• 'I don't ever want to need someone again': Miley Cyrus admits to Barbara Walters ending her engagement with Liam Hemsworth conquered fears of being alone
• Januzaj backs under-fire Moyes to bring success to Manchester United
• Croatia's Simunic slapped with 10-game ban and will miss World Cup for Nazi chanting
• You almost did it! Humans cheer on exhausted rat who can't figure out how to get off moving escalator
• Queen Victoria's replica christening gown gets another outing: Lord Freddie Windsor and Sophie Winkleman's daughter Maud is christened in same lace robe as Prince George
• How will stocks perform in 2014? City gurus offer market forecasts and tip the sectors and shares to watch next year
• He's stuck in the rat race! Helpless rodent filmed unsuccessfully trying to get off a moving escalator
• She's at it again! Earth mother Gisele Bundchen posts serene photo of beach yoga session with son Benjamin
• King of the world! Jon Bon Jovi sails the high seas as his band prepares to finish the year's highest grossing international tour
• 'This is all for you': The moment a musical theatre star proposed to his boyfriend with the help of a dancing flash mob made up of fellow cast members
• Job prospects look better in 2014 for millions of unemployed, with majority of firms looking to hire
• FOOTBALL 9-5: Follow all the news with Sportsmail's live rolling service...
• Mystery of modern man’s hands solved: Bone reveals that our limbs transformed into dextrous tools 1.42million years ago
• No date set for digital radio switchover because so few people have given up on FM
• Going global! Bayern bidding for first Club World Cup victory and fifth trophy of 2013... but Ronaldinho (the man Guardiola binned at Barca) could stand in their way
• Keep it under your hat! Victoria Beckham sports a smart trilby as she pays a discreet visit to old friend Beverley Knight backstage at The Bodyguard
• The Year That Was... March: McIlroy retires with 'toothache', Wales win Six Nations and Rio plays too hard to get
• 'I never moan about my figure in front of my daughters': Ex-ballerina and Strictly judge Darcey Bussell encourages healthy body image... and is MILITANT about breakfast
• Hawaii Five-oooh! Alex O'Loughlin shows off his inked up physique as he bonds with his family at the beach
• Navy defrauder who showered politicians including George W. Bush with donations is sentenced to 28 years in jail for $100 million charity scam
• Sex drive ruined by antidepressants? Just 30 minutes of exercise can help
• Zola resigns from Watford after nine-game run without a victory
• Staff at school where paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest worked failed to blow the whistle 'because they instinctively supported their colleague'
• 'I pushed and he went over': Newly-released tapes show Montana newlywed confessing to killing her husband in argument on a cliff
• How a top climate change expert defrauded EPA out of $900K by claiming he was an undercover CIA agent and spent $260K traveling first class so he didn't have to show up for work
• Suit worn by Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain sells for £65,000 at auction to Planet Hollywood
• Met police officer spiked bottle of energy drink with screenwash to teach colleague who kept stealing it 'a lesson'
• She hasn't quite Cotton-ed on! Fearne wears her sunglasses out in the rain... but at least she has a sunny disposition
• Is that your secret? Lea Michele glows as she leaves a photo shoot with a healthy vegetable drink in hand
• Golden girl of fashion! Cate Blanchett gets glam in Céline and Dolce & Gabbana for fifth Vogue cover
• Could bears hold the cure to OBESITY? Grizzlies eat up to 58,000 calories a day yet don't get fat or develop heart disease
• Profile: the unlikely Essex debutante on having a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking
• 'She was the last romantic relationship I had': Colin Farrell, 37, shares details of how he fell for Elizabeth Taylor just before she passed at age 79
• Jealous husband stabbed his wife 15 times, ran her over then sent her a Christmas card as she lay dying in hospital
• The optical illusions that will fool your CAT: Video reveals tricks of the eye that can outfox animals too
• 300 lashes, four years in prison and a travel ban… for calling for democracy in Saudi Arabia
• Don't worry about dropping your phone down the toilet! £14.99 pouch repairs mobiles which got wet up to a MONTH later
• Supermarket sugar wars: Sainsbury's Christmas pudding is twice as sweet as Waitrose with just ONE portion exceeding a woman's daily recommended sugar intake
• Cheer up West Ham fans, it's not all doom and gloom this Christmas... you can purchase your own Hammerettes calendar!
• 'I've been playing since I was two-and- a-half': Meet the pinballers aged just nine and six who are among the top professionals in the world
• Volunteers who turned a rat-infested tip into a peaceful community garden are told to rip up their plants and gravel over it
• This year's top 10 most outrageous benefits cheats: The drag queen, wicket keeper, darts captain and dog trainer who all said they were too ill to work
• 'Whoops, guess I'm not 14 and fat anymore': Former Disney star Dylan Sprouse, 21, finds himself at the centre of an embarrassing nude photo scandal
• Swans and Tigers receive FA charge after fracas during their draw at Liberty Stadium
• Pedophile complains he is tired of being linked to Etan Patz disappearance after another man confessed
• EUROZONE: Falcao happy at Monaco, Dortmund and Leverkusen slip up in Bayern chase... as Costa misses penalty to send Atletico above Barca to top of La Liga
• EU signs deal with Turkey lifting restrictions on its citizens travelling to Europe
• Mother drowned her autistic eight-year-old son before killing herself in house fire
• THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Sunderland's Ji could make shock move to Dortmund, Cole is wanted in China... and how City beat United to 15-year-old goalkeeper
• Hot mama! Jamie-Lynn Sigler shows off a curvy post-baby body in leather leggings just three months after delivering her son
• 'Having the perfect body isn't all it's cracked up to be': Mother-of-three hits back at Fit Mom for promoting unhealthy beauty ideals
• Harry Styles parties until 3.30am with female friends at X Factor afterparty... as girlfriend Kendall Jenner heads back to LA
• Following Anchorman 2 Ron Burgundy's footsteps in San Diego
• Woman miscarries TEN babies at the same time after just 12 weeks of pregnancy
• No evidence antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps actually prevent spread of germs... and they could even damage health, watchdog finds
• Man, 53, is arrested after telling police he found an abandoned baby wrapped in newspaper at a gas station but it turns out he was the one who dumped it
• Flirty Ferne! TOWIE's Miss McCann and Tom Pearce get rather close on a night out at Sugar Hut
• Do what u want! Lady Gaga cleared of breaking UK broadcasting rules after raunchy X Factor performance prompts barrage of complaints
• The Year That Was... February: Pistorius weeps in court, Ravens win the Super Bowl and there's silverware for Swans too
• Not another PDA: Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk can't keep their hands off each other in lobby of their hotel
• Samsung announces launch of yet another cut-price smartphone - but does it offer anything new?
• Eva Longoria sparkles as she hosts her first Global Gift Gala event in Dubai... as she admits she has no idea who One Direction are
• Liverpool boss Rodgers praises 'terrific' Flanagan after youngster grabs first Reds goal against Spurs
• A lip balm good enough to eat... literally! (No beetles were harmed making this edible, beetroot-infused strawberry lippy)
• Internet porn finally blocked by BT by default: Automatic filters will protect children from sex websites
• Tracey Beaker creator Jacqueline Wilson goes on kidney transplant list after suffering organ failure
• Woman has five-inch bamboo stick lodged in her face for EIGHT MONTHS without realising
• Can you gives us a push, your highness? King of Jordan helps family after their car became stuck in freak snow storm
• High school senior suspended for a year for sexual harassment after he HUGGED a teacher
• That's a mammoth origami project! Artist plans to fold 15m by 15m sheet of paper into life-size elephant
• Agnew: Ashes series heading for 'physical confrontation' if attitudes don't improve
• 'I like the chase': What former England footballers Phil and Gary Neville's father 'told woman as he sexually assaulted her in car'
• EXCLUSIVE: 'Louis said my "sha-bob" made me look like Barbara Bush!' Nicole Scherzinger shares her beauty secrets and rocks beehive in 60s-inspired shoot
• Drogba v Terry: Two of football's greatest warriors prepare to go head-to-head as Blues legend comes back to the Bridge
• Hamilton's father in u-turn as he tells the High Court he has 'found lost evidence'
• So many shoes, so little space! Rihanna 'turns three bedrooms into walk-in closets in her $14.6m New York apartment'
• Her Baywatch moment: Penny Smith runs down the beach in a blue bikini and white shirt in Barbados
• Psychotherapist's son, 45, arrested for his mother's murder after she was found stabbed to death in her cottage
• 'The most horrifying experience of my life': Mother tells of terror as fairground ride fell apart beneath her while she was 200ft in the air
• 'I'm done being treated like a relative with a one-way ticket': Charlie Sheen chops up wedding gift after Denise Richards uninvites him to Christmas vacation
• Neville brothers' dad sexually assaulted woman after 'drinking too much', jury hears
• 'The past should be the past and stay there... It destroys the future': Shane Warne's cryptic tweet as he and Elizabeth Hurley 'split'
• Virus concern for trainer Tizzard as stable star Cue Card nears King George date
• 'Bitcoin isn't real money': Norwegian government refuses to recognise digital currency
• Blanket speaks out for the first time since his father Michael Jackson's death and tells how growing up on Neverland ranch was like 'living at a zoo'
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• Two peers suspended from the House of Lords after offering access to Parliament to undercover reporters
• Daddy's girl all grown-up! Tom Selleck's daughter strips down to lingerie as the face of new clothes freshening product
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• Art college defends student’s painting of Jimmy Savile dressed as a knight in shining armour, saying it is ‘ironic’ as it refuses to take it down
• Undercover cops arrest 22 students on drugs charges after spending an entire SEMESTER pretending to be teenage pupils
• Barca should be scared of us! City boss Pellegrini claims Catalan club aren't what they used to be...but his players disagree
• Goal-line technology will be used in Capital One Cup matches for the first time this week
• Police officer filmed body-slamming woman, 70, face-first onto pavement after pulling her over 'for drunk driving'
• It's the final countdown: Abbey Clancy and Aljaz Skorjanec catch-up over caffeine fix after late night Strictly Come Dancing celebrations
• Freshman, 19, found 'frozen to death' on banks of the Mississippi river
• Fast & Furious fan sets his Ford Focus ablaze by revving engine for 20 minutes in tribute to dead actor Paul Walker
• Gatland commits long-term future to Wales with contract extension until 2019 World Cup... but has get-out clause to manage the next Lions tour
• I MIGHT be back... Generous Arnold Schwarzenegger casts his eye over luxury jeep as he shops for daughter Katherine's birthday
• 'Let's get the f*** out of here!' News anchor drops the F-bomb as he signs off for the night
• The woman who can talk to DOLPHINS: Expert creates underwater translator that 'deciphers the mammal's language'
• Angelina Jolie may be called to testify in News Corp phone hacking case brought by her British stunt double
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• Take a bite of the Big Apple! The Subway and Empire State Building are among New York attractions reimagined in gingerbread
• RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Ode to my electric throw (and why it knocks the socks off an electric blanket)
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• Blow for Everton as Deulofeu to be sidelined until 2014 with hamstring injury
• In Afghanistan the Taliban are resurgent and the poppy trade is booming. Yet the PM still declares... Mission accomplished
• How no two people have the same sense of smell: Tiny DNA difference determines someone finds an aroma delicious or disgusting
• The Year That Was... January: Armstrong comes clean to Oprah, Murray falls Down Under and Hazard kicks a ball boy
• 'I could smell the sake bombs in the bottle': Snooki reveals she was prompted to give up drinking after polluting her breast milk with alcohol
• Are these the world's richest students? Dubai university where the parking lot is crammed with supercars (and they all belong to undergraduates)
• Roaring trade: Titanic II businessman launches 'world's largest dinosaur park'
• Fans' view: Let's hope the Tottenham board's Plan B is better than its Plan AVB!
• 'Modern beauty' Abbey Clancy replaces Luisana Lopilato as the face and body of Ultimo
• Mandela sign language fake who stood next to President Obama 'took part in necklace murder of two men who stole a TV'
• Aguero to miss seven games over Christmas period after being ruled out for at least a month with calf injury
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• Mega Millions could break $656M record jackpot after no winners in Friday drawing
• Levy, Baldini and £107m worth of talent failing to gel... where did it all go wrong for AVB and who's next in the hot seat?
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• The truth about your fluffy jumper: Asos bans angora as agony of rabbits plucked alive is revealed in shocking video
• Jack Osbourne 'sells his two-bedroom LA condo for $1.12 million'... at a profit of $160,000
• 'Marry and be submissive': Guide for wives based on Old Testament teachings of St Paul becomes bestseller in Spain (and it was written by a WOMAN)
• Ridley Scott stole our camels! Locals in Gran Canaria complain annual Three Kings Parade cannot go ahead because film-maker raided local zoo to make 'Exodus'
• He's quite the handful! Reese Witherspoon takes her adorable tot Tennessee Toth to The Ivy in Los Angeles for lunch
• 'He's got a brilliant football mind!' Lineker backs Hoddle for Spurs job as AVB is shown the exit
• Family doctor keeps his job despite six-year affair with a patient that ended in a catfight between his wife and lover
• Build a home in four HOURS: Engineer believes his £10,500 flat pack house could solve the UK's looming housing crisis
• Inside the abandoned theater where Stallone, Streisand and 'The Fonz' all worked as ushers as it prepares for $100m makeover to restore it to its former glory
• A hi-tech stocking filler! World's cheapest tablet costing just £30 launches in Britain
• LEE BOYCE: Why is it okay for my mobile operator to send me spam messages and ignore my option to make them stop?
• 'I've come to rape you': What burglar, 28, told 59-year-old woman before terrifying revenge sex attack four years after she reported previous break-in
• Helen Mirren is the epitome of casual chic in blue checked shirt and eye-catching matching trousers as she runs errands
• Cook must get tough with underperforming England, says former captain Strauss
• Former British PCSO facing 16 years in jail and a £100,000 fine for smuggling 3lbs of crystal meth worth £3,000 into Indonesia
• 20 people arrested in France after it emerged horsemeat used in medical experiments was sold at butchers
• Mothers underestimate their youngest child's height by almost 3 inches once they have more than one
• Heartwarming photo shows US Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long reunited with Siberian parents who rejected her because she was 'crippled'
• No trouble, Strictly paradise: Kara Tointon and dancer Artem Chigvintsev emerge hand-in-hand to face down split rumours
• Sport images of the day: Our picture editor's selection for December 16
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• High school football player kills himself after 'getting in trouble for throwing a party'
• Tottenham to face former boss Ramos at Dnipro while Swansea are handed tough test against Napoli in Europa League
• Why you shouldn’t invest all your money in the top performing funds – even if you do follow the leaders
• 'I'm stopping my dying little girl's cancer treatment so she can enjoy her last Christmas': Mother's heartbreaking decision after chemo made daughter her violently ill
• Barratt Developments and housebuilders take a knock as Ed Miliband asks why construction firms are seeing profits increase
• Former champion Calzaghe tells Froch he must take Groves rematch in order to protect legacy
• TV weatherman Fred Talbot arrested for the second time over claims of historic child sex abuse at school where he taught
• Boys for Brazil: Henderson overcomes 'gait' issues to run the show for Liverpool, Cleverley bites back for United but Wilshere is hit for six (and a possible ban) at City
• We can't pull up the drawbridge, says Clegg: Cap on EU migrants would be illegal, Lib Dem leader warns
• What a bunch of smoothies! Cindy Crawford picks up some healthy drinks for her family... as they head out in matching denim
• City bonuses for the most senior staff expected to increase 44% in 2013 with average financial worker's salary rising 6%
• MARTIN SAMUEL: Foolish Pietersen must decide whether he still wants to be a Test player after pig-headed display
• Were Spurs right to axe AVB? Will Drogba haunt Jose and can Arsenal upset Bayern Munich? It's time to TACKLE KEOWN!
• Undercover policewoman quit over 'affair with jailed £1.5million drugs kingpin she was investigating'
• Climate change is causing Earth's poles to DRIFT, claim scientists
• Buy dinner at SUPERDRUG! Store launches high street's first 5:2 range, selling snack bars and... powdered spaghetti bolognese
• Curse of the Winter Olympics strikes again: Torchbearer, 73, dies of heart attack after carrying Olympic flames as part of Russia's torch relay for Sochi 2014
• What's wifi doing to us? Experiment finds that shrubs die when placed next to wireless routers
• Big-money fight with Mayweather in Vegas 'very close' to being announced, says Khan
• The view alone is worth the money: Incredible £7.5million seven-bedroom home on the Devon coast with a private beach that was once used by smugglers
• X-Factor final gets lowest audience figures for nearly a decade
• Period DRAMA: Welcome to the palatial, Renaissance inspired Celebrity Big Brother house
• 'We wouldn't have lasted much longer': Family-of-six reveal how they survived two days stranded in the snowy Nevada wilderness
• Two million workers saving into their employer's pension scheme for the first time thanks to automatic enrolment
• Former Wasps winger Haughton suffers gruesome forehead gash after collision with his own team-mate
• As Gary Barlow bails out of The X Factor, fans slam his 'Muppet-like' piano playing with Elton John
• GRAHAM POLL: Getting stick, getting slapped and getting in the way of a mass brawl... just another quiet weekend for referees
• Life in jail for people traffickers but victims will be spared prosecution as Home Office report says there could be more than 10,000 slaves in Britain today
• Music teacher died from his nut allergy after eating a piece of wholegrain bread that friend gave to him with his soup
• ONE dress, FIFTY ways to wear it: Could this versatile frock be the answer to ANY wardrobe crisis?
• UK car industry enjoyed a good 2013 - but can motor manufacturers find fifth gear in 2014?
• NASSER HUSSAIN: Pietersen made a mistake but he won't change his style... He's an individual and should play his natural game
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• 'This is Hilda's legacy': Grieving pensioner spends thousands turning his house into a dazzling festive tribute to his late wife
• Hats off to her! Blake Lively shows off her unique jetsetting look in floppy headpiece and spats-style shoes
• Hard labour for stealing a duck and a 'drunk and incapable' schoolmistress: Middle class criminals of the genteel city of Bath in Victorian times
• China's hot mum photo contest where you can’t tell difference between parent and child
• Goals galore, meteoric rises (and falls) and a top five with nothing between them... want proof that the Premier League is the best in the world? Here it is...
• Does Kim Jong-Un’s aunt need to watch her back? Wife of ousted uncle executed last week is conspicuously absent at gathering of Kim’s top aides
• Size matters in online dating: Short men get less interest from women than their taller counterparts - and those at 6ft have the most luck
• De Bruyne set to end his Chelsea nightmare with Leverkusen eager to sign Belgian star
• Grave robber stole twin babies bones to use in Ultimate Magical Knight spell which would 'give him the power of flight'
• Glut of raspberries and apples at Christmas! Fresh fruit in heart of winter thanks to mild weather
• Your Christmas lunch is under attack - from wood pigeons! Brussels sprout harvest jeopardised as birds devour December crop
• Busy Philipps' cute daughter Birdie gets her face painted for festive day out with her mother
• TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: The good, the bad and the ugly from day four in Perth
• MANCHESTER UNITED TRANSFER WINDOW: Moyes looking to boost attack as he eyes Reus and Herrera
• Oldham sack Montano for gross misconduct amid match-fixing allegations
• Are you going to splash out this Christmas on an HD device with more pixels than the human eye can actually SEE?
• Which? reveals best and worst airlines...and there are no prizes for guessing who came bottom
• Care home bills may hit £150,000 in spite of Government's £72,000 costs cap, Labour claims
• Fresh-faced 'angels of death' who could finally face justice 70 years on: Germany probes 24 Nazi death camp guards - including three women
• Who's the mystery man? Australian star Sophie Monk gets amorous in the street with an unknown blond
• British Christmas dinner ranked unhealthiest in the whole of Europe (and French oyster and foie gras offering is the healthiest)
• Keeping it under wraps: Pregnant Tamara Ecclestone covers up her baby bump once more in a tie-dye effect jumper
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• Protester who was captured kissing policeman’s helmet in iconic image is accused of sexual harassment
• Saatchi demanded kitchen was spotless by the time he had breakfast at 7am... and Nigella came down later: PA tells of 'untidy' couple's demanding routine
• LAWRENCE BOOTH: Bell and Stokes give England fans a glimpse of what might have been... but clinical Australia keep delivering when it counts
• A Christmas hangover cure delivered to your door! Post-party box of treats includes vitamin shot and chocolate-covered BACON
• We're spying on fewer than 60 Americans around the world, says NSA chief as he grants unprecedented behind-the-scenes tour of its HQ to '60 Minutes'
• Man whose hand was severed has it attached to his ANKLE for a month to keep it alive before being reattached
• Now that's what you call first class! Hotel suite built inside a plane comes with sauna, a hot tub and can be yours for £300 a night
• It's Help to... remortgage: Aldermore to offer deals to those already on the ladder using Help to Buy scheme meant for first time buyers
• Avatar director James Cameron announces he will shoot THREE sequels to hit film in New Zealand
• 'Things are gonna be great': Lena Dunham enjoys a little pampering with a face mask
• Caught on CCTV: Moment gunman opens fire in the street during 'big fat gypsy feud' between rival travelling families
• Teenagers who smoke cannabis have 'poor memory and abnormal brain structures'
• Pensioners are twice as likely to vote to leave the EU as the under-25s who worry about the economy and jobs
• Virgin Money poised to enter the banking battle as 3,000 staff pilot its new current account
• Landfill sites are overflowing with GADGETS: Insatiable hunger for the latest tablets and phones produced 48.9 MILLION tonnes of waste last year
• 'I know some people will think I wasn’t bothered but I would have loved to have been there’: Read the full transcript from Murray’s SPOTY acceptance speech
• SMALL CAPS FOCUS: Sea Energy could be a steal as oil giants take up its surveillance equipment to monitor rigs remotely
• Binky Felstead showcases 24/7 glamour with her day-to-night beauty tips
• Air passengers can listen to music, watch movies or play games during take-off and landing regulations after rules are relaxed
• The GYM'S Advocate: Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron takes gym class with her mother Gerda
• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Aussies' great TV highlight is lingerie football, but their beer is gassy and tastes of nowt!
• Cuisine de creepy-crawly: Insect-eating cook creates entire recipe book featuring bugs
• Three judges quit over 'rigged vote' for theatre awards after Dame Helen Mirren won Best Actress accolade
• Definitely NOT a white Christmas: Naomi Watts wears breezy black as she soaks up the sun with partner Liev Schreiber during festive break in Australia
• Did someone order deep fried fish fingers? Chef draws crowds to street restaurant with ability to plunge his hands into a vat of 200C boiling oil
• World Cup stadium where England play Italy has work partially suspended after death
• BBC accused of 'giving the game away' by cutting to Andy Murray BEFORE he won Sports Personality of the Year
• Martinez, Lukaku and Co 'Bring Sunshine' to Everton fans this Christmas with rendition of Morecambe and Wise classic
• British holidaymaker died after 12ft fall from a hotel balcony following 'fight during a stag party' in Tenerife
• Captured on CCTV: Serial burglar with 'appalling' criminal record covered his hands and feet to avoid prints ... but STILL got caught by homeowner's cameras
• Take Me Home: Kendall Jenner arrives back in Los Angeles after enjoying a London rendezvous with Harry Styles
• Brentford set to appoint former Sheffield United boss Weir as assistant manager
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• Russian torchbearer dies carrying Olympic flame in torch relay for 2014 Winter Games
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• Bargain buy! Pardew hails 'best value' signing Gouffran after Frenchman shines against Saints
• 'Come on down to pay a premium for meat from Asda': Chef sacked for demanding Christmas Day off hijacks pub's Twitter account to vent his anger
• People who live near airports should pay less tax for putting up with noisy flights, says think tank
• Back to the day job! Melanie Griffith embraces the tropics in a summery outfit as she films Hawaii Five-O
• Dodgeball! Defender Donk stops Besiktas striker by throwing another ball at his feet... before all hell breaks loose as fan attacks former Everton man Fernandes
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• LIVE: Follow the Europa League draw as it happens as Tottenham and Swansea find out who they will face in the last 32
• The year of the 'selfie': From pop stars to politicians, can ANYONE resist the narcissistic lure of the mobile phone self-portrait?
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• The end of Christmas tipping? More than half of us no longer give cash to postmen, binmen and milkmen
• Remembering dad: Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket share emotional insights into life with Michael Jackson in new documentary
• NEWCASTLE TRANSFER WINDOW: Zaha and McGeady on Pardew's radar as Magpies look to maintain top six form
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• Why you shouldn't poke a bull with a big stick: Terrified farmer has a very narrow escape after being chased by rampaging beast
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• She was always the favourite! X Factor week-by-week voting figures show Sam Bailey won 8 out of 11 performances
• FTSE CLOSE: Footsie bounces back with 1% rise as Aggreko celebrates World Cup win
• Army veteran and father of eight-month-old twins killed in hit-and-run as he walked home from restaurant
• Was Rob Ford high in CHURCH? Bizarre video emerges of Toronto mayor dancing like a man possessed
• Lapland? Try the Highlands! Britain's only herd of reindeer pictured roaming across snowy hills
• Washing that man right out of her hair! Demi Moore gets over divorce by going for pamper session at Hollywood hair salon
• Woman dubbed 'the Grinch' for stealing a neighbor's Christmas decorations sentenced to 70 years after stealing a weed wacker from another family's garage
• Now tell us where you hid her body: Anger of April's parents as monster launches appeal bid - funded by taxpayer
• Pastor forgives burglar who stabbed him 37 TIMES after coming face to face with 'attacker' during emotional court hearing
• Yellow swan: Salma Hayek wears chic layered shift dress with black cardigan to the Paris Opera Ballet
• Trying Sam-thing new? Reality TV star Miss Faiers 'signs up for Celebrity Big Brother'... but she won't be quitting TOWIE
• Ex-waitress files lawsuit against husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Caroline Manzo claiming discrimination
• Father hears his daughter sing for the first time after being fitted with new hearing aid
• Suspended West Indies spinner Shillingford told to sort out illegal bowling action
• She got the party Sch-tarted: Nicole Scherzinger looks a little worse for wear as she ARRIVES at the X Factor wrap party
• Are you going in a romantic direction? Niall Horan and rumoured sweetheart Barbara Palvin leave X Factor wrap party together
• Bolly good news! Jennifer Saunders confirms there WILL be an Absolutely Fabulous movie... but won't start writing until 'after Christmas'
• JAMIE REDKNAPP: Liverpool were fresh and fast after not playing in Europe and ran rings around hapless Spurs
• Hibbard capture will help Gloucester take a huge step towards building a 'hard-nosed pack', insists Davies
• Where's your Christmas spirit, Moyesy? United boss cancels panto and gives a speech instead
• Elizabeth Berkley and Greg Lauren take their toddler to the Farmers Market and bump into Rachel Zoe's husband and son
• Hail it's cold! Sarah Jessica Parker struggles with the chilly weather as she flags down car in New York
• Has she ever looked better? Sheryl Crow, 51, dazzles in petal-adorned black satin gown at TNT Christmas In Washington gala
• Sharon Osbourne takes fashion inspiration from Cheryl Cole as she stuns in the same sheer red lace dress for X Factor final
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• Beyonce's surprise album set to hit number one on Billboard after selling over 430,000 units in less than a day
• Lend me a bitcoin, I'm going twerking! Collins Dictionary unveils its shortlist for Word of the Year
• Colorado sheriffs refusing to enforce state's new strict gun law branding it 'unconstitutional'
• Denver Broncos star Peyton Manning wins 'Sportsman of the Year'
• Who is King Bozo? Mysterious man leaves homemade cards across New York City
• She's on cloud nine! Caroline Flack wows in plunging little black dress and novelty print coat at X Factor wrap party
• Fraternity chapter whose pledge died from blunt force trauma to the head has been terminated by national head
• Gunners sweat over Wilshere fate as midfielder faces ban for obscene gesture
• Evangelical Christian family who left Germany because they want to homeschool their six children appeal to supreme court to stay in U.S.
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• Fergie shows off her slender post-baby body as she and Josh Duhamel enjoy a hike in the Los Angeles sunshine
• Utah governor speaks out against historic polygamy ruling which effectively decriminalizes the practice in the state
• 'They don't deserve to breathe': Family of lawyer shot dead in front of wife by Range Rover carjackers while Christmas shopping at posh mall demand death penalty for killers
• One in twenty children in some parts of England are neglected or abused: Study shows number of youngsters at risk has risen over last three years
• 'This is the best Christmas present we could have received': Family reunited with pet Chihuahua missing for nearly TWO YEARS
• SPOILER ALERT! Brutal, abrupt and heartbreaking... but is Homeland's season three finale the game-changer the series needs?
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• Orange is the new black: Kate Hudson departs Sydney Airport in glowing trousers and tank-top displaying her tanned arms
• Pec-tacular! Simon Cowell leaves pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman in the shade by showing off his pumped chest
• Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug tops the box office with $73.7 million opening weekend
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• 'Mom's the best!' Heidi Klum turns to her mother Erna for help in decorating her enormous Christmas tree
• Hell on wheels: The state with America's worst drivers revealed
• Sherlock rises from the dead: BBC bosses reveal resurrection but fans will have to wait until New Year's Day to find out how
• SPOILER ALERT: Risen from the dead! Brian Griffin is resurrected on Family Guy Christmas special after fan outrage
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• A quarter of female prisoners are self-harming: Report shows women are more likely than men to hurt themselves
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• College football player Dimitri Miles arrested for murder
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• Green Bay 37 Dallas 36: Packers recover from 23-point half-time deficit in stunning comeback as Romo freezes again
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• Kansas City 56 Oakland 31: Charles scores FIVE TDs as Chiefs clinch playoff spot
• New York Jets 20 Carolina 30: Panthers close on NFC South lead after Saints loss
• TV anchor Julie Chang learns to see again after brain tumor operation
• MATT TAYLOR: Kinnear's reputation is unfair, he's a brilliant manager and gets the best out of his players... and he never got my name wrong!
• San Francisco 33 Tampa Bay 14: Kaepernick puts 49ers on verge of NFC play-off spot
• Seattle 23 New York Giants 0: Eli throws FIVE picks as Seahawks blank Big Blue
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• Philadelphia 30 Minnesota 48: Vikings shoot down high-flying Eagles without Peterson
• New England 20 Miami 24: No heroics from Brady as Phins deny Patriots division title
• Stones tour rolls in £77million: Band's 50th anniversary shows rake in a fortune as a result of huge ticket prices
• Buffalo 27 Jacksonville 20: Manuel makes amends as Bills hold off Jaguars
• Barney brushes Lewis aside in 28 minutes to ease into the second round
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• She's Pitch Perfect! Anna Kendrick wows singing on stage at Christmas in Washington event in stunning gown
• Tum to say goodbye! P!nk puts her toned stomach on display as she performs final 2013 tour date in steel studded crop top
• Houston 3 Indianapolis 25: Colts roll to comfortable win over fading Texans
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• Pensioner care cap could hit £150,000 says Labour as Government pledge does not include food and utility bills
• Daughter of hero Texas police officer who killed UT sniper Charles Whitman after 1966 mass-shooting joins Austin Police Department
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• Mama bear! Molly Sims wears furry ensemble during family shopping trip in Beverly Hills with son Brooks
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• That look is rubbish! Girls star Zosia Mamet wears ill-fitting beanie as she carries trash liner across New York
• Now small shops are going to charge 5p for every plastic bag and hand cash to charity
• RICHARD KAY: Downton's Daisy raises a stink: Actress Sophie McShera reveals her cook's costume has never been washed
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• Munster coach Penney wants clubs to be sanctioned for referee baiting
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• My fears over assisted suicide laws, by top judge: The ill need our support and protection - not help with suicide, says baroness
• Serie A review: Tevez hat-trick moves Juventus six points clear
• English and Kuchar claim victory in Naples as Poulter and Westwood finish third
• Bayern players insist they are happy to be in Morocco for the Club World Cup... as they train in beautiful coastal city of Agadir
• The online guide to living longer: Website will attempt to accurately predict impact of diet, alcohol and smoking as reach old age
• Jobless families with more than two children face benefit cut: Tories reveal proposal is 'highly likely' to be included in manifesto as part of aims to cut welfare bill
• Family torn apart by horror smash: Three girl cousins killed and 32-year-old mother critically injured when SUV loses control and hits truck
• McCoist to go against the current Ibrox regime as he hands his vote to fans
• Dozens of Tory MPs call on David Cameron to give Parliament a veto on EU law so we control our borders
• Gainline: North steps in to play central role in Saints' stunning win over Leinster
• Ban on chemical irritant used in skin creams after explosion in cases of allergic reactions and eczema
• La Liga review: Costa scores twice as Atletico Madrid keep pace with leaders Barcelona
• She doesn't need the green light! Lady Gaga still has her Christmas tree inspired locks in candid photos with boyfriend Taylor Kinney
• Yeezus is my friend! Kylie Jenner shows support for Kanye West in his concert T-shirt during shopping trip in LA
• That's my girl! Jennifer Garner treats daughter Violet to a piggyback ride after she scores another trophy at soccer
• What we learned this weekend: Hazard is Chelsea's wizard, Giroud has lost his magic touch and Rooney happy with midfield spell
• Homeland's most hated character Dana Brody and mother Jessica 'won't return as series regulars' in season four
• 'A culture of cronyism and broken leadership': The withering verdict of MPs on BBC over payoffs debacle
• Christina Applegate dazzles in black gown at Anchorman 2 premiere but Kristen Wiig's dowdy orange and grey dress fails to flatter
• Sullivan entitled to worry about Hammers' poor form... but signing Carroll was right move, says under-fire Allardyce
• Stunning photos explore the complicated relationship of coal mines and communities in rural Appalachia
• Van Dijk backs Bhoys to be the Invincibles: Defender sets Celtic title aim
• Now police fly out to tell Romanians: Don't come to Britain and commit crime! Officers' unprecedented trip to try and stem flow of migrants
• 'Being away from my family made me look at our lives!' Celebrity king Kian Egan and wife Jodi Albert plan more babymaking
• Washington 26 Atlanta 27: Falcons hold off Cousins and Co at Georgia Dome
• Senior NHS doctors who refuse to work weekends face the sack: Hospitals with poor records could also face fines of up to £12m
• The second night of The X Factor 2013 final was another endurance test and a further horror show, by Jim Shelley
• Plants flower as warm and wet weather tells wildlife it's springtime: Winter woolies still in wardrobe as temperatures are double the December average