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- Nick Clegg sells Sheffield home after being criticised in expenses scandal wake:
The Liberal Democrat leader was at the centre of controversy earlier this year over expenses claimed for the semi-detached family home in his constituency.
- Could seaweed extract be the saviour for spotty teenagers?:
An active ingredient from a type of brown seaweed, apparently found only off the coast of Brittany - may provide a solution to problem spots and oily skin.
- A hedge fund Godfather with a body in his Jacuzzi who's facing claims of racketeering... Meet the Tory's latest dubious donor:
He is known in the City as the Capo de Capi - or 'boss of bosses', a title which reflects Louis Bacon's almost omnipotent status as head of one of the world's largest hedge funds.
- MPs to use official credit cards to pay council tax and bills as watchdog simplifies new rules:
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority announced that MPs will no longer have to provide receipts straight away to receive payment for purchases.
- 6million caught in tax debacle... and 1.4million will each have to repay £1,500:
Some will face far higher bills, though the Treasury insists no immediate repayment will be required if the sum is more than £2,000.
- Amish man charged with string of sexual assaults on children, including his own cousin:
Over ten years, Chester Mast is said to have abused victims aged from five to 15.
- Sistine Chapel under threat... from sweat and dust created by four million visitors ever year:
Experts have spent a month cleaning up the Renaissance masterpiece and removed 'several kilos' of debris which had crusted up the paintings.
- Record rise in the cost of motoring insurance:
The average comprehensive policy costs 30 per cent more this year than last, according to AA Insurance.
- Recession blamed as work tribunal cases soar by 50%:
The industrial courts granted an estimated £1billion in payouts to those who claimed they had been wrongly dismissed or suffered discrimination.
- Brown is back on the benches to take 'serious role in Parliament again':
The former prime minister will return to the limelight a week after his predecessor Tony Blair blamed him for Labour's defeat at the election.
- Cricket scandal: Test captain Salman Butt pictured at the wheel of fixer's £130,000 Aston Martin before cheat scandal broke:
The photo, taken outside the Pakistan team's London hotel in July, provides an indication that Butt and his agent Majeed have formed a close relationship.
- Boarding school head Derek Slade guilty of abusing boy pupils who he punished with 'a sexual motive':
Derek Slade, 61, was convicted of more than 50 offences. He hit boys with a slipper, a table tennis bat and his bare hand then ordered youngsters to write about 'whackings'.
- UK facing serious shortage of branded medicines:
Experts warned last night that the problem has deepened over the past year, with prescription drugs meant for NHS patients being sold in Europe instead.
- American Bethany Storro burned when acid-like liquid thrown at her face:
Bethany Storro bravely recalled the moment a woman approached her in Washington and said 'Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?' - before throwing acid into her face.
- Basketball cheerleaders swap hotpants for leggings in 'nod to Muslim law' as USA meets Iran:
Organisers of the World Championships in Turkey say the cheerleaders dressed appropriately to represent ultra-conservative Iran.
- Sixteen British cruise ship passengers sue luxury liner firm after iceberg crash:
A doctor, a bank director and the chairman of a law firm are spearheading a seven-figure court battle with a British cruise operator after their luxury liner hit a glacier.
- Alan Johnson wants new Met Police probe into No10 media chief over tabloid tactics claim:
Mr Johnson, now shadow home secretary, seized on the latest claims about Andy Coulson in an article in the New York Times.
- How could couple who went on run with four-year-old be allowed to foster any child?:
Marcia Langton was arrested after going on the run with a four-year-old boy she hoped to adopt.
- Let stewardesses land the plane in a crisis, says Ryanair boss: Airline wants to ditch co-pilots:
The idea is the latest in a long line of cash-saving wheezes from the budget airline boss who once suggested that aircraft could fly with standing-only areas.
- Husband who 'strangled bride when she found he was having affairs with two women had a third lover':
Michael Roberts, 27, shared kisses with colleague Lavinia Tolley, 26, and even took her on a shopping expedition with one of his mistresses .
- How I won my man back on YouTube: Tearful video diary of break-up is watched by thousands, including her ex:
Ex-boyfriend Keith Tallis, 55, logged on after being tipped off by friends and was filled with emotion and regret.
- No room at school for the 2010 baby boomers:
Hundreds of children have no primary school place with term already started as the recent baby boom triggers an admissions crisis.
- Shake-up of NHS 'incentives' in drive to curb caesareans:
Plans to reduce the number of caesarean deliveries and give women greater access to home births are being considered by ministers.
- Top school ditches 'easy' GCSEs to find harder foreign version:
Wycombe Abbey School is opting for the International GCSE in nine subjects because staff consider it a more traditional curriculum and more 'stimulating' for bright pupils.
- High demand pushes up meat prices by 25% in three years:
Prices could increase further before Christmas with supermarkets adding as much as 40p to the price of a chicken and £1.50 to a rib-eye steak.
- Bob Geldof swaps aid for trade in £650m bid to help Africa:
The founder of Live Aid is apparently turning away from campaigning solely for aid and claims that he can bring greater prosperity to the continent.
- Rohan Foley and Jack William Brown sent to young offenders' institute for dousing friend in rum and turning him into a human fireball:
Glenn Collins, 18, was sleeping when he was set alight after being covered in rum by Rohan Foley and Jack Brown in a prank that went devastatingly wrong.
- Miracle escape for worshippers after Hare Krishna temple is engulfed in flames after an explosion:
The Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was left a burnt-out shell after the massive blast and firefighters are at the scene.
- Jonathan Hock guilty of sexually assaulting girlfriend and posting footage online:
Jonathan Hock was arrested in June 2009 after he set up a webcam and sexually assaulted his girlfriend in her bedroom as she was unconscious from drinking alcohol.
- Ali G-style rap video by NHS staff branded 'absurd and patronising':
NHS chiefs claim sales of a professionally produced version of the ‘Clean Hands Rap’ video should cover its £1,800 costs, in the month the DVD has been available, not a single copy has been sold.
- Top transplant surgeon Ali Bakran dies while snorkelling in the Maldives:
Ali Bakran was enjoying a two-week holiday with his wife Diane and daughter Miriam when he was pulled from the water and pronounced dead.
- Weakened Hurricane Earl batters U.S. East Coast as thousands flee inland for shelter:
New York is bracing itself for impact tomorrow from Hurricane Earl after the storm began its destructive path up the American east coast.
- MI6 worker Daniel Houghton jailed for trying to sell secrets:
MI6 worker Daniel Houghton admitted two charges of disclosing electronic files, but walked free because of the time he had spent on remand.
- Stalker of children's author Katharine Quarmby jailed over sinister blog:
A stalker was jailed today after writing a blog about raping and murdering a woman he had been harassing in real life for two years.
- 'Joyriding' police officers 'crash suspect's high-powered sports car':
The officers stopped the yellow Mitsubishi Evo VIII in Trafford, Cheshire, at 2.15am today after seeing it being driven erratically.
- Evolution in action: Scientists discover lizards on verge of leap from egg-laying to live births:
The variety of skink has been found laying eggs along the coast of New South Wales but the same species is giving birth to live young in the colder mountain region.
- Council worker Rehana Mohamed's Twitter storm: 'Servants sometimes need a slap':
Rehana Mohamed made the comments on her Twitter account after watching a C4 Dispatches programme on the abuse of foreign domestic workers.
- The loneliest child: Girl, 3, has solo playground built as contact with other youngsters could kill her:
Little Bea Todd is unable to play with other children because her immune system is so weak she could die if she catches a cold.
- Man survives having eight-inch knife stabbed through his left eye for 12 hours:
Doctors in Colombia said the massive blade missed the 24-year-old's brain by only a fraction of an inch.
- Alistair Darling: Banks still managed to pay huge bonuses despite my supertax:
Bankers sabotaged a tax on massive bonuses by using their financial expertise to keep hold of their wealth, Mr Darling has admitted.
- COMMENTARY: Soulmates who were such easy targets for innuendo:
The extraordinary public statement by William Hague could yet prove to be the most catastrophic mistake in a brilliant career marred by public relations blunders.
- William Hague and Chris Myers: Room sharing's all the rage with Tory Ministers:
William Hague's controversial room-sharing activities with ex-aide Chris Nyers haven't discouraged International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.
- Tony Blair and William Hague: We REALLY don't need to know the gory details:
Tony Blair, the former occupier of the highest office in the land, chooses to share with us everything from his toilet arrangements to family secrets.
- TONY BLAIR'S MEMOIRS: Gushing tributes to Obama and Bush in US version:
Tony Blair's introduction in the U.S. edition of his book has described American presidents as occupying 'Olympian heights'.
- David Blunkett's startling admission on UK-US extradition treaty:
The Act - which opponents say is biased against British citizens - is being used to extradite Asperger’s sufferer Gary McKinnon for computer hacking.
- Labour leadership voting fiasco: Party members have several votes thanks to bizarre rules:
People can boost their candidate's chances of winning by joining a range of different bodies, all of which confer the right to choose the successor to Gordon Brown.
- DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Time for bankers to give business a bonus:
The bankers who landed us in this mess are raking in the cash and promises to rein in their behaviour have come to nothing.
- Tony Blair's explosive memoirs smash sales records after 'stupendous' launch:
His work, called A Journey, massively outsold all other books at Waterstone's yesterday and has also raced to the top of Amazon.co.uk's bestseller list.
- Don't fall for old preacher man Tony Blair's bag of tricks again:
Heads down, everyone. Crazed proselytiser on the loose. Yes, the grinning egomaniac, preacher man Blair was back on our telly screens.
- TONY BLAIR'S MEMOIRS: Such epic conceit!:
Witty, vivid and full of VERY surprising flashes of candour, Blair's memoirs are among the most fascinating ever written by a Prime Minister. But by God, what jaw-dropping vanity and self-delusion.
- CRAIG BROWN: That nice Saddam Hussein... and other delusions:
To tie in with the publication of Tony Blair's A Journey, here are my awards for political memoirs. Perhaps I should add that all the quotes are, alas, true. . .
- TONY BLAIR'S MEMOIRS: A wasted journey:
The long awaited memoir is a true reflection of its author. Beguiling, unscrupulous, astonishingly egocentric, disarmingly confessional - and at its core devoid of fundamental principles or purpose.
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- Für "Bild" und "Emma": Alice Schwarzer kommentiert Kachelmann-Prozess:
Es ist ein Coup der um spektakuläre Aktionen nie verlegenen "Bild"-Zeitung: Frauenrechtlerin Alice Schwarzer wird für das Blatt den am Montag startenden Prozess gegen Jörg Kachelmann kommentieren. Der Anwalt des Wettermanns ist entsetzt.
- EM-Qualifikation gegen Belgien: Miroslav Klose schießt Deutschland zum Sieg:
Gelungener Auftakt für die deutsche Fußball-Nationalmannschaft in der EM-Qualifikation: Gegen Belgien gewann das DFB-Team durch ein Klose-Tor mit 1:0. Der Sieg in Brüssel war hart umkämpft.
- Belgien vs. Deutschland: Klose macht den Unterschied:
Ein Tor von Miroslav Klose hat der deutschen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft den Sieg im EM-Qualifikationsspiel gegen Belgien beschert. Danach war der Jubel natürlich groß.
- EM-Qualifikation: Frankreich blamiert sich immer weiter:
Frankreich hat nach der missratenen Fußball-WM die nächste Blamage erlebt. Der einstige Welt- und Europameister verlor beim Start in die EM-Qualifikation 0:1 gegen Weißrussland. Besser machten es Niederländer, Spanier und Engländer. Italien mühte sich.
- SPD und Bundesbank: Über die Schwierigkeiten, Sarrazin los zu werden:
Thilo Sarrazin beschäftigt Deutschland - unentwegt. Die SPD streitet, ob es überhaupt im Sinne der Mitglieder ist, ihn los zu werden. Der Bundespräsident verweist den Fall an die Regierung und wird selbst kritisiert. Sarrazin gesteht, über einen Rücktritt nachgedacht zu haben. Und ein alter Mitstreiter hat gar Mitleid.
- Video: Erste Rede seit vier Jahren: Fidel Castro ist wieder da:
Zum ersten Mal seit seiner Erkrankung vor vier Jahren hat der kubanische Revolutionsführer Fidel Castro wieder eine öffentliche Rede gehalten. Studenten der Universität Havanna feierten den 84-Jährigen mit viel Applaus und "Fidel"-Rufen.
- Hamburg: Vor dem Schanzenfest brennen die Autos:
In Hamburg steht das alljährliche Schanzenfest vor der Tür. Die Polizei rechnet wieder mit Krawallen und beugt vor. Eine erneute Serie von brennenden Autos im Vorfeld konnte aber auch sie nicht verhindern.
- Niederlande: Hassprediger fordert Enthauptung von Wilders:
Er ist umstritten und steht ohnehin ständig unter Personenschutz: Der niederländische Islamgegner Geert Wilders. Künftig könnte er noch mehr Bodyguards brauchen, denn ein Hassprediger hat zu seiner Enthauptung aufgerufen.
- Mammut-Prozess in Portugal: Sechs Kinderschänder nach sechs Jahren verurteilt:
Der Mammutprozess in der "Casa-Pia"-Affäre in Portugal hat knapp sechs Jahren gedauert. Ermittler befragten 800 Zeugen und Experten. Jetzt wurden sieben Personen verurteilt - darunter auch ein bekannter Showmaster.
- Video: Comedy auf Youtube: Wo der Dollar lacht:
Blöde Sprüche, nervige Kinderstimmen und Humor auf Stammtischniveau: Wer bei Youtube nach Comedy sucht, kommt an ein paar US-Teenagern nicht vorbei. Fred Figglehorn, Shane Dawson oder Nigahiga haben Millionen Fans - und ein Einkommen, von dem viele träumen.
- Abschießspiel der FPÖ: Onlinekanonen für Spatzenhirne:
In Österreich hat ein Minarett-Abschießspiel der rechten FPÖ eine heftige Debatte ausgelöst. Das Spiel wurde inzwischen abgeschaltet, doch Ausländer- und Islamfeinde sind im österreichischen Wahlkampf scheinbar salonfähig.
- Zigaretten, Alkohol, Partys: Was Lothar Matthäus an Liliana nervt:
Sie ist kindisch, feiert ständig und trinkt zu viel Alkohol. Angewohnheiten, die Lothar Matthäus offenbar an seiner Noch-Ehefrau Liliana stören. Zu lesen ist das auf einem handgeschriebenen Zettel, den die "Bild"-Zeitung veröffentlichte. Dabei will Matthäus partout nicht mit dem Boulevardblatt in Verbindung gebracht werden.
- Russland: Das Feuer ist zurück:
Die Feuersbrunst ist zurück: In Russland brennen wieder die Wälder. Es gibt mehrere Tote, Hunderte Häuser sind zerstört. Die Behörden riefen in der Region Wolgograd den Ausnahmezustand aus.
- Scheibes Kolumne: Der E-Mail-Kontrolletti:
stern.de-Kolumnist Carsten Scheibe gönnt sich ein Schläfchen am Schreibtisch. Vielleicht hätte er sich besser vorher nicht in diesen Online-Rechtsforen umschauen sollen. Jetzt schwirren ihm die Sinne vor lauter Paragrafen - und im Schlaf steht der E-Mail-Kontrolletti vor der Tür.
- EM-Qualifikation: Belgien - Deutschland: Geht raus und spielt Fußball!:
Nach der WM drehte sich beim DFB-Team wochenlang alles um die Kapitänsrolle und eine Vertragsverlängerung von Bundestrainer Joachim Löw. Aber jetzt wird endlich wieder Fußball gespielt. In der EM-Qualifikation ist Belgien der erste Gegner. Sorgen bereiten Löw die Bayern-Spieler.
- Prozess wegen angeblicher Kujau-Bilder: Fälschten Fälscher den Fälscher?:
Mit dem Namen Konrad Kujau ließ sich auch über seinen Tod hinaus Geld verdienen. Deshalb steht nun eine angebliche Großnichte des Meisterfälschers vor dem Landgericht Dresden. Sie soll Hunderte von Kunden mit gefälschten Kujaus betrogen haben.
- Sportwoche: Die Körbchen-Akrobatin:
Fußballer schießen im Flüsschen, in Peking reißen die Haxen und ein gefallenes Mädchen landet im Wald. Die Sportwoche war wieder einmal sehr ereignisreich.
- Gericht billigt Insolvenzplan: Karstadt endgültig gerettet:
Aufatmen bei den 25.000 Karstadt-Beschäftigten: Das Amtsgericht in Essen hat den Insolvenzplan angenommen. Damit ist die Übernahme durch Investor Nicolas Berggruen in letzter Instanz bestätigt.
- US Open: Petkovic in Runde drei - vier Deutsche draußen:
Andrea Petkovic steht als erste Deutsche bei den US Open in der dritten Runde. Zudem gab es vier Niederlagen. Dabei wurde der Centre
Court zur deutschen Falle.
- Stressbelastung: Haare zeigen Herzinfarkt-Risiko an:
Forscher haben herausgefunden, dass sich langfristiger Stress in den Haaren nachweisen lässt. So kann auch das Herzinfarktrisiko bestimmt werden. Bisher konnten Wissenschaftler das Stresshormon Cortisol nur kurzfristig nachweisen.
- Abspecken extrem: Von 265 Kilo auf Normalgewicht:
Es waren nicht nur ein paar Kilo zu viel, die Thomas Beck einst auf die Waage brachte. Der heute 32-Jährige war so dick, dass er kaum noch laufen konnte. Doch dann änderte er sein Leben radikal.
- Wenn die Knochen ständig brechen: Volkskrankheit Osteoporose:
Jeder Schritt bedeutet Schmerzen. Längere Strecken kann er nur noch an Stützen laufen. Marcel Kahlert hat Osteoporose. Und bei ihm verläuft die Krankheit extrem.
- Der halbe Mann: Leben nach dem Motorradunfall:
Florian Sitzmann ist gerade einmal 15 Jahre alt, als er bei einem Motorradunfall beide Beine verliert. Aufgegeben hat er sich danach nicht. Florian kämpfte sich zurück ins Leben. Und heute ist er ein liebevoller Vater und erfolgreicher Sportler.
- Wenn Kinder unter Zwängen leiden: "Ich kann nicht anders":
Sie hatte panische Angst vor Schmutz, musste sich ständig waschen, selbst ein Kuss von ihren Eltern war lange Zeit undenkbar. Als die zwölfjährige Jessica plötzlich unter Zwängen litt, begann für ihre Familien ein Albtraum
- Die Sommerserie bei stern TV: Traumfrau aus Thailand:
Hanjo Prieur hat im Internet seine Traumfrau aus Thailand gefunden. Und nach einem Jahr Internet-Beziehung ist Hanjo nach Thailand geflogen, um Noi kennenzulernen. Und nun will er für immer bleiben.
- Reportage - VOX: "Ich war einmal ein Star!" - Was übrig bleibt vom Plattenmillionär:
"Einmal vor 40.000 Fans spielen - Ping! Traum erfüllt! Einmal eine Million verdienen - Ping! Traum erfüllt! Einmal als Hauptdarsteller in einem Kinofilm auftreten - Ping! Traum erfüllt!" So fasst Peter Behrens sein Leben als Superstar zusammen. Und was kommt dann? Eine Reportage von Philipp Hampl.
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Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World
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- Pakistan bomb attack leaves at least 42 dead :
Attack on Shiite Muslim rally in south-western city of Quetta is the second
major strike by militants within 48 hours.
- Suicide bombings kill 23 in Pakistan:
Further sectarian attack, in the city of Quetta, heaps more pressure on
government struggling to cope with flooding crisis.
- Asil Nadir tagged after appearing at Old Bailey :
Polly Peck tycoon placed under curfew after making first court appearance
since fleeing Britain 17 years ago.
- MI6 worker jailed for trying to sell secrets:
Software engineer Daniel Houghton given 12-month sentence for trying to sell sensitive
computer files for £2 million.
- Asil Nadir appears in the dock at the Old Bailey:
Polly Peck tycoon makes first court appearance since fleeing Britain 17 years
ago following £34m fraud allegations.
- William Hague: for same-sex marriage and against Section 28 repeal:
As Tory leader, William Hague faced off rebellion from within his own party
over his uncompromising stance on the teaching of homosexuality in schools.
- Mark Thompson: BBC chief talks to No 10 about selling the cuts:
Mark Thompson accused of risking independence with private meeting about
coverage of spending cuts.
- Asil Nadir arrives for first court appearance since fleeing Britain:
Polly Peck tycoon arrives for his first court appearance since fleeing Britain
following £34m fraud allegations.
- Osteoporosis drug 'doubles cancer risk':
Drug taken by more than a million people with osteoporosis could increase risk
of cancer of the oesophagus, study warns.
- MI6 spy's body padlocked into sports bag, inquest told:
The body of Gareth Williams, the British spy found murdered in London, had
been padlocked into the sports bag in which it was hidden, a coroner has
disclosed.
- Tony Blair: Gordon Brown tried to blackmail me:
Blair uses memoirs to expose Brown as manipulative figure who lost winnable
election by abandoning principles of New Labour.
- Spy murder case could be too sensitive for court:
The true explanation for the murder of Gareth Williams, the MI6 codebreaker
found dead in a bath, may have to be kept secret even if his killer is found
and put on trial, lawyers have warned.
- Spy Gareth Williams 'in good spirits' before death, family say:
The family of a British spy found dead in a bag in his bath insisted last
night he was "happy and in good spirits", casting doubt on claims his
personal or financial problems played a role in his death.
- Staff will foot bill for pension pot deficit:
Many of Britain's largest employers will have to scale back the generosity of
their pension schemes, actuaries warn.
- President Barack Obama hits back at birthers and rumour mongers :
First public display of frustration with opponents who persistently question
his Christianity and his eligibility to be president.
- IPCC told to stop lobbying and restrict role to explaining climate science:
Investigation into UN climate change body warns it to stop lobbying and
restrict its role to explaining science behind changes in temperature.
- Slovakia gunman shoots seven dead in Bratislava:
Man wielding an automatic rifle and handguns kills seven people, six from one
Roma family, and wounds 14 others in Bratislava.
- Seven US troops killed in Afghanistan:
With violence at its worst since the Taliban were overthrown in late 2001,
seven US troops die in two separate bombings..
- Climate change predictions must be based on evidence, report on IPCC says:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change criticised in report by national
science academies which calls for stronger enforcement of scientific review
procedures to minimise future mistakes by the UN body.
- Cricket match-fixing: suspicion falls on 80 games as 'fixer' bailed:
More than 80 international cricket matches will be investigated amid
allegations of a multi-million-pound match-fixing racket.
- Archie Panjabi is leading British star at the Emmys :
The London-born actress was the only British star to win an Emmy this year.
- Mad Men is top show at 2010 Emmys :
Mad Men, the hit show set in a New York advertising agency in the 1960s, and the comedy series Modern Family, took top honours at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards.
- Cricket match-fixing: Pakistani team dogged by suspicion for years:
Betting scandals have dogged cricket since Hanse Cronjé, the former South
Africa captain, was charged with match-fixing a decade ago.
- Cricket match-fixing: 'Pakistan fixer' bailed without charge :
The man at the centre of match-fixing allegations involving the Pakistan
cricket team was tonight bailed without charge, police said.
- Toddler drowns in garden pond:
A one year old boy has died after being found in a pond at his mother's home.
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