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News

Youth charged with murder of policeman Stephen Carroll

15-year-old dies after police shoot him with Taser gun

John F Kennedy fathered my son, woman claims

Mussolini's heirs merge with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party

Victor Hugo's revenge: Les Misérables to come to Paris stage - in English

Controversial ContactPoint database delayed again amid new security fears

Lottery funding for good causes slumps more than half

Former home of Queen Mother in homosexual weddings row

What lover really left Annie Leibovitz

Apple's out for Holly Willoughby's baby

UFOs may be light show

Fatal walkway collapse trial begins

Baby elephant kept as pet to save her from WW2 blitz

Controversial ContactPoint database delayed again amid new security fears

Mexico names 24 most wanted drug lords and offers £1.4m for each

Suicide bomber attacks Islamabad police station

Michael Ancram MP

Gordon Brown calls for inquiry into MPs allowances

US envoy Richard Holbrooke 'did' offer Radovan Karadzic immunity

Suspected Mumbai attack gunman says he is from Pakistan

New DNA technique could help reopen thousands of 'cold cases'

Professor George Holmes

Belmonte Cristiani

Major-General Patrick Crawford

Lady Coulson

Electrical socket safety covers are "absurd and dangerous" say engineers

Analysis: is US President Barack Obama 'punch drunk'?

US tried to gag Binyam Mohamed with plea bargain

Canada's annual seal hunt begins

Winnie Mandela to stand for South African parliament

Tata Nano, world's cheapest car, launched in India

Tony McNulty facing official inquiry over Parliamentary expenses row

Mobile internet cafe planned for travellers' camp

John Cleese's divorce: why he is not alone in seeking a cut-price settlement

Gordon Brown's pleasure sounds out of date

Animal ban for thug who smashed tortoise to death

Jade Goody's funeral to take place next month

South Africa accused of "selling out" after Dalai Lama barred from peace conference

Scrapping ID cards won't save billions, Tories warned

MP Nigel Griffiths faces sleaze inquiry over sex shame

Husband 'built fire-starting device to kill wife'

Spanish government criticised for renewing titles issued under Franco

Barack Obama: US needs Afghanistan exit strategy

Magistrates fury at loss of free biscuits

Council gives cocaine addicts straws to snort drug safely

Ferrari test-drive mechanic killed pedestrian, court hears

Cheating husband rigged home to kill wife in explosion, court hears

Council spends £5,000 on teaching staff not to drive too quickly

Condom campaigners protest at the Vatican against Pope's Aids comments

Former City lawyer claims record £5 million over alleged sex abuse at Jesuit school

Driver killed grandmother and left baby trapped beneath the wheels of his car

Labour MP Tony McNulty reported to parliamentary watchdog over expenses

Police investigate 'eco-terrorism' campaign to save council flower beds

Hamid Karzai 'to be undermined by US-appointed prime minister'

Lebanon bomb kills senior Fatah official

Robot model debuts on Tokyo Fashion Week runway

Two dead after cargo plane crashes in Japan

'Leader' of Italian religious group in court accused of helping Swiss gigolo

Kayak daredevil Pedro Olivia's 127ft record waterfall drop

Thousands of 'cold cases' could be reopened thanks to new DNA technique

Benefits cheat caught pushing cars around his scrapyard

How to destroy a Cadbury's Creme Egg

Council spends £30,000 on spyplane to find 'energy-wasters'

Father appeals for return of missing university chef daughter

School run drivers who park illegally get option of lines instead of fines

Chris Moyles rapped by Ofcom for 'offensive' comments about Will Young

Lindsay Hawker family meets detectives in Japan in fresh bid to find teacher's killer

Camel fighting, ram baiting and goat grabbing: new year celebrations in Afghanistan

Battery eggs out of British shopping basket - rosé wine is in

Chinese pyramid scam ringleader jailed for 15 years

Jade Goody 'would have been overwhelmed by flowers and cards'

3ft 8ins woman saved by chihuahua

My perfect weekend: Peter Owen Jones

Twin's 'sixth sense' saves drowning sister

Pictures of the day: 23 March 2009

Labour MP at centre of sex scandal fighting to save marriage

Flying robots to spy on Taliban bombmakers

Multi-millionaire climate change scientist jailed for child abuse

MPs facing second inquiry into expenses

Mystery woman looked after elephant in back yard

Beachy Head friends leave onlookers on edge

Alaska volcano Mount Redoubt erupts 3 times

Barack Obama says US needs Afghanistan exit strategy

High Speed 2 train service could run in Britain by 2021

Tributes flood in for Jade Goody

Second inquiry into MPs' expenses could be launched

Father killed and son injured in drive-by shooting

Jade Goody leaves sons £4m legacy

Tories deny inheritance split

Jade Goody's funeral to be screened on television

Prince Harry to lunch with soldier he called 'Paki'

Montana crash: Plane 'not certified' to carry so many

Baby OT: parents may sue hospital over right-to-die battle

Man recovers after 'deathbed' murder confession

Gordon Brown urged not to discuss sovereignty of Falklands in meeting with Argentine leader

Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy delayed over 'bribes' row

Jade Goody: Flood of online tributes prompt Facebook 'message wall' closure

Snow and hail to end spell of sunny spring weather

Government bid to extend 'human rights' prompts fears of nanny state

UFO files: USAF pilot's death explained

Jade Goody: highs and lows of her life in the public eye

Minister who claimed for parents home urged to pay back thousands

Family of suspected hit and run victim pay tribute to their 'lovely lad'

City Minister Lord Myners 'set up business in tax haven'

Anger over 'morning-after pill bulk-buy offer'

British tourist 'falls off balcony trying to evade police'

Second Phil Spector murder trial to hear closing arguments

Don't discuss the law, Malaysian government tells lawyers

Bruce Willis marries British-born model

Scores of whales stranded in western Australia

Two dead after cargo plane crashes in Japan

Nicholas Hughes, son of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, commits suicide

Astronauts fire thrusters to avoid collision with space junk

Another conquest by ultimatum - Mar 23, 1939

Leukaemia drug offers sufferers 'new remission hope'

One in four government databases illegal

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Finance

How the door almost closed on pre-pack deal to rescue Wakefield-based CDC

Government triggers business rates mess at the worst possible moment

Government triggers business rates mess at the worst possible moment

G20 anarchists plan wave of strikes against Canary Wharf and BT Tower

Ofgem promises customers that pay cheque will pay less for gas

Businesses still find banks are reluctant to loosen the purse strings

HMRC allowed to raid homes without warning

Number of businesses using factoring deals falls for first time

Small firms face £1.9bn holidays bill

Few small businesses have 'trading disruption plan'

Tax relief measure leaves some businesses at a disadvantage, say accountants

LDV on the brink as Oleg Deripaska's debts mount

Al Jazeera English focused on its American dream

Mecom mulls rights issue to pay off debt

Mervyn moves markets as his sterling performance continues

Mervyn moves markets as his sterling performance continues

Banks and miners lead FTSE 100 rally

QUESTOR: Vedanta's cash means it can invest for the upturn

German economy to contract 7pc this year

'Generous' Bernard Madoff was obsessed with cleaning, recalls employee

Ad money goes into PR says Huntsworth

Geithner's bad bank plan has flaws, but it's no pipedream

Geithner's bad bank plan has flaws, but it's no pipedream

G20: Australia lobbies for China to play greater role in IMF

Goldmans joins the fray for Barclays $5bn iShares unit

Barack Obama warns against AIG tax bill

Barack Obama woos private investors to buy $1 trillion in toxic assets

BT to create super-fast broadband network

Unemployment could double to 4m, predicts David Blanchflower

Suncor Energy buys Petro-Canada

Businesses could save £1.75bn on gas and electricity bills

Global markets rally on US toxic asset plan

Temasek offers hedge funds hope

McInerney warns on covenants

Vodafone to share networks with O2

Rate Alert: Get more from your savings with a bonus

Best deals of the day: Spring days out

Vodafone and Telefonica to share European networks

Valuing toxic assets the weak link in Geithner's plan

Social networks can fall out of favour like the latest fashion accessory

Social networks can fall out of favour like the latest fashion accessory

Barack Obama woos private investors for $1 trillion toxic asset plan

Valuing toxic assets the weak link in Geithner's plan

US Treasury's $1 trillion toxic asset rescue plan lifts Dow Jones

Lord Myners' critics need a sense of proportion

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner unveils $1 trillion toxic asset rescue plan

Fraud victim regains stolen £3,000 – thanks to Jessica

AIG bonus backlash could endanger global economy

Tax trap looms for the self-employed

Lord Myners' critics need a sense of proportion over RBS and Sir Fred Goodwin

Quantitative easing will leave those in the know with a gilt complex

US Treasury toxic asset plan: factbox

How to pay for a university education

Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pass on price cuts

FTSE gains on US bank rescue plans, metals rally

Xaar to relocate to plant UK as profits fall

Daily Mail publisher cuts 1,000 regional newspaper jobs

Funding university fees: The help you can get from grants and loans

LDV management seeks bridging loan from government

Agent Provocateur says lingerie sales hold up

BG takes majority control of Pure Energy

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to announce new trillion dollar rescue plan

Country faces 'riots' unless public finances are solved, Frank Field warns

Asian shares boosted by US toxic asset plan

RBS: FSA to launch inquiry over 'threats' to non-exec directors

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Motoring

Formula One diary

Playing by the new rules

Taking stock

Taming the tough times

Discounts keep on coming

Discounts galore

India's Tata Motors launches Nano, 'world's cheapest car'

Mazda MX-5 review

BMW 330d review

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Sport

Rankings setback for Nick Matthew

F1 drivers' licences to be cheaper in 2010

Andy Murray confirms Queen's entry

Lance Armstrong's broken collarbone could keep him out of Giro d'Italia

Guus Hiddink to advise Chelsea over summer transfers

England and Tottenham to monitor Ledley King's knee

England develop nose for humour

Can King survive a week with England?

Sports books: Five new football books produce damned good reads

Lewis drove my wife round the bend, says Rory Bremner, but he rocks

Wayne Rooney escapes further sanction for Fulham red card

Ravi Bopara must be ruthless to secure England spot

South Africa edge ahead of England in race to host Indian Premier League

Inter Milan's Jose Mourinho branded 'pathetic' by Serie A rival managers

Manchester City starlet Vladimir Weiss to be upstaged by his famous father

Wembley will not switch pitch to improve playing surface

Tom Greenall pulls level with Mansell after weekend spree

RFL to investigate Leon Walker death

Worcester's Chris Latham ruled out for rest of season

Who will captain the British Lions to South Africa?

Ricky Hatton targets £50m fight treble

Victoria Pendleton aims for triple triumph in Poland

Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell compete for British Lions captaincy

Diary: Hadden is caught hook line and sinker

Lucy Macgregor ready to take on the world in International Sailing Federation Nations Cup

Martin O'Neill concedes that Arsenal have nothing to fear from Aston Villa

Lord Sebastian Coe insists Commonwealth Games must stay in New Delhi

Charlie Pearson's sacrifice will benefit Brain and Spine Foundation in long run

Manchester City's Micah Richards 'hurt' over England snub

Morrison heads east with Starzaan

Liverpool's George Gillett calls in banks to study sale options

Lance Armstrong abandons Vuelta Castilla y Leon after breaking collarbone

Andy Murray aiming to overhaul Novak Djokovic with Miami victory

People's champion Michael Watson shows fighting spirit is alive and kicking

Lewis Hamilton not motivated by money

Tiger Woods looking over shoulder as Phil Mickelson closes on world No 1

Nothing certain in Lions Test selection

Robert Kubica: F1 2009 driver profile

Felipe Massa: F1 2009 driver profile

Kimi Raikonnen: F1 2009 driver profile

Ferrari F1: 2009 driver, team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Heikki Kovalainen: F1 2009 driver profile

Lewis Hamilton: F1 2009 driver profile

McLaren Mercedes F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Nick Heidfeld: F1 2009 driver profile

BMW Sauber F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Nelson Piquet Jnr: F1 2009 driver profile

Fernando Alonso: F1 2009 driver profile

Renault F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Jarno Trulli: F1 2009 driver profile

Timo Glock: F1 2009 driver profile

Toyota F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Sebastien Bourdais: F1 2009 driver profile

Sebastien Buemi: F1 2009 driver profile

Toro Rosso F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Mark Webber: F1 2009 driver profile

Sebastian Vettel: F1 2009 driver profile

Red Bull F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Kazuki Nakajima: F1 2009 driver profile

Nico Rosberg: F1 2009 driver profile

Williams F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Rubens Barrichello: F1 2009 driver profile

Brawn GP F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Jenson Button: F1 2009 driver profile

Adrian Sutil F1 2009 driver profile

Force India F1: 2009 team and car guide, analysis and statistics

Giancarlo Fisichella: F1 2009 driver profile

Arsenal could lose Arsene Wenger, says Freddie Ljungberg

IPL relocation to England could cause fixture crisis

Dunne makes for knockout weekend

Volvo Ocean Race final leg proving monstrous for all teams after 38 days at sea

David Price unimpressed by 'lazy and overweight' Tyson Fury

Kevin Nolan confident Newcastle can survive

Chelsea's Nicholas Anelka a Champions League doubt

Arsene Wenger wants Abou Diaby to emulate Patrick Vieira

Cavendish beats Hoy as Britain's best cyclist

Wales' Shane Williams expecting great things from Lions tour after Six Nations

Sachin Tendulkar regrets IPL decision

Wakefield youngster dies in reserve match

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs insists 'title is ours to lose'

F1 diffuser row threatens to overshadow Australian Grand Prix

Premier League title run in: Liverpool throw race open after Aston Villa destruction

Robinho's anger over Pele's drugs slur

Andy Murray blown away by conditions against Rafael Nadal

Can Ledley King survive a week with England?

Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill admits Arsenal can't be caught

World champions, and we'll Never Forget it

Greatness is still unproven for Ireland's euphoric Grand Slam winners

Gerrard hat-trick fires Liverpool title charge

Ferguson will be worried by flat, unruly show

Guus Hiddink now turns to Europe after Spurs defeat

Chris Hughton struggling at Newcastle as relegation spectre looms

Tony Mowbray promises to stick to the pretty stuff at West Brom

Liverpool have the momentum in title race, says Rafael Benitez

Gareth Southgate admits Boro’s patience may wear thin

Ireland's Grand Slam victory sparks belief the Celtic Tiger can roar again

Martin Johnson plots improving England's route back to centre stage

Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United men rocked by Fulham

Sir Alex Ferguson will be worried by flat, uninspired Manchester United

Few reasons to delay Frank Hadden's departure

Sam Allardyce hails Chris Samba's aerial prowess for Blackburn

Ireland's titanic victory will provide the Lions with the boost they need for South Africa

Portsmouth's Peter Crouch turns up volume at Fortress Fratton

Johnson plots England's return to centre stage

Few reasons to delay Hadden's departure

Johnson plots England's return to centre stage

Greatness still unproven for Ireland

Australia are Ashes favourites, says Jacques Kallis

Andrew Strauss regrets England's missed opportunity

Rugby league player dies during match

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Travel

Fewer delays at Britain's leading airports

Tumi: Good Buy Guide

Tumi luggage range

The bicycle diaries: Is that squeak my knees or the gears?

Travel book reviews: China Cuckoo and Beachcomber Cottage

Cordes, France: My Kind of Town

Koh Samet, Thailand: Just another wonderful day in Paradee

Glacier skiing: Europe's ten top glaciers

Millions of travellers 'could be faced with expensive medical bills'

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Property

Five of the best beach properties

DIY advice: Woodworm and lime mortar mixes

Property in Cumbria with its own observatory

Restoring faith in the property market

Property rental prices drop as more homeowners turn landlord

Interiors: Salvage grace

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Fashion

Lingerie from the world’s first green factory, with Hilary & Co video

Ask Hilary

Ask Hilary

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Health

Loneliness 'can increase the chances of dying after a stroke'

Eczema cases rise 40 per cent in four years

Dr James Lefanu : food intolerance

Lifecoach: mouth ulcers

New camera designed to help dementia sufferers

Pillowtalk: Graham Norton tackles teenage crushes and extra-marital affairs

Spanish 'man' is pregnant with twins

Eczema cases rise by 40% in four years

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL): miracle cure or waste of money?

Condoms do not promote promiscuity

The Spa at Lucknam Park Hotel, Bath

My cycling helmet saved my life

We need to talk about miscarriage

Head injuries like Natasha Richardson's are the leading cause of death among skiers

Leukaemia drug offers sufferers 'new remission hope'

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Food and Drink

Pot noodle brings out doner kebab flavour

Gordon Ramsay restaurant investigated over cling film claim

Italian food: northern lights

Italian recipes: Boiled beef with bagnet verd

Italian recipes: Bagna caoda

Italian recipes: Zabione semifreddo

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Earth

Rush to save 80 whales and dolphins stranded in Australia

Gorillas get drunk on bamboo sap

Five of the best... Walking kit

Carbon footprint labels should be displayed on new products say MPs

Photographer captures rare shot of an owl leaping into the air

Polar bear twin dies: one of the cubs born at the Ouwehands animal park in Rhenen, the Netherlands, has died

Bees and ants are 'model citizens'

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Gardening

Growing fruit and vegetables: Small spaces offer big rewards

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Education

School admissions 'fuelling class divide'

Grammar school first in country to be branded 'failing'

'Privatisation' for failing primary schools

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Science and Technology

Streams, sandpiles and stock markets will not yield to maths

Might of the bumblebee

Jennifer Aniston ended relationship with John Mayer because of his Twitter 'obsession'

Copyright extension debate: what did you think?

Tweets are public and permanent

Google Street View car runs down deer and posts images online

'iPlayer' for radio as every station in Britain to be put on one website by BBC

Demi Moore in bikini shot on Ashton Kutcher's Twitter page

BT announces super-fast broadband sites

Prison officer sacked after befriending criminals on Facebook

British scientists 'to create synthetic blood from embryonic stem cells'

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Culture

Rothko and Turner receive joint billing at Tate for first time

The Boat That Rocked stars hit red carpet for premiere

Rare Chinese vase worth £120,000 discovered in box filled with bric-a-brac

Radio highlights: Tuesday 24 March

Other TV highlights: Tuesday 24 March

The One to Watch: Tuesday 24 March

Radio review: Go4it (R4) - Alone Together (R3) - You and Yours (R4)

Market News

Art Sales: a round-up of the contemporary art fair in Dubai

The Damned United: Brian Clough's disastrous 44-day reign at Leeds

Walton's Cello Concerto: Classical CD of the week

Oliver Stone's W: DVD of the week

Paul Weller at the O2 Centre, review

British film producers should look abroad

SXSW ends with a bang and a whimper

Rare 18th century botanical drawings uncovered

Hollyoaks was 'hell on earth' says Gavin and Stacey star

David Hockney painting could fetch £7m

The Alan Titchmarsh Show breached sponsorship rules

Cézanne and Beyond at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, review

The Damned United, review

Kafka's Monkey at the Young Vic, review

SXSW ends with a bang and a whimper

One in three of James Bond's lovers ends up dead

The Damned United: they shoot, they score

TV Review: The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (BBC One) - Tom Driberg and Me (BBC Four) - Genius (BBC Two)

Nick Hewer on The Apprentice: Interview

Jason Flemyng on starring in Primeval: Interview

Terrorism law cuts to the heart of the arts

South by Southwest Festival, review

Women more avid readers of books than men, survey says

QI: Quite Interesting facts about costermongers

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Comment

This financial crisis does have a Conservative solution

Well, what exactly did you expect the Pope to say?

Here's a slogan for the G20 mob: What do we want? Free trade!

We are claiming others' grief as our own

The miners' strike was not a civil war, whatever Arthur Scargill hoped

England's women cricketers show the boys

Lottery money confusion

MPs' expenses breaches are bad for democracy

The Government must promote integration and tackle extremism

Tony McNulty's expenses claims raise questions

Afghan exit plan is nothing but a pipe dream

Obama's exit plan for Afghanistan is nothing but a pipe dream

The role of elected governors in preventing bad management at NHS hospitals

Farming methods must be taught by colleges

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The bicycle diaries: From England to India on two wheels - preparation begins

The Bicycle Diaries

The latest instalment of an epic journey toward India.

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