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Clockwise from top left: Lady Gaga, Gail Trimble, Rihanna, Susan Boyle, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Rachel Uchitel, Christina Schmid, Vanessa George, Fiona Pilkington, Heather Brooke, Neda Agha-Soltan and Arlene Phillips
From Neda Agha-Soltan to Arlene Phillips and Gail Trimble... some of the women who have made the headlines in 2009.

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Never a wasted word from writer Keith Waterhouse
Balloon boy and a hero pilot among faces of 2009

How the late Farrah Fawcett ended line of 'posh' TV icons
A tribute to artist and presenter Tony Hart, by Morph
The reality for Asian brides who move in with their in-laws

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Aung San Suu Kyi Back to the future
The young must learn from the past, says Clive James

Angie and Den Watts Top of the plots
What makes a Christmas soap special... special?

Stained glass window at Jevington Parish church, East Sussex Novice worship
What can people expect at Christmas services?

Stephen Gately Not forgotten
Farewell to the famous faces who died in '09

Joe McElderry Winter rituals
Do ice-skating and Gluhwein tell you it's Christmas?

Jedward 2009 quiz, pt 4
Which twin is John and which is Edward?

Keith Floyd 2009 quiz, pt 3
Which Keira Knightley photo has NOT been altered?


What did Lumley's 'Ayo Gorkhali' actually mean?
Who did Kate NOT thank, and other key questions

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Hockney's view
Appreciating the world around us
Dougray Scott on the return of the flesh-eating plants

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Margaret Thatcher rejects Japanese offer of 20 'karate ladies' as bodyguards, 1979 memos show
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So. What are *you* wearing for New Year's Eve?

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Is it Christmas? Is it? Is it?

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