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Friday, 17 December 2010
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News
News RSS Feed - click to grab the feedUK
- Video: Snow to cause misery across Britain
- Roads, trains and planes all hit as big freeze returns
- Royal Mail announces hike in stamp prices
- Baby orang-utan travels first-class
- Two killed in city centre after crash
- Rookie policewoman ran to help, 7/7 inquest told
- BNP's Nick Griffin defeats contempt legal bid
- £5.6m jackpot win still unclaimed
- Elderly at risk as money for heating help runs out
- British troops to get 'combat codpiece'
- Battle is on to save the house that Conan Doyle built
- Government immigration cap ruled invalid
- Appeal over hit-and-run asylum seeker
- Cameron warns banks over bonuses
- Cameron 'anger' over deportation ruling
- Cameron announces EU budget freeze
- Labour in by-election triumph
- Liam Fox cancels Sri Lanka trip
- Clegg supports embattled Clarke '200 per cent' on prison reform
- Leaders attack call to legalise drugs
- Child poverty to soar in age of austerity
- Government rules prevent baby Cameron accepting gifts
- Clegg to be sidelined from his pet project
- One black applicant in 100 gets 'fast-track' Whitehall job
- Three in court after £2m heroin haul
- EDL members banned from demonstrations
- Assange fears extradition to US
- Injured officers commended for 'bravery'
- Sheridan wife cleared of perjury
- Prisoners serving less than four years to get vote
- Man stabbed in snowball row
- Murderer loses appeal over right to vote
- Snow leads police to cannabis factory
- Jody McIntyre: IPCC must handle investigation themselves
- Asphyxia cause of goalkeeper death
- Revealed: 69 inmates released by mistake
- Two convicted of homophobic killing
- House arrest on an estate so big his tag may not work
- In the media glare, Assange vows to fight 'smears'
- And finally... bizarre real life stories
World
- Snow grounds 450 flights at German airports
- Russia calls on South Korea to halt military drill
- Video: Six hurt in parliament punch up
- EU backs assets freeze for Moscow jail death
- Sarkozy's former protégé joins rebels in anger at lurch to right
- Putin uses phone-in to condemn his enemies
- Military elite go on trial over failed Turkey coup
- Dutch move a step closer to banning 'cannabis tourists'
- Ireland's abortion law 'violated woman's rights'
- Cameron comes out fighting on £19bn eurozone bailout plan
- Freed on bail – but US steps up efforts to charge Assange with conspiracy
- US police hunt for beachside serial killer
- Obama says Afghan withdrawal viable in 2011
- Abu Dhabi pines for a golden Christmas
- US missiles kill 54 in Pakistan
- North Korea warns South over live-fire drills
- Video: Dramatic footage of Taliban ambush
- British mother facing Malaysia death penalty
- Malaysian opposition leader suspended from parliament ahead of snap election
- India: US 'briefed about Kashmir torture'
- Grace Mugabe sues Zimbabwean paper over leaks
- Power struggle over poll leads to armed clashes in Ivory Coast
- No more survivors from Christmas Island tragedy
Business
- Firm extends life of two nuclear power stations
- Posen calls for calm as inflation fears rise
- Business Diary: Harsh words for litter-bug battlers
- Bank warns of eurozone risks to UK as EU leaders meet
- FSA hits Scottish Equitable with £63m bill for failing customers
- Geronimo founders net £8m in sale to Young's
- Sports Direct staff score with bonus
- BAA earnings set to fly higher
- Early white Christmas is bad dream for retailers
- Misys investors in line for £145m
- UK car production accelerates again
- Sherborne moves to oust F&C chairman
- Huhne sets out 'seismic' plans for electricity market reform
- BP investors count the cost of US legal action
- Sales boost for retailers ahead of crucial weekend
- David Prosser: How best to measure house prices
- David Prosser: Are they playing politics at the Office of Fair Trading?
- Hamish McRae: Europe is still searching for stability and the UK must find it too
- David Prosser: Banks to seek billions of euros
- Market Report: Ashtead gains on back of cost base and US strength
- Investment Column: Rio Tinto has strength for the long-term
People
- The Business On... Sara Weller, Board member, Communities and Local Government department
- Blake Edwards, the clown prince of comedy, dies aged 88
- A P McCoy: 'It was the best. I'll never have another day like it in racing'
- Diary: Not so sociable after all
Science
Media
- Coronation Street moves to new address
- i on today: Get ready for the Big Chill
- Leaked memos cast doubt on Fox News' claim of neutrality
Education
Obituaries
- Dr Bertram Mandelbrote: Psychiatrist who fought to establish therapeutic communities in place of conventional custodial care
- Enrique Morente: Singer and composer who helped spearhead flamenco's radical renaissance in the 1970s
- Stephen J Cannel: Writer and producer who created 'The Rockford Files' and 'The A-Team'
Appeals
Corrections
Opinion
Opinion RSS Feed - click to grab the feedLeading Articles
- Leading article: Cobbled together
- Leading article: Mr Ainsworth is right: the war has failed
- Leading article: A disaster that shows the true face of a demonised people
Commentators
- Michael de Giorgio: School sport should be used to improve results
- John Rentoul: "Too late, too unconvincing"
- John Rentoul: The Colour of an Orange
- Michael McCarthy: Cancun was a triumph for global co-operation
- Sarah Churchwell: 'Time' waits for no woman
- The Sketch: He fell from power but Hilary has ascended opposition heights
- Mary Dejevsky: A strong government refuses to countenance failure
- Johann Hari: Your right to protest is under threat
Columnists
- Tom Sutcliffe: Suicide bombers and a novel twist
- Brian Viner: Coco thinks it's grim up north London
- John Walsh: Farewell then, Larry, king of the gaffes
Letters
Environment
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Sport
Sport RSS Feed - click to grab the feed- Alexander Penny: The Ashes: It was only a matter of time
- Brian Sears: Chelsea's Premier League dominance over Manchester United on the line
- RugbyU: N.Zealand says World Cup already breaking records
- Weekly Facebook fashion index: sportswer brands still most popular
Cricket
- Alexander Penny: The Ashes - it was only a matter of time
- Mitchell Johnson leaves England dazed in Perth
- Mitchell Johnson brands Kevin Pietersen a 'smart-arse'
- Devastating Johnson dents England hopes in Perth
- Morkel milestone as India suffer
- Fairytale return for Tremlett the big friendly giant
- Collapse was not down to bad luck or the pitch. It was poor technique
- Ashes Diary: Lip-smacking retort by Jimmy
- James Lawton: Cyclical decline? This slump looks terminal
- Collingwood's catch shows why England are the new Australia
Football
- Hughes pleased with Speed choice
- Sepp Blatter gaffes and outbursts
- James Goyder: Pre-season parsimony is proving costly for Chelsea
- Brian Sears: Fulham hope to deepen Liverpool gloom with unlikely Anfield result
- Sepp Blatter backs winter World Cup proposal
- Ian Holloway denies link to Blackburn
- Carlo Ancelotti plays down importance of Manchester United clash
- Manchester City expect Carlos Tevez to stay
- Festive period crucial for Liverpool says Jose Reina
- Steve Kean admits he wants Blackburn Rovers job
- Paul Scholes to miss Chelsea clash
- Roberto Mancini set for Carlos Tevez talks
- Roy Hodgson downplays hopes of Steven Gerrard return
- Tony Pulis highlights Arsenal disciplinary record
- Manuel Almunia's future in his own hands says Arsene Wenger
- West Brom midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu promises to clean up act
- Wenger says Arsenal won't target Shawcross
- Pardew demands mental strength
- Lampard is passed fit to start against United
- Hull takeover completed
- Ecclestone takes over at Loftus Road
- Arsene Wenger positive about Barcelona tie
- Liverpool face Sparta Prague in Europa League
- Champions League: Team-by-team guide
- Arsenal face Barcelona in Champions League
- Hodgson cast as 'Bad Santa' after gifting critics more ammunition
- Mancini hopes to resolve Tevez issue 'in two days'
- And Arsenal will play... Schalke (they hope)
- Rangers game off
- Reformer McLeish says SFA 'decades out of date'
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Life & Style
Life & Style RSS Feed - click to grab the feed- Top lifestyle videos: install invisible shelves, make Christmas pudding and repair holes
- Best-selling toys and games: Bananagrams retains top spot
- Brand's fan trends : Kit Kat competitions move brand up the chart, PlayStation still growing
- Weekly home agenda: Homex exhibition and tech fans delight as CES draws closer
Fashion
- Lady Gaga's meat dress 'No. 1' fashion statement of 2010
- New study reveals that a woman's underwear affects her attitude
- Key wardrobe items for women this spring 2011: superfine knits, minimalist maxis, striped bags...
Food & Drink
Health & Families
- FDA says Avastin does not work for breast cancer
- A pill for jet lag?
- Weekly health and fitness agenda: World Braille Day, CES
- US man is HIV-free after stem cell transplant
- Doctors worried about flu crisis
- Urgent need for blood donors as stocks fall
- New measures to replace NHS emergency targets
- Big freeze could stretch struggling NHS to limits
House & Home
- Private viewing: Our tour of the pick of the property market
- How to turn your spare room into a stylish space for overnight visitors
- Why are some campaigners calling the Localism Bill a Nimby's charter?
- House Doctor: 'Is buy-to-let a good way for my friends and me to own a home?'
History
Gadgets & Tech
- 'Back to the Future: The Game' out December 22
- Apple to open Mac App Store on January 6
- PC game download deals for December 17 and beyond: Holiday sales start up
- Weekly tech agenda: looking ahead to CES
- Bing search upgrades include Facebook 'likes'
- Current Twitter trends: Word Lens, Anthony Pettis, #tron
- Top 20 most popular gadgets for 2010
- High-tech hot topics: Gawker password breach, Apple Mac App store, Google Voice Search
- Weekly gaming videos: Angry Video Game Grinch, 'Gran Turismo 5'
- Facebook goes offline briefly after updating slip
- Is Twitter really worth $3.7bn?
- Cyberclinic: Why our web searches speak volumes about us
Motoring
- Honda recalls 1.35 million cars globally over headlight flaw
- Electric scooter to hit Japan's streets for Christmas
- Electric cars named as North American Car of the Year finalists
- Weekly auto agenda: Leaf Japan launch
- Video: Motor News 42
Christmas 2010
Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment RSS Feed - click to grab the feedArt
- Arts agenda: looking ahead to the Sydney Festival
- The Unseen Dali: The simpler side of Surrealism
- Fiona Banner: The Naked Ear, Frith Street Gallery, London
- Great Works: The Adoration of the Kings 1564 (111.1 x 83.2cm), Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Music
- The Barometer: Coldplay; Girls; Sun Airway; Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses; Twin Shadow; Neon Indian; Drake ft Alicia Keys; Bob Dylan
- The Choir With No Name: Coldplay's Crisis support act is a treat not to be missed
- Alexei Ogrintchouk to present a rare new oboe concerto
- Albums: The perfect presents – pop and classical
- Peer to peer: The stars' albums of the year
- Blues: When Santa Claus wants some lovin'
- The Word On... Michael, Michael Jackson
- Caught in the Net: A hearty single from Los Campesinos!
- First Night: Lady Gaga, 02 Arena, London
- Noisettes, Electric Ballroom, London
- Album: Aled Jones, Aled's Christmas Gift (Demon Music Group)
- Album: Annie Lennox, A Christmas Cornucopia (Island)
- Album: James Brown, The Complete James Brown Christmas (Polydor)
- Album: Kimmie Rhodes, Miracles on Christmas Day (Sunbird)
- Album: Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas II You (Mercury)
- Album: The Puppini Sisters, Christmas with the Puppini Sisters (Verve)
- Album: Saint Etienne, A Glimpse of Stocking (Foreign Office)
Classical
- Album: Anonymous 4, The Cherry Tree: Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas (Harmonia Mundi)
- Album: Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester, Dresdner Kammerchor, Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Decca)
- Album: Bryn Terfel, Carols & Christmas Songs (Deutsche Grammophon)
Films
- SAG nods for 'King's Speech,' 'The Fighter'
- 'Pink Panther' director Blake Edwards dies
- Clooney and Bullock in 'Gravity'
- Local films reign across China as Beijing looks to the future with new festival
- DVDs: Great views from a year on the couch
- The Diary: Fidos; Johnny Flynn; Dulwich Picture Gallery; Gorillaz; The X Factor
- Sky Arts to show full-length kitsch triumph 'Telly Savalas Looks At Birmingham'
- Angelina Jolie: 'Johnny has seen me with my kids. He has seen me giggling...'
- Screen Talk: No room for Sofia
- Animals United (U)
- Burlesque (12A)
- Catfish (12A)
- Cuckoo (15)
- Fred The Movie (12A)
- Loose Cannons (12A)
- Tron: Legacy (PG)
TV & Radio
- Big Bird stars in Chinese 'Sesame Street' spin-off
- The top 20 TV programmes for the festive season
- Last Night's TV: Dirk Gently/BBC4
Jamie Christmas Lock-in/Channel 4
Nigella Kitchen/BBC2
Theatre & Dance
- Birdman's tale inspires National
- Cultural Life: Mark Gatiss, actor
- Bourgeois & Maurice Can't Dance, Lilian Baylis Studio, London
Comedy
Books
- Clampdown on 'extreme manga' as Japan's censors sharpen knives
- Back to Khartoum: Leila Aboulela returns to the land of her fathers
- One Minute With: Joanna Trollope, novelist
- Boyd Tonkin: Animal magic from pen to page
- A century of love, literature and letters: Diana Athill is still a force to be reckoned with at 93
- Ballets Russes Style, By Mary E Davis
- I Am A Chechen, By German Sadulaev, trans. Anna Gunin
- Claude Lévi-Strauss: The Poet in the Laboratory, By Patrick Wilcken
- You Better Not Cry, By Augusten Burroughs
- The Honour Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen, By Kwame Anthony Appiah
- Book Of A Lifetime: So Long, Hector Bebb, By Ron Berry
- The Light in Between, By Marella Caracciolo Chia, trans. Howard Curtis
- The English Opium Eater, By Robert Morrison
- Pereira Maintains, By Antonio Tabucchi, trans. Patrick Creagh
- Romantic Moderns, By Alexandra Harris
Britten, By John Bridcut - Secret Britain, By Justin Pollard
- The Seven Poor Travellers, By Charles Dickens
- Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets, By Don Paterson
- The Silent Land, By Graham Joyce
- Spider, By Katarzyna and Sergiusz Michalski
- On Beauty, By Umberto Eco
Travel
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Columnist Comments
• Andrew Grice: Backbenchers are a problem for the leaders
Backbench rumblings can grow into something much more threatening.
• Christina Patterson: Every cause needs a celeb
Celebrity endorsements are a two-way transaction. Just match brand and cause.
• Simon Carr: Squalid lodgings - but it never felt like poverty
I was sleeping in the office and hiding the camp bed in a filing cabinet.
