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  Thursday 29 November 2012  

• From Plebgate to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry... the crackdown that could stifle your right to know
• NASA warns Mayan apocalypse stories pose threat to frightened children and suicidal teenagers
• Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer juggle two car seats... but still manage to hold hands
• The Mercury plummets! Nasa probe reveals planet closest to the sun has ice and frozen organic materials at its north pole
• We must beat the Wallabies, demands Warburton as Wales bid to end losing streak
• By ignoring the lawless internet the judge proves he's on another planet
• New Zealand players keep up ritual of paying respects to fugitive Murdoch
• 24,000 'died because of cold homes' last winter: Fears grow figure could be higher this year because of spiralling bills
• Les Miserables: Samantha Barks is just heavenly as she takes Eponine from the stage to the silver screen
• I don't fear my duel with Carter! Farrell relishes chance to go toe-to-toe with best No 10 ever
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles lawsuit filed by hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her
• Investigative journalists who breach data protection rules could face two years’ jail
• Texas inmate remains behind bars more than 30 years after his murder conviction was overturned
• It's... Super David! Haye puts his pants on for once as he joins remaining I'm A Celeb campmates in joint Cyclone trial as they're lashed with water
• Biden mobbed at Costco as he walks away with a new TV following discount shopping spree
• Take it a bit easier in the gym: Too much exercise can wear out your heart
• Climbing Everest? Crossing the Sahara? No, the greatest adventure in the world is tootling down the Thames
• Broomrape Lane and PooPoo Place: America's most embarrassing addresses revealed... and sacrificing your street cred can bag you a bargain!
• No longer the party girl she once was... Worse for wear Katie Price passes out following a night on the town
• Chris Foy: Early World Cup draw can sow seeds of discontent
• You'll pay if we fail! Arsenal stars to face wage cut if they miss out on top four
• Bigg launch for Bebo's item jig
• Flashback! AnnaSophia Robb's black tulle sparks memories of Sarah Jessica Parker's famous tutu on The Carrie Diaries set
• Missing millionaire who disappeared from speedboat 'after his wife threatened him with divorce could be hiding out in the Netherlands'
• Gaunt Matthew McConaughey gets a cheery visit on set from pregnant wife Camila and cute daughter Vida
• R Prasad on ... Samajwadi Party's views on FDI
• BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Nicole Kidman makes a man out of Zac Efron in gothic thriller The Paperboy
• THE LAHORE LOG: A ray of hope
• How he would restrain the Press: ‘Independent regulator’ would police newspapers – with Ofcom as enforcer
• Liverpool ready to move for Dutch ace De Vrij as fears grow over Coates' future
• Pardew suffers eight-year hitch at Newcastle after penning long-term deal
• Redknapp back in for Remy but Marseille star only keen on quitting France for Champions League football
• 'Celebrities deserve all they get': Question Time audience member lashes Charlotte Church as she defends Leveson's press ethics report
• Revealed: The secretive Amish mafia whose vigilante members carry guns, drive Cadillacs and believe in an eye for an eye
• Pop duo and real-life couple Karmin show off Coach winter must-haves in new Sleigh Ride video (and every look was Rachel Zoe-approved)
• Sharon Stone almost has a Basic Instinct moment as she heads to set to film sex scenes with Sofia Vergara
• Politicians 'spent too much time courting media': But PM cleared of deal to win Murdoch's backing
• I've come too far to be hit for six, says Flintoff... but Dawson promises a rough introduction to the fight game
• Electrician facing foreclosure collects $1M Powerball prize and he plans to celebrate with his girlfriend at Red Lobster
• Banks' overdraft rates hit record level of nearly 20% crippling thousands of customers
• Day the police got out of jail: Lord Leveson insists officers acted with integrity over phone hacking probe
• IT'S FRIDAY! Different shades of myth and reality
• A rotten day for freedom: Yes, he got some things right. But to whitewash the politicians and the police while demanding the Press be shackled betrays dismaying naivety. Worse, it is a tragic blow to liberty and the public's right to know
• Mac on... plans for a new Press regulatory body
• Hammers to move again for out-of-favour Ajax winger Sulejmani after summer snub
• Vomit bug in a third of hospitals as some even ban staff from drinking tea to stop it spreading
• Cameron's stand for freedom: Defiant PM refuses to accept Leveson's call for laws to control the Press
• That's one prediction he didn't want to get right: Eric Bristow misses out on the I'm A Celebrity final as he's voted out of the jungle
• England U16s 1 Scotland U16s 0: Hot shot Rasulo clinches 12th Victory Shield in a row
• Spurs join fight for France U21 defender Haidara after Villa are priced out of move
• An industrial-sized bubble bath: River in India that is so polluted it's become a sea of foam (and pilgrims are STILL swimming in it)
• No Hollywood glamour here! Jennifer Garner steps out in her frumpiest outfit yet on set of the Dallas Buyer's Club
• Twitter trolls made me hate my body: Former child star Dani Harmer reveals her secret battle with depression - and how cruel taunts drove her to liposuction
• Colsaerts puts Ryder Cup colleagues in the shade to take a share of lead in Sun City
• IT'S FRIDAY! Traditional tunes from the sand dunes
• Royals boss McDermott reveals how he almost didn't answer when Fergie called
• Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry 'reach an amicable agreement' in court after Thanksgiving Day brawl with Olivier Martinez
• Banks are accused of hiding £60bn black hole from investors
• IT'S FRIDAY! Coke Studio fizzes for Delhi music buffs
• Colorado authorities search father's home a week after boy, 13, went missing as it's confirmed he did NOT run away
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cameron leads the fight for liberty
• EXCLUSIVE: It's good to talk! Eadie set to launch helpline for players fighting depression
• School reverses decision to ban picture of suicide teen from yearbook but still refuse to allow photo of student mother with her baby
• Watchdog is backing sale of London Metal Exchange to the Chinese
• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Should novelist Kingsley Amis and poet Philip Larkin now be regarded as paedophiles?
• Growing by the day: Pregnant Coleen Rooney shows off her bigger bump as she launches her new bedding range for BHS
• Don't be foolish! Rodgers warning for Sterling as contract talks drag on
• Capital to feel the chill after sudden rainfall
• 'That was really emotional': Charlie Brooks wins a phone call to her daughter Kiki... a day after she was 'cruelly' stopped from seeing her in the jungle
• MARKET REPORT: John Wood gets Christmas cheer
• The gadget that turns your iPhone into a TV remote control (just try not to lose it under the sofa)
• The sky's the limit for Trump as world No 1 sets his sights on becoming the next Rocket
• Efforts to get foreign direct investment reforms passed in parliament get mired in caste and tribe quota row
• Car paint attack pours more pressure on under-achieving Wolves boss Solbakken
• How the American answer to Downton ended in disaster... and Julian Fellowes signs up to write rival show with similar title
• Bernie's blast for Ferrari: F1 ringmaster labels bid to snatch Vettel's title as 'a complete joke'
• Sir Nigel Rudd: British dealmaker extraordinaire or the man who flogged UK PLC to overseas private equity?
• ‘Cumbersome’ law hits tree pruning drive
• It's official: NBC's Jeff Zucker named president of CNN Worldwide as the network suffers ratings decline
• Revealed: How Benitez could win over the Chelsea fans, by a Blues season ticket holder
• RAISINA TATTLE: Rahul Gandhi is a very busy man
• First Quantum is knocked back in move for Inmet Mining
• I think I’ve found the stop-cock! Labourer goes to extraordinary lengths to fix broken pipe
• Government moves to quell Facebook and Twitter gag as Supreme Court expresses concerns
• Charles Sale: Rivals Warren and Hearn take fight over Bellew to the High Court
• Back to the gym! Drew Barrymore resumes her work-out regime two months after giving birth
• So what’s for dinner tonight? Killer casserole
• A real royal flush! 400-year-old playing cards made of silver and gold and owned by a princess are discovered
• Mother wants her dead son's college loans forgiven - even though she co-signed them
• Michael Jackson's father Joe, 84, rushed to hospital after suffering stroke
• Remains found after man, 35, went missing three years ago in Arizona's Superstition Mountains on quest to find legendary 'Lost Dutchman's' gold mine
• Middle school teacher suspended after playing rap song in support of same-sex marriage for her eighth grade class
• Dixons chief lays blame for Comet collapse with Kesa
• Two-horse title race? Opposition struggle to keep up with the Manchester giants
• Best supporting actress: Eva Longoria puts on a sizzling display in lingerie as she graces cover of GQ Mexico
• Chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash wins $4million compensation from owner of animal who ripped her face off
• Snow Fairy's August Prix Jean Romanet triumph taken away over failed dope test
• Why I refuse to speak to my twin brother: X Factor made Olly Murs a star - but it also divided his family
• Bank's deputy Paul Tucker refuses to commit to Old Lady after missing out on governor job
• BLOGS OF THE DAY: Taxman brings Britney and Kevin 'together'
• EXCLUSIVE: I'm proud to be former Wimbledon, not MK Dons, says QPR's Mackie
• 'I thought I was going to die in that cage': Bradley Manning speaks out for the first time since he was locked up for releasing classified cables to Wikileaks
• Sania to shake a leg with former cricket captain hubby on reality show
• Boy, 16, hit on head by hockey ball thrown by his friend in playground, was killed in 'tragic accident'
• Mother finds NOSE RING in her 4-year-old daughter's McDonald's breakfast burrito
• Don't like what you see? Geri Halliwell pulls a curious face as she journeys through the streets of Paris
• Lending from RBS and Lloyds slumps by £117bn in less than three years
• University creates puppy room to help students relieve stress around exam time
• Rocketeer Commandos? Andhra Pradesh elite anti-terrorist force may soon be flying into action with new jet packs
• Single mother targeted by 'sex-hungry' men after fake dating profile set up on Plenty of Fish website revealed her work address
• Move over Aiden and Sophia! Top baby names under threat from trends inspired by Mad Men, Fifty Shades of Grey and even Apple products
• Are Destinee and Essence Martins Britain's answer to the Williams sisters?
• Singer Ryan Leslie ordered to pay $1million reward he promised for the recovery of his stolen laptop - before he blew off the deal
• More staff are axed at insurers Direct Line and Aviva
• River Yamuna to see yet another bridge cross its waters
• Wayward Balotelli has got tattoo stay at Manchester City, says Barry
• Piano maker Steinway & Sons in price-fixing probe
• Father died 'in road rage attack after being punched and kicked by gang in front of son'
• Miner Rio Tinto set to shore up by saving £4bn
• Aggressive Rahul Gandhi defends rural employment scheme, calling it 'transformational'
• A whole new meaning to pork chops! Bacon-scented shaving cream hits the shelves
• The hunt for the Crazy Gang's Holy Grail! Sportsmail tracks down the replica FA Cup that neither 'Dons' own
• Rainy day superhero! Gwen Stefani's son Zuma battles bad weather in Batman coat and cape
• The answer to Chelsea crisis? Sign another Brazilian midfielder!
• ALEX BRUMMER: Paul Tucker's luck hasn't run out
• Wife of slain BJP leader Pandya to stand in Ahmedabad election on Gujarat Parivartan Party ticket
• Nasser Hussain: Ricky Ponting was a streetfighter, a panto villain... and a true great
• Namdhari booked for 'murdering' Hardeep Singh Chadha in shootout
• Ivanka Trump jumps to dad's defense and says that the billionaire's kids never told him to 'stop bashing Obama on Twitter'
• Couple 'tortured puppy, kittens and chickens with cutlery, household tools and high heels' to make 'animal snuff' videos for sexual fetishists
• Snoopers' charter that would store private information from Facebook and texts may be sunk by Lib Dems
• Cancer scare for Manisha Koirala? Actress stays a few days in Mumbai hospital
• Review - Ben: 10 Omniverse (Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii U / Wii / 3DS / DS)
• Drunken single mother, 28, sunk teeth into WPC's wrist after teachers refused to let her collect her children from after school club
• Is this Joe Jonas' new girlfriend? Singer 'dating former model Blanda Eggenschwiler'
• Syria goes dark: Government 'cuts off internet and phone services' in war-torn country raising fears of new attack on rebel fighters
• French actor Gerard Depardieu 'arrested for driving scooter drunk' in Paris following minor accident
• Couple arrested for driving with five children and 18 cats in unheated cargo area of rented moving truck on 2,000-MILE cross country trip
• Cold call complaints rocket in the past year as people object to abandoned marketing calls
• Former Bolton boss Coyle eyes Scotland job after snubbing English offers
• The tedium of English medium
• Sacked Real Housewives star Kelly Bensimon offloads Hamptons mansion for $5.76m after slashing price in half
• Hopefully Santa will bring him a new hat! Flynn Bloom wears his favourite cap as he enjoys a stroll with mother Miranda Kerr
• Southern siren Sona stirs up a 'male' storm after she compares men to tissue paper and says she doesn't believe in marriage
• Homeless people to sleep in shipping containers as Brighton tries to tackle its housing crisis
• Emergency workers battle for four hours to rescue Chinese farmer stuck in mud after silt pit collapsed
• Holmes and back for Thanksgiving: Barefoot Katie on the steps of her Ohio home after jetting out of New York on 24 hour Turkey Day family visit
• Auditor General blasts government for lacking expertise and capacity to run flagship urban renewal plan
• Wonder Years star Fred Savage introduces new baby son to the world on Twitter
• CHRISTMAS BOOKS
• Pictured: Romney arrives at White House for private lunch with President Obama
• Arsenal plan January splurge as Wenger confirms he wants Henry on loan plus TWO more
• The Andhra Pradesh techie in the US who murdered his neighbour's daughter and mother
• Going underground! Bus rescued by crane after being engulfed by huge crack in the road
• Bogus teacher who forged her qualifications to get secondary school and exam board jobs is jailed
• 'Outrageous press' treated celebrities like 'commodities' while 'wreaking havoc with the lives of ordinary people'
• Boy, 1, takes first steps on prosthetic leg after beating all the odds to live after he was born weighing just 1 lb
• WHIPLASH: Shouting in an empty room
• The Captain's Log: Arrive early to avoid disappointment at Newbury's Hennessy meeting
• First transgender politician called to resign as criminal past revealed days after election
• Knifeman 'stabbed four police officers while rampaging with a meat cleaver shouting "God help me to kill my enemies"'
• From bleaching fruit to scrubbing strangers' bathrooms: The germ-phobic neat freaks who compulsively clean for ten hours a day
• Mail Today Comment: We must push for a blanket ban on spurious health claims
• 'Yates of the Yard' got too close to News International friends during hacking probe, Lord Leveson finds
• Newlywed couple 'drove across state lines to pick up girl, 17, they had met online so that the wife could have sex with her'
• Kim Kardashian slurps on milkshake at Kuwait store opening as Kris Humphries divorce drama takes another nasty turn
• Captain Heath's hot horses: Who to look for in the weeks ahead
• Back to his roots: James Corden channels Paul Potts in BGT winner's former job as he films scenes in phone shop for upcoming biopic
• Outrage as three teenage 'burglars' are charged with murder after female friend, 17, was accidentally killed during break-in by neighbors' warning shots
• Every One A Winner
• ARMY CAGED: Audit report exposes ordnance factory and land allotment scams causing Rs 1277 crore loss
• Leona Lewis shows off her lady in red look in a figure-hugging dress as she performs on Loose Women
• Harry tops the bill! He's the best since Master Oats, says trainer Bailey
• Three boys aged 12 to 14 held in Pakistan 'on their way to train as suicide bombers'
• Former Manchester City and West Ham firebrand Lomas handed EIGHT-match ban... day after being sent off for another offence
• How David Cameron went to 'great lengths' to woo Murdoch empire before 2010 general election
• Little Miss Sunshine child star Abigail Breslin transforms into a leading lady for striking photo shoot
• Empire state of mind! Dazzling new LED lights with 16.7MILLION color possibilities sparkle and strobe on Empire State Building (with Alicia Keys singing inaugural song)
• Convicted murderer who stabbed love rival to death with kitchen knife given job in a hospital
• 'It IS a hate crime': Now family of lesbian brutally beaten 'by girlfriend's brother' claim she WAS attacked for being gay as they call for him to be charged with attempted murder
• All the top tips and best bets for Friday, November 30
• Madonna's iconic conical bra corset sells for £30,000 at auction of film and music memorabilia
• Thrifty Pippa Middleton recycles a festive red coat to open charity Christmas sale
• The show must go on! Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg start filming terrorist movie amid controversy
• 'I never looked back!' A needlephobe's diary as she undergoes laser eye surgery... after 22 years of wearing glasses
• Anyone for Venice? The Med cruise that's so good you'll forget where you left the kids
• MPs attack plan to put press regulation under control of 'wholly unelected and unaccountable' state quango Ofcom
• First picture of the 21-year-old woman killed by tree brought down by storms as she slept in her tent
• 80 puppies seized by police in probe into dog trafficking and the sale of sick pets online
• 'I'm eating more than ever!' At a reception given by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh says Strictly has reignited her love affair with chocolate
• Meat and two veg: Shopper finds suggestive supermarket carrot that looks like a, er, well...
• Sorry, darling, I spent all the Christmas cash on Fido: Pet owners splurge more money on presents for their animals than for partners
• Mary Christmas! Prawn and avocado tians
• Review - ZombiU (Wii U)
• Shining a light on the Dark Ages: 1,000-year-old household objects and tools made from iron, bronze and bone found in 'one of most significant digs ever'
• The ultimate ringer? College swimming team call on four-time Olympic champion
• Attacker beat MS sufferer so savagely she spent three weeks in a coma and was unrecognisable to relatives
• Pictured hugging as brothers before being separated by adoption: Touching photo shows teenage siblings as toddlers after they reunited by chance meeting
• Defoe dismisses talk of Redknapp reunion as striker insists: I want to end career at Spurs
• Police officer who called three black men 'f****** monkeys' weeps in dock as he and colleague cleared of racial harassment
• 'The Christening was wonderful': Saturdays' Una Healy and husband Ben Foden beam as their daughter Aoife Belle gets baptised
• Keeping Fido as fit as a fiddle: The pedometer that helps you track your pet pup's health on your laptop or smartphone
• All I want for Christmas is promotion... Palace dancers bring Holloway's boys some festive cheer in Mariah Carey video re-make
• Where have all the rats gone? Photos capture Stockholm's beautiful subway system after its makeover by artists
• MPs criticise Lord Leveson's 'strange' recipe for press regulation which offers no answers on how to control the internet
• Mary Christmas! Roast goose with sage
• Hostess wins green light to pay top executives bonuses totaling $1.8million ... as nearly 18,000 employees are laid off
• It's time to bury the hatchet with MK... so long as they ditch the 'Dons', say original Crazy Gang ahead of grudge match
• Twelfth time's a charm! Judge Judy becomes a grandmother again at 70 after lawyer son welcomes first child
• Alessandra Ambrosio really is runway ready... as she poses with her luggage in airfield photoshoot with Johannes Huebl
• Mary Christmas! Aubergine nut roast
• Stuck on the Moon without a paddle? Nasa-sponsored team invents 3D printer that works with lunar dust
• Drunk man who found fame after his perfect rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody in cop cruiser was posted on YouTube wears horned viking helmet to court - as he is convicted of drink driving
• The smile that says I survived: Elle Macpherson's billionaire ex-lover emerges with arm injuries and back brace after horror helicopter crash
• Mary Christmas! The best Brussels sprouts
• Confessions of a Victoria's Secret model: 'Show off your panties and hope you've still got it' reveals Selita Ebanks (and even she didn't make the cut for this year's show)
• Bobbi Kristina Brown's ex Nick Gordon SMILES in mugshot as he's booked for reckless driving hours after she totals her own car
• Pictured: Schoolgirl, 13, who died after being hit by a tram at notoriously dangerous crossing
• Whipping up a storm: Villagers duel with homemade whips as part of brutal ritual to 'help bring the rain'
• Conserving the Beetles! How British soldiers helped save iconic VW car by rescuing blueprints from bomb-hit German factory in 1945
• Lidl's 33-year-old malt is a 'superstar' spirit with a price tag under £40: Whisky connoisseurs expected to clear the shelves
• Two-month-old baby boy drowned after his mother suffered epileptic fit while giving him a bath
• Mary Christmas! The ultimate Christmas chocolate log
• 'My implants took the brunt of the force': Woman is lucky to be alive after her fake breasts stopped a bullet 'fired by her ex-boyfriend'
• Overweight woman uses gastric band hypnosis to lose 55lbs after being diagnosed with polio-like syndrome
• Another status symbol? Mario Balotelli gets Genghis Khan quote tattooed on his chest to celebrate his first goal of the season
• So tight it's ripped! Carol Vorderman suffers small wardrobe malfunction as she steps out in ripped leather leggings
• Boy, 2, dies and brother, 4, left seriously ill after mother left them in SUV to meet man in nearby car - six weeks after her husband was killed in a car crash
• Now gloating thugs cleared of robbing Malaysian student during London riots want payout
• Revealed: Nationwide traffic light 'sales' system that flashes red if staff aren't 'selling enough' - as whistleblowers warn of pressure to hit targets
• BasketBRAWL: Huge fight erupts during Nets-Celtics game (and Kim Kardashian's ex Kris Humphries was involved)
• Former president George H.W. Bush, 88, hospitalized in Houston with bronchitis
• 'If I'd finished second, or worse, I'd have felt I'd let the nation down': Jessica Ennis on her extraordinary year
• Feeling festive! Michelle Keegan goes make-up free as she starts her Christmas shopping
• Arran for adrenaline junkies: High speed (and haughty horses) on a fine Scottish isle
• Operator told blind pensioner her guide dog could READ signs to get her to hospital as she refused to book her an ambulance
• SOAP WATCH: Jaci Stephens gives us the ultimate insight into the week's soaps
• 'The memory will stay with me forever': Louis Smith on his highlight of London 2012
• It's time to fight! Romeu issues rallying cry to Chelsea after sterile start to life under Rafa
• She's no shrinking violet! Rebel Wilson leaves her native Australia in bright tight top
• Area of Longstanding Natural Beauty: Grand Canyon is actually 65million years older than thought (and was created when dinosaurs roamed the earth)
• That's one way to fight the cold! Suranne Jones carries hot water bottle as she films outdoor scenes for detective series
• All the Barclays Premier League team news ahead of the weekend
• 'My body was wracked with pain, but I knew I had to go for it. I didn't want any regrets': Ellie Simmonds on the race of her life
• It's now or never! Tuilagi convinced England can get a result against the All Blacks
• Driver has miraculous escape after her car plunges 25ft into fast-flowing river and lands upside-down
• 'It was an incredible serotonin rush and it's not one I need to recreate': Victoria Pendleton on why she quit after her Olympic victory
• Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton's trainer will be in opposite corner as Flintoff weighs in for heavyweight boxing debut against Dawson
• 'I'm a normal bloke from Kilburn, and it's never come easy to me': Bradley Wiggins on his triumphant year
• Whooping cough claims lives of 13 babies in past year in worst outbreak in more than two decades
• It's great to be home for Christmas: Freed SAS hero's joy as he is reunited with his family
• Who does Mario ink he is, Genghis Khan? Balotelli gets new tattoo after ending goal drought... a quote from Mongol warlord!
• Cute as candyfloss! Amelia Lily debuts even pinker hair colour as she dresses down for Radio One visit
• Colditz leaked like a colander! So say the men who made a mockery of the 'escape-proof' Nazi prison in a fascinating new documentary
• Fancy seeing you here! Rachel McAdams chats with Seth MacFarlane after meeting in Beverly Hills
• Granny Courtney! Ms Love goes rummaging about in a vintage store for clothes but doesn't find her fashion Nirvana
• 'It was extremely irresponsible': Camille Grammer lashes out at ex Kelsey over baby Faith car seat drama
• 'I've always strived to keep busy after every Olympics to avoid the post-Olympic blues': Britain's greatest ever sailor Ben Ainslie on what's next on the horizon
• Marston's to offer a 'gastropub' experience as it builds up food business and raises dividend
• Mother driven mad by head lice for SIX MONTHS even considered using household bleach
• Broadcast in over 100 different countries, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of television phenomenon, Downton Abbey
• Rise of the moustache implant: Middle Eastern men having surgery to appear more masculine and powerful
• Pictured: Mitt fan with the massive Romney tattoo on his face begins laser surgery to have the ink removed
• Cracker, Harry Potter's Hagrid, now Mr Jaggers in an epic new Dickens adaptation- Robbie Coltrane's the big man for the big jobs. But it’s starting to take its toll...
• Oops! 'Romantic' home bedroom makeover of soccer boss arrested 'for beating his wife in New York hotel room' airs on Million Dollar Decorators weeks after marital bust up
• Male 'white witches who abused children were also into wife-swapping'
• Cash-strapped museum puts binoculars given to captain of Titanic’s rescue ship on EBAY
• EXCLUSIVE: Harry to go for Joe... But is Kop flop Cole the man who can keep QPR from the drop?
• Movember Madness! We look at the good, the bad and the hairy from the world of sport
• Is this the real Hell? Incredible cave which experts believe inspired the Greek legend of Hades
• Cameron: 'I'm NOT convinced by Leveson'. PM warns 'complicated plan to cross Rubicon' and regulate press by law COULD impinge on free speech
• So THIS is how Silicon Valley eats? The $1,200 Japanese dish from new Californian restaurant opened by Nobu's former chef
• Teacher, 36, saves sister’s life with a pedestrian’s belt after leg was shattered in horror car crash
• French appeals court OVERTURNS manslaughter conviction against Continental for Concorde crash which killed 113
• Who knew he was so funny? Melanie C shares a joke with Chris Martin as Coldplay hosts charity event
• Intrepid camera teams perched on a shark's dinner and gatecrashed a rhino's family to capture stunning scenes for the BBC's new wildlife series, Africa
• EXCLUSIVE: Hatton's trainer to be in opposite corner as Flintoff weighs in for heavyweight boxing debut against Dawson
• Kate and William shun Michelin-starred restaurant and choose pub lunch on Cambridge visit (and they like the goujons and chips so much they go back for seconds!)
• Beware the Sandy cough: Storm victims and clean-up workers plagued by cough as local hospital sees rise in lung infections
• The Pharaoh Island: Celebration of Egyptian architecture in Britain 90 years on from discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
• Pain in the name of fashion: TOWIE's Mario Falcone squeezes himself into a pair of eye-wateringly tight jeans
• Gemmalissima! TOWIE's Ms Collins channels food goddess Nigella stuffing a bird in festive shoot (and admits she even fancies Charles Saatchi!)
• Peek a bump: Five months pregnant Malin Akerman reveals a hint of her changing shape in chic maternity ensemble
• 'I feel emaciated': Hugo Taylor admits to losing 20lbs in the I'm A Celebrity jungle after going 'starving'
• Young boys rushed to hospital foaming at the mouth and hallucinating had accidentally taken LSD from bottle of breath mints
• 'The response of the Red Cross has been lamentable': Relief organization's efforts blasted a month after Superstorm Sandy 'despite them raking in $150M in the name of the storm'
• Council using lie detector tests to root out benefits cheats catches 4,000 fraudsters in just four months
• What to buy the traveller in your life: Ten fantastic gifts with a globetrotting twist
• Mother condemns council for removing shrine to her murdered daughter after receiving a single complaint describing it as 'litter'
• Monty Halls embarks on his inaugural Winter Warmer trip...and he's in for a cold ride
• Woman, 21, 'throws Molotov cocktails at ex-boyfriend's home after running over his foot' before high-speed police chase
• Big hair momma! Corrie's Catherine Tyldesley teams giant bouffant 'do with a casual tracksuit and Ugg boots
• Girl, 15, lay in front of train after visiting suicide websites before she died
• Mrs Romney to appear on Dancing With The Stars? Ann quizzed on future plans as she is spotted in the audience of show's finale
• Serena lands WTA award after remarkable Wimbledon, New York and London triumphs
• You cut me up I’ll bleed red! Solskjaer wants United job... but not as Fergie’s successor
• ‘God healed my pooch’s broken neck’: Devout Christian says praying saved Chihuahua’s life after vets claimed injuries were so severe it should be put down
• Anger as Ryanair finally scrap unlawful £6 debit card fee... and introduce a blanket £6 'website admin fee' PLUS 2% credit card charge on the same day
• Banks giving 'misleading' details about bad debts and may have to set aside £35billion more, BoE warns
• A foot in both camps: Kiwi Premiership stars give their verdict on England v New Zealand
• U.S. Navy 'stealth drone' takes to the sea for tests: The autonomous X-47B is hoped to be first carrier-borne unmanned aircraft
• Pharrell Williams puts Miami penthouse up for sale... and it could be yours for a cool $16.8 million
• From topless dancers to diva strops - as the Royal Variety Performance celebrates 100 years, the antics that have left the Queen highly amused
• 'I hope it marks a new era for the press': Mother of missing Madeleine McCann urges Cameron to 'act swiftly' on Leveson report
• Grow a garden on your loo roll: GARDENING BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Jane Shilling
• Israel will be safer than London, claims president ahead of U21 tournament
• CHRIS EVANS: How about putting the FAB 1 plate on a real pink Rolls-Royce and hiring it out for charity? What's not to like?
• Direct Line axes 236 more jobs as it tries to slash costs by £100m
• George Zimmerman now offering his AUTOGRAPH as a 'thank you' to his defense fund donors
• Detectives investigating Jimmy Savile abuse claims quiz man in his 80s on 'suspicion of sex offences'
• Bartender arrested for over-serving customer who was already so drunk that he was stumbling and shouting racial slurs
• Mechanic whose heart stopped beating for 80 MINUTES brought back to life 'like a spluttering old Fort Cortina'
• Mary Berry broadens out from baking to share her unflappable approach to festive entertaining. Here she sets the scene with her tips and shortcuts for a stress-free day...
• Be the next Jacques Cousteau... at a quite some cost though: The world's first 'subsea limousine' - that will set you back £1.5m
• Biggest fall in immigration for 20 years: Success thanks to a blitz on bogus colleges and a cut in student visas
• VIDEO: Revealed - Sir Bobby Charlton’s weekly goalscoring chats with Rooney... I tell him not to worry about placement but just batter the bloody ball
• He's finally moving on: The Wanted's Max George shares a kiss with one lucky fan as he is mobbed by hundreds of fans
• Valedictorian, 22, filmed crying during police interrogation after 'bludgeoning and stabbing his mentally unstable mother to death'
• TOM PARKER BOWLES: Yes, it is that old chestnut
• The day that changed my life: 'I love Britain, but funnily enough I never got those English lessons' says Jean-Christophe
• Sharks, starfish and space-age jellyfish: Family fun at the Sea Life Centre, Brighton
• ‘It’s too important for Washington to screw up.’ President Obama pleads for support on ‘fiscal cliff’ and takes to Twitter but Republicans warn there will be no deal ’soon’
• Atlanta airport workers pelt New Orleans Saints team bus with eggs ahead of tonight's face-off with the Falcons
• Thugs stamped on father-of-one and scarred him for life with boiling water then bragged about torture in text messages
• Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is NOT sick says Ecuador embassy after claims by ambassador that he was suffering from chronic lung condition
• Police re-bail Chelsea fan for allegedly making 'monkey' gesture towards Welbeck
• Gaping flesh wounds, birds crying in pain: The barbaric reality behind the fashion-forward feathers on your winter coat
• Legless mother of seven who is married to a one-legged man dies in lightning strike
• He's packed in the party lifestyle, slimmed down spectacularly and even taken on a therapist to keep him in check. Singer Michael Bublé says 18 months of marriage have changed him...
• OLLY SMITH: How to avoid a festive turkey
• High school soccer coach 'watched boy being sodomized by players then congratulated victim' during hazing ritual
• Mother of youngest British soldier killed in Afghanistan has gone on hunger strike after her benefits were axed because of his death
• Howzat for Artificial Intelligence! The robot that can catch a ball (and even miss it occasionally like the England cricket team)
• IAN HYLAND: What a perfect pair of idiots
• Not exactly Daniel Craig! Shirtless Owen Wilson emerges from the sea during holiday to Brazil
• My haven: Chris Packham the TV naturalist, 51, in the cottage deep in the New Forest he shares with girlfriend Charlotte
• Looking mint! Megan Fox chooses a figure-hugging green dress to show off her post-baby body in all its slender glory
• Hoarder, 66, who refused to get rid of her clutter dies after fire rips through her home
• Van Persie's 31-second strike was quick, but these lot were even faster off the mark (and it looks like RVP's done this before!)
• How on earth did they film Life of Pi? The novel's author Yann Martel reveals how it was finally done
• Gatland shuffles pack as Wales look to make it lucky No 7 against Wallabies
• Emerald queen! Alexandra Burke steps out in figure hugging green dress as she attends launch party
• No girls allowed! Blanket and Prince Jackson take some time out on boys only shopping trip
• 'I jumped on my bed when I got the part!': 10-year-old British girl tipped for stardom after landing role in Les Miserables as Anne Hathaway's daughter thanks to school play talent scout
• Messi and Ronaldo joined by Iniesta on Ballon d'Or shortlist
• From London's River Cafe to New York's Momofuku: John Torode on the world's ten best restaurants
• What a stinking idea! Card company launches a Fart By Mail service just in time for Christmas
• Fashion fans rejoice: America's favourite high street brand J.Crew is crossing the pond!
• Want to meet a naked Greg Rutherford? Olympian to pose for life drawing class to raise funds for cancer
• Schoolboy lover, 16, jailed for 'dreadful violent killing' of girlfriend’s disabled toddler as she desperately tried to 'hush up their affair'
• Making a (tree) house a home: Businessman spends £60,000 building elevated hideaway with hot tub, 60in cinema system and Sky TV
• JAMES MARTIN: BMW's Gran Coupe is aimed at Chinese businessmen who only sit in the back, but what's the view like from the driver's seat?
• Mon dieu! Just one in five French quaff a glass of wine per day as fizzy drinks and fruit juice push it off the table
• Penny Lane is in her heart! Miley Cyrus shares pictures of her TINY new rescue puppy
• THE INSIDER: The same cricket media that buried Kevin Pietersen once again laud him as an irreplaceable genius
• Practicing her catwalk strut! Alessandra Ambrosio and mini-me daughter Anja use the street as their runway as they step out for an autumn stroll
• About being a Nintendo super advocate
• Sunshine and swastikas: Rare colour pictures of 1930s Berlin show carefree life in Hitler’s capital before war that reduced it to rubble
• Teenager, 18, engulfed in flames when his sheep fancy dress costume made of cotton wool was 'deliberately set on fire' in village hall
• Desperate plight of one-year-old girl who has developed tumour half the size of her body
• From bridesmaid to cowgirl! Kristen Wiig on set of ghoulish comedy The Skeleton Twins
• Kick in the teeth: Moment zebra gets booted in the face by his female mate during lovers' tiff
• While you were sleeping: The baby sock that monitors your child's breathing, giving anxious parents peace of mind
• Paramedics pick up injured BADGER and take it to vets inside their ambulance
• Roma fans arrested after attack on Spurs supporters are banned from football stadiums for five years
• Renowned chef tells diner to 'go f*** yourself' after she complains about his pumpkin pie on Facebook
• An industrial-sized bubble bath: River in India that is so polluted it's become a sea of foam (and pilgrims are STILL swimming in it)
• Robin Reliant? United would be languishing in 12th without Van Persie... while Suarez is saving Liverpool from the drop
• God save the Queen's stockings: Hosiery which belonged to Victoria shows how thrifty monarch repaired them after they laddered
• VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: The Tottenham midfielder as you've never seen him before... Sandro sings for Sportsmail
• Dancing queen! Kylie Minogue proves that she's still got the moves as she hits the dancefloor in lemon yellow dress at her book launch
• Halle Berry puts Hollywood home on the market after brutal fight between Olivier Martinez and ex Gabriel Aubry
• Banksy-style mural of child dropping Jim'll Fix It badge down a drain appears opposite BBC Television Centre... and is promptly removed by workmen
• We were better than Stoke and should have won, insists Tiote as struggling Newcastle lose again
• Government insists green energy drive will SAVE households £100 on gas and electricity bills by 2020
• Millions of over-50s will be forced to work beyond retirement as they 'sleepwalk' towards pensions crisis
• Ocampo lined up for Burns night! Filipino in for injured Walsh to take on champion Ricky
• Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all need Darren Bent... but which Premier League clubs will make a move for Villa's £24m misfit?
• 'The bus fell on my brother… he fell down and got squished': Boy, seven, watches his sibling die after vehicle crashed into house
• Video: Happy birthday, Ryan... the Welsh wizard's top 10 goals for Manchester United
• Toyota offers hope of battery 'that could bring down the cost of electric cars and make them more efficient'
• Put down that drink! Men with beer bellies warned they are at risk of weaker bones
• Gorgeous in green! Elsa Pataky glows on the red carpet in shredded gown in her home city of Madrid
• Samsung takes aim at Japanese rivals with Android camera that can upload pictures directly to Facebook
• Recession gloom takes toll on B&Q sales - but customers are still upgrading kitchens to entertain at home
• Skreamer: The new boots from Liverpool's kit makers (but who will dare to wear them?)
• Christmas mad DJ turns home into £20,000 winter wonderland featuring 60,000 lights and its own festive radio station
• ‘Who’s f*****g my daughter?’: Crazed father turns up at girl’s school swinging a chain and threatening students'
• He put a ring on it! Example and Erin McNaught announce their engagement as she flashes large diamond ring at ARIA Awards
• Family fun! Amy Adams can't resist having a go on the slide as she takes daughter Aviana to the playground
• Vettel set to retain world title as FIA say Red Bull star has 'no case' to answer over 'illegal' overtake
• Former spin doctor Andy Coulson appears in court alongside Rebekah Brooks and three others charged over corrupt payments to officials
• Louise Roe picks YOUR Christmas party outfit! Fashion Star presenter gives her top tips for making a festive fashion statement, whatever your body shape
• Chesney who? Town's revolt after 'mystery celeb' booked to open Christmas market revealed as one-hit-wonder Chesney Hawkes
• Pier to the Tower in just over two hours as Brighton airline launches flights to Paris
• Could amphibious homes prove a solution to floods? Floating houses among ideas touted as answer to yearly inundations
• Ryanair imposes new 2% credit card payment charge and wraps £6 per flight 'admin fee' into all online prices
• 'Her visit could spread vice': Kim Kardashian faces fury in the Middle East as she jets in for three-day visit
• Lady and the tramp! Britney Spears' fiancé ditches the suits for an extra scruffy look at X Factor
• £10 off your first shop at ocado.com
• 'I was undervalued and under-appreciated at Fulham' claims Dempsey as he prepares for Craven Cottage return
• Those hips don't lie! Nicki Minaj shows her feminine curves in bizarre rainbow coloured outfit as she presents ARIA awards
• The stats staring at Torres: Chelsea's £50m flop barely touches the ball and hasn't scored in almost 11 hours
• Return of the headless prankster: Now hoaxer terrifies lift passengers by sneezing so hard his head 'falls off'
• We need to develop killer instinct! Carrick demands Manchester United finish teams off
• He certainly made her night! Gerard Butler shows off his softer side as he cuddles ill, young fan at Playing For Keeps charity screening
• Bungling council workers blank out ALL of 425 page report after FOI request about TOWIE nightclub Sugar Hut
• Tredwell called into England squad as cover for spin kings Swann and Panesar
• 'My life was hell': Loving husband who said Parkinson's drug made him a 'gay sex addict' awarded £160,000 by French court
• It's not yet December and there's plenty more twists and turns to come... but the title IS going back to Manchester (now start the real battle between United and City)
• 'I love receiving photos of men's brandy snaps!': Mary Berry tells FEMAIL she can't wait for the next Great British Bake Off (and what she'll be cooking for 14 this Christmas)
• All school children in Britain should be tested for mental health illnesses, say experts
• Trespasser is cleared of being notorious 'Sleepwatcher' who broke into womens' homes to watch them rest
• Here comes the sun: Tamara Ecclestone steps out sporting a set of very dark tanned legs
• Ricky Ponting - an apology: We're sorry for all the jibes and most of all, for calling you Ratty
• Here come the girls! Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie look elegant and sophisticated attending Valentino exhibition in London with their mother the Duchess of York
• Now get ready for the snow flurries! Motorists are warned of treacherous roads
• It was all over Max from The Wanted! Lindsay Lohan ‘punched’ glamorous blonde psychic palm reader in NYC club as she tried to woo boyband heartthrob
• Britain's luckiest dad survives being struck in the head by a TRAIN at 70mph... and walks away with just minor whiplash
• PICTURED: Gabriel Aubry seen for the first time after police say HE threw the first punch in Thanksgiving brawl with Olivier Martinez
• From Prince William's 'niggly' knee to the hacking of murdered Milly Dowler's phone: Seven years that led to the Leveson Inquiry
• Drink driver causes evacuation of 60 neighbours after smashing car into pub and rupturing gas main while twice over limit
• Shares in Russian mobile phone operator MegaFon tumble on disappointing London stock market debut
• Dancer knocked out on live TV after bamboo prop breaks during contest
• Stagnant property market puts house prices in line to go nowhere in 2013, says Nationwide
• Baines blow for Everton as defender faces fitness fight ahead of Manchester City clash
• Finger licking at 30,000ft! Japan Airlines set to serve KFC chicken to passengers
• Paedophile MP Cyril Smith 'admitted spanking boys to police in the 1960s' and was friends with Jimmy Savile
• Angus T Jones WILL return to Two and a Half Men this season... but will no longer be a main character
• King of the dress is back! Roland Mouret unveils sexy debut bridal collection on Net-A-Porter
• Dixons makes pitch for ex-Comet shoppers with promise they will be 'pleasantly surprised' by its good service
• Homeland and Downton Abbey lead the way on Producers Guild Awards nominations
• Caught on camera: Terrifying moment oil drum explodes in garage workshop engulfing worker in flames
• Arsenal flop Chamakh set to be offered January escape route by Fenerbahce
• Sunderland fan released on bail after being quizzed over allegedly making racist 'monkey' gesture at Lukaku
• Farrell starts in place of injured Flood as Lancaster names England XV to face All Blacks
• His 'n' hers? Rihanna rolls up and splashes out on new Rolex watch to celebrate topping US chart...as Chris Brown buys the male version
• Pensioners face £75,000 bill for old age care - more than DOUBLE the cap recommended by Government's own advisor
• A bedroom fit for a Time Lord: Dr Who fan spends £980 building a TARDIS in his parents' garden
• Inside Britain's Armageddon houses: Meet the 'preppers' who are stockpiling food and weapons because they fear the world will end
• Koscielny KO: Gunners defender out until Christmas after groin blow
• She really IS the Boss! Tulisa beats Duchess of Cambridge to the top spot as the most searched-for celebrity of 2012
• Minimum price for alcohol is illegal: Europe's warning to Cameron as he pushes ahead with price hike
• 'David Cameron is my booby prize': Alzheimer's campaigner asks Downing Street for a raffle prize but gets a signed photo of the Prime Minister
• Dark Knight gunman: ‘Evil therapist programmed me to commit mass slaughter at Aurora cinema’
• Flour power: Scientists crack wheat's genetic code offering hope for disease-resistant crops (...and cheaper bread)
• Martin Keown: Chelsea are strangling themselves in this power struggle with the fans... I feel sorry for Torres and Benitez in the firing line
• Fresh hope for the Amazon as figures show rainforest destruction has slowed to lowest level since monitoring began
• Monaco lead the chase for Beckham after former England captain rules out Premier League return
• 'I'm not being starved... I take care of myself': Matthew McConaughey defends his 40lb weight loss as he sparks concern with increasingly gaunt appearance
• Night of the C listers! Nicola McLean looks worse for wear as she gets a 'joke grope' from a Welsh reality star at Sugar Hut bash
• Costume drama! Rita Ora shows why she's hot right now in revealing corseted dress as she headlines festival
• Bride sues the ex fiancé who called off their wedding just days before the ceremony
• I'm not sure how long I can keep hold of Bale, admits AVB as Barca and Real circle
• Bosses ARE more likely to hire someone they find attractive instead of the ideal candidate
• Drive-in sex booths to be built in Zurich to 'help make prostitution safer'
• Canadian model Coco Rocha looks catwalk ready in stunning orange gown at glamorous Silver Hill 2012 Gala
• CBI pleads with Chancellor for growth plan as businesses face bleak Xmas and prospect of winter recession
• A record 100,000 people in UK with the HIV virus, but a quarter 'do not even know they are infected'
• It could only happen to Naomi Clark! AnnaLynne McCord leaves her 90210 castmates open-mouthed as she films dramatic taco van crash
• Married teacher, 41, caught having sex with boy, 12, is jailed for TEN YEARS
• 'Midwives are so rude': NHS matron blasts lack of manners among staff and 'worrying trend' of inadequate care
• Paul Newman: Ponting's retirement is the Ashes' loss... the Aussie villain will be badly missed in next summer's showdown
• High street retail giants call for Sunday trading laws to be relaxed during Christmas week
• Teenager, 18, charged with rape of 11-year-old girl on way home from school
• Grecian goddess: Taylor Swift wows in a lace-detail flowing cream gown as she attends the 2012 ARIA Awards in Sydney
• Lloyds denies branch sale was rigged towards Co-operative due to Government's mutual push
• Celebrity Big Brother gears up for series with brand new logo ... and Rylan Clark is already tipped to win
• Hot bodies, sexy moves, all that touching - and THOSE torrid affairs... Could Strictly Come Dancing spell trouble for contestants in stale relationships?
• FTSE CLOSE: Footsie at highest level for three weeks amid fresh hopes of US fiscal cliff deal
• Girl, 15, ‘beheaded’ in Afghanistan after her family turned down marriage proposal
• All Blacks hit by mass vomiting bug ahead of clash with England as Carter returns from calf injury
• What the back pages say: Harry eyes reunion with £24m Villa misfit Bent at QPR
• Still leaders of the fashion pack! Kate Moss and Jamie Hince have their styles in sync as they wrap up in winter coats for party
• 'I'm young and single... you only live once!' X Factor heartthrob James Arthur embraces his ladies' man image as he kisses mystery brunette
• 'Which genius charged this man?' Judge questions case against besieged homeowner who took a knife to protect himself from yobs
• Strictly Come Dancing: Nick Grimshaw and Pixie Geldof lark around as they boogie down the street
• Newlywed bliss! Jessica Biel is ravishing in red as she giggles her way through Conan interview
• Not so nice! Alessandra Ambrosio keeps her clothes on as Chelsea Lately star Chewy shows his bra off
• West Ham winning race for Olympic Stadium with club set to be announced as preferred bidder
• Lifetime saves Casey Anthony drama for AFTER the holidays, announces January premiere
• For one night only! Kelly Brook reunites with Brendan Cole as she joins line-up for Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
• Wikileaks informant Bradley Manning arrives was kept in lock-down inside brig 'for his own protection'
• Call me Sandy: The moment a 4 ton elephant shakes the dust of his back during a stroll through the Kalahari Desert
• The future's bright for Victoria Beckham as she switches things up in a stylish orange skirt suit for fashion talk
• Indulging in horseplay! Action man Colin Farrell takes Winter's Tale co-star for a ride on his white steed
• Former Australia captain Ponting announces retirement from Test cricket
• Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world (and U.S. is 16th!)
• Quiz contestant who stalked TV presenter after appearing on show is banned from contacting her on Facebook or Twitter
• Prominent doctor left clinging for life and his wife injured in terrifying invasion at their $1.4m mansion... one year after police arrested the husband for domestic assault
• Scream & Shout! Britney Spears steals the show in sultry new dance video for will.i.am's new track
• Their father would be so proud! Christopher Reeve's son and daughter join Meryl Streep to support his foundation at gala
• Heartwarming photo snapped by tourist shows NYPD officer giving winter boots to barefoot homeless man
• She's back! Speaker's wife Sally Bercow reopens Twitter account despite string of high profile cyberspace gaffes
• The secrets of how not to get a ticket when you're stopped by the police, according to a veteran officer
• Forget being a macho man: Woman more interested in a lack of love handles than muscle when it comes to finding a mate
• It's an urban jungle! Kelly Osbourne shows off her slimline figure in a daring structural print dress
• The not-so-Ugly Truth! Katherine Heigl puts Los Angeles home on market for $2.7m
• 'Bad job!' Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell squabble on the X Factor as she criticises his acts and mocks his love life
• Eccentric 'Cadillac Ranch' millionaire charged with molesting boys after 'buying 10 teens cars, drugs and alcohol in exchange for sex acts'
• A family affair! Ben Affleck takes little Seraphina out for a stroll while Jennifer Garner spends time with Samuel
• Arctic sea ice LARGER than America melted this year
• Atheists sue to remove six-foot tall Jesus statue erected as war memorial at ski resort
• Mother and boyfriend wanted for burning and beating boy, 3, are arrested at Universal Studios theme park after fleeing police for two weeks
• Rhode Island ditches Christmas: Anger as state says it WILL hold 'holiday' tree lighting
• Let the festivities begin! Mariah Carey, Cee Lo Green and Rod Stewart help turn on Christmas lights at NYC's Rockefeller Center
• It's only November! Lauren Conrad gets into the Christmas spirit in seasonal 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' sweater
• Boris Johnson claims that low tax contributions have left internet giant Google with a 'PR problem'
• She means business! Reese Witherspoon leaves baby Tennessee at home as she heads to a meeting in blue dress and blazer
• Did you buy a Powerball ticket at one of these two shops? Gas station stores in that sold $580m winning tickets identified in Missouri and Arizona but the lucky winners remain a mystery
• 'This cup has a beany taste, a roasty, grindy feeling': Amusing fake Starbucks taste test shows Americans know NOTHING about coffee... but they think they do
• Isn't the show over? DWTS partners Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy fuel romance rumours as they walk arm-in-arm on casual weekday outing
• Raising a glass to Bronze Age find: Team of archaeologists toast discovery of 3,500-year-old 'microbrewery'
• A cut above the rest! Jennifer Nicole Lee just can't resist displaying her famous washboard stomach in slashed pink dress
• Pictured: The 28-year-old babysitter accused of the murder and rape of six-year-old Jersey Bridgeman arrives in court to be charged
• Talk about a sunny disposition! Shivering Jessica Chastain gives fans a warm welcome despite the cold
• Hot lips! Give your other half a kiss of burning passion with SRIRACHA- flavored lip balm
• Was Cold War scientist killed by the CIA? Family claims he was pushed to his death from 13th floor of New York high-rise after taking LSD in top-secret drugs experiment
• Make-up free Drew Barrymore digs out her ripped jeans and Dirty Dancing shirt as she revisits the 80s
• Things are getting stormy: The girls take advantage of the tropical rain by having a bath in the jungle pool... but Eric Bristow STILL complains it's ruined his day
• 'We moved her into it': Kelsey Grammer speaks out after he is videoed bundling baby Faith into car with NO child seat
• Mac on... plans to dig up green fields for new housing
• Kate Bosworth is ethereal on the red carpet as she outshines Zoe Saldana and Karlie Kloss at New York fashion event
• Sheer exhibitionist! Kristen Stewart flashes her bra as she rocks scruffy tomboy look
• 'No Drag Stars at Sea': Cruise company bans passengers on dedicated CROSS-DRESSING voyage from wearing drag... but U-turns after barrage of complaints
• Amazing colored laser show dubbed 'Sandy's Rainbow' lights up New York City's skyline to mark first month anniversary of devastating hurricane
• We all live in a turquoise submarine! Iran's navy showcases its bright new warship. . . but can it do any damage (and won't they see it coming)?
• Shocking video shows frame-by-frame murder of man who was shot TWELVE times... as mother was forced to watch her son's death replayed in court
• Police conclude Gabriel Aubry threw the first punch in Thanksgiving fight with Olivier Martinez... but he will not face charges
• We treat our hospital and care home patients with contempt and indifference, says the Health Secretary
• How Americans are POISONING themselves in desperate attempts to get rid of bed bugs
• Don't bring bad wine to a party and avoid 'tourist clothes': For English women in France, how to be the perfect madame
• Glenn Beck told by eBay that he can't auction model of President Obama pickled in 'urine' that was in fact only beer
• Courts go on strike in Egypt after new president gave himself sweeping new power
• It's a girl for Guy! Ritchie and fianceé Jacqui Ainsley 'utterly delighted' at the birth of their daughter
• Prince snubs party after photo furore
• Anna Faris makes working out a family affair as she totes baby Jack in his sling... and grandma and grandad come along too
• Not much Christmas cheer: English only Santa quits Welsh grotto after parents complain he cannot speak the language
• George Mallory died climbing Everest. His Great War letters reveal why for him, and many of his generation, life had to be lived to the full
• Prosecutors' failure 'left Cyril Smith free to go on abusing boys' at second children's home as late as 1980
• Kim Zolciak accused of not paying $1m bill of celebrity party planner behind her lavish TV wedding
• Cruelty in the jungle: I'm a Celebrity sinks to new low as girl of 7 is taken to TV set to see her actress mother then told : You can't, she failed her challenge
• The little lady in her life: Chantelle Houghton dotes over her daughter Dolly during shopping trip
• Mother of toddler mauled to death after falling into pit of African wild dogs won't be prosecuted for 'tragic accident'
• Dallas resumes filming without J.R. Ewing at Southfork Ranch... as it is revealed Larry Hagman's ashes will be scattered there
• 'It's not a hate crime': Lesbian brutally beaten 'by girlfriend's brother' at Thanksgiving dinner says the attack was NOT because she is gay
• Fee rises see number of university applications fall 10%: Experts say 'alarm bells should be ringing'
• Five steps to Kate's new cut: How you can copy the Duchess' new style
• 'Gentle giant' who camped outside ex-girlfriend's home in bid to win her back died following a heavy drinking session
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• How Kate would look if she stole some celebrity hairstyles
• Rural campaigners blast minister’s plan to rip up two million acres of countryside for new housing
• U.S. bans pariah BP from state contracts and accuses it of ‘lack of business integrity’ following Gulf of Mexico spill