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20 April 2012 Archive

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News

Three more Secret Service agents resign over prostitute scandal

Wayne Rooney and Emma Noble sue News International

Terrorists threaten to attack UK if Qatada is deported

Fighter jets about-turn 'will harm capability’

David Cameron on collision course with his party over referendum on Lords reform

Ed Balls is ready for a run-in with unions and the IMF

Bo Xilai's wife 'bewitched the men of Bournemouth'

Microchips for puppies to trace reckless owners

Private schools becoming 'preserve of the super-rich’

New warplanes 'less capable', secret paper shows

Killer ordered off death row

France election: authorities threatens prosecution over vote result leaks

Polygamous Jacob Zuma marries for sixth time

Is politics on the verge of a breakdown?

Nicolas Sarkozy is a victim of his own courage

The best of books, 1,300 years old

Terror and the law, a nice little earner for lawyers

We can’t reform the European Court of Human Rights, so let’s end this nonsense

127 killed as Pakistan jet bursts into flames in mid-air

Neil Heywood had plans for major British-themed shopping centre

François Hollande: the Socialist 'pup' on course to become France's next leader

British captain of liner 'devastated' after cruise ship sails past drifting fishermen who died

Anders Behring Breivik's Norway shooting spree relived in chilling detail

Pakistan plane crash: worst air crashes in last five years

The week in pictures: 20 April 2012

Germany and France try to curb open borders

George Zimmerman apologises to Trayvon Martin's parents

Judge declares Christian radio ad 'political'

US election 2012: Chris Christie would help Romney close gap, polls show

Cunard cruise ship worker abused children in his care

Anders Behring Breivik: court in shock as Norway gunman describes massacre

North Korea calls for the death of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak

Passenger plane 'with 127 on board' crashes near Islamabad

Silvio Berlusconi says 'Bunga Bunga' parties were 'burlesque contests'

Tens of thousands protest military's rule in Egypt's Tahrir Square

Two heads not better than one, research suggests

South Sudan to pull out of oil town

Coastguard pilot suspended for using helicopter to pick up steaks from Orkney butcher

Theresa May and the 14 dodged Abu Qatada questions

Secret Service supervisor joked he was 'really checking Sarah Palin out'

Bollywood actress beheaded: Indian police find torso but not head

Are these the worst wedding pictures ever?

Crew feared dead in US helicopter crash in Helmand Province

China warns India of arrogance over missile launch

David Cameron backs Theresa May in Abu Qatada deportation row

Tory MPs must 'grow up and support the coalition' on Lords reform, warns Lord Oakeshott

Ed Miliband calls for cancellation of Bahrain Grand Prix

LOXX miniature train landscape: a huge model railway in Berlin

Silvio Berlusconi makes rare appearance at sex trial

Kazakh journalist fights for life after knife attack

Museum of shocking racist memorabilia opens in bid to teach tolerance

Levon Helm

France election 2012: how the presidential poll works

Three men arrested by anti-terror police at Heathrow

Teacher who starred in porn film sacked by school

Pictures of the day: 20 April 2012

Syrian troops shell central city of Homs

Are these the worst wedding pictures ever? bungling photographers miss out faces and forget groom's parents

Bert Weedon

Al Qaeda militants warn of terror attack in Britain if Abu Qatada is deported

Thieves broke into theme park to swim with dolphins and steal a penguin

Neil Heywood 'had financial difficulties in China'

North Korea to launch satellites 'one after another'

Want to cheer yourself up? go for a walk in a cemetery

Cruise liner 'ignored stricken ship'

Burma opposition set to boycott parliament

Two Tibetans 'set themselves on fire in China'

N-Dubz rapper Dappy arrested after petrol station fight

Anders Behring Breivik trial: day five live

Sixteen plead not guilty in beard and hair-cutting attacks against Amish in Ohio

Secret Service scandal 'prostitute' pictured for first time

Climate change is a 'feminist' issue, claims MEP

The curious case of Rebekah Brooks, a water bed and a parrot

Black firefighter claims police shot him with Taser in racist attack

The Church of England faithful left to fend for themselves

Pussy Riot held in prison after mocking Vladimir Putin in cathedral 'punk prayer'

35 years of portraits of the Queen from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Etan Patz: FBI begins new search for 'milk carton boy'

Empty evidence from al-Qaeda supergrass

Embarrassed woman 'cried rape' after bondage sex regrets, court hears

Couple cleared of killing son call for inquiry

A brush with royalty: portraits of the Queen

Iranian diplomat accused of groping underage Brazilian girls

Clarke hails European court reform despite its leader saying nothing has changed

Woman was tricked by Nigerian doctor into believing she had given birth

Police fear for safety of al-Qaeda turncoat

Judge ruling indicates Abu Qatada could be granted bail once again

Alex Salmond 'suppressed' £170 million Doosan decision

Four in ten households say energy bills higher than last year

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Finance

IMF 'firewall': Who gave and how much

Taxpayer stumps up another £10bn to save euro

Britain pledges additional £10bn towards IMF war chest

Hundreds of jobs at risk as IAG admits it doesn't want bmi's low-cost business

Chancellor George Osborne defends Budget but laments leaked details

Big minus for SuperGroup as it gets its sums wrong

Former BP chief Tony Hayward could land £2.8m pay package two years on from Gulf of Mexico oil disaster

SkyePharma soars on asthma drug approval

British twins Alexander and John Hunter 'used stock-picking robot in million-dollar con', claims SEC

Debt crisis: as it happened, April 20, 2012

Web address regulator ICANN still hasn't fixed IT glitch

Tesco downgraded by Moody's despite chief Philip Clarke's £1bn turnaround plan

Aviva sacks more than 1,300 workers by mistake

London Marathon runners urged to get insurance

European Parliament calls for sanctions against Argentina

Barclays faces pay protest vote at AGM over chief Bob Diamond's remuneration package

Apple offers to settle ebook price fixing row in Europe but will fight case in the US

Supergroup shares slide as retailer admits it got its sums wrong

GlaxoSmithKline sells clutch of drugs for £164m to Aspen

Petrol panic and warm weather may have kept UK out of recession

Ryanair passengers face added tax despite already paying for flights

Britain falls for Lagarde's charms and coughs up another £10bn

Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury cut petrol price by 2p a litre

Interest-only mortgage holders hit

Australian foreign minister urges end to frozen pensions

Rate alert: latest financial products reviewed

Devon tungsten mine moves towards China challenge

FTSE 100: Banks and miners temper blue-chips' losses

Argentina 'to negotiate' on YPF compensation

Homebuyers should ‘vote with their feet’ to beat stealthy mortgage rate hikes

City Diary: Judge and Dragon tamed by pressures of divorce

Pension system 'too complex'

Repsol required to buy Eskenazi family YPF stake

Olympus board bows to shareholders as former boss Michael Woodford demands answers over dismissal

Questor share tip: WH Smith moves abroad to deliver headline growth

Questor share tip: WH Smith moves abroad to deliver headline growth

Shareholders make bankers pay for the big salaries they once got

New 5p and 10p coins 'not checked for health risks'

Homeserve hit with record £750,000 fine by Ofcom over nuisance calls

Mortgage lenders undermining NewBuy scheme by charging high rates, say builders

MPs complain of being 'locked out' in search for new Bank of England Governor to replace Sir Mervyn King

Property developer Mike Hussey to sue Marylebone Cricket Club over Lord's redevelopment

Manufacturers 'could drive UK recovery', says Begbies Traynor

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Motoring

Lamborghini Urus SUV concept in pictures

Lamborghini unveils amazing Urus

Porsche's 911: the macho car for mere mortals

Petrol prices expected to drop by 5p a litre

Driven: Jaguar XF 2.2 Portfolio

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Sport

If you want to control the game, you must control the restart, just ask 'chargedown' Charlie Hodgson

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson tells Ashley Young to cut out play-acting

Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale will choose to stay despite Barcelona interest, says Harry Redknapp

England left out in the cold for Euro 2012 as Ukraine spends millions

The feeling of devastation at the death of Synchronised is still with us

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo hits back at Didier Drogba's time-wasting critics against Barcelona

England left out in the cold for Euro 2012 as Ukraine spends millions to overcome fear and ignorance

Robin van Persie could be in line for new deal in May as Arsene Wenger bids to tie down striker before Euro 2012

Djibril Cisse desperate to help Queens Park Rangers survive relegation battle - and make amends to mum

Jaded Chris Ashton looking for fresh start in move from Northampton to Premiership rivals Saracens

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: McLaren and Red Bull likely to vie for victory

Conceding Premier League title to Manchester United at the Etihad would be humiliating, says Joleon Lescott

Chris Samuelson, the frontman for Anton Zingarevich’s bid for Reading, denies allegations of money-laundering

Ba is crucial to Newcastle's euro hopes but must take centre stage

London 2012 Olympics: BOA faces £200,000 legal bill if Dwain Chambers and David Millar are cleared to compete

Judd Trump leads younger snooker players' revolution who put entertainment and victory ahead of safety first

No longer the country bumpkins, Exeter on verge of Premiership play-offs as Northampton visit Sandy Park

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola not feeling Chelsea blues ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid

Marathon man Fauja Singh runs into racism row – aged 101 – on the eve of the London race

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: city burns but Bernie Ecclestone insists the show must go on

Even seven days later, the feeling of devastation at the death of Synchronised in Grand National is still with us all

Return of Martin O'Neill to Aston Villa with Sunderland highlights just how far West Midlands giants have fallen

Everton manager David Moyes calls for retrospective punishment for players who dive

Graeme Morrison eyes salvation after fearing his Glasgow season was over because of a knee injury

The nation's favourite game? Risk everything on a bet - then bet some more

Rangers manager Ally McCoist admits he is angry about uncertainty surrounding the club

Rangers need new owner to commit by Monday or they will go bust

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: clashes between police and demonstrators draw closer to the circuit

London 2012 Olympics: marathon organiser David Bedford predicts 'outstanding' final race on Sunday

Demba Ba could prove crucial to Newcastle's euro hopes if he is given a central role against Stoke City

'Frustrated' Celtic manager Neil Lennon will calm down, says his assistant Johan Mjallby

Newcastle Falcons 3 Saracens 9: match report

Yorkshire v Essex: Phil Jacques keeps his cool to stand tall and mark a triumphant return to Headingley

Lancashire v Warwickshire: Glen Chapple leads from the front as Ian Bell's barren winter edges into spring

England coach Steve McNamara says trip to Australia was not cover for tapping up talent to defect

Nottinghamshire v Somerset: Chris Read's unbeaten century avoids humiliation

Middlesex v Durham: England captain Andrew Strauss falls to second-ball duck from on-fire Graham Onions

Andy Murray suffers quarter-final exit to Tomas Berdych at Monte Carlo Masters

Jones and Evans rivalry to culminate at UFC 145

Jones vs. Evans Timeline

Paralympian David Weir is mean, moody and magnificent

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: Prince of Bahrain backs decision for race to go ahead despite violent protests

Sheffield United and Wales striker Ched Evans jailed for five years for raping a teenager 'too drunk to consent'

Manchester United's top ten scorers in pictures

Wayne Rooney backed to break Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United all-time goalscoring record

Liverpool top the diving league, but Gareth Bale is worst offender

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: Nico Rosberg fastest in second practice for controversial Formula One race

London Marathon 2012: David Weir braced for the toughest race of his life

Chelsea's 'battered' striker Didier Drogba out of Arsenal game - and could miss Barcelona return leg

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: I cannot call off this race and it will go ahead, says Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone

Andy Murray suffers quarter-final exit at Monte Carlo Masters: in pictures

Arsenal v Chelsea: match preview

New pavilion for Middlesex schools

Dwain Chambers' agent slams Daley Thompson for 'nonsense' views on anti-doping laws

Andrew Strauss out for second-ball duck playing for Middlesex in County Championship at Lord's

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion: match preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City: match preview

Manchester United v Everton: match preview

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur: match preview

Aston Villa v Sunderland: match preview

Newcastle United v Stoke City: match preview

Fulham v Wigan Athletic: match preview

Bolton Wanderers v Swansea City: match preview

Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City: match preview

Roberto Mancini hits out at refereeing standards in England and that 'the rules are not the same for everyone'

Didier Drogba's agent confident Chelsea will do all they can to retain Ivorian's services

Guan Tian-lang misses the cut at China Open

10 questions for the weekend

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: Force India to skip practice session over safety fears

Liverpool will not be distracted by FA Cup final, insists manager Kenny Dalglish

Dwain Chambers set for London 2012 Olympics return as British Olympic Association admits defeat

London 2012 Olympics: East side stories of those for whom the Olympics really is home from home

All the action from the UFC 145 open workouts

Saracens centre Brad Barritt relishing return to South Africa with England

London 2012 Olympics: torch relay dress rehearsal

Bangladesh calls off two-match tour of Pakistan after court intervention on security grounds

Michael Lynagh facing 'critical' few days after stroke

Manchester United chief executive David Gill predicts a 'tense' end to the season

Volvo Ocean Race: lessons will be learned over boat breakages and staggering power, says Jason Carrington

Carlos Tevez return has given Manchester City a massive boost, says goalkeeper Joe Hart

Barcelona v Chelsea: reasons for Roberto DI Matteo's side to be fearful and cheerful

Chelsea told Shakhtar Donetsk's Willian is for sale

London 2012 Olympics: failure not an option for organisers during first five days as world watches on

How top British exports coped with life in Spain's La Liga

Nation mourns a fitting end as the Ceefax age slips away

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp perfect man for England job, says FA's Phil Gartside

Olympic slogan? Actions louder than words when building a Games legacy

London 2012: Olympic bell made in Holland

Roberto Di Matteo's way is bringing self-belief back to resurgent Chelsea

London 2012 Olympics: time to ban the slogan and focus instead on building a lasting Games legacy

Joe Cole: Liverpool was a bigger culture shock than France and I've not given up hope on playing at Euros

Albert Ferrer fears Chelsea could be pulled apart by Lionel Messi's Barcelona on sprawling Nou Camp pitch

Petr Cech puts Chelsea defence on alert for repeat Champions League show against Barcelona at Nou Camp

Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: authorities refusal to allow news media into the kingdom causes uproar

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Travel

Lower Manhattan, New York: where America's story begins

The world's best miniature railways

Peru: meeting Paddington Bear's relatives

Gill Charlton travel advice: train fare refunds and house rental in Crete

Travel views: April 14 to 20, 2012

Simon Reeve interview: the devil and the deep blue sea

Rome: ancient life in a modern city

Just Back: a lesson in safety, Italian-style

Rome attractions: what to see and do in summer

Rhino poached at refuge where Prince William proposed

Ryanair threatens surcharge on flights to Spain

To Paris on the cheap: a Megabus journey for (just over) a pound

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Property

In pictures: waterside properties

Top 10 waterside hideaways

It's not easy, but expats can finance a dream home

Luxury homes with libraries for sale

In pictures: Britain's sexiest loos

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Health

On the road for Ian Botham's 10,000-mile odyssey

New fertility microscope allows parents to watch baby from conception

Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 20th April 2012

Rickets: The Facts

Parents could get DVDs on how to play with their child

Home births are cheaper than hospital for the NHS: research

Private companies providing GP out of hours services are 'worse than NHS'

Low fat dairy products linked to lower stroke risk: research

Help for Uganda's cervical cancer patients

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Food and Drink

Nigella Lawson: surgery is the secret of my weight loss (but only for my bunions)

Antonio Carluccio: children should eat like adults

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Earth

Time for David Cameron to come clean on carbon

New town, same old story: why do we concrete over the human spirit?

Drought: Fake grass replacing lawns as gardeners adapt to hosepipe ban

Animal pictures of the week: 20 April 2012

African continent 'sitting on vast reservoir'

Deadly bears on the loose in Japan

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Gardening

All the fun of the gardeners’ fair

Tulip hunting: my lifelong quest for the perfect red

In pictures: simply tulips

Drought friendly gardens: in pictures

The Medlar: In praise of the National Garden Scheme

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Family

Microchips for puppies and dogs being sold

Intelligent or unstable?: what your dog says about you

What a dog's breed says about its owner

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Education

Probe launched as examiners 'set same GCSE paper twice'

David Cameron wants better discipline in schools but will pupils really stand up for miss-der mar-tin?

Private schools 'pricing out the middle-classes', says head

Private schools to dominate new £18,000-a-year university

Famous British schools with branches abroad

Private colleges 'forced to shut' over student visa curbs

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Science

Flirting men bored at work

Women pursue men with phone calls and texts, study finds

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Technology

ITV phone app knows what you're watching

Mobile shortage looms as Qualcomm runs out of chips

YouTube loses music clips court battle

Tumblr to introduce adverts

Apple iPhone 5 'to be cased in Liquidmetal'

Copycat hackers target abortion provider's website

John Lewis launches home broadband service

First man to make 1 million Wikipedia edits

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Culture

Simon Cowell has only one true love - himself

Soul Sister, Hackney Empire, review

Alex Prager: Photography's heir to Hitchcock

Gerald Barry talks about his new opera The Importance of Being Earnest

World of Andrew Motion, poet, novelist and biographer

Ask Lorna: what to read at bedtime?

Huge puppets in Liverpool: Sea Odyssey Giant Spectacular by Royal De Luxe

Hay Festival 2012: Music is king of the castle

Der Freischütz, LSO, Barbican, review

Conlon Nancarrow: maestro of the automatic piano

Jonathan Frid: Johnny Depp pays tribute to Dark Shadows actor

Alfred Hitchcock: Britain's coolest movie event of the year

Bert Weedon inspired a golden generation

Giuseppe Cavalli

La Fille du Régiment, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, review

Artifact, Royal Ballet Flanders, Sadler’s Wells, review

Top 10 films of the week

The King’s Speech play closes early

Royal de Luxe: Sea Odyssey: giants in the city

Seth Lakeman, Tales From The Barrel House, CD review

Avengers Assemble, review

Record Store Day: dust off your vinyl

Bram Stoker: 10 facts about Dracula author

The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: review

BBC Proms 2012: always up for a joke

Ken Loach and an intriguing Cannes Film Festival line-up

The vibrations will be good, even if the Beach Boys are old men

Cosmopolis v On The Road - how they compare

Twilight couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart go head to head at Cannes

Guitarist Bert Weedon dies aged 91

Juliet Binoche, interview

Marley, review

Robin Gibb 'shows flickers of life after brother sings to him'

The Voice: behind the scenes

Grandma's House, BBC Two, review

Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Autism, BBC Two, review

Judith Chalmers plans a return to holiday television

Seasons in the Sun by Dominic Sandbrook: review

Rufus Wainwright Out of the Game, CD review

Beethoven: Bagatelles, Steven Osborne (piano), CD review

Jaime Winstone on True Romance

Millions could see Jubilee coverage disrupted by BBC strike

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Comment

May is acting like a hothead

Simon Cowell's one true love

David Cameron must forget Ukip

A hoodie doesn't fit the bill for a boss

New town, same old story

Time to come clean on carbon

Up the garden path

Britain’s cities should say yes to mayors

Let’s give Polly Toynbee the Britain she wants

Syria’s ceasefire is just buying time for Assad

Liberal snobbery over free school meals

Miliband enters dangerous territory - the lead

The perfect ticket would be Romney-Romney

The civil servants' Coalition coup

The Human Rights Act has landed us with the Abu Qatada affair

Election spending has become an arms race

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Expat

‘Sexpat’ Deidre Clark sues law firm for £22 million

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