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Top Stories: London, Dec. 26 : A proposal has reportedly been discussed among senior Labour Party figures that requires Gordon Brown to step down as the party leader in the new year but stay on as Prime Minister until the General Election. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:10:03 -0500London, Dec.26 : Five years have passed since the devastating Tsunami wrecked havoc in South Asia killing thousands of people across several countries, but British aid agencies carrying out relief and re-building work have not being able to perform the work that was expected from them. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:10:01 -0500London, Dec 26 : Big Brother bosses have blasted reports that they were trying to take advantage of wounded soldiers by asking them to take part in the show. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:40:07 -0500London, Dec 26 : Susan Boyle will see in the New Year on a popular Japanese TV show, which could boost her popularity ratings in the Far East. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:40:03 -0500London, Dec 26 : A Scottish MSP has proposed celebration of Scotland's artistic talent. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:12 -0500London, Dec.26 : Follwoing are the best quotes of 2009 oted by a panel for The Mirror... ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:12 -0500London, Dec. 26 : Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is confident he can get the best out of Brazilian star Robinho. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:10 -0500London, Dec 26 : Top Gear is Britain's favourite television programme of the decade, says a new poll. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:09 -0500London, Dec 26 : With the economy improving, a record-breaking surge in divorces is expected this New Year. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:05 -0500London, Dec 26 : People do celebrate Christmas but the significance of the day seems to be missing as there is no room for Jesus, the Archbishop of York said in his Christmas sermon. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:02 -0500London, Dec 26 : Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has revealed that she'll catch up with her fan mail during the festive break. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:14 -0500London, Dec 26 : Lady Gaga burst into tears on stage after she was told that her album sales have reached eight million worldwide. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:09 -0500London, Dec 26 : A couple has filed a lawsuit against Kiss rocker Gene Simmons for alleged assault. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:08 -0500London, Dec 26 : 'None Of The Above', 'Funky McFunkmaster' and 'Lydia Mary Paper Scissors Stone'-these are just some of the bizarre names Britons have changed to this year, which is a record according to a deed poll. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:06 -0500London, Dec 26 : Scientists claim to have identified a family of "limpet-like" proteins that appears to play a vital role in repairing DNA damage which triggers cancer. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:04 -0500London, Dec 26 : 'Big Brother' bosses have built a secret sex den in the house, it has been revealed. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:03 -0500London, Dec 26 : Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, who is suffering from a ligament problem, needs knee surgery which could rule him out for three months. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:02 -0500Durban, Dec. 26 : England off-spinner Graham Swann has said that the past 12 months have been a dream. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:50:05 -0500London, December 26 : Experts have determined that even after five years of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Indonesia, local communities are not well prepared to face such a disaster, despite the fact that the technology is in place. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500Washington, Dec. 26 : A failed attempt by a London student to bomb a Detroit-bound trans-Atlantic flight with a mixture of powder and liquid is being seen by the United States as "an attempted act of terrorism."... ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:50:03 -0500Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) Teenage sensation Miley Cyrus is all set to take a group of family and friends to spend New Year with her in London. IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:30:02 -0500London, Dec 26 : Victoria Beckham has confessed that she is 'useless' when it comes to cooking. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:25 -0500London, Dec 26 : A pet puppy had a miraculous brush with death when it swallowed a toy fairy wand almost the length of her body. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:24 -0500London, Dec 26 : Ace Manchester United forward Michael Owen's recent Euro hat-trick has failed to boost his World Cup hopes, as England manager Fabio Capello shrugged off the striker's superb treble against Wolfsburg, raising serious concerns over Owen's fitness. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:22 -0500Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 26 : Captain Andrew Strauss has warned England's players to focus on today's crucial Second Test against South Africa here, and not to over-indulge in the Christmas spirit. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:19 -0500London, Dec 26 : Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has dismissed reports that Spain is putting pressure on the club into sending their star striker Fernando Torres for surgery to ensure that he is 100 per cent fit for the 2010 World Cup. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:17 -0500London, Dec. 26 : Vatican security arrangements have come under fire after Pope Benedict XVI was toppled during the Christmas Eve mass by a woman who had attempted a similar attack last year. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:16 -0500London, Dec. 26 : Former England cricket captain Sir Ian Botham recently revisited Seenigama, near Galle in Sri Lanka, which faced the brunt of the December 26, 2004 Asian Tsunami that claimed the lives of 33,500 Sri Lankans alone. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:15 -0500London, Dec.26 : England and Chelsea football captain John Terry admits he is driving his wife crazy by watching so much football on TV. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:25 -0500London, Dec 26 : Wayne and Coleen Rooney changed their Christmas plans to keep a hospital vigil over for her desperately ill little sister Rosie. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:24 -0500London, Dec 26 : Beauticians in Dubai are luring women by offering a controversial product claimed to make them look younger - made from newborn baby placenta. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:15 -0500London, Dec 26 : The stupendous success of Slumdog Millionaire has dramatically improved the bleak lifestyle of child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, with both being enrolled full-time in school, and are living in far better conditions than before. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:13 -0500Lahore, Dec. 26 : Holding former President General Pervez Musharraf responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hassan has said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud could not have proceeded with plans of assassinating Bhutto without Musharraf's nod. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:12 -0500London, Dec 26 : Condemning Manchester City's treatment of coach Mark Hughes, Manchester United Boss Sir Alex Ferguson has taken a swipe at new manager Roberto Mancini by saying that he believes he will be in charge at Old Trafford by the time City have gone through a further six managers. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:09 -0500London, Dec 26 : Ben Affleck, the star of Armageddon and Pearl Harbor, has topped sperm bank California Cryobank's celebrity look-a-like sperm donors list. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:07 -0500London, Dec 26 : Burnt toast may soon be history, thanks to a glass toaster. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:05 -0500London, Dec. 26 : Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has said that the seriousness of England defender Rio Ferdinand's back injury could end his chances of playing in next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:02 -0500Hong Kong, Dec 26 (DPA) Hong Kong visitor arrivals surged 7.6 percent year-on-year in November, thanks partly to moves allowing more mainland Chinese into the former British colony, officials said Saturday. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:10:02 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Captain Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis guided South Africa to 67 for two at lunch after England... Times Online Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:32:56 -0500London, Dec 26 : 'None Of The Above', 'Funky McFunkmaster' and 'Lydia Mary Paper Scissors Stone'-these are just some of the bizarre names Britons have changed to this year, which is a record according... New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:25:13 -0500Washington, Dec. 26 : A failed attempt by a London student to bomb a Detroit-bound trans-Atlantic flight with a mixture of powder and liquid is being seen by the United States as "an attempted act of ... New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:25:09 -0500London - British police said Saturday they were helping their US colleagues in the investigations into the would-be airline bomber who tried to explode a device on a Northwest Airlines plane to Detroi... Earth Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:18:16 -0500LONDON: The Metropolitan Police is conducting searches and inquiries into the Nigeria-origin man, believed to be a London student, who tried to detonate a bomb on a US aircraft. The Metropolitan... Times of India Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:13:04 -0500A 15-year-old girl suffered severe facial injuries in a late-night assault, say South Wales Police.The teenager, who is from Rhondda, was taken to Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, after the at... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:40 -0500The Metropolitan Police has appealed for a man to come forward after he stopped a woman being robbed at knifepoint.The man was passing by when he saw the woman, in her 30s, being robbed on Balmoral Ro... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:39 -0500A bus company is to give passengers free travel on New Year's Eve, after having already offered the early festive gift on Christmas Eve.Newport Transport managing director Chris Blyth, a former bus dr... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:38 -0500A man has died after he was knocked down by a vehicle in Bedfordshire.The pedestrian, who has not been named but is believed to be in his mid-20s, was struck as he walked along Church Road, Sutton, on... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:37 -0500A link between extremely stressful and emotional events and psychosis has been established by researchers looking into a religious revival over 100 years ago.The team at Bangor University found that t... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:37 -0500Scotland should mark its cultural successes with a Hollywood-style walk of fame, an MSP has claimed.South of Scotland MSP Aileen Campbell called for the establishment of a 'Scottish Walk of Fame'. She... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:36 -0500EastEnders was the most watched TV programme on Christmas Day, with 10.9m viewers on average, according to overnight figures from Barb.The audience research body found BBC shows were nine of the 10 mo... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:35 -0500A vintage bus service is extending its service to help people in a Cumbria town cut off by the recent floods.Workington Transport Heritage Trust runs a free service on Boxing Day when regular buses ar... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:34 -0500The M5 has been reopened after work to remove a bridge near Bristol was successfully completed.The road was closed on Christmas Day between junctions 17 and 18 to allow demolition of the structure. It... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:31 -0500Dog owners are being warned by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service about taking pets for walks near water which may have frozen in cold weather.The warning comes after a dog died after falling ... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:30 -0500But one of the Capital's bus routes is set to be taken over as part of an innovative project to showcase the work of local writers and artists.The number 26 service, which runs between Clerwood and Tr... The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:31 -0500Police and ambulance crews were called to the flat in Northfield Drive after reports of an alleged disturbance in the early hours of the morning.A 20-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with ... The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:30 -0500But one of the Capital's bus routes is set to be taken over as part of an innovative project to showcase the work of local writers and artists.The number 26 service, which runs between Clerwood and Tr... The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:28 -0500Police and ambulance crews were called to the flat in Northfield Drive after reports of an alleged disturbance in the early hours of the morning.A 20-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with ... The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:27 -0500The 60-year-old victim has been forced to get a new prescription to treat the disease after the theft in Queensferry Road.The thief broke in between 1pm and 4:15pm on Tuesday and made off with the dru... The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:20 -0500A motion by Tory councillor Jason Rust, passed by the council, has recognised the Dublin-born medic, who worked from a study in Colinton.Sir John developed the cure for TB in Edinburgh in 1954, and is... The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:19 -0500Hashim Amla leg before wicket, also for two, as South Africa found runs hard to score against tight bowling. Only 25 overs were bowled in the two hours before lunch. Smith decided to bat first on a... Yahoo! News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:34:45 -0500END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Environment secretary Hilary Benn is launching a campaign to boost support for... Times Online Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:12:11 -0500Roy E. Disney, who died Wednesday at 79, was an avid ocean sailor who won the California-to-Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race in record time a decade ago and backed programs to bring youth to the sport. ... The Miami Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:04:08 -0500Jacques Kallis hits out watched by Matt Prior. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters Whatever the outcome of the toss and the decision made thereafter, the first session of a Kingsmead Test is always, on... The Guardian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:01:06 -0500A passenger suffered serious injuries after a car hit a wall in Swansea early on Christmas Day.The black Audi A3 struck the boundary wall at 0035 GMT at Dunvant Road, Dunvant, near its junction with G... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:29 -0500Two people were killed when their Vauxhall Corsa car careered off the M6 motorway in Lancashire and collided with trees before overturning.The motorway was closed in both directions for five hours aft... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:28 -0500A 78-year-old motorist is in a critical but stable condition after his car was involved in a collision with a lorry on Anglesey on Christmas Eve.The local man was airlifted to hospital in Ysbyty Gwyne... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:28 -0500An investigation has been launched into the death of a man in the east end of Glasgow, police have confirmed.Detectives are carrying out inquiries after the man was found in the Dalmarnock area of the... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:27 -0500A 19-year-old man is due to appear in court later charged with murder following an incident at Rhuddlan, Denbighshire.Anthony Finbar Burke, aged 20, died in Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, after he ... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:25 -0500Jordan Trowsdale failed to return home after playing with friends, leaving his Christmas presents unopened. He was last seen in a skate park near to his home in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, at ... Sky News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:17 -0500THE Government today launched a drive to tell consumers about their rights when they buy or receive Christmas presents or sales goods which they want to take back. The Scotsman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:45:17 -0500A British student tried to blow up a packed plane but failed to pull off a Christmas Day massacre when the device failed to explode. Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, who studied at the City of London ... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:29:02 -0500For Kim and Tristan Peatfield, Isabella will always be their "beautiful and gorgeous" daughter. Tragically, history records her as the first British child named as a victim of the Boxing Day tsunami.... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:29:00 -0500It's been the bloodiest of years for British troops in Afghanistan and yesterday the Queen hailed the sacrifice made by our brave soldiers engaged in the bitter war on terror. With the 2009 death tol... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:57 -0500A teenager saw her mum being stabbed to death in the family home on the day before Christmas Eve. Yoga teacher June Jumaily, 45, died on Wednesday shortly after arriving at hospital. Husband Amad, 5... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:49 -0500"Merry Christmas!" sneered Archie Mitchell in EastEnders with the dead-shark eyes of a man who made Scrooge look like a Chuckle Brother. Safe to say it wasn't (especially for him). Archie's fate was,... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:46 -0500A drunk mum who stole a taxi and sped off with four terrified passengers inside is spending Christmas behind bars. Teresa Blewett, 41, leapt behind the wheel after the driver left his engine running ... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:41 -0500Tragic Brittany Murphy was buried on Christmas Eve in a private twilight ceremony attended by just 24 close friends and family members. During an emotional service husband Simon Monjack described the... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:38 -0500An anxious restaurant owner made customers sign a legal waiver before tucking into their Christmas pud. Neleen Strauss feared diners might choke or chip a tooth on silver lucky charms hidden in the f... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:34 -0500As all Doctor Who fans know, it's time for the regeneration game. Last night's Christmas Day episode of the BBC's long-running saga marked the beginning of the end for David Tennant's reign as the Ti... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:31 -0500Hello, the name's Deathstroke Regina Chester Jefff Dave Dum Dee Dum Tumblepot... And don't forget Ice Man, The Pleb - and None Of The Above. These are just some of the crazy names people adopted by d... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:26 -0500Christmas would not be Christmas if it did not include a bit of overindulgence. This is the one time of year when you should be allowed an extra tipple or another helping of pud (with brandy butter, ... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:21 -0500The Queen's 57th Christmas speech showed Her Majesty still has a remarkable ability to hum the tune the rest of the country is singing. Her message - that 2009 has been a difficult year - will resona... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:19 -0500This is clearly a very bad time to be a racing certainty. Ricky Whittle looked like a shoo-in to win Strictly Come Dancing but then got pipped at the post by Chris Hollins, the bopping hobbit. And j... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:17 -0500I chuckled with disbelief when I read reports that the Rolling Stones are thinking of kicking Ronnie Wood out of the band. Because Ron likes the bottle? Because he had some ugly scenes with his girlf... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:16 -0500Following the travesty of justice that sent the victim of a knife-wielding burglar to jail while allowing the poor, battered housebreaker to stay free, the Tories are talking tough. But shadow Home S... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:28:14 -0500Police have appealed for help in tracing a 13-year-old boy from Hertfordshire who has been missing since Christmas Eve.Jordan Trowsdale, from Bishop's Stortford, was last seen at the town's skate park... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:30:49 -0500Terry Phillips , South Wales Echo JOAN Hill was Cardiff City’s Peter Ridsdale of the mid-1990s. In the days before Sam Hammam came to South Wales, Samesh Kumar was the club owner and London-... IC Wales Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:28:35 -0500Terry Phillips , South Wales Echo Tomorrow : Coventry Blaze v Cardiff Devils (Coventry Skydome, 6pm). Tomorrow: English National League, Cardiff Devils v Bracknell Hornets (Cardiff Bay Ice Arena, ... IC Wales Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:28:31 -0500An angry cardinal yesterday accused Vatican security guards of bungling over the shocking Midnight Mass attack on the Pope. Cardinal Paul Poupard hit out after it was revealed attacker Susanna Maiolo... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:11:30 -0500It is not the first occasion in recent times that a Pope has been attacked. In June 2007, an attempted assault on Pope Benedict XVI was thwarted by minders. A deranged man of 27 was wrestled to the ... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:11:28 -0500An al Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, it has been reported. The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powdery ... The Independent Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:27:19 -0500Parts of the South will see temperatures climb to 10C today, although much of Scotland will remain cold, with more snow showers likely. Yesterday saw an official white Christmas for some areas of the... Sky News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:57 -0500An al-Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, according to reports. The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powdery substance... ITN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:09:09 -0500An al-Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, according to reports. The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powdery substance... ITN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:09:09 -0500Your account ' + welcome); } writeAuthHeader(100, true, 'http://www.mirror.co.uk/registration/index.cfm', null, false, 'http://www.mirror.co.uk/community/profile/', 2 ); //]]>... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:54:01 -0500There's nothing I like more than settling down for the Boxing Day Test - in our house it's charades. For years the game was spoiled by the same bloke winning every single time. In the end I had to te... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:53:51 -0500It's 3-1 with Bet365 that a Premier League penalty is retaken this weekend. The same firm offer 10-3 for 25 or more goals in the weekend's 10 Premier League fixtures. Quite a few may come at Anfield ... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:53:49 -0500The news about Tiger Woods continues to be bleak. Apparently, he's spending his days eating cereal and watching cartoons. In other words, he's gone from living every man's fantasy life to living ever... Daily Mirror Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:53:45 -0500In this photo released by Rolex, British yacht ICAP Leopard sails outside the heads near Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, after the start of the Sydney To Hobart yacht race. (AP Photo/Rolex... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:02:20 -0500There is shock in several of the Boxing Day papers after a woman was able to break through security and knock over 82-year-old Pope Benedict."Pope dopes" is the Daily Mirror's headline. It p... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:56:03 -0500 |
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