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04 August 2008

• Wigan's De Ridder denies Bruce has 'raped and pillaged' former club
• EastEnders star Scott Maslen engaged to Estelle Rubio
• Arshavin's agent set for crunch Zenit talks to tie up Tottenham switch
• Moores has a year to find the magic touch of Fletcher
• Highway robbery: How speeding fines have quadrupled to £200 a MINUTE under Labour
• Bywater bypass as Spurs look to sign Zaragoza keeper Sanchez
• Deco keen for board to sign Robinho to help make Chelsea dazzling
• 'Entire generation' of pupils have failed reading, writing and maths
• Arsenal think long-term and offer Wenger new role to keep him on board
• Van Nistelrooy quits Oranje
• We'll be England United as Pietersen vows to heal rifts with coach Moores
• The £150 solar-powered handbag that keeps your mobile and camera charged
• Keegan to rush Newcastle talisman Owen back for season kick-off
• Hammers land Lastuvka
• Ince facing mutiny: Blackburn stars don't rate their new boss
• Beijing Olympic Games diary: Green for go on algae front
• Ferrari determined to bounce back
• Permit blow for Leto
• Wanted: One bright young Brit who'll give O'Brien a run for his money...
• Masterful Murray on gold watch as he runs into top form
• Prisoners should be called by their first names - and given free condoms, says 'soft' government report
• Prescott compares Brown to the captain of the Titanic (and he was trying to help)
• Turner's Earners for Tuesday, August 5
• Pioneering project sees red squirrels make astonishing comeback
• Boy dies in sand tunnel collapse
• Woman threatened with court action over £2 council tax error
• On this day in sport - August 6
• Hamilton no longer a safe bet for the title after Ferrari revival
• HSBC profits tumble 28% to £5.2bn
• Sporting birthdays - August 5
• Senior Tory defends gays and single mothers in keynote speech 'supporting families'
• Madeleine probe dossier opened
• Blackburn boss Ince raids former club United to sign defender Simpson
• Plans to hold terrorists for more than 28 days are 'muddled and ill-advised'
• Here comes Johnny: Mr Depp 'house hunting in Norfolk'
• Pompey hope to sign Reading's Shorey and Spurs defender Kaboul before Community Shield clash with United
• Pictured: The horrific car crash which nearly killed Morgan Freeman
• Obama attacks 'Big Oil' McCain and gets Gwyneth Paltrow on his side as he strikes back in the great ad war
• UK boys robbed at gunpoint on trip
• Mary-Kate Olsen off the hook as police close probe into Heath Ledger's drug death
• Pompey keen on defensive pair
• The boy, 15, who 'died from an asthma attack' after drinking Vicks cough mixture
• Judge spares man who killed wife of 52 years jail from jail... but bans him from the local pub instead
• Palin show censured over inaccurate facts of war in former Yugoslavia
• The 'millionaire shoplifter' who made £1,000 a day and stayed at Claridge's
• Everton manager Moyes desperate for reinforcements before start of season
• Brown plots his political fightback
• Moyes desperate for new recruits
• Rising motorbike star dies after horrific Brands Hatch crash
• Madeleine police files going public
• Wish you were here... this year's celebrity summer hotspots
• Australian great Gilchrist backs Twenty20 for Olympic Games in 2020
• Dando detectives plan 'next steps'
• How do I look? Heidi Klum strikes a bikini pose on the beach for husband Seal
• New deal for Welham
• F1 tycoon Briatore on fast track to success at Rangers
• Spurs' new signings not good enough to worry big four, says Sky man Gray
• Rock customers face negative equity
• Ken Livingstone's eight political aides get £1.6 million payoff
• Wenger hails Walcott improvement
• SJP and Matthew Broderick escape to the Hamptons following affair claims
• The student, 20, who collapses every time she giggles
• Van der Vaart on the verge of sealing his move from Hamburg to Real Madrid
• 'Jealous' Darnell in trouble with Big Brother after crossing the divide over Sara's bedtime with Stu
• Villa tie reversed
• THE INSIDER: Gunners unlikely to up bid for Xabi... Senderos move to Magpies no given for Keegan... AJ still set for Cottage... Plus United, Celtic, Sunderland and Blackburn
• Real Madrid youngster Parejo handed chance to make a mark at Loftus Road
• Budget airline fined just £5,000 for flying faulty jet struck by lightning 3,000 miles across the Atlantic
• Teenagers to replace primary school teachers in 'absurd' Government plans
• Don't call the kids obese: Parents to get 'prissy' letters telling them their children are overweight
• The ego has landed - KP is brash but he will be a winner as England captain
• Eduardo sets his sights on Arsenal return before the end of the year
• Grand Theft Auto pulled from sale after Bangkok teen murders taxi driver 'to see if it was as easy as in the game'
• Early Suarez goal condemns Magpies to second Mallorca defeat
• Eastmond inspires Saints win
• All children under five should get flu jab to cut infection rate by 70%, says study
• Kerry Katona's estranged mum walks free from court after benefit fraud conviction
• Spot the difference: Robert Redford and his incredible disappearing freckles
• Sad end to honeymoon man mercy dash
• 'Zero tolerance' judge pledges to lock up drink-fuelled offenders after just ONE offence
• Botham: Role could be good for KP
• West Brom chairman Peace: My absence from transfer talks was not the reason Bougherra snubbed us
• British pupils robbed at gunpoint on Guatemala school trip to 'Bandit Land'
• Villa switch UEFA Cup Cup clash and will play second leg at home
• Brown hires personal trainer as he gets fit for leadership fight
• No spider will stop me getting back in the running, says Paula
• Freak tornado kills at least three and rips terrifying path of devastation through northern France
• Blairite bid to end 'policy vacuum'
• Car tax changes not enough - MPs
• Keane: My Sunderland side must learn lessons from Ajax defeat
• Benitez stunned as Liverpool star Leto refused work permit
• Collins optimistic about Radcliffe
• Hammers Czech out keeper Lastuvka - then sign him
• Radiant Sharon Stone, 50, shows off her baby-faced beau at fashion party
• A thousand supporters gather as Zuma appears in court in latest attempt to have bribe charges dropped
• Wenger wants big season from England Under 21 star Walcott
• Buy-to-let landlords hit as rents fall by 20%
• West Ham retire Bobby Moore's No 6 shirt 50 years after his Hammers debut
• Steady on, Orlando... art loving actor gets to grips with Tracey Emin at exhibition
• Real star Salgado urges Madrid to make move for Ronaldo after Sneijder blow
• Thousands of foreign drivers escape paying speeding fines each year
• City bank chiefs face having bonuses halved
• Lynda Bellingham dares to bare all in stage version of Calendar Girls
• Banned eco-activists will risk jail
• Brown on the attack
• Scolari hails Blues squad as the 'best bunch of players I have worked with'
• HSBC profits fall 28% after it writes off £5.3 billion in bad investments
• Big-spending Spurs eye late bid for Spain star Villa
• Look away Keith: Nicole films VERY romantic scenes with co-star Hugh Jackman
• HATCHET MAN: Good riddance to flying Magpie Ashley; Gareth Barry is totally over-rated and over-priced; Just when will Kieron Dyer make his annual appearance for West Ham?
• Keane confirms Jones knee operation
• 'Petulant' Ramsay should 'stop behaving like a diva' and get back in the kitchen, says top chef
• Injury blow for Hammers star Dyer could mean Freddie stays
• Pietersen poised for dual captaincy?
• Williams plea on gay bishops rules
• The real Home Alone: Forgetful parents leave behind daughter, 3, in duty free shop while they take flight to France
• Kovalainen wins in Hungary
• Van Nistelrooy - Ronaldo talk too much
• Policemen killed in attack - reports
• Now experts tell homeowners to STOP worrying as prices will rise by 30%
• Celtic make £2m move for Crosas and Tamas set to accept Bhoys wage offer
• Who's that girl? Leonardo DiCaprio soaks up attention from mystery blonde... as his girlfriend holidays without him
• What the back pages say: Arsenal to sign Liverpool outcast Alonso, Adebayor fears Gunners hate mob, Ashley to sell Newcastle 'within weeks'
• I was born to win - Spurs challenge holds no fear for goalkeeper Gomes
• Olympic terror fears as grenade blast kills 16 police in China just four days before opening ceremony
• Lads' mags fuel rise in feckless fathers, say Tories
• Stop it dad, you're embarrassing us: Becks brings his bashful boys on stage at Teen Choice Awards
• Parents 'halt adventurous play'
• Adebayor seals Gunners win
• Scolari impressed by four-goal Anelka
• Shock interest rate rise warning
• Spurs Jen-uine contenders
• RAF rescue crews on way to Helmland
• Man who beheaded his girlfriend in front of horrified Greek villagers 'in critical condition'
• First picture: The boy, 16, buried alive in collapsed sand dune tunnel
• So is Paul McKenna a genius or a snake-oil salesman?
• Man dies after street stab attack
• Drivers face higher parking charges under controversial new car tax band linked to engine emissions
• The Hollywood heart attack myth: Misleading scenes put lives at risk
• Screen test: Edgbaston spells out the Test case for compelling TV
• Brown begins fightback with emergency Midlands Cabinet meeting as Blairite ministers plan their policy ambush
• First pictures of Brad and Angelina's newborn twins - and they already look like mum
• Absolutely awful: Real life Edina's son says why growing up wasn't quite so fabulous after all
• Tories claim student inequality gap
• Man held after two killed in crash
• Murray's the new master as he turns the heat up on Djokovic
• Westwood has a licence to thrill but is outgunned by Singh on final day
• McCaw: We have eased all our pain after Tri-Nation win over Australia
• Obama reels after Republican TV advert onslaught
• Revealed: How health chiefs plan to put fluoride in half our water supply to halt tooth decay
• Ramprakash blasts 'ageist' selectors after scoring his 100th century
• MAIL COMMENT: Labour's lemmings and a Blairite plot
• It will be a bumpy ride but Pietersen can do the trick for team on the rack
• Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the man who exposed Stalin's brutality, dies aged 89
• Striker Campbell sets out his case to fill Solskjaer's role at Manchester United
• Nothing to shout about: Lulu's wrinkly knees reveal her real age
• South Africa skipper Smith says captaincy could ruin Pietersen's flair
• Is time finally catching up with Meatloaf?
• Restaurant offers - eat out for a tenner
• Credit crunch blamed for fall in visitors to London
• Family childcare crisis as holiday clubs close
• Who's in and who's out
• Queen of the beach
• Victim's brother: Let me help killer
• 'Offer tax breaks to firms that support teenagers'
• Pattinson row was final straw for Michael
• End of 7/7 trial leads to calls for inquiry
• No sleep 'til John O'Groats for cyclist on 860-mile ride
• Bliss! Wish you weren't here a little more often
• Too many bankers and not enough real wealth
• New leader - and a few new policies too, please
• It's official: guys can wear shorts to work
• Comment: The truth-teller
• Comment: Price crunch
• Comment: Absurd payoff for Ken's cronies
• Man stabbed to death for Gucci handbag
• Fire baby rescued from his dead mother's arms
• Murder victim was full-time carer
• Adventure trip pupils robbed by hill bandits
• Ramsay and Co bicker like spoilt divas says top chef
• I was insane: the man who cut up Cara in Brazil
• Grocery prices fall but energy bills mean families struggle
• Buy into the romance of Hugh Grant's bookshop
• Pietersen takes up the challenge
• Final six restaurants named for Evening Standard award
• Yard chief 'inconsistent' over friend's 999 contract
• Dando police to study 2,100 suspects in case review
• Smog masks at the ready... Team GB get warm welcome from Beijing
• Honeymoon suspect with no alibi
• Abducted 'Snooks' reunited with mother
• Chelsea are simply the best, raves boss Scolari
• Calendar Girls set a date for West End show
• Power station protesters fight on after police raid camp
• Conference show of strength by Miliband allies
• Cabinet goes on the road to show it's 'listening to Britain'
• Comment: Why didn't Boris fight these payouts on principle?
• Master Murray
• Ken cronies' £1.6m payoff
• City bank chiefs face having bonuses halved
• Buy-to-let landlords hit as rents fall by 20%
• Mayor: My London plan can show Tories the way
• Aggression punctures Lewis's victory hopes
• Boris's royal roots revealed: descended from George II
• Lad mags blamed for culture of bad fathers
• Solzhenitsyn, tortured poet of Stalin's Gulag
• Punch frothing up with CVC in the frame to bid
• Calendar Girls set date for West End show
• Centrica protests too much about fat-cat dividends
• Fund boss Odey gives himself a £28m payday
• China's Sinopec presents a counterbid for Imperial
• JP Morgan 'may lose' top dealer Hannam
• Win tickets to Field Day with MySpace
• RBS set for £1.7bn UK record bank loss
• Kirin to spark Cadbury war
• High St heavyweights go to war with landlords
• Billionaire lover dumps tearful Sienna
• A conflict the City's watchdog must solve
• Laverick's course to China anything but plain sailing
• Hopes rise that Paula will go for elusive gold
• Two-fags Kate has a Sly smoke in Ibiza
• Tories attack lads' mags for creating culture of bad dads
• Captaincy could make or break KP
• Tories attack lads' mags for creating culture of bad dads
• Rivals are warned to be wary of Arsenal's dynamic goal duo
• F1 tycoon Briatore on fast track to success at Rangers
• Westwood's rally sparks major hope
• Ramps wins plaudits for ton of tons
• Injured star Dyer hit by new setback
• Knightsbridge store boss killed in street robbery
• Ex-minister attacks 'confusing' car duty rise
• Written warning for parents of fat children
• HSBC's profits slide 28% and it may get even worse
• Housing slump hits Lend Lease
• NAB lashes out over downgrade
• Construction slump fuels recession fear
• I'm going to run in the marathon, says Paula
• Thrilled Pietersen ready for new era
• Claridge's conman is jailed for two years
• Big-spending Spurs eye late bid for Villa
• Centrica ponders a merger move over British Energy
• No spark at Apsleys
• Knight of passion in the park with Iolanta
• Miss Behave is not for the faint hearted
• Stock exchanges at the Proms
• Explosive situation in Pornography
• Something has gone wrong with Brendon Burns