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David Sexton

quoteFor a chain, Gaucho is startlingly expensive, the final bill ending up pretty close to one from much more stylish, individual restaurantsquote

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

quoteAction heroes are often small; Wanted, at least, acknowledges the missing inches - and does so with a smilequote

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Nick Curtis

quoteThis lightweight tennis comedy scores few pointsquote

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Jake, London

quoteI challenge anyone not to walk out feeling on cloud nine and humming Mamma Mia!quote

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Simon, London

quoteService is appalling. Last time I went here they had run out of pizza dough at 8pmquote

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Andy, London

quoteI found it to be funny, insightful and interesting as a new workquote

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As supermarket prices spiral Brown tells families: 'Stop wasting food'

Gordon Brown called for prudence in the kitchen last night, telling us not to throw away so much food. .. more |  Add your view 

 

Church plan for 'superbishops' to stop rebel exodus by clergy who refuse to be led by women

Dr Rowan Williams The Church of England is planning a new class of 'superbishops' to try to keep its rebel clergy within the fold. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Police release e-fit of man seen running from French stab victims' flat

 e-fit An e-fit of a suspect in the killing of two French students was issued by police last night as it was revealed that there could have been more than one murderer... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

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Losing £100,000 in one year

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'Knives are in youngsters' DNA,' minister warns as it's revealed A&E treats 38 stab victims a day

Hoodie with knife Carrying a knife in public is now ingrained in the ‘collective DNA’ of a generation of youngsters, the Government admitted yesterday... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Nigerian gunmen kidnap Everton football star's brother

Joseph Yobo Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped the older brother of Everton football player Joseph Yobo... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Meet Britain's luckiest woman: The pensioner who's won over 100 competition prizes this year

betty She's holidayed around the world, filled her living room with fine furniture, and enjoys settling back for relaxing beauty treatments... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Wielding a knife and posing with a gun, the murdered teenager 'led to his death by a honeytrap'

Shakilus Townsend with a knife Friends of murdered 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend have posted pictures on the internet showing him wielding a knife and posing with a gun. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Brother of 7/7 bomber gets a free trip to Pakistan 'to improve relations'

Tragic: Dania Gorodi, left, with sister Michelle Ottom who died The brother of one of the July 7 suicide bombers has been given a free gap-year trip to Pakistan where the London terrorists were schooled in mass murder... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The agency on a mission to root out 'racist' toddlers

nursery children Toddlers should be taught about racism and singled out for criticism if they have racist attitudes, a Government-funded advisory group said yesterday. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Boris under fire as he cancels inquiry into deputy's past

ray lewis Boris Johnson has been accused of presiding over a political cover-up, after dropping the inquiry into his former deputy mayor... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

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How metal earrings and tooth fillings can cause chronic back pain

pat butcher Metal earrings and tooth fillings could be the cause of chronic back pain, experts claimed last night... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Vicar orders two-year-old out of church for talking during his parents' wedding

Ashley and Vicky Thorpe A vicar has been accused of ruining a couple's wedding ceremony after he ordered their two-year-old son out of the church for talking during the service. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Police sniffer dogs to wear bootees during house searches to avoid offending Muslims

Police sniffer dog Sniffer dogs could have to wear bootees when searching Muslim homes so as not to cause offence. The animals are considered unclean by some communities in Britain. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

School children to be given lessons in money management

debt lessons School children will be taught about money in an attempt to halt the spread of financial incompetence, the Government will say today. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

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Chris Eubank gives up teenage sons up for adoption in America

chris Chris Eubank has secretly given up his two teenage sons for adoption in America, it was claimed yesterday. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Battery-farmed chickens beat their free-range rivals in blind taste-test, say scientists

A roast chicken Scientists claim that organic chickens do not taste as good as battery-farmed birds.. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The ancient scripts that predate - and might rewrite - the Bible

A fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls which set the word talking when they were discovered 60 years ago. The new text seems to imply the life and death of Jesus was predicted before his birth A fresh interpretation of a stone tablet dated to the decades before Jesus's birth could undermine some fundamentals of the Christian faith, experts claim. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Why a small dog is more likely to give you a nip than a Rottweiler

Adorable menace? Reasearchers have put 'sausage dog' dachshunds at the top of the aggressive dog list - one in five have attacked a stranger Think of an aggressive dog and the chances are you'll come up with a snarling rottweiler or doberman. But the real thugs of the canine world are the smaller breeds, a study suggests... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Waves, rain and brollies at Wimbledon: Welcome to another Great British summertime

Waves battered the coast on Friday evening in Penzance, Cornwall, signalling the start of a wet weekend As Great British summers go it's hardly breaking a tradition. As the first weekend of July landed, the country braced for a wet one as winds, rain and storms moved across Britain, hampering a weekend of sport... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

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Talk therapy for the depressed 'could be wasting millions', say psychotherapists

Unhappy woman Depression sufferers may not be receiving the most suitable treatment because of a Government obsession with one type of therapy, warn leading psychotherapists... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Spy in a coma found 'with blood everywhere' by painter who used his artist colony house

Dominique Salm (right) may have saved Alex Allan's life after finding him in a coma 'covered in blood' The mystery surrounding the sudden illness of Britain's top spy deepened last night after a neighbour revealed he was found covered in blood by an artist who worked in his house... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Top police marksman awarded £5,000 after senior officer calls him 'serial killer' in jest

Sue Akers A police marksman has been awarded £5,000 in damages for 'hurt feelings' after a senior woman officer jokingly called him a 'serial killer'. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Miliband warns of Zimbabwe crisis 'infecting' southern Africa

President Robert Mugabe The crisis in Zimbabwe is 'infecting' the whole of southern Africa, David Miliband warned yesterday. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The wedding dress that left a blushing bride exposed at the altar

Wedding A bride is suing a designer after her £2,000 wedding dress came about on her big day leaving her semi naked at the altar... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Pictured: The moment former hostage Ingrid Betancourt realised she was free

Ingrid Betancourt This is the emotional moment Ingrid Betancourt discovered she and and 14 other hostages were being freed in a dramatic rescue operation... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Push for green biofuels 'has put food prices up by massive 75%'

Rapeseed The misguided dash for biofuels has pushed up world food prices by 75 per cent, a major study has found... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Kate and Gerry McCann 'could be charged with neglecting Madeleine'

Kate and Gerry McCann Kate and Gerry McCann could be charged by Portuguese police with neglecting their missing daughter Madeleine. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Bar owner chokes back tears as he tells Cyprus court how 'wild' British soldiers trashed his pub

Accused: Damien Heywood A Cyprus bar owner choked back tears today as he told a court how "wild" British soldiers trashed his pub and beat him up... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

World's oldest mother gives birth to twins at 70

Omkali Charan Singh Omraki Panwar, 70, gave birth to twins - a boy and girl - by emergency Caesarean section in hospital in Muzaffarnagar, seven hours drive north of the Indian capital New Delhi. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

After 59 years of separation direct flights between China and Taiwan take off ... with millions of Chinese lining up to visit

Here we go: Passengers and aircrew stand behind a banner during a ceremony before departing for Taiwan, at Beijing airport Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began today, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese visitors to the island... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Pregnant man gives birth to bouncing baby girl... and father and daughter are 'doing well'

Thomas Beatie, aka A pregnant American man has given birth to a baby girl, it was claimed last night... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Boris's deputy Ray Lewis 'raided fund for the poor'

d Boris Johnson's former deputy mayor was investigated by police over allegations of theft from a disabled man.. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Did a minister call Cameron a '****ing toff' in the Commons?

Work and Pensions Minister Anne McGuire is accused of swearing at David Cameron in a during the MP's expenses vote A woman minister was accused last night of using an obscenity at David Cameron during the controversial vote on MPs' expenses... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Gordon Brown 'failed the acid test of leadership' over expenses, claims former standards watchdog

s Gordon Brown failed the 'acid test' of his leadership when his MPs defied public anger on sleaze, the former standards watchdog has said... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Brown hints he WILL will back down and axe fuel tax rise

Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the Liaison Committee The planned 2p a litre increase in fuel duty could be scrapped within weeks after Gordon Brown gave a clear signal that motorists will be spared. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Harriet Harman pitches for 'stand-in' Prime Minister job

Harriet Harman Harriet Harman is campaigning to promote herself as a stand-in Prime Minister should Mr Brown be forced out.. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Tories offer to 'share the pain' of fuel bills with variable duty

 George Osborne The Conservatives stole a march on Gordon Brown last night by offering to hand back the billions earned by the Treasury from rising fuel taxes .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Minister calls for children to be locked in school to stop them buying junk food

Kevin Brennan Children should be locked inside school grounds to stop them buying unhealthy food from shops and takeaways, a minister has said... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Brown faces by-election meltdown as Labour struggles to find Glasgow candidate

Gordon Brown Gordon Brown's attempts to avert a shattering by-election defeat were floundering after a weekend of party chaos. Labour was left struggling to find a candidate for the July election in Glasgow East, a normally safe Labour seat... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The bunglers of Whitehall who are sharing £128MILLION bonuses

Phillip Hammond Civil servants were paid more than £128million in performance bonuses last year. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

When he learnt potatoes contain all the nutrients humans need, Tom Sykes set out to survive a whole week by eating nothing else

Mr Potato Head How bad could a mere week of subsisting solely on potatoes be? There was only one way to find out... Welcome to Tom Sykes' potato week... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The Dirty Half-Dozen: The generals who are even more ruthless and bloodthirsty than Mugabe

Mugabe generals The world thinks Mugabe has won. But as this brilliant dispatch reveals, he's lost power to a cabal of generals dubbed the Dirty Half-Dozen... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

On the Critical List: How the NHS is being killed by politics and bureaucracy

babies The NHS is 60 today. But a writer who's spent a year investigating it at every level says it's now in terminal decline - being killed by politicians, bureaucrats and the madness that's seen 30,000 beds disappear despite all the billions... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The day the sea caught fire: 20 years after the Piper Alpha explosion, the survivors are finally able to tell their story

Piper Alpha The Piper Alpha explosion was the world's worst off-shore oil disaster. Only now, 20 years on, are the traumatised survivors finally able to tell the full horrifying story..... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The rich rewards of official failure

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Two nations, two different worlds: those who enjoy privilege and the poor suckers - that's the rest of us - who pay the bills.. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Laura Robson might have won Wimbledon, but the hard work starts now

laura From Britain's last Wimbledon girls' champ, a heartfelt cheer for the young star - and a word of warning... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

GP who told patients to think twice about abortion is cleared of breaking medical guidelines

Dr Tammie Downes A family doctor accused of breaking medical ethical guidelines by trying to persuade pregnant patients not to have abortions has been cleared. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Why the risk of miscarriage soars for a woman once her partner reaches 35

miscarriage Men who leave it until their mid-30s to start a family are more likely to lose their unborn child to miscarriage, doctors have warned. A study of thousands of couples revealed miscarriage rates start to rise once a man hits 35... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Zara the lion cub and Arnie the house cat make a purrfect couple

cat and lion With whiskers entwined and their furry bodies snuggled close, Zara and Arnie make a purrfect couple. Unfortunately, the best friends are set for a rude awakening... more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Vicar kicked wife in the face as they rowed over what to have for dinner

vicar Vicar who repeatedly kicked his wife in the face during an argument over what they were having for dinner has been jailed. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

The £1.7bn of lottery cash still lying idle in the bank

money More than £1.7billion of lottery cash intended for good causes is yet to be spent, it has emerged. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 

Sir Al Aynsley-Green

mail On June 15, 2008, we ran a story headlined “Children's Tsar has 9ft fence built around his house to protect him from the 'yoof' he champions”. .. more |  Add your view 
 
 
 
 


 
 

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