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

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quoteThis lightweight tennis comedy scores few pointsquote

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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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War veteran, 84, tried to commit suicide as energy firm hounded him for incorrect £6,600 bill

War veteran Walter Bargate, 84, swallowed 100 pills after energy bosses overcharged him and cut off his power supply... more |  Add your view

 

Sixteen-year-old London knife victim pleaded for his mother as he lay dying in the street

Forensic investigators The latest teenage victim of London's knife crime crisis was chased like an animal and left pleading for his mother as he lay dying in the street... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Brown 'disappointed' after MPs vote to carry on claiming lavish expenses

Prime Minister Gordon Brown during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday July 2, 2008. Photo credit should read: PA Wire Gordon Brown today said he was 'disappointed' at the result of the vote on expenses in which MPs voted to carry on spending taxpayers' money on furniture and home improvements. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

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French students 'were tortured for their Bank details in bungled robbery'

Murdered: Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez Police believe two French students living in Britain who were bound up and brutally murdered may have been tortured for their bank details in a bungled robbery... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Children 'to be given compulsory sex education from age four'

nursery Children as young as four are set to be given compulsory sex education in primary school classes, it has been revealed. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Police forced to keep families apart as Ben Kinsella's relatives face his 'killers' for the first time

Stabbed to death: Ben Kinsella, 16, was killed on a night out to celebrate the end of his GCSEs The family of teenager Ben Kinsella faced the three youths accused of his murder for the first time today at a tense court hearing where the trio were remanded in custody... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Sharia law SHOULD be used in Britain, says UK's top judge

judge split The most senior judge in England yesterday gave his blessing to the use of sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

RAF technician jailed for shaking eight-month-old daughter to death

GARETH HARRIES An RAF technician who shook his baby daughter to death then blamed his wife for the killing was jailed today.. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

'We Muslims are the new Jews' says MP who has been victim of a hit-and-run and a firebomb attack

Measured Muslim leader and Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik feels Muslims are an easy target for Islamophobia Muslims have become the target of prejudice in the way Jews were once persecuted, a minister has declared. Shahid Malik, an international development minister, said he did not intend any comparison with the Nazi Holocaust... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

I lent Boris deputy £29,000 and he didn't pay me back for six years, claims ex-parishioner

Ray Lewis and Boris Johnson A former parishioner of deputy mayor Ray Lewis told today how he left Britain with £29,000 of her money. Mary Massey said Mr Lewis left her with just a handwritten IOU .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

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Marking fiasco delays more than a million children's SATs scores 'for weeks'

School exams in progess Over one million children who took national tests in English, maths and science this summer may not find out their marks before the end of term due to 'unacceptable' marking delays... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Push for green biofuels 'to blame for soaring world food prices'

Rapeseed Biofuels have caused world food prices to go up by 75 per cent, according to an explosive leaked report... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

'I was violated by four England rugby stars': Woman at centre of rape scandal breaks her silence

Topsy Ojo, David Strettle, Mike Brown and Danny Care The woman at the centre of the England rugby rape scandal spoke out for the first time today to insist she was ‘sexually violated’ by four players... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

£175,000 flat I bought last year is now worth less than £100,000: Owner's negative equity horror

Maurice Conroy flat Pimlico A property investor who bought a flat for £175,000 at the height of the housing boom has ended up in a negative equity nightmare after its value nosedived by almost 50 per cent... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

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Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah

Alsager School Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during a religious education lesson, sparking outrage among parents who said it breached the boys' human rights... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Families are £140 a month worse off than five years ago

Financial woes: Living costs have rocketed in five years Families are at least 15 per cent worse off than five years ago because of soaring living costs. The amount being spent on essentials has risen by £137 a month more than the amount coming in. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Sales plummet at John Lewis as credit crunch takes a stronger grip

John Lewis store The credit crunch has hit John Lewis as sales at the upmarket department store plummeted by 8.3 per cent during the week to June 28 compared to the same period last year... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Government backs down over plans to close Britain's 'eye in the sky' Jodrell Bank observatory

The historic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank in Macclesfield has been saved from the scrapheap after public outcry The world famous Jodrell Bank observatory has been thrown a lifeline with the promise of Government cash 'to keep its future secure'... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Council splashes out £12,000 on designer taps after wasting thousands on bottled water

Tap A council criticised for spending thousands of pounds on bottled water has bought six designer taps costing £2,000 each... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

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Woman took out false loans to pay for grandmother's Alzheimer's drugs the NHS denied her

fiona bartlett A woman who took out loans of more than £6,000 under false names to pay for Alzheimer's drugs her grandmother needed was spared jail yesterday. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Outrage as clampers demand £125 to release your car - then £100 if you swear about it

Wheel clamp A clamping firm has caused outrage by imposing a £100 fine for people who swear at staff. Bulldog Services charges £125 to release a clamp, but adds the £100 if 'customers' are abusive... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Miracle escape of schoolgirl who walks away unhurt after car runs over her HEAD

Savannah Haworth A schoolgirl whose head was run over by a car miraculously walked away from the accident with only cuts and bruises because she was wearing a helmet. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Policeman spared jail after stealing confiscated cannabis to cope with father's death

cannabis A grief-stricken policeman who stole cannabis from a police station to help cope with his father's death was spared jail today. Paul Smith repeatedly pocketed small amounts of the drug taken from suspects... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Pringles exempt from VAT because they are 'not crisps' rules High Court

Pringles Pringles are not crisps, according to a High Court ruling which will stand to save manufacturers Proctor & Gamble millions of pounds in VAT. .. 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
 
 
 

Paparazzi start to feel the heat in California ... but they are fighting for the right to stalk celebrities

Rough ride: Paparazzi photographers chase an ambulance as it takes Britney Spears from her home in Los Angeles For years Hollywood's paparazzi have hounded celebrities, but now - with help from local politicians, a lawyer in the Monica Lewinsky case, and even Malibu surfers - they are the ones feeling the heat... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Web privacy bombshell: Google must reveal details of anyone who's ever watched a YouTube video

Google HQ Google was yesterday ordered to hand over the personal details of anyone who has ever watched a YouTube video... 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
 
 
 

Zimbabwe cricket chiefs finally agree to withdraw from Twenty20 World Cup

Decision taken: Peter Chingoka, President of Zimbabwe Cricket, gave in to pressure to withdraw from the tournament Zimbabwe have been persuaded to pull out of the World Twenty20 in England next summer, according to reports. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

EU orders seal fur ban

seal Clothing made from seal fur is to be banned throughout the European Union. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Husband who slowly poisoned his wife to death with Gatorade laced with anti-freeze

Facing life behind bars: Convicted murderer James Keown enters court for his sentencing A former radio reporter was convicted yesterday of killing his wife by poisoning her Gatorade soft drink laced with antifreeze and sentenced to life in prison without parole... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Hundreds forced to flee as thousands of wildfires sweep across northern California

fire Residents in the picturesque town of Big Sur have been ordered to leave their homes as a gisnt wildfire threatens the resort... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

London mayor Boris Johnson faces sleaze row over deputy's past as a priest

Boris Johnson and Ray Lewis Boris Johnson was battling sleaze allegations last night after it was claimed that his deputy was suspended as a priest for sexual and financial misconduct... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

More than a quarter of MPs put relatives on the payroll - at the taxpayers' expense

Derek Conway, MP More than a quarter of MPs employ family members at the taxpayer's expense, it was revealed yesterday. At least 177 MPs, including three Cabinet ministers and six ministers, admitted paying relatives... 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
 
 
 

Aide who wrote Cameron's hug-a-hoodie speech is attacked... by a HOODIE

Danny Kruger He wrote the speech in which David Cameron famously urged the nation to 'hug a hoodie'. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

GPs are making 'gentlemen's agreements' not to poach each others' patients

GP and patient Some family doctors are denying choice by making ' gentlemen's agreements' not to take on each other's patients, a health minister said yesterday. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Tempers fray in expenses vote as Labour MP tells George Osbourne to '**** off'

Ian Austin, Class envy and political anger boiled over in the Commons amid the emotion-charged vote on expenses reform yesterday... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

MPs seek to relax rules on abortion for early terminations

foetus Abortion laws could be relaxed for the earliest terminations but tightened up for women seeking to end their pregnancy later. MPs on both sides of the debate are preparing to back the compromise... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Now 'nanny' Balls is trying to turn our teachers into parents

Ed Balls Schools are to be judged on how they improve children's 'wellbeing' by tackling obesity, drug abuse and teenage pregnancy. Teachers will be expected to monitor and record up to 31 detailed aspects. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Are you a wrinkly yet? Try the wry quizzes which test if you've reached one of life's most painful milestones

Wrinkly cartoon You know you're getting on when your back goes out more than youdo. But don't despair. A new book takes a wry look at growing old and offers wit and wisdom about wrinkliedom. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Can our love affair with M&S food survive?

M&S chocolate pudding The credit crunch is no longer something we're reading about; we are actually living it and M&S has been hit first because it is at the top-end of the supermarkets... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

He's is a puffed-up co-presenter on an ego trip - but GMTV's Penny Smith says the character in her novel is NOT based on Eamonn Holmes

penny smith It may include a ditsy blonde and a puffed up male Penny Smith insists the characters in her first novel are strictly fiction and not based on her GMTV co-stars... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Law student victim of two teenage gang assaults won't leave home without stab-proof vest

Michael Egan A law student who was the victim of two vicious assaults feels so unsafe he walks the streets wearing a stab-proof vest. Michael Egan was attacked twice in the space of six months... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Leave parenting to the parents, Mr Balls

Ed Balls The megalomaniacally meddlesome Mr Balls - who, of course, had a fabulous private school education - should leave teachers to educate children... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Bloated, Biased and Creaky. A sitcom legend explains why the BBC must be broken up

Anthony Jay, creator of Yes Minister, argues for a smaller BBC In a devastating broadside, ex-BBC editor Anthony Jay, he calls for the BBC to reduce it's remit to one TV channel and one radio station... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Company director dies of brain haemorrhage after heading a football

DAVID BELK A businessman died from a brain haemorrhage as a result of heading the ball during a veterans' soccer match. David Belk, 50, complained of a stiff neck and a headache soon after the Sunday game. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Plague of the bin pests: Rise in rats, mice, wasps and squirrels as rubbish collections go fortnightly

Rats If you live in the city, they say you are never more than a few feet from a rat. Now it seems mice, squirrels and foxes are creeping a little too close for comfort as well. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

French court to try U.S. airline over Concorde crash that killed 113 people eight years ago

concorde crash trial A French judge has ordered a U.S. airline and five individuals to stand trial over the Concorde crash that claimed 113 victims in 2000. Continental Airlines and the other defendants would be charged with involuntary manslaughter... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Pub with no swearing, no gambling and, guess what... no customers

kings head A devout Christian couple who banned swearing in their pub and saw takings nosedive have been sacked and ordered to move out. Regulars claim Krista and John Fleming forced dozens out by barring them if they swore... more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Is Keith Vaz's plush new Westminster office a reward for terror vote?

Keith Vaz MP Senior Labour MP Keith Vaz – who was told he would be rewarded for supporting controversial anti-terror laws – has been given a plush new office in Westminster. .. more |  Add your view
 
 
 

Bob Geldof to back David Davis in 'civil liberties' by-election

Bob Geldof Bob Geldof will join ex-Tory frontbencher David Davis's fight on Friday against Labour's alleged erosion of ancient liberties... 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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