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Friday, 18 December 2009
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News
News RSS Feed - click to grab the feedUK
- Dead heroin addict infected with anthrax
- Neighbours fail to close Guy Ritchie's pub
- Union anger as BA strike is blocked
- So you call yourself Jewish?
- Soldiers died to save 'countless' innocent lives
- No action to be taken against dog mess row minister
- 80 MPs join revolt against ruling to repay expense claims
- Former PM 'will give evidence in public'
- Witnesses for the prosecution: how Blair is suffering trial by Chilcot
- Shadow Cabinet to brace seaside chill
- Husband jailed for killing wife with remote control
- Ex-policeman jailed for attempted rape
- Police 'must not harass' man cleared of Dando muder, says judge
- Postmaster's killers to serve at least 34 years
- Dissidents plan honey traps in bid to kill troops
World
- Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen
- French court rules against Google in books case
- Santa Claus 'buried in Ireland'
- Irish bishop resigns over abuse report
- Georgia's answer to 'The Simpsons'
- Texas polygamist gets 33 years for child sex abuse
- Remembering invisible victims on 'International Migrants Day'
- Johnny Who? Los Angeles bemused as France decamps to Hallyday's bedside
- Top Mexico drug boss killed in gun battle
- Iraqi insurgents hack US drones
- Israel offers incentive to organ donors
- UN diplomat accused of plot to discredit Karzai
- Zardari vows to fight for role in Pakistan's future
- Email scam targets Mandela Foundation
- Church's 'provocative' poster begets almighty row
Business
- 1,100 bookshop jobs lost days before Christmas
- Retailers hope snow won't spoil their biggest weekend
- Public borrowing hits all-time high
- Ryanair scraps talks on mutli-billion aircraft order
- FlyGlobespan 'owed £30m by credit card firm'
- Wettest November hits sales on the high street
- Fed boss future in doubt
- 'The Guardian' publisher in talks to sell regional titles
- Citi shares dive on botched sale
- Tube Lines faces funding gap
- Online sales of electricals and books to soar by 2020
- JJB's field of 2010 dreams
- Investors fear M&B; vote chaos
- Business Diary: Ryanair cashes in at passengers' expense
- Ireland pulls out of slump, leaving UK lagging in Europe
- Lenders face £1trn funding shortfall, says Bank report
- Hamish McRae: Flexibility is proving to be the key to bouncing back from recession
- David Prosser: Retailers face an unhappy new year
- David Prosser: The housing market fears the worst
- Investment Column: Savills a short-term buy following upgrades
- Market Report: Argos owner hit as FTSE 100 falls 1.9 per cent
People
- Billie Piper to meet original Belle de Jour
- Peter Alliss: 'I always thought it could all go wrong for Tiger'
- Pandora: 'Godfather' star Duvall to be Gilliam's Don
- The opportunity of a lifetime for a young drumming sensation
Science
- The Big Question: Has a key breakthrough been made in the search for a cure for cancer?
- Frozen in time: Captain Scott's huts
Media
- Current Google Insights trends: cold, snowy conditions increase searches for 'weather forecast'
- Current Twitter trends: 'When Twitter was down,' 'One of my followers'
- Sex, hot online search topic for children: Norton
- StumbleUpon top 5 rated websites: comfort food on the cheap
- 'Iranian Cyber Army' attack leaves Twitter users searching for new activities
- Barely a dry eye as Sir Terry Wogan signs off
- Independent confirms sale talks with Lebedev
- Gately's partner lodges 'Mail' article complaint
Obituaries
- Alfred Hrdlicka: Artist who outraged Catholic groups with his homo-erotic depiction of the Last Supper
- Yegor Gaidar: Economist and politician who oversaw the Soviet Union's transition to capitalism
- Luther Dixon: Songwriter and producer responsible for a slew of hits including '16 Candles'
Corrections
Appeals
Opinion
Opinion RSS Feed - click to grab the feedLeading Articles
- Leading article: A damning picture painted by the Chilcot inquiry
- Leading article: Frozen asset
- Leading article: Parental responsibility
Commentators
- Copenhagen Sketch: Mother earth heading for nul points
- Susie Rushton: Why I'm staying on the buses
- Tony Juniper: China is a country that dislikes being told what to do
- Mark Lynas: Copenhagen Notebook
- Jeremy Laurance: Clash of medicine and ethics
- Simon Calder: A suicidally misjudged blunder
- Hillary Clinton: If we fail in Copenhagen, it will be the poor who will suffer
- Paul Collier: Gamblers who must be punished
- Terence Blacker: We must ride to the rescue of books
- Mary Dejevsky: Planners must have a sense of proportion
- John Rentoul: For a balanced verdict on Blair, look beyond Chilcot
- Andreas Whittam Smith: Prince Charles and the looming constitutional crisis
Columnists
Letters
Environment
Environment RSS Feed - click to grab the feedClimate Change
- China's delaying tactics threaten climate deal
- Video: 'We must get a deal' says Obama
- Rooibos tea farmers on the front line of climate change
- Debatewise: If things don’t change, they’ll stay the same
- China holds the world to ransom
Nature
Sport
Sport RSS Feed - click to grab the feedCricket
- Swann song frustrates South Africa
- Mandela congratulates Ntini
- The best Africans to represent England
- Kallis confident of bowling on Boxing Day
- James Lawton: Ntini chases last hurrah against familiar enemy
- Strauss forces pace after South Africa's slow march
- Johnson hit by whirlwind Gayle
Football
- Ferguson wants open title race
- Arsenal's Wilshere could join Burnley
- Donovan completes Everton switch
- Keane facing Tottenham exit after party
- Chelsea want Aguero and Dzeko in January
- Giggs signs contract extension at Manchester United
- Chelsea ideal club admits Aguero
- Fabregas injury not long term says Wenger
- Secret Tottenham Christmas party revealed
- Hiddink turns down Manchester City approach
- Van der Sar to undergo injury assessment
- Lampard: United should fear us
- Arsenal hopeful of early return for stricken captain
- Pulis turns on Wenger's 'moaning'
- Cahill relishes scoring role in Bolton's fight for survival
- City target Upson and Parker to ward off crisis
- Reds promise £15m to redevelop Anfield
- Ian Herbert: Tantrums show trouble ahead as Hughes fights for survival
- Glenn Moore: Beware Seville – dark horses on charge
- Domenech to keep France job
- Sanchez keen on Northern Ireland return
- Levein close to Scotland job after furious United bow to demands
- Hodgson says Europa draw is tough
- Ancelotti wants to end Mourinho feud
- Liverpool face Unirea Urziceni in Europa League
- Manchester United relish Beckham return
- Ribery gives Bayern ultimatum
- Draw of reunions in Champions League
- Lehmann embarrassed by antics
- Everton hurt in defeat by Rodwell loss
- Mowbray warmed by McGowan's late equaliser
- Europa League draw: Liverpool to learn fate
- Reunions loom in intriguing Champions League draw
- Wigan: potential transfer targets
Golf
Racing
More Sports
Rugby
- The 50 best rugby players in the world 2009
- Australia international Cooper ordered to undergo counselling
- Rugby World Cup hosting details revealed
- Dupuy banned for six-months for gouging
- Salary cap set to end Top 14 exodus
Tennis
More Sports
- Video: Swimmer Phelps lands in UK
- Swimming: Phelps delighted to keep Woods company
- Equestrianism: Whitakers enjoy family affair
- American Football: Henry dies after pick-up truck fall
Life & Style
Life & Style RSS Feed - click to grab the feedFashion
- Customers and designers interact to create 2010's fashion lines
- Brands still relying on 'citizen models' in 2010
- Weekly fashion calendar: Rodarte and Jil Sander high street launches
- Weekly beauty calendar: last chance to enter global model contest
- Beauty is between eyes, mouth of the beholden: study
- Weekly beauty tutorials: glitzy looks for the holidays
- Kate Moss best-dressed of the decade, according to Vogue
- Weekly fashion videos: dress up for the holidays
Health & Families
- Scandal of lawyers' NHS payout bills
- An exercise in the art of exaggeration
- Natural human protein could prevent H1N1: study
- Global swine flu pandemic deaths pass 10,000: WHO
- Unhealthy Santa should walk, give up brandy
- Study finds cereal is much older than we thought
- Too early to declare end to swine flu pandemic: WHO official
House & Home
Gadgets & Tech
- Twitter hacked by "Iranian Cyber Army"
- Google 'in talks to buy Yelp'
- Judge urges eBay and Craigslist to play nice
- French tech upstart challenges Google
- Motion-controlled gaming set to multiply in 2010
- Weekly high-tech hot topics in the blogs: Nexus One Phone, Twitter gets hacked
- Weekly global technology agenda: Asia Game Show
- Hands on with the Google Phone: Nexus One 'super snappy' but not a VoiP-only phone
- Video game websites to roll out their best of the year and decade awards
- Taiwan unveils super-tiny microchip
- Indy Choice: Best of the new games
- What a difference a decade makes...
- Working over Xmas?Oh no, you’re not!
- Games Review: Just Dance
- Games Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol
- Games Review: Pixel Junk Shooter
- Games Review: Blue Toad Murder Files
- Hamsters: betterlate than never?
- Want privacy on Facebook? Here's how to get some
Motoring
- Compact cars to take center stage at Indian Auto Expo
- Weekly auto agenda: Bugatti celebrates 100 years
- Sixty-two years of innovation comes to an end
- Cars get smarter as manufacturer confirms 3D GPS navigation
- Volkswagen Golf set to be Europe's most popular car of 2009
- General Motors to wind down Saab after sale fails
- Volvo to show electric C30 at Detroit
- GM signals the end for Saab
Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment RSS Feed - click to grab the feedArt
- Weekly global art events agenda: Animamix Biennial
- Will Farrell’s 'Elf' movie inspires Broadway musical
- Observations: Sew and sews needle the west London art cognoscenti
- Great Works: Holly Leaf on Red Background (1928), Fernand L�ger
Music
- Listen to a song from 'Nowhere Boy'
- Lilith Fair returns to the tour circuit after a decade
- Weekly music agenda: Lady Gaga, OK Go, Muse on tour
- Best albums of 2009 – chosen by the stars
- Caught in the net: Portishead chase forth
- Story of the song: Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
- Observations: The band that just clicked...on a music message board
- The Barometer: Animal Collective; Grizzly Bear; Camera Obscura; Tom Waits; Bing Crosby & David Bowie; The Beatles
- Cultural Life: Karl Jenkins, composer
- Album: Public Image Ltd, Metal Box: 30th Anniversary Remastered Edition (Virgin)
- Album: Buddy Holly, Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More (Geffen/Hip-O Select)
- Album: The Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 40th Anniversary Deluxe (Polydor)
- Album: The Doors, Live In New York (Rhino)
- Album: Various Artists, Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio (Universal)
- Album: Various Artists, A Complete Introduction to Tamla Motown (Universal)
Classical
- Album: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Haydn: The Complete Symphonies (Sony Classical)
- Album: Te Kanawa, Price, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Christmas With the Divas (Decca)
- Album: Huelgas Ensemble, A Secret Labyrinth – A Celebration of Music from the Middle Ages to Renaissance (Sony Classical)
Films
- Clooney, Cruz lead Hollywood's screen actor nominations
- Oscar winner Jennifer Jones dies at 90
- Weekly top iPhone apps: Movie-inspired apps
- Hollywood to film cult Millennium crime trilogy
- Indy Choice: Best of the new films
- Party Of The Week: Just look who's deerstalking at the Sherlock Holmes premiere
- DVD: The Hurt Locker (15), Kathryn Bigelow (DVD/Blu-ray, 124 mins)
- Nowhere Boy (15)
- Dogging: A Love Story (18)
- Sherlock Holmes (12A), Avatar (12A)
- Humpday (15)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (u)
- DVD: Gracie! (PG), Brian Percival (DVD, 78 mins)
- DVD: District 9 (15), Neill Blomkamp (DVD/Blu-ray, 112 mins)
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (PG)
- DVD: Misfits (18), Tom Green (DVD)
- Nine (12A)
- The Queen of Spades (PG)
TV & Radio
- Last night's television: Why high society's still a class act
- TV's curse of the Christmas special
- Observations: When Cranford bored Judi
Theatre & Dance
- Independent Children's Drama: Suzie Pugh and a Monster Too
- Mother courage: How Fiona Shaw became the leading actress of her generation
- First Night: The Misanthrope, Comedy Theatre, London
Comedy
Books
- French court orders Google to stop scanning French books
- Weekly book agenda: Comic Market in Tokyo, Costa Awards in London
- One Minute With: Mitch Albom
- Simon Armitage: 'I'm quite boyish in my outlook'
- Observations: Jarndyce's new catalogue aims to broaden the appeal of antiquarian book-buying
- Words off the street: The literary heroes and villians of the Noughties
- Book Of A Lifetime: Slaughterhouse-Five, By Kurt Vonnegut
- Boyd Tonkin: Touches of spice at the seasonal feast
- Important Artifacts..., By Leanne Shapton
- The Book of Atheist Spirtuality, By Andr� Comte-Sponville
- Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba, By Tom Gjelten
- Cheever: a life, By Blake Bailey
- Crime and Punishment, By GF Newman
- The Freedoms of Suburbia, By Paul Barker
- The Gilded Stage, By Daniel Snowman
- A Most Holy War, By Mark Gregory Pegg
- Are We Related?, Edited by Liz Jobey
- He Knew He Was Right, By John & Mary Gribbin
- The Road to War, By Richard Overy with Andrew Wheatcroft
- Satyricon, By Petronius
- The Second Sex, By Simone de Beauvoir trans. Constance Borde & Sheila Malovany-Chevallier
- On the Town, By Marshall Berman
- Vogue Covers, Ed. Robin Derrick & Robin Muir
Travel
Travel RSS Feed - click to grab the feedNews & Advice
- Eurostar services 'normal' as drivers strike
- Russia unveils high-speed train on deadly bomb route
- Air France superjumbo grounded again
- High hopes for Las Vegas's new high-tech, ultra-green resort
- Italian rail routes the most popular in Europe
- BA wins court battle to stop Christmas strikes
Asia
Extras
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1 Rage Against the Machine take Christmas No.1 slot
2 China's delaying tactics threaten climate deal
3 'Send me something very naughty...': The most scandalous sports quotes of the year
4 Avatar, James Cameron, 163 mins, (PG)
5 Best albums of 2009 – chosen by the stars
6 The 50 best rugby players in the world 2009
7 The 50 best Christmas gifts for men
9 Avatar moons may become a science fact
10 NME names top 50 albums of the decade
12 The 50 Best Christmas Gifts for Men
13 Two top gay footballers stay in closet
14 Just what the Doctor ordered: How David Tennant's Time Lord saved Auntie
Emailed
2 Joss Garman: Copenhagen - Historic failure that will live in infamy
3 Rage Against the Machine take Christmas No.1 slot
4 Just what the Doctor ordered: How David Tennant's Time Lord saved Auntie
6 Queen's finances to be revealed
7 The Making of TAPE: setting up a label, Part 3
8 Avatar, James Cameron, 163 mins, (PG)
9 Police 'must not harass' man cleared of Dando muder, says judge
10 Live Review: Muse, The O2, Friday 13th November
11 Antigua shootings: Manhunt widens as victim in coma flies back to UK
Commented
1Joss Garman: Copenhagen - Historic failure that will live in infamy
2Rage Against the Machine take Christmas No.1 slot
3Avatar, James Cameron, 163 mins, (PG)
4Minister's Sri Lanka holiday outrages rights campaigners
5UK fails to halt female genital mutilation
6China stands accused of wrecking global deal
7Brown and Obama lead last-minute climate talks
8Goldman Sachs threatens Spanish move
Columnist Comments
• Johann Hari: After Copenhagen, it's up to us
Every coal train should be ringed with people refusing to let it pass
• Bruce Anderson: Hard cases make bad sentences
With the greatest respect to the judge, the rulings on the Hussains were wrong
• Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Olympics' promises on race
Time to make sure the games are what Mandela believed they could be