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Report: Colchester v Norwich Published: Saturday, 16 January 2010, 5:32PM Clinical Canaries cruise past Colchester Norwich closed the gap on leaders Leeds as Paul Lambert led his side to a comprehensive 5-0 victory at former club Colchester. The Canaries took a 16th-minute lead through Chris Martin, who fired home after Danny Batth scuffed a clearance straight at Russell Martin. Fraser Forster denied Antony Wordsworth and Phil Ifil scuffed wide for Colchester, before Norwich extended their lead just before half-time. Grant Holt's long pass from inside his own half was missed by Batt…

If you thought PC Laptop was short, meet Britain's tiniest policewoman who, at 4ft 10in, is even smaller By Andy Dolan Last updated at 8:39 PM on 15th January 2010 Comments (111) Add to My Stories At 4ft10in tall WPC Sue Day is the smallest police officer in the country. But since the nickname Laptop has already been taken by another very short constable, her colleagues may have to call her something else in the computer line. Notebook maybe. Or, smaller still, Mouse. Partners against crime: Britain's smallest PC Sue Day and PC Damien Galley who towers over the 4ft 10" officer at 6ft 4" Last week it emerged that the name Lapto…

Scots drinkers down 46 bottles of vodka every year.... each! That's 25% more than English or the Welsh By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:52 AM on 18th January 2010 Comments (31) Add to My Stories Their fondness for a wee dram has long seen Scots caricatured as thirsty barhounds. But even Glasgow's most famous drunk, Rab C. Nesbitt, might choke on his extra-strong lager when he hears how much his fellow countrymen are now drinking. Scots are consuming the alcoholic equivalent of 46 bottles of vodka per head a year, research has revealed. This is 25 per cent more alcohol per head than the English and Welsh. Enlarge …

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Susan Boyle on Oprah: First pictures of SuBo on U.S. talk show as fears grow over her erratic behaviour By Ben Todd and Sara Nathan Last updated at 1:00 PM on 16th January 2010 Comments (217) Add to My Stories The first pictures emerged today of Susan Boyle's much-hyped appearance on Oprah as fears grew over her increasingly unusual behaviour. The images of the Britain's Got Talent star singing Who I Was Born to Be on America's most iconic chat show will hearten her legions of fans on both sides of Atlantic. But many will be concerned at growing evidence that she may once again be showing signs of not being able to cope with the pressures o…

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UKIP vows to ban the burka to win over working class By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:43 PM on 16th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The UK Independence Party is preparing to woo the public with a policy to ban the Muslim burka and the niqab. The party backs the view that the burka, the cloak that covers Muslim women from head to toe, and the niqab, a veil covering the head, are an affront to British values. UKIP hopes the policy, which is already being considered by a string of European countries, will broaden its appeal and connect it with white working class voters. Face off: UKIP wants to outlaw the b…

Shop till you drop! How the average woman burns 48,000 calories a year By Daily Mail Reporter and Liz Hull Last updated at 7:56 AM on 15th January 2010 Comments (16) Add to My Stories It's the perfect excuse for women who are accused of making one too many shopping trips. A study has revealed that High Street sprees are good for your health. The average woman burns around 385 calories - the equivalent of a piece of carrot cake or two large glasses of wine - trudging around stores each week. Workout: The average woman burns off almost 48,000 calories each year by shopping - the equivalent of 25 days' worth of her daily calorie int…

A Mars a day will... be less fattening thanks to a new recipe By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:46 PM on 16th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Chocoholics can rejoice at a move by Mars which will see the amount of saturated fat in its bars cut by 15 per cent. The treats covered by the healthy initiative are Snickers, Milky Way, Topic, Flyte - and of course Mars bars. The move is costing the firm £8.9 million and comes after five years of development and more than 40,000 hours of research. Mars has announced it is cutting saturated fat by 15 per cent Mars says the changes will not cause 'any change in the tast…

Haiti earthquake: The hope and horror as boy, two, is found alive after 48 hours in the rubble WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:50 AM on 16th January 2010 Comments (5) Add to My Stories British firefighters dig out girl, two, buried for three days UN launches £346million appeal to provide food and shelter for next six months Hillary Clinton to fly in later today to get first-hand look at relief effort For 48 frantic hours his parents had searched for their two-year-old son, digging with their bare hands among the twisted rubble of their collapsed home. They could hear his increasingly weak cries b…

Another blow to Gordon Ramsay as his Claridge's restaurant has its Michelin star withdrawn By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:23 PM on 15th January 2010 Comments (23) Add to My Stories Woe: Gordon Ramsay's restaurant has lost its Michelin star Gordon Ramsay has suffered a new blow with the loss of the prized Michelin star for his restaurant at Claridge's hotel in Central London. The grim news for the celebrity chef, who has experienced problems in both his private and business life, emerged yesterday with the publication of the 2010 Michelin Guide. The new guide gives the village of Bray in Berkshire the distinction of havin…

Nasa launches investigation after cocaine is found in space shuttle hanger By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 8:27 PM on 15th January 2010 Comments (4) Add to My Stories Nasa has launched an investigation to find out which of its employees breached a zero-tolerance policy on drugs after cocaine was found in a space shuttle hangar. A bag containing residue from the drug was discovered outside a bathroom at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, where six astronauts including Briton Nick Patrick are due to blast off into orbit next month. The American space agency says that the mission will not be affected. Nasa have launched an inve…

Software engineer accused of running one of world's biggest file-sharing websites acquitted of conspiracy to defraud By Liz Thomas Last updated at 4:11 AM on 16th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Not guilty: Alan Ellis, pictured outside Teesside Crown Court, was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud Record labels have tonight condemned the acquittal of a software engineer who ran one of the world's largest music-sharing websites from his flat. 26-year-old Alan Ellis said he only set up file-sharing service Oink to help make him 'more employable'. But the website helped 200,000 users download more than 21 million music files f…

Vicar gives high-tech blessing to mobile phones, laptops and BlackBerries By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:45 PM on 12th January 2010 Comments (15) Add to My Stories A vicar has blessed the mobile phones and laptops of city workers in a church ceremony. The Rev Canon David Parrott blessed a pile of laptops and smart phones on the altar of London's 17th-century St Lawrence Jewry church. The ritual was an effort to remind the capital's busy office workers that God's grace can reach them in many ways, he said. Blessed be: The congregation hold up their mobile phones, iPods and Blackberries as Canon David Parrot conducts a servi…

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A fierce earthquake struck Haiti late Tuesday afternoon, causing a crowded hospital to collapse, leveling countless shantytown dwellings and bringing even more suffering to a nation that was already the hemisphere’s poorest and most disaster-prone. The powerful earthquake of 7.0 magnitude rocked Haiti just before 5 p.m. Eastern time, 10 miles southwest from the densely populated capital of Port-au-Prince, according to the United States Geological Survey. But damage to the capital city of 2 million people was apparently widespread, according to reports from the scene. Tequila Minsky, a photographer based in New York who was staying…

Just wondering, does anyone here like Bleach? :D I <3 it

Too bad I haven't seen this in the mainstream media....I think they are still reporting that retail did well! :dozey:

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American Idol: Victoria Beckham judged by critics for 'gaunt' and off-putting appearance By Donna Mcconnell Last updated at 1:05 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (193) Videos Add to My Stories Victoria Beckham made her judging debut on U.S show American Idol last night. But she was on the receiving end of some harsh criticism herself, as critics were largely unimpressed by her debut branding her appearance 'off-putting' and a 'failure'. Victoria is one of a number of celebrity judges brought in as replacements for ex judge Paula Abdul until new judge Ellen DeGeneres takes over. But reaction to her debut appearance was severe, and cou…

Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources tell TMZ. She was 32. A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles City Fire Department tells TMZ. We're told Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Murphy starred in such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word." Story developing ... Read more: http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0aG2DksUB This is so sad and strange, she was so young. :sad:

Pictured: The schoolgirl who 'cries' blood and bleeds through her pores By Graham Smith Last updated at 1:00 PM on 11th January 2010 Comments (28) Add to My Stories A schoolgirl who spontaneously bleeds from her pores has left doctors baffled. Indian Twinkle Dwivedi, 14, has an undiagnosed disorder which means she loses blood through her skin without being cut or scratched. The teenager, from Lucknar, Uttar Pradesh, has even undergone blood transfusions after bleeding from her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and soles of her feet about 50 times each day. Unique case: Twinkle Dwivedi has an undiagnosed disorder which means she loses blood thr…

Gotcha! CCTV catches driver speeding down a U.S. motorway with his head and shoulders sticking out of the sunroof By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 3:00 AM on 12th January 2010 Comments (24) Add to My Stories It seems to have been a deliberate rebellion by a man determined to point out the apparent uselessness of Arizona's newly-installed speed cameras. But Richard Flores' one-man protest against the UK-style initiative has backfired spectacularly. The 25-year-old was snapped in this image speeding down a motorway in Arizona last week with his head and half his body sticking out the sunroof. Enlarge Flores is captured doing…

'Stupid' motorist who drove for half-a-MILE down an ice-covered canal facing court By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:08 PM on 13th January 2010 Add to My Stories A pair of 'stupid' thrill-seekers face court after allegedly driving along a frozen canal in a car. The pair narrowly escaped death after their vehicle broke through ice on the Union Canal in West Lothian plunging them into the freezing water. Police branded the hapless driver and his passenger 'stupid' after they were spotted motoring along the frozen canal near Winchburgh on Monday afternoon. The men are alleged to have driven down a slip road to a popular picnic and dog walki…

Under-18s facing sunbed ban 'in months' over skin cancer fears By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:40 AM on 13th January 2010 Comments (22) Videos Add to My Stories Sunbeds could be banned within months for under-18s. After a lengthy period of dithering, Health Secretary Andy Burnham will back tough measures to protect 'tanorexic' teenagers. Unstaffed, coin-operated tanning booths, which are used by children as young as 11, would also be outlawed. Damage: The World Health Organisation has classified that sunbeds are as carcinogenic as smoking, asbestos and arsenic The move follows a sharp rise in skin cancer deaths …