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xD new prime minister of Australia K-rudd beat John Howard in the poles today *sniff sniff* i liked johnny....

Undercover police will 'lurk in pubs to fine drunks' Last updated at 11:13am on 28th November 2007 Comments (35) Undercover police officers are being used in a nationwide sting operation on drinkers in the run-up to Christmas. The unprecedented initiative - part of the Government's clampdown on binge drinking - starts on Friday and will run for four weekends up to 22 December. The plainclothes officers will be told to monitor whether bar staff are illegally serving alcohol to obviously drunk customers. They will be in pubs on Friday and Saturday nights over the next four weeks. Bar staff and landlords who "knowingly" sell alcohol to someone who is drun…

Jose tells the FA: Come and get me - I'm ready to be the England boss Last updated at 15:42pm on 28th November 2007 Comments (21) Jose Mourinho has revealed he would consider becoming the next England manager. The ex-Chelsea boss said: "I rule nothing out" despite his previous claims the job should be given to an Englishman. Scroll down for more In the frame: Klinsmann, Mourinho, Capello Read more... POLL: Will Jose Mourinho win the World Cup for England? POLL: Who should be the new England boss? POLL: Should FA chief executive Brian Barwick now quit? POLL: Who has the most difficult World Cup 2010 qualifying group? Sir Alex's shortlist …

English children's literacy levels 'among the worst in the Western world' Last updated at 13:09pm on 28th November 2007 Comments Children's literacy levels in England now trail behind Scotland, the U.S and France English children's literacy levels are among the worst in the Western world, a devastating international survey has revealed. England has plummeted down a global league table of reading standards among primary school children, sliding from third place five years ago to 19th. We now trail Scotland, the United States, most of Europe including France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states. Only two other pa…

Here is a thread to talk about the NHL. There should be some stuff to talk about here with the draft tomorrow and also the free agency season starting July 1st with big names such as Redden, Chara, Lidstrom, Elias, and Roloson up for grabs.

Longer, cheaper, greener: The 60-tonne superlorries coming to a road near you By MICHAEL HANLON - More by this author » Last updated at 22:54pm on 26th November 2007 Comments (17) They are the supertankers of the highway. Huge lorries called LHVs - longer, heavier vehicles - could soon be thundering along Britain's roads if the haulage industry gets its way. But do we want them? Here we give the case for and against the megatrucks. Britain is not, let's face it, a land blessed by wide-open, meticulously-maintained straight and empty highways. It's not a country where one can set the cruise control at 60mph, turn up the stereo and live out one's Route 66…

British teenager dies after underage drinking binge while on US football scholarship Last updated at 14:47pm on 27th November 2007 Comments A 19-year-old boy has died after bingeing on alcohol at an American university party for Thanksgiving. Adam Baxter was on a football scholarship to the University of Maine and celebrating with friends last weekend when he began to have difficulty breathing. He collapsed and his friends quickly called the emergency services, but paramedics were unable to revive him when they arrived. Scroll down for more... Adam Baxter was partying with friends in the US when he had trouble breathing and later died An…

Volunteers wanted to give migrants a 'great big hug' of welcome Last updated at 23:13pm on 26th November 2007 Comments (94) Those wanting to help improve society should volunteer to mentor a migrant, it was suggested yesterday. Mentors could teach newly-arrived immigrants to speak English and to apply for jobs, according to the report of a review ordered by Gordon Brown. They could help individuals and familes adjust to the subtleties of life in Britain and show them around their new neighbourhoods. Scroll down for more ... Volunteers: Mentors could teach migrants to speak English and how to apply for jobs Those mentors looking for a "more …

Scientists create mouse gene able to target and kill cancer Last updated at 15:07pm on 27th November 2007 Comments Scientists hope the gene will one day provide a cancer treatment without painful side effects Scientists have created a mouse they say is resistant to all types of cancer. The researchers discovered a cancer killing gene which, when genetically engineered into mice, caused their bodies to attack and kill cancer cells and leave healthy tissue unharmed. The researchers, from the University of Kentucky, say the gene, called par-4, could lead to new cancer treatments. It has so far been able to fight even the most aggressive cancers …

The bionic woman who gives hope to amputees By SIMON CABLE - More by this author » Last updated at 11:45am on 27th November 2007 Comments Amputees could soon be fitted with prosthetic limbs that enable them to regain their sense of touch, thanks to a break-through new bionic hand device. A former US marine, who lost her arm in a motorcycle accident, says she can feel pressure and pain in her new limb. Following U.S researcg she underwent surgery alongside a fellow male patient. The operation redirected the nerves from their injured arms into the skin on their chest, meaning they can now feel just as though they still had real hands. Scroll down for mor…

Slimming club consultant sacked 'for being too fat' Last updated at 08:05am on 27th November 2007 Comments (12) A top Slimming World consultant was forced out of her job for being too fat and old, a tribunal heard yesterday. Brenda Tolley, 64, had held one of the most important posts at the weight loss organisation but was forced out because she no longer fitted their image. Mrs Tolley, who had run award-winning classes for the group helping thousands of people lose extra pounds, quit her £30,000 pounds a year job after managers took half of her responsibilities away from her. Scroll down for more... Brenda Tolley claims unfair dismissal after she say…

Mother-of-one is killed after she refuses TV proposal from abusive ex-boyfriend Last updated at 16:39pm on 26th November 2007 Comments (3) Angry viewers are demanding a Spanish chat show is scrapped after a man stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death just days after she refused a marriage proposal broadcast on the programme. Svetlana Orlava had no idea why she had been invited on Patricia's Daily Show, but was appalled when confronted by an ex boyfriend who had beaten her for years. Ms Orlava even had a court order requiring Ricardo Navarro, 30, to keep at least 500 metres away from her. But during the programme he came within inches of her. "I want you to m…

The super scanner that lets doctors strip us down to bones and blood vessels By LUCY BALLINGER - More by this author » Last updated at 00:22am on 26th November 2007 Comments (5) They are pictures from the frontier of medical technology, revealing the interior of the human body with a clarity never seen before. One exposes the skull and neck bones as if they were part of a bare skeleton. Another, covering the hip area, displays bones, blood vessels and part of the digestive system. A third picture shows the heart, with the vital blood vessels that keep its muscles healthy and pumping, standing out in precise detail. They were taken with a 256-slice X…

Revealed by mistake on the net: the secret Post Office hit list By MARTIN DELGADO - More by this author » Last updated at 23:21pm on 24th November 2007 Comments A secret hit list of post offices facing the axe has been revealed - after managers put it on the internet by mistake. The list should have been kept under wraps until the start of a public consultation next summer. But in an embarrassing blunder, it appeared on the Post Office's own website last week before being hurriedly removed. About 2,500 post offices - more than one in five of the 14,300-strong network - are due to be shut by the end of 2008. The operation is being carried out …

Shoppers face Christmas credit squeeze as average Briton is now £33,000 in debt By SEAN POULTER - More by this author » Last updated at 09:19am on 26th November 2007 Comments (1) Squeeze: Shoppers will find it difficult to obtain credit in the run-up to Christmas Shoppers will find it harder to borrow money to pay for Christmas as a direct result of the global credit crunch, it has been claimed. Acountants PricewaterhouseCoopers say banks will turn down an increasing number of applications for loans, credit cards and overdrafts. The organisation warns that there will be a spike in the number of people going bust in the New Year as a direct resu…

Neighbours wage 'Scrooge-like' vendetta against father's Christmas light show By DAVID WILKES - More by this author » Last updated at 19:00pm on 19th November 2007 Comments (3) One thing was certain: the man in the hat with a bulbous nose seen walking up the driveway at 4am wasn't Santa Claus. After all, Christmas was still nine months away. And what he left behind was a message distinctly lacking in seasonal goodwill: black paint daubed over three suburban homes causing £600 worth of damage. The finger of suspicion did, however, point towards the victims' neighbour Vic Moszczynski, a 51 year old former firefighter, who was embroiled in a long-running…

Police chief calls for late licence tax as youngsters are 'drinking themselves into oblivion' By JAMES SLACK - More by this author » Last updated at 17:28pm on 26th November 2007 Comments (5) Sir Norman Bettison is calling for a late licence tax A chief constable last night warned large numbers of young people are 'drinking themselves into oblivion' in the aftermath of Labour's controversial licensing reforms. Sir Norman Bettison called for 'polluting' pubs and shops which stay open late into the night to pay extra charges. He said the cash should then be ploughed into extra policing and 'detox' centres for youngsters causing untold damage by bingein…

Women spend three years getting ready to leave the house Last updated at 21:41pm on 25th November 2007 Comments It's a figure which will surprise even the most impatient husband - women spend nearly three years getting ready to leave the house. That's because the average time needed for all those last-minute outfit changes, twirls in front of the mirror and rummages in the handbag is an hour and 12 minutes for every big night out. And with the typical woman needing 40 minutes to get ready for work every morning as well, the amount of time spent preening adds up to more than two years and nine months over a lifetime. Scroll down for more... Wome…

Sneak peek: Rambo returns with guns blazing Last updated at 13:10pm on 26th November 2007 Ageing actor Sylvester Stallone has resurrected one of his most famous film characters - John Rambo - for one last mission. A sneak peek of the upcoming movie shows the 60-year-old actor, who filmed parts of the movie in Thailand earlier this year, wrangling huge machine guns and leaving a sea of enemies in his wake. Scroll down for more... Sly move: he may be 60, but he's still capable of operating heavy machinery While he still sports an impressive set of biceps, the actor did use a spritely 30-year-old body double to do the stunts the sexagenarian f…

The £50 cost of filling a Christmas stocking - no apples or tangerines will do Last updated at 23:52pm on 25th November 2007 Comments (2) Only 16 per cent of stockings are likely to contain traditional fruit There once was a time when children thought they were lucky to find an apple and a tangerine hanging at the bottom of their bed. But this year parents will spend an average of £50 per youngster on stocking fillers alone – not counting their main presents. A survey suggests that 78 per cent of stockings are likely to contain chocolate, 62 per cent novelty stationery and 50 per cent toiletries. CDs and DVDs (18 per cent), action figures or dolls …

The £100 turkey: Rolls-Royce of Christmas birds only big enough for the average family By LUKE SALKELD - More by this author » Last updated at 22:25pm on 25th November 2007 You might need to cut back on the trimmings to pay for it – but with this bird on the table no one is ever going to accuse you of being Scrooge. This Christmas will see the arrival of the first £100 familysized turkey, a bird that is so superior it leaves its supermarket cousins looking like mere featherweights. Farmer Tom Copas's birds are raised on organic, additive-free cereals rich in oats, and strut around in cherry orchards and maize fields. When night falls two border colli…

Lesbian chic: Joely Richardson and Portia de Rossi in steamy scenes for Nip/Tuck Last updated at 10:31am on 26th November 2007 Comments (8) The steamy embrace between actresses Portia de Rossi and Joely Richardson in the forthcoming series of Nip/Tuck is bound to set pulses racing. Yet playing a lesbian is a first for Portia. "I am a lesbian playing a lesbian" says the blonde actress, "But she's a different woman than I am, so the most surprising thing is how emotional it's been for me." It's been three years since the leggy blonde went public about her relationship with Ellen de Generes and at first she worried she'd be typecast as a lesbian if she too…

Learner driver is abandoned by instructor halfway through test - after handbrake fails during hill start Last updated at 10:07am on 26th November 2007 Comments (46) There are some moments in life when you just know that things are not going to end well. For teenager Faye Rivers, the realisation came when her driving examiner got out of the car halfway through her test and abandoned her. She had been asked to do a hill start – but when she pulled on the handbrake, nothing happened. Fighting down a wave of panic, she looked to the examiner for guidance. Scroll down for more A test of nerve: Thousands of teenagers take their driving exams ever…

So will Bush nuke Iran? By MICHAEL BURLEIGH - More by this author » Last updated at 11:38am on 17th November 2007 Comments (3) Ignoring the West's requests: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Increasingly powerful voices in the U.S. are urging war against Iran to stop the country acquiring nuclear weapons. This week, in his Mansion House foreign policy speech, Gordon Brown declared the U.S. to be Britain's greatest ally and stressed that Iran's nuclear programme was a matter of concern. But how could the West actually destroy Iran's nuclear capability? Here, one of our leading academics on war and terrorism warns that some in the Bush camp are conside…

German World Cup hero Klinsmann is top candidate for England job By BOB CASS and ROB DRAPER - More by this author » Last updated at 22:43pm on 24th November 2007 Comments Jurgen Klinsmann is ready to become the new England manager, but the Football Association will have to move fast as he weighs up a host of offers from Europe — including one from a major Champions League club. The German is now the top candidate to replace Steve McClaren. The Mail on Sunday understands he is keen to discuss the prospect and prepared to move to London for what he sees as an exciting challenge to relaunch his coaching career. Read more... England inquest: Game …