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Joanna Yeates

Joanna Yeates' murder hunt: Police arrest man, 32, in dawn raid

Man aged 32 arrested on suspicion of murdering Joanna Yeates, as detectives swooped in the early hours before sealing off the road where she lived

David Cameron

David Cameron 'went back on election pledge over disabled girl's care'

David Cameron said today he was "very concerned" as the parents of a disabled girl claimed they may have to put their daughter in care after the Prime Minister went back on a pre-election pledge  Comments (10)

Katie Price

Showbiz: 'Horrified' Katie Price taking legal advice against Alex Reid

Katie Price is seeking legal advice over her split from Alex Reid as their situation gets more 'hostile and awkward'  Comments (13)

Police cells

Home Office halves 28-day limit for holding terror suspects without trial

The Government today halved the time that suspected terrorists can be held without trial to 14 days  Comments

Rayleigh Station platform

Passenger terror: Man dragged along platform after train door traps ankle

A passenger thought he was going to die when he was dragged along a platform after his ankle became trapped in a train door  Comments

Parliament

Coalition calls for MPs' pay to be frozen for two years

The Government defied MPs' anger today by proposing to freeze their pay for two years  Comments (10)

Pastor Terry Jones Koran burning

'Burn Koran' Pastor Terry Jones slams 'unfair' ban from UK

Controversial American preacher Pastor Terry Jones was disappointed to be barred from UK, calling his exclusion from the country 'unfair'  Comments (12)

Baroness Warsi

Tory chief Baroness Warsi warns prejudice against Muslims has become socially acceptable

Prejudice against Muslims has 'passed the dinner-table test' and become widely socially acceptable in Britain, the Conservative chairman claims  Comments (48)


Sport Sport feed

Samir Nasri

Football: Wenger dismisses leadership doubts as Arsenal outclass Leeds

Arsene Wenger dismissed suggestions of a rift in the camp as Arsenal cruised past Leeds to book an FA Cup fourth-round tie at home to Huddersfield  Comments (9)

William Gallas Spurs v Arsenal

Football: William Gallas could stay on at Spurs

Harry Redknapp has been so impressed by the form of the defender that he wants to extend his contract at the club  Comments

Kim Clijsters

Kim Clijsters sets up Petrova rematch in Melbourne

Kim Clijsters will have the chance to avenge her embarrassing loss to Nadia Petrova at last year's Australian Open after setting up a repeat clash with the Russian  Comments

Didier Drogba

Football: Didier Drogba: we need to put winning streak together

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba insists his team must focus on winning consecutive games before they can think about winning back-to-back Barclays Premier League titles  Comments (1)

Business Business feed

EasyJet

EasyJet diving on fuel prices shock

Shares in easyJet tumble by more than 12% as it says first-half losses could double because of soaring fuel prices  Comments

Basket of groceries

Bread and clothes likely to cost more, says Associated British Foods

Tea, bread, sugar and clothes look set to soar in price this year, according to new figures from Associated British Foods  Comments

China factory workers

Runaway growth in China fuels world price crisis fear

Fears over a global inflation crisis alarm stock markets after runaway growth for China's economic powerhouse in 2010  Comments (1)

Inception

Amazon buys LoveFilm for �200m

The British management team of online movie rental store LoveFilm are celebrating after its estimated �200 million sale to US internet giant Amazon  Comments


Entertainment Entertainment feed

Tiger Country

Theatre: A probe into the heart of life on the wards in Tiger Country

What is "tiger country"? According to Nina Raine, it's a state of mind: we give into our primal instincts and engage with those areas of reality we're usually too cautious to consider  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5

Doctor Who

Showbiz: Doctor Who regenerated as a pocket-sized action figue

Doctor Who has gone from time lord to tiny lord - after being regenerated as a mini toy  Comments (1)

Travola

Restaurants: Five places for dinner to go

It's a January thing. You want a nice dinner but you don't want to cook and you don't want to spend all evening in a restaurant when you'd rather be casual at home  Comments

Clarke Carlisle

Showbiz: Question Time call-up for 'brainiest footballer' Clarke Carlisle

Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle is swapping the pitch for politics by appearing on current affairs show Question Time  Comments (1)

Liz hurley

Showbiz: Elizabeth Hurley gets a pet parrot

Liz Hurley was given the exotic bird, a Blue Fronted Amazonian, for Christmas but she only received her feathered friend this week  Comments (2)

Roux at The Landau

Restaurants: A grand entrance indeed for Roux at The Landau

Albert Roux and his son Michel Jr had not worked together for 19 years. But launched Roux at The Landau has seen them join forces again  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

Ricky Gervais

Showbiz: Ricky Gervais: I'll never host Golden Globes again

Ricky Gervais isn't worried about appeasing anyone in the future because he doesn't think he will take on the Golden Globes job again  Comments (2)

Gwyneth Paltrow

Showbiz: Gwyneth Paltrow lets daughter skip school to visit beauty salon

Gwyneth Paltrow lets her daughter take sick days from school so they can visit the beauty salon together  Comments


Life & Style Life & Style feed

Learning a new breathing technique

Don't hold your breath

Learning a new breathing technique changed Nirpal Dhaliwal's life - he's now fitter than ever, has given up smoking and thrown away the asthma inhaler he's had since he was a child  Comments

Malaysian

Charles Campion is The Smart Shopper

Our food expert Charles Campion rounds-up this week's supermarket must-haves  Comments

wine

The discerning drinker: A great year in the Rhone

In the northern Rh�ne, 2009 looks like a banner year: this week Andrew Neather's particularly enjoyed Jean-Luc Colombo's fine Cornas 2009s  Comments

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley splits - but her brownies live on

When Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend's break-up was confirmed last week, her father said the reason "was a whole raft of things"  Comments

Skincare

Health & Beauty: Cream of the crop

Collagen moisturisers may make little difference, says Alice Hart-Davis, but there are some magic ingredients that do work  Comments

Botolph

The new city limits

The domineering new St Botolph's building at Aldgate is a monster which shows how far the financial district is spreading into the surrounding communities  Comments

Remote access: the compact Swiss resort of Arosa is perfect for all levels  of skiers

Travel: Alpine bliss in Arosa

The Swiss resort of Arosa is great for families and lacks pretension, allowing Andrew Neather to finally convert to the joys of skiing  Comments

A sanctuary for body and soul:  the Lifehouse spa, set in 135 acres in the former Thorpe Hall

Travel: How Essex can lift the spirit

In a pretty corner of Essex, just five minutes from the seaside town of Frinton, a new spa called Lifehouse has quietly opened  Comments


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