Top Stories: Hong Kong, Dec 26 (DPA) Hong Kong visitor arrivals surged 7.6 percent year-on-year in November, thanks partly to moves allowing more mainland Chinese into the former British colony, officials said Saturday. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:10:02 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is wanted by at least three English County teams for next season's Friends Provident Twenty/20 competition. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:40:06 -0500London, Dec 25 : A new survey has revealed that almost 93 per cent of Britons would be skipping the church on Christmas Day. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:19 -0500London, Dec 25 : American scientists have broken new ground by discovering a new link between protein transport and spinal cord development in mice. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:13 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Liverpool is likely to filed talented Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani against the Wolves tomorrow as they seek to salvage their disastrous season. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:10 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Mame Biram Diouf will finally make his Manchester United debut next month after being granted a work permit. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:08 -0500London, December 25 : An archaeological dig is all set to investigate a mystery Roman building underneath the Dewa Roman Experience premises in the city centre in Chester in the UK. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:03 -0500London, December 25 : Scientists have discovered that one species of a rare, ancient barnacle has extraordinarily high levels of a toxic chemical in its body, in order to repel hungry predators. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:02 -0500London, December 25 : In a new research, scientists have determined that the Amazonian manatee migrate from shallow to deep water to avoid being exposed to attack by predators during the low-water season. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:10:11 -0500London, December 25 : Reports indicate that Europe's GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across Earth. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:10:08 -0500London, Dec 25 : Cate Blanchett's Brighton home, including her designer bathtub, has been put up for sale. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:10:02 -0500London, December 25 : Paris Hilton has confessed her joy after opening Christmas presents from boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:00:05 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has hinted at changes in his forward line if Manchester City are willing to sell Craig Bellamy. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:00:04 -0500London, Dec 25 : Chimps from Nimba Mountains of Guinea, Africa, use stone and wooden cleavers along with stone anvils to cut up Treculia fruits. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:15 -0500London, Dec 25 : Auckland FC's goalkeeper Paul Gothard could not control the urge to urinate and ended up taking a leak on the pitch itself. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:14 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has dismissed talk of a dressing room revolt in the wake of Mark Hughes' departure and insists he has no problem with player loyalty. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:10 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Bernie Ecclestone is predicting a "jaw-dropping" Formula One season for 2010 after hailing the return of the "comeback kid" Michael Schumacher. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:09 -0500London, December 25 : Keira Knightley has confessed she is a hopeless cook. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:05 -0500London, December 25 : Lady Gaga thinks those who listen to her music are smart people. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:04 -0500London, December 25 : A new study has shown that the superior colliculus, a brain structure which helps control eye and head movements, is linked to people's attention to their surroundings. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:03 -0500London, December 25 : Liz Hurley plans to visit India with husband Arun Nayar and son Damian this Christmas. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:03 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Children as young as two are to be targeted as part of a new campaign to recruit young people back to the church, the Guardian has learned. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:40:15 -0500Lahore, Dec.25 : Pakistan and England are likely to play each other in two T20 internationals in Dubai. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:40:12 -0500London, Dec. 25 : German skipper Michael Ballack reckons England is one of the favourites to win the World Cup next summer in South Africa.he Chelsea midfielder believes Fabio Capello could lead the Three Lions to glory for the first time since 1966. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:40:10 -0500London, Dec. 25 : Coach Rafa Benitez has said that Liverpool's under performing players are hurt by their current struggles. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:40:06 -0500London, December 25 : In a new research, astronomers have found tentative evidence of the most distant galaxies yet, which have redshifts of around 10. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:40:02 -0500Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 25 : Captain Andrew Strauss is hoping England will have a psychological edge from Centurion when their Test series against South Africa resumes on Boxing Day. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:00:08 -0500London, Dec 25 : 'Best job in the World' winner Ben Southall is packing his bags as his contract as Hamilton islands' caretaker comes to an end on New Year's eve. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:00:03 -0500London, December 25 : She maybe among the most photographed celebs but Cheryl Cole has confessed she hates facing the camera. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:30:17 -0500London, December 25 : Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl' has been voted the sexiest music video of all time. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:30:11 -0500London, Dec 25 : An obsessed Janet Jackson fan had threatened to kill her brother Michael and thousands of his fans if he was not given half the pop king's fortune, according to FBI files. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:30:08 -0500London, December 25 : Gerard Butler has revealed that an early role in a school nativity play helped him tread the path for his breakthrough as King Leonidas in the 2007 blockbuster 300. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:30:07 -0500London, December 25 : Russell Brand was seen enjoying the holiday season with girlfriend Katy Perry in London as he pampered her with a string of festive treats. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:30:05 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 25 : New South Wales leg spinner Steven Smith has been called into Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan as standby for an injured Nathan Hauritz. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:40:09 -0500London, December 25 : The latest Star Trek film has topped 2009's most pirated film list. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:20:03 -0500Sydney, December 25 : Nicole Kidman's New South Wales country home neighbours are miffed with her because of an "ugly" fence she has built around her estate for privacy. ANI Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500Dec 26 2009 The Government's national consultation on Britishness has been criticised by the Tories as a "colossal waste of money" as they claimed it had been widely snubbed. The Conservative Party ... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:15:35 -0500Dec 26 2009 An al Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, it has been reported. The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powd... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:15:34 -0500Dec 26 2009 Have-a-go passengers who tackled a man trying to blow up a plane may have saved hundreds of lives, US intelligence sources have said. A Nigerian who said he was acting on al Qaida's inst... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:15:33 -0500Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is launching a campaign to boost support for the fox hunting ban.Mr Benn is urging people to sign up on a website backing the ban. He claims the Tories plan to make r... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:55:29 -0500Minutes from December's Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday showed all nine members agreeing to keep British interest rates at 0.5 percent and to keep to the 200 billio... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:21:25 -0500Twelve Scouts have been honoured for their bravery including a 13-year-old boy who risked his life to save a friend who fell through ice on a lake.Damian Coles, of Stevenage, Herts, received a Scout b... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:37:58 -0500Dec 26 2009 Putting VAT back up in January could stall a recovery from recession, an economic forecaster has warned. The end of the temporary cut - taking the tax from 15% to 17.5% - could knock aro... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:35:26 -0500Dec 26 2009 The Government has been accused by the Tories of wrongly diverting millions of pounds from the National Health Service to pay for the healthcare of pensioners in Ireland. Under reciproca... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:35:22 -0500Dec 26 2009 British aid agencies working in the wake of the Asian tsunami "left a legacy that is more than just bricks and mortar", according to a new report. But members of the Disasters Emergency ... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:35:22 -0500British secretary of state for business, skills and innovation Peter Mandelson was in India earlier this week. In an exclusive interview with ET, the secretary touches on a range of issues impactin... Times of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:27:43 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Scotland Yard has been ordered to reveal whether it has any evidence to support America’s cl... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:39:25 -0500For our eighth annual Talent Special, we asked our experts to dig out their crystal balls and introduce the hottest new stars from the worlds of art, literature, food, fashion, music, theatre, film,... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:17 -0500Motorists heading home after their Christmas festivities found conditions had improved in many parts of the country following seven days of chaos on roads, railways and airports. But snow fell again ... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:14 -0500Ten Scotland Yard officers were caught using illegal drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis over the past year. Police in London can be subjected to substance and alcohol misuse testing at any... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:10 -0500The Queen paid tribute to the Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan in her annual Christmas message yesterday. The monarch spoke of her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by fighting the Taliban ... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:08 -0500Shoppers are expected to spend a record amount on the high street today as shops brought forward the start of their sales and cut prices by as much as 75 per cent. Almost all stores are starting th... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:04 -0500Nick Boles is a good bet for a fast-track promotion if the Conservative Party wins the general election. Although he would be a new MP if he wins the normally safe Tory seat of Grantham and Rutland, h... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:26:59 -0500Labour will today launch a hard-hitting campaign against David Cameron's proposal to repeal the ban on hunting with dogs. The move will be seen as an extension of its "class war" against the Conservat... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:26:57 -0500Obviously you don't have to have a big beer belly peeking out from your real-ale festival T-shirt to be a member of Camra – but it helps. It's also true that there are lots of real-ale bores (... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:26:53 -0500Obviously you don't have to have a big beer belly peeking out from your real-ale festival T-shirt to be a member of Camra – but it helps. It's also true that there are lots of real-ale bores (... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:11:58 -0500Today... Enjoy a Sherlock Holmes-themed walk around London. The Christmas Mystery Walk leaves Tottenham Court Road tube station at 10.45am (walks.com). After, visit the new Sherlock Holmes exhi... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:11:48 -0500Andrew Moray commanded an army in the Scottish Wars of Independence in the 13th century alongside his better-known counterpart.Wallace's contribution to Scots history is marked with several statues an... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:35 -0500THE Queen yesterday paid a moving tribute to the 106 servicemen who have been killed this year while serving in Afghanistan – the heaviest death toll since the conflict began eight years ago. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:08 -0500THE first shots of a package holiday price war have been fired today with tour companies offering a host of discounts as they attempt to capitalise on a recovering market. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:06 -0500TWO Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland resigned yesterday in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:06 -0500The show, which was completely reinvented in the early Noughties, topped a poll commissioned for Channel 4 for a special programme next week.Snow Patrol hit Chasing Cars was named the top tune of the ... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:03 -0500New research, carried out by eBay and TNS, has found that the average person will snub one in 11 presents they receive on Christmas morning.One in four people are believed to recycle unwanted presents... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:03 -0500Andrew Moray commanded an army in the Scottish Wars of Independence in the 13th century alongside his better-known counterpart.Wallace's contribution to Scots history is marked with several statues an... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:00 -0500ENVIRONMENT Secretary Hilary Benn will underline the government's opposition to hunting when he launches a campaign today aimed at supporting the current ban. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:58 -0500The Most Rev Rowan Williams criticised the rush to create independent citizens who can stand on their own two feet.Preaching at Canterbury Cathedral, he said children needed to be nourished with a sta... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:56 -0500Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael has tabled a motion calling for MPs to back the Kelly Report recommendation that "the practice of permitting a Westminster MP simultaneo... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:55 -0500ALI Bastian was crowned the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas champion last night – beating this year's main competition winner, Chris Hollins, among others. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:51 -0500Sara Payne, 40, was said by her family to be responding well to treatment. The child-protection campaigner fell ill on Wednesday and was initially thought to be in a life-threatening condition.A spoke... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:51 -0500England have not won a Test match in Durban for 45 years. On the other hand, nor have they lost one since 1928. The smart money, therefore, says that the match which starts at Kingsmead today will be ... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:50 -0500The first could hardly wait to make a festive debut, with a midwife in Glasgow giving birth to a baby boy at just 40 seconds past midnight yesterday – at the maternity unit in which she works.Staff ... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:49 -0500A fifth of parents have dipped into their child's savings a survey revealed yesterday.Some 22 per cent of parents said they had been forced to raid their child's account, with 44 per cent of those bor... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:48 -0500The Scottish Conservatives have criticised the "climate of fear" around medical workers who are afraid to highlight areas of malpractice or concerns over patient care in the NHS.It now wants to introd... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:47 -0500Natural burials in meadows or woodland eschew the use of gravestones and other permanent markers, and changes to the environment mean that over time a plan of where the dead have been placed might bec... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:47 -0500The politicians will gather representatives from Scotland's sporting organisations and local authorities, as well as young people to explore ways to increase sporting participation across the country.... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:46 -0500Jessica Gill left her home near Milton Keynes but was found by a stranger, who returned her safely to her door then left without leaving his name. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:09:44 -0500Dec 25 2009 A passenger aboard a plane at the US Detroit Metropolitan Airport caused a commotion and some minor injuries by setting off firecrackers, officials said. The devices went off as Northwes... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:08:04 -0500Dec 25 2009 Producers of Big Brother have defended themselves against accusations of trying to take advantage of wounded soldiers by asking them to take part in the show. Boxing Day's Daily Mail new... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:08:03 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Some would argue that Roberto Mancini is setting himself up for a fall at Manchester City ... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:18:01 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Scores of foxhunters can sit easier in their saddles on the biggest day of the sport&... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:17:38 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The Freedom of Information Act gave a perfect opportunity to test President Bush’s claim that s... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:17:33 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> A boy aged 13 who risked his life to save a friend in a frozen lake was among 12 recipient... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:17:31 -0500Bankers given large share awards this year may not be caught by the Government’s controversial bonus tax, according to HM Revenue & Customs. The guidance, published on the Revenue’s websi... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:17:27 -0500London, Dec. 25: N.D. Tiwari, facing another sex scandal, would probably receive a sympathetic hearing from the British courts if he were to claim his privacy had been breached. The Telegraph Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:14:23 -0500Britain's Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the armed forces and referred to the recession in her annual Christmas Day message yesterday, describing 2009 as a "difficult year". "Each year that passes s... SABC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:12:51 -0500Dec 25 2009 Two police officers and a family of five have been treated in hospital following a high-speed crash between a police car and another vehicle. The cars collided on the eastbound carriagew... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:49:51 -0500Dec 25 2009 Eurotunnel has launched a strong defence of its actions during the problems in the Channel Tunnel last week, saying it had been unfairly criticised for how it reacted. In a bulletin to i... IC Wales Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:49:49 -0500T he World Cup has not been kind to the Americans. They’ve never been past the semifinals — and that was 80 years ago — and they have losing records against Brazil, Argentina, Spain,... Boston Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:44:55 -0500T he ferocious winter storm that has stranded travelers in much of the nation’s midsection is moving toward New England, where it could cause some slippery conditions. The National Weather Serv... Boston Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:44:54 -0500T he ferocious winter storm that has stranded travelers in much of the nation’s midsection is moving toward New England, where it could cause some slippery conditions. The National Weather Serv... Boston Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:44:53 -0500Published Date: December 26, 2009 Australian Erica Hicks has set herself what many people would argue is an impossible goal: to make English cheese in France and sell it to the notoriously picky Fren... Kuwait Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:32:24 -0500BOSTON— The ferocious winter storm that has stranded travelers in much of the nation's midsection is moving toward New England, where it could cause some slippery conditions. Boston.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:23:36 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Christmas for British troops started before breakfast yesterday as the top UK General... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:59:31 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Gordon Brown’s national roadshow to promote the concept of Britishness has turned out to b... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:59:29 -0500END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> David Miliband will run for the Labour leadership next year if David Cameron ends ... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:59:27 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The family of a British man who vanished in a Swiss ski resort five days ago spent Christm... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:59:25 -0500END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Her children love to shock their friends by saying that their mother spends a n... Times Online Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:59:21 -0500 | 
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