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A new bride less than half his age for drums legend Ginger

A new bride less than half his age for drums legend...

HE is one of the world’s greatest ­drummers and has been battling ­crippling back pain. A three-year...

Gerrard and Carragher: Liverpool must stay on top

Gerrard and Carragher: Liverpool must stay on top

JAMIE Carragher and Steven Gerrard joined forces yesterday to spell out the importance to Liverpool...

Time-saving gadgets have made us impatient

Time-saving gadgets have made us impatient

MODERN life has given us gadgets that save time on dreary chores. But the downside is that we are...

Ballack: We'd rather win than whinge

Ballack: We'd rather win than whinge

MICHAEL Ballack has turned on bad loser Arsene Wenger and told him to stop making excuses and start...

New clue to May 6 poll date

New clue to May 6 poll date

MAY 6 looks even more likely to be General Election day after fresh speculation about the timing of...

Walcott: Arsenal must produce killer instinct to survive

Walcott: Arsenal must produce killer instinct to...

AFTER a disastrous dozen days which have all but finished off any title hopes, Theo Walcott knows...

Cherie Blair in row over rising star

Cherie Blair in row over rising star

CHERIE Blair has waded into the row over the selection of a Londoner as the Labour MP candidate for...

Mourinho hangs over Mancini

Mourinho hangs over Mancini

THE spectre of Jose Mourinho is looming over Roberto Mancini as he prepares Manchester City for a...

Straw: I didn’t shun advice that Iraq war was illegal

Straw: I didn’t shun advice that Iraq war was illegal

JACK Straw hit back yesterday at claims that he ignored legal advice that the Iraq war would be...

Hiddink set to overtake Hughes in running for Turkey

Hiddink set to overtake Hughes in running for Turkey

GUUS Hiddink looks set to edge former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes out of the running to be...

Banned, guilt-ridden vicar who prayed after sex with his lover

Banned, guilt-ridden vicar who prayed after sex...

A “SEX mad” vicar torn between two lovers has been banned from the ­pulpit for six months, it...

Crouch is worried Spurs will Kop it

Crouch is worried Spurs will Kop it

NO ONE knows the peril Liverpool present to Tottenham’s hopes of a coveted Champions League place...

Mother slams soft justice that failed to curb her robber son

Mother slams soft justice that failed to curb her...

A MOTHER has exposed the hapless nature of Labour’s “pathetic” criminal justice system for...

Doyle: Wolves must take the chance

Doyle: Wolves must take the chance

WOLVES have another chance to get out of the bottom three tomorrow and Kevin Doyle says they must...

12 years jail for baby-sit pervert

12 years jail for baby-sit pervert

A PAEDOPHILE who volunteered as a church youth worker so he could sexually abuse young boys was...

Ricardo Fuller to keep place with Stoke

Ricardo Fuller to keep place with Stoke

RICARDO Fuller will keep his place in the Stoke squad at Wigan tonight despite being arrested on...

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High street spend worst for 15 years

High street spend worst for 15 years

THE high street had its worst January for 15 years as winter weather kept shoppers at home.

Kevin Phillips ups the target

Kevin Phillips ups the target

KEVIN Phillips plans to get enough Premier League goals this season to earn another year in the top...

Drug ‘raises breast cancer risk’

Drug ‘raises breast cancer risk’

THOUSANDS of women battling breast cancer are being warned that taking a popular anti- depressant...

McCall resigns as Bradford City manager

McCall resigns as Bradford City manager

STUART McCall has resigned as manager of Bradford City following a meeting with the club’s joint...

Crooked police chief jailed for false arrest

Crooked police chief jailed for false arrest

CROOKED police boss Ali Dizaei was jailed for four years yesterday for trying to frame a young man...

Van der Sar makes his peace with Tomasz

Van der Sar makes his peace with Tomasz

EDWIN Van Der Sar has buried the hatchet with his Manchester United goalkeeping rival Tomasz Kuszczak.

Helmand blast brings toll to Falklands level

Helmand blast brings toll to Falklands level

BRITAIN’S death toll in Afghanistan yesterday reached a grim new milestone – hitting the same number...

Toshack out to spoil the party for England

Toshack out to spoil the party for England

JOHN Toshack wants England to win the World Cup – and then spoil the celebration party by leading...

Watchdog blasts Border Agency chaos

Watchdog blasts Border Agency chaos

BRITAIN’S immigration system is descending into chaos as a new backlog of applications piles up, a...

Martinez: Kirkland will make the World Cup

Martinez: Kirkland will make the World Cup

ROBERTO Martinez is “100 per cent certain” that Chris Kirkland will be one of England’s goalkeepers...

Uproar as French MP backs 'brave' migrants

Uproar as French MP backs 'brave' migrants

A VETERAN French politician sparked fury yesterday by calling for humanitarian aid for thousands of...

Portsmouth's last chance saloon over tax debts

Portsmouth's last chance saloon over tax debts

PORTSMOUTH are bracing themselves for one of the most crucial days in their 112-year history.

British spaceman blasts off...with mum's marmalade

British spaceman blasts off...with mum's marmalade

SPACEMAN Briton Nicholas Patrick took a tip from seasoned explorer Paddington Bear before blasting...

World Cup hope ends for Cahill

World Cup hope ends for Cahill

GARY Cahill's World Cup dream is over after he suffered a serious blood clot at the weekend.

Stars who ate rat spared jail

Stars who ate rat spared jail

TWO stars of I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Gino D’Acampo and Stuart Manning, have escaped a...

Benjani: We will get one over on you, Kanu

Benjani: We will get one over on you, Kanu

BENJANI returns to crisis-torn Portsmouth with new club Sunderland tonight intent on proving his...

9/11 ‘was praised by Muslim pupils’

9/11 ‘was praised by Muslim pupils’

A CHRISTIAN teacher claimed yesterday that he was hounded out of his job for trying to stop Muslim...

Six Nations: England must ride their luck

Six Nations: England must ride their luck

LET NO one imagine that with one bound, an intercept try which saved the game against Wales, England...

Antiques Roadshow: Old meat dish worth £100,000

Antiques Roadshow: Old meat dish worth £100,000

IT was only an after-thought by grandmother Wendy Jones as she dashed after her husband who was off...

Alun Wyn Jones keeps Wales foothold

Alun Wyn Jones keeps Wales foothold

HAVING given Alun Wyn Jones the loneliest weekend of his life, Wales head coach Warren Gatland will...

Family teas keep kids slim

Family teas keep kids slim

A TRADITIONAL childhood is the best way to stop youngsters growing too fat, according to new research.

Wiggins Sky riders suffer bad breaks

Wiggins Sky riders suffer bad breaks

IF TEAM Sky were in any doubt that road racing is more than just sending riders to the line in the...

Kurds on benefits ran £25m racket

Kurds on benefits ran £25m racket

A GANG of asylum seekers ran a £25million money laundering racket while claiming thousands of pounds...

Drew Brees: Saints victory was destiny

Drew Brees: Saints victory was destiny

DREW Brees believes New Orleans’ victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday was pure destiny.

Harman to outlaw the word chairman

Harman to outlaw the word chairman

HARRIET Harman will outlaw “sexist” parliamentary language by scrapping the word chairman in favour...

Robert Thornton is fit for action

Robert Thornton is fit for action

ROBERT Thornton, sidelined since injurying his back when taking a crashing fall from Cracboumwiz a...

Boy, 3, crushed by giant snowman

Boy, 3, crushed by giant snowman

A TODDLER had a miracle escape after he was crushed when a giant snowman toppled onto him during a...

Master Minded retuns to action at Newbury

Master Minded retuns to action at Newbury

MASTER Minded who was found to have fractured a rib after his shock defeat at Cheltenham in...

Life for callous killer who won’t say where wife’s body is hidden

Life for callous killer who won’t say where wife’s...

A RICH landowner was jailed for life for killing his wife yesterday but took the secret of where he...

Jimmy Fortune will ride freelance

Jimmy Fortune will ride freelance

JIMMY Fortune, who lost his job with John Gosden last month in favour of William Buick, will be...

Mother uses Google to find girl's tumour

Mother uses Google to find girl's tumour

A DEVOTED mother used Google to diagnose her daughter’s brain tumour after doubting doctors said the...

McIlroy's back injury could halt forward push

McIlroy's back injury could halt forward push

RORY McIlroy has risen to a career-best seventh in the world, but his newly elevated status has been...

Chinese beats a curry as UK's favourite food

Chinese beats a curry as UK's favourite food

CHINESE has overtaken Indian cuisine as the nation’s favourite food, it emerged yesterday.

America's Cup is in the doldrums

America's Cup is in the doldrums

THE first race of the 33rd America’s Cup between Swiss holders Alinghi and US challengers BMW Oracle...

David Cameron attacks Brown over 'humiliating' expenses climbdown

David Cameron attacks Brown over 'humiliating'...

DAVID CAMERON launched a scathing personal attack on Gordon Brown today after the Prime Minister...

John Lloyd: A win is on the cards

John Lloyd: A win is on the cards

BRITISH Davis Cup captain John Lloyd says a win is in on the cards with a team comprised of players...

Immigrants handed 1.3m jobs in Britain

Immigrants handed 1.3m jobs in Britain

MORE than 1.3 million immigrants have been given the right to work and claim benefits in Britain...

India cleaned out by Dale Steyn

India cleaned out by Dale Steyn

SOUTH Africa's Dale Steyn confirmed his status as the world’s premier quick bowler with a...

US hit by 'Snowmageddon'

US hit by 'Snowmageddon'

PRESIDENT Obama dubbed it Snowmageddon. And yesterday Washington DC’s worst snowstorm in 90 years...

Today's racing tips - 09/02/10

Today's racing tips - 09/02/10

BEV SWINGELL is the principal tipster for the Daily Express and Sunday Express, and for the last 20...

Murray proud of his 'difficult' reputation

Murray proud of his 'difficult' reputation

BILL MURRAY never feels offended when he is labelled "difficult" to work with - because he sees...

Cher feels sirens nip at her heels

Cher feels sirens nip at her heels

SHE has described herself as the “poster girl” for ­plastic surgery but Cher says acting with much...

Fox wasn't supposed to get Lost

Fox wasn't supposed to get Lost

MATTHEW FOX was never intended to be a LOST regular - producers of the hit TV show planned to...

Mel up for an Olivier

Mel up for an Olivier

IT SEEMS Mel C has left her pop past behind. The former Spice Girl has been nominated for a...

Coogan eyes Partridge movie

Coogan eyes Partridge movie

STEVE COOGAN is to find out in the next month (Mar10) whether his famed creation, ALAN PARTRIDGE,...

Stones roll off booze together

Stones roll off booze together

WITH Rolling Stones bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood both now on the wagon after years of...

Campbell sad to be parted from Henstridge's children

Campbell sad to be parted from Henstridge's children

Singer DARIUS CAMPBELL has struggled to cope following his split from actress NATASHA HENSTRIDGE...

Sir Terry rests on his laurels

Sir Terry rests on his laurels

SIR Terry Wogan has admitted that despite relinquishing his Radio 2 breakfast show to Chris Evans...

Beyonce takes a tumble in Brazil

Beyonce takes a tumble in Brazil

Pop superstar BEYONCE was nearly thrown into the audience at a show in Brazil on Thursday...

'Floyd girl' to go hungry?

'Floyd girl' to go hungry?

SHE caused a stir when she turned up at Keith Floyd’s funeral claiming to be his secret daughter but...

Minogue denies pregnancy series

Minogue denies pregnancy series

DANNII MINOGUE has denied reports she is planning a new TV show documenting her pregnancy.

Tuning out my tinnitus

Tuning out my tinnitus

A FEW days after a dip in the sea on a family holiday in Malaysia, eight-year-old Nicky Jupp began...

Perry fans' fury over teenage girl photo

Perry fans' fury over teenage girl photo

KATY PERRY has incurred the wrath of her followers on Twitter.com - after posting a lurid picture...

Dairy: Should you ditch it?

Dairy: Should you ditch it?

WE were once told to 'drinka pinta milka day' but growing fears that it is bad for us have led many...

Sky caves in and sells a £200m stake in ITV

Sky caves in and sells a £200m stake in ITV

BSKYB yesterday gave up a three-year legal battle and sold nearly £200million worth of shares in...

Tullow near to Ugandan buyout

Tullow near to Ugandan buyout

TULLOW Oil is close to securing buying out the partner in some of its Ugandan assets, Heritage Oil,...

BT broadband rivals set for pole position

BT broadband rivals set for pole position

BT is prepared to open up its ­telegraph poles and underground ducts so rivals can install their own...

Angloplat plan to cut record $2.9bn debt

Angloplat plan to cut record $2.9bn debt

THE world’s largest platinum ­producer Anglo Platinum (Angloplat) plans to raise $1.6billion...

Debt fears hit pound

Debt fears hit pound

THE pound fell sharply yesterday amid new fears of a debt crisis hitting Britain.

Xstrata to pay up after 19-month break

Xstrata to pay up after 19-month break

MINING giant Xstrata is to start paying dividends again after a break of 19 months, in a sign of...

Vince Cable's wife Rachel reveals 'how we healed each other's hearts'

Vince Cable's wife Rachel reveals 'how we healed...

IT WOULD be hard to imagine a more unlikely setting for romance to blossom than a United Nations...

Alexandra Horowitz's Inside Of A Dog: What your dog is really thinking...

Alexandra Horowitz's Inside Of A Dog: What your dog...

JANE CLINTON speaks to the author of a fascinating new book on canine behaviour that reveals what is...

Tuning out my tinnitus

Tuning out my tinnitus

A FEW days after a dip in the sea on a family holiday in Malaysia, eight-year-old Nicky Jupp began...

Dairy: Should you ditch it?

Dairy: Should you ditch it?

WE were once told to 'drinka pinta milka day' but growing fears that it is bad for us have led many...

David Prowse: Why I'm a lucky man

David Prowse: Why I'm a lucky man

AS evil Darth Vadar in the Star Wars trilogy, actor David Prowse was a force to be reckoned with. ...

Feet: The sole survival guide

Feet: The sole survival guide

WHETHER you’re ambling to the office, pounding the treadmill at the gym or dancing the night away,...

Bank to cut UK growth forecast

THE Bank of England is set to cut its growth forecasts for the UK economy in...

Chelsea boss: Rooney is now best in world

CARLO Ancelotti last night hailed Wayne Rooney as the best player in the world.

Vote in our Sunday Express Online Election Poll

IT is widely believed Prime Minister Gordon Brown will call the general...

Sarah Jessica Parker: Carrie's back with Sex And...

WITH the Sex And The City sequel hitting screens this spring and two new...

Amanda Holden: Fantasy Lives

Amanda Holden: Fantasy Lives

Well, she made a pretty respectable job of becoming a Parisian showgirl.

One Born Every Minute

One Born Every Minute

It’s a simple enough idea for a fly-on-the-wall series.

Debate: Should prisoners be allowed to vote?

Debate: Should prisoners be allowed to vote?

PRISONERS could be given the right to vote for the first time in more than a century, it has been...

DEBATE: Are yobs treated better than their victims?

DEBATE: Are yobs treated better than their victims?

AN 84-year-old grandfather, terrorised for months by a group of “feral” youths, is facing an assault...

DEBATE: Does this deal mark a fresh start for Northern Ireland?

DEBATE: Does this deal mark a fresh start for...

A LAST-MINUTE deal between Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein will see...

DEBATE: Should interviewers push celebrities to tears?

DEBATE: Should interviewers push celebrities to tears?

POP star Peter Andre was reduced to tears today by aggressive questioning from Sky News presenter...

WEIRD FACT OF THE DAY
Weird fact of the day

Tennis

Lawn tennis was patented under the name 'Sphairistike' by Major Walter Wingfield in 1874. Wingfield's game was much as we know it today, but it was played on an hour-glass-shaped court, 30ft across at its widest but only 20ft at the net.

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Prince Charles brings more than good luck to Burnley

Prince Charles brings more than good luck to Burnley

PRINCE Charles will no doubt be sitting in his office with a smug grin on his face today after he...

Royal blog: Prince Michael bids to clear George V's name over Tsar's death

Royal blog: Prince Michael bids to clear George V's...

PRINCE Michael of Kent is revered by Russians who worship their old royal family and note his...

Why Carey Mulligan is the new Audrey Hepburn...

Why Carey Mulligan is the new Audrey Hepburn...

HENRY FITZHERBERT takes a look at the meteoric rise of Carey Mulligan, the young British actress...

Film review round-up: Invictus, Astro Boy, Youth In Revolt, Holy Water

Film review round-up: Invictus, Astro Boy, Youth In...

SOMETIMES a story needs no embellishment, it is best told simply and with a minimum of fuss....

DVD
Disgrace review and trailer

Disgrace review and trailer

UNSENTIMENTAL adaptation of the prize-winning JM Coetzee novel featuring an outstanding John...

The Time Traveler's Wife review and behind the scenes featurette

The Time Traveler's Wife review and behind the...

FLAWED adaptation of the Audrey Niffenegger romance that works only if you try not to make any sense...

Deluge of debt-chasers

Deluge of debt-chasers

AT FIRST glance Richard Cooke appears a very popular chap; mail keeps pouring through his letterbox...

Emma Samms: My six best albums

Emma Samms: My six best albums

ACTRESS Emma Samms, 49, shot to fame as Fallon Colby in the hit Eighties soap Dynasty. The...

Gil Scott-Heron: I'm new here album review

Gil Scott-Heron: I'm new here album review

SCOTT-Heron was one of the music scene’s sharpest observers of black America before falling victim...

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour: Wembley Arena

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour: Wembley Arena

STRICTLY COME DANCING is once again off the small screen and, for the next two weeks at least,...

Theatre review round-up: Fool For Love, Really Old Like Forty Five, The Whisky Taster

Theatre review round-up: Fool For Love, Really Old...

CELEBRITY casting is now a routine feature of the West End, of course, where Keira Knightley is...

Debate: Does Britain need to wake up to the dementia crisis?

Debate: Does Britain need to wake up to the...

DEMENTIA is costing Britain more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives just a fraction...

Sir Terry Wogan left Radio 2 on top with 8.1 million listeners

Sir Terry Wogan left Radio 2 on top with 8.1...

SIR Terry Wogan matched his biggest-ever audience when he bowed out of his Radio 2 breakfast show.