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Thousands in line for £200 payout

Stormont will have to find more than £32m to fund a £200 one-off fuel poverty payment.
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Bertie Ahern

51% majority not enough for Irish unity: Ahern

A united Ireland could not be achieved by a simple majority poll in favour of change, according to Bertie Ahern.
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Stone-throwing thugs smash woman's jaw new

A 25-year-old woman is in hospital with a broken jaw after thugs hurled a stone through a taxi windscreen.
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The last pic of Baby P

This is the the last cherished photo taken of tragic Baby P.
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Battle for Christmas sales as stores slash prices

Retail giants are slashing their prices in a bid to beat the economic downturn.
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Road rage driver mows down 13 cyclists

Police are investigating an extreme case of road rage during which a driver rammed a group of 13 cyclists.
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Steward helps land jet after co-pilot has breakdown

Air crew had to forcibly remove the pilot of a plane carrying 155 passengers when he suffered a breakdown.
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Missing Arlene's dad ‘dies with broken heart'

Arlene Arkinson's father has died without ever having the chance to give his daughter a proper funeral.
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Police officer accused of running brothel

A police constable has been accused of running a brothel in Northern Ireland.
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Sex with trafficked prostitutes outlawed

Al-Qa'ida chief: Obama is a house negro

The second-in-command of al-Qa'ida group has branded President-elect Barack Obama as a "house negro".
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We let down fans: Healy

David Healy issued an apology to the Northern Ireland supporters and boss Nigel Worthington blasted his players for a dismal display tonight.
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I'm a Celebrity: Could this be the best grub-fest yet?

Could Joe Swash be the best ever I'm a Celebrity contestant? Could this be the best ever I'm a Celebrity? As Joe's jungle teammate, George 'Mr Sulu' Takei might put it, "Affirmative".
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Mourners flocking to shrine of little Baby P

An impromptu shrine to Baby P rapidly grew yesterday as the Chief Inspector of Schools warned a similar tragedy could happen again.

David Healy shows his disappointment after Northern Ireland's defeat to Hungary at Windsor Park

We were shocking admits Healy new

David Healy said today that the demoralising 2-0 defeat to Hungary reminded him of the old days with Northern Ireland.

Families of supertanker crew appeal for hostages' safe return

British hostages are named, while Indian navy sinks 'mother ship'

Presbyterian Mutual Society in hands of administrator

The Presbyterian Mutual Society has gone into administration after getting into a series of financial difficulties.

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Eamonn McCann: Why isn’t Obama quizzing Bush over bail-out billions?

Sooner or later, the American people will see through Obama’s lack of transparency.

Why am I left out in the cold by the mainstream Church?

Attendance at services in mainstream Churches is in decline across the UK and Ireland.

Claudia Castillo underwent an operation to replace her windpipe with a bioengineered replacement after tuberculosis had left her with a collapsed lung

Woman gets organ grown from own stem cells

A 30-year-old Spanish woman has made medical history by becoming the first patient to receive a whole organ transplant grown using her own cells.

The Blackberry Storm uses touch-screen technology similar to that of the Apple iPhone

Blackberry ready to launch iPhone rival

The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone will arrive in stores today in a fresh battle with competitor Apple.

Why couldn’t John stay?

Isn't it possible that the voters were keeping John Sergeant in the Strictly because they liked him?

Pornos have better plots than this

In the new comedy from writer-director Kevin Smith, the Zack of the title is Seth Rogen, playing much the same cheery, out-of-shape slacker as he did in Knocked Up, only without the pot-smoking. The Miri of the title is Elizabeth Banks, who's considerably less out of shape, but no less cheery.

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Queens Film Theatre - I’ve Loved You So Long (12A, 115 mins)
Quantum of Solace: Macho Bond is fun-free
Ghost Town (12A) (Rated 3/ 5 )

Leona Lewis releasing Snow Patrol cover

Leona Lewis has described the Snow Patrol single Run as a song of “loss and hope”.

Weller is crowned the new king of dad-rock

Paul Weller has been around for ages it seems, a fixed point in the music scene's ever-changing moods, but in truth his success has relied on his ability to reinvent himself at crucial times.

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Complete Guide To: Puerto Rico

This island of tropical breezes is little known to British travellers, but as Stephen Keeling reveals, it offers wild beaches and historic sites within easy reach of a lively capital city

Motoring: Audi R8

Years ago Car magazine (still the best read) used to run a section at the back called "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly", or GBU to the cognoscenti, a witty, idiosyncratic way of reviewing every new car on the market. It came to mind as I was trying to get used to our test Audi R8's "R-tronic" gears.

McCain and Obama promise 'new era of reform'

President-elect Barack Obama and his former rival John McCain pledged yesterday to launch "a new era of reform" after a dramatic meeting in Chicago appeared to dispel much of the election campaign's bitterness.