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News from 24/12/2008

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Andrew Robson, Carol Lewis, Paul Heiney, Patrick Foster Media Correspondent, Martin Birchall, Frances Gibb Legal Editor, Robin Pagnamenta Energy and Environment Editor, Robert Lindsay, Dr Neville Davis Honorary Medical Secretary, David Rose, W. S. Affleck, Ian Hawkins, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Ian King, Christine Seib, David Chater, David Norman, Carl Mortished, Patrick Kidd, Will Pavia, Stephen dalton, Geoff Brown, Julie Spillane, Richard Kerbaj, Tom Bawden, Steve Bird, Peter Nicholls, Stephen Pink, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Daniel Finkelstein, Tim Reid, Ruth Gledhill Religion Correspondent, Richard Ford Home Correspondent, Nico Hines, Rhys Blakely, Charles Bremner, Lilly Peel, David Miliband, Dr Robin Moffat President, David Housden, Russell Kempson, Dr John Sentamu, Ben Schott, Suzy Jagger, Oliver Kay, Gerard Baker, Bil Edgar, Jonathan Clayton Africa Correspondent, Scott Rutherford, Rob Wright, Raymond Keene, Peter JÉquier, Adam Sage, Alex Fraser, Matt Hughes, Tom Coghlan, Michael Morpurgo, Chris Campling, Fran Yeoman, Marcus Leroux, Oliver August, Nick Hasell, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Paul Simons, Dominic Kennedy, Ian King Deputy Business Editor, Robert Crampton, Robin Kempster, Graham Chase, Helen Power, John Farmer, Charles Almond, Judith Calver, Mike Atherton, Tony Dawe, Joe Clay, Lindsay J. Keith, Philip Webster, Chris Geoghegan, Mark Henderson, Martin Waller, Valentine Low, Dr Edouard Josse Past President, Stephen Dalton, James Christopher, Alice Miles, Adam Sherwin, Chris Smyth, Alan Lee Racing Correspondent, Olav Bjortomt, Cary Cooper, Mike Atherton Chief Cricket Correspondent, Alex Hardy, Fiona Hamilton, Jan Raath, Fay Schopen, Grainne Gilmore,

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Index 300 victims of abuse to sue councils for neglect Children should have been taken into care Burnt and beaten: 12 years of torment The school prefect who faces jail for blackmail Families under stress Investors must pay up Treasurer's admission Great expectations Pontiff is criticised Inside today Schott's Parlour Game Miscellany A Wealth of Goodness Leading articles The downturn has laid bare the excesses of materialism, but poverty, not prosperity, is the true enemy of tolerance Index Faith, Science and Nature The Pope is right to note sexual difference, but wrong to condemn homosexuality Ho, Ho, Ho . . . This ancient intruder is welcome, even in houses with only central heating Times2 Screen Opinion Obituary Sport Picture Gallery Letters to the Editor Today's weather Your job's at risk, money's tight, kids are playing up and oh no, it's the in-laws Inside How to survive a family Christmas Dionne Warwick 7 Friends Dreaming of a white Christmas? Put it down to Dickens's nostalgia for his lost childhood Timesonline Humbug: an extract from a Christmas Carol The Workout Midwife numbers fall at one in five hospitals Writ over RAF deaths Call costs judge's job MP's arrest was taped Most read at timesonline. co. uk Bricklayer beats rottweilers with iron bar to rescue postman from near-fatal attack 'Tiger' gang grabs £1m after kidnap of executive's family Dogs and the law Cheltenham & Gloucester The £1m hate campaign paid for by high street collections Animal rights Organisers used cash to terrorise suppliers into dropping trade with animal research firm, Fran Yeoman reports The middle-class blackmail gang Extremists face long jail sentences after blackmail conviction 'Paedophile slur was devastating' Behind the story The victim Compensation at last for a childhood betrayed Victim sent back home where he was beaten, burnt and tortured Continental Council changes its rules after housing chief cottage scandal Pope 'spreading fear' with claim that Man needs protection from homosexuality Clergyman condemns Christmas message Inside today Timesonline 'Strictly' dancers tied up in another voting twist Flu cases leap by 75 per cent in a week Angry husband jailed Turkey trouble Stamp prices to rise Life for fatal stabbing Spot fines for drivers Circus acrobat dies Sky News Gordon is game for a laugh at Chequers lunch People X Factor mentor gets our vote The Face of 2008 Cheryl Cole Boots After waving the Olympic flag in Beijing, Boris Johnson Gérard Depardieu, the proprietor of La Fontaine Gaillon "You pack the stake, darling Baz Luhrmann is to tackle The Great Gatsby now that Postscript The Bournemouth Pavilion's production of Peter Pan Dfs Probation chiefs are accused of trying to obstruct punishment jacket scheme Comet The naked truth from a civil servant Absent fathers owe £4bn in maintenance Oxford Street killer PC faces BNP inquiry Balcony death arrest Speeding fines error Kathy Staff funeral Bigger and earlier sales, but the outlook's still bleak Collapse of Whittard and Officers Club threatens hundreds more jobs It's all got to go at Woolies — even the baskets Behind the story Marcus Leroux Magnet Spot the changes in Queen's Christmas broadcast Subtle clues emphasise importance of family Our troops abroad Plum pudding for one: solitary colonel who flies flag for Britain in far-off land Leaks, damned leaks and the drip of poison Off-the-record briefing and tip-offs are Westminster's stock-in-trade. Ignore the squeals of those who cry foul It's tricky if your brow is in the middle Canteen culture Silence is golden Hell is a maxed-out credit card. Heaven has no debts Driving home for Christmas Crunch time for capitalism? I don't think so The Left likes to see itself as vindicated by the borrowing mess. But it was caused by too much government, not too little Picture Gallery Why the Pope is right — and wrong Biology is as important as culture in shaping sexual behaviour, including homosexuality Unseasonable sales force In my view Thunderer: Thunderer Speaking out of turn Mixed message British diplomacy on Mugabe is loud and clear The efficiency of German gliders Timesonline Postal innovation The police need medical examiners Analog v DAB radio Facing the wind Horse sense Packaged pork Merry Christmas Hell is an eternal maxed-out credit card. In heaven there are no debts We must end the blind pursuit of profit and use our wealth and economic power in the service of a greater social purpose, John Sentamu says Currys The Daily Universal Register Pots of fun and piping hot with musical madness First night Theatre Lost and Found Orchestra Festival Hall Multiple Display Advertising Items Investors act against golden couple tarnished by Madoff fund scandal United States Hollywod tale of island convict was flight of fancy Noel's road to riches Nestle Hollywood tale of convict caught between devil and deep blue sea was flight of fancy French Guiana Timesonline Oyster-lovers beware — there's many a slip betwixt shell and lip France Islands of death Confusion reigns as soldiers attempt coup hours after reclusive dictator dies Guinea The Times Mineral rich, money poor Review clears Obama aide over contact with governor United States Mass grave plundered at site of Taleban prisoners' massacre US ally's forces suffocated or shot up to 2,000 British troops can extend stay after Speaker steps down Iraq Terrorists to hang for attack on UK envoy Beach raves banned (AP): Lincoln link (Reuters): Ferris wheel rescue (AFP): More flights cancelled (AP): Snow woman found (AP): Sacks of money The Times The Times Low-tech pump helps to keep villages cholera-free Times Christmas Appeal Spares built from scrap get clean water flowing IMF criticises Brown's temporary VAT cut Devlin wife suspended Fysh leaves BG Group Quote of the day Allied Carpets for sale Business big shot Conservative treasurer admits that shares loan pledge was not disclosed Charity begins on the dealing floor for Icap boss Behind the news Martin Waller 'a change of name is a chance to show what you've always … Stock markets Businesses seek tax delay as economic downturn accelerates Moderation marks out Obama's appointments Commodities Sight savers Currencies Picture Gallery Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items 'Tis the season to be froogle, as Google hands out dogfood for Christmas instead of cash Business big shot How it clicked together Racal Acoustics team share £13m windfall Cattles shares at new low as bank licence fears persist The Times It really is enough to provoke a violent reaction City Diary Hampered by memories of a Christmas past City Diary Picture Gallery This is the latest and possibly, for this year at least, the last in our series of entirely useless items you didn't know you needed Liquidation profiteer gets taste of its own medicine City Diary Nice to know some Christmas traditions never die City Diary The Woolworths adminstrator is now selling off the City Diary Head lines In the blue corner UK's reliance on gas continues to grow, even as domestic reserves diminish Gas bill Evolve triumphs in battle for Blue Oar Timesarchive Mortgage lending falls two thirds to record low Picture Gallery The Times unit trust information service Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds Epilepsy research uk British funds 'The ghastly smell of soup, redolent of struggle, is wafting through the office' News Corp moves closer to control of German TV group US economy shrinks at fastest rate since 9/11 Wall Street London Financial Futures Major indices Commodities Eurotop 100 Money rates % Sterling spot and forward rates FTSE volumes European money deposits % Gold/precious metals Dollar rates Exchange rates Other sterling Broker warns of currency hit for high street chains Market report Panceltica having torrid time Smaller companies Gilts Rumour of the day Market says good riddance to a year we would rather forget Doesn't bear thinking about Deal of the day Best and worst of 2008 Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices World Society for the Protection of Animals What's the game of the name? Ideas at work Carol Lewis looks at the reasons for Norwich Union's switch to Aviva and how the insurer plans to make it a success You are your best friend's boss, but can friendship survive? Address labels . . . motivate people through a downturn How to . . . It is a difficult time to be a manager, with skills tested to the full. Fay Schopen reports Take Five Rising to the challenge Top 100 Graduate employers No 7 BBC Timesonline Reader Offers Ltd Look to the future for a well-earned break Late Travel British hotel rooms for two from £79; five-star break in Malta from £255; six days in Africa from £270 British Isles Multiple Display Advertising Items Short haul Long haul Timesonline Lansana Conté Authoritarian President of Guinea who defended his country from hostile neighbours but failed to alleviate his people's poverty Lansana Conté, President of the Republic of Guinea, was born in 1934. He died after a long period of ill health on December 22,2008, aged 74 Fizz-Buzz, Forfeties, Feathers and The Forehead Pauline Rumbold Vivacious socialite who blazed briefly on the postwar stage before settling for marriage, writing and entertaining congenial friends Pauline Rumbold, actress and poet, born on February 6,1927. She died on December, 6,2008, aged 81 Lives Online Timesonline Professor Peter Fellgett Expert in cybernetics who made notable advances in many scientific applications Professor Peter Fellgett, FRS, cyberneticist, was born on April 11,1922. He died on November 15,2008, aged 86 Timesonline Council's duty to ensure safety in churchyards Law Report Arches Court of Canterbury Robberies from homes more serious than muggings Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Adjudicator failed to consider evidence of school policy Queen's Bench Division Schott's Parlour Game Miscellany A Christmas cracker of amusements, diversions and forfeits — by Ben Schott Bridge Chess Winning move Births Forthcoming Marriages Deaths The Times Announcements Public Notices Legal Notices Legal, Public, Company & Parliamentary Notices St Paul's Cathedral is transfigured by winter's snow Times Archive Timesonline Court Circular Service appointments Legal news Legal Notices Weather The Times Weather Eye Weather quest Winning Move The Times Weather Line 09067 577200 Bowen steers Snoopy Loopy towards improbable victory Fontwell Park Yesterday's results Kempton Park On Friday Southwell Arsenal's gloom deepens after Fàbregas is ruled out … Wincanton Wetherby Big-race line-up Huntingdon Guide to the rest of the Boxing Day racing Wolverhampton Market Rasen Sedgefield Towcester Somerville faces two months out Rugby union Football Results American football Basketball Cricket Darts Ice hockey Squash Innovative Tyler gets on board for Britain BBC agrees Test deal Mosley bides time Lack of brass hurting Salford first on bill Squire usurps King Positive aspects of return put England's defeat into perspective Cricket Kevin Pietersen's team may have lost the Test series but their presence in India should be regarded as a victory for the game, says Mike Atherton Series averages Going of their own accord Pietersen and 'pie-chucker' wipe the slate clean as Scoreboard from Mohali Dhoni can celebrate but lack of ambition may be stumbling block in the future Benítez targets return to dugout The Sweeper FA regrets handling of Evra case Football Lord Triesman admits insensitivity of publishing findings England fixture moved to Seville after racism fears City seek solidity over star quality with rivals set to quote 'tourist rate' The Times Newton engineers end of saga FA Cup second-round replay Shepherd tells Owen he must stay to repay Newcastle fans Scolari's beautiful game quick to lose its sheen before Abramovich may be losing patience Christian aid Deco wide of the mark Embattled manager disputes Terry red card but keeps Timesonline Times Crossword 24,105 The Times Arsenal brought to their knees by long-term loss of Fàbregas Wenger predicts four-month layoff for injured captain The Times Series ends in smiles after India feast on English … Inside today The Times The goose that saved the broken heart Only some wise travellers who knew that laughing and crying are close cousins could help Princess Serafina to smile again. An exclusive Christmas story by Michael Morpurgo, with illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark Freebooksforschools Yes, Australia is an epic — an epic piece of kitsch With its racial subplot, Baz Luhrmann wants us to take Australia seriously. But its eccentric direction, bizarre performances and crazy spirit leave James Christopher laughing, not cryingAustralia 12A, 165 minutes Far North 15,89 minutes Yes Man 12A, 104 minutes Bedtime Stories PG, 98 minutes Gardens in Autumn PG, 122 minutes Mum & Dad 18,85 minutes Multiple Classified Advertising Items Quiz of 2008 Young times The year is drawing to a close — were you paying attention? Take this quiz to see what you remember The Times Daily dingbat Joke of the day Puzzle of the day Codes Lost and Found Christmas viewing guide Christmas Eve, C4,2.30pm My Family Christmas Eve, BBC One, 8.30pm Midsomer Murders Christmas Eve, ITV1,8.30pm Have I Got News for You Xmas 2008 Christmas Eve, BBC One, 9.30pm Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special Christmas Eve, BBC One, 10pm Arena: Paul Scofield Christmas Eve, BBC Two, 10.15pm Doctor Who Christmas Day, BBC One, 6pm Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2008 Christmas Day, BBC One, 7pm Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death Christmas Day, BBC One, 8.30pm The Royle Family Christmas Day, BBC One, 9.30pm Blackadder Rides Again Christmas Day, BBC One, 10.30pm High School Musical (2006) Christmas film choice Christmas Eve, BBC One, 11.50am Toy Story 2 (1999) Christmas Eve, BBC One, 6.05pm Shark Tale (2004) Christmas Day, BBC One, 3.10pm Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Christmas Day, BBC One, 4.30pm The Polar Express (2004) Christmas Eve, ITV1,3pm Calendar Girls (2003) Christmas Eve, BBC Two, 8.30pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Christmas Day, Itv1 3.10pm Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Christmas Day, Five, 6.45pm Christmas eve tv Christmas eve tv Prime time digital planner Digital choice Daytime sport Christmas eve radio S4c Radio choice Sleepright bed Christmas day tv Timesonline Christmas day tv Prime time digital planner Digital choice Daytime sport Daytime listings Variations S4c Answers from Page 16 Christmas day radio Mind games Times2 Crossword Polygon Codeword No 400 Multiple Display Advertising Items Times2 Quiz Yesterday's Solutions

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