Europe Intelligence Wire articles from December 2006, page 2

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from December 2006

SHEFF'S FAB.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) GALACTICOS such as Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldo are heading for Bramall Lane for a challenge match, Supergrass understands. But World Player of the Year Cannavaro (above) and his Real Madrid...

HOT CROSS PIE-EATER!
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) MARK CROSSLEY'S dramatic last-gasp leveller for Sheffield Wednesday in the 3-3 draw with Southampton gave terrace wags plenty of ammo to fire at the muchtravelled keeper. Crossley (right) left his area to surge...

JESS SO X-CITED.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) KEVIN PIETERSEN hasn't had much to smile about Down Under as England's miserable Ashes tour heads for a 5-0 series whitewash. But singing girlfriend Jessica Taylor is doing her best to bring him some cheer as he and...

Figo heads for Saudi.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: KEIR RADNEDGE LUIS FIGO is ready to abandon Inter Milan to accept a lucrative offer from Saudi club Al Ittihad. The Portuguese midfielder, 34, has only started eight Serie A games for coach Roberto...

ABSOLUTE BRUMMER.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEVE MILLAR THE date is etched in Steve Bruce's memory. Tuesday October 17, 2006. Scoreline: Birmingham 0 Norwich 1. Bruce had never been as low in his colourful life. And as he sat alone inside his...

SO HARD TO TURN DOWN TOON JOB.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) STEVE BRUCE still talks about the hardest decision he's ever made - turning down the chance to boss his beloved home town club of Newcastle. Bruce, who faces them in stiles when he was a kid to stand on the...

Brill Nic has it Al.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) GARY SPEED claims Nicolas Anelka has become Bolton's version of Alan Shearer. French hitman Anelka, 27, is on a hot streak of six goals in seven games ahead of tomorrow's trip to former club Liverpool. Anelka has...

Rids up for bids.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) DAVE JONES can bring new faces to Cardiff in January, says new chairman Peter Ridsdale. The former Leeds chairman says money will be available to bolster their Premiership push - without jeopardising their future....

Weigh to go Ricko.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) SLIMLINE Michael Ricketts has been given one last chance to save his career by Preston boss Paul Simpson. Ricketts, 28, is on trial at Deepdale after losing two stone in weight since his exit from Championship...

NEILL DO FOR US.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EXCLUSIVE by PAUL HETHERINGTON BLACKBURN skipper Lucas Neill has become the most wanted defender in the world going into tomorrow's transfer window. West Ham are the latest club to join the stampede for...

ALEX'S GBP12m OWEN BATTLE.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PAUL HETHERINGTON MANCHESTER UNITED will attempt this week to finally land Owen Hargreaves - but they need to bridge a GBP6million gap. That's the difference in valuation United and Bayern Munich have...

SHARP DEALER.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) WATFORD are ready to test Scunthorpe's resolve with a GBP1.5m bid for strike sensation Billy Sharp. Boss Aidy Boothroyd has been handed GBP6m to spend by chairman Graham Simpson to try to save the club's Premiership...

DAVIES STAYS AT BOK.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) BOLTON striker Kevin Davies (above) is set to sign a new contract - and dash Everton's hopes of luring him to Goodison Park. Davies, 29, is the target man Everton boss David Moyes would like to pair with England...

O'Neill is Wright on case.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) ASTON Villa manager Martin O'Neill is poised to join the race to sign Chelsea's England international winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. Wright-Phillips, 25, who cost Chelsea GBP21m from Manchester City, is also a target...

MACC-GIC OF THE CUP.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EXCLUSIVE by STEVE MILLAR DANNY SWAILES heads for millionaire land on Saturday - wondering whether he'll be picking up a wage in six months' time. That's the stark contrast between Macclesfield's...

Half way to glory.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) COLCHESTER'S GBP2million-rated Greg Halford has been warned: You'll wreck the club's best season if you walk out now. Right-back Halford has helped the Championship minnows' amazing play-offs push - but is poised to...

Owls Law a bonus.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) BRIAN LAWS will get a GBP200,000 bonus if he leads Sheffield Wednesday into the Championship play-offs. The Owls have surged up the table since Laws succeeded Paul Sturrock last month, picking up six wins in ten...

Wat fuss for Carlos.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) LUTON'S GBP1.5million Watford target Carlos Edwards has been told: Join our hated local rivals and you'll be public enemy No.1. Hornets boss Aidy Boothroyd wants Trinidad & Tobago World Cup ace Edwards to spark a...

Kiel stay a Hatter!
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) DEAN KIELY last night spoke the words Luton boss Mike Newell was desperate to hear, pledging: Offer me a permanent deal and I'll sign it. The former Charlton keeper has sparkled on his second month's loan with the...

Hull of a beating for Cott.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NEIL BARRACLOUGH Hull City 2 Burnley 0 STEVE COTTERILL'S season went from bad to worse as Burnley crashed to a shock defeat at Championship strugglers Hull City. First-half goals from Dean Marney and...

Lucky 13 for little and large.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: GREG ADAMS Colchester 2 Wolves 1 IN-FORM strikers Jamie Cureton and Chris Iwelumo both netted their 13th goals of the season as Colchester clinched their 11th successive home win. The little and large...

Argyle caught off their Gaard.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: BEN GODDARD Derby County 1 Plymouth 0 MORTEN BISGAARD sealed victory for Billy Davies' Derby and set up a mouth-watering clash with the gaffer's former club Preston tomorrow. Rams boss Davies was...

GREAT SCOTT-STOPPER.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: CHRIS WATHAN Cardiff 0 Crystal Palace 0 CARDIFF'S long search for three points enters the New Year after Palace held the Ninian Park outfit. But it took some poor finishing and equally good goalkeeping...

A HAPPY NUGE YEAR FOR SIM.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: CLIVE HETHERINGTON at the Stadium of Light Sunderland 0 Preston 1 STRIKER David Nugent snapped up his third goal in as many games to give Paul Simpson's Preston a muchneeded away win and boost their...

MAC'S THE KNIFE FOR DAVEY.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PETE MOXON Barnsley 0 Sheffield Wednesday 3 A FIVE-STAR performance by striker Steve MacLean helped Sheffield Wednesday to a win that could spell the end for Barnsley caretaker manager Simon Davey. His...

Trick and treat for Koumas.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ADRIAN STILES West Brom 2 Ipswich 0 JASON KOUMAS helped keep up West Brom's play-off push by inspiring his side to a hard-fought victory over Ipswich. The Welsh international tormented the Tractor Boys...

Leicester are Prut to the sword.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PETER WHITE Southampton 2 Leicester 0 DAVID PRUTTON, making only his second appearance of the season, helped maintain Saints' promotion push. The midfielder, returning after ankle surgery, came off the...

Addicks ready to wield axe.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EXCLUSIVE by COLIN MAFHAM ALAN PARDEW will launch a clear-out of Charlton's flops this week. The Addicks boss has been told he will not be fired even if Charlton are relegated. But the club's directors,...

EU NEED A HAPPY VALLEY.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TONY STENSON JASON EUELL believes sacked manager Iain Dowie's haste in signing 'overseas' players is behind Charlton's downfall. Euell, now with, Middlesbrough, said: "I must admit I am surprised to see...

HUGHES SUCH A CLEVER BOY.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: HARRY PRATT at The Valley Charlton 2 Aston Villa 1 ALAN PARDEW has not had much to celebrate in recent months - but that all changed yesterday. Big time. For when second-half substitute Bryan Hughes...

EUROPE? PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DREW MACKENZIE at The Reebok Bolton 3 Portsmouth 2 KEEP a look-out for Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp nipping into the bookies this week having talked down the chances - and talked up the odds - of...

Potters build on Ugo woe.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: MIKE SWANN Stoke 3 Leeds Utd 1 UGO EHIOGU had a day to forget as Leeds crashed to a fourth straight away loss. The on-loan defender's nightmare began when he deflected Patrick Berger's shot past...

Rescued by power of Gower.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: LEE CORDEN Coventry 1 Southend 1 BOTTOM club Southend claimed a deserved point as Coventry failed to lift the pressure on their manager Micky Adams. Defender Elliott Ward gave City the lead early on,...

Dean too keen.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) I'D A lot of sympathy for Hibs striker Dean Shiels (right) when he was red-carded after he barged into Craig Gordon in the Edinburgh derby. People should remember he plays in a team with Zibi Malkowski in it. So...

Dons net sex.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) I SEE that according to a new British sex survey the people of Aberdeen boast the most sexual partners, with an average of 50 each.Wow, that's almost an entire flock. Meanwhile, officials are expecting over 100,000...

WHO'S NEXT?
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) WELL, it's almost that time again. When all of the disasters and disappointments of the past are forgotten about and hope and optimism come knocking on our doors. Yes, that's right - the January transfer window is...

ANT DECKS 'EM AGAIN!
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEVEN McINNES at Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 3 Inverness 1 ANTHONY STOKES performed a sensational festive party trick with a sizzling 12-minute treble before half-time. The on-loan Arsenal hitman crashed in...

LET ME KEEP MY TREBLE MAKER.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TOM BAXTER FALKIRK boss John Hughes begged Arsenal to let him keep Anthony Stokes after seeing him fire his THIRD hat-trick for the Bairns. The 18-year-old on-loan Dubliner's due to return to the...

Doc tells Owen to get going.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEVE MORGAN ENGLAND star Michael Owen can step up his return to fitness after a new scan revealed his knee is fully healed. Newcastle's medical staff dispatched the England striker's latest scans to...

IT'S SLICK VIC BANG IN TOON.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: RICHARD JOLLY at Goodison Park Everton 3 Newcastle 0 BRING the Beat back? There's no need. Everton are dancing to Victor Anichebe's tune. After being told he still has a future at Goodison Park, James...

TAKE THAT TO THE YANK STU.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: HECTOR NUNNS at Upton Park West Ham 0 Man City 1 DaMARCUS BEASLEY is one of the more exotic names to grace the Premiership - and it is one Alan Curbishley will be cursing this morning. The American, on...

Dublin's best vet to come.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PETER LAYTON Norwich 1 QPR 0 VETERAN striker Dion Dublin - the best player on the pitch by far - scored his third goal of the season to secure Norwich their first win in six games. The 37-year-old former...

Big John's 'easy days at Celtic'.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ADRIAN STILES FORMER Celtic striker big John Hartson says it is easier to score in the Scottish Premier League than the English Premiership. The Welsh striker (below), who moved from Celtic to West Brom...

FCO Minister comments on Indonesian ferry disaster.
December 31, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 31 December 2006 FCO Minister comments on Indonesian ferry disaster Following the ferry incident in Indonesia on Saturday 30...

MTI's news schedule, January 1-7.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - MTI's daily news service in English expects to include coverage of the following events from January 1 to January 7: Monday, January 1: - Peace march and prayer in...

Stock exchange BUX index climbs 19.5 percent in 2006.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - The Budapest Stock Exchange's BUX index climbed by 19.5 percent in 2006 while trading on the exchange rose by 35 percent. On Friday, December 29, the last trading day...

Hungarian FM celebrates New Year in new EU member Romania.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz flies to Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday, where she plans to spend New Year's Eve welcoming Romania into the European Union, which it...

UPDATE-Earth moves slightly around Budapest (adds details).
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - A slight earth tremor, about 4.1 on the Richter scale, occurred near Budapest shortly before 1500 hours local time on Sunday. Budapest residents phoning MTI reported...

UPDATE2-Earth moves slightly around Budapest (adds seismology.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - A slight earth tremor, 4.1 on the Richter scale, occurred near Budapest shortly before 1500 hours local time on Sunday. Balint Sule, of the Hungarian Institute of...

Search for man feared drowned in the Thames.
December 31, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Duty 3 31 December 2006 Search for man feared drowned in the Thames London Coastguard warns against drinking and drowning after a...

Search for man in rough seas off Padstow.
December 31, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Duty Notice 1 31 December 2006 Search for man in rough seas off Padstow Falmouth Coastguards are this afternoon coordinating a...

Dornoch Firth hoax call.
December 31, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Duty Notice 2 31 December 2006 Dornoch Firth hoax call At just before midday today Aberdeen Coastguard heard a call for help from...

Law needed to regulate ethnic Hungarian issues, says House.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - Hungary needs a modern law governing issues related to ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring countries, Speaker of Parliament Katalin Szili said in a year-end interview with...

Year-end theater performances, concerts in Budapest.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - Several theater performances, musical events, and an exhibition have been scheduled to celebrate New Year's Eve in Budapest on the last day of the year. Some ten...

No. 2 block at Paks nuclear power plant goes online.
December 31, 2006... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, December 31 (MTI) - Block Number 2 at Hungary's lone nuclear power plant, in Paks, (S) went online on Sunday after a several-month shutdown, a senior official of the plant told MTI on Sunday....

Young man dies while handling firework.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) Plzen, West Bohemia, Dec 31 (CTK) - A 26-year-old man from Cheb, west Bohemia, has died last night from the exploded firework, west Bohemian police spokesman told CTK Ilona Tymlova told CTK today. The firework...

Czech with 3.5 kilos of cocaine detained at Prague airport.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Dec 31 (CTK) - A 27-year-old Czech was arrested at Prague's Ruzyne airport on Saturday after customs officers found 3.5 kilos of cocaine in his double-skinned suitcase, the Czech General Customs...

First Slovak president hopes to publish his memoirs.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) Bratislava, Dec 31 (CTK) - Michal Kovac, who was the first Slovak president after the division of Czechoslovakia in 1993, hopes to publish his memoirs in 2007, he has told CTK. Kovac (in office 1993-1998) was a...

Czech with over 3 kilos of cocaine detained at Prague airport.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) changes headline, adds more info in paras 3-5. -------------------- Prague, Dec 31 (CTK) - A 27-year-old Czech was arrested at Prague's Ruzyne airport on Saturday after customs officers found almost 3.5 kilos of...

Czech-Austrian dialogue forum writes to Klaus over Schwarzenberg.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) Prague/Vienna, Dec 31 (CTK) - Representatives of the Forum for a Czech-Austrian dialogue are collecting signatures on an open letter to Czech President Vaclav Klaus concerning his statements about Karel...

Cardinal Vlk celebrates New Year's Eve mass in St.Vitus Cathedral.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Dec 31 (CTK) - Prague Archbishop and Czech Catholic church primate Miloslav Vlk celebrated the New Year's Eve mass of gratitude for the past year in Prague's St.Vitus Cathedral today. Only several dozen...

Summary of CTK General News in English, December 31, 21:00.
December 31, 2006... (From Czech News Agency) Prague/Vienna - Representatives of the Forum for a Czech-Austrian dialogue are collecting signatures on an open letter to Czech President Vaclav Klaus concerning his statements about Karel Schwazenberg who is to...

'Red Plum' to leave riot-torn Rio.
December 31, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) THE crew of HMS Endurance are preparing to leave the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro tomorrow after a troubled stopover. Violent riots in the city, with the deaths of 18 people in gang attacks on...

Magnificent seven set for success.
December 31, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) IT'S a new start for all of us - but for some, 2007 already looks like being a fantastic year. We've identified our seven for 2007, made up of people we believe have the potential to really come...

Lives 'at risk' through ambulance time-wasters.
December 31, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) AMBULANCE crews claim lives are being put at risk by time-wasters dialling 999 for minor problems or with stupid requests. Front-line staff working for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust have...

Shrimps edge it again.
December 31, 2006... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) Tamworth 0, Morecambe 1. MORECAMBE ground out another away win with a solitary Wayne Curtis strike in the second half of a dour encounter at The Lamb. Having so often come unstuck against teams from...

Helping city's attack victims to find justice.
December 31, 2006... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Specialist courts are helping victims of domestic violence in Nottingham to bring their attackers to justice. KATE SKELTON reports on how the courts are working six months after their launch When Jo...

Money talks for language pupils.
December 31, 2006... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A German mobile phone company is sponsoring a school's language classes to boost pupils' communication skills. There are concerns that some schools are neglecting language learning, with more and more...

Spanish banking sector posts record growth (Bancos y cajas, sin autocomplacencia).
December 31, 2006... (From El Pais) Far from the slow-down for the Spanish banking sector anticipated in some quarters, the sector again posted close to record growth in terms of loan volumes on its books. Overall, lending by the Spanish banking sector grew...

Family's poison horror.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: CIARAN HANNAH A FAMILY struck down by carbon monoxide poisoning at a four-star hotel said last night they felt "lucky to be alive". Joe and Kathleen Nicholl, both in their 70s, were staying at the Crowne...

IT'S BLOW 07.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DEAN VALLER BRITONS were bracing themselves for New Year weather chaos last night with more heavy storms on the way. Widespread winds and gales have already wreaked havoc. Tragedy struck when a 60ft tree...

MURDER REMAND.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) TWO teenagers were remanded in custody yesterday charged with the murder of 37-year-old Stephen Callaghan, who was beaten to death and shot seven times with an airgun. The body of unmarried Mr Callaghan, who lived...

Bosses sweaty over hot Shet ty.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ANDY LEA TELLY chiefs have been warned they could spark riots if Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty gets involved in any saucy antics in the Celebrity Big Brother house. During her career the leggy 31-year-old...

Fergie is oldie champ.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) SIR Alex Ferguson has topped a poll of the world's most powerful pensioners. The Manchester United boss, who turned 65 today, headed the list of dynamic oldies. A survey of professionals by Virgin Money put Fergie...

Killed by kindness.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) JAMES Brown died because he defied doctor's orders and went ahead with his traditional Christmas treat for children. He was struck down by pneumonia after handing out presents to kids in the street in his home city...

Simm-ply the best.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PAUL ROSS WHAT a cracking year 2006 was for telly - Life On Mars, House, Without A Trace, Dancing On Ice and the best ever I'm A Celebrity. It was also a corking year for Corrie and Emmerdale. There was...

PAUL ROSS.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PAUL ROSS SPENT a fortune on sending Christmas cards. Still, it seems I got off lightly as it was revealed last week that it costs over GBP20 to send an internal letter in the Home Office - at a total...

RAGS TO RICHES.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PAUL ROSS HAD a brill Christmas in New York without the kids - shopping and eating and drinking and doing lots of other stuff with the current and final Mrs Ross. Also got the chance to pay my respects...

TERRY'S LOOKING AFTER SICK MUM.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DAVID DULIN ENGLAND captain John Terry has flown his mum out to his luxury holiday home after she nearly died when a routine operation went wrong. Sue Terry, 48, is said to be recuperating at her son's...

PACK YOUR WAGS.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JENNIFER BRADLY SEETHING shopkeepers are threatening legal action against ITV before its new show WAGs Boutique kicks off. The 13-part reality programme, which will split ten footie beauties into a pair...

NIP AND LUCK.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) BABE Jadene Bircham has been dubbed Queen of the WAGs after stunning chiefs with her business brain. But the ex-model reckons her success is thanks to her lucky third nipple. The sexy mum-of-two, the wife of QPR...

Sean's home victory.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) SCREEN veteran Sean Connery has a good reason to celebrate Hogmanay. He has just notched up a legal victory in a long squabble with neighbours. Justice Debra James threw out a case alleging Connery was a lousy...

Lost his brawls.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) A WOMAN partygoer allegedly castrated a man with her bare hands during a drunken holiday brawl. Police claim Rebecca Dawson, 34, ripped off the man's genitals after sticking her long fingernails into his private...

Frat's out of orderf.
December 31, 2006... (From The Daily Star) Byline: MARK HOWARTH ROCKERS The Fratellis have revealed their first gig was top of the cops - when police started arresting the audience. The Glasgow trio have shot to stardom less than two years after their...