Europe Intelligence Wire articles from December 2008, page 5

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from December 2008

How the internet killed the rap battle.
December 31, 2008... (From Guardian Unlimited) In the olden days gentlemen called each other beshitted whoremongers and far, far worse in pamphlets hawked in the street by snot-nosed urchins. In more modern times the pamphlet has been replaced by the diss...

Papandreou reiterates appeal for ceasefire in Gaza.
December 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou said on Wednesday that, his party had from the outset called for, and was reiterating today, the self-evident: an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and unequivocally...

Offensive -- or just harmless fun?
December 31, 2008... (From Guardian Unlimited) In a traditional folk minstrel festival known as Mummer's Day , the people of Padstow in Cornwall are preparing to "black up" to celebrate the start of the New Year. But in the wake of "blacked up"...

Villa will not face FA charge over reaction to Bennett's error.
December 31, 2008... (From Guardian Unlimited) There will be no action taken against Aston Villa after their players surrounded Steve Bennett when the referee erroneously gave a penalty against them at Hull on Tuesday night. Bennett did not include the...

Bank pension fight.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) HBOS pension fund trustees are threatening legal moves to delay the bank's takeover by Lloyds TSB until better protection is given for the scheme. Guardians of the 80,000member pension fund are to vote on...

Eva so truthful.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) ACTRESS Eva Longoria says she has a zero tolerance policy to cheating. The Desperate Housewives babe, 33, claimed she would not flinch from the truth if she saw a friend's man being unfaithful. Eva said:...

That's a surprise.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) TAKE That say they are "shocked" by their comeback success. Gary Barlow, 37, Mark Owen, 36, Jason Orange, 38, and Howard Donald, 40, reunited in 2006 - 10 years after they broke up when Robbie Williams, 34,...

Gaza strikes spark anger.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) PROTESTERS yesterday called for an end to Israel's wave of air strikes in Gaza that have left hundreds dead. Seven people were arrested in clashes with police in London where Stop The War Coalition boss Lindsey...

CRAZY NON-JOBS FOR THE BOYS . .AND YOU PAY.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TOM HUTCHISON RECORD amounts of public cash are being blown on nutty "nonjobs", warn tax critics. Town hall chiefs waste millions on nonsense roles with names like Climate Change Manager and Street...

CHERYL COOL.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TOM HUTCHISON GIRLS Aloud sexbomb Cheryl Cole is celebrating a hat-trick of gongs to seal her most successful year ever. The singer has been named the coolest celebrity on the planet. She has...

Brucie strictly no Sir.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) BRUCE Forsyth has been snubbed in the New Year's Honours list - despite 60 years as Britain's king of showbiz. The veteran TV presenter was overlooked for a long-awaited knighthood by the Queen yet again. ...

I'M KNIGHT RIDER!
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: GEMMA WHEATLEY BRITAIN'S Olympic heroes top today's New Year's Honours list with triple gold medallist Chris Hoy cycling away with a knighthood. Sporting figures dominated the Queen's list after a...

He didn't do well. . .
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) IT'S a travesty! Bruce Forsyth has again been snubbed in the New Year's Honours List. While younger pals like novelist Terry Pratchett and Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant pick up gongs from the Queen,...

Dipping in to our cash.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) BRITAIN'S economy is in freefall and hundreds of thousands of jobs are going each month. But you'd be forgiven for thinking all's tickety-boo with the world if you work in a cushy Government-funded job. As...

GERRARD'S FACING YEARS JAIL.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JERRY LAWTON FOOTBALL star Steve Gerrard was stunned last night by the fear that he could face up to five years in jail. The England hero has been charged after spending almost 24 hours under arrest...

WOSS & BRAND ARE OUR 2008 TURKEYS.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JAMES MOORE FROM real "foot in mouth" moments to telly disasters, 2008 has been stuffed with crazy cock-ups and celebrity bungles. Now we're celebrating the biggest foul-ups of the year with our...

Couple mix it up again.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) A MIXED race couple who stunned their docs by having one black twin and a white one have done it AGAIN. Dean Durrant, 33, and Alison Spooner, 27, beamed last night: "Its just incredible!" In fact the couple from...

Pregnancy bombshell.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) AN alarming 21 girls under 16 are falling pregnant every day. The shock statistic has caused the Government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy to come under fire. The Department for Children, Schools and Families...

BRITNEY IS HOOKED ON JUNK FOOD.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TOM BENNETT BRITNEY Spears could blow her comeback because she is addicted to junk food. The pop princess, 27, has been on a strict diet and exercise plan masterminded by her dad and record chiefs....

CELEB BIG BRO IN FEVER BITCH PLOT.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PETER DYKE CELEB Big Brother bosses tried to sign Ulrika Jonsson and her love rival Nancy Dell'Olio for the new series. They hoped the Swedish TV star and Italian legal eagle would clash over dating...

Belting out the Burns.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DAVID SCOTT HUNDREDS of thousands of revellers will lead a giant sing-song of Auld Lang Syne at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations. Partygoers are set to be filmed belting out a mass rendition of the...

Holy grit . . .
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) A GRITTER ends up on its roof after coming unstuck in icy conditions. The council lorry was on a country road when the driver steered it on to a verge to let another car pass - and it flipped on to its roof. ...

Sharleen's foodof love.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) ROCK chick Sharleen Spiteri has revealed that the way to a rock chick's heart is through her stomach. The Texas front-woman declared that having Welsh celebrity chef Bryn Williams in her life is the best thing...

IT'S COLD AS RUSSIA!
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEPHEN WILKIE HUNDREDS of thousands of Scots will brave freezing temperatures colder than Russia to bring in the New Year in style tonight. Forecasters predicted the mercury will plummet to minus...

999men quizzed by cops.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) TWO ambulancemen have been arrested for allegedly ignoring a dying man. They were detained after police were given a tape recording of them in the patient's house in which they were allegedly heard discussing...

KERRY: GET FIT OR YOU CAN LEAVE.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOSH LAYTON TRIM Kerry Katona has warned lardy hubby Mark Croft: "Shape up or ship out." The former Atomic Kitten, 28, has lost four stone after intensive workouts with former Corrie star Scott Wright -...

See in 2009.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) CITY by city, here's how to have a great time seeing in the New Year tonight: LONDON A huge 10-minute firework display will start 2009 with a bang. Up to a million partygoers are expected to watch the rockets at the...

ROO-KNEES UP.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EMMA WALL NEWLYWED Wayne and Coleen Rooney will lead the country in a giant New Year's Eve kneesup tonight. The England ace, 23, and his 22-year-old bride will see in 2009 with pals and family in a...

Footballer arrested.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) POLICE are investigating whether Sheffield United star Jordan Robertson was juggling with his iPod and mobile phone moments before a 130mph death crash. The 20-year-old striker was at the wheel of his Mercedes...

DRIVER IS JAILED FOR KILLING HIS MATE IN CRASH.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: BRIAN HORNE A DRIVER thought to have been speeding at 100mph seconds before a crash that killed his teenage friend was yesterday jailed for four years. Craig Yule, 19, suffered horrific injuries...

CELEB MASTERMIND IN FIX ROW.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: GEMMA WHEATLEY THE BBC is caught up in a new fixing row after being accused of rigging Celebrity Mastermind. Would be contestant Victoria Derbyshire has lifted the lid on the brain-box show. To...

Weather to be 'hot bet'.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) CLIMATE change scientists are tipping next year to be one of the five warmest on record. They predict it could be the hottest since 2005 - despite the cooling effects of the Pacific weather phenomenon known as...

Mother beaten for GBP37.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TIWO DAKA A HOUSEWIFE was left with horrific injuries after being mugged by two hoodies for just GBP37. Robbers pounced on mum Carlisa-Simone Peplow, 35, leaving her with a broken cheek and bloody...

iPOD THEORY IN SOCCER STAR'S 130MPH SMASH.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JERRY LAWTON POLICE are probing whether footballer Jordan Robertson was juggling with his iPod moments before a 130mph death crash. The Sheffield United striker was driving his Mercedes 180 when it...

WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLS.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: with AMY WATTS & CHARLI MORGAN WE'VE always suspected that it is possible to be too cool and Agyness Deyn has proved it. The combination of an achingly trendy model with two whole Ys in her name AND...

I'm clean and goin' to STAY that way.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: with AMY WATTS & CHARLI MORGAN WE can't all afford to commit sins these days, so thank goodness for celebrities who do it for us. And in public. But now it's time for celebrities and civilians alike...

PSST BRAM! WANNA BUY A COUNTRY?
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TOM HUTCHISON MEGABUCKS footie boss Roman Abramovich may buy up his own COUNTRY. The billionaire has been told GBP7.2billion would be enough to take over hard-up Latvia. And insiders reckon the...

SITTIN' DITTY.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: KIM DAWSON WHEN we put the strings on One Day Like This, I got the sneaking suspicion it might become one of "those" songs. It's been used on the telly so many times since. It's been on sports...

Magical memory of Glasto scream.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: KIM DAWSON GLASTONBURY 2008 will always have a big place in my heart. It was a truly magical experience. We didn't take it all in at the time but when I watched it back on BBC iPlayer, it gave...

PERRY GOOD.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: KIM DAWSON MY favourite record of 2008 was Last Of The Melting Snow by The Leisure Society, so beautiful and delicate. And I also liked Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl when she played it on Jools...

Prize guys.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: KIM DAWSON I CROWNED The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow Playlist's album of 2008. And it was more good news this week after it was named music critics' album of the year in HMV's Poll Of Polls. ...

It's the iPod slayer.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DAVID SCOTT A SHOCKED hubby got more of a surprise than he bargained for when he opened his Xmas pressie - and found a deadly Black Widow spider. The poisonous beastie had crawled inside packaging in...

YOUR XMAS PARCEL HAS BIN DELIVERED!
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEPHEN WILKIE ADESIGNER Christmas gift went straight to the rubbish tip - when a lazy postie dumped it in the bin. Shocked Angela Ferguson returned from work to find a card through her door saying...

Rugby Lions roaring to go.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PETER WOODMAN AIRLINES and holiday firms are set for a lift from the British Lions' rugby tour to South Africa this summer. Cape Town and Johannesburg are among the top 10 long-haul destinations for...

Kids left for Xmas.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) A WOMAN has been quizzed after three sisters were found home alone on Christmas Eve. The girls, who were all under 10, were discovered by police in the Gorton area of Manchester. Police staff then held a...

BOOZY COPPER STOLE RIOT VAN TO GET HOME.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: MARK WAGHORN A POLICE officer who stole and crashed a riot van after a drinking session was yesterday jailed for 90 days. PC Geoff Jackson drove the van away from New Scotland Yard when he missed...

Hunt for sex mad beaver.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) A LOVESICK beaver has left a 20-mile trail of destruction in his hunt for a mate. The buck-toothed rodent escaped from his reserve, where he is kept under a licence. And he has gnawed his way through the...

The Brook of love.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EMMA WALL LOVED-up Kelly Brook is set for a sizzling New Year as she enjoys a red-hot holiday with Danny Cipriani. The smitten pair raised temperatures among holidaymakers by holding hands and...

BON SCOTT'S ROCKING ON. . IN NEW FILM.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEPHEN WILKIE SCOTTISH heavy rock hellraiser Bon Scott's life story is to be made into a movie, it was revealed yesterday. The AC/DC lead singer choked to death after a drinking session aged 33,...

DON'T LET RHYS KILLER GO FREE BEFORE HE'S 60.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOHN MAHONEY THE killer of schoolboy Rhys Jones could rot in jail for 40 years. Evil Sean Mercer, 18, was handed a life sentence by a judge earlier this month and was told he would serve a minimum...

Widow's farewell to hero soul mate.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DAVE HIGGINS THE wife of a Royal Marine Commando killed in Afghanistan said she was "utterly devastated" at losing her "soul mate" as mourners gathered for his funeral yesterday. Hundreds of...

Sheree's Street hope.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: with Soaps Editor KATIE BEGLEY FORMER Emmerdale favourite Sheree Murphy is set to make a sensational return to TV - on rival soap Coronation Street. The actress, who is married to footballer Harry...

DEADLY SECRET.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: with Soaps Editor KATIE BEGLEY KILLER Jasmine Thomas is quizzed by police after the body of lover Shane Doyle is washed up from the icy lake she dumped him in. And the pretty young journalist nearly...

Tennant's exit a grim weeper.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: With PETER DYKE SCI-FI fans are in for a tearjerker when David Tennant bows out as the Time Lord. Show boss Russell T Davies, 45, says in the final of the four 2009 Doctor Who specials - when...

Last Waltz for Camilla?
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: With PETER DYKE SEXY Camilla Dallerup has teased that she may have had her last dance on the show. The blonde professional dancer, 34, waltzed to victory with Holby City actor Tom Chambers, 31, in...

Warder's coke shame.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) A PRISON officer caught with more than GBP1,100 of cocaine in his underwear was jailed for two years yesterday. Cops caught John Hunter, 26, after stopping him for not wearing a seatbelt. Hunter, a warder...

THUG BUSINESSMAN DEAD IN THAI RESORT.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DAVID SCOTT A SCOTS businessman has been found dead in Thailand just weeks after being forced to hand over GBP3,000 by a sheriff. Thug bar owner Steven Stewart was found with injury marks to his...

Hospital snap fury.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: CHRIS POLLARD A JOKE calender has backfired at a hospital where a man died after being made to wait six hours in A&E. In it a nurse and two medics pose next to a sign saying: "Waiting time 26.5...

Asylum seeker to sue.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) AN asylum seeker jailed for deception has launched a legal battle for compensation from the Home Office. After serving his nine month sentence Mohammed Conde, 30, was detained and faced being kicked out of the...

YOU OBJECT TO GIPSY SITE. . .THAT 'S RACIST.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TOM BENNETT WORRIED homeowners have been branded racists after they dared to object to a planned gipsy camp. A local council asked residents for their views but officials then refused to accept...

TEXT MANIACS.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) .Alerick i think u got it wrong mate, we arent blaming all immigrants only those who dont want 2 wrk n only want ben' handouts, this country has enuff lazy brits already wivout any more. pompeyken .Alerick. Mayb u r...

You're Havin' A LAUGH.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) A MILLIONAIRE who keeps crocodiles as pets throws a party at his mansion. After a few drinks, he announces to the guests: "I will give a million pounds or my beautiful daughter to the man who can swim across...

Chanelle's a real party animal.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NADINE LINGE CHANELLE Hayes can't wait to see in 2009 tonight - her only problem is deciding where she's going to go. Everybody wants to see the sexy babe at their bash and she has been invited to...

Silent nights worry.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JANE O' GORMAN MY new girlfriend is putting me off in bed because she doesn't make any sounds at all. I've tried to encourage her but nothing works. When I ask if everything is OK, or if she...

WE'RE OUT OF TOUCH.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JANE O' GORMAN THE only time my boyfriend and I have any contact is when we're having sex. We've been together for two years and when we first met we'd kiss and cuddle all the time. Now we...

I must give up lover.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JANE O' GORMAN WHILE most people promise to give up fags or booze or to lose weight in the New Year I have decided to give up the man I'm having an affair with. I am totally besotted by him, yet I...

WALK-AWAY GUY IS TAUNTING ME.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JANE O' GORMAN WHEN my ex-boyfriend dumped me he had absolutely no idea how much he's hurt me. I've been in a terrible state for the last four months because I can't eat, I can't sleep and I feel...

A spot of cold comfort.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) STAY well for tonight's New Year fun with our fabulous fit kit.Whether you want to keep seasonal sniffles at bay or kill a cough we've got all the best off-the-shelf remedies to keep you partying into 2009. ...

What's GOOD for you. . .
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) RATE YOUR DOC: Not sure about your doc's bedside manner? You could soon be able to rate your doctor's performance on the web, thanks to a new Government scheme. The scheme will be similar to the way people leave...

What's BAD for you. . .
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) MORNING AFTER: It's not only on New Year's Eve when you're at risk of drinking too much.Watch out for the effect tomorrow morning too. A new poll for the AA shows that four out of five motorists secretly suspect...

SURVIVE the NEW YEAR.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JAMES MOORE FIRE up your New Year's Eve party with our great guide to seeing in 2009 - and still feeling fine. JAMES MOORE has put together great caloriecounting alternatives for all your party...

WHAT'S HOT TO WATCH TODAY.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: MIKE WARD ELTON JOHN is heading off to London's O2 Arena tonight, declaring: "I can't think of a better way to see in 2009." Clearly, then, he's not intending to use public transport. Not that we...

ALAN FRANK'S TELLY MOVIES.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ALAN FRANK .WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS (1978) *** C4 7.00-8.50am. Fantasy. Scientists set out to find the fabled drowned city of Atlantis. .SPELLBOUND (1945) b/w **** BBC2 10.20am-12.05pm. Hitchcock...

Movers &groovers.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) ANDY Yates, private DigitalLook. com, has advice for anyone searching the stock market for a decent income. "Look for a dividend that is less likely to be cut even if that company's profits fall, " he said Mr...

RUSSIA EU GAS LINK-UP.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) RUSSIAN energy giant Gazprom yesterday placed an order with Rolls-Royce to equip a new 760-mile undersea pipeline to Europe. The Brit engineering firm will supply eight industrial gas turbines to drive...

Jap gloom at Nikkei's 42% plunge.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) JAPAN'S stock market endured its worst year ever in 2008 as the world's second biggest economy suffered from the global financial crisis and a soaring currency. The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed the year down 42%...

Pubs' bitter blow.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) PREMIUM Bars & Restaurants highlighted the growing plight in the pubs sector yesterday after its shares were suspended. It follows news that property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz's Global Pub Company is in danger of...

Pensions hit.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: BILL MARTIN THE credit crunch has wiped GBP65billion off the assets of pension schemes of Britain's 100 largest companies. Business adviser Deloitte said the plunging value was the equivalent of...

PUNTER POINTERS.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) WHO'S HOT AND NOT TERRIFIC TRAINERS: (Most wins last 14 days) N Henderson 13; P Nicholls 12; A King 9; Miss V Williams 8; Jonjo O'Neill 8; D McCain Jnr 7; P Hobbs 7; P Evans 6; F Murphy 6; R Hollinshead 5; G L Moore...

GIRL TON GOOD.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TONY LEWIS HAYLEY Turner finally became the first woman jockey to ride 100 winners in a year last night. After notching number 99 on warm favourite Newlyn Art at Lingfield in the afternoon, the...

Racing's weather alert.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: TONY LEWIS THE cold snap continues to wreak havoc on racing over the New Year period with a number of meetings over the next two days under threat. Yesterday's meeting at Haydock failed to beat the...

BEST STANDS OUT.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JIM AUSTIN of the RACING POST THE Christmas period is a busy time for everyone and that includes all the members of the Greyhound Writers Association who get charged with the privilege of voting for the...

Rafa calls with support.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: CHRIS HARPER STEVEN GERRARD has been assured he will have a future at Liverpool despite charges of assault and affray. Kop boss Rafa Benitez phoned his captain with the assurance and the club issued...

Kolo to go after Gallas bust-up.
December 31, 2008... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DAVID WOODS KOLO TOURE has demanded a move from Arsenal after a bust-up with William Gallas. The former Gunners skipper is convinced boss Arsene Wenger has taken Gallas' side after the pair's poor...