News archive from 31 December 2011
China urges tighter Internet security after series of data leaks
A phishing attack occurs when the user is persuaded to part with his or her username and password via a fake webpage that closely resembles the original. Through the collaboration, the official websites of several Chinese banks, such as Agricultural...
Romney, Paul close in Iowa race - poll
But 41 percent of likely voters in the survey said they believed Paul, with his libertarian and isolationist messages, would be unacceptable as the Republican nominee. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum came in third with 15 percent, continuing...
MSF ponders Somali presence after attack - official
Meinie Nicolai, president of MSF's Belgian branch which runs the hospital in the Somali capital, said Thursday's attack did not appear to be politically driven. "For us to leave Somalia would be a last option," Nicolai told Reuters. "It...
The Mail's City reporters reveal their market tips for the coming year
Rather than taking the defeatist "little England" view about prospects, many of our biggest corporations are looking beyond these shores - and the broken eurozone - towards faster-growing regions of the world. I have long felt that the best...
Egypt assures U.S. no more raids on democracy groups
U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and the U.S. ambassador in Egypt, Anne Patterson, spoke with top Egyptian officials including the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Friday to press U.S. demands that the non-governmental...
Seventeen dead as Syrians stage mass protests
Five members of the security forces also were killed in a shooting in the city of Homs, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Assad, 46, has signed up to an Arab League plan for a verifiable withdrawal of his heavy weaponry and...
ONGOING EURO CRISIS LEAVES FTSE LOWER
UK SHARES ended a turbulent year on a positive note yesterday but remained in the red for 2011 as the eurozone debt crisis and uncertain economic outlook continue to unnerve investors. The FTSE 100 Index see-sawed 53 points between positive and...
MARTIN ONEILL FIRES WARNING TO HIS SCRAP MERCHANTS
SUNDERLAND boss Martin ONeill last night told his players: Were still in a scrap for Premier League survival. The resurgent Black Cats have picked up seven points from four games under new boss ONeill and were only denied a Boxing Day win over...
CLARKE AND MCILROY BAG GONGS
Major winners Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy are both recognised in the New Year Honours List. Clarke, 43, receives an OBE five months after he won the Open Championship at Sandwich, while fellow Northern Irishman McIlroy is awarded an MBE. McIlroy,...
ADAM DRURY'S DEMONS
NORWICH defender Adam Drury will relive one of his worst moments in football today. Drury, 33, is the only survivor of the Norwich side beaten 6-0 at Fulham in May 2005, a defeat that sent the Canaries crashing out of the Premier League. So the...
HAPPY HARRY REDKNAPP'S UP AND AWAY
HARRY REDKNAPP insists Tottenham are no longer a soft touch away from home but expects another test at Swansea today. Spurs had a reputation for not travelling well, but have become Premier League title contenders this campaign after turning their...
MARTIN JOL HAILS KERIM FREI
MARTIN JOL believes Kerim Frei is the face of Fulhams future. Old hands Andy Johnson, Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff are set to miss todays trip to Norwich a match Jol reckons could transform the Cottagers season. The absence of such an...
GARRY MONKS SPUR TO SCUPPER HIS IDOLS
GARRY MONK is a proud Tottenham fan since boyhood but he is desperate to spoil their title bid today. Swansea skipper Monk wants a home win over Harry Redknapps team to ease the Welsh sides relegation fears. He said: Being a Spurs fan really...
DEADLY DUO JP MCMANUS AND JONJO ONEILL ARE HERE TO STAY
CELEBRITY owner JP McManus looks set to win another public vote of approval if GET ME OUT OF HERE (2.45) wins at Cheltenham tomorrow. But it seems unlikely his even more famous jockey AP McCoy will be able to take the ride after fracturing ribs in a...
PHILIP HOBBS' ACE MENORAH FLUFFS LINES BUT STILL HAS ARKLE IN SIGHTS
MENORAH nearly gave his supporters a heart attack when ploughing through the last fence at Taunton yesterday, when he had the race in the bag, but fortunately he remained on his feet and was able to win his race They should call them nervous chases...
Realtime News
- 07:54 Liverpool refer Mohamed Salah to police for allegedly being on...
- 07:52 Mum’s anger as doctor is allowed to practise again after death of son
- 07:52 Vaping can damage lungs, study funds
- 07:50 Jury in Ben Stokes affray trial will retire to consider verdict today
- 07:50 Third of homes in Scotland fail to live up to expectations
- 07:49 Investigation continues into death of baby found in Wesham
- 07:49 Live updates as Hull shop 'ram-raided' overnight
- 07:49 Car crashes into barriers outside Houses of Parliament
- 07:48 Arsonists hunted over blazes across South Yorkshire
- 07:48 Andy Murray takes positives from Lucas Pouille defeat in Cincinnati...
- 07:48 Investigation continues into death of baby found in Wesham
- 07:48 Turkish lira crisis: market jitters send Indian rupee to record low...
- 07:47 Diogo Dalot set to resume full training with Manchester United
- 07:47 Roger Federer begins US Open mind games with Novak Djokovic
- 07:47 Vaping can damage lungs, study funds
- 07:46 Venezuela crisis: Maduro to curb fuel subsidies
- 07:41 Third of homes in Scotland fail to live up to expectations
- 07:40 Metro Road Trip: Your summer pictures of the southern counties
- 07:38 This is when experts predict it will rain again in Leeds
- 07:35 Stratford Road caller rings 999 to ask where to buy baby milk
- 07:34 Cheshire archeologist who recovered famous bog body dies
- 07:32 What will be decided at Northamptonshire County Council cabinet...
- 07:29 Bus lane proposed for Lancaster’s Greyhound Bridge
- 07:28 Chelsea news: Asmir Begovic gives honest opinion on Kepa...
- 07:28 Jury in Ben Stokes affray trial to retire and consider verdicts
- 07:27 School cuts: ‘Children now raise money for their own education’
- 07:24 Pervert teenager threatened and manipulated underage girls to get...
- 07:23 Carlisle City Council paid £290,000 more than expected for new...
- 07:23 Paddy McLaughlin reflects on Hartlepool United’s difficult National...
- 07:22 Weighing in over cancelling David Lloyd fitness membership
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