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...
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- 20:27 'Deserved the victory' - Tony Mowbray's verdict on Derby County's...
- 19:50 Boris Johnson cancels trip to North West over 'security concerns'
- 18:59 Crimes reported in and around Swadlincote in a single month
- 18:59 'Really worrying' - Steve Nicholson's video verdict from Derby...
- 18:59 Phillip Cocu's honest assessment of Derby County's away form after...
- 18:29 Derby County player ratings: Kieran Dowell short of confidence as...
- 17:46 'Awful' - Derby County fans furious after Blackburn defeat
- 17:03 Yob smashed ex's phone and punched her step father
- 17:03 Secret Service reviews Cosmo and tries to eat everything
- 17:01 Delays on A42 near Ashby as van gets 'stuck' in central reservation...
- 16:33 All the lonely hearts ads that have been published in the Burton Mail
- 15:50 Support for Derby mum wrongly accused of faking disability by Aldi...
- 15:50 Opinion: Don't give up on meat... but we do need to eat more...
- 15:50 Painter allows gang to grow £32,000 of cannabis in his lock-up
- 15:37 Jealous ex told mum 'I'm going to watch you die' as he strangled...
- 15:10 Bottomless brunch festival with unlimited Prosecco, gin and mimosas...
- 15:10 McDonald's staff spot drink-driver after he crashes in Abbey Lane...
- 15:07 Man arrested after report of sexual assault near nature reserve
- 15:07 'I feel sick' - Derby County fans are all saying the same thing...
- 14:37 Classic Christmas film screenings in cosy winter wonderland at...
- 14:37 Derby County team news v Blackburn Rovers - Phillip Cocu and Tony...
- 13:54 Amazon 'ruins Christmas' for mum and daughter with bad delivery
- 13:11 What to watch on TV this Christmas
- 12:54 Weekend recipe: Don’t be put off - try delicious scallops
- 12:43 Live: Car fire shuts lane on M69 heading towards M1
- 12:40 Popular comedian set to bring New Year cheer to Burton
- 11:57 Buying this house could see you double your money
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