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Mother fights for life after father murders girl

Detectives described a 'very traumatic' scene at the house in Aldershot where the shooting took place

Britain hauls in ambassador after execution

Diplomatic row between London and Beijing after China rebuffs last minute clemency pleas over execution of Akmal Shaikh

Glowing walls could kill off the light bulb

A chemical coating powered by solar panels will light our homes in the future, saving energy, money and carbon emissions

Business news  

World stock market rally seizes up

Year-end enthusiasm wanes as Asia shares are hit by bankruptcy worries and the FTSE 100 in London opens lower

• Nightmare on Wall Street over for markets

• Gulf markets fall ahead of Dubai creditor talks

Companies begin moving production back to UK

They find that poor quality and higher freight prices are undermining the cost advantage of producing goods overseas

Segro completes retail property exit

The industrial property group sells its stakes in two Tesco-anchored shopping centres to British Land for £27 million

Sport News  

Ferguson resigned to losing £30m Vidic

Real Madrid are confident of signing the defender but United are determined he will not leave cheaply

• Ferguson fears Vidic’s head has turned

• Ferguson: we must improve to win title

Megson hounded by fans after Hull escape

Bolton 2 Hull 2: home supporters turned on manager after his team threw away two-goal lead and chance to escape relegation zone

Club-by-club guide to January transfer window

Premier League managers will spend next month pleading for cash: Times Sport assesses the clubs that are likely to spend

Comment  

Remember the opium wars

Britain is in a poor position to condemn Shaikh's execution with its history of drug dealing to China

• George Walden

Offspring of pop royalty relying on DNA

We should pre-judge them precisely because their surname gets them a fast-tracked easy ride

• Eamonn Forde

Immigrants, infants and grey Britain

We've changed over the past decade in three ways: we're older, more diverse and there are more of us

• Alice Fishburn

• Graphic: the decade in demography

Life and Style  

An outfit for every New Year's Eve celebration

Whether you’re staying in, donning black tie or braving Trafalgar Square, it’s not too late to welcome 2010 in style

The Boxing Day tsunami: five years on

In Aceh, the worst-hit province, many men have remarried, but it's been tougher for women

The unstoppable rise of the public trophy wife

The new generation of sassy first ladies like Carla Sarkozy and Michelle Obama are eclipsing their men and winning votes in style

Arts & Entertainment  

Avatar takings hit $600m in ten days

James Cameron’s movie heads the list of blockbusters to generate the most lucrative ever take over the festive period

Four stars for Aladdin

There are bigger and brasher Aladdins around in London this year, but here’s one that is as good as you could wish for

Cultural quiz 2009

Think you know your arias from your Elbow, your Hirst from your Holst? Put your memory to the test with our bumper quiz