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Blackwater massacre charges dismissed

US judge says government "recklessly" violated constitutional rights of 5 security guards accused of killing Iraqi civilians

Double life of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

The man suspected of trying to blow up a US aircraft was regarded at a language school in Yemen as gifted and polite

Pope urges 'respect for difference'

Mankind must co-exist regardless of skin colour, nationality, language or religion, pontiff says in New Year's Day address

Will Dragon save the firm he sold for £100m?

La Senza, which he bought for a pound and a couple of packs of cigarettes, may be back on Theo Paphitis’s shopping list

Business news  

Bumper year for share market

Investors found a rich seam in miners in a resurgent year for the FTSE. The pain of the crisis, though, hasn't gone away

• Copper sends FTSE to 15-month high

• FTSE 100 closes down by 31% in worst year

Money printing scheme is working, Bank says

Latest survey shows availability of credit to businesses has risen for four consecutive quarters

M&A loses its Wall Street footing

For first time in six years, remuneration for advisory role is not main source of fees for American investment banks

Sport News  

Portsmouth fail to pay players again

The troubled South Coast club say that they are hoping to pay outstanding December salaries on January 5

• Portsmouth face fight for survival

• Winding-up petition is last resort

AT&T drops Tiger Woods sponsorship

The US mobile phone giant joined other major sponsors in dropping or cutting back their association with the shamed sports star

Liverpool facing fight to land Rodríguez

Liverpool have made an approach for unsettled Argentina winger Maxi Rodríguez but face stiff competition from Boca Juniors

Comment  

World must neutralise Tehran’s threat

Iran’s pursuit of the bomb and its sponsoring of terror has to be met with sanctions that bite

• Liam Fox

I look like a python that’s eaten a goat

Those 12 hours of telly a day, combined with the intake of a five-man Everest expedition, take their toll

• Frank Skinner

A tale of two downturns and debt

How money and wealth has fluctuated since 2000

• James Charles

• Graphic: the decade in money and wealth

Life and Style  

Delicious detox foods for January

It's not all gloom. Now is the time to look after yourself and cook meals with fresh ingredients that make you feel good

2010: What the stars hold in the coming year

Whatever your sign, here is what your horoscope is predicting life has in store for the next twelve months

Red tape 'driving teachers out of schools'

Tories claim millions of pounds are wasted on training teachers who later leave the profession because of bureaucracy

Arts & Entertainment  

Two stars for Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Even tried and tested stars Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker fail to sparkle in this catatonically banal rom-com

Peter Jackson knighted in NZ honours list

Oscar-winning director knighted in first honours list since NZ reinstated title as former PM Helen Clark wins highest honour

Three stars for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

At only just over two hours, this is a rare example of a panto that doesn’t overrun. But nor does it gel or charm