Belfast Telegraph back issues from July 2008:
Hi-de-Hi? No de no! Welcome to the British holiday park, 21st- century style ; Butlins is opening a sushi bar. It's not the only venue of its kind breaking the mould. Kate Simon reports on Center Parcs' facelift
Jul 01, 2008 ... The car park is nearly full; most guests have dropped off theluggage at their lodge and dutifully parked up, because at midnight,car access within the grounds is restricted until it's time to quitthis rural idyll on Monday morning. This is just one element of Center Parcs' ...
Croatia is just the place to learn the ropes ; The island of Korcula is a good port of call for novice sailors. Natalie Holmes takes her children for a waterborne break
Jul 01, 2008 ... We were in Lumbarda, on the Croatian island of Korcula, learningto sail. At least I was hoping to learn to sail. Ruby, 12, andJames, 9, had joined the Hot Shots kids' club and had a hecticprogramme of sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and snorkelling withtheir instructor, Tom ....
Forget the beach, there's more to Barbados than sea and sand ; This Caribbean island has some unusual fun attractions to lure families out of the resorts, says Kate Simon
Jul 01, 2008 ... For Crystal Cove has three pools (one with a waterfall to swimthrough), tennis courts, the activity -packed Tommy Turtle KidsClub, a watersports centre, and direct access to the beach forbuilding sandcastles or kicking a ball about. And, of course, there'll be other kids to make ...
Police to end Madeleine McCann investigation
Jul 01, 2008 ... The four-year-old went missing during a holiday with her parentsand siblings on May 3rd last year.Her parents were named assuspects, despite their vehement ...
EUR 19m Lotto winners to collect jackpot today
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 16-strong syndicate from Dan Morrissey's concrete suppliersin ...
24-Hour Room Service: Pousada Picinguaba, Ubatuba, Brazil
Jul 01, 2008; ... It might not be a conventional hotel freebie, but the caipirinhalessons held at Pousada Picinguaba, on Brazil's southern coast, aremuch more useful than a pair of cotton slippers or a mini-bottle ofshampoo. That they are held regularly instead of more formal pre-dinner drinks also says ...
Turn off that mobile phone! Let sleeping lions lie ; Katy Holland and sons learn how to avoid being fresh kill in the bush
Jul 01, 2008 ... And if the look on the face of the warthog we just passed isanything to go by, we look as silly as we feel. We've just arrived at CC Africa's Kwandwe Private Game Reserve,an amazing wilderness in which you might spot a giraffe's neck or akudu's ears poking out of the ...
48 Hours in: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Jul 01, 2008 ... Why go now? To be in a glorious city that is full of exhausted yetexhilarated people. Last year, 113,000 pilgrims converged on thecathedral from all over Europe, walking or cycling along the Caminode Santiago - the way of St James the Apostle, whose relics lie in asilver casket ...
School's nearly out, but there's still time to book a bargain before it's too late ; Still haven't decided where to take the family for a summer holiday? Simone Kane rounds up the best deals
Jul 01, 2008 ... Teletext Holidays (0870 197 2585; www.teletextholidays.co.uk ) isoffering the two-bedroom property for pound(s)376, from 30 August. Haven Holidays (0871 230 1900; www.haven.com ) offers good-valuebreaks in the UK, including Haggerston Castle, Northumberland, from26 July, at ...
Car Choice: Can LPG blend a desire for luxury with the need to watch your pennies?
Jul 01, 2008 ... Now, with the collapse in second-hand car prices and a budget ofpound(s)8,000, he can afford one. His concern is being able to runit, and with petrol getting more expensive he wonders whetherconversion to Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a good idea. John saysthat the car will mostly be ...
James Lawton: Aragones won over lovers of the game with sweet blend of style and discipline ; He has a strong idea of what he believes to be right and the nerve to enforce it
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Cries of Viva Espana may indeed have been only a fleetingcelebration of how Basque and Catalan and Spaniard combined to makea brilliant team rather than a cohesive nation, but then thebusiness of old Luis Aragones' boys was never to achieve tribalreconciliation but sweet and winning ...
Volkswagen Phaeton: A bumpy ride ; The head of Volkswagen wanted the Phaeton to be the best car in the world, and the result is discretely posh. The new V6 version, though, is a dud - but don't tell him
Jul 01, 2008; ... I considered tracing the amateur critic and posting him somewaste matter and a copy of my next book as a punishment, but aftersome moments' reflection, I decided to look on it as a blessing. Ashitty review is a useful thing for someone like me who takes cheapshots at inanimate targets ...
Renault Twingo ; Substance over style: the new Twingo may be a good small car, but it lacks the touches that made the original so chic, says David Wilkins
Jul 01, 2008 ... It's not that irresistibly cute little French car with the cheekyface, the one with those distinctive half-moon headlamps for eyes.It's not the one that charmed you with its uplifting, colourfulinterior when you hired it the last time you were somewhere ...
Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Roundhouse, London
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Roundhouse in Chalk Farm shows off the Latin spirit so well.This is where the Argentinian dancers of De La Guarda andFuerzabruta took London by storm a few years back with iridescentdisplays of acrobatics set to tribal rhythms. All the fervour ofthose shows is to be reignited ...
Golden touch of new British messiah wins over crowd
Jul 01, 2008 ... The wait for a Briton who can win this tournament has become verylike the wait for Godot, an attempt to give futility a purpose ofits own. Is Andrew Murray the messiah? After this tumultuous match,at least it seems possible. His electrifying defeat of Richard Gasquet had the ...
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart ; Misubishi will need to further fine-tune its Lancer Sportback Ralliart if it ever hopes to give the Golf GTI a run for its money
Jul 01, 2008 ... Drivers in northern countries like the Colt supermini while, inthe south, they think only of pick-ups and 4x4s. The UK, on thismap, is a southern state. Model: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart Price: pound(s)21,500 approx. On sale from January Engine: 1,998cc, four ...
Murray's legions claim Wimbledon's high ground
Jul 01, 2008 ... It was hard to tell if it was irony or error but it was resonantof something significant about the grassy hillock. Even though 2,000people packed on to it for a three-hour thriller, it's not AndyMurray's inheritance just yet. Daniel Sharp and his companionMelissa Woolford proved the ...
Could sex save your life? ; Making love doesn't just help you feel good. It also burns calories, boosts your immune system - and can even reduce the risk of cancer. Dan Roberts reports
Jul 01, 2008 ... This is no surprise to Julia Cole, author of How to Have GreatSex for the Rest of Your Life. She is convinced that a healthy sexlife with a loving partner does wonders for the way you feel aboutyourself. "After a bout of sex the body releases endorphins, whichare known as 'happy ...
Thomas Sutcliffe: The perilous joys of middle-aged sex
Jul 01, 2008 ... Yikes, I can remember thinking. Weeping sores (routinelydescribed as "agonising"), no prospect of a cure, the perpetualmoral duty, ever after, to inform prospective sexual partners ofyour potentially hazardous condition. It was attended by the whole paraphernalia of a modern ...
Dominic Lawson: Meet the new Obama, master of the U-turn ; Some of those most captivated by the Democrat candidate are now feeling distinctly queasy
Jul 01, 2008 ... Thus spake Barack Obama. These words appear at the conclusion ofthe chapter entitled "Politics" in Obama's 2006 book The Audacity ofHope. They also sum up much of what we now know about Obama: a manof stunning articulacy, but also stunning self-regard. Both characteristics have ...
Gasquet blown away by the skill and the spirit of Murray
Jul 01, 2008 ... Nearly four hours of thrilling tennis and remarkable drama endedwith Murray completing a 5-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory overRichard Gasquet to earn a place in the quarter-finals for the firsttime. After hitting the match-winning serve with the clock showing9.30pm and the ...
Jankovic perishes in Court 18 graveyard
Jul 01, 2008 ... To the vast roll of bandages that had supported her left kneethrough the third round, where she jarred it, were added anti-inflammatories and an elaborate sticking plaster pattern which wasdraped around it yesterday. Tissues accompanied her out after eachend change and when things were ...
Nadal dispels injury fear after cruise
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Spanish beefcake, runner-up here the past two years to RogerFederer, made short work of his Russian opponent, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1, butonly after receiving treatment early in the match. The No 2 seedslipped in the second game, landing awkwardly on his right leg whilechasing a ball. "I felt ...
FF to discuss concerns over civil partnership plans
Jul 01, 2008 ... Last week, newspaper reports said up to 30 conservative FiannaFail TDs and Senators had signed a motion opposing thelegislation.The campaign is reportedly being led by ...
Wimbledon Diary: Murray hits bum note but he's no match for Jelena
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Diary needs no better reason to count down five of ourfavourite injury-related anecdotes. 5) Andre Agassi: while playing recreational racquetball inOctober 2005 (to relieve boredom while wife Steffi Graf was away),he knackered his ankle so badly he missed the 2006 Aussie Open ....
Derren Brown backs down in battle of the mind games
Jul 01, 2008 ... Brown has recently been forced to delete text from futureeditions of the work in which he makes unflattering references to DrRichard Bandler, the noted American psychologist who pioneers atreatment called Neuro Linguistic Programming (NPL), and who isclose associate of the TV hypnotist ...
Bovine growth hormone could cut CO2 emissions
Jul 01, 2008 ... Bovine growth hormone has been used extensively in the US for thepast 14 years but is subject to a moratorium in the EU on animalwelfare grounds. But now a team of American scientists has arguedthat its widespread adoption could help to feed a growing humanpopulation as well as helping ...
Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier: Murray exudes what Britain needs ; Coaching Report: Andy Murray (GB) v Richard Gasquet (Fr) Centre Court
Jul 01, 2008 ... It's also what I advise right now. Anyone who finds strong,honest opinion, robustly expressed, in any way offensive, go readsomething else. Because Holy Sweet Mackerel, what your Braveheart did above alllast night was show that when it's time to get down in the dirt andfight for ...
eBay fined pound(s)31m over sales of fake luxury goods
Jul 01, 2008 ... The internet site, which described the ruling as "indecent", wasordered to pay almost Euro 40m (pound(s)31.6m) in damages to theFrench luxury goods conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy).The California-based auction company was also ordered to cease allits sales of LVMH ...
Old Father Time glares at Hewitt as Federer marches on at Wimbledon
Jul 01, 2008 ... Hewitt was the last player to win the Wimbledon title before theLondon Borough of Merton was turned into a Swiss canton, but his2002 victory felt a lifetime away as Federer won 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 tobecome the first man through to the quarter-finals. This was the world No 1's 63rd ...
Abu Ghraib inmates file lawsuits in United States
Jul 01, 2008 ... The men say they were tortured by US defence contractors whiledetained in the prison in 2003 and 2004.They say they were subjectedto forced nudity, electrical shocks, mock executions ...
Guantanamo detainee to be charged over USS Cole attack
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Pentagon says it will be seeking the death penalty againstAbd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi citizen of Yemeni descent who hasbeen held at Guantanamo since 2006.Al-Nashiri will face ...
Holland introduces workplace smoking ban
Jul 01, 2008 ... The ban is not as strong as the one introduced in Ireland fouryears ago as bars will be allowed to operate segregated smokingareas where staff are not required to enter.Smoking marijuana ...
Inside Mugabe's torture camps: beaten, maimed and poisoned with weedkiller
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mrs Chigoro is one of them. She is considered such a threat sheis being kept under armed police guard at a Harare hospital. Seventy years old, her injuries are so horrific she can no longerlie on her back or walk unassisted. She can only huddle in a claw-like shape. The ...
France takes over six-month EU presidency
Jul 01, 2008 ... Efforts to address the fallout from Ireland's rejection of theLisbon Treaty are expected to be a priority for French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy.He plans to travel to Dublin next week to hold talkswith Taoiseach Brian Cowen.The Irish 'no' vote already appears tohave affected France's hopes ...
Deco set to join Chelsea in EUR 7m deal
Jul 01, 2008 ... New manager Luis Felipe Scolari has made the 30-year-oldmidfielder his first signing since agreeing ...
Iran sentences 'Israeli spy' to death
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Tehran court handed down its sentence at a time of hightension with Israel and speculation of a possible Israeli attack onIran's nuclear installations. Iranian media identified Ali Ashtari as the manager of a companyselling communications and security equipment to Iran's ...
FAI Cup quarter-finals take place tonight
Jul 01, 2008 ... Elsewhere, Wexford Youths - the only First Division team left inthe competition - are away to ...
Body of French woman murdered in Ireland to be exhumed
Jul 01, 2008 ... The remains of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, 39, is to be subjectedto advanced forms of DNA testing, which did not exist at the time ofher death in December 1996, following a ruling last week by aninvestigating magistrate. The autopsy in effect re-opens one of the most controversial ...
O'Callaghan seeks move away from Cork City
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 28-year-old midfielder has informed manager Alan Mathews thathe wishes to leave.O'Callaghan, who has already had one ...
Spain return to hero's welcome in Madrid
Jul 01, 2008 ... Supporters packed the streets of Madrid as the newly crownedEuropean champions ...
Murray to face Nadal in Wimbledon last eight
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Scot lost the first two sets, but battled back in the fadinglight to secure victory over the Frenchman.Meawhile, the women'squarter-finals get underway today, with reigning champion VenusWilliams ...
Infighting hobbles hunt for Osama bin Laden
Jul 01, 2008 ... A scathing assessment of US failures in its war with al-Qa'idawas published by The New York Times yesterday, containing the chargethat the infighting has hobbled efforts to capture Osama bin Ladenand his senior lieutenants. The report coincides with revelations in The New Yorker ...
Changes to VRT system come into effect today
Jul 01, 2008 ... In future, seven rates of Vehicle Registration Tax will apply tovehicles based on their CO2 emissions rather than engine size.Therates range from 14% to 36%.A new labelling system ...
Obama fans embracing Hussein middle name
Jul 01, 2008 ... It is a phenomenon that was sparked in February when aconservative radio host, Bill Cunningham, mentioned Mr Obama'smiddle name not once but three times while introducing John McCainat a rally in Ohio. Mr McCain scolded him for it, but the purposewas hardly subtle: to fan rumours that Mr ...
INLA tell McGuinness: We're not going away
Jul 01, 2008 ... During a graveside oration for Christopher "Crip" McWilliams (thekiller of loyalist godfather Billy Wright), the organisation warnedMr McGuinness: "We have not gone away." It came just 24 hours after the minister told a commemoration forIRA and Sinn Fein activists in Derry that it ...
Hibernian workers in Cork vote for industrial action
Jul 01, 2008 ... The insurance firm announced the decision last week, saying ithoped to achieve the transfer over the course of the next threeyears without making any compulsory lay-offs.Members of the UNITEtrade ...
Gay lifestyle is 'abomination' not a mental disorder: Iris
Jul 01, 2008; ... The Strangford MP reiterated her claim that she considered gaysex a sin and an abomination but said it was not her opinion that itwas a mental health issue. The wife of First Minister Peter Robinson has faced calls to stepdown from her committee post after her comments on a radio ...
Feelings mixed over new branding for Belfast
Jul 01, 2008 ... The heart-shaped 'B' logo is expected to help promote Belfast asan exciting, vibrant and welcoming place. The colourful logo, which will be placed across the city onbillboards, buses and council literature is accompanied by messagesincluding the word 'be' -- such as 'be welcome', ...
Mandela to join QUB's honorary graduate list
Jul 01, 2008; ... The former President of South Africa will formally become theuniversity's Centenary Honorary Graduate at a ceremony tonight. The 90-year-old, who led the struggle against apartheid, hasreceived his honorary Doctorate for distinction in public servicefrom Sir Anthony O'Reilly, chief ...
Northern Ireland house prices tumble by 18%
Jul 01, 2008; ... Today's Nationwide House Price Survey showed Northern Ireland hadthe slowest annual house price growth in the UK -- down by 18.6% inthe second quarter of 2008. According to its findings, the average house price in theprovince is now pound(s)183,476. A Nationwide economist ...
Man, 45, held over pub massacre
Jul 01, 2008; ... The man, who was arrested in England, was being quizzed about themurder of six men and the attempted murder of five others at theHeights Bar in June 1994. The victims, all Catholics aged between 34 and 87, were killedwhen UVF gunmen opened fire inside the Co Down pub while locals ...
Leisure boss voyeur shame
Jul 01, 2008 ... Martin 'Speedy' Carlin (57) from Ballyarnett Village, had deniedcommitting the offence of voyeurism for the purposes of sexualgratification in the council-owned sports complex last August 24when he was duty manager of the leisure centre. However, a jury of six men and six women ...
West Belfast march against crime
Jul 01, 2008; ... Relatives of west Belfast greengrocer Harry Holland (65), who wasstabbed to death outside his home in September last year; FrankMcGreevy (51), who was beaten to death at home near the Falls Roadthis March; and John Mongan (30), who was attacked with a hatchet infront of his pregnant wife ...
Four teenagers held over Emmett Sheils murder
Jul 01, 2008 ... Three male youths aged 16, 17 and 18 were detained afterpresenting themselves at a police station in the city yesterdayafternoon.An 18-year-old woman was also arrested last night.MrSheils, 22, was shot dead early last Tuesday ...
Du Plantier remains to be exhumed later today
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 38-year-old was beaten to death in the Schull area of westCork in December 1996.Nobody has ever been convicted in connectionwith her murder, but French investigators are hoping modern DNAtechniques may provide a breakthrough.After today's ...
Man held over Loughinisland murders in 1994
Jul 01, 2008 ... The man was detained in the English town of Maidstone yesterdayin connection with the murder of six men at a pub in the Co Downtown in June 1994.He has been transferred to Antrim to be questionedby PSNI officers.The victims of the ...
Man dies following road crash in Co Kerry
Jul 01, 2008 ... The man was driving a car which collided with a lorry on theAnascaul Road just before 5pm ...
Economic situation to top agenda at cabinet meeting
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Government is understood to be preparing a programme ofswingeing cutbacks following a sharp deterioration in the publicfinances.The situation has been caused by a massive downturn in theconstruction sector that has left Ireland facing into a period ofrecession.Exchequer figures due ...
Polish President says he will not sign Lisbon Treaty
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mr Kacynski is quoted in a newspaper interview today saying itwould be pointless to ratify the treaty for the moment following theIrish 'no' vote.The Polish Parliament voted to ratify the Treaty inApril, but it still needs the President's signature.EU leaders urgedmember ...
Odds stacked firmly against Saffrons
Jul 01, 2008 ... But consider this. Antrim will be going in against them in theAll Ireland Hurling Qualifiers on Saturday following a 6-21 to 1-9mauling by Galway in what will be the charismatic former Claregoalkeeper Davy Fitzgerald's first match in charge of Waterford. No wonder Antrim joint ...
Armagh's Kernan emerges from big brother's shadow
Jul 01, 2008; ... While the latter has been regarded as an automatic choice in thehalf-back line in recent years - he was rather surprisingly named atwing-forward against Cavan in Armagh's championship opener -Stephen's involvement has been limited. But as orchard county manager Peter McDonnell ...
We can't feel sorry for ourselves: Kenny
Jul 01, 2008 ... Boss Stephen Kenny he admits it's going to be tough against thecurrent Premier Division leaders, but it's possibly the ideal gamefor his players to try and bounce back, following Friday night's 3-0 defeat to St Patrick's Athletic. "Bohs are a very good side. We just have to lift ...
Fergie chases pound(s)30m Berbatov as Chelsea get Deco
Jul 01, 2008; ... New Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari stumped up pound(s)8 millionto Barcelona for Portuguese playmaker Deco (pictured) last night butFergie is determined to steal a march on Premier League suitors bystrengthening his options up front. Bulgaria hitman Berbatov fits the bill and it is ...
Euro 2008: Tinkermen will never walk the road to glory
Jul 01, 2008; ... Watching David Villa or Andrei Arshavin, few have been moved tosay, 'Yes, he's good, but let's see him up against Glen Johnsonfirst'. Their absence was a cause for sadness for those of us who careabout English football but it did save us from some things. It saved us from ...