Sunday Mirror (London, England) back issues from June 2008:
Perfect pitch.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... YOU DON'T HAVE TO ROUGH IT ON A TENT HOLIDAY.. SEE OUR PICK OF THE BEST CAMPSITES MAGIC MAJORCA Discover the island's quiet side PICK YOUR ...
Top 10 CAKE STANDS.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by ANGELA MACFARLANE FORGET the 'maiden aunt' image ... funky tea-time accessories are back in style and this time they're fun and retro CAPTION(S): Victorian cake stand pounds 28 (www.plumo.com, 0870 241 3590); Rose petal stand pounds 20 ...
Round mirrors; LOOKALIKES.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... MAKE a distinctive feature on a wall with a set of five round mirrors in various sizes. Perfect for dark spots such as badly - lit hallways and gloomy north-facing rooms, these mirrors will bounce light around and make the spaces feel larger ....
PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: A chocolate box beauty; TV's COLIN & JUSTIN.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Justin Ryan & Colin McAllister THE BOYS SAY: Well, well, well - what do we have here, then? A gorgeous West Country thatched cottage no less, and one that's sure to have massive appeal. Let's be honest, it would be difficult to find a prettier house than this ...
Are city centres still a GOOD BUY?(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: KATHERINE SORRELL LIKE the glamorous lifestyle portrayed in hit movie Sex and the City, buying an apartment in one of the UK's revived city centres is seen as the ultimate in stylish living. But is buying a newly-developed urban home still a good idea in the current ...
5 TO BUY.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... MANCHESTER has left its grimy, post-industrial past behind to become the fastest-growing local economy outside London. A huge terrorist bomb in 1996 left 200 injured, but accelerated redevelopment plans. Thousands of apartments have been renewed or built and the city-centre population has ...
I just love my pounds 184K new flat in the heart of the city.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... LIKE her namesake in Sex And The City, Carrie Anne Irvine is a self-confessed shopaholic and loves city-centre living. She bought her two-bed, two-bathroom apartment on the seventh-floor of the award-winning gh2o development in Glasgow Harbour for pounds 184,500 in November. ...
We built a new kitchen in THE SHED; pounds 80,000 wooden extension goes up in garden.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KEVIN McFEELY ON the outside it looks like a log cabin or a very upmarket garden shed. But walk inside and you find a state-of-the-art modern kitchen as well as an airy dining area where you can seat up to 18 people. Bill and Karen Reddington built the ...
Get growing with parsley; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild Q IS parsley easy to grow? - Mick Dodds, Sutton, South-West London A ADRIENNE SAYS: Yes, although it is a hungry plant that likes good, deep soil that is not too light or acid ....
Find the right colour match for any room; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Q I HAVE built-in wardrobes in pale pink which I want to keep, but the rest of my bedroom needs updating. What colours could I use? I tried cream and my bedroom looked like an ice cream parlour. - Norma Howarth, by email. A ZENA SAYS: ...
Benchmark for mincers; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Q COULD you tell me where I can buy a meat mincer which will sit on top of a work bench? - Mrs Nita Macis, by email A ZENA SAYS: This mincer, above, ...
Books.. on the crest of a Wave; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Q I WANT a wall-mounted spiral bookshelf for my son's bedroom wall. Any ideas? - Michele, Brighton, East Sussex A ZENA SAYS: The Dwell website (www.dwell.co.uk, 0845 675 9090) has a Spiral shelf which is only designed for CDs, or CD-sized ...
How to deal with shady customers; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Q MY neighbour's hedge overhangs my garden and leaves our patio in the shade. Can I prune it to let in more light ? - Jim Burns, Beamish, Co Durham A ADRIENNE SAYS: You may legally cut any plant back to the boundary without your ...
Shrubthing special in the borders; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild Q I'VE been told I can sow flower seeds between my shrubs and that they will flower this year. Is it true? - Penny, Robson, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria A ADRIENNE SAYS: Yes, if the border is sunny and you sow ...
TO THE TEST: Hedge trimmers; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Garden Groom Pro, pounds 89.99 (www.webbsdirect.co.uk, 01527 860000) KEEPING hedges neat and tidy is effortless with this machine. It not only cuts and trims, but the Garden Groom also shreds and captures the waste in its large collection bag as you cut so that none ...
GARDENING: Do it! Jobs for the week.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ADRIENNE WILD EASY WHEN cutting fragrant lilies (right) for the house remove only the top third of the stem so bulbs carry on feeding and bloom again next year. TO increase the size of dahlia blooms remove the side-buds that form around the larger ...
GARDENING: Style tips to create your PERFECT PATIO.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ADRIENNE WILD FOR a patio that still shines whatever the weather, go for a planting scheme in shades of mauve and pink enhanced by fresh green foliage and silver leaves. MATCH PLANTING COLOUR-match flowering plants in containers with flower beds ....
TRAVEL UPDATE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... MOTORWAY services operator Welcome Break is opening a hotel at its Corley station on the M6 today. Rooms at the Days Inn Corley start at pounds 39 a night until July 31, thereafter pounds 59.95 per night (www.welcomebreak.co.uk). HOTEL booking website Superbreak.com has ...
COMFY CAMPING; No more roughing it as tents go up-market.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: RACHAEL TINNISWOOD BURNT sausages have been replaced by breakfast delivered to your door and sleeping bags have been swapped for double duvets. Welcome to camping, 21st Century style. And save a fortune on a family break, with campsite prices starting at just pounds 3 a ...
On clubbing trail in Miami; INSIDE GUIDE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gill Williams Q MY best friend and I are travelling to Miami next month and were wondering if you had any tips on how to get into the top nightclubs without paying the Earth and also any "must-sees" while we are there. - A Watts, Tyne & Wear A ...
Our return to Tossa de Mar; INSIDE GUIDE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gill Williams Q MANY years ago we went on holiday to Tossa de Mar in Spain and would like to go back, but cannot find the resort in any brochures. Have you any suggestions? - Mrs J Shaw, Rotherham, South Yorks A GILL SAYS: You'll be ...
The best time for Australia; INSIDE GUIDE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gill Williams Q I'M thinking of travelling to Australia next year and wonder if you can tell me when is the best time to go. Also, can you suggest a travel company? - Mike Rowbottom, by email A GILL SAYS: Aim to fly out before December 12 as that's ...
What's story with Novotel? INSIDE GUIDE.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gill Williams Q WE'VE booked a holiday which involves staying at a Novotel in France. I've not heard of this hotel group and wonder if you can give me any information about them? - Mrs D Leavin, Chester A GILL SAYS: Novotel classes ...
Peaceful side of Majorca; If you're looking for family fun, head north and pick Pollensa.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JAMES SCOTT THINK Majorca and you'll probably picture boozed-up Brits in Union Jack shorts, rows of pink bodies on broad beaches and the unmistakable aroma of sizzling burgers and hot dogs. Majorca - or Mallorca as the Spanish call it - has earned itself ...
BETWEEN THE SHEETS; Inside our hotel of the week.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: BRIAN HANCILL JURY'S INN, BROAD STREET, BIRMINGHAM WHERE AND WHY: Right in the centre of Birmingham's handsomely-renewed town centre, this 445-room hotel is just a minute's stroll from the Symphony Hall, the Repertory Theatre and the National Indoor Arena ....
CRUISE NEWS.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: SARAH WHITFIELD KING SET off from Liverpool with Ramblers Worldwide Holidays and Fred Olsen for a seven-day cruise and walking trip to Brittany. Leaving on August 31, the Black Prince calls at Belle-Ile and St Malo in France, St Peter Port in Guernsey and heads back via ...
It's a wild life in Lithuania; Strike out to see boars, wolves .. and crazy locals.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By OWEN ADAMS HERE we are, 10 of us sat in a wooden contraption on stilts above a Lithuanian swamp, downing fiery moonshine distilled from forest herbs and rainwater, when the room starts swaying back and forth. We look down to see our host, Justino Sodyba, a ...
DEALS OF THE WEEK.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: STACEY QUINTON CITIES pounds 99 HOTELCLUB are offering savings of up to 78 per cent at the four-star Gresham Hotel in the heart of Dublin. Stays until June 17 cost just pounds 99 per night for a double/twin room. Details: www.HotelClub.co.uk/latedeals, 0871 ...
IN THE UK: DAYS OUT.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ENGLAND UNTIL JUNE: With more than 200 events there's something for everyone at the 10th North Devon Festival. From youth workshops for beat boxing and the Sports & Classic Car Run and Family Fun Day (both today) to searching for crabs on a shore safari (June 4) and music from ...
The Full Monte; Have fun with the rich in Monaco but don't break the bank.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ADRIAN MOURBY IT'S less than a square mile, with two bays and a short stretch of shoreline that's home from home to the seriously rich. Yet Monaco - playground of Grand Prix drivers and movie stars who don't want to be bothered with that irritating thing ...
SICK STAR COLLAPSES AS SISTER BEGS: SAVE MY BROTHER GAZZA.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Anna Gascoigne pleads: 'Don't buy him a drink'.. minutes later he's strapped down & taken to hospital Unauthorised reproduction is strictly prohibited PAGES 8&9 pounds 20M FARYL Cowell predicts she'll be bigger talent than Charlotte Church ...
Prison for parents of drink kids.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By VINCENT MOSS PARENTS face jail if they don't stop their children getting drunk in public. They will have to sign parenting orders if their kids are repeatedly caught drinking. And if their children flout the booze ban, they will be prosecuted and could get ...
JERSEY CHARGE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A THIRD man, 45-year-old Michael Aubin, has been charged ...
BROWN BIDS TO HALT REBELLION; EXCLUSIVE Home Sec seeks victory on 42-day terror detention MP claims he has backing for leader challenge.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By VINCENT MOSS Political Editor GORDON Brown and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will mount a last-ditch effort tomorrow to avert a fresh rebellion by Labour MPs. They are preparing concessions to avoid a Commons defeat on plans to lock up terror suspects for up ...
SAS off to train Afghans.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ALASTAIR McQUEEN MORE than 100 part-time SAS soldiers will fly to Afghanistan next week to re-train the country's much-criticised and corrupt police force. It is believed to be the biggest deployment of Territorial Army soldiers in the unit's history. ...
DAM BURST PERIL.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... NEARLY 200,000 people fled yesterday after fears a lake ...
TARRANT DRAWS A BLANK.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LARA GOULD HIT 80s quiz show Blankety Blank is coming back - with Chris Tarrant as its host. Tarrant, 61, has already filmed a pilot for the show, expected to be back on ITV later this year. Blankety Blank was originally screened in 1979 on BBC1 ...
MAYDAY! MAD DOC RETURNS.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LARA GOULD WALFORD'S mad doctor is to make a murderous return to Albert Square - blowing up the Millers' house and killing one of the layabout family. In dramatic scenes to be screened later this month, the demented Dr May Wright - played by Amanda Drew - ...
Scare-ah Harding; GIRLS ALOUD STAR IS BARELY THERE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SHARON VANGEUNS LOOKING pale, gaunt and hiding behind extra-large shades, Sarah Harding is barely recognisable as the sexy siren she has become famous for with band Girls Aloud. The 25-year-old singer was worryingly skinny as she returned to her hotel in ...
My secret love with McFly guy; BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT ESCALA.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... BEAUTIFUL violinist Izzy Johnston fell for her boyfriend Harry Judd from rock band McFly when they performed on stage together - but was banned from talking to him until the tour was over. Izzy, 24 - whose own astonishing string quartet eScala was supporting the boyband in 2005 ...
I cry at TV as I'm banned from my son; BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT GEORGE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE heartbroken dad of Britain's Got Talent star George Sampson claims he has been banned from seeing his son for FIVE years. Devastated Brian, 40, had an acrimonious split from George's mum Lesley - mother of his five children - and has not spoken to his talented son since. ...
I warned his 'waster' dad to stay away; BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT ANDREW.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE father of choirboy Andrew Johnston was warned to stay away from last night's final by the singer's mum Morag - as her ex was branded "a waste of space" by family friends. According to the singer's sister Kelly, 13-year-old Andrew was devastated when his dad broke a promise ...
This girl is the best in the world.. and she can earn pounds 20M - SIMON COWELL LAST NIGHT; EXCLUSIVE BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT THE FINAL VERDICT FARYL'S STORY.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LARA GOULD TV Editor, and SEAN HAMILTON Showbiz Editor BRITAIN'S Got Talent sensation Faryl Smith is set to earn pounds 20million before she's 20. And last night music svengali Simon Cowell hailed her as better than opera star Katherine Jenkins - who is ...
GIN'S ESCAPE; BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... WONDERDOG Gin was almost run over last night moments before the show's grand final. The collie (left) was out for a walk ...
NO-SHOW CAM ROW.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By VINCENT MOSS and RUPERT HAMER DAVID Cameron has infuriated military chiefs who say he has snubbed British troops by pulling out of a planned visit to Afghanistan. The Tory leader was due to fly to out this week to meet commanders and troops from 16 Air ...
New home a washout.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A COUPLE who had just moved into their new home were heartbroken when flash-floods forced them to abandon it hours later. The pair had to abandon the terraced house on Friday after 22cm of rain had fallen, causing a ...
Mugabe's poll order.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A TOP general in Zimbabwe has warned his soldiers: "Vote for Robert Mugabe - or quit." Army chief of staff Martin Chedondo said: "We have signed up to defend the revolution. If you ...
IF THIS IS JUSTICE FOR KNIFE CRIME IT'S SICK JOKE; EXCLUSIVE BRITAIN'S DEADLY STREETS.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ALISTAIR SELF COURTS are handing down astonishingly light sentences for terrifying knife crime, a Sunday Mirror investigation reveals. The slaps-on-the-wrist from courts this week came as a top judge warned knife attacks in Britain have reached "epidemic ...
ROBBERS' REVENGE; EXCLUSIVE BRITAIN'S DEADLY STREETS Shopkeeper shot dead after beating bandits.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JOHN KELLY A BRAVE shopkeeper was yesterday shot dead trying to foil the SIXTH raid on his shop in nine months. Father of six Abdul Kalick Said is believed to have died in a revenge attack by armed thugs he had chased from his newsagents shop with a ...
North Wales; BRITAIN'S DEADLY STREETS.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... LAST night two men were fighting for their lives after separate stabbing attacks. In Llandudno, North Wales, a young man was slashed ...
Burma 'refusing aid.. still'.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By RICHARD COOPER BURMA'S military government was accused yesterday of allowing tens of thousands of cyclone victims to die, while help is at hand. In a scathing attack, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Burma had been "deaf and dumb" to the offers of ...
Charlie marries wife No3.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By FIONA JAMES HOLLYWOOD hellraiser Charlie Sheen has married for a third time The 42-year-old star of Platoon and Wall Street tied the knot with Brooke Mueller in an intimate ceremony in Beverly Hills. Around 60 friends and family, including Sheen's famous ...
I've never seen our Paul so bad, never. Each day I fear he'll die; EXCLUSIVE GAZZA'S SISTER: HER FIRST-EVER INTERVIEW.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: by SARAH ARNOLD PAUL Gascoigne's sister has broken her silence to issue a desperate plea: "Please don't buy my brother another drink." Aiming her heartfelt plea not only at Gazza's pals but also his fans, she said: "I'm begging his friends and strangers, ...
HE COLLAPSES; GAZZA'S SISTER: HER FIRST-EVER INTERVIEW.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... TROUBLED Gazza drunkenly fought with transport police at a London train station last night. Gazza, 41, kept falling to the floor in front of travellers at St Pancras just before 6pm. But when officers tried to lift him to his feet he hit out at them. A witness said ...
Banks raided in price-fix probe; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEPHEN HAYWARD Consumer Correspondent TWO of Britain's biggest banks have been raided by consumer watchdogs probing price-fixing claims. Office of Fair Trading investigators swooped on the London headquarters of Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland 12 days ...
Bin body: two held.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a body in a bin store at a block of flats in Northampton yesterday. The ...
Girl, 4 and brother, 5, killed.. stabbed baby fights for life; PARENTS ARE HELD.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KATE MANSEY and NIKHITA MAHAJAN A FIVE-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister have died after being stabbed in their home. A six-month-old baby girl was also knifed in the attack and was still seriously ill in hospital last night. Police ...
RUNWAY? NO WAY.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By NICK OWENS PROTESTERS formed a human chain at Heathrow yesterday to campaign against plans to build a third runway there. The demonstrators walked from nearby Hatton Cross to Sipson - the village that will be lost if the runway is built - to form a huge ...
Naomi Campbell.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE TOUGH times for Naomi Campbell. Days before being charged with assaulting two PCs, she misplaced a pounds 5,000 ...
ANGELINA Jolie and Brad Pitt.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE ANGELINA Jolie and Brad Pitt are leasing a 35-bedroom, pounds 35million French castle to house their ever-growing brood. I predict at least another five or six bundles of joy for the Tomb Raider star, who has revealed Brad finds her irresistible when ...
Coco Sumner.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE STING'S daughter Coco Sumner, 17, has just landed a six-figure deal with Island Records. She had offers from ...
Bit of a plonker.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE MY new pal Amy Winehouse turned up half an hour late to the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal then drank on stage with a ...
Petra Nemcova.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE BAD news for the guys - Petra Nemcova is off the singles market. The stunning Czech supermodel ...
Joss and tell story.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE JOSS Stone got such a thrill out of playing a lesbian in her debut movie, Snappers, she's signed to do another ....
IT'S BOYZ TO MENSWEAR.(Features)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ZOE GOOD news, girls, we're going to see Boyzone in briefs. They've beefed up for their Back Again tour and Calvin Klein wants them to front an undies campaign. Ronan told me: "I think we'll do it. I'm in better ...