The Mirror (London, England) back issues from February 2008:
THE ABYSS; EXCLUSIVE Britney is sectioned in massive police operation No sleep for five days and 'a danger to herself'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By FIONA CUMMINS, Showbiz Reporter BRITNEY Spears hit rock bottom yesterday when she was sectioned over her deteriorating mental health. The tormented singer, 26, was rushed to hospital in LA in a huge police operation after she was deemed to be a ...
WHO SAID THAT?(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... If you must have motivation, think of your pay ...
TODAY ON THE WEB Mirror.co.uk.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEW VIDEO SPECIAL Our fantastic Showbuzz bulletin looks back at another eventful seven days, particularly for Cheryl Cole. Visit Mirror.co.uk/video FOOTBALL SPY The transfer window has shut but the show ...
OPINION OF THE DAY.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SHELL'S record pounds 14 billion profits have been branded obscene ....
DAY OF THE DAY.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Seven astronauts die as the space ...
BET OF THE DAY.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Classic Blue Newsboy ...
SITE OF THE DAY.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... vanishingtattoo.com/ celebritytattoos It's ...
NEWS.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... pounds 53M HEIST SUSPECT IS EXTRADITED A SUSPECTED ringleader in the pounds 53million Securitas heist was arrested at Heathrow last night after being extradited from north Africa. The 28-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear in court today. The martial ...
12 FREE MR. MEN BOOKS TO COLLECT; STARTING TOMORROW.(Competition/Offers)
Feb 01, 2008 ... YOUR kids will have a smile as big as Mr. Happy's thanks to our fantastic FREE Mr. Men library, featuring all your favourite characters. The collection starts tomorrow with Mr. Tickle. Then, every day, be sure to pick up your Daily ...
FLOYD COLLAPSES; 'Exhausted' TV chef falls ill in bar after split from wife No4.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JAN DISLEY TV chef Keith Floyd was "very poorly" in hospital yesterday after he collapsed in a friend's bar. Floyd, 64, known for his flamboyant style and on-screen boozing, was taken ill with breathing difficulties. Pals said he looked ...
DIANA DRIVER 'OFTEN BOOZY BEHIND WHEEL'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ALLISON MARTIN THE man behind the wheel when Diana died was a frequent drinkdriver but was always in control, his best friend told her inquest yesterday. Claude Garrec said Henri Paul was capable of downing four liqueurs and a few beers without appearing ...
Moyles up on Wogan.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... RADIO 1's Chris Moyles is close to taking the crown of breakfast show king from Terry Wogan, figures showed yesterday. The veteran Irishman is still No1 with 7.73 million listeners to ...
KINGTON DIES.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... JAZZ writer and broadcaster Miles Kington, 66, has died from ...
She's a 5150, a danger to herself and others.. - WHAT LA POLICE TOLD THE HOSPITAL; BRIT HITS NEW LOW.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By FIONA CUMMINS and CAROLINE HEDLEY in LA TORMENTED Britney Spears was rushed to a mental unit yesterday in a meticulously planned military-style operation. Police spent days plotting the move with her parents and shrink amid fears the star - who had not ...
OUT EARLY FROM JAIL.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JAMES LYONS, Political Correspondent THOUSANDS more criminals have been freed than expected under the Government's early-release scheme to cut jail overcrowding. More than 16,000 prisoners, including 3,000 violent offenders, were let out up to 18 days early ...
McCain in polls lead.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... JOHN McCain emerged yesterday as the best Republican hope in the fight for the White House. He has an edge in the polls over Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Republican ...
Madeleine tots' party.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MISSING Madeleine McCann's little brother and sister are three today and will have a party at the weekend, family friends said. Parents Gerry and Kate, both 39, are trying to give twins Sean and ...
ACQUITTED OF BRITAIN'S BIGGEST BLAG; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... I'm guilty.. but only of stupidity THE CAR DEALER'S STORY By DON MACKAY and BETH NEIL THE wheeler-dealer cleared of being involved in Britain's biggest robbery claimed yesterday: "The only thing I am guilty of is stupidity." Car salesman John ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Spare us, Mr Darling.(Leaders)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SHELL'S record pounds 14billion profits have sparked calls for a windfall tax. With the oil giant making a staggering pounds 440 a second, many will agree they should share the spoils. But it is not just Shell that is doing well out of booming oil prices. ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Come clean.(Leaders)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DEREK Conway threatens to end the little trust we still have in politicians. As he was thrown out of the Commons yesterday, a fellow MP admitted their reputation had hit rock bottom. Frank Field is right that any MP caught on the take should be treated like any other ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: He'll be Beck.(Leaders)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THERE was a glaring omission when Fabio Capello named his first England squad yesterday. David Beckham has been denied his 100th cap against ...
How we swept crime away; RECLAIM OUR STREETS Stockport police have cut burglary by 42%, car thefts by 40% and violence by 29%.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Chief Supt NEIL WAIN OUR greatest success in reducing crime has come from what we call "Beat Sweeps". For a five-week period we concentrate a high profile operation on a specific area of Stockport, Greater Manchester - say, an estate with crime problems. ...
Being visible is everything.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: CLAIRE DONNELLY HOUSEWIFE Annette Daniels, 53, has lived all her life on Stockport's Adswood council estate. And thanks to the new measures, she wouldn't dream of moving. "There used to be a lot more trouble," says Annette (right). "Homes being ...
pounds 3m win for Porton veterans.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... EX-SERVICE personnel subjected to chemical weapons experiments at a Cold War research centre were yesterday awarded pounds 3million compensation. Porton Down Veterans Support Group said the Government had "belatedly" finally paid its dues. Founder Ken Earl criticised ...
Dad jailed for crying tot killing.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A DAD found guilty of killing his baby girl when she would not stop crying was today starting a seven-year jail term. Scott Harman shook or flung eight-month-old Jessica in a fit of temper as his wife ate dinner downstairs, a court heard. A postmortem examination ...
GOTTA SHOOT.. Becks dropped by new England boss ..so he jets to LA.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEWART MACLEAN and OLIVER HOLT, Chief Sports Writer DAVID Beckham was ordered back to the US for training yesterday hours after being dropped from Fabio Capello's first England squad. It meant he had to pull out of a charity do at the 11th hour last night ...
POSH INKS FOR HERSELF.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VICTORIA Beckham flashed her new tattoo yesterday - and it's a lot more low-key than David's latest body art. The Spice Girl has had a mysterious script, right, inked on her right wrist under her Roman numeral design. It comes just a day after the Mirror revealed ...
BRITS ACCUSED OF 22 IRAQ TORTURE DEATHS; Judge lifts gag on abuse claim case.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEWART MACLEAN BRITISH soldiers in Iraq have been accused of torturing and murdering their captives. It is claimed 22 Iraqis died and nine survived torture while they were held in custody after a fierce gun battle near Basra. Families of some ...
TOP TERROR CHIEF KILLED.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CHRIS HUGHES A ROBOT plane has blasted to death one of al-Qaeda's top leaders in Afghanistan. Western intelligence believes Abu Laith al-Libi died with 12 other militants when the US drone rocketed their lair across the border in Pakistan's lawless North ...
Agony of wait for tot mum.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A GIRL of 18, reunited with her newborn after a judge ruled social services broke the law when they took him away, may lose the baby again. The mum, who has just left a children's home and has mental health problems, lost her baby hours after he was born. But Mr ...
KNITTY CAT.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MOGGY Felix is a catflap burglar - pinching socks, gloves, a ...
3am: big wigs.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler HALLE Berry is certainly rounding out as she enters the last few months of her pregnancy. Nothing could draw the eye away from that baby bump - or those whopping knockers - except of course her Jackson Five 70s style 'fro. ...
3am: clocked.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler ALEXA Chung and Alex Turner playing with chopsticks in Busaba Eathai restuarant, Wardour Street, London ... ...
3am: Jonas Altberg.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler HE'S No.1 in the charts, but we're not sure he's No.1 with the ladies. Basshunter Jonas Altberg, 23, told us he's been single for a ...
3am: MESSY JESSE.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler JESSE Metcalfe isn't one for wasting time. Just four days after splitting with Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle, the 30-year-old hottie was spotted partying with a troop of scantilyclad girls at London hotspot Movida. ...
3am: LOU'S LOVE IS ETERNAL.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler IF Cheryl Cole is still in two minds about staying with cheating hubby Trashley, then maybe this message will help. We caught up with fellow WAG Louise Redknapp (below), who sent out some wise words to the tormented Girls Aloud ...
3am: Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler BRITS bosses beware. Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne reckon they've got the green light to do whatever they want when they present the show next month - and they're going to use ...
3am: PREMI-HAIR!(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler THERE was certainly a touch of Elvis in the air at the LA premiere of action adventure Fool's Gold. Kate Hudson's sleek 'do was first to morph into a quiff (above) - quickly followed by Donald ...
3am: wicked whisper.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler WHICH celeb is way over the Primrose Hill, ...
3am: Paris Hilton.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler WITH her millions in the bank you'd think Paris Hilton could afford her own ...
3am: Back to blackcurrant; Amy's rehab 'drug' SHE EATS ICE LOLLIES.. AND PLAYS GUITAR FOR PATIENTS.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler WE had hoped that Amy Winehouse had given up her addictions once and for all. So we feared the worst when we heard she was hooked again in rehab. Until, that is, we were told that she was bingeing on ... Ribena ice ...
3am: KEISHA'S KEEPER.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler SUGABABE Keisha Buchanan owes Leona Lewis a big hug. It was the X Factor winner who introduced her to Dean, the love of her life. And this isn't just any old celebrity showmance - there's talk of wedding bells. ...
3am: Kelly Osbourne.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler PARTY animal Kelly Osbourne was overheard confiding in pals that she's staying off the booze for a week to give her liver a rest. ...
3am: LATE MOSS.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler WE pride ourselves on our stamina ... but we're nothing next to Kate Moss. After a heavy night out, she got back to her pad ...
FOR THOSE WHO DARE; EXCLUSIVE DAILY Mirror HONOUR THE BRAVE SAS hero backs medal campaign.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: by JEFF PICKETT AN SAS hero of the Iran Embassy siege joined the tide of support yesterday for the Mirror's Honour The Brave campaign. Corporal Robin Horsfall, who risked his life in the 1980 shootout, backed calls for a medal for soldiers who die or are badly ...
MING AND BUY.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A SHOPPING list written around 300 years ago has been found stuffed in an 18th century vase. The delicate piece of rice paper is scribbled on in Chinese ...
Outburst by MP hit bum note.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JAKE MORRIS AN MP stunned colleagues by describing a minister as "an arsehole" during a Westminster debate. Lib Dem Greg Mulholland, 37, lost his rag when health minister Ivan Lewis refused to let him speak. The Leeds MP asked Mr Lewis, 40, ...
TV Maria lands real stage role.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By NICOLA METHVEN A HOLLYOAKS soap character who wants to sing in a Lloyd Webber musical is to be his Maria in real life. In tonight's episode Summer Shaw auditions for the impresario and lands a part in The Sound of Music. But actress Summer ...
A BITTER BLOW; Trucker dies as high winds bring chaos to roads.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By PATRICK MULCHRONE BRITAIN was battered by gales gusting at up to 80mph yesterday as winter returned with a chilly blast. The high winds claimed the life of a 45-year-old lorry driver when his HGV was swept on to its side and blown into the central ...
BORIS THE SMIRKER; EXCLUSIVE TRICKY TORY 1.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEWART MACLEAN BLUNDERING Boris Johnson cannot resist a smirk as he refuses to apologise for failing to declare pounds 234,000 of campaign donations. Skulking under a scruffy woolly hat, the Tory buffoon remained uncharacteristically quiet yesterday while ...
GONE WAY; Disgraced MP thrown out of Commons TRICKY TORY 2.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JAMES LYONS Political Correspondent SHAMED Tory MP Derek Conway was banned from the Commons yesterday and branded a crook. Labour backbencher Frank Field said he was guilty of "embezzlement" for paying his two sons pounds 82,000 of taxpayers' money. ...
Scaredy coppers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Two community police officers were so scared of a 13-year-old boy they hid behind a locked door and called real cops for help. The plastic police were on a visit to a referral centre when the yob began to ...
Evil carer killed tot.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A CHILDMINDER beat a toddler to death at her unregistered nursery after he cried for his mum. Agnes Wong, 28, broke a ruler on Hugo Wang, 17 months, and even scorched him with a hairdryer. The Chinese ...
Tatt who?(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JENNA SLOAN DAVID Beckham's new tattoo of wife Victoria on his left arm brings the number of symbols and designs inked on his body up to 11. And Becks isn't alone in loving tats. There's only one thing better than a hot-looking rock star, model, sports or ...
Mystery trio link to Meredith.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK PISA in Rome TRACES of DNA from three mystery people have been found on the bra of murdered British student Meredith Kercher, it was revealed yesterday. The new samples do not match those from her US flatmate Amanda Knox, 20, Knox's boyfriend Raffaele ...
Vanished wife vicar arrested.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By RICHARD SMITH THE vicar husband of the Bafta-winning make-up artist who vanished eight days ago has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The Rev David Cherney-Wickens, 51, was held yesterday on suspicion of killing wife Diane, 48. She ...
MAN DRINKS HIMSELF TO DEATH..ON WATER.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By IAN KEY A MAN collapsed and died after drinking so much water it caused his brain to swell. An inquest heard yesterday how Shaun McNamara, 35, was found lying on the floor of his bathroom last September. At first medics though he had suffered a ...
M&S AND THE FAB, FLASH LIL.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By AMBER MORALES, Fashion Editor GRUMPY Jeremy Paxman may have an issue with their undies. But there's certainly nothing pants about Marks & Spencer's latest Limited Collection. These exclusive shots - due to appear in the March issue of Vogue, out ...
Industry does us a power of good; VERDICT.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CLINTON MANNING OIL barons may be public enemy No1 but it's misplaced anger. The real villain is the Chancellor, whose Treasury takes 67p of every pounds 1 litre of petrol. Alistair Darling is being urged to slap a windfall tax on the industry ...
SHELL SHOCKER; Driver fury as oil giants reveal pounds 14billion profit.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CLINTON MANNING Business Editor MOTORISTS hit by soaring petrol prices were fuming yesterday after Shell announced a pounds 14billion profit. Neil Greig of the drivers' group IAM Motoring Trust, said: "Car owners find it very difficult to understand why ...
'Strangler' blood link.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BLOOD found in alleged Suffolk strangler Steve Wright's car almost certainly came from the fifth vice girl victim Paula Clenell, a court heard. Expert Dr Peter Hau said the chance it was not hers was one in 56,000. She died of a ...
Jail for car race killer.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DEATH race driver Adam Anguige is facing years in prison after a high speed road battle that cost three teenage girls their lives. Drunk rival James Houston, 27, was left brain damaged and passengers Natalie Donlan, Ursula Alokolaro, ...
DITA VON TEASER.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SHE'S not best known for her singing - but Dita Von Teese became the leading lady of the opera last night. The bubbly burlesque star wowed fans by ...
OBESITY DRUGS TOP 1M; 'Horrific' rise points to growth of health crisis.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By EMILY COOK Health Correspondent DRUG prescriptions to fight obesity have soared above a MILLION a year, figures out yesterday showed. Health campaigners said it was "horrific" that so many were using the drugs, sibutramine and orlistat, rather than diet and ...
At 100 it's all relative.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SPRIGHTLY Annie Roberts turned 100 and revealed her secret for long life - 131 close relatives. Her clan boasts nine children, 31 grandkids, 75 great-grandkids and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Annie, of Gosport, Hants, said: "I think my age is down to having a ...