The Mirror (London, England) back issues from January 2009:
STEVIE G 'VICTIM' EXCLUSIVE First picture of man in bar bust-up with star.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By PAUL BYRNE THIS is the part-time DJ that soccer ace Steven Gerrard is accused of attacking in a nightclub brawl - with his front tooth missing. Marcus McGee, 34, lost his top right front tooth and needed four stitches in a head wound after the bust-up at ...
WHO SAID THAT?(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's ...
Mortgage markets seize up; CRISIS CRUNCH CREDIT FINANCE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By DEMELZA de BURCA MORTGAGE lending continued to be weak in November, the Central Bank revealed yesterday. Lending rose by EUR96millionin November compared with an average monthly increase of EUR850million between January and September. It also ...
Almanac: News for 2009 good; CRISIS CRUNCH CREDIT PREDICTIONS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By TOM PRENDEVILLE THE Old Moore's Almanac has said 2009 will see the economy gradually improve. Last year the prophetic publication accurately predicted the collapse of the housing market and the resignation of a top Cabinet member in the spring. ...
Middle East conflict.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 'Lengthening dole queues, Middle East conflict, crisis in Zimbabwe - not a ...
EUR50BN IN DEBT; CRISIS CRUNCH CREDIT We need EUR18billion to cover loans Lenders to get EUR5bn state boost.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY DEMELZA de BURCA THE national debt at the close of the year was more than EUR50billion - up EUR13billion on 2007, it was revealed yesterday. The Government had forecast in last year's Budget the national debt would rise by EUR4.8billion in 2008. ...
TODAY ON Mirror.co.uk.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... WORST TRANSFERS Our pick of the misfiring January signings at mirror.co.uk/football MIRRORCASHBACK Up to 70% off at Littlewoods Direct at ...
AROUND THE WORLD: Dubai axes New Years.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... DUBAI'S New Year party was cancelled last night by ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum over the Gaza attacks. Hotels in the popular ...
AROUND THE WORLD: Violence in Ossetia.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A FORMER mayor of Vladikavkaz in Russia's troubled North Caucasus has been shot dead. Kazbek Pagiyev was killed in ...
AROUND THE WORLD: Milk boss stands trial.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE boss of the dairy firm at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal went on trial yesterday. Tian Wenhua faces charges of ...
AROUND THE WORLD: TV station bombed.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A CAR bomb has exploded in Spain's Basque country near the headquarters of a local television station. Police evacuated staff at ETB, which ...
The oldest twins in UK hit 101 today; CELEBRATION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By RICHARD SMITH BRITAIN'S oldest twins will today celebrate their 101st birthday. Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore were born 30 minutes apart in the year Henry Ford produced his first Model T car. Jenny said: "We are still in very good health and ...
Jan 1 birthday twins toast reaching 101; CELEBRATION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By RICHARD SMITH TWINS Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore are celebrating their 101st birthday today. The pair were born 30 minutes apart in the year Henry Ford produced his first Model T car. Jenny said: "We are still in very good health and keep ...
Concern for Katie after kill threats; HOLLYWOOD.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By MARK JEFFERIES FRIENDS are growing concerned for Katie Holmes' health as she and hubby Tom Cruise are targeted with death threats. Katie, 30, has been snapped looking pale and gaunt. The A-list couple are being targeted by groups opposed to their ...
Weathergirl Andrea signs off GMTV; TELEVISION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By MARK JEFFERIES GMTV lost another of its stars yesterday when weathergirl Andrea McLean departed just two weeks after presenter Fiona Phillips. Andrea, 39, is moving to present ITV's Loose Women full time after 11 years on the breakfast show. The ...
Why I hated kissing Leo; Kate Winslet on filming her new role STAR'S CONFESSION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY MARK JEFFERIES MOST girls would relish having a smooch with Leonardo DiCaprio. But for Kate Winslet, her director husband goading her on and Leo being a real-life pal just made it embarrassing. Sam Mendes reunited the pair, who wowed viewers in ...
Lad, 14, shot after gang 'playfight' VIOLENCE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By ALLISON MARTIN A TEENAGER was shot in the chest when a scuffle with other youths turned ugly. The boy, 14, was with a group who were apparently playfighting outside shops. Witnesses then heard a "pop" - but did not realise anyone had been hurt ....
Anniversary service for teen Amy; MISSING.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By CLAIRE BRENNAN DEVASTATED friends and family of missing teenAmy Fitzpatrick will attend a prayer service today to mark the first anniversary of her disappearance. Her dad Christopher Fitzpatrick and aunt Christine Kenny will release 52 balloons and doves. ...
Kids visit a gun robber who is 'risk' PRISON.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By EUAN STRETCH YOUNGSTERS were let into the cell of an armed robber branded a risk to the public during a prison visit. The 20-strong group of vulnerable boys and girls - accompanied by a lone guard - came face to face with violent Matthew Nutley, 35. ...
Woman on pensioner murder rap; COURTS.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By JILLY BEATTIE A WOMAN was charged yesterday with the murder of her 81-year-old neighbour who was found dead on Christmas Day. Karen Walsh, 42, appeared at Newry Magistrates Court and denied any involvement with the killing. She lives next door ...
Boxing star Scott freed from prison; CHAMPION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By MAGGIE BARRY TROUBLED boxer Scott Harrison was released from prison yesterday and is eyeing a return to the ring. The former world champion got out just in time for New Year with family and friends. He was jailed in September for 10 months for ...
HE'S A NICE MAN! Boss welcomes back Gerrard.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY PAUL BYRNE STEVEN Gerrard put a miserable 48 hours behind him yesterday as he laughed and joked with teammates. The Liverpool skipper was described as "a nice person" by boss Rafa Benitez as he returned to training the day after police charged him with ...
PATIENTS NOT FOES.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: RYAN PARRY in Ashkelon, Israel TINY Othman Shahin lies in his mum's arms ravaged by muscular dystrophy. The 18-month-old is at the Barzilai Hospital in Israeli city of Ashkelon, 11 miles from the Gaza strip. Amazingly the boy, a Palestinian from ...
'I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY' TEEN SISTER OF STAB VICTIM APPEARS IN COURT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY DARA deFAOITE AND SEAN KEANE A TEENAGE girl broke down and wept in her mother's arms as she was charged in connection with her brother's death yesterday. Tearful Caroline Brennan, 18, sat between her parents Eileen and Bill at the special sitting of ...
SIEGE CITY; No let-up from Israel as Gaza death toll hits 400.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY MARTIN FRICKER and RYAN PARRY ISRAEL ignored international calls to halt its barrage of Gaza last night as Palestinians saw in the New Year under siege. Gordon Brown urged the Israeli government to stop bombarding the city. But instead residents were still ...
FAREWELL TO BABY JESSICA.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By MICHELLE O'KEEFFE THE heartbroken parents of baby Jessica Seo who lost her battle for life just days before Christmas said: "Our angel is not suffering any more." The adorable 16-month-old girl, who was born at the Rotunda Hospital with severe brain ...
'Return to 1967 borders is only hope'.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By TONY BENN THE bombing of Gaza, with the mounting loss of civilian life, is only the latest chapter in a tragedy that began 60 years ago when the state of Israel was established. It can only be understood in its historical context. And it can now ...
Christmas fire victims memorial; TRIBUTES.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A PRIVATE prayer service was held yesterday to remember the tragic mother and daughters found dead after a house fire on Christmas morning. Mum-of-two Sharon Whelan and daughters Zsara, seven, and two-year-old Nadia were killed when a blaze broke out at a farmhouse in Windgap, ...
Tile Market goes into liquidation; ECONOMY.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TEXTILES store Tile Market yesterday announced it is going into liquidation. The company has operated in Ireland for more than 30 years. It had more than a dozen outlets throughout the country, and employed hundreds of workers who will now face the New Year on the ...
Army hands 'Brit killers' over to Iraqi authorities; WAR.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By ALLISON MARTIN TWO Iraqi prisoners accused of murdering two British soldiers have been handed over to the authorities in Iraq, it emerged yesterday. Defence Secretary John Hutton announced the move despite a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights ...
Rosanna in EUR74k Streak; TELEVISION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By CLAIRE BRENNAN FORMER Miss World Rosanna Davison showed luck was a lady last night as she bagged EUR74,000 on a Winning Streak special. The 24-year-old received the winning cheque from Lottery boss Dermot Griffin and handed ...
DAMP SQUIB.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A SUSPECTED stick of dynamite in a Flintshire recycling plant was ...
Nikki's film flash is flop; HOLLYWOOD.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By MIRROR REPORTER FORMER Corrie star Nikki Sanderson has stripped off in her Hollywood debut. Nikki, who played Candice Stowe in the Weatherfield soap, appears naked in the horror sequel Boogeyman 3. The film sees her ...
TRAGIC MARINE IS 137TH VICTIM.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A MARINE from 45 Commando killed yesterday on patrol in Helmand was the ...
Go 'ead, Curleen.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FASHION roll model Coleen Rooney looks set for a New Year bash at the Rovers Return. Col, 22, was snapped leaving the Barbara Daley Salon in Liverpool ...
'Foxy Knoxy' tops VIP poll; MURDER.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY ADRIAN SHAW MURDER suspect Amanda "Foxy Knoxy" Knox has become an unlikely celebrity in Italy. Knox, awaiting trial for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher after she allegedly refused to join in an orgy, was voted ...
Go 'ead, Curleen.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FASHION roll model Coleen Rooney looks set for a New Year bash at the Rovers Return. Col, 22, was snapped leaving the Barbara Daley Salon in Liverpool ...
I GAMBLED LAST FIVER ON LOTTO.. & WON pounds 1M; EXCLUSIVE Xmas Eve miracle for hard-up mum.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY RICHARD SMITH and LUCY THORNTON WITH no money to buy presents for her four children, hard-up Maria Murray was dreading Christmas. So on Christmas Eve, the 41-year-old staked her last pounds 5 on a scratchcard and prayed for a miracle. And it ...
EOGHAN HATERS; EXCLUSIVE Web bullies target X Factor teen with sick net messages.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY PAUL MARTIN Ireland's No1 showbiz writer X FACTOR star Eoghan Quigg was terrified last night after his internet fan sites were bombarded with hate mail. The talent show finalist has been ordered to increase his security after a series of messages were left ...
BANK'S PAY BUNGLE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE UK's biggest building society had to apologise to several thousand customers yesterday after their salaries failed to arrive. Nationwide blamed an "overnight processing problem" after customers complained they had not received their pay. A spokeswoman said a ...
JADE IN 999 HOSPITAL DASH; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By AIDAN McGURRAN JADE Goody was taken to hospital after her white blood cell count plunged to dangerous levels, the Irish Daily Mirror can reveal. It is a devastating blow in her battle against cancer. The mum of two was laid low by a virus after deciding to ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Obama is hope for new year.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE New Year dawns with an ominous sense of foreboding. Only those who are still merry after last night's revelries will look forward to 2009 with unbridled optimism. The economy faces an incredibly difficult 12 months. Good firms as well as bad are destined to fall ...
Brangelina give EUR3.6m for Katrina; HURRICANE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By ADRIAN SHAW HOLLYWOOD couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have brought New Year joy to families left devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The couple were so moved by the plight of victims of the New Orleans disaster they set up their Make It Right foundation ...
HANGOVER? WHAT'S THE BEST CURE?(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ULSTER FRY THE traditional fry-up with bacon, eggs, sausages and beans is seething with calories which will give you a much-needed energy boost. Eggs and meat are rich in amino acid cysteine, which is thought to be good at clearing out toxins. However, ...
What will be divine in 2009? OUR EXPERTS' PREDICT THE TRENDS OF THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FASHION BY AMBER MORALES IT'S back to the future as 80s-style shoulder pads, jumpsuits, parachute trousers and stonewashed jeans return to the high street. Topshop have an impressive array of retro denims ready and waiting. And H&M have lined up Brit guru ...
'Columbia crew had no chance' REPORT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By MIKE SWAIN ASTRONAUTS on the doomed space shuttle Columbia had no time to even fasten their seatbelts as the spaceship crashed to Earth, it has emerged. New details have been released in a 400-page NASA report into the disaster which killed all seven crew ...
COLD LANG SYNE; Big chill grips the UK.. but thousands grit teeth to party.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA WARD COOL Brrrrrr-itannia shivered its way into 2009 last night. Icicles hung from trees, lakes froze over and fields were carpeted in a crunchy layer of frost as partygoers braved sub-zero conditions. Temperatures in Edinburgh were ...
Bono's New Year's Stay; U2 STAR CELEBRATES HOGMANAY IN DISNEY STYLE SCOTTISH CASTLE WITH FAMILY AND PAL HELENA.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY PAUL MARTIN Ireland's No1 showbiz writer IT was a Beautiful New Year's Day for Bono and supermodel pal Helena Christensen as they rang in 2009 on a multimillion euro Highland estate. The pair and their families are the guests of one of the world's richest ...
Petrol price hits 3yr low of 82.9p in stores war; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By RUKI SAYID, Consumer Editor A WELCOME petrol price war looked on the cards today after Tesco slashed 3p off a litre. Unleaded pump prices have now hit a three-year low of 82.9p while diesel has tumbled to 94.9p. Experts say fuel would be even ...
Discounts 'may wipe out stores' CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A LAST-minute shopping frenzy won't save the High Street from meltdown, experts warn. Despite a record number hitting the sales in the week after Christmas - up nearly 13 per cent - figures for December were down 3.1 per cent. Jonathan de Mello, of analysts Experian, ...
WE'LL COME OUT OF CRUNCH STRONGER; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS New Year, new view PM upbeat but admits 2009 will bite.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY BOB ROBERTS POLITICAL EDITOR GORDON Brown last night tried to lift the economic gloom by predicting Britain would come out of the credit crunch much stronger. The Prime Minister insisted there were great opportunities for people in the years ahead. ...
TRAPPED BEHIND LOCKED DOORS; 59 killed at club's New Year party Brits feared dead in Bangkok blaze.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY ALLISON MARTIN AT least 59 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a blaze at a New Year party in a Bangkok nightclub last night. Witnesses claimed the victims were trapped behind locked doors as they tried to flee the flames. It is ...
TRAPPED BEHIND LOCKED DOORS; 58 killed at New Year's party Brits feared dead in Bangkok blaze.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY ALLISON MARTIN AT least 58 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a blaze at a New Year party in a Bangkok nightclub. Witnesses claimed the victims were trapped behind locked doors as they tried to flee the flames. It is feared Brits ...
pounds 1 LESS THAN 1 EURO; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... HOLIDAYMAKERS are getting less than one euro for pounds 1 as the single currency marks its 10th anniversary with an all-time high against sterling. A pound was buying just 97 cents at the Post Office yesterday - driving up the cost of travel abroad. Experts fear it ...
'SIR BANKER' FURY; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CRITICS hit out yesterday at the "credit crunch knighthood" for a top civil servant. Treasury Permanent Secretary Nicholas Macpherson was awarded the honour for his "extraordinary work" in the financial crisis. But Michael Fallon, a Tory member of the Commons Treasury ...
UK GOING TO POT; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE one industry that is booming in Britain is illegal cannabis farming, say police. In London alone, 252 pot "factories" were busted between last April and September. That compares to just 164 in the whole of the previous 12 months, reveal the Met. The ...
IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: It's our duty to keep road toll falling.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE daily anguish faced by the mother of car crash victim Gavin Duffy is the human tragedy of the carnage on our roads. Today grief-stricken Annette Duffy faces another year without her beloved son after his life was needlessly wiped out at the age of just 21. While ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Obama is hope for new year.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE New Year dawns with an ominous sense of foreboding. Only those who are still merry after last night's revelries will look forward to 2009 with unbridled optimism. The economy faces an incredibly difficult 12 months. Good firms as well as bad are destined to fall ...
IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Our EUR50billion post-Xmas bill.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TREASURY bosses told us what we knew already yesterday, we owe a lot of money - EUR50billion to be precise. The Government's prediction that national debt would only rise by EUR4.8billion this year was well short of the EUR13million increase. Worse ...
COLD LANG SYNE; Big chill grips the UK.. but thousands grit teeth to party.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA WARD THOUSANDS of hardy revellers lined Britain's frozen streets to celebrate the start of 2009 last night. About 100,000 partygoers turned out in the traditional Hogmanay heartland of Edinburgh for a huge outdoor celebration. One of ...
IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: At full kilter.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... BONO'S seeing in 2009 with a classic New ear's knees-up in Scotland. The rocker will spend ...
Showbiz quiz 2008; FROM SPLITS AND STROPS TO WHO'S HOT ORNOT, SEE IF YOU MAKE A-LIST IN OUR..(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY PAUL MARTIN Ireland's No1 showbiz writer 2008 was another outrageous year of showbiz thrills and spills. So as we set off into 2009 it's time to look back and take our annual celebrity gossip challenge and see where you rank in your knowledge of Ireland's ...
Dubai-bye to parties.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... BRITISH expats in Dubai were yesterday scrabbling to make alternative New Year plans after celebrations there were cancelled. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of the Gulf state, said all public New Year celebrations should be stopped "in solidarity with the ...
SIEGE CITY; No let-up from Israel as Gaza death toll hits 400.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY MARTIN FRICKIER and RYAEN PARRY ISRAEL ignored international calls to halt its barrage of Gaza last night as Palestinians saw in the New Year under siege. Despite calls on the Israeli government to stop bombarding the city, residents were still hiding in ...
Ulster flu cases higher than normal; HEALTH.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE number of cases of flu in Northern Ireland have been above average, a health official said yesterday. And deputy chief medical officer Dr Elizabeth Mitchell warned sufferers not to visit patients in hospital over the festive period. She said: "Catching the winter ...