The Mirror (London, England) back issues from May 2009:
HIGH FIVE.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... HIGH FIVE Mullins' Fiveforthree conquers the World Ruby Walsh with Willie Mullins yesterday CHAMP GERAGHTY PAGES 2& 3 RACECARD PAGES 4& 5 ...
HENRY IS SIZING UP A BIG WIN.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS BEECH SIZING Europe will attempt to end the campaign on a high in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown today. The 2008 AIG Europe Champion Hurdle winner has had several niggly problems in the past few months, and has not been seen since finishing ...
PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL DAY FOUR.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... PETER O'HEHIR 3.45-BURTON GIRL 4.20-GRIPIT N TIPIT 4.55-EQUUS MAXIMUS 5.30-PUNJABI 6.05-MIKAEL D'HAGUENET (NAP) 6.40-COPPER BLEU 7.15-TEFFIA ROSE 7.45-CHIP TEA NEXT BEST 3.45-TURN UP ...
RARE BOB is set to bid.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... RARE BOB is set to bid for glory in the top three-mile chases next season following his victory in the Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday. Trainer Dessie Hughes feels that is the way to go after the seven-year-old swept to victory by a length and ...
SOUTHWELL ATR.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... NEWSBOY 2.30-SIR HAYDN 3.05-MADISON BELLE 3.40-MASKED DANCE 4.15-PADDY RIELLY (NAP) 4.50-HAROLDINI 5.25-JUST FIVE BOUVERIE 2.30-SIR HAYDN 3.05-LA CAPRIOSA 3.40-MASKED DANCE 4.15-WORLD ...
LINGFIELD ATR.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... NEWSBOY 1.40-TRYST 2.10-ART JEWEL 2.45-PRINCE OF JOHANNE 3.20-MAJOR PHIL 3.55-CEREMONIAL JADE 4.30-PLUM PUDDING 5.05-FORMATION 5.35-FORTUNI BOUVERIE 1.40-TRYST 2.10-ART JEWEL 2.45-HYPNOTIST 3.20-HARRY ...
MUSSELBURGH RUK.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... E NEWSBOY 2.20-FASLIYANNE 2.55-SAUCY GIRL 3.30-CELTIC CHANGE 4.05-HAMISH MCGONAGALL 4.40-THAT'LL DO NICELY 5.15-SIR XAAR 5.50-MANDALAY KING BOUVERIE 2.20-FASLIYANNE ...
FRENCH FANCY; DAY FOUR UNBEATEN IRISH RECORD ON LINE.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: PETER O'HEHIR MIKAEL D'Haguenet is napped to continue his winning ways in the Grade 1 Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown. The French-bred five-year-old is unbeaten in five starts since joining Willie Mullins and, with ground conditions in his ...
BANGOR RUK.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... NEWSBOY 5.55 CURSUM PERFICIO, 6.25 THUMBS UP, 6.55 FOLIE A DEUX, 7.25 TAROTINO, 7.55 WORSHIP THE STARS, 8.25 SAFARI JOURNEY BOUVERIE 5.55 CURSUM PERFICIO, 6.25 ...
Revisiting old haunts.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST Cert 12A, 100mins *** Aprofessional playboy is forced to confront his ways in a modern spin on A Christmas Carol. Some early, biting observations about relationships raise the odd chuckle, but are eventually drowned by ...
5 TOP Michael Caine films; MOVIES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS 1. GET CARTER (1971) Dismissed upon release - even by Caine himself - as being too violent, this bleak look at the real Newcastle Mafia has steadily grown in stature and is now regarded as the godfather of British gangster films. 2 ....
IS ANYBODY THERE?(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS IS ANYBODY THERE? Cert 12A, 95mins **** Michael Caine gives a mesmerising performance as an ageing magician in this absolute charmer of a movie. Witty, poignant and very touching, this is the British comedy of the year. The veteran ...
CRYING WOLF; THE BIG RELEASE.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Cert 12A, 107mins **** In the first of this year's blockbusters, Hugh Jackman returns as the razor-clawed superhero in an enjoyable prequel to the much-loved X-Men movie trilogy. While the film's already been ...
At last.. a real gangster film.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS Cert 15, 81mins At last - a British crime movie that isn't full of posh public schoolboys pretending to be hard. A long way from the likes of Snatch or RocknRolla, this bare-knuckle documentary is the real deal, focusing on the villains who ...
Bland leading the bland.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE Cert U, 102mins *** International pop poppet Miley Cyrus makes her big screen debut in a film sure to delight its target audience of young girls, but also certain to leave everyone else pondering the decline of Western ...
A-Z FILM GUIDE.(Features)(Movie review)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID EDWARDS THE BOAT THAT ROCKED ( Cert 15, 135mins) *** Starring: Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans The pirate DJs who made the 1960s swing are the stars of a light comedy written and directed by Love Actually's Richard Curtis. THE ...
NEW RELEASES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: KEVIN LYNCH CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: ASSAULT ON DARK ATHENA Xbox 360, PS3. pounds 44.99 This double pack features a remake of the old Xbox classic Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay along with a new campaign mode called Assault On Dark Athena and fresh ...
MOBBED BY MEDIOCRITY; GAMES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: KEVIN LYNCH THE GODFATHER II ** Xbox 360, PC, PS3. pounds 29.99- pounds 49.99 How the greatest mobster movie of all time came to bear the name of this shallow game beggars belief. As Dominic, a leading player within the Corleone mafia, you are ...
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... 1 The Day The Earth Stood Still (left) 2 Quantum Of Solace 3 Max Payne 4 Yes Man 5 Changeling 6 ...
VIRGIN ON THE RIDICULOUS; DVD OF THE WEEK.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JESSICA MELLOR SEX DRIVE (15, pounds 19.99) *** Infantile and naughty with a really puerile plot, this is the sort of film best left to pimply teenagers. But, surprisingly, there's a lot about this silly romantic comedy that's both endearing and likeable. ...
TV DVDS SPECIAL.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JESSICA MELLOR DOG WHISPERER (E, pounds 29.99) **** Cesar Millan has a way with canines. He can tame anything from a pitbull to a terrier and has celebrity clients including Will Smith, Nicolas Cage and Hilary Duff lining up to get help with their pooches. ...
THE APPRENTICE: BEST OF SERIES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JESSICA MELLOR bit stilted. THE APPRENTICE: BEST OF SERIES 1-4 (12, pounds 19.99) ... The hire 'em and fire 'em show built around the carrot of landing a pounds 100,000-a-year job in Sir Alan Sugar's empire goes from strength to strength. With ...
NEW RELEASES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JESSICA MELLOR TRANSPORTER 3 (15, pounds 19.99) * Jason Statham returns as the hard-nosed delivery driver in this third instalment of the car-chasing, gun-toting series. Special forces mercenary Frank Martin (Statham) has got a bracelet on his wrist that will ...
ALBUMS.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GAVIN MARTIN THE ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers ***** Goat's Head Soup **** It's Only Rock 'N' Roll *** Black And Blue*** Being a Rolling Stone doesn't come cheap - you have to fork out for paternity suits, divorce settlements ...
SINGLES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GAVIN MARTIN MAXIMO PARK The Kids Are Sick Again ... They've learned to heighten their attack and write songs that have a greater depth and more meaning. The Kids perform the clever trick of nursing wounds and contemplating sadness while providing ...
Stitching up the opposition; MUSIC.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GAVIN MARTIN She is best known as the sweet-voiced colleen who found international fame accompanying Irish star Damien Rice on record and on stage. Now, with her new solo album Sea Sew, Lisa Hannigan is setting out on her own. "With Damien it was ...
THE BOYZ ARE BACK IN TOWN; BOYZONE PREPARE TO SET OUT ON THE BIGGEST TOUR OF THEIR CAREER.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GAVIN MARTIN Action man Ronan Keating looks surprisingly fresh considering that 24 hours before we meet, he was slogging his way around the London Marathon. Having climbed Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this year for Comic Relief, the Boyzone frontman completed the exhausting ...
PEACHES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GAVIN MARTIN I Feel Cream ... Four albums into her confrontational career, it's not hard to understand why Merrill Nisker, aka Peaches, may be feeling a little hard done by. Although she's endeared herself to trendy clubbers and tastemakers all the way from ...
VOICE OF AN ANGEL; CD OF THE WEEK.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GAVIN MARTIN CASSANDRA WILSON Closer To You: The Pop Album **** Mississippi-born, Grammy-winning Cassandra is quite possibly the finest interpretative singer alive. In the course of a career that has seen her tackle the works of Miles Davis, Robert Johnson and ...
STAR READING.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: HENRY SUTTON Immodesty Blaize The international burlesque star is reading A Partial Indulgence by Stephanie Theobald (Sceptre pounds 12.99). ...
NEW RELEASES.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: HENRY SUTTON VERY VALENTINE by Adriana Trigiani (Simon & Schuster, pounds 12.99) Fancy New York shoemaker Valentine Roncalli is struggling to save her small family firm. A trip to rural Italy and a surprise romance boost her creative powers. ...
NOT IN MY BACK YARD; BOOK OF THE WEEK.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: HENRY SUTTON DEADLY SINS by NICHOLAS COLERIDGE ( Orion, pounds 12.99) **** New money meets even newer money in Nicholas Coleridge's latest dispatch from the frontline of Britain's privileged but warring classes. While this might seem an odd topic ...
SPINAL TAP - ONE NIGHT.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... SPINAL TAP - ONE NIGHT ONLY WORLD TOUR They've played the enormodomes and have even supported a puppet show. And now, in the best rock tradition, the legendary Spinal Tap are reforming for a world tour comprising just one gig. It's all to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their ...
What's going on here.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Inn Rd, WC1 (020 7837 4412) Centre, Road, W6 ( GRAHAM COXON What's going on here then? Fresh from news that Blur are finally to reform for a series of summer dates, the band's guitarist Graham Coxon announces a new solo album and tour. What does this mean for the long-term viability of the ...
BOOK IT.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... SIMPLE MINDS After a triumphant spin around Britain reminding us all what a classic album their New Gold Dream was, Simple Minds get back to basics. While other 80s groups trade on past glories, the band release their 15th studio album - Graffiti Soul - on May ...
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... THE COMEDY OF ERRORS AND A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Shakespeare's Globe branches out into the provinces for a pair of tours which will criss-cross Britain this summer. Two troupes of eight players will perform a couple of Shakespeare's great comedies on a small Elizabethan stage. ...
GHOST WITH THE MOST; JENNIFER GARNER RETURNS AFTER HER SECOND BABY WITH GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: PIPPA SMITH You'd be forgiven for thinking that life for Hollywood power couple Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck is one long round of glittering A-list parties and premieres. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Instead, it's all about nappies and ...
40in SONY BRAVIA LCD TV.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... PLUS A BLU-RAY PLAYER AND THE DA VINCI CODE ON BLU-RAY Have you ever wanted to be a movie critic? Well, here is your chance. This week, and once every month, one reader will get to review the latest Blu-ray release which will be published on our online blog page. Our reviewer ...
CHOICE.(Features)
May 01, 2009 ... Agatha Christie's Poirot (ITV3, 7.55pm) A seductive jewel thief steals Poirot's heart. David Suchet, left, stars.. Drillbit Taylor (Sky Movies Premiere, 5.45pm) Likeable comedy, ...
VERDICT.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: BOB ROBERTS BATTERED Gordon Brown's decision to face the TV interrogators last night shows one thing many forget about him: he is a fighter. He is tougher and more resilient than many realise. There is no doubt it has been a humiliating week, culminating in ...
BROWN PERKS UP; He avoids expenses defeat.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JASON BEATTIE GORDON Brown breathed a sigh of relief last night after dodging a massive Commons defeat on expenses. The Prime Minister won a series of votes on his proposals to clean up the disgraced system of pay and perks. Aides said he was ...
BOWLBAMA.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... DRAGON'S Den reject Natalie Ellis, 41, is to present US ...
Start young kids at four; SCHOOL.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... SUMMER-born children should begin school in the September after their fourth birthday, an education review has said. It recommends they ...
TORIES PLAN CUTS.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... DAVID Cameron yesterday refused to rule out slashing child benefit and the winter fuel allowance if the Tories win power. The Conservative leader also said he was ready to cut the defence budget, scrapping two new aircraft carriers and even the Trident nuclear programme. ...
TO the fallen of Iraq.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... TO the fallen of Iraq: Capt Philip Guy, 29; NR Ian Seymour, 29; WO 2nd Class Mark Stratford, 39; Marine Sholto Hedenskog, 26; L Bom Llywelyn Evans, 24; C Sgt John Cecil, 35; Maj Jason Ward, 34; Sgt Les Hehir, 34; Lt Philip Green, 30; Lt Tony King, 35; Lt James Williams, 28; Lt Philip West, ...
Fiat gives a final lifeline to Chrysler; MOTORING.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARK ELLIS AMERICA'S third largest car maker Chrysler reached an 11th hour rescue deal last night. The firm, which employs 59,000 workers, including hundreds in Britain in 78 dealerships, clinched a partnership with Fiat. US President Barack Obama ...
Lloyds curbs 'rewards for failure' perks; BONUSES.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: CLINTON MANNING LLOYDS is changing how it pays bosses to cut the risk of "rewards for failure". More pay will be linked to performance and the bank will be able to claw back cash if results are poorer than first thought. From this year, a third of ...
SHAMELESS BAILED-OUT BANKS FAIL TO BAIL OUT BUSINESSES; MPs launch withering attack.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JASON BEATTIE THE bailed-out banks are failing to help struggling small businesses, a damning report reveals today. In the withering document, MPs say it is "deplorable" that high-street banks are refusing to help "established customers" despite receiving ...
BARCLAYS IS SLAMMED BY STRUGGLING FIRMS.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GRAHAM HISCOTT ANGRY small firms have rubbished Barclays' claims that it is bending over backwards to help them. The banking giant has gone out of its way to promote itself as a small business backer. But businessmen landed with hefty fees or denied lifeline ...
GET THE QUEEN; Maniac driver kills 5 in attack on Dutch royals.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: LAURIE HANNA THIS is the horrific moment a crazed driver ploughs into spectators as he tries to attack the Dutch royal family yesterday. Five people were killed and 12 injured after he hurtled at high speed towards an open-top bus carrying Queen Beatrix. ...
What happens to child geniuses once they grow up? EXCLUSIVE: Lessons Mensa toddler Elise can learn from seven prodigies tipped for greatness.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: MELISSA THOMPSON; DAMIEN FLETCHER AS Britain's brainiest kid, Elise Tan Roberts should have a glittering future. The Mirror revealed yesterday that the toddler is the youngest member of Mensa - at just two years and four months old. Her IQ of 156 ...
FROM ONE ARMY TO ANOTHER.. THANKS; Mirror readers praised in Gurkha campaign.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: JOANNA LUMLEY I WANT to say a big thank you to the Mirror and its army of readers for supporting our campaign to win justice for the Gurkhas. Everyone at the Mirror and especially you, the readers, have been ... Absolutely Fabulous. The Gurkhas and their ...
GOLDEN YEARS.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... JEWELLERY worker Teresa Tambunting, of New York, stole pounds ...
Hoy in pounds 1m fitness blitz; CYCLING.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... OLYMPIC cycle champion Sir Chris Hoy is urging the public to "get on their bikes" in a bid to boost the nation's health. As he launched Pedal ...
BBQ SUMMER; After recession, MPs' expenses and pig flu, at last some good news, we are heading for the.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: MIKE SWAIN THE summer is set to sizzle with above average temperatures and little rainfall, weathermen predict. Met office forecasters expect scorching barbecue conditions throughout June, July and August. Chief meteorologist Ewen McCallum said: ...
We painted over Banksy; COUNCIL.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... CLEAN-UP volunteers have destroyed a pounds 5,000 mural by street artist Bansky. They painted over the stencilled image of Paddington Bear in a council drive to wipe out graffiti. It was on the wall of Julian Chatt's house in ...
GUNMAN KILLS 12.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... A MAN shot 12 students and teachers and wounded 13 others at a ...
Poor must repay pounds 2bn; BENEFITS.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... SOME of Britain's poorest people will be forced to hand back almost pounds 2billion in benefit payments. A record pounds 1.8billion went to pensioners, the ...
MAN HELD AFTER PARTY TRAGEDY.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: EUAN STRETCH POLICE have arrested a man after the death of medical student Hester Stewart, who is believed to have taken the drug GBL. Hester, 21, was found dead the day after returning home from a party in Brighton. A bottle of GBL, which can be bought ...
TEARS FOR CHLOE AS MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: LAURA ARMSTRONG LOOKING sweetly into the camera, Chloe Fletcher seems like any other happy child in this family snap. But the innocent four-year-old's life ended in tragedy after she was found drowned at home. Police released the photo of Chloe ...
Checkout your kids.. PARENTS.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... A SCHOOL that has a problem filling parents' evenings is moving into the local supermarkets. While busy mums and dads are out shopping they can chat to teachers in the aisles of Morrisons and Asda in Corby, Northants. ...
Txt danger spelled out; CAMPAIGN.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... A RADIO advert will literally spell out the dangers of sending text messages while driving. The Government's bid to get young motorists to kick the habit starts on Monday. A voice spells out: I-F space U space T-X-T space W-H-E-N ...
HARD LINES; Bank Holiday rail closures shambles.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARK ELLIS DON'T bank on letting the train take the strain this holiday weekend - the railways will be in chaos. Engineering work will disrupt every main line. Only Eurostar and airport express trains will be operating as usual. Passengers face a ...
pounds 10million ITV shows gather dust; TELEVISION.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... ITV boss Michael Grade has admitted the channel is "overstocked" with shows. The broadcaster has slashed its programme budget by pounds 135million. But Grade, who is going part-time at the end of the year, said there was "an issue" with good programmes sitting on the ...
Purrfect crime; CAT STEALS ODD SOCKS.(News)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROD CHAYTOR FOR weeks Henry the cat has been nicking neighbours' socks then hiding them under his bed. The serial cat burglar stole them from nearby washing lines until he was caught by owner Louise Brandon, 40. She said: "He jumped over the back ...