The People (London, England) back issues from May 2009:
HENRY'S BARCA BLAST.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Paul CHANT Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 6 BRILLIANT Barcelona fired a six-goal warning to Chelsea last night as they destroyed deadly rivals Real Madrid in front of a stunned Bernabeu. The shackles that earned Guus Hiddink's men a battling 0-0 draw in ...
KAV SETS UP ESCAPE.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Alan Wilson Carlisle 2 Millwall 0 CARLISLE fans partied like it was 1999 after superb goals from Graham Kavanagh and Paul Thirlwell saved them from relegation to League Two with their first win in 12 games. Greg Abbott's side started the day in the ...
McDONALD'S FEAST OF FUN; Scott barbecues Dons and relishes derby.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Ian McMillan Aberdeen 1 Celtic 3 SCOTT McDONALD fired a clinical double as Celtic came from behind to record only their second away win of the year. The Australian's expert finishing ensured Gordon Strachan's men go into next Saturday's ...
BAIRNS' SUPER SCOBBIE JUST THE JOBBIE AGAIN!(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew McLean Falkirk 2 Motherwell 1 DEFENDER Tam Scobbie's second-half header earned 10-man Falkirk a vital victory over Motherwell in their bid to avoid relegation from the Clydesdale Bank Premier League. The local boy scored for the ...
It's Tokely taking Tel to survival.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Cole St Mirren 1 Inverness 2 ROSS TOKELY'S late winner allowed Inverness to take a major step towards Clydesdale Bank Premier League survival as St Mirren found themselves sucked deeper into the relegation battle. Grant Munro's ...
Webbie on waiting list.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: David Dougal RANGERS v HEARTS Today, Kick-off 3.30pm TV: SETANTA Sports1 RANGERS manager Walter Smith has urged Andy Webster to be patient as he attempts to rebuild his career. Injury and suspension problems mean the defender ...
TEENAGE ace James McCarthy was the two-goal.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Hamilton 2 Kilmarnock 1 TEENAGE ace James McCarthy was the two-goal hero as Hamilton claimed their first home league win since January. The midfielder netted after just five minutes with a shot that flew in off a post. And he put the match beyond Killie on 55 minutes ...
SUPERSUB David Goodwillie scored a last-gasp.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Hibernian 1 Dundee Utd 2 SUPERSUB David Goodwillie scored a last-gasp winner against Hibernian's 10 men at Easter Road to boost United's hopes of grabbing third place. The youngster lashed the ball past Yves Ma-Kalambay from 16 yards after collecting a long kick from ...
RYAN TEES UP TITLE! Timeless Giggs deserves all the big prizes, while Boro deserve to drop.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Bates RYAN GIGGS doesn't play much these days but when he does he usually delivers something special - and yesterday he gave a title-winning masterclass. The critics reckoned last week's Player of the Year award was a sentimental vote after a glittering ...
Antonio a Real steal.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... REAL MADRID have further angered Sir Alex Ferguson by claiming they have hijacked Manchester United's bid for Wigan ace Antonio Valencia. Ferguson is thought to have agreed in principle a pounds 16million deal for Valencia, with the Ecuador midfielder set to join at the end of ...
Fergie tips Guus boys.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... SIR ALEX FERGUSON is tipping Chelsea to overcome Barcelona and reach their second successive Champions Cup Final. The Manchester United boss reckons Guus Hiddink will guide Chelsea to Rome - and Fergie would love to meet him there. "I definitely think Chelsea will go ...
United 'fear Emirates'.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Steve BATES MIKAEL SILVESTRE has used his inside knowledge of Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United stars to claim: "They will be scared of coming to The Emirates for the second leg." The French defender spent nine years at Old Trafford, winning four League titles and ...
Reds need Tevez says Rooney.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Steve BATES WAYNE ROONEY has pleaded with Sir Alex Ferguson not to ditch Carlos Tevez. Argentine striker Tevez's loan deal at United is set to end at the end of the season. Ferguson and United want to keep the dynamic 25- year-old, with the ...
HARRY'S TURN IN SPOT SEAT; Lucky Spurs as Baggies pay penalty.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Piecha Spurs 1 West Brom 0 HARRY REDKNAPP may feel the need to be the one apologising this week. After squeezing "Sorry" out of referee Howard Webb in midweek, the Tottenham boss will know West Brom were robbed of at least a ...
Pards wanted.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom HOPKINSON NORWICH will ask Alan Pardew to become their manager if they are relegated to League One. The Canaries need to beat Charlton this afternoon and for Barnsley to lose at Plymouth to ...
Addicks will turn to Taylor.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Alan NIXON CHARLTON are ready to dump caretaker boss Phil Parkinson - and make a move for the experienced Peter Taylor. Taylor has again shown his talent at lower-league level by guiding Wycombe to promotion to League One, and could be tempted to take on the ...
Sky Blues not Kean.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Dave KIDD COVENTRY have sacked assistant manager Steve Kean - Chris Coleman's closest ally throughout his managerial career. City chairman Ray Ranson has been unhappy about a late-season dip in form and Kean has carried the can. Kean has been ...
It's a stroll in the Barc for classy Blues.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Kidd Chelsea 3 Fulham 1 AT TIMES, it was just like watching Barca. Chelsea had spent most of the week being pilloried across Europe for the display which stank out the Nou Camp in the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night. ...
I'LL SHOW MESSI I'M THE BOS.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Alex SHAW JOSE BOSINGWA has revealed how a video marathon helped him shackle Barcelona star Lionel Messi. The Portugal defender filled in at left-back and snuffed out the threat of Messi as Chelsea recorded a goalless draw in the Nou Camp last week. ...
DEFENSIVE FLOR FEAR.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Paul CHANT FLORENT MALOUDA fears Chelsea's defensive woes at home could cost them a place in the Champions League Final. Although Guus Hiddink's side drew 0-0 in the Nou Camp on Tuesday the Blues have leaked seven goals in their last three games at Stamford ...
SPARKY'S BOYS GO BRAZIL NUTS; Robinho and Elano lift Hughes as Big Sam sinks.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Alan Nixon MARK HUGHES is trying his best to convince his bosses that he is the right man to lead Manchester City into the big time - but the whispers and doubts will not go away. Hughes's men saw off his old club Rovers with a devastating three-goal burst ...
James gives Wenger kids a big hand.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Hopkinson CARLOS VELA put his swine flu scare behind him and David James made a real pig's ear of things as Arsenal secured Champions League football next season. Young Mexican striker Vela was ordered to stay at home on Tuesday after friends visited from ...
MADRID STUNNED BY MESSI.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Paul CHANT MIGHTY Barcelona pounded out a Euro warning to Chelsea last night with a stunning destruction of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Real actually went 1-0 up through Frenchman Gonzalo Higuain's 14th minute goal, but this only served to spark arch-rivals ...
TERRY'S A XAVI FANATIC.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Dave KIDD JOHN TERRY has spread a little love in the middle of Chelsea's bitter war with Barcelona - by insisting Xavi is one of his favourite footballers. Blues skipper Terry led an ultra-defensive display in the goalless first leg at the Nou Camp, which ...
LOCAL PASSION IS JUSS THE JOB; Bolton keeper's super show in 'meaningless' thriller.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Chris Brereton Wigan 0 Bolton 0 IF this match was meant to be meaningless, someone forgot to tell the players at the JJB Stadium yesterday. And especially Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen as he produced a stunning performance - despite ...
MIK HAILS 'SIR' RYAN.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom HOPKINSON MIKAEL SILVESTRE reckons there should be a statue of Ryan Giggs ... and the flying winger deserves a knighthood, too! Silvestre and his Arsenal teammates take on his former Manchester United pals in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on ...
Shirt 'n sweet.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom HOPKINSON THERE was one good thing to come out of Frank Lampard's latest stormy return to Upton Park. The midfielder (left), public enemy No.1 in the East End, hurled his Chelsea shirt into a section of ...
Vegas is a good bet for Wolves.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom HOPKINSON MICK McCARTHY'S Molineux maestros are being packed off to fabulous Las Vegas this summer to celebrate promotion to the Premier League. Wolves are sending their ...
STANDING JOK.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom HOPKINSON E MARTIN KEOWN had a surprise answer for guests at a charity dinner in Leeds when asked if Dion Dublin was the most, ahem, gifted player he ...
TALE FROM THE TRAINING GROUND +.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom HOPKINSON +WHICH striker showed a blatant disregard for the Highway Code as he left training with ...
Zola getting down to help Hammers up.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Evans Stoke 0 West Ham 1 THE Hammers got down and dirty as Diego Tristan's delicious free-kick put European football firmly on the horizon. The Spaniard's first-half set-piece provided the platform for a show of strength at the ...
LEAGUE ONE.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Yeovil 0 Colchester 2 TWO goals in three minutes ensured Colchester ended the season on a high note. Ashley Vincent, on loan from Cheltenham, scored his first goal for the Us after 13 minutes with a shot that skidded under the body of Chris Weale. The ...
Iron mighty after Byrne rescues it.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Collomosse Scunthorpe 1 Tranmere 1 UNITED found their Man of Iron in skipper Cliff Byrne as they clinched a play-off place with just two minutes of normal time left. Captain courageous Byrne headed in a free-kick from Grant McCann just when ...
A CRACKEN DAY.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Wyc'mbe 1 Notts County 2 WYCOMBE won automatic promotion despite two John Thompson strikes clinching victory for Notts County. Requiring a point to guarantee their place in the top three, Wycombe wobbled when Thompson fired County in front before David McCracken ...
LEAGUE TWO.(Sport)
May 03, 2009 ... Dag& Red 1 Shrewsb'ry 2 SHREWSBURY stole the final play-off spot from Dagenham with a thrilling victory. The Shrews took the lead when Chris Humphrey's superb cross from the right was glanced into the net by Grant Holt in the 19th minute. Daggers keeper ...
Loose Woman! Oh Denise, you're acting like a ..(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: DEBBIE MANLEY HERE'S TV's Loose Women star Denise Welch having fun being ... well, a bit of a loose woman. The 50-year-old blonde gave her co-panellists on the ITV daytime show plenty to gossip about by fooling around with two young hunks. First she ...
LOTTO POT HITS pounds 110m; Record for grabs after rollover.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: SARAH JELLEMA LUCKY lotto players could land a world record-breaking pounds 110 MILLION this week after the EuroMillions jackpot rolled over for the SIXTH time. Any Briton winning the lot would immediately become the 500th richest person in the country with a ...
SMILEY PEOPLE.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... BBC Masterchef champ Mat Follas, 42, is to open his own restaurant in ...
DNA THRILL FOR KERRY; Test confirms secret family.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: KATIE HIND KERRY Katona has told of her joy after a DNA test confirmed that she has a sister and four brothers. The troubled pop singer, 28, never knew about her family until she tracked down her real father Ron Armstrong. But Ron's wife Joyce and their ...
HAM ATEURS! I told hospital staff I'd been to see Doves at a gig then fell ill. They said I should keep it quiet to avoid a panic.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: NICK DORMAN and TOM McTAGUE PIG flu victim Iain Askham told last night how he tried to warn health bosses he had been at a packed rock concert while infected with the bug - and was ordered to keep quiet about it. It came as a six-year-old girl in Oxfordshire ...
Johnson: We may call in the Army.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: TOM McTAGUE HEALTH secretary Alan Johnson yesterday urged Brits NOT to panic over swine flu - but admitted he may call in the Army if the crisis escalates. Mr Johnson said he would not follow Mexico's lead in closing public buildings or scrapping events such ...
Docs: We'll have to turn folk away.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: TOM McTAGUE DOCTORS may be forced to make life-or-death choices over which patients to treat. An emergency memo already sent to senior A& E staff warns they must be prepared to practise "disaster medicine" if swine flu sweeps the country. It says ...
RIP-OFF ON PILL SALES FEAR HITS COMMONS.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... INTERNET chemists are selling anti-flu pills for more than 20 times the cost of a prescription - even though they have none in stock. Online Pharmacy has seen orders for Tamiflu jump 100,000 per cent, offering ten pills for pounds 160. But boss Robert MacKay said: ...
The moment Gerry walked into kidnap flat... after 2 years.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: SARAH JELLEMA THIS is the moment Gerry McCann stepped back into the last place he saw his daughter - to reconstruct the nightmare of the evening she was snatched. Standing outside the bedroom where he had left three-year-old Madeleine asleep, he looked ...
THE WEEK THAT WASN'T.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... "MY ONLY REAL FEAR IS BEING MISTAKEN FOR MICHAEL JACKSON!" www.tomjohnstoncartoons.co.uk "YOU MEAN YOU'RE ...
760k kids in poverty; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: NIGEL NELSON A SHAMEFUL 760,000 more children will be plunged into poverty because of recession - with parents spending less than pounds 10 a day on them. The forecast means Gordon Brown has no chance of meeting his target of halving child poverty by next ...
SMILEY PEOPLE.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... EX-Tory MP Harold Elletson will let more than 500 nudists hold a ...
SNOOKER HERO MURPHY AND pounds 100 ESCORT; Champ turns to 36C Abigayle after wife split.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: DANIEL JONES SNOOKER star Shaun Murphy bedded an old pal not realising she was a pounds 100-an-hour escort girl. The 2005 world champion, who plays in this year's final tonight, linked up with sexy Abigayle Tadeo as his marriage to wife Clare crumbled. ...
New tot for wife of tragic ace Paul; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID JEFFS THE widow of tragic snooker hero Paul Hunter is expecting a baby with her new boyfriend. Lindsey Hunter, 33, is five months pregnant by car dealer Johnny McDonald. Paul died in 2006 from a rare form of cancer which affected his stomach ...
There's more than one Ricky Hatton.. masks a HIT in Vegas.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: RUSSELL MYERS FIGHT fans were chanting "There's only one Ricky Hatton" - but thanks to The People, Hitman lookalikes were out in their THOUSANDS last night. We handed out Ricky masks among the 25,000 Brits in Las Vegas - and even the Hitman HIMSELF pulled one ...
BABY P PERVERT; Tot's grandad has kid abuse record.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: RUSSELL MYERS; SARAH JELLEMA TRAGIC Baby P's GRANDFATHER is a paedophile with convictions dating back more than 30 years, The People can reveal. The pervert, 51, did time in the 1970s for raping a minor and was convicted of another sickening sex offence ...
7 babies get MRSA in unit.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... SEVEN babies have tested positive for superbug MRSA at a major maternity unit. The condition was first spotted on the skin of one tot then six more were diagnosed days ago. St Mary's Hospital in Manchester has now closed its unit's three neonatal wards to new ...
INSIDE THE ASTONISHING WORLD OF TRIPLETS; 29st mum lets eight-month tots try McDonald's, fish and chips... and WINE.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: JESSICA BOULTON THE fattest woman in the world to have triplets says she's RIGHT to give her babies McDonald's, fish and chips - and even WINE. Furious experts say 29- STONE Leanne Salt is risking the health of eight- month- old tots Deanna, Daisy and Finlee ....
Widow's 317 bank letters.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... A WIDOW received 317 letters from Barclaycard in a day - and the only one with the right address was for her dead husband. All of the others sent to Sandra Grant, 55, revealed different ...
Million on ID list of shame.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... THE number of Britons placed on financial blacklists after being hit by ID theft is likely to double to a million within five years, according to a report. Half a million already have trouble ...
WIN THE COMPLETE BOX SET OF BERGERAC.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise TO tie in with the DVD release of Bergerac, series eight, tomorrow, I have ALL EIGHT series to give away to one lucky reader (worth pounds 195). And nine runners up can win a copy of series eight (each worth pounds 24.99). For your chance ...
THE TURNoff.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise THE Chopping Block (ITV2) - Marco Pierre White'show was ditched in the US, ITV2 take note ... ...
WISECRACKS.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise THIS week's Wise Crack comes from Hollyoaks' Elliot Bevan. Talking to Leila about DJ-ing he said "I think I've finally mastered the art of this scratching business. I was up until 2am this morning ...
Flaky Kelly melts away.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise WEEK four of Britain's Got Talent and Kelly Brook's impression on the panel lasted as long as a Flake99 ice cream on a sunny bank holiday. BGT is showing no signs of letting up in the entertainment stakes thanks to the (sometimes) Great British ...
This dotty bunch deserve a Dafta.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise WHEN Graham Norton introduced Michael McIntyre as one of the most successful comedians in Britain, I can only assume the Baftas autocue had failed. Because McIntyre's awful speech about whether or not the audience needed the loo went down as well as ...
WIN.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise WIN MORECAMBE and Wise, series five, is out to buy on DVD tomorrow and I have TEN copies to give away (each worth pounds 19.56). For your chance to win, just tell me the comedy duo's first names. ...
HEROES TURNon.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise HEROES (BBC1) - it's taken a long time to get going but it's there now ... Boy Meets Girl (ITV1) - ...
I HAVE pre-ordered the Susan.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise I HAVE pre-ordered the Susan Boyle CD, the ...
SOME of the best Gene Hunt-isms.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise SOME of the best Gene Hunt-isms so far: Has Gene ever been in love? "Well there was that girl who let me put a frog down her knickers" ... To a group of gipsies: "Is ...
A NATURAL BORN IDIOT.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Wise A NATURAL BORN IDIOT THE Apprentice task was to sell a load of items and get as much money as possible for them. Both teams of numpties managed to make a loss. Noorul was given ...