New Countdown host praises ‘drop-dead gorgeous’ assistant
	12:01am Tue 6 Jan 09
	Countdown’s replacement for Carol Vorderman is “drop-dead gorgeous” and will be a big hit, the show’s new host said yesterday.

Police chiefs welcome drop in festive drink-drive arrests

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Police chiefs yesterday ­welcomed a fall in the number of motorists caught drink-­driving in Scotland over the festive period.

Talk show participant’s attacker jailed after blade fight

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

A man was jailed for nine months yesterday for attacking a television talk show participant with a razor blade.

Sword murderer given life sentence

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

A man who murdered his victim with a sword blow to the head was jailed for life yesterday.

Marks & Spencer 'to axe 1000 jobs'

9:42am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Marks & Spencer will axe more than 1,000 jobs, it was reported today, as economic gloom continued to grip the high street.

	Writer’s first book after 10 years wins Costa children’s book award
	12:01am Tue 6 Jan 09
	The first book in 10 years by Michelle Magorian, author of the successful children’s novel Goodnight Mister Tom, is among this year’s winners of the Costa Books of the Year.

School’s in for Obama sisters as family moves to capital before inauguration

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

US President Elect Barack Obama’s two daughters checked into their new school in Washington yesterday for the first time ahead of their father’s inauguration as the 44th President of the US later this month.

Morris dancing steps ever-closer to extinction

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Morris dancing could be extinct within 20 years because young people are too embarrassed to take part, it has been claimed.

Blair to receive top US civilian award

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Tony Blair will receive America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, next week.

Checks carried out on missing people after severed head found

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Police investigating the discovery of a severed female head are comparing samples from the remains with missing people from all over the country.

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