Nightmare at Nou Camp Spanish press stunned by Barcelona's shock exit

The Spanish press were reflecting on Barcelona's shock exit from the Champions League against Chelsea, pointing out the Catalans' bad luck and the 'three darkest days' of coach Pep Guardiola's four-year reign.The holders looked to be on course to overturn their 1-0 semi-final first-leg deficit when...

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police hunt for Michael Brown's missing millions

British police are still trying to trace £18m allegedly stolen by the Liberal Democrats' fugitive donor Michael Brown, who is expected to be extradited to Britain within the next 10 days. Brown, 46, was in a holding cell near Madrid airport on Sunday, having been deported from the Dominican Republic, where he had been on the run from UK authorities for three years. Brown, who gave £2.4m to the Liberal...

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Donaldson enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Marbella and Tenerife, trafficking accused found hiding in loft with £70k in cash

 A SUSPECTED drug trafficker was found by police hiding in a farmhouse loft in Scotland with a bag stuffed with £70,000, a Spanish court was told last week. Ian Donaldson, 32, is accused of helping fund an international drugs ring smuggling cocaine and speed from Spain to Scotland The former amateur racing driver – who drove a Lamborghini with the distinctive Lambo 88 plate – was tracked down...

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Wayne Rooney launches phone-hacking claim

Wayne Rooney and England rugby union World Cup winner Matt Dawson are among the new wave of high-profile figures suing Rupert Murdoch's News International over alleged News of the World phone hacking. The England and Manchester United football star, his agent Paul Stretford, Dawson, now a BBC rugby commentator and Question of Sport team captain, actor James Nesbitt and Sir John Major's former daughter-in-law,...

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Manchester City prepare £16m bid for Athletic Bilbao star Ander Herrera

 City’s football administration officer Brian Marwood was joined by the club’s Spanish scout Rob Newman on Wednesday night to run the rule over Herrera as he played for 61 minutes in Athletic’s 2-2 draw with Granada. BLUE MOON RISING 6/1 Manchester City are 10/3 with William Hill to win the Premier League this season. The 22-year-old has been tracked for months by City and also caught the...

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They said it would never be broken. Telmo Zarra's record of 38 league goals in a Spanish season stood from 1951 to 1990

 They said it would never be broken. Telmo Zarra's record of 38 league goals in a Spanish season stood from 1951 to 1990, when it was equalled by Hugo Sanchez, and subsequently remained in place for 21 more years. But now one of La Liga's longest-standing marks has been smashed - not just once but twice. And not just by one player, but two.  SportingMessi goes ahead of CR7 in Golden Shoe...

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Full-back Fabio Da Silva will leave Manchester United on loan next season

 Full-back Fabio Da Silva will leave Manchester United on loan next season, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed. The 21-year-old Brazilian has made one Premier League appearance in 2012 despite starting last year's Champions League final defeat by Barcelona. Manchester United loanees David Beckham joined Preston North End on loan in 1995. Current England and United striker Danny Welbeck enjoyed...

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Thousands of British expats are on the brink of losing everything after being duped by unscrupulous financial advisers.

 The cowboys have persuaded thousands of  our vulnerable pensioners — many in their 80s and 90s — to give up huge stakes of their property in exchange for investments that will never make a penny. The schemes are often sold by rogue financial advisers who exploit weak consumer laws on ...

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Easter airport 'gridlock' warning

 Airlines have warned the Home Secretary that Britain "risks gridlock" at airports including Heathrow and Gatwick over the Easter break due to staff shortages. More than 370,000 passengers will leave Heathrow airport between Good Friday and Easter Monday, and 200,000 will pass through Gatwick. A spokesman for Heathrow owner BAA told the Daily Telegraph: "Immigration waiting times during peak...

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New info about statin safety affects millions

U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new safety information about these cholesterol-lowering drugs that are prescribed to millions of Americans to lower the risk of heart disease. If you're among them, you should understand what the FDA's new guidance means for your health. "Before anyone gets too concerned, you should know that statins are so widely used because they have a long track record...

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Why don't GPS warn you that statins can harm your memory?

John Holliday had been on a higher 40mg dose of cholesterol pills for only a few weeks when he started to lose his concentration. ‘I’d be watching TV and suddenly find myself unable to follow the plot of a drama,’ says John, 52, a telecoms project manager who lives in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, with his wife Jill, 51, and their two children Adam, 20, and Emma, 16. ‘I’d have to read the same page of...

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