Mail on Sunday

How Can I Tell Our Girls Daddy Is Being Sent to an American Jail Even Though There's Not a Scrap of Evidence Against Him?

In an exclusive interview, the wife of one of the NatWest Three reveals how his controversial extradition is tearing their family apart and why she believes UK bank chiefs are holding back vital evidence that could clear his name Katie Darby is having her eighth birthday party today, and her parents want it to be special.

Too Much Iron in Her Diet? ; the Week in 60 Seconds

Surgeons in Hanoi removed 119 three-inch nails from the stomach of a 43-yearold woman complaining of severe pains. Linda Walker of Newcastle woke up from a stroke to discover that her Geordie accent had turned Jamaican. Three people were taken to hospital with broken toes caused by kicking footballs filled with concrete left on Berlin pavements by a practical joker.

Lawyer Blair has Betrayed British Justice

I never know whether the Prime Minister tells untruths knowingly or unknowingly. Is he a liar or is he merely ignorant of matters on which he has a duty to have informed himself? Did he really believe that Iraqi weapons of mass destruction could be deployed within 45 minutes? Certainly he is not a master of accurate detail in the way that Margaret Thatcher was. He is a lawyer by profession and yet he makes avoidable mistakes on legal issues.

Quotes of the Week

'When I saw the French coast in the distance I thought, "We're out of the World Cup so Britain needs a cross-dressing comedian to restore its pride."' Little Britain star David Walliams, after his cross-Channel charity swim 'The richest American you've never heard of.' US businessman describing billionaire Philip Anschutz, embroiled in the Dome super- casino row

More Skint Than Mint ; (or How Celebrities, Serious Investors and Even a Tv Business Guru Have Fallen Out with the Controversial Owner of One of London's Hottest New Clubs)

A warm summer evening on Sloane Street in Knightsbridge, and a steady stream of dazzlingly beautiful girls squired by their expensively suited escorts is being waved through the doors of one of London's most exclusive private members' clubs, its location marked only by a discreet nameplate. Inside, along the long softly-lit bar, models mix with moguls and sip vintage champagne. A Hollywood A-lister, due to tread the boards in the West End, lounges in the VIP suite, entertaining his coterie of...

Cowboy Boots, Stetson...And a J.P. Belt ; New Allegations That Dome Boss Gave Lavish Gifts to Prescott

JOHN PRESCOTT faced damaging new allegations last night that he accepted expensive handcrafted gifts a lavish Wild West outfit from the American billionaire who wants to open a super-casino in the Millennium Dome. According to an informed source, the Deputy Prime Minister was presented with a pair of tooled leather boots, a Stetson hat and a belt bearing his initials 'JP' on its silver buckle.

70% Say 'Buffoon' Prescott Should Be Stripped of Powers

VOTERS believe John Prescott is a 'buffoon' who should be stripped of his role as stand-in Prime Minister while Tony Blair is on holiday, an exclusive new poll reveals today. Every summer since Labour came to power, the Deputy Prime Minister has run the country in the absence of the Prime Minister.

Prescott Aides Attended Meetings On Sale of Dome

JOHN PRESCOTT'S claim not to have played a direct role in the sale of the Dome to American billionaire Philip Anschutz was undermined last night with the disclosure that his advisers attended all the critical meetings. His office attempted to rebut the damaging revelation last week that he had chaired the Cabinet subcommittee which approved the shortlist of bidders by saying the selection process was conducted independently by the Government regeneration agency English Partnerships.

Straw Is Lined Up As New Deputy for Pm

JACK STRAW is being lined up to stand in as Deputy Prime Minister should John Prescott be forced to quit. The Commons Leader is expected to be appointed by Tony Blair as a replacement until the party conference in the autumn. An obscure clause in the Labour rule book allows the Prime Minister, with the Cabinet, to pick a new deputy leader if the old one becomes 'permanently unavailable'.

Zara On the Road to Glory (... Thanks to Mike Tindall's Training and Robbie Williams's Singing)

ZARA PHILLIPS has revealed how her rugby star boyfriend Mike Tindall is training her to become a world champion horse rider. In her frankest interview ever, the Queen's granddaughter tells how Tindall is playing a vital role in her efforts to add the world three-day eventing title to her two European gold medals.

Now Cameron Says: We Must Love Hoodies

DAVID CAMERON is to deliver an extraordinary defence of hoodie- wearing yob teenagers, insisting they needed to be loved not locked up. The Conservative leader attacked the decision by Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent to exclude youngsters wearing hooded tops. And in a speech tomorrow, he will say: 'The hoodie is a response to a problem, not a problem in itself.' Mr Cameron will also praise the controversial film Kidulthood, set in his own Notting Hill neighbourhood, which depicts schoolchi...

Labour's Pounds 6,500 'Super Council Tax' Threat to Middle England

A NEW super-tax for expensive homes could be introduced under Labour plans to shake up local government. The controversial proposal likely to provoke a furious backlash from Middle England would create new council tax bands, hitting householders with properties worth Pounds 600,000 and over.

Fury As Goldsmith Refuses a Lifeline for 'Natwest Three'

THE Attorney General was condemned yesterday after rejecting calls for three British bankers allegedly involved in the Enron fraud to be tried in this country rather than extradited to America. Lord Goldsmith said he saw no basis for the Serious Fraud Office to reconsider its decision to leave the case to the US authorities.

Wagageddon! ; It's the End of the World for Football's Party Girls As Fa Bans Them From Tournaments

THE England football team's army of wives and girlfriends has been banned from attending future tournaments after their behaviour at the World Cup. The Wags' endless shopping and bitter spats during their stay in Germany have infuriated Football Association executives smarting over the team's lacklustre performance.

Girls Allowed...But No Autographs

BY TRADITION, wedding invitations simply give the venue and dress code. But pop star Cheryl Tweedy has added an unusual new request no autographs.

Down Home On Resignation Ranch

IT IS an unlikely setting for an international political scandal. Almost a mile above sea level, surrounded by thousands of acres of bleak, featureless prairie, the sleepy agricultural community of Greeley, Colorado, is normally troubled with little more than water restrictions and farmers' markets.

Woman at the Centre of the Dpm's Fight for His Career

AT THE Commons on Wednesday night, as demands for John Prescott to resign grew, the Deputy Prime Minister met four of his closest friends and allies for a 'council of war' to plan his survival strategy. Sports Minister Dick Caborn and Labour MPs Dave Watts and Paul Clark, who have publicly defended Mr Prescott, joined the Deputy Prime Minister for a quiet drink in the Strangers' Bar overlooking the River Thames.

Get Your Beard Grown, You 'Orrible Little Man

THE British Army has abandoned more than a century of military tradition by allowing its soldiers in Afghanistan to grow beards. Troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade embedded in the volatile Helmand Province are being encouraged to flout rules which insist they must wear their hair above the collar and be clean-shaven.

Hundreds Mourn Hero Muslim Soldier

HUNDREDS of mourners paid their last respects yesterday to Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, the first British Muslim soldier to be killed in Afghanistan. More than 400 people crowded into Central Jamia Mosque in Birmingham to bid farewell to the 24-year-old who was born in Pakistan but died fighting for Britain.

Government Bidto Blocktvexpose of Whitehall Splits On Radical Islam

THE Government is attempting to block a damaging television expose of splits in Whitehall over how to tackle the threat of radical Islam, The Mail on Sunday has learned. The Channel 4 documentary uses leaked documents to highlight a growing division between Downing Street and the Foreign Office it says the FO is keen to form links with radical groups, while Downing Street wants a more cautious approach.