11.   This week, Ali G lookalike Gavin Burtenshaw hit the headlines for reasons too dull to mention.

12.   A former priest, he hit the headlines as secretary and then chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

13.   A former television presenter who hit the headlines amid claims he was the Son of God has embarked on a lecture tour to set the record straight.

14.   STOCKS and shares have been hitting the headlines recently as FTSE has been hitting record levels.

15.   Hitting the headlines again, Connors was one of the many businesses affected in the Bangor and Portadown bombs this year.

16.   Lt Col Bob Stewart, the Cheshires colourful commanding officer whose marital rift hit the headline last month, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

17.   He has hit the headlines through his efforts to bring sick Eastern European children to Britain for key operations.

18.   SureStyle Windows, which has called in the receivers, hit the headlines after revelations about the hard-sell tactics of its NorthEast sales staff.

19.   His money problems have hit the headlines with almost metronomic regularity as one institution after another issued writs to try to ensure payment of unpaid bills.

20.   Two pioneering developments in toothpaste tubes have hit the headlines recently -- an all plastics laminate tube from Betts and a five-layer co-extruded product from Thatcher.