function getTopStories(){
		var html = "<p class=\"red\">Top Stories<\/p>"+
"\n"+
"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/uk\/politics\/story.jsp?story=427921\" class=\"black12px\">"+
"\nMinisters accused of threatening BBC chiefs"+
"\n<\/a><\/p>"+
"\n"+
"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/world\/africa\/story.jsp?story=427830\" class=\"black12px\">Carnage as rebel shells hit Liberian church<\/a><\/p>"+
"\n\n"+
"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/europe\/story.jsp?story=427908\" class=\"black12px\">"+
"\nCognac stages a comeback as rappers' drink of choice<\/a><\/p>"+
"\n\n\n\n"+
"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/world\/fisk\/story.jsp?story=427920\" class=\"black12px\">"+
"\nRobert Fisk: Four more US soldiers killed in Iraq's guerilla war<img src=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/img\/furniture\/clickandbuy\/pp.gif\" width=\"24\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\" alt=\"independent portfolio\"><\/a><\/p>"+
"\n"+
"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/uk\/politics\/story.jsp?story=427918\" class=\"black12px\">"+
"\nBlair orders Blunkett to put identity card scheme on hold<\/a><\/p>"+
"\n"+
"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/world\/middle_east\/story.jsp?story=427946\" class=\"black12px\">"+
"\nTrouble mounts for Bush as lethal Iraqi resistance claims more lives<\/a><\/p>"+
"\n\n\n\n";
		return html;
	}//method