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Cannes Film Festival 2013 British filmmaker Paul Wright makes waves with directorial debut For Those in Peril
British talent is thin on the ground at this year's Cannes festival, but one first-time feature film director, from a small village in Scotland, has been making ...
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British millionaire sexually assaulted young woman on Bondi Beach and told her his wealth would protect him court told
A British millionaire whose company specialises in loans for people with poor credit ratings told a woman he is accused of sexually assaulting in Australia that his wealth would protect him, a court in Sydney has ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford greatest hits The politician who makes London Mayor Boris look like John Major in comparison
Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, is so ridiculous that even London's zip-wiring, pond-falling, wiff-waffing Mayor Boris Johnson looks like John Major in ...
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Nationwide plans to issue new loss-absorbing debt
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, plans to issue a new form of so-called loss-absorbing debt in order to bolster its capital position. Loss-absorbing debt is used by financial companies ...
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British man appears in French court over death of his children
A British man accused of killing his two children appeared in court in the French city of Lyon on Monday to be formally put under investigation - the equivalent of being charged - for the murders.The judge ordered Julian Stevenson, 47, to be held in custody after he reportedly admitted to police that he had slit his children's throats during their first unaccompanied custody visit, but did ...
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Imran Khan holds London-based rival responsible for Pakistani politicians murder – video
Imran Khan 'holds responsible' London-based MQM leader Altaf Hussain of the murder of Zahra Hussain, vice-president for Khan's party. The female politician was gunned down outside her home in Karachi on Saturday, sparking outcry among supporters of Khan's party, PTI, who claim Hussain threatened its supporters in a speech from London. A spokesman for MQM has accused Khan of ...
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Gay marriage law strains UK Camerons leadership government
Civilly-partnered gay couple Tony (L) and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, of Chelmsford, Essex pose near the Houses of Parliament in London February 5, ...
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7 horses test positive for steroids say British horseracing officials
7 more horses test positive for steroids, including the 2012 St Leger winner Encke. Mahmood Al Zarooni was banned from horse racing after 11 horses in his stable tested positive for ...
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British priest sexually abused children during 1960s and 1970s
A retired Anglican priest in London has been convicted on 36 separate counts of sex abuse against children, which occurred during the 1960s and ...
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Rodwell called up by England
Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has been called into the England squad for the forthcoming friendy against Republic of Ireland. The 22-year-old has endured an injury-plagued debut campaign with City, but returned for the last month of the season and scored both goals in the Blues 3-2 defeat by Norwich yesterday. Rodwell has two caps, both in friendlies, although he has not played for ...
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Major British Businesses Publicly Reject Withdrawal from EU
London, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The chief executives at 19 large British firms signed a letter released today, rejecting the plans to prepare the withdrawal of this country from the European Union (EU) in reaction to advancing Euro-skepticism here. If the United Kingdom does not join with the EU it risks losing income of up to 92 billion pounds sterling annually (about 108.5 billion euros), said ...
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Burrell and Myler called by England
Northampton Saints backs Luther Burrell and Stephen Myler will join England for their tour to South America next month. Uncapped pair Burrell, 25, and Myler, 28, have been called up following injuries to Alex Goode (shoulder) and Joel Tomkins (ankle) that have ruled the Saracens pair out of the Barbarians game and the tour which includes matches against a CONSUR XV in Montevideo, Uruguay ...
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Nigel Evans office at House of Commons raided after sexual assault claims from third man
Police have raided the Commons office of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans after reports that a third man has claimed to have been sexually assaulted by the Tory MP.Detectives investigating allegations against Mr Evans seized "parliamentary material" during the searches carried out yesterdayThe Ribble Valley MP was arrested in his Lancashire constituency a fortnight ago and questioned for 12 ...
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Rolf Harris given standing ovation by loyal fans at
first live show since his arrest , loyal fans gave him a standing ovation and displayed banners offering their support.The delighted 83-year-old told 1,800 supporters: "I would like to thank you. What would I do without you?"You've no idea what this means - for you all to turn up with such support and such enthusiasm."The return to stage for the Aussie favourite comes just ...
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Jon Bon Jovi reveals daughters drugs nightmare It was my worst moment as a father
He was fast asleep when the call came. The phone by Jon Bon Jovi's bed ringing at 2am, bringing the kind of news every parent dreads.His teenage daughter Stephanie was calling from hospital.First she calmly insisted: "I'm all right", but any relief was short-lived as she went on to tell her devastated rocker dad she had overdosed on heroin."It was horrible, a horrible ...
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Former England Squash chair Wooldridge confirmed as European Squash Federation President
May 20 - Zena Wooldridge, former chair of England Squash, has been elected as the new President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) to become the second female leader in the continental governing body's 40-year history. Wooldridge (pictured top), who is also the sport's technical delegate at the International University Sports Federation (FISU), was the youngest female England ...
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British Shooting double trap coach Coley announces retirement
May 20 - Ian Coley has announced that he will be retiring from his role as double trap coach for British Shooting following a successful London 2012 Olympics that saw Peter Wilson take gold for Team GB. Under the guidance of Coley, Wilson produced a stunning display to take victory in the men's double trap event at last summer's Games, despite being the youngest competitor in the ...
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Belfast bookies fail in court bid to block rivals shop extensions
A man arrested at the scene of a £200,000 cannabis factory claimed he was only there to carry out concreting work, the High Court heard ...
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Dracula to be filmed in Northern Ireland
Dissident attacks are likely to occur in Northern Ireland during the G8 summit despite the presence of thousands of extra police officers, the commander of the security operation has ...
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Two lifeguards arrested over Sharm-el-Sheikh holiday drowning of British five-year-old Chloe Johnson
Two lifeguards have been arrested over the death of five-year-old girl who drowned on holiday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, her parents said ...
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Russia wants Interpol to impose All Points Bulletin on British hedge fund boss Bill Browder
Russia has applied to Interpol to monitor the travel and whereabouts of a British hedge fund boss wanted by Moscow who is at the heart of a diplomatic stand-off over the alleged killing of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei ...
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April Jones trial I could have burnt the body says Mark Bridger
Mark Bridger, 47, also said he would have been "lynched" if he had been seen taking the five-year-old out of his car, Mold Crown Court heard. The jury in Bridger's trial were hearing transcripts of his police interviews for a third day, read to the court by Paul Hobson, prosecuting, and interviewing officer Detective Constable Louise Thomas. Mr Hobson also read a statement from ...
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Tories reject Feldman probe calls over swivel-eyed loons row
The Conservative Party board has rejected a call for an investigation into whether Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed ...
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Labour in bid to rescue gay marriage bill amid fears over wrecking amendment
Labour today launched a bid to save a Government bill to legalise gay marriage, amid fears that a "wrecking amendment" extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the ...
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April Jones Bridger Denies Sexual Assault
The man accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police he "most certainly did not" sexual assault her, a court has heard. The jury in the trial of Mark Bridger has been hearing transcripts of interviews he had with police after he was arrested for April's murder. When asked whether he had acted with a sexual motive, Bridger said that "this was not the case at ...
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