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Britain name largest ever Paratriathlon squad for European Championships
Championships, with world champions Steven Judge and Iain Dawson heading the 17-man squad searching for further glory on the international stage. Three reigning European champions in Jane Egan, Charlotte Ellis and Dawson are selected in for the team heading ...
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Britains House of Commons votes to legalize gay marriage in England Wales
UK Britain's House of Commons has voted to legalize gay marriage in England and Wales. British MPs approved the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by 366 votes to 161. The bill will move onto the House of Lords, where it is expected to face opposition.Several Tory MPs spoke out against the bill, which has caused tensions within the party. The Labour and Liberal Democrat leaderships backed ...
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Take disabled sport seriously urges Baroness Grey-Thompson
Seven months after the Prime Minister gave an emotional speech insisting that the Paralympics had transformed perceptions of the disabled in Britain, a former Paralympian has launched a scathing attack on the Government's approach to sport, insisting that fewer disabled children are competing now than in the early ...
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Louis Vuitton travel guides hit London
Luxury travellers looking to add to their collection of coffee table city guides may want to hit bookstores in London, where shelves are now stocked with Louis Vuitton's latest, limited-edition travel books. Illustrated by Japanese artist Natsko Seki, the London guide renders sites like the Tate Modern and Regent's Canal -- sites chosen because they express the "spirit of ...
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Princes Warn Over Barbaric Animal Trade
Prince Charles and Prince William have accused the growing middle class desire for "exotic products" of being the main cause behind a 3,000% increase in illegal wildlife trade. Speaking at a wildlife trafficking conference at St James's Palace, Prince William also highlighted the ignorance of consumers that luxury is often coupled with "barbarity". Addressing ...
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Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Lebanon's Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah and Lebanese flags as they parade during a rally marking the party's Martyrs Day in Beirut's suburbs November 12, 2012. REUTERS/Sharif ...
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Somali U-12 Wins Childrens Football Tournament in London
The Haringey-based Lordship Rec FC has shown a wonder at the London Children's football tournament after its U-12 Somali children won the Enfield council-organised football competition which gathered nearly hundred children's football teams from across London and surrounding areas. The Lordship Rec FC's U-11 children were eliminated in the semi-final, but they were recognised as ...
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Gandhis blood sample fails to sell in Britain
LONDON -; Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough ...
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Grinham prevails in British Squash Open
Queensland's Rachael Grinham has reached the second round of the British Open Squash championship with a hard-fought win over Guyana's Nicolette ...
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Ashford Castle sold to British hotel group
Ashford Castle - the iconic hotel which hosted Oscar Wilde, John Lennon and Ronald Reagan as guests - has been sold to the UK-based Red Carnation Hotel group. The castle in Cong, Co Mayo had been bought for €50m by developer Gerry Barrett in 2007 but was on sale for about half that amount. Receivers Ernst & Young were appointed to sell the property by Lloyds bank after its division ...
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Man arrested in connection with east Belfast murder investigation
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in east Belfast have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Stanley McAuley, 41, was found unconscious in Chamberlain Street on April 14.Police on Tuesday detained the man, aged 48. He is also suspected of withholding information and assisting ...
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Bicester death Mum and dad of toddler Sarah Dahane were involved in bitter custody row
A mum feared to have killed her toddler before fleeing to Kenya was in a bitter custody row with the girl's dad, police revealed today.Angela Whitworth, 40, and her ex Nabil Dahane, 33, were due in court next month over 20-month-old Sarah. Police and social services had also contacted them over non-violent rows.A senior detective investigating the death told the Mirror the cause of death ...
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Video introducing the Xbox One Meet Microsofts new games console
Xbox fans have been eagerly awaiting the announcement from Seattle about what Microsoft has in store for their new console.After Sony's February announcement of the next generation PlayStation, Microsoft have been next to declare their hand with the new-look Xbox.Originally rumoured to be called the 720, Durango or Infinity, the reality was more mundane (and slightly bizarre given its older ...
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Miami Cannibal victim smiling again a year after losing eyes and nose in horrific face-eating attack
'Miami Cannibal' victim Ronald Poppo is finally smiling again.The former homeless man lost both of his eyes, his nose and 80 per cent of his face when he was pounced on by Rudy Eugene.He only survived the horrific Memorial Day attack, on May 28, after police shot dead crazed Eugene, 31, after he would not stop savaging ...
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Pope Francis exorcism video Did Pontiff perform ceremony on boy in wheelchair
Religious experts claim the Pope carried out an "exorcism" on a boy in a wheelchair.Footage from a Roman Catholic TV channel apparently shows Pope Francis gripping the boy's head and pushing him down hard into his chair while reciting a prayer.The youth's mouth is said to have dropped open and he convulsed several times before slumping back in his wheelchair.An exorcism ...
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Ukip foster scandal Council apologises after removing kids from home of party members
Council chiefs have apologised over the removal of three foster children from the home of UKIP members.Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council maintained that the removal of the siblings last November was in their "best interests".But it also said membership of the UK Independence Party was not a valid reason to take foster children from their carers, and the issue was badly ...
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Youngest widow of Afghanistan war determined daughter will know about dads bravery
The youngest widow of the Afghanistan war, who was pregnant when her husband was killed, has spoken out nearly a year on, saying: "He would've been a great dad." Last June Sam Stone, 21, learned her childhood sweetheart Gregg, 20, had been shot dead by the Taliban while trying to free a local policeman. She was pregnant with daughter Grace at the time - and she is determined to ...
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Proud mum of Lance Corporal James Ashworth receives Victoria Cross on behalf of hero son
A proud mother received a Victoria Cross from the Queen on behalf of her hero son who died saving the lives of his comrades in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal James Ashworth, 23, was killed as selflessly stormed a Taliban sniper team which was attacking his platoon. Despite the hail of bullets ahead of him, he broke cover to throw his last grenade. After picking up his posthumous bravery award at ...
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Mr Blobby home prank Honeymoon couple return to find house painted bright pink
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Oklahoma tornado Watch TV weather presenter take cover from twister as he reports on it
A weather presenter reporting on the Oklahoma City tornado had to evaucate his TV studio to take cover from the twister. Viewers of Kansas' KSN-TV were told staff at the station had been urged to get shelter as the huge storm approached. One presenter was seen to dart off screen during his broadcast as he received the message to leave the building. Some employees scrambled to the ...
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Britains inflation falls to 2.4 in April
(MENAFN) Britain's consumer price index (CPI) fell to 2.4 percent in April on annual basis, reported Xinhua News.One of the main reasons that caused this fall is the decline in transport costs, mainly in prices of fuels and airfares, according to The Office for National Statistics (ONS).On the other hand, Britain's retail prices index (RPI), which is another inflation measure, declined ...
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British Royal Mail posts USD612.78m annual profit
(MENAFN) UK's Royal Mail announced that adjusted operating profit more than doubled in the year to March 31, reaching USD612.78 million from USD231.12 million posted in the previous year, reported Reuters.The state-owned company added that it has refocused on parcels, which rose 9 percent in the year, representing nearly half of its revenue.At the end of 2013, Royal Mail is projected to ...
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Hospitals freeze AE targets - because they can’t hit them
Hospitals across Britain have been forced to suspend targets to see accident and emergency patients within four hours because they can no longer cope with demand, doctors and managers have ...
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New York City FC has Manchester City and the New York Yankees as backers but there are still big obstacles
Manchester City and the Yankees have agreed to invest $100m in a new MLS team, New York City FC, but making the 20th team a success will require much ...
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North and Goodwin give Glamorgan the edge
Marcus North and Murray Goodwin hit half centuries as Glamorgan enjoyed the better of the first day's play against Leicestershire in their LV= County Championship Division Two game at Grace Road. Put into bat on a damp, cloudy morning, Glamorgan reached 256 for 5 before bad light brought an early end to the day with 5.2 overs remaining. North scored 68 and Goodwin 57 to turn things ...
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