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Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson
Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...
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Pensioner on mobility scooter rams into mums and children
A hit-and-run mobility scooter driver who rammed a group of mums and children is being hunted by police.Jeanette Woodcock, 29, and two friends were walking on the pavement with their children when an elderly man came up behind them on a battery-powered scooter.He drove into the group, forcing them against metal bars and pushing over a buggy with a boy inside.Jeanette's son Blake, 15, cut ...
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School reunion shock Pupils stunned as friend they mourned comes back from the dead
It is always a surprise to see how old school mates have turned out, but one group really got a shock - when their reunion was organised by a friend they thought was dead.Mum-of-two Christine Greenslade, 66, was keen to meet up with her old pals after moving away in her late teens. But when she started phoning them, she was greeted with stunned silence.A newspaper had announced her death more ...
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Suffragette Emily Davison DIDNT plan to die in Epsom Derby protest documents reveal
The suffragette mown down by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby is an iconic image of the women's movement.But it has been claimed Emily Davison did not intend to be a martyr for her cause.Biographer Maureen Howes was given access to private family records and found a letter with Emily's return rail ticket. It showed she was heading to Paris after the race to care for a ...
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Ginger Baker At home with the most terrifying man in music
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Big cats and dogs Pictures of dachshund who is best friends with lion
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Drug dealers Second World War tank in garden seized by police and sold on eBay
A replica Second World War tank was found in the back garden of a drug dealer's home that was raided by police.Officers were stunned to discover the two-tonne armoured vehicle when they investigated David Barrett for his part in a heroin and amphetamines plot.The 46-year-old was jailed for 13 years after being convicted of trying to flood Nottingham with drugs.The SDKFZ 222 German ...
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Tory minister bans nurses from meeting discussing shortage of nurses
Health minister Dan Poulter banned nurses from a meeting about unsafe staffing levels after they spoke publicly about the problem.The Tory - himself a doctor - snubbed the Safe Staffing Alliance group which released damning evidence that hospital patients were being put at risk because of a lack of nursing staff.Lib Dem MP Andrew George, who set up the meeting, said Dr Poulter contacted him less ...
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Woolwich attack Gang member and drug dealer Michael Adebowale was radicalised in jail at 17
terror suspects accused of butchering soldier Lee Rigby was radicalised in Britain's most notorious youth jail.Ex-gang member Michael Adebowale is believed to have developed his warped views while in Feltham young offender institution where he was serving a sentence for drug-dealing.Richard Reid, who tried to blow up a plane with a "shoe bomb" and Jermaine Grant, currently being ...
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Woolwich attack suspect Michael Adebolajo was asked to spy for MI5
soldier Lee Rigby was asked to spy for MI5, a friend claimed yesterday.Michael Adebolajo, 28, bragged he was approached to turn informant six months ago but refused.His pal Abu Nusaybah wrote on Twitter: "Did u ...
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Prince Harry pictured shopping at discount store TK Maxx
like Prince Harry has been taking tips from his style-savvy sister-in-law and has decided to pick up a few designer bargains.The 28-year-old was spotted shopping for half an hour in the TK Maxx branch in Kensington High Street, Central London, last week, spending 160 on a T-shirt, hoody and an iPhone case.Not exactly cheap, but thanks to TK Maxx offering 60% discounts, it was a fraction of the ...
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Woolwich attack opinion If you hate Britain then let me show you the exit door
ITV One man died in Woolwich but his lonely death stuns our collective consciousness with the same terrible power as the mass murder of July 7, 2005, when 52 innocent people died, and more than 700 were horribly injured.We recoil as we did when the towers came down on 9/11 and 3,000 innocent men, women and children died.We shrink back with horror because here is evidence of how much we are ...
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Woolwich attack Proud family of fallen soldier Lee Rigby pay tribute to their hero warrior
Only the hardest of hearts could hold back tears today as the devastated family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby paid proud tribute to their hero warrior.Lee's mum Lyn and wife Rebecca wept uncontrollably as stepdad Ian Rigby read the last text Lyn had received from him.It read: "Goodnight mum, I hope you had a fantastic day today because you are the most fantastic, one in a million mum ...
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Zoo worker mauled by tiger in Cumbria dies
Police said Sarah McClay was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken to Preston Royal Infirmary hospital where she was said to be in a "serious" condition.Cumbria Police said the animal was later securely locked in its enclosure and there had not been any risk to the public.The wildlife park closed early following the attack, as officials ...
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How long can the Keep Calm trend carry on
While various theories exist as to what that figure might represent or where it might have originated, barely anyone knew or cared about its history as they scribbled it on a desk or a wall. It was just a thing.A thing they'd seen other people draw, and now they were going to draw it, too. It was a cultural oddity that lasted decades, but eventually, slowly, it died out - in the same way we ...
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The man who built Brum A lament for the demise of John Madins Brutalist Birmingham
My palms are pressed against Birmingham Central Library's rough exterior, but my mind is elsewhere - sifting through memories of kisses and fights. In a recurring dream, I'm the silent spectator watching a blonde-haired heroine wake up at spots around Birmingham where modernism was at its wildest - a grassy roundabout overlooked by tower blocks, underneath a flyover. Mostly that ...
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The Conversation Natalie Bennett Green Party leader
If you'd told me five years ago that this was where I'd be now I would have been absolutely astonished. I joined the party on 1 January 2006 as a New Year's resolution. I looked at the state of the worldand thought this is getting frighteningly bad, I should do something. So more or less on a whim I joined the Green ...
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G4S wins contract to provide service to rape victims
G4S, the controversial private security company which last week ousted its chief executive nearly a year after it failed to provide enough security guards for the London 2012 Olympics, is to run services providing counselling for victims of rape and sexual ...
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Pressure grows on Government to outlaw ‘zero hours’ contracts as it is revealed Parliament uses them too
The Government is under pressure to outlaw "zero hours" contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or ...
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Man Held On Suspicion Of Terror Offences
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences, Scotland Yard has revealed. The man was detained at 9.30pm on Friday by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command. He is being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The man has been taken to a south London police station, where he ...
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After the flood From Haiti to Britain one man has captured the devastation of our increasingly deluged lands
He has, however, been absorbed with an ongoing photographic project, zooming in on one aspect of climate change: flooding. Mendel's series, Drowning World, not only shows the effect of flooding on communities, but also encompasses traditional portraiture, and explores the often striking visuals such huge influxes of water produce.The floods in Yorkshire in 2007 started him off down this ...
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‘Joke’ prompts British jets to divert airliner carrying 300 from Pakistan
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft is seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. REUTERS/ Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW ...
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Fitch Affirms Wales West Utilities Senior Secured Debt
Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...
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Video Britain braces for possible copycat terror attacks
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after the savage slaying of a young soldier. His grieving widow spoke Friday of their ...
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London 2012 Paralympic star Dias smashes world record ahead of World Championships
The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) ...
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