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Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo
This Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo released by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows a gorilla baby. The gorilla baby was born Thursday at the zoo and will be joining 16 other of the large primates. (AP Photo/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Grahm S. ...
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Harry Hankinson Britains most convicted man clocks up offences 500 and 501
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British wrestling legends Whatever happened to the lords of the ring
Mick McManus died on Wednesda y aged 93.With a fanbase of millions as a long-term star of ITV's World of Sport in the 1960s and 1970s, McManus was a true star of the era.Such was his popularity that he counted The Beatles, former Prime Minister Sir John Major and even the Duke of Edinburgh among his friends.Along with Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, he was a household name when the sport had ...
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Labour should prepare for Lib Dem coalition in 2015 former minister Lord Adonis warns
Labour should prepare now for a possible joint government with the Lib Dems, ex-Cabinet minister Lord Adonis has warned.The former Transport Secretary suggested another hung parliament was likely and added that preparing for an alliance was "part and parcel of being serious about power".Speaking at the launch of his book, Five Days in May, on the formation of the Coalition in 2010, he ...
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Proof Michael Gove is bottom of the class
Aha! Here it is: the proof that Michael Gove is definitely dunce material with his constant spouting that literacy standards slipped over the Labour years.Here's what Man Utd legend Ryan Giggs wrote when he was asked to describe a game in which he thought he played badly: "I got marked out the game and I must of kicked the ball about twice".Giggs, around 18 at the time, must ...
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Woolwich attack opinion Angel who was shining light amid darkness
As a young girl I was proud to be a Brownie. And not just any old Brownie. After years of pledging 'my duty to God, to Brown Owl and to others' every Tuesday night, I was appointed a Sixer.Which meant I was a leader Brownie. Leader of the Pixies, as it happens, with aspirations to be Tawny Owl one day. Ahem. And then, when I was 11, I progressed to the Girl Guides, before, rather ...
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British zoo worker mauled to death by tiger
File picture of a Sumatran tiger. A British zoo worker was mauled to death by a tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness, northwest England. (AFP PHOTO/CARL ...
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Two Arrested After Gun Threat At Hospital
Two people have been arrested following reports of a man with a gun at Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester. Officers said they were called to the hospital at around 9.20pm on Friday. When they arrived they found a man who had made threats to staff. No one was injured during the incident. In a statement, police said: "The man was detained and a firearm was recovered. "A ...
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For weeks killers hunted for soldiers
Woolwich killers , both British men of Nigerian origin, went out hunting for soldiers in weeks before the attack in the same area. According to 46-year-old Paul Ramsamy, the pair confronted him after apparently mistaking him for a soldier because he was wearing combat trousers and boots. The incident took place in Greenwich as Ramsamy walked home. The father of two said the ...
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Another scare in Britain
british soldier killed in that act of terrorism on a london street. lee rigby's anguished family members including his widow described him as a devoted son and father. the two murder suspects shot after rushing at police remain hospitalized. two women who were arrested on suspicion to commit murder have been released without charge. and another scare in britain today aboard a flight from ...
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British faith leaders unite in condemnation of Woolwich terrorist murder
British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Islam was "perverted" by the two men who were shot by police in the wake of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ...
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Anthony Hilton Britain’s malaise will last for a while but at least it’s better than Japan
I remember a conversation with Paul Fisher in his office deep in the bowels of the Bank of England one day last summer when he said Japan was still struggling after 20 years to get back on its feet following its financial crash so we should not expect too much too soon from the United ...
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Outspoken fund manager Andy Brough joins the ranks of UKIP
Andy Brough, who manages Schroders' 1.4 billion mid-cap fund, is understood to have joined Nigel Farage's party after growing weary with the coalition and European attacks on the City. The outspoken 52-year-old has worked at Schroders since 1983 and is one of the industry's longest-serving figures. News of his support of UKIP will come as a timely boost for Farage after a group of ...
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LS Lowry and his legacy The matchstick man is back in vogue at last as Tate Britain showcases first retrospective of Manchester’s controversial painter
What is the problem with the painter LS Lowry? To the public there is none at all. Well recognised in his lifetime, the Royal Academy retrospective a few months after his death in 1976, aged 88, drew record crowds. If the prices fetched at auction and the number of postcards are anything to go by, his stock has remained high ever since. There is something about his urban landscapes of ...
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Woolwich suspects friend arrested after appearing on Newsnight
MI5 agents.Abu Nusaybah told BBC's Newsnight that Adebolajo was arrested by Kenyan authorities while studying in a village in the country last year. After refusing to answer questions, Adebolajo was told that he was "not in the UK" and was then, he claimed, sexually assaulted. On his return, "he became more reclined [sic], less talkative. He wasn't his bubbly self," ...
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Holidaymakers risk big medical bills
47% of holidaymakers believe the EHIC gives them free emergency medical care anywhere in Europe and 6% believe cardholders get free medical repatriation, says research from ...
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Westfield says GP access is a problem
49% of patients want to see their GP surgery's opening hours extended to include more convenient times, with more early morning, evening or weekend opening, according to a new survey by Westfield ...
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Bupa opens new dental centre in Holborn
Bupa has opened a new dental centre in the heart of Holborn, London, as part of its plan to become one of the country's leading dental ...
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Customer satisfaction at the heart of Engage Mutual
Engage Mutual's commitment to outstanding customer service has again been recognised by an annual customer satisfaction survey that compares performance across the life insurance ...
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Keeping your teeth healthy without seeing a dentist
There is no longer be a need to see a dentist before seeing a dental hygienist or dental therapist for your care, whether you are treated on the NHS or ...
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England Wales Bishops Host Scripture Conference
Bishop Brignoll: Giving People Confidence in the Word So As to Proclaim ItBy Ann SchneibleROME, April 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A conference aiming to promote a deeper understanding of sacred Scripture among the Catholic community in England and Wales concluded last week in Durham, England."The Word of the Lord" sponsored by the Bishops' Conference for England and Wales, focused ...
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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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London bike sharing a success
London in July of 2010 became one of over 44 cities in the world to introduce an aspect of communal consumerism into its public transport system with the implementation of a bike-sharing network and just ten weeks later had recorded over 1 million trips taken, proving the initiative to be feasible and sustainable.
Bike-sharing has been around since as early as the 1960s when the first community bike-sharing scheme was introduced in the Netherlands, but it lacked formal sharing systems and was overly-reliant on the good nature of the public, leading to mass theft, which ultimately destroyed the system. Read more
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