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Disappointment over no change to Belfast parade ruling
The Ulster Unionist Party has expressed disappointment at the decision of the Parades Commission last night not to amends it’s determination on Friday night’s Tour of the North parade. The commission met for a number of hours on Wednesday night to discuss its decision to place a number of restrictions on the annual parade in north Belfast.The parading body initially issued a ruling ...
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Rhoose school car crash Children injured after vehicle overturns outside primary in south Wales
The car is though to have lost control and overturned as children crossed the road near to Rhws Primary School in Rhoose at around 8.50am this ...
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Nigella Lawson photos Battered wifes open letter to TV chef after shock pictures
But, after 70-year-old Saatchi accepted a caution for assault, friends and family are reported to be urging the celebrity chef to think again about going back to her ...
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James Gandolfini died on boys trip with teenage son after suffering heart attack in hotel bathroom
The 51-year-old actor is believed to have collapsed in a bathroom of his Rome hotel while at dinner with 13-year-old Michael and his ...
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British Olympic rowing champion Hosking retires aged 27
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King to get life peerage
Mervyn King will retire from Threadneedle Street on 30 June after a decade at the helm, and will become a member of the House of Lords after his nomination by the prime minister for his "significant public service".King joined the Bank as a non-executive director in 1990 during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, and subsequently served as executive director, chief economist, and ...
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Petrol bombs thrown at Belfast home
It happened in the Kells Avenue area of west Belfast on Wednesday night.It's understood after a hearing a loud noise outside her home, a woman found the burning remains of suspected petrol bombs.One of the devices was discovered at the door of her home.There were no reports of any injuries or of any damage caused.Police are appealing for anyone with information to come ...
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Qatada could step closer to extradition with UK days away from ratifying treaty
The UK parliamentary process of ratifying the treaty, expected to be completed by Friday, has already had the agreement approved by the King of Jordan and the Jordanian parliament in their country.To complete the process the treaty will have to be published in the Jordanian government's official gazette and a number of ratification instruments must be exchanged.The agreement was unveiled by ...
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South Wales School Car Crash Several Casualties
A car has overturned outside a primary school in South Wales, leaving a number of casualties including children and adults. An air ambulance is at the scene of the "very serious" accident at Rhoose Primary School, in Fontygary Road, with "multiple casualties" reported. Lucy Short, from Bro Radio, spoke to Sky News from the scene and said she understood there were eight ...
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Theres something quite unpleasant going on Nigel Farage confronted for second time on visit to Scotland ahead of Donside by-election
From 'tired and emotional' to Nigel Farage's lunchtime pint: The wheels of Westminster democracy have always been well lubricated by ...
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DealBook British Banks to Raise Extra $21 Billion in Capital
LONDON - British authorities on Thursday called on five of the country's largest banks to raise a combined 13.4 billion ($20.7 billion) in extra capital by the end of the year to protect against future financial shocks.The demands form part of attempts by the Prudential Regulatory Authority, a British regulator, to strengthen the capital reserves of British lenders after many suffered major ...
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London Markets Miners hurt in London after weak China data
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. stocks were hit hard on Thursday, as mining firms dropped after weak factory data from China and banks declined on a report the sector needs to plug a multibillion-pound capital ...
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Britains high society playground
Royal Ascot: In numbers245 private viewing boxes400 VIP helicopters1,000 visitors' limousines51,000 bottles of champagne174,000 pints of beer5,000 kilograms of salmon2,050 lobsters8,000 Angus steaks"You turn left for the expensive end of things -- the Royal Enclosure and the grandstands' snootier reaches -- or right for economy class, which is epitomized by the Silver Ring. "Behind the velvet ...
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UPDATE 1-Rebound in UK retail sales signals solid second quarter
Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:37am EDT * Sales post biggest rise since Feb, up 2.1 pct on month * Data eases urgency for more central bank stimulus * Economists raise doubts over durability of growth By Olesya Dmitracova and David Milliken LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - British retail sales bounced back much more than expected in May, adding to evidence of accelerating economic growth in the second quarter ...
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Richard Reade Drops from Lake Wales City Manager Candidacy
Human Resources Director Sandra Davis said Reade called Wednesday to give notice that he had taken a job from another city and no longer wanted to be considered for Lake Wales city manager.Calls to Reade for comment were not immediately returned Wednesday.Previously, he said he always enjoyed his time in Polk County and was looking forward to returning and giving Lake Wales some of the ...
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Video Why these startups are staying in London Ont.
It may not be considered a hotbed for startups, but with its burgeoning population and wealth of top-tiered academic institutions, including the Richard Ivey School of Business, London, Ont. has become the city of choice for many startups. In this video, we asked young entrepreneurs why they decided to start a business in this Southwestern Ontario ...
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In Pictures The Globe hosts Young Entrepreneurs Night in London
Report on Small Business hosted a Young Entrepreneurs Night on Thursday May 23, 2013 at Joe Kool's in London, Ont. The networking event featured a group of early stage small-business owners, and students who aspire to be entrepreneurs upon ...
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Meet the talented young entrepreneurs of London Ont.
Report on Small Business recently hosted a Young Entrepreneurs Night at Joe Kool's in London, Ont. The networking event featured a group of early stage small-business owners, and students who aspire to be entrepreneurs upon graduation. Below are the profiles of 10 entrepreneurs and students, as well as photos and video taken at the event. Double-tap on the profile pictures on your mobile ...
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Pietersen to return for England
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is poised for a return to international cricket in the second Twenty20 match against New Zealand after a long layoff with injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.The ECB named a 14-man squad for the two-match series at The Oval in London on June 25 and 27, with Middlesex's Eoin Morgan captaining the side."Kevin Pietersen, who ...
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BRIEF-Skanska wins London contract worth about 1.1 bln SEK
STOCKHOLM, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:18am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 20 (Reuters) - Skanska AB : * Wins commercial design and construction contract in the city of London, worth GBP 109 m, about SEK 1.1 ...
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PM could not have done a better PR job for Northern Ireland
Prime Minister David Cameron could not have done a better PR job for Northern Ireland when he spoke about how beautiful it is, how warm hearted the people are and how impressed everyone has been, Northern Ireland Tourism boss Alan Clarke has said. Mr Clarke, ...
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No proof in US British French data on use of chemical arms by Syria
ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - There is no proof in the U.S., British and French data on the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Rossiya-24 television channel on Thursday. "American experts arrived to us and British and French experts presented their analysis. We’ve found nothing in their data what can be criticised," the ...
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Pietersen in Englands T20 squad
Kevin Pietersen is set to make a surprise return to England duty in the second of next week's two Twenty20 matches against New Zealand at the Oval.Pietersen, who has been out of cricket with a knee injury since March, is first expected to make his comeback for Surrey against Yorkshire at Headingley in a County Championship match which starts tomorrow.But the England and Wales Cricket Board ...
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Edinburgh international book festival announces 2013 lineup
Life and work of Iain Banks to be honoured at 30th festival, with Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman also featuring in two-week event partnered by the ...
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Pietersen Named in England Twenty20 Squad
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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