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MALAYSIA PRESS-Kulim to take New Britain Palm Oil Ltd private-The Star
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:59pm EDT ---- NOTE: Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their ...
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Scotland must do more to tackle poverty warns Oxfam
Scotland 's poorest neighbourhoods.The charity has accused ministers in successive Scottish and UK governments of failing to combat poverty effectively by putting wealth-creation, consumption and economic growth ahead of ...
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Explosions under London sidewalks investigated
At least five pedestrians have been injured by electrical equipment exploding under London sidewalks since January 2012, officials say. In the most serious case, a woman was burned over about 20 percent of her body by an explosion in the Edgeware Road last year, the Evening Standard reported. Two other women suffered less serious burns in the same blast. Indran Sivarajah told CNN he had a near ...
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Robber who tried to hide his face with clear plastic bag and the top 10 strangest disguises
The hapless thief who raided a petrol station with a see-through plastic bag covering his face is just one of many criminals to don a ridiculous ...
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My escape from war-torn homeland Fabrice Muamba tells his story for World Refugee Day
I had never seen snow until my first day in Britain. I was 11 years old and it was freezing cold. I couldn't speak any English and my family had fled our country, terrified for our lives.The whole way of life here was so different to Zaire, but people were so friendly.And Britain is now my home.I was a refugee, just like 50 million people now across the globe - from Syria to Afghanistan, ...
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Bill Oddie Leave Rolf Harris alone as he only cuddled his secretary
Rolf Harris should be left alone - because all he did was "cuddle his secretary".Rolf, 83, has been questioned by police as part of Operation Yewtree over historical allegations of sexual offences and remains on ...
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Eddy Shah rape trial Former escort tells court media tycoon paid her to work exclusively for him
A former call girl yesterday told a court how media tycoon Eddy Shah paid her thousands of pounds to work exclusively for him.Susan Davies, 53, who is accused of making a 14-year-old girl join in her sex sessions with Shah, first met him in a London hotel.Davies told the Old Bailey trial: "We talked quite a lot. Obviously we had sex."She was "flattered" when he said she ...
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College threatened to exclude girl who accused students of raping her
A girl was threatened with being excluded from college after accusing students of rape, a court heard.The 18-year-old was suspended after speaking to staff about the incident in her campus room. She claims she then got a letter from a senior member of staff warning her she faced "exclusion" for bringing the college into "disrepute by demeaning sexual actions with a group".But ...
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Joss Stone feeling fine again now men who plotted to behead her are in jail
Soul singer Joss Stone yesterday said she was feeling fine again after the "odd" plot by two men to rob her of 1million, decapitate her and throw her body in a river.The star was targeted by "cannabis- smoking layabouts" Kevin Liverpool and Junior Bradshaw, who were convicted of the bizarre conspiracy at their trial in April.But Joss, 26, has put the ordeal behind her. She ...
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New Asbo rules could let yobs off the hook as theyre too expensive police chief warns
Police may be forced to stop punishing anti-social thugs because Government reforms now make it too expensive.Yobs who breach Crime Prevention Injunctions - the new-style Asbos - are dealt with under contempt of court laws, but that can cost 1,500 a time.And Gavin Thomas, the Vice President of the Superintendents' Association, told MPs the bill could deter forces from pursuing yobs who ...
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Devendra Singh murder trial Husband bludgeoned wife to death with elephant statue
A husband battered his wife to death with a 4lb ornamental elephant after she asked him for a divorce, a court heard yesterday.Devendra Singh, 33, hit Charlotte Smith, 42, around the face and head with force that was "off the scale".Philip Bennetts QC, prosecuting, said: "Bone was smashed and shattered."After the attack in September, Singh cleaned the house, near Leek, ...
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Tina Nash attacked by new boyfriend two years after her enraged ex gouged out her eyes
Mum-of-two Tina Nash was left permanently blind by Shane Jenkin in April 2011, in a brutal attack that lasted 12 hours.Tina, 33, had hoped to rebuild her life after 18-stone Jenkin, 34, was jailed for life in a mental health unit last year.However, Tina was the victim of another assault in her home of Penzance, Cornwall, on Sunday, it is claimed.Roland Alli, 32, appeared before magistrates in ...
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Model born with no womb on her dreams of being a mum
When the news broke that the world's first successful womb transplant patient, a Turkish woman called Derya Sert, was pregnant, model Tabitha Taya felt like her emotions were all over the place.Even more so when, weeks later, it was announced that five women were to have womb transplants next year.From the age of 15, 26-year-old Tabitha has known that she will never be able to bear her own ...
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Amanda Knox pictured back in ex-boyfriend’s arms as they face Meredith Kercher murder retrial
student Meredith Kercher .Italy's top judges ruled the possibility that the 21-year-old died during a sex game that went wrong needed to be re-examined.And the move immediately cast doubt on whether the couple should be allowed to be in contact now they have been formally recalled.The pair, along with Knox's mother, spent Tuesday visiting New York together - sparking rumours they have ...
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Environment Secretary urges UK to adopt use of GM crop technology
Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, will officially kick off his campaign to bring genetically modified crops to the UK today by calling on the government, industry and scientists to join forces to convert the public in the face of widespread fear and ...
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Stevens 44-ball ton chases 337
Darren Stevens hit the fastest hundred of the county season from 44 balls under the lights at Canterbury to outshine Sussex's Luke Wright and pilot Kent to a remarkable three-wicket win in the Yorkshire Bank 40. Set to score a mammoth 337 for victory, Kent edged home in a tense finish just before 10.30pm to complete a stunning chase with nine balls to spare. Stevens contributed a ...
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Lesbian couples relationship plans put on hold by Northern Irelands gay adoption ban court hears
A lesbian woman seeking to raise a child with her partner has had their relationship plans put on hold by the ban on gay and unmarried couples adopting in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal heard ...
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Champions Trophy Jonathan Trott’s style is made to measure as England get an easy ride
England swept aside South Africa today to reach the final of the Champions Trophy. It was in every sense a formality, almost from first ball to last, a point that arrived with 75 balls ...
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All aboard the New Bus for London
Boris Johnson's grand replacement for the bendy bus, which will run from Hampstead to Pimlico, was billed as the greenest, cleanest in the world but does it live up to its ...
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Hilton Edinburgh Airport appoints Stuart Cran as new General Manager
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Hilton Edinburgh Airport has appointed hospitality professional Stuart Cran as its new General Manager. In his new role, Cran will manage the day-to-day activities of the hotel, which will include supervision of Hilton Edinburgh Airport's hospitality staff across all areas and divisions including food and beverage, front desk, housekeeping, and conference and ...
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UPDATE 2-Britain to look at RBS split start Lloyds sale soon
Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:48pm EDT By Matt Scuffham and David Milliken LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, Finance Minister George Osborne said on Wednesday, after acknowledging the re-privatisation of RBS remains a long way off. The government is keen to show Britain's ...
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England beat Proteas to reach final
Jonathan Trott hit 82 not out from 84 deliveries on Wednesday as England beat South Africa to reach the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.Joe Root added 48 before being bowled by Jean-Paul Duminy, as England easily chased down their target of 176.Earlier in the day, the England bowlers had torn through the South Africa attack, restricting them to 8-80 in the 23rd over.But they were frustrated by ...
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Mars had oxygen-rich atmosphere a BILLION years before Earth say scientists`
Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere more than a billion years before the Earth, scientists believe.Specimens of surface rock nearly four billion years old have been examined by Nasa's Spirit rover and show the effects of oxygen.In contrast, rocks flung into space from the interior of the planet by volcanoes have reached Earth as meteorites and show no such effects.This suggests oxygen in the ...
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NHS baby deaths cover-up scandal Jeremy Hunt blasted for not naming culprits
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was blasted today for not naming the NHS inspectors who covered up a botched probe into hospital baby deaths. Grieving families are demanding that the staff responsible for the conspiracy are brought to book. But no one involved in the scandal at the Care Quality Commission has been named or sacked. Mr Hunt talked tough after a damning independent report slammed ...
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Britain fails to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
Britain failed to put Hezbollah's militant branch on the European Union's (EU) terror list on Wednesday, as several goverments expressed fears over the move fuelling more violence in the Middle East, diplomats told Reuters. Following an inconclusive meeting on June 4, when the UK pushed for the blacklisting of the Lebanese ...
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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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