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Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears
LONDON (AP) -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into ...
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Video Raw Aftermath of deadly attack in London
Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were ...
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UK Ambassador Britain and San Diego benefit from special partnership
It is a real privilege to be visiting San Diego for the first time since I became the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States last year. And it's appropriate to be here in the week leading up to Memorial Day, when attention is duly given to the sacrifices made in battle by military men and ...
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Woolwich beheading analysis MI5s worst nightmare has come true
this kind of attack does not come as a surprise . The next horrific fact we have to face is that it may not be a one-off as al-Qaeda loyalists strive for big, spectacular killings. In fact, MI5 and police Counter Terror Command have known that something as specific as a beheading - preferably in public - has been suggested before. In 2006, there was a plot by a Birmingham terror cell to ...
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Groom jailed for looting the club that hosted his wedding reception
A groom locked up for looting the club where his wedding was held will become a dad in jail.Christopher Richards, 25, usher George Taylor and two others stole booze, computers and DVDS worth nearly 23,000 and caused 24,000 in damage during the burglary.Just six months earlier, kind-hearted club boss Catherine Murphy gave him and partner Bridie Sparks a half-price champagne buffet as the couple ...
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Royal Troon golf club wants to build giant sand dune to hide caravan site from view
A posh golf club wants to build a massive mound of sand to hide a nearby caravan site from view. The bid by Royal Troon to create the 500ft-long 13ft-high dune between the course and Prestwick Holiday Park has been branded snobbish. Furious park owner Arthur McKay says it is designed to mask caravans from wealthy golfers and worldwide TV audiences during the 2016 Open and will block treasured ...
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Oklahoma tornado Inside the school that took full force of killer twister
Little more than 24 hours earlier the children of Tower Plaza Elementary school were sat at these desks eagerly waiting for the bell to signal the end of another day in class.As Oklahomans - or Okies as they are known - each and every one of them were not just taught how to read and write.On entering first grade aged five or six, pupils here are trained to look up, recognise the tint of green in ...
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Julian Stevenson Mum of two kids killed by their British dad in France inconsolable
the first photo of the pair was released .Mathew Stevenson, 10, and little sister Carla, five, were found dead on Saturday, by mum Stephanie Morlet at the home of ex-husband Julian, 47, in Lyon. The youngsters' throats had been slit.Ms Morlet, divorced from Stevenson after walking out of a violent marriage three years ago, hid her tears behind sunglasses at the ...
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Shih Tzu puppy swallows lolly stick almost as long as her entire body
A Shih Tzu puppy was saved by vets after she swallowed a lolly stick which was almost the length of her entire body Lady, who is 15 months old, refused to eat and began to act unusually after swallowing the four-and-a-half inch stick, which got stuck in her stomach. Her owner Sarah Anderson suspected something was wrong, and took Lady to the PDSA PetAid hospital in Old Trafford, Greater ...
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Gary Speeds dad comforted by sporting progress of tragic Wales managers sons
The heartbroken father of football star Gary Speed has told how backing the sporting ambitions of his grandsons has helped him cope.Speaking 18 months after the tragic Wales football manager hanged himself, Roger, 70, said that Gary's teenage boys, Ed and Tom, were "keeping me going".And he spoke of his pride when footballer Ed, 15, got his first cap for Wales Under-16s two weeks ...
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The King and Spy Edward VIIIs phone calls were bugged in abdication crisis top secret documents reveal
It shows an extraordinary breakdown of trust between Edward and his ministers as he decided whether he should give up his throne or the woman he ...
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British bill to legalize same-sex marriage passes another parliamentary hurdle
LONDON--A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain passed a crucial hurdle in parliament on Tuesday, despite efforts by lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party to wreck the ...
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Mother confronted alleged London attackers
A woman at the scene of an attack in London this morning confronted two knife-wielding men and warned them they were "going to lose" because they were outnumbered. Two men, believed to be Islamic extremists, hacked to death a soldier in Woolwich, south east London, before being shot and wounded by police. Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was a passenger on a bus which was ...
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British football scores an own goal
The sentimental subtext is clear enough: the words express the awestruck admiration of a grown man reduced, temporarily, to a schoolboy. Football is: gladiatorial heroism, a contest of spirit, technique, physicality and will, with the added spice of luck and (let's be fair here) a bit of acting skill to coax decisions from the referee. That night, this wonderful, heady mix of sport and ...
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Fatal attack near barracks appears ‘terrorist-motivated’ says British government official
LONDON -- Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.While details were scant, Prime Minister David Cameron called the killing "truly shocking" and said he had asked Home Secretary Theresa May to call an urgent meeting of the ...
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Two suspects shot after man hacked in London
Two men wielding knives and a gun murdered a man believed to be a British soldier near a London barracks yesterday. They were shot by police but not before one made an Islamist tirade, which was caught on a mobile phone. British Prime Minister David Cameron, condemning the ';appalling'; attack, added: ';There are strong indications that it is a terrorist incident.'' ...
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Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam
LONDON (AP) -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into ...
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National Briefing | New England Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor to Resign
The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, Timothy P. Murray, said on Wednesday that he would resign on June 2, a move that surprised the political establishment there. Mr. Murray, who has played a prominent role in the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick since 2007, was once considered likely to try to succeed his boss, but his public image suffered from an early-morning accident in 2011 in ...
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London hotel rates skyrocketing for Champions League final
LONDON, England - German football supporters traveling to London for the Champions League final on May 25 can expect high price tags at the hotel check-in counter. According to a new survey from CheapRooms.co.uk, hotels in the British capital are skyrocketing in anticipation of the big game this Saturday. Indeed, some are charging as much as 700% or more than normal. In total, about 85% of ...
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Video Man killed in brutal London attack
London police say two men used a knife and a cleaver to hack a man to death. The man was then videotaped by an unharmed passerby and waited for police to arrive. Charlie D'Agata ...
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Watch London Attack Strong Indications of Terror PM Says
I've been briefed by then secretary of -- this afternoon -- sickening attack in what age in London it is the most appalling crime. We oversee are urgently seeking in the police are urgently ...
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British PM London Killing Appears to be Terrorism
British Prime Minister David Cameron says the daylight killing of a man on a south London street near an army barracks appears to be a terrorist ...
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On the scene of the London attack
A suspected terror attack in London prompted British Prime Minister David Cameron to cut short a trip to France. One man was allegedly hacked to death near an army ...
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London attackers inspired by Boston
Police investigating the butchering of a man on London's streets have confirmed the arrests of two men, who may have been inspired by the Boston ...
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Woman confronted London terrorists
A mother confronted the two men who hacked to death a man in London, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it has been reported.Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, told the Daily Telegraph that one of the attackers said to her that they wanted to start a war in London.The mother-of-two, a cub scout leader from ...
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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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