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London sees queues for Dubai property investment show
Dubai property investment show put on by Emaar Properties in central London. Earlier in the week, the firm held an exhibition at The Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane to give investors in the capital city the chance to purchase real estate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Emirates 24|7, crowds of interested investors turned up at the venue on May 14thand 15thfor Emaar ...
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No hold-ups for Sussex victory
Steve Magoffin took a four-wicket haul as Sussex completed their second victory of the season and condemned Derbyshire to a fourth consecutive defeat in the County Championship. Magoffin snapped up two of the remaining three Derbyshire wickets in the first half hour of the fourth morning to finish with figures of 4 for 44. That left Sussex a victory target of just 42 in the Division One ...
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England hit back against NZ
James Anderson, fresh from taking his 300th test wicket on Friday, completed figures of five for 47 and Steven Finn took four for 63 as England secured a first-innings lead of 25 ...
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Belfast bomb found on pathway
A bomb found by police investigating an attempt to murder three PSNI officers in West Belfast was on a pathway used as a shortcut by residents, the force revealed.The device was discovered in Dunmurry as the PSNI conducted follow up searches after a gun attack narrowly missed police attending a call for help.Residents who had been evacuated have been allowed to return to their houses but the ...
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Gene therapy trial begins for heart failure patients
Royal Brompton Hospital have begun the first UK clinical trials of a gene therapy for heart failure. Two clinical trials announced this week mark the culmination of more than 20 years of research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at Imperial and Royal Brompton Hospital. They have identified SERCA2a as an important factor affecting how well heart muscle cells can ...
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Girl beaten and robbed at Belfast bus stop
A girl of 14-years has been beaten and robbed in Belfast. The teenager was assaulted by a gang of three men in the Royal Avenue area of Belfast around 9.30pm on May 16. One of the men punched her in the face, knocking her to the ground. He then kicked her in the back while another of the men went through her coat pockets.The trio fled with a mobile phone and a sum of cash.Police have said the ...
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Watch Russian soldier having bullet removed from his forehead with pliers on the battlefield
Incredible footage has emerged online showing a Russia solider having a bullet removed from his forehead with a pair of PLIERS The soldier is thought to have been caught in AK-47 crossfire between Russian and Chechen militants. The bullet lodged in the man's forehead as his skull appeared to have taken the impact of the shot.Incredibly, the soldier seems undaunted by the process and even ...
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Brian Reade on Rafa Benitez Why the unloved and unwanted Chelsea boss deserves a decent send off
Pellegrini takes the Manchester City job both the Premier League champions and runners-up will start next season with managers who've won nothing.Apart from the Second Division title David Moyes won at Preston and the handful of bangles Pellegrini lifted in South America.Bizarrely, there is a manager now available, living 40 minutes from both Manchester clubs, who has won the Champions ...
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Anderson Finn secure slim advantage
England secured a narrow first-innings advantage after an impressive morning's work with the ball as a nip-and-tuck Test continued to unfold at Lord's. James Anderson completed his fourth five-wicket haul on the ground and, unlike yesterday, he found support from his colleagues with Steven Finn taking the last three wickets in the space of 19 balls. Although scored at a quicker ...
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Black Caps crumble on third morning trail England
Black Caps off to slow start with bat New Zealand squandered their good work over the first two days of their Test against England, capitulating to fall 25 runs short in their chase for first-inning honours at Lord's. Beginning the day at 153-4, the Black Caps crumbled to 207 all out just before the lunch break, losing their final six wickets for 60 runs and their final four for just ...
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Simplyhealth reseach on the hidden impact of poor oral health
While almost seven out of 10 people recognise that poor oral health can have an impact on the rest of their body, people are not as clued up when it comes to what diseases it has potential links with, according to new research by ...
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Bowel cancer is the second most claimed for cancer
Bowel cancer was the second most claimed for form of cancer last year, according to a Scottish Provident report on critical illness ...
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Simplyhealth says that people borrow to fund dental care
Credit cards, borrowing from friends and family and even pay day loans have been listed as common ways to pay for dental bills over 200, according to a recent survey of 5,000 adults by ...
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Staysure reveals top 10 medical conditions for travellers over 50
When it comes to medical conditions declared by older travellers, the latest figures from Staysure, specialist insurers for the over-50s reveal that: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, asthma, heart attack and arthritis consistently top the list of medical conditions declared by customers during their ...
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Bright Grey critical illness cover giveaway
To mark its 10th birthday, Bright Grey will offer customers a year's free critical illness cover when they apply for life cover. The free cover, up to a value of 20,000, is available for the first 10,000 people that ...
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New rules for olive oil in Europe
The European Commission is changing its rules on olive oil served in restaurants to safeguard the consumer, a spokesman said. "We are just making it clear that when you want to have olive oil of a certain quality in a restaurant, you get exactly the one you are paying for," said commission spokesman Oliver Bailly The olive oil market is subject to widespread fraud with cheaper grades ...
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Israeli official Assad preferable to extremist rebels The Times of London reports
May 18, 2013 Israel prefers the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria to continue than see a takeover of the country by rebel Islamist ...
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Adorable moment sea lion worries about little girl who trips and falls in front of its tank
This is the adorable moment a sea lion stopped to check on a little girl who had tripped and fallen in front of its tank. Footage captured the creature looking genuinely concerned as the youngster took a tumble while playing at a US zoo. As the child falls to the floor, the sea lion stops abruptly and turns around to see if she is ok. The creature then appears to worriedly hover by the glass ...
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Woman who disappeared while swimming in sea after drinking found alive following search operation
The Humber Coastguard said the 23-year-old woman, who had been drinking alcohol, was found semi-conscious on the beach near a holiday resort in Chapel St Leonards, near Skegness, early today. Chapel St Leonards' Coastguard rescue team and the Skegness inshore lifeboat were alerted to assist, along with an RAF search-and-rescue crew based at Leconfield in East Yorkshire, after a 999 call ...
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Union Gove Like Fanatical Personal Trainer
Education Secretary Michael Gove has been likened to a "fanatical personal trainer" in a strongly-worded attack by the leader of a teaching union. Bernadette Hunter, president of ...
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Top loyalists at PSNI’s private talks in Wales
The leader of the UDA and several other figures linked to paramilitaries are among those having private talks with senior police commanders in Wales, it has emerged. On Thursday, Assistant Chief Constable George Hamilton, who is organising the trip, gave a briefing to journalists about why it was taking place. The senior commander told the News Letter that paramilitaries had not been ...
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British woman died after drinking poisoned gin on holiday in Indonesia
The woman, named in reports as Cheznye Emmons, is said to have fallen ill after drinking from a bottle labelled "gin" bought from a local shop. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Indonesia and we are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." Reports said the 23-year-old beauty therapist from Great ...
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Cameron Ally Calls Tory Activists Loons
A member of David Cameron's inner circle has reportedly described Tory activists as "mad swivel-eyed loons". The senior figure blamed local Conservative associations for pressuring Tory MPs into supporting a eurosceptic amendment to the Queen's Speech. Some 114 Tories plus two Conservative tellers voted against the Government and in favour of the amendment last ...
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Thats That A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
is his chronicle of life as the second-eldest in a family of six children in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, during the modern-day "Troubles": parochial rivalries, British rule, IRA bombings, and an almost weekly death toll, during which Broderick and his friends were trying to grow up. "First of all, when you think about growing up in basically the middle of a war, you sort of, ...
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Woman 37 stabbed boyfriend after he farted in her face during argument
A 37-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend because he farted in her face during an argument. Deborah Ann Burns is accused of knifing her partner of six years, Willie Butler, with an eight-inch blade at their Florida apartment last week. Burns claims the couple were rowing over money while watching TV when her 53-year-old lover got up to go to the kitchen and broke wind in her face. ...
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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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