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Witnesses describe crazy attack in London
Witnesses to the killing in London of a man reported to be a British soldier say the attack was "crazy" and have described the men suspected of the attack as "animals". Two men are believed to have attacked the man in the street in the London suburb of Woolwich with machetes, knives and a gun. Eyewitnesses say the two men attacked the man in broad dayligh, then remained ...
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Why a four-year jamboree is no way to mark mass slaughter of the First World War
I was in a car with two German ex-footballers on Friday when one said "they've just been on about it again on the radio.""About what?" asked the other. "About celebrating so many years since they bombed us somewhere," he replied, referring to Haworth's 70th anniversary Dambusters celebrations (complete with full Nazi costumes and SS insignia).Both shook ...
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Strong indications Southeast London attack by terrorists
Police forensic officers investigate a crime scene in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. A man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital in London neighbourhood of Woolwich on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Gang) Related:Strong indications SE London attack by terrorists: British PMLONDON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron said there are strong ...
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Feature Britains National Gallery holds new exhibition to bring
When St Apollonia held a pair of pliers to pull her teeth out, and St Jerome beat himself with a rock, the National Gallery in Britain revived these Christian characters from classic paintings with its new exhibition Saints Alive.Starting on Thursday and running till Nov. 24, the exhibition brought together seven kinetic sculptures from British contemporary artist Michael Landy inspired by ...
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PM London attack likely terror related
British Prime Minister David Cameron described Wednesday's attack in London where one man died as a likely terrorist incident while condemning it as "the most appalling ...
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Hollande Cameron condemn murder of British soldier
French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday condemned the assassination of a British soldier in the suburbs of London after their meeting in ...
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James Moore The IMF is backing a plan B for Britain
And as with any of its statements there was a little something for everyone in there. But if you'd listened to yesterday's press conference you could hardly come away from it with any other conclusion than that the IMF is quietly endorsing those who argue that plan A (austerity and deficit reduction) is actually damaging the UK economy. The IMF, it's fair to say, is hardly ...
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Israel finds more hostility in Britain
(2 mins ago) A senior Israeli minister described the ';animosity'' shown towards the state by British media, non-governmental organizations and academics, as ';disguised anti-Semitism,’’ in an interview published in today's Daily Telegraph in London. Yuval Steinitz, Israel's intelligence and strategic affairs minister, said he was ...
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Woman claims she distracted London attackers
(57 mins ago) A woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British man in London said she intervened because ';it was better having them [the weapons] aimed on one person''. Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, explained in today's Daily Telegraph that one of the men told her they wanted ';to start a war in London ...
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New hospital comparison website
A new comparison enables patients and GPs to directly compare nearly 200 independent hospitals on a range of quality of care indicators for the first ...
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Legal General says businesses need more insurance
Many business owners do not realise that director loan accounts are a debt to the estate, which has to be repaid to the family in the event of death. 70% of businesses have no plans in place to be able to do ...
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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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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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