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Late New Zealand rally rocks England
England suffered a late batting collapse against New Zealand on day three of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.The hosts appeared to be in complete control as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott forged a fruitful partnership to move England to 2-159.But they lost four wickets for just 12 runs to leave the match evenly poised with two days still remaining, the home side leading by 205 runs with ...
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Now we have proof nationalised railways are better run invest more and save taxpayers cash
There's been a lot of talk about re-nationalising our railways. Labour's transport spokeswoman Maria Eagle has floated the idea.As a son of a railwayman, it's something I've always believed in - a nationally owned rail service.The Tories rushed through the privatisation of rail by John Major before the 1992 general election. Even Thatcher thought it was a terrible idea - ...
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Is this where kidnapper spied on Madeleine McCann Police narrow search to FOUR apartment blocks
who believe the youngster may still be alive , have narrowed their search to FOUR apartment blocks where the family were on holiday when the youngster went missing.They are trying to work out who was in them at the time in 2007.A British property owner in the Portuguese resort of Praia Da Luz told the Sunday Mirror police had pinpointed "persons of interest" to the blocks.He said ...
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Too late for Tia Sharps father to play doting daddy now
Is it just me who had a bad taste in my mouth listening to Tia Sharp's father, Steven Carter, taking centre stage and demanding the death penalty for Tia's killer, Stuart Hazell?Maybe his calls for the ultimate vengeance would have been understandable had he been more of a father to the girl he calls "his golden angel" when she was alive.When Tia was murdered, Carter ...
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Coronation Street star Paula Lane Corrie’s amazing but I’d love to do a Broadchurch too
Coronation Street beauty Paula Lane is loving her time on the soap - but already dreams of starring in a big TV series like Broadchurch.Paula, who plays feisty Weatherfield vixen Kylie Platt, said: "Corrie have given me an amazing opportunity and I'm happy to fulfil that."But other amazing dramas are always being developed. I'd love to do something like Broadchurch. Hopefully ...
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Russell Brand and Sheridan Smith enjoy lunch date at Jamies
the Sunday People that heartthrob Russ, 37, has wooed the silver screen beauty, 31, with, er, food.The pair enjoyed an afternoon together at a street festival organised by Jamie Oliver for Food Revolution Day on Friday.They arrived at Jamie's trendy Shoreditch restaurant in Russ' posh car and were unable to control their grins.My onlooker said: "Russell and Sheridan arrived ...
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Coronation Street Ray Langton actor Neville Buswell denies flasher claims
Coronation Street legend Neville Buswell last night denied he had exposed himself to an underage girl insisting: "That is not true."Neville, who played Weatherfield troublemaker Ray Langton, spoke out yesterday from his home in Las Vegas.Asked about reports police are now investigating the allegation, the 70-year-old replied: "I have no idea."Neville, famous for his stormy ...
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Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game
David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...
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Chloe Johnson Devastated mum feels empty inside after girl 5 drowns on holiday in Egypt
The mum of a little girl who drowned in a holiday wave pool told yesterday of her agonising loss - and angrily claimed the pool had no lifeguards.Chloe Johnson, ...
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David Camerons one-way ticket on the EU gravy train
David Cameron said he was 'profoundly relaxed' about the Commons' free vote over the omission in the Queen's speech of a referendum on our membership of the EU.Of course he was, he knows there will never be a referendum - and the reason for that is he knows he won't win one if there is.But even though 130 of his own MPs voted for the change, it wasn't enough for the ...
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Bedroom Tax toll continues as housing hardship claims up 400
The Sunday People reports that the number of people applying for the housing hardship cash has risen more than 400 per cent, the latest numbers reveal.And local councils say they do not have enough money or resources to cope with demand.Since the Bedroom Tax was introduced on April 1, social housing tenants have flooded town halls asking for Discretionary Housing Payments to help cover their ...
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Britains Got Talent daredevil diver Peter Waterfield is scared of heights
A daredevil Olympic diver who wowed Britain's Got Talent judges has confessed heights terrify him.Peter Waterfield, who partnered ace Tom Daley in the 2012 London games, made theamazing admission after getting fouryeses on last night's show, ...
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Gingerism hate crime victims speak out Bullied teased beaten to a pulp because of their hair
As four-year-old cutie Chloe Doyle smiles for the camera, her mum asks: "Are you a pretty girl?""No," she immediately fires back as her face falls, her smile disappears and she points to her head. "Ginger," she says.Chloe's mum, brother and sister are all fair-haired and her dad is dark. Little Chloe already sees herself as different."It breaks my ...
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Tia Sharps killer Stuart Hazell has been sent “more death threats than Ian Huntley”
Stuart Hazell has been sent death threats in jail and has to be guarded 24 hours a day in a special unit for vulnerable criminals.Tia Sharp's killer is the prison's most hated inmate and has been sent "more death threats than Ian Huntley", sources said.He is being kept in a wing alongside the most despised paedophiles and rapists at the tough jail.Hazell is on 24-hour suicide ...
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When off the record becomes on the agenda as swivel-eyed loons furore grows
A couple of hours earlier, 114 Tory MPs had voted against the Queen's Speech in protest over an EU referendum. The discussion reportedly ended with an extraordinary attack on the "mad, swivel-eyed loons" in the grassroots of the party who had forced the backbenchers to rebel against the Government.Lord Feldman denies it is he who said those words, and the newspapers, who ...
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The top ten political myths
John Rentoul is chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday, and visiting professor at Queen Mary, University of London, where he teaches contemporary history. Previously he was chief leader writer for The Independent. He has written a biography of Tony Blair, whom he admired more at the end of his time in office than he did at the ...
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New poll puts Ukip in third place above the Lib Dems
Support for the UK Independence Party across Britain has risen to its highest level, consolidating its position as the third most popular party in the country, according to a new poll ...
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Hundreds sign up to new social work scheme
More than 200 graduates have signed up to a new scheme to attract the brightest candidates into social work within just 24 hours of its launch, it emerged last ...
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Judi Dench defends drama school in row over advertising boards
Judi Dench has come to the defence of the drama school where she learned her Oscar-winning craft.The London borough of Camden has banned two advertising hoardings outside the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on supposedly aesthetic grounds.The Central says that it receives up to 150,000 a year from advertisers using the sites, which it donates to theatre charities involving thousands of ...
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Barack Obama must act like a true leader | Observer editorial
It is always hard for an American president in the second term, but both his country and the world need Obama to show strength and courage and put scandal behind ...
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The rules | Rafael Behr
So accustomed is modern society to the widespread practice of capitalism that some are inclined to think it has no rules; that the realm of economic activity is akin to a jungle where only the strongest survive. (Lions don't submit themselves to the authority of some enfeebled gazelle-market regulator.)In fact, capitalism does have rules but one of them is that the richer you get, the ...
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Academies are not the way forward for education | letters
Will Hutton's interesting analysis of the social consequences of the segregation of privately educated students from those in state-funded schools concluded (surprisingly and without evidence, apart from his visit to one school and Andrew Adonis's personal account of his reinvention of the comprehensive schools) that academies are the solution ...
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Trainee lawyer was denied permanent contract when she became pregnant
A trainee lawyer is in line for compensation from a top City law firm after winning her case for discrimination after she missed out on a job because she was pregnant.An employment tribunal found that law firm Travers Smith denied Katie Tantum, 33, a permanent job because she became pregnant in the final stages of her 42,000-a-year contract.A hearing will be held in June to determine what level ...
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British Study Raises Warning on Scottish Banks
LONDON -- An independent Scotland could find its banks too big to rescue in the event of another crisis, according to a British government report that compares the Scottish financial sector to those of debt-laden Iceland and ...
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Kate Middleton and Prince William gnome statues a first at Chelsea Flower Show
pregnant wife Kate are the first gnomes ever to go on show at the Chelsea Flower Show.Chelsea lifted a ban on the figures to mark the show's centenary, which starts on Tuesday, ...
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Scotland's waterways seeing revival
Scotland’s waterways, the canals used to transport bulky goods and vast quantities of coal in the days before the development of the railways, are of great significance in terms of their role in the development of the country, new projects are making sure they remain so.
Scotland recently began investing heavily in its canal system with the introduction of the Millennium Link, a project to restore the Union Canal and Forth and Clyde Canals for use by recreational boaters, tourists and to encourage investment in the tourism, retail and commercial sectors. Read more
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