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Back gardens are full of incredible wildlife activity | Miranda Krestovnikoff
Forget soap operas - your own doorstep is where the drama is really happening and the wild characters are far more exciting than any of those on TV.It doesn't matter how tiny your garden is - with minimum effort you can have an eclectic bunch of visitors and their daily business is an extraordinary affair. With a little effort we've managed to encourage a lot of species to my garden ...
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Chinese firm forays into British yacht and hotel markets with US$1.6 bil. investment
BEIJING -- Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced Wednesday it will invest nearly US$1.6 billion to acquire British yacht maker Sunseeker and build London's tallest residential ...
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Father of train deaths teenager visits scene of sons death
Mert Karaoglan, 18, and Charleigh Disbrey, 15, died after being struck by a train travelling at 90mph near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on Monday night.Police found suicide notes at the scene and said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. The dead man's father, Sakru Karaoglan, 48, visited the scene, accompanied by a dozen friends and relatives. He said that ...
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Wimbledon to mark 40 years since Billie Jean King sexism victory
Billie Jean King won the women's doubles at her first attempt, the first of 39 grand slam titles that included 12 singles triumphs. Photograph: ...
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Kenya Kwani Trust British Council Host Writing Workshop
Kwani Trust and British Council will collaborate with Granta to host a week of literary events in Nairobi between June 19-23. The joint week of literary programming will include a launch of the latest Granta issue, Best of Young British Novelists 4, a three-day writing workshop, readings by visiting writers Nadifa Mohamed and Adam Foulds at Daystar University and a symposium based on related ...
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Golf round-up Tiger Woods out of action until British Open
Tiger Woods has been diagnosed with a left elbow strain that will keep him out of competition until next month's British Open at Muirfield, the world No 1 said on Wednesday. Woods had been suffering minor discomfort before last week's US Open at Merion, where he aggravated the problem and was seen wincing and shaking his left arm on several occasions. "I was examined after I ...
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Police at New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandezs Home for Second Day
BOSTON | A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's house was a semi-pro football player with connections to Hernandez, his family said ...
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RSPB urges British public to create 1m homes for nature
wildlife in May which revealed that 60% of all species are in decline."Nature in the UK is in trouble and some of our more familiar garden species are amongst those suffering serious declines," said the RSPB chief executive, Mike Clarke. ...
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Owen Paterson UK must become global leaders on GM crops
genetically modified crops , which he will say will reduce fertiliser and chemical use and improve efficiency.Paterson's strongest speech yet in favour of the controversial practice is expected to make both a moral and economic case for them to be grown widely both in Britain and in developing countries."While the rest of the world is ploughing ahead and reaping the benefits of new ...
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Frank Langella to take on role of King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre
Frank Langella , the triple-Tony award winning actor who memorably portrayed Richard Nixon on stage and screen, is to take on King Lear for the Chichester Festival Theatre, it will be announced on Thursday.The role is often called the Everest of acting and has been played in recent years by Derek Jacobi at the Donmar Warehouse and Ian McKellen at the Royal Shakespeare Company.Langella has ...
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Workers in Britain suffer the greatest fall in wages since the 1930s
The UK is experiencing the deepest and most protracted economic downturn in a century. The decline in wages is even greater than that resulting from the Great Depression of the 1930s. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies notes that workers in Britain have suffered unprecedented pay cuts of 6 percent in real terms over the last five years. With inflation, the figures point to a more than ...
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Britain France face EU action over high Eurostar charges
Four members of the Scot's Guards pose for a photograph next to a new Eurostar train, during a media event, in central London, October 7, ...
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Bernadette Lee inquest Dental nurse froze to death without coat on evening out
froze to death on a boozy night out , an inquest heard yesterday.Bernadette Lee, 25, was more than double the drink-drive limit when she was found on snow-covered grass just yards from the front door of her sister's home in Deal, Kent, on January 20.She had on only a dress, despite the freezing temperatures. The inquest was told she died of hypothermia and alcohol intoxication.A report from ...
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James Gandolfini dead Tributes to Tony Soprano actor after his shock death aged 51
has died aged 51 .Gandolfini, who played the conflicted head of the Soprano family, is believed to have had a heart attack while on holiday in Italy.As well as the groundbreaking HBO series, his film credits included Zero Dark Thirty and Killing Them Softly, and he appeared in the Broadway production God Of Carnage.It is understood triple Emmy Award-winning Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the ...
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National Briefing | New England Condoms Approved for Schools in Massachusetts
The Boston School Committee on Wednesday approved making condoms available in the ...
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Sports Briefing | Cricket England Advances to Champions Trophy Final
Host England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa was bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions. England will play the winner of a semifinal between India and Sri Lanka in ...
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British amp Irish Lions XV for first Test
The British & Irish Lions have announced the team to play the Wallabies in the 1st Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. The starting XV comprises eight new Test Lions and will be captained by Sam WarburtonIn the backs Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, George North, Jonathan Davies and Jonathan Sexton all make their Lions Test debuts, while experience is provided by Brian ...
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BT boss Ian Livingston made a Lord so he can be unelected trade minister
A top businessman who threw his weight behind the Government's savage cuts is to be made an unelected minister and handed a peerage.BT boss Ian Livingston was named by David Cameron as the Coalition's new trade minister yesterday.It was confirmed that he will be made a Lord to get round the fact that he hasn't been elected to Parliament.Mr Livingston, who will step down from BT, ...
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Mentally Ill Locked Up In Police Custody
Too many people suffering from mental health issues are being locked up in police custody rather than being protected in hospitals, a joint inspection has found. Police have powers to take individuals suffering from mental health issues in a public place to a "place of safety" for their protection. But guidance states that in all but "exceptional" circumstances this should ...
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GM Crops Safe And Beneficial Says Minister
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to call on the Government, scientists and industry leaders to join forces to allay the public's fears on the use of genetically modified (GM) crops. In a speech later he will say that they "owe a duty to the British public to reassure them that GM is a safe, proven and beneficial innovation" for farmers and consumers. Mr Paterson, who has ...
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Sportscover sponsors Dame Kelly Homes Legacy Trust
Sportscover has become a sponsor of The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust. The trust is committed to getting young lives on track through a range of innovative projects. Central to every project is the opportunity for each young person to work alongside elite sports ...
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Buy travel insurance if going to Spain
AA Insurance has welcomed the news that the European Commission is considering legal action against Spain for refusal by many Spanish hospitals to recognise the European Health Insurance Card ...
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Selena Gomez said to have hooked up with singer Ed Sheeran
Selena Gomez and British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran are now involved in a trans-Atlantic romance, Us Weekly reports. The couple were brought together ...
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UK deputy speaker held again over new gay rape charges
Nigel Evans , already under arrest for alleged rape and sex assault, has been held on suspicion of three more counts of indecent assault on young men. The 55-year-old MP answered bail on Wednesday at Preston police station in the north-west of England following his arrest in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault and was told that he faced the additional allegations. All the claims involve ...
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Let Ian Brady live and suffer
If a poll were taken on whether we should grant Ian Brady's wish to be allowed to starve to death there would be a landslide in favour.Especially after he told a tribunal that the murders he carried out on children were "petty". Revenge is a strong instinct and wanting to see this monster dead is understandable. But listening to the misery he's in, hearing his anger and his ...
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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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