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Ex-gang member to speak at event to promote healthy lifestyle
By Rachel Bishop An ex-gang member and the author of Prisoner on the Streets, will be offering young people advice as part of a healthy lifestyle awareness event in May half term. Robyn Travis will give a motivational talk at the Merton Comps sports tournament alongside a range of support services at the event on May 29. The tournament, organised by Catch22, Learn Through Sport ...
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Wimbledon Film and TV Studios announce fundraising plans for community support group
Wimbledon Guild chief executive Wendy Pridmore and Wimbledon Film and TV Studios MD Piers Read Wimbledon Film and TV Studios and The Wimbledon Guild have announced a joint initiative of activities and fundraising events for the community. As part of the scheme, The Wimbledon Guild, which provides a range of services to support the community, will be able to use the studio's TV ...
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Last day of trading for iconic nightclub
Owner Tony Walker outside Rudolph's Nightclub A Tottenham icon will close its doors for the last time today because of the redevelopment of the Spurs stadium. Rudolph's Club will have to close down the nightspot after almost 40 years so it can be turned into a car park for the new Tottenham Hotspur football stadium. Its last day of trading coincides with the last game of ...
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Bees come up short in play-off final
Harlee Dean pulled one back for Brentford but it was not enough Brentford's hopes of winning promotion to the Championship were dashed as they lost 2-1 to Yeovil Town in the League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday. Brentford face another season in League One after the Somerset side took a two goal lead during the first half, and despite pulling one back early in the second ...
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Sidcup building company manager drowns on family holiday in Italy
, Bexley and north Kent reporter A SIDCUP building company manager has drowned while on holiday with his family in Italy, according to reports. Brian Kent is said to have gone for a post-lunch swim in the sea by the resort town of Sperlonga on Friday (May 17) but got into difficulty in rough waters. It is thought the Construction Commercial Services Ltd managing director was pulled ...
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England thrash NZ in first Test at Lords
Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord's on Sunday.New Zealand, chasing 239 for victory, were dismissed for just 68 with Broad taking 7-44 in a mere 11 overs.South Africa-born duo BJ Watling (13) and Neil Wagner (17), who got to 10 with a six off Broad, were the only New Zealand batsmen in the innings to reach ...
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England complete easy Lord’s victory
Stuart Broad took seven wickets to rip through the New Zealand batting order and bowl England to an emphatic 170-run victory on the fourth day of the first Test. Photo by: Philip ...
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Harrow charities share in lottery grant
By Ruth Halkon Three Harrow charities have received a share of more than 7million from the National Lottery. The Asian Women's Resource Centre, which operates in Harrow and Brent, received 500,000 to help it continue carrying out its work of supporting, representing and empowering Asian women and children. Harrow Carers, the lead carers support agency in Harrow received ...
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New look for post office
Matthew Offord MP cuts the ribbon at the new look post office A Burnt Oak post office that was closed for refurbishment held an official opening ceremony on Friday. Watling Post Office in Burnt Oak Broadway, which was closed at the end of last month, has been transformed into a new-style open plan branch. The post office was opened by MP for Hendon Matthew Offord. He said: "I ...
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Broad Bowls England to Emphatic Victory
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Tax avoidance how to change corporate behaviour
It is up to consumers and voters to change the lousy behaviour of big banks, energy giants and internet multinationals. They will not change by ...
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The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria By Prince Charles Dickson
By Prince Charles Dickson The Edos say "Ehemwen wÿÿ iren te gua so ihuan, ren te vbe gua ku, sokpan ukpÿ iye-ÿkhÿkhÿ ÿre ÿ ma gie iren ku iku iren vbe avan". A cockroach knows how to sing and dance, but it is the hen who prevents it from performing its art during the day. (English) When my son was a baby one of his scary moments was seeing a ...
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Angelina Jolie gene flaw British businessman makes medical history after having healthy prostate removed
Earlier this week, Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she'd had a double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA 1 ...
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Swivel-gate Cameron goes to war with press over swivel-eyed loons slur
Downing Street insider Lord Feldman 'taking legal advice', as he denies calling anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists 'mad swivel-eyed ...
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Thugs rob man of camcorder in Horley
News A man on his way to have images developed off his camcorder in Horley was set on by two thugs who robbed him of it. The victim, aged in his 20s, was approached by the men near the junction of Church Road and Ringley Avenue. One of the pair grabbed him while the other swiped the camcorder, a black Sony Handicam, from his hand. They then made off, leaving their victim shaken ...
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West Middlesex hospital holds just-for-fun chocolatey clinical trials
West Middlesex Hospital ran a clinical trial that any chocolate lover would be rushing to take part in this week. The special just-for-fun chocolate trial, which was held in celebration of International Clinical Trials Day, proved unsurprisingly popular. Almost one hundred volunters were taken through a similar process to an actual clinical trial, and given a bar of either milk or ...
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Jeremy Hunt backs Lord Feldman in swivel-eyed loons row
Jeremy Hunt , the health secretary, has offered strong support for the Conservative co-chairman Lord Feldman, who is fighting allegations that he made disparaging remarks about Tory activists.Speaking ...
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Syrian forces launch airstrike on rebel-held city of Qusayr
Syrian forces launched an attack Sunday on the rebel-held city of Qusayr, killing at least 13 people, opposition leaders and state-run media said. The airstrikes came after months of fighting on the outskirts of the city in Homs province near the Lebanese border, ...
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Lamborghini seized after driver catches cops attention while speeding
Speedy way to get caught: The seized Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder A rare Lamborghini, worth 157,000, has been seized for having no insurance after its speeding driver caught officers attention. Officers from Richmond's Safer Transport Team were on covert patrol in an unmarked police car when they spotted a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder driving at speed up and down Sheen Road in ...
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Lord Feldman loons and press hypocrisy
mad, swivel-eyed loons " remark about Tory activists, attributed to one of David Cameron's closest advisers - the one with "strong social connections to the PM", hint, hint - has taken on a life of its own in the Tory press. What the press doesn't spot, as usual, is how the incident also exposes the hypocrisy of the newspapers involved.Lord Feldman, top-drawer barrister ...
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Sutton school celebrates glowing report
Students hard at work A report into Homefield School in Sutton has described pupils as "confident, highly motivated, enthusiastic, with high self-esteem, excellent personal development and maturity." The school recevied the report from the independent schools' inspectorate (isi), which said good teaching was at the heart of the school's success. Little ones also ...
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Bank of Englands King sends message to successor Carney
Sun May 19, 2013 7:27am EDT * Says decisions must still be taken month-by-month * Carney expected to introduce long-term guidance * King warns housing plan must be temporary * Recovery still needs help, banks on the mend By William Schomberg LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out ...
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Eurosceptics running protection racket in Tory party says Lord Mandelson
Lord Mandelson, a former Northern Ireland secretary, appeared to liken the Eurosceptics to the provisional wing of the Irish republican movement. Photograph: Rex ...
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Southee Polishes Off England NZ Need 239 for Victory
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Mum panics after bus driver drives away with child on board
By Rachel Bishop A frantic mum was seen screaming after a bus as the driver drove away with her child on board last night. The driver pulled away from the bus stop outside Centre Court shopping centre in Wimbledon unaware of the little lone passenger. @daysofspeed said "I just heard her in obvious distress calling out about the bus, looked like member of public consoling her. ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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