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Riots spread outside Stockholm Sweden in sixth night of violence
Rioting spread beyond the Swedish capital Stockholm, with youths torching vehicles and buildings on the sixth straight night of street violence, officials said. Specially trained police from Gothenburg and Malmo backed up local officers in Stockholm, the BBC reported Saturday. The disturbances began Sunday in Stockholm, but spread Friday to Orebro, where about 25 masked youths set fire to ...
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Priest killed by Mafia one step closer to sainthood
A priest killed by the Mafia in 1993 has been beatified in a ceremony in Italy attended by more than 50,000 people, Catholic Church officials said. The Rev. Giuseppe Puglisi is the first victim of organized crime to be declared a martyr, the BBC reported Saturday. A cardinal representing Pope Francis, 40 bishops and government ministers were present at the ceremony in Palermo, which is the ...
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Woolwich terror suspect saw friend Firadon Alizadeh slain in Erith crack den in 2008
By Robert Fisk WOOLWICH terror suspect Michael Adebowale was stabbed in a knife attack at an Erith crack den five years ago, it has been revealed. The 22-year-old is in hospital under armed guard after being shot by police following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby near Woolwich Barracks on Wednesday. Drummer Rigby was hacked to death by two men armed with knives, meat cleavers and ...
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MP to raise money for charity close to his heart
An MP says he hopes to raise more than 1,000 by completing a total of three triathlons. Gareth Thomas MP has already completed the Hatch End triathlon earlier this month and will be taking on the Blenheim Palace triathlon, in June and the Seaford Triathlon in July. The Labour MP for Harrow West will be raising money for the Harrow branch of Parkinson's UK which helps people across ...
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Volunteers needed in Merton
Donate your time: volunteers are needed in Merton Volunteers are needed to give their time to help the community in Merton. As part of National Volunteers' Week, people are needed to help out. Every year, more than 20m people across the UK volunteer, donating more than 100m hours to their communities every week. Volunteers are needed at the following ...
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Zookeeper mauled and killed by tiger at Cumbria animal park
Police said Sarah McClay was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack, where she later ...
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Nigerian community marches in solidarity as Greenwich leaves tributes to murdered soldier Lee Rigby
Touching tributes continued to be paid to Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich today, as the community stood united in condemning the soldier's brutal ...
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Former MP Jimmy Wray dies aged 78
Glasgow Provan and Glasgow Baillieston for 18 years. He stepped down in 2005 after a spell of ill health. He is survived by his four children.Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont said: "I remember Jimmy fondly for his personal kindness and generosity but most of all for his love of the Labour party, which he served with distinction for a great many years. Even after he stepped down as an ...
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Prince William excited about impending fatherhood
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the UK premiere of "African Cats" at BFI Southbank in London on April 25, 2012. UPI/Paul ...
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At least 17 children dead in school bus explosion
At least 17 children were killed and 10 others injured when a gas cylinder on a school van exploded Saturday in northeastern Pakistan, officials said. The van, carrying 20 to 25 children, caught fire after the cylinder exploded, Dawn News reported. The driver survived but a teacher was reportedly killed, the BBC reported. The children, ages 5 to 15, were just a few miles from their school in ...
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Five climbers feared dead on Nepal mountainside
Officials in Nepal said five missing mountain climbers were likely killed by an avalanche on Mount Kanchenjunga earlier this week. The Nepal tourism ministry said the group went missing while descending the mountain and included climbers from Nepal, Hungary and South Korea. "All our efforts to trace them have failed," Mingma Sherpa, the organizer of the expedition, told the BBC. ...
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Free dance festival date in Merstham
News A Festival of Dance, showcasing various dances including tap, flamenco and ballet, will be held at Merstham Village Hall in Station Road North, Merstham, on Monday, June 17, from 7pm to 9pm. Admission free. For more details call 01737 225100 or email: ...
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Slimming group donate baggy clothes to cancer charity
Slim: the group donated clothes that were too big to Cancer Research Fat fighters in Stoneleigh donated their old baggy clothes to a cancer charity. Members of Stoneleigh's Slimming World group gave their unwanted clothes, some of which were five sizes too big, to Cancer Research as part of a wider campaign with the weight loss group. Cancer Research's Epsom branch ...
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Wall of flowers in Woolwich for slain soldier Drummer Lee Rigby
Wall of flowers for slain soldier Drummer Lee Rigby A WALL of flowers lies near the spot where Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death, as people turned out in force to pay tribute to the soldier and to express their disgust at the barbaric killing. Thousands of wellwishers have paid their respects where the young father was brutally slain, while hundreds more flower tributes have been ...
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Schoolboys play guitar for government minister
No need to fret: Schoolboys with Lord Nash Schoolboys from Mitcham played guitar for a government minister when he visited a Wimbledon school last week. Schools minister Lord Nash was invited to visit King's College School in Wimbledon where the group of 13-year-olds from St Mark's Academy in Mitcham had been taught to play the instrument by sixth form students. The visit ...
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Church of England Plans to Have Female Bishops by 2015
After about 20 years of a divisive debate on allowing women to be bishops, the Church of England published proposals on Friday to approve the ordination of female bishops by ...
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England stutter after Cook Trott fall
Leeds – England lost Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook to successive balls just before lunch as New Zealand rallied on the second day of the second and final Test at Headingley on ...
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The House I Live In director Eugene Jarecki on Americas war on drugs - video interview
Documentary film-maker Eugene Jarecki, who has won two Grand Jury Prizes for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, speaks to John Mulholland about his attempts to reform drug laws in the US. His ...
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Go-ahead for 60-room hotel in West Ealing
Road improvements and landscaping are required as part of hotel's permission WEST Ealing is likely to have a new 60-room hotel in Melbourne Road after a unanimous 12-0 vote in favour of plans. Preparatory demolition work at the site is already underway and will likely affect business in the area for around six months. The final go-ahead from Ealing planners has not yet been ...
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Library and leisure service changes aimed at saving Ealing money
Library and leisure service changes aimed at saving Ealing money LIBRARY and leisure services are to be shared between Ealing Council and private companies. Leisure service changes should save 250,000 with the involvement of Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM) in the running of centres across Ealing, Brent and Harrow. John Laing plc will help run library services in Harrow and ...
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We want to turn our grief and pain into something positive
Manuel Fernandez with Celia Peachey and Benji Stubbings holding a picture of murdered Maria Stubbings The brother of a woman who was murdered by her ex-partner has spoken about his determination to help other victims of domestic violence and make something "positive" come from his sister's death. Manuel Fernandez, 42, who lives in Totteridge, had his "world smashed to ...
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Child abduction cases up by 81 per cent
Kate McCann started the Miles for Missing People race CHILD abduction is a "growing problem" with the number of reported cases up by 81% over the last nine years, ministers have warned. Foreign Office officials were involved in 512 new abduction and international custody cases in 2011/12 and were taking around four calls a day when existing cases were taken into account. ...
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New car wash offers job opportunities for disabled people
Enfield Council and employment specialists Seetec set up eco-car wash People with disabilities helped to launch an eco-car wash in Enfield this week. Enfield Council and employment specialists Seetec set up the scheme to offer jobs for people with various disabilities in the borough. Customers can have their car washed at the Palace Gardens multi-storey car park between 9am to 3pm ...
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David Beckham left out of final Paris St-Germain match of the season
Former England football captain David Beckham has played his last competitive match, having been dropped from the Paris St-Germain team to face ...
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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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