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Greg Rutherford London return could be better than Olympic night
Greg Rutherford is eagerly anticipating a return to the Olympic Stadium for the Anniversary Games this summer and believes the meeting "could be better" than London 2012.The Olympic long jump champion won gold last year on a memorable evening for Great Britain, when victories for Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis contributed to an electric atmosphere inside the stadium on "Super ...
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Foakes lives up to the hype to save Essex
For a moment after lunch, with the sun shining and wickets tumbling, there was great intrigue. But a day which started with deserved applause for a well compiled century from Kent's Darren Stevens ended in handshakes and cheers for Ben Foakes and James Foster, who saved Essex's blushes after a top order collapse pried open up the prospect of everything other than a draw. Unbeaten ...
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England v Black Caps second Test scoreboard
Root lifts England with maiden Test century Scoreboard on the second day of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley. England first innings A.Cook c Brownlie b Bracewell 34 N.Compton c Brownlie b Southee 1 J.Trott c McCullum b Wagner 28 I.Bell c McCullum b Williamson 30 J.Root c McCullum b Boult 104 J.Bairstow c McCullum b Boult ...
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Root hits maiden England century
94th over: England 337-7 (Prior 38 Swann 21) Doug Bracewell is knacked with cramp. He's strolling around the boundary back to the pavilion, pursued by a young autograph hunter whose pleas the bowler is pretending not to hear. Prior has belted one more four, past cover point, to raise the fifty partnership. A little fun in all the late afternoon sun, this. But it's all over now. This ...
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Bailey hits back after Chapple burst
With Lancashire's Great Glen, the irrepressible captain Chapple, and Hampshire's soon to depart Australian import, George Bailey, having taken turns to sparkle under an oh so welcome sun, this game is not quite ready to be written off as a watery ...
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Cricket Root ton puts England in control
Stumps day two - England 337/7The standing ovation said much for the hope England batsman Joe Root generates in his home county of Yorkshireand that was just for the half-century. The Headingley crowd oozed parochialism - and it was deserved - as Root reached his maiden test hundred steering a ball through vacant third slip for four. The 22-year-old became the first Yorkshireman to achieve ...
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Man suspected of butchering British soldier an angry teen
The mother of a suspected Islamic terrorist who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death, tried desperately to turn him away from extremism but "could not get through", say friends. Michael Adebowale, 22, the son of a Christian probation officer and a staff member at the Nigerian High Commission, was filmed holding a bloodied cleaver after Drummer Lee Rigby was butchered in a London street. ...
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Champions League the day London became just a small town in Germany
For one day only, the Wembley Tavern was a sea of garish yellow and black on Saturday as it played host to chanting Borussia Dortmund fans, while Thirsty Eddie's on the High Road was reserved for Bayern Munich supporters.Amid a surge of support ...
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London turns red and yellow for Bayern-Borussia Champions League final
Supporters of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have been sampling the delights of London ahead of Saturday night’s all-German European Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium. By nine o’clock in the morning, streets in central London were already filling with fans. Dortmund supporters were easy to spot, all kitted out in their team’s yellow colours, mixing happily with ...
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Did British intel try to recruit London attack suspect
A police officer stands guard outside the Woolwich Barracks in London May 24, 2013, in response to the bloody attack when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. (AP ...
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New genetic sequencing lab creates tipping point for personalised cancer care in UK
A new genetic profiling laboratory that will pioneer a quick and cost-effective new tumour test will give doctors a better chance of identifying the right treatment for UK cancer patients and increase access to clinical trials for the latest therapies. The London-based laboratory introduces new techniques that allow doctors to discover the gene alterations which drive cancer and to ...
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A Look Back • St. Louis fights off British-led raid during American Revolution
Dear Abby o I'm a 21-year-old nursing student in college. I'm a "people person" and everyone says I'm easy to talk to. According to my ...
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Soldier beheaded in London terror attack seen ordering a pizza night before
Wearing his distinctive Help for Heroes hoodie, Lee Rigby orders a pizza in the final image of him before his death.CCTV pictures show Lee making one of his regular trips to The Kebab Ye opposite the barracks at 9.23pm on the night before he was killed.He jokes with staff and plays on the fruit machine as he waits for the chef to cook his favourite thin crust pepperoni. Lee was hacked to death ...
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British team at Kazan 2013 to have patriotic look
The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) ...
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48 rescued as tourist boat runs aground of Welsh coast
sent out a mayday call just before 1pm saying it had run aground at Little Sound, part of Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast and was taking on ...
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Worcestershire overcome stubborn fight
Worcestershire 457 (Moeen 123, Pardoe 89, Andrew 66, Mitchell 63, Miles 6-99) and 33 for 0 beat Gloucestershire 234 (Richardson 8-37) and 254 (Roderick 79*, Richardson 4-70) by 10 ...
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Worcs repalce injured Oram with Russell
"I'm extremely disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to represent Worcestershire," Oram said. "I have never played county cricket before so I was really looking forward to the experience. Hopefully I can fulfil my ambition next season, but for this season I wish Steve Rhodes and Worcestershire all the ...
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Cricket-Roots composed half-century steadies England
video Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on ...
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Anti-Muslim Incidents Soar Across Britain After Wednesday’s Murder in London
In the days following the murder of a British soldier in London, there has been a huge spike in anti-Muslim incidents, according to an interfaith charity. Faith Matters, an organization that works to reduce extremism, says it has received 162 calls on its helpline since Wednesday’s attack, a sharp increase from the six calls it receives on an average day. The incidents range from name ...
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Hate attacks on Muslims increase tenfold since murder of Woolwich soldier
Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo: The two polite young men that met at university who would become known as the bloodied Woolwich murder ...
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Anti-Muslim Threats Rise in Britain After Soldiers Killing
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Root steadies England innings
Leeds, England – Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final Test against New Zealand at Headingley on ...
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Tiger Kills Worker In British Zoo
A zoo worker mauled by a tiger at a British zoo died of her injuries at the hospital yesterday. The worker, 24-year-old Sarah McClay was in the big cat enclosure when the tiger attacked her. She was airlifted to nearby Royal Preston Infirmary, but did not survive. She reportedly suffered numerous head and neck wounds. The zoo, South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness, closed early and ...
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Selena Gomez Jaden Smith Meet for Dinner Date in London
Selena Gomez and Jaden Smith met up for a dinner date in London. Selena Gomez and Jaden Smith met for dinner in London on Thursday, with the two close friends in England for their respective singing and acting duties respectively.Gomez, 20, and 14 year old Smith were seen together at Hakkasan restaurant, sparking a wave of fan activity as word got out that the two stars were out and about.Smith ...
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British spies tried to recruit Islamist attacker
Britain's intelligence agencies came under fresh scrutiny on Saturday over claims that MI5 tried to recruit one of two Islamists accused of butchering a soldier in ...
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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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