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Horse racing Sheikh Fahad Al Thani looks to add to rising stock in Britain
The next seven days could be a landmark week for the racing pretensions of Sheikh Fahad Al Thani. Today, Havana Gold will represent the 23-year-old Sheikh and his two brothers, Sheikh Hamad and Sheikh Suhaim, at the Curragh in the Irish 2000 Guineas in which Fort Knox runs for the first time in the maroon and white colours of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of ...
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Emergency landing shuts down London Heathrow runways
LONDON // Both runways were closed at London's Heathrow airport today, a spokeswoman said, after a British Airways Airbus A319 plane reportedly had to make an emergency landing. "Both runways are currently closed," the spokeswoman said. "All passengers and crew have been safely evacuated from an aircraft which is on the northern runway. "The incident involved one ...
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Lake Wales K9 Tracks Down Assault Suspect
LAKE WALES | A man who hit another man with a crowbar and ran from police early Thursday was caught by ';Edge'; the police dog, Lake Wales police said ...
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First-day washout in England-NZ cricket
Rain meant there was no play on the first day of the second and final cricket Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday.Heavy overnight and early morning rain meant the square was still fully covered when the captains should have been tossing the coin at 10.30am.And after several showers, the umpires abandoned play for the day shortly before 4pm.England lead the series 1-0 ...
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Exiles hampered by rules as Sligo call to London
London v Sligo, Ruislip, Sunday, 2.30pm London have been hampered in their preparation by not being allowed to travel to Ireland for warm-up games; a rule that was meant to prevent counties from travelling abroad for training camps in the run-up to Championship games actually sees London being banned from coming to Ireland. Go figure! In terms of league form, the Exiles recorded a solitary win ...
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Preview England v Barbarians
Rob Webber captains England for the first time against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday. The Bath hooker leads a youthful side with 21-year-olds Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors) and Marland Yarde (London Irish) pulling on a senior shirt for the first time. England's starting line-up contains nine players aged 24 or under.The replacements for the non-cap game include five ...
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WATCH UK cops gun down suspects after brutal London attack in witness video
Suspect Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale moments after being gunned down by police. This is the scene moments after two suspected terrorists were gunned down by armed cops.A total of nine shots can be heard on the video ringing out before the pair are seen lying on the ground.People nearby are heard screaming as they flee from the gunfire.One suspect who has been identified today as Michael ...
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After London terror attack UK braces for possible copycat incidents
LONDON - Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.London's Metropolitan Police said more than 1,000 officers will be sent to potential trouble spots with armed response units. Only a fraction of Britain's police officers are armed.Wednesday's bloody attack was captured on video by ...
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Close disaster plane engine fire over London sky Video UK Breaking News
One person told : ';As you looked up you could just see the flames being chucked out of the engine … It was on full fire when we saw it.'; Both runways were shut at HeathrowAirport where theBritish Airways aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing due to an ';aircraft fire.'; The incident is not thought to be terror related and all passengers are safe. A ...
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RAF fighter jets escort Pakistan passenger plane with 297 people on board in British airspace after incident
RAF fighter jets have escorted a Pakistan passenger plane in British airspace after an "incident" on the plane.The plane was due to land at Manchester Airport but was diverted to Stansted Airport in Essex. The aircraft is a Pakistan International Airlines passengerplanewhich was flying from Lahore to Manchester, a Manchester Airport spokesman said. A spokesman for the Ministry of ...
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Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby hailed a hero as heartbroken family speak of grief for first time
Wife Rebecca and stepfather Ian fought back tears as they spoke of their pride for their "fallen soldier" who was hacked to death by two Islamic ...
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Keep Britain Tidy If were kicking out extremists lets start with the EDL
another two arrested for making offensive comments about the murder on Twitter .Nope. They're going to be protesting because they want to deport the Islamic extremists who were responsible, and others like them, to their place of origin.Which in this case is London.As someone who lives in London, I'd like to thank the English Defence League (for it is they) for nominating one of the ...
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Michael Adebolajo profile Woolwich attack suspect went from happy child to hate-filled fanatic
terrorist who butchered soldier Lee Rigby .He was born in 1984 and came from a devout and loving Christian family but rebelled in his teens.Former neighbour Kemi Ibrahim-Adeoti, 45, said Adebolajo once threw a brick at his own parents' car window after he got involved with a gang of youths from East London.Kemi, who lives in Romford, Essex said: "Like any parents would do, they were ...
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Woolwich Powers to monitor internet use back on agenda
The Woolwich murder will be used by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to revive plans for a "snooper's charter", allowing police and security services to monitor internet use, Conservative sources indicated ...
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The community I dont feel safe staying out late
Emily Dugan is social affairs correspondent for The Independent, i and Independent on Sunday, covering Sarah Cassidy's maternity leave. She was previously a news reporter for The Independent on Sunday. Her investigations into human trafficking have twice been awarded Best Investigative Article at the Anti-Slavery Day Media Awards and her human rights journalism was shortlisted for the Gaby ...
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He was always smiling Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim
A man and a woman, both 29, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in relation to the Woolwich terror killing of Drummer Lee Rigby, according to Scotland ...
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Young farmers in Scotland have bright future
YOUNG farmers in Scotland will benefit from a share of a 10m funding pot announced by the Scottish Government. New chairman of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), Katherine Marr, announced the group would benefit from the fund which is designed to strengthen the work of young people's organisations working across Scotland.This week Rural affairs secretary Richard ...
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Persistent showers force opening-day abandonment
Persistent showers prevented any play on the first day of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley. Although there were brief gaps in the clouds, the weather did not relent enough even for the toss to be taken or teams named. The forecast is better for the weekend, though, and an extra half-hour can be added to each remaining day of the game. It was the first time since ...
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Suspicious object found amid Belfast dissident search
Losing one of three connections from Belfast to Gatwick Airport is a "major disappointment" which could affect prices for passengers, an industry insider has ...
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In pictures British Airways plane lands at Heathrow Airport
A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow as eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft "on fire" flying over central ...
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Britain scrambles fighter jets as Pakistani airliner diverted 2 arrested
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a plane carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan to Britain was diverted from its original course on Friday, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.A British security official said the situation involving ...
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Michael Adebolajo London Attacker Influenced By Al-Shabab Radical Preachers
LONDON -- The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife. It also raised questions about the reach of the terrorist group al-Shabab, after a British government official said one of the two men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the group. ...
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Cole not fit for England captaincy
LONDON - He is seen as the type of player who gives footballers a bad name. Someone who typifies all the perceived negatives about the modern-day player. Ashley Cole is the snarling face of the beautiful game, someone who disputes every decision made by a referee or an assistant, someone who seems to thrive on his unpopularity. Greedy, unfaithful, ungrateful with a grudge against the media to ...
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UPDATE 2-UKs Co-op Bank stops lending to new corporate clients
Fri May 24, 2013 11:05am EDT * Bank will continue lending to individuals * Existing corporate customers are not affected by move * Co-op is in talks with regulator on capital plans * Moody's ratings downgrade prompted capital concerns By Matt Scuffham LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank has stopped offering loans to new business customers, part of measures designed to quell ...
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Botham hails terrific Anderson
James Anderson as one of the leading bowlers in world cricket and suggested Anderson will "sail past" his England record. Earlier in the week, England bowling coach David ...
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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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