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Tina Nash attacked by new boyfriend two years after her enraged ex gouged out her eyes
Mum-of-two Tina Nash was left permanently blind by Shane Jenkin in April 2011, in a brutal attack that lasted 12 hours.Tina, 33, had hoped to rebuild her life after 18-stone Jenkin, 34, was jailed for life in a mental health unit last year.However, Tina was the victim of another assault in her home of Penzance, Cornwall, on Sunday, it is claimed.Roland Alli, 32, appeared before magistrates in ...
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Model born with no womb on her dreams of being a mum
When the news broke that the world's first successful womb transplant patient, a Turkish woman called Derya Sert, was pregnant, model Tabitha Taya felt like her emotions were all over the place.Even more so when, weeks later, it was announced that five women were to have womb transplants next year.From the age of 15, 26-year-old Tabitha has known that she will never be able to bear her own ...
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Amanda Knox pictured back in ex-boyfriend’s arms as they face Meredith Kercher murder retrial
student Meredith Kercher .Italy's top judges ruled the possibility that the 21-year-old died during a sex game that went wrong needed to be re-examined.And the move immediately cast doubt on whether the couple should be allowed to be in contact now they have been formally recalled.The pair, along with Knox's mother, spent Tuesday visiting New York together - sparking rumours they have ...
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Stevens 44-ball ton chases 337
Darren Stevens hit the fastest hundred of the county season from 44 balls under the lights at Canterbury to outshine Sussex's Luke Wright and pilot Kent to a remarkable three-wicket win in the Yorkshire Bank 40. Set to score a mammoth 337 for victory, Kent edged home in a tense finish just before 10.30pm to complete a stunning chase with nine balls to spare. Stevens contributed a ...
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Lesbian couples relationship plans put on hold by Northern Irelands gay adoption ban court hears
A lesbian woman seeking to raise a child with her partner has had their relationship plans put on hold by the ban on gay and unmarried couples adopting in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal heard ...
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Champions Trophy Jonathan Trott’s style is made to measure as England get an easy ride
England swept aside South Africa today to reach the final of the Champions Trophy. It was in every sense a formality, almost from first ball to last, a point that arrived with 75 balls ...
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All aboard the New Bus for London
Boris Johnson's grand replacement for the bendy bus, which will run from Hampstead to Pimlico, was billed as the greenest, cleanest in the world but does it live up to its ...
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Hilton Edinburgh Airport appoints Stuart Cran as new General Manager
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Hilton Edinburgh Airport has appointed hospitality professional Stuart Cran as its new General Manager. In his new role, Cran will manage the day-to-day activities of the hotel, which will include supervision of Hilton Edinburgh Airport's hospitality staff across all areas and divisions including food and beverage, front desk, housekeeping, and conference and ...
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England beat Proteas to reach final
Jonathan Trott hit 82 not out from 84 deliveries on Wednesday as England beat South Africa to reach the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.Joe Root added 48 before being bowled by Jean-Paul Duminy, as England easily chased down their target of 176.Earlier in the day, the England bowlers had torn through the South Africa attack, restricting them to 8-80 in the 23rd over.But they were frustrated by ...
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Mars had oxygen-rich atmosphere a BILLION years before Earth say scientists`
Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere more than a billion years before the Earth, scientists believe.Specimens of surface rock nearly four billion years old have been examined by Nasa's Spirit rover and show the effects of oxygen.In contrast, rocks flung into space from the interior of the planet by volcanoes have reached Earth as meteorites and show no such effects.This suggests oxygen in the ...
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NHS baby deaths cover-up scandal Jeremy Hunt blasted for not naming culprits
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was blasted today for not naming the NHS inspectors who covered up a botched probe into hospital baby deaths. Grieving families are demanding that the staff responsible for the conspiracy are brought to book. But no one involved in the scandal at the Care Quality Commission has been named or sacked. Mr Hunt talked tough after a damning independent report slammed ...
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Britain fails to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
Britain failed to put Hezbollah's militant branch on the European Union's (EU) terror list on Wednesday, as several goverments expressed fears over the move fuelling more violence in the Middle East, diplomats told Reuters. Following an inconclusive meeting on June 4, when the UK pushed for the blacklisting of the Lebanese ...
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Three out of four on work scheme haven’t found a job yet
Three out of four of the long-term unemployed taking part in the Government's 5bn Work Programme have not yet started a job, according to figures published ...
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PHOTOS UPDATED Mad hats at England’s Royal Ascot
Members of The Tootsie Rolls, a retro girl band, pose for pictures during the second day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 19, 2013. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the ...
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Update Edmonton man arrested via Interpol back home following arrest in England
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Edmonton? Is it landmarks such as our colossal mall or the four gleaming pyramids nestled in our river valley? Or might it be less obvious: the biting cold that strikes your bones in the dead of winter or the sizzle of green onion cakes at one of our many summer ...
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Moors Murderer Brady Should Stay In Hospital
Moors murderer Ian Brady remains "chronically psychotic" and should stay in a hospital for treatment, his mental health tribunal has heard. The child killer suffers from long-term paranoid schizophrenia which does not "just fade away and die", according to the clinician in charge of his care at high security Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside. The 75-year-old was ...
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Japanese leader defends economic policy during London speech
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has delivered a robust defence of his strategy to jolt the world's third largest economy out of almost two decades of stagnation - dubbed Abenomics - as he insisted in a speech ...
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“Lottie Wales” and Other Names Will and Kate Might Give Their Baby
Daily Mail of the Duchess of Cambridge's birthing plan: Kate will give birth in the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, the same wing that saw the birth of Prince William in 1982. But who will hold Kate's hand as she embarks au naturel? Sources say that both Carole and Pippa Middleton will be present, as well as (presumably) at least one ...
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Bank of Englands King makes last call for more stimulus bank reform
Reuters © Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King speaks to employees during the opening of the Prudential Regulation Authority, in central London April 2, 2013. REUTERS/Lefteris ...
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Britain to start sale of Lloyds soon review RBS split
By Matt Scuffham and David MillikenLONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, Chancellor George Osborne said, admitting the re-privatisation of RBS remains a long way off.The government is keen to show Britain's part-nationalised banks are recovering from the 2008 financial crisis and a ...
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Lake Wales Photographer Dabbles in Fashion Shoots
Inside a quiet subdivision of Lake Wales, Michael Flores sits on an L-shaped couch crammed into the corner of his living room . He's editing photos from his most recent shoot on a laptop. Aside from the cluttered corner, the room, tiled with vaulted ceilings, is practically empty, aside from a few studio lights, a screen, and a small table littered with pictures from an Instax ...
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Donna Hartley-Wass funeral Olympics star who died while sunbathing laid to rest
Olympics golden girl Donna Hartley-Wass was today described as "everyone's star" at her funeral.More than 200 mourners paid their respects to the 58-year-old former 400m runner, who died suddenly while sunbathing in her garden on June 7.Her husband of 26 years, ex-Emmerdale actor Bobby Knutt, 67, arrived at 1.30pm for a service then burial at Holy Trinity Church in Wentworth, ...
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Charlie Kelsey-Neil inquest Fan of magician Dynamo accidentally hanged himself in bedroom
A schoolboy fan of street magician Dynamo accidentally hanged himself in his bedroom, an inquest heard.Charlie Kelsey-Neil, 12, who had ADHD, spent hours watching the star's TV shows and was interested in knots.He was found unconscious by a younger sibling after the pair had an argument.Mum Caroline, 31, and stepdad Jovan Neil, 26, tried to revive Charlie but he was pronounced dead later ...
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Cat gets bone tissue transplant to walk again through pet donor card scheme
A cat whose leg was broken in five places when he was run over by a car is walking again - thanks to a bone tissue transplant. Since the operation to screw two-year-old tabby Burt's thigh back together using soft bone tissue from another cat, he has only been allowed out on a harness. But he will get his freedom back when the screws are removed next week. Professor John Innes said: ...
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Moors Murderer Ian Brady chronically psychotic and has experienced talking to Laurel and Hardy and Cilla Black
Moors Murderer Ian Brady is "chronically psychotic" and could start having hallucinations if he leaves hospital for jail, his mental health tribunal heard today.The child killer suffers from long-term paranoid schizophrenia which does not "just fade away and die", according to the clinician in charge of his care at high security Ashworth Hospital.Brady, 75, was constantly ...
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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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