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No proof in US British French data on use of chemical arms by Syria
ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - There is no proof in the U.S., British and French data on the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Rossiya-24 television channel on Thursday. "American experts arrived to us and British and French experts presented their analysis. We’ve found nothing in their data what can be criticised," the ...
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Pietersen in Englands T20 squad
Kevin Pietersen is set to make a surprise return to England duty in the second of next week's two Twenty20 matches against New Zealand at the Oval.Pietersen, who has been out of cricket with a knee injury since March, is first expected to make his comeback for Surrey against Yorkshire at Headingley in a County Championship match which starts tomorrow.But the England and Wales Cricket Board ...
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Edinburgh international book festival announces 2013 lineup
Life and work of Iain Banks to be honoured at 30th festival, with Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman also featuring in two-week event partnered by the ...
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Pietersen Named in England Twenty20 Squad
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Jeffrey George Barack Obama confuses Chancellor Osborne for his favourite rb singer during G8 presentation.
The Chancellor George Osborne has been called many things in his time - but Barack Obama confusing him for his favourite R&B singer must be a ...
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UK watchdog says Lloyds must raise 8.6 billion pounds capital
By Huw Jones and Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group must plug a capital shortfall of 8.6 billion pounds ($13.5 billion), Britain's banking regulator said on Thursday, a day after the government signalled plans to return ...
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Liam Gallagher pelts Robbie Williams with sour grapes over success
Liam Gallagher and Beady Eye performed at the Ritz in Manchester at the same time as the second of four Robbie Williams gigs at the Etihad stadium. Photograph: Andrew Benge/Redferns via Getty ...
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The X Factor Sharon Osbourne gets less than premier treatment | Media Monkey
included a 1,000-a-night room at Claridge's during the filming of the series. But the Sun reports that the star's arrangements haven't gone quite to plan. After a power cut at the posh hotel, she was forced to prepare for the show at a Premier Inn, where rooms cost from 29 up. Monkey wonders whether the star ended ...
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Meredith Kercher murder Raffaele Sollecito appeals for cash to fund retrial
Amanda Knox , his American ex-girlfriend, Sollecito was convicted then acquitted in 2011 of the murder of the 21-year-old in the Umbrian university town of Perugia four years earlier. ...
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Ofsted chief schools failing unseen children
schools ", the chief inspector of schools in England will say in a radical speech on Thursday, as part of a drive to improve education for poor children "unseen" by the current system.Sir Michael Wilshaw will also spell out a tougher approach ...
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Carroll focused on regular England spot
Andy Carroll is setting his sights on a regular place in the England national side after completing his move to West Ham. The 24-year-old signed a six-year contract, in a deal thought to be in the region of 15.5 million pounds, following a successful stint on loan from Liverpool last season. Carroll scored seven goals in 24 appearances for the Upton Park club, but was hampered by injuries ...
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Kate Middleton planning a natural birth in the same hospital as Princess Diana
Kate, who is expecting her first baby in the next few weeks, will give birth in the private wing of the central London NHS hospital where Prince William was born 31 years ago. And the arrival of the new heir to the throne will also be announced in the same way as William's birth was - by delivering a formal notice to be placed on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.St ...
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Amanda Knox is secretly reunited with ex-lover Raffaele Sollecito in New York - photos
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Cook sure guys in England dressing room will turn up on Sunday
Cricket News: London: "I've got no doubt that the guys in our dressing room will turn up on Sunday. You know, I'm fully confident in the lads that they can do that. I just hope it's our turn," England cricket captain Alastair Cook said after the seven-wicket win over South Africa in the first semi-final on ...
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Facebook comments get civil servant banned from promotion
Facebook and Twitter comments have led to seven Welsh government civil servants being disciplined in the past five years. Photograph: Martin ...
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Britain to Pay More for Power Than Germany for Years
British electricity prices may be almost double those in Germany within three years due largely to the impact of a new tax aimed at supporting renewable power generation, a report by bank Credit Suisse showed on Wednesday. Rises in retail prices have become a popular bugbear in Britain at a time when wages are falling in real terms. The bank's analysis showed wholesale prices, which form ...
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Barclays says no need to issue equity to plug capital
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays said it can fill a 3 billion pound ($4.7 billion) capital shortfall identified by Britain's financial regulator from earnings and other restructuring measures and does not plan to issue equity.Britain's Prudential Regulation Authority said Barclays needs to find 3 billion pounds under a capital exercise based on end-2012 data, out of a 27.1 billion shortfall ...
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UK watchdog details bank capital shortfalls
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Bank has a capital shortfall of 8.6 billion pounds, Britain's banking regulator said on Thursday, a day after the UK government signalled plans to return the part-state owned lender to the private sector.The Prudential Regulation Authority said the aggregate capital shortfall at UK five banks at the end of 2012 was 27.1 billion pounds, slightly higher than its 25 ...
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British Irish Lions Robbie Deans to give James OConnor the start at fly-half for Australia
Coach Robbie Deans will give James O'Connor the start at fly half and the opportunity to lead Australia's attack against the British & Irish Lions on ...
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Nigella Lawson photos TV chef spotted WITHOUT her wedding ring in first public appearance since assault
Television chef Nigella Lawson was yesterday seen out in public - but was not wearing her wedding ring.It comes after her husband, Charles Saatchi, was pictured in the Sunday People grabbing her by the throat.Nigella, 53, was last spotted fleeing her London home on Sunday, when the dramatic pictures of the couple outside a restaurant emerged.Saatchi agreed to a police caution over the incident - ...
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Prime central London property prices inflate bubble fears
now comfortably through the half-a-million pound mark, at 515,243 . It sounds a lot, but in some parts of the capital it is small change.Land Registry figures show the most expensive areas of the country - and those that have seen some of the biggest increases in prices - are the neighbourhoods that estate agents like to call "prime central London".The property boom in these places - ...
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Back gardens are full of incredible wildlife activity | Miranda Krestovnikoff
Forget soap operas - your own doorstep is where the drama is really happening and the wild characters are far more exciting than any of those on TV.It doesn't matter how tiny your garden is - with minimum effort you can have an eclectic bunch of visitors and their daily business is an extraordinary affair. With a little effort we've managed to encourage a lot of species to my garden ...
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Top tips for making your garden wildlife-friendly | Adrian Thomas
gardens also have an important role to play for a whole host of threatened wildlife, from hedgehogs to house sparrows to toads. It means we can all play an active role in giving nature a home.In case you think this is about letting your garden become weed-strewn and "wild" - think again. A neat, tended garden can - with care and thought - be just as good for wildlife. Nor is it about ...
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Chinese firm forays into British yacht and hotel markets with US$1.6 bil. investment
BEIJING -- Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced Wednesday it will invest nearly US$1.6 billion to acquire British yacht maker Sunseeker and build London's tallest residential ...
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Father of train deaths teenager visits scene of sons death
Mert Karaoglan, 18, and Charleigh Disbrey, 15, died after being struck by a train travelling at 90mph near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on Monday night.Police found suicide notes at the scene and said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. The dead man's father, Sakru Karaoglan, 48, visited the scene, accompanied by a dozen friends and relatives. He said that ...
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Edinburgh's tram of indefinite delays
The development of a new tram system for Edinburgh has not been without controversy. Since the project was first proposed as far back as 1999 it took until 2006 for work to actually begin. Since then, there has been one failing after another, with many Edinburgh residents now wondering whether the new tram system will ever see the light of day and, more to the point, whether it is in fact necessary.
Edinburgh had a tram system up until the 1950s and, like many developed cities, it did away with the network in favor of other forms of public transport, mainly buses. Increasingly heavy traffic jams in the capital, however, have prompted city leaders to reconsider and in 2006 two bills went through parliament and were approved. Read more
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