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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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Articles from February 17, 2012
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TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS Cert 12A, 84 mins NOT a Hammer Horror-style sex romp but a documentary about Lynda and Jools Topp, Kiwi twin sisters who since the Eighties have been singing and telling jokes about their love of other women (and loathing...
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TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS Cert 12A, 84 mins NOT a Hammer Horror-style sex romp but a documentary about Lynda and Jools Topp, Kiwi twin sisters who since the Eighties have been singing and telling jokes about their love of other women (and loathing...
America Must Accept the True Power of China ; the Rise of US Basketball Star Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Sporting Story, It's a Huge Celebration of Chineseness
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[broken bar] OST thinking men in New York seem to spend far too much time thinking about sport, and what they are asking themselves this week is: how was he missed? How was a basketball player of Jeremy Lin's quality allowed to languish for two years...
America Must Accept the True Power of China; the Rise of US Basketball Star Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Sporting Story, It's a Huge Celebration of Chineseness
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Byline: James Fenton VIEW FROM AMERICA [bar] OST thinking men in New York seem to spend far too much time thinking about sport, and what they are asking themselves this week is: how was he missed? How was a basketball player of Jeremy Lin's quality...
AVENSIS STILL NOT TOP OF THE CLASS; ROAD TEST; TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.0 D4-D TR Emissions: 120g/km; Combined Fuel Consumption: 61.4mpg; Top Speed: 124mph; Price: [Pounds Sterling]22,560
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Byline: Mike Stone ON paper, Toyota's newly face-lifted Avensis looks like a big improvement on the old car. It's leaner, greener and looks meaner than before, but somehow it still lacks excitement and driver involvement. On smooth European roads...
Battle to Save Hyde Park Gigs as Park If They Have to Cut Sound'
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Byline: Peter Dominiczak, Ross Lydall and Michael Howie THE world's biggest music acts may never play Hyde Park again in protest at tough proposals to limit festivals and concerts, it was revealed today. Stars including Madonna, the Rolling Stones...
Battle to Save Hyde Park Gigs as Park If They Have to Cut Sound' [Edition 2]
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THE world's biggest music acts may never play Hyde Park again in protest at tough proposals to limit festivals and concerts, it was revealed today.Stars including Madonna, the Rolling Stones and U2 will be advised to drop any plans to play at the flagship...
BATTLE TO SAVE HYDE PARK GIGS ; ?POP FESTIVALS PUT AT RISK BY PLANS TO REDUCE NOISE'Top Acts Won't Perform at HydePark If They Have to Cut sound'STARS ATTACK 'KILLJOY' TACTICS BY WESTMINSTER'Top Acts Won't Perform at HydePark If They Have to Cut Sound'
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THE world's biggest music acts may never play Hyde Park again in protest at proposals to limit festivals and concerts, it was revealed today.Stars including Madonna, the Rolling Stones and U2 will be advised to drop any plans to play at the flagship...
BATTLE TO SAVE HYDE PARK GIGS; ?POP FESTIVALS PUT AT RISK BY PLANS TO REDUCE NOISE 'Top Acts Won't Perform at Hyde Park If They Have to Cut Sound' STARS ATTACK 'KILLJOY' TACTICS BY WESTMINSTER 'Top Acts Won't Perform at Hyde Park If They Have to Cut Sound'
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Byline: Peter Dominiczak, Ross Lydall and Michael Howie THE world's biggest music acts may never play Hyde Park again in protest at proposals to limit festivals and concerts, it was revealed today. Stars including Madonna, the Rolling Stones...
Blitz Hero Left for Dead by Hit-and-Run Driver
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Byline: Justin Davenport Crime Editor POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who left a 93-year-old veteran of the Blitz fighting for his life. Ernest Maloney, who manned the searchlights in London during the war, was crossing a road in Camberwell...
Blitz Hero Left for Dead by Hit-and-Run Driver
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POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who left a 93-year-old veteran of the Blitz fighting for his life.Ernest Maloney, who manned the searchlights in London during the war, was crossing a road in Camberwell when he was struck by a VW Golf. He was...
Boris: Tube Link Will Keep an Age of Neglect at Bay
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Byline: Dick Murray and Peter Dominiczak RACE TO BE MAYOR MAY 3 BORIS JOHNSON today gave a warning that Ken Livingstone would "drag us back to the age of neglect and waste" and damage London's economy. The Mayor made the comments as it emerged...
Boris: Tube Link Will Keep an Age of Neglect at Bay
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RACE TO BE MAYOR MAY 3 BORIS JOHNSON today gave a warning that Ken Livingstone would "drag us back to the age of neglect and waste" and damage London's economy.The Mayor made the comments as it emerged that a Northern line extension of the London Underground...
BOY, OH BOY ; Jonathan Safran Foer's 2005 Novel about a Son's Grief at the Loss of His Dad Was an Unseemly Response to 9/11, and Now Stephen Daldry's Big-Screen Version Adds Extra Treacle to the Mix FILM OF THE WEEK
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EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Cert 12A, 129 mins [broken bar] HIS brave little boy who lost his dad in 9/11 finds a key hidden in his father's wardrobe a year later. He believes if he can only find the lock that the key fits, they'll still be in...
BOY, OH BOY; Jonathan Safran Foer's 2005 Novel about a Son's Grief at the Loss of His Dad Was an Unseemly Response to 9/11, and Now Stephen Daldry's Big-Screen Version Adds Extra Treacle to the Mix; FILM OF THE WEEK
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Byline: David Sexton EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Cert 12A, 129 mins [bar] HIS brave little boy who lost his dad in 9/11 finds a key hidden in his father's wardrobe a year later. He believes if he can only find the lock that the key fits,...
Cameron and Sarkozy Revive Entente Cordiale
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Byline: Joe Murphy Political Editor DAVID CAMERON heaped praise on "my friend" Nicolas Sarkozy today as the two leaders buried their notorious differences in the run-up to the French elections. The Prime Minister came close to giving an endorsement...
Cameron and Sarkozy Revive Entente Cordiale [Edition 3]
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DAVID CAMERON heaped praise on "my friend" Nicolas Sarkozy today as the two leaders buried their notorious differences in the run-up to the French elections.The Prime Minister came close to giving an endorsement to the French president, who is trailing...
'Cemetery Is Crumbling, Graves Are Sinking and Council Does Nothing'
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Byline: Mark Blunden THIS is the shocking state of a London cemetery where relatives say thousands of graves have been abandoned by council bosses. Families say they feel unable to grieve with dignity among the subsiding tombstones, mud and weeds...
'Cemetery Is Crumbling, Graves Are Sinking and Council Does Nothing'
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THIS is the shocking state of a London cemetery where relatives say thousands of graves have been abandoned by council bosses.Families say they feel unable to grieve with dignity among the subsiding tombstones, mud and weeds of Queen's Road cemetery...
Clutter with a Purpose ; Exhibition
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SONG DONG: WASTE NOT Barbican, EC2 AS NUMEROUS television documentaries have proved, hoarding prompts a grisly human fascination. Artists have tapped into this phenomenon, too -- Damien Hirst's obsession with classification and collecting owes something...
Clutter with a Purpose; Exhibition
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Byline: BEN LUKE SONG DONG: WASTE NOT Barbican, EC2 AS NUMEROUS television documentaries have proved, hoarding prompts a grisly human fascination. Artists have tapped into this phenomenon, too -- Damien Hirst's obsession with classification and...
Cornered Villas-Boas Gambles to Get Blues Back Onside ; Manager Who Lacks the Popularity of His Predecessors Is about to Discover Whether Crisis Talks Will Save the Club's Season -- and His Job by Simon Johnson
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[broken bar] THE next five days should determine whether Andre Villas-Boas's decision to stage an emergency team meeting last Sunday was the last act of a desperate man or the turning point of his time at Chelsea.The fifth-round FA Cup tie at home to...
Cornered Villas-Boas Gambles to Get Blues Back Onside; Manager Who Lacks the Popularity of His Predecessors Is about to Discover Whether Crisis Talks Will Save the Club's Season -- and His Job by Simon Johnson
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Byline: Simon Johnson [bar] THE next five days should determine whether Andre Villas-Boas's decision to stage an emergency team meeting last Sunday was the last act of a desperate man or the turning point of his time at Chelsea. The fifth-round...
Crook Who Conned Dragons' Den Stars Is Jailed
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Byline: Paul Cheston Courts Correspondent TO THE hard-headed millionaire entrepreneurs of Dragons' Den it looked a winner. The sales talk of Jean-Claude Baumgartner convinced Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis to invest [pounds sterling]230,000 in a...
Crook Who Conned Dragons' Den Stars Is Jailed [Edition 3]
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TO THE hard-headed millionaire entrepreneurs of Dragons' Den it looked a winner. The sales talk of Jean-Claude Baumgartner convinced Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis to invest Pounds 230,000 in a "Satski" satnav system for skiers.That was the last the Dragons...
Disney Brings Hits to Hyde Park to Headline Family Jubilee Party
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Byline: Ross Lydall Royal Correspondent FORGET flying to Florida or taking the Eurostar to Paris -- the magic of Disney is coming to London for the Queen's Jubilee. The first Disney show to be staged outside its theme parks will form the highlight...
Disney Brings Hits to Hyde Park to Headline Family Jubilee Party
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FORGET flying to Florida or taking the Eurostar to Paris -- the magic of Disney is coming to London for the Queen's Jubilee.The first Disney show to be staged outside its theme parks will form the highlight of a Hyde Park festival celebrating her 60-year...
Disney Brings Magic to London for Family Party to Mark Jubilee
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Byline: Ross Lydall Royal Correspondent FORGET flying to Florida or taking the Eurostar to Paris -- the magic of Disney is coming to London for the Queen's Jubilee. The first Disney show to be staged outside its theme parks will form the highlight...
Disney Brings Magic to London for Family Party to Mark Jubilee [Edition 3]
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FORGET flying to Florida or taking the Eurostar to Paris -- the magic of Disney is coming to London for the Queen's Jubilee.The first Disney show to be staged outside its theme parks will form the highlight of a Hyde Park festival celebrating her 60-year...
Disney Brings Magic to London to Headline Family Jubilee Party
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Byline: Ross Lydall Royal Correspondent FORGET flying to Florida or taking the Eurostar to Paris -- the magic of Disney is coming to London for the Queen's Jubilee. The first Disney show to be staged outside its theme parks will form the highlight...
Disney Brings Magic to London to Headline Family Jubilee Party [Edition 2]
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FORGET flying to Florida or taking the Eurostar to Paris -- the magic of Disney is coming to London for the Queen's Jubilee.The first Disney show to be staged outside its theme parks will form the highlight of a Hyde Park festival celebrating her 60-year...
Doctors Attack Lack of Experts on NHS Helpline
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Byline: Joe Murphy Political Editor DOCTORS today criticised the new NHS helpline for hiring too many staff without medical qualifications. Pilot schemes of the new service have seen an increase in the number of people sent to overburdened accident...
Doctors Attack Lack of Experts on NHS Helpline
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DOCTORS today criticised the new NHS helpline for hiring too many staff without medical qualifications. Pilot schemes of the new service have seen an increase in the number of people sent to overburdened accident and emergency departments needlessly,...
Don't Judge Our Cyclists against Miracle of 2008 ; British Cycling Chief Dave Brailsford Says It Will Be Very Hard to Repeat the Seven Golds Won in Beijing When It Comes to This Year's Games by Matt Majendie
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MANCHESTER CITY'S 6-1 victory over their neighbours in October would appear to have little relevance to British cycling other than that this country's top track riders are based in the same city.But Dave Brailsford, the performance director of British...
Don't Judge Our Cyclists against Miracle of 2008; British Cycling Chief Dave Brailsford Says It Will Be Very Hard to Repeat the Seven Golds Won in Beijing When It Comes to This Year's Games by Matt Majendie
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Byline: Matt Majendie MANCHESTER CITY'S 6-1 victory over their neighbours in October would appear to have little relevance to British cycling other than that this country's top track riders are based in the same city. But Dave Brailsford, the...
Five Babies on Same Street Found to Have One-in-7,000 Defect
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Byline: Mark Blunden and Tony Bassett MOTHERS are demanding a government investigation after the babies of five women living in the same street suffered the same rare defect. The babies suffered gastroschisis, a bowel condition which usually...
Five Babies on Same Street Found to Have One-in-7,000 Defect [Edition 3]
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MOTHERS are demanding a government investigation after the babies of five women living in the same street suffered the same rare defect.The babies suffered gastroschisis, a bowel condition which usually affects one in every 7,000 newborns.It causes a...
Five Babies on the Same Street Are Born with 1-in-7,000 Defect
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Byline: Mark Blunden and Tony Bassett MOTHERS are demanding a government investigation after it emerged that five women living in the same street have given birth to babies with the same rare defect. All five babies suffered gastroschisis, a...
Five Babies on the Same Street Are Born with 1-in-7,000 Defect
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MOTHERS are demanding a government investigation after it emerged that five women living in the same street have given birth to babies with the same rare defect.All five babies suffered gastroschisis, a bowel condition which usually affects one in every...
'Fix' Case Reveals Shame of Kaneria
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Byline: Tom Collomosse Cricket Correspondent [bar] ANISH KANERIA could have made history this month. Yet instead of enjoying praise for helping Pakistan achieve their first Test series whitewash against England, he was today named at the Old Bailey...
'Fix' Case Reveals Shame of Kaneria [Edition 3]
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[broken bar] ANISH KANERIA could have made history this month. Yet instead of enjoying praise for helping Pakistan achieve their first Test series whitewash against England, he was today named at the Old Bailey as the man who influenced Mervyn Westfield...
Foreign Pupils Get Better GCSEs Than Native Speakers
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Byline: Anna Davis Education Correspondent PUPILS who do not have English as their first language are getting better GCSE results than native speakers. Children who count English as an "additional language" have edged ahead nationally in examination...
Foreign Pupils Get Better GCSEs Than Native Speakers
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PUPILS who do not have English as their first language are getting better GCSE results than native speakers.Children who count English as an "additional language" have edged ahead nationally in examination scores for the first time -- and are powering...
Fury at Ken Ally's Drag Queens Ban ; Council Mayor Accused of Anti-Gay Threat to Pub
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THE mayor of Tower Hamlets has been accused of homophobia for trying to stop a gay pub running its popular "drag queen" strip nights.Staff at the White Swan claim Lutfur Rahman, an ally of Ken Livingstone, is "making a mockery" of diversity.Tower Hamlets...
Fury at Ken Ally's Drag Queens Ban; Council Mayor Accused of Anti-Gay Threat to Pub
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Byline: Jack Rivlin THE mayor of Tower Hamlets has been accused of homophobia for trying to stop a gay pub running its popular "drag queen" strip nights. Staff at the White Swan claim Lutfur Rahman, an ally of Ken Livingstone, is "making a mockery"...
Gangsters Urged to Ditch Weapons for Words
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Byline: Justin Davenport Crime Editor FIGHTING THE GANGS Evening Standard Investigation GANG members in London are taking part in a pioneering scheme in which mediators step in to calm often lifethreatening feuds. The Capital Conflict Management...
Gangsters Urged to Ditch Weapons for Words ; Mediators Step in to Prevent Deadly Revenge Attacks
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FIGHTING THE GANGS Evening Standard Investigation GANG members in London are taking part in a pioneering scheme in which mediators step in to calm often lifethreatening feuds.The Capital Conflict Management project has 32 volunteers, both men and women,...
Get It off Your TXT
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Bad day at work? Baffled by Boris's latest move? Text us your heartfelt and hilarious London thoughts Enter ES TEXTS followed by a space then your message, name, address and postcode TEXT TO 65400 Texts cost 25p plus your standard network charge. Terms...
Get It off Your TXT
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Bad day at work? Baffled by Boris's latest move? Text us your heartfelt and hilarious London thoughts Enter ES TEXTS followed by a space then your message, name, address and postcode TEXT TO 65400 Texts cost 25p plus your standard network charge. Terms...
Getting Inside the Box on Its First Birthday
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Byline: Alistair Foster Showbusiness Correspondent THE club is the most exclusive in London, with everyone from royalty to Hollywood stars clamouring to see the infamous cabaret show. Last night The Box celebrated its first birthday after 12...
Greece Is the Time Is the Place. Greece Is the Way We Are Feeling
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Byline: Lucy Tobin MARKET ROUND-UP "WHEN we have a bad day, it's because of the Greeks. When it's a good day, it's because of the Greeks," so said a bored trader who was swinging on his chair while waiting for the phones to start ringing today....
Greece Is the Time Is the Place. Greece Is the Way We Are Feeling
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"WHEN we have a bad day, it's because of the Greeks. When it's a good day, it's because of the Greeks," so said a bored trader who was swinging on his chair while waiting for the phones to start ringing today.He had been saying the same thing for so...
Ground-Breaking Alliance Signals Wellcome Approach
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Byline: Peter Bill ON PROPERTY AGROUND-breaking alliance between the Berkeley Group and the Wellcome Trust today submits a bid to develop thousands of new homes in Docklands. The offer for the 50-acre Silvertown Quays site signals an intent by London's...
Ground-Breaking Alliance Signals Wellcome Approach
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AGROUND-breaking alliance between the Berkeley Group and the Wellcome Trust today submits a bid to develop thousands of new homes in Docklands. The offer for the 50-acre Silvertown Quays site signals an intent by London's dominant residential developer...
Harry: England Talk Hasn't Distracted Me ; Redknapp: I've Not Been Distracted
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HARRY REDKNAPP today insisted speculation linking him with the England job is not a distraction and claimed Tottenham's season will not be damaged as a result.The 64-year-old spent this week in Dubai on a short break after being cleared of tax evasion...
Harry: England Talk Hasn't Distracted Me; Redknapp: I've Not Been Distracted
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Byline: James Olley Chief Football Correspondent HARRY REDKNAPP today insisted speculation linking him with the England job is not a distraction and claimed Tottenham's season will not be damaged as a result. The 64-year-old spent this week in...
Headhunter Gives Its Vote to the Capital with HQ Move
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Byline: Nick Goodway LONDON today received a strong vote of confidence as international headhunter and outsourcer Harvey Nash said it had decided to move its headquarters to Heron Tower in the City. The firm said it had looked at headquarters in...
Headhunter Gives Its Vote to the Capital with HQ Move
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LONDON today received a strong vote of confidence as international headhunter and outsourcer Harvey Nash said it had decided to move its headquarters to Heron Tower in the City. The firm said it had looked at headquarters in New York, Dublin, Zurich...
Hiddink out of Chelsea Running
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Byline: Simon Johnson Football Correspondent GUUS HIDDINK will not be replacing Andre Villas-Boas as Chelsea manager after it emerged today the Dutchman is set to be confirmed as the new manager of super-rich Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala. It...
Hiddink out of Chelsea Running ; Breathing Space for Avb as Guus Heads for Russia
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GUUS HIDDINK will not be replacing Andre Villas-Boas as Chelsea manager after it emerged today the Dutchman is set to be confirmed as the new manager of super-rich Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala.It has been reported in Holland that Hiddink has agreed...
Hiddink out of Chelsea Running; Breathing Space for Avb as Guus Heads for Russia
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Byline: Simon Johnson Football Correspondent GUUS HIDDINK will not be replacing Andre Villas-Boas as Chelsea manager after it emerged today the Dutchman is set to be confirmed as the new manager of super-rich Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala. It...
HIDDINK OUT OF CHELSEA RUNNING ; ?BREATHING SPACE FOR AVB AS GUUS HEADS FOR RUSSIA [Edition 3]
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GUUS HIDDINK will not be replacing Andre Villas-Boas as Chelsea manager after it emerged today the Dutchman is set to be confirmed as the new manager of super-rich Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala.It has been reported in Holland that Hiddink has agreed...
Hyde Park: Not Just a Little Local Matter
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WESTMINSTER council's licensing committee is deciding today whether to impose restrictions on big open-air concerts in Hyde Park which would, effectively, prevent them happening at all. The agent for Madonna, U2 and the Rolling Stones says he would...
Hyde Park: Not Just a Little Local Matter
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WESTMINSTER council's licensing committee is deciding today whether to impose restrictions on big open-air concerts in Hyde Park which would, effectively, prevent them happening at all. The agent for Madonna, U2 and the Rolling Stones says he would advise...
It'll Be a Bad Hair Day If Harry Goes
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Byline: Benoit Assou- Ekotto EXCLUSIVE IAM a Tottenham player -- but I am not English so I hope England supporters can forgive me when I say that I would like Harry Redknapp to stay at Spurs. It may sound selfish but Harry has been very good for...
It'll Be a Bad Hair Day If Harry Goes [Edition 3]
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EXCLUSIVE IAM a Tottenham player -- but I am not English so I hope England supporters can forgive me when I say that I would like Harry Redknapp to stay at Spurs. It may sound selfish but Harry has been very good for me so it is natural that I don't...
It'll Be a Bad Hair Day If Harry Goes ; EXCLUSIVE
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Iam a Tottenham player -- but I am not English so I hope England fans can forgive me when I say that I would like Harry Redknapp to stay at Spurs. It may sound selfish but Harry has been very good for me so it is natural that I don't want him to go.If...
It'll Be a Bad Hair Day If Harry Goes; EXCLUSIVE
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Byline: Benoit Assou- Ekotto Iam a Tottenham player -- but I am not English so I hope England fans can forgive me when I say that I would like Harry Redknapp to stay at Spurs. It may sound selfish but Harry has been very good for me so it is natural...
It'll Be Tough but We're Ready to Land Another Knockout
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Byline: Paul Robinson Millwall captain says his side can beat Bolton in the FA Cup tomorrow if they play like they did against Southampton TOMORROW we have a wonderful chance to be FA Cup giant killers at The Den. Winning at Southampton in the...
It'll Be Tough but We're Ready to Land Another Knockout ; FOOTBALL LEAGUE VIEWPOINT
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TOMORROW we have a wonderful chance to be FA Cup giant killers at The Den.Winning at Southampton in the last round was one of the highlights of our season and if we perform against Bolton as we did at St Mary's then we can knock out our Premier League...
Kate's Backing Track for St Paul's Camp
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Byline: Benedict Moore-Bridger KATE NASH has recorded a new song backing the Occupy protesters camped outside St Paul's cathedral. The singer was joined by 30 teenagers, aged between 13 and 17, to record the track yesterday at a former primary...
Kate's Backing Track for St Paul's Camp ; Singer Joins Teenagers to Record a Song for Activists
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KATE NASH has recorded a new song backing the Occupy protesters camped outside St Paul's cathedral.The singer was joined by 30 teenagers, aged between 13 and 17, to record the track yesterday at a former primary school near Old Street Tube station which...
Lennox Hits out at Chisora 'Mismatch'
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Byline: David Smith Boxing Correspondent [bar] ENNOX LEWIS has slammed Dereck Chisora's world heavyweight title challenge with Vitali Klitschko as a "mismatch", claiming his fellow Londoner lacks the crucial experience against one of the most successful...
Lennox Hits out at Chisora 'Mismatch'
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[broken bar] ENNOX LEWIS has slammed Dereck Chisora's world heavyweight title challenge with Vitali Klitschko as a "mismatch", claiming his fellow Londoner lacks the crucial experience against one of the most successful boxers of the modern generation....
Let's Bring in a Bedroom Tax on Everybody
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Byline: Sebastian Shakespeare [bar] HE modish mantra "We are all in this together" is a variation of the phrase we have made our bed so we have to lie in it -- but the question is will we all still have a bedroom to lie in? The chronic lack of housing...
Let's Bring in a Bedroom Tax on Everybody
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[broken bar] HE modish mantra "We are all in this together" is a variation of the phrase we have made our bed so we have to lie in it -- but the question is will we all still have a bedroom to lie in? The chronic lack of housing stock suggests not. The...
London Must Act Fast to Cash in on the Coming Chinese Currency Boom ; INTERVIEW PETER SANDS STANDARD CHARTEREDBanker with Eyes on Asia Joins the Race to Make Sure the Capital Remains a Key Trading Post
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WHEN Peter Sands talks to his Asian customers about Europe, they look at him askance. It isn't just the debt crisis that rumbles on, from Greece to Italy, raising the concerns of would-be investors around the world. The domestic pursuit of bashing business...
London Must Act Fast to Cash in on the Coming Chinese Currency Boom; INTERVIEW PETER SANDS STANDARD CHARTERED Banker with Eyes on Asia Joins the Race to Make Sure the Capital Remains a Key Trading Post
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Byline: James Ashton City Editor WHEN Peter Sands talks to his Asian customers about Europe, they look at him askance. It isn't just the debt crisis that rumbles on, from Greece to Italy, raising the concerns of would-be investors around the world....
Make Way for the Best Cars of 2012
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Byline: David Williams [bar] T'S debatable as to which cars will make the biggest splash in 2012, and it all rather depends on your perspective. London motorists may well be looking at low emission ones with engines that produce under 100 grammes...
MAKE WAY FOR THE BEST CARS OF 2012 ; Want to Choose a New Vehicle This Year, but Not Sure What's Coming Up? Glass's Have Compiled a Top 10 List to Make the Task Easier. by David Williams
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[broken bar] T'S debatable as to which cars will make the biggest splash in 2012, and it all rather depends on your perspective. London motorists may well be looking at low emission ones with engines that produce under 100 grammes of carbon dioxide,...
MP 'Misjudges' Public Anger at Scrapping of Country Show
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Byline: Tom Harper and Miranda Bryant A RISING star in the Labour party came under fire today for supporting a decision to cancel the Lambeth Country Show. Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna backed Lambeth council after it scrapped the free...
MP 'Misjudges' Public Anger at Scrapping of Country Show
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A RISING star in the Labour party came under fire today for supporting a decision to cancel the Lambeth Country Show.Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna backed Lambeth council after it scrapped the free three-day event, which attracts up to 200,000...
Murdoch Sun to Rise on Sunday
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Byline: Tom Harper RUPERT MURDOCH today announced the launch of a new Sunday newspaper as he defiantly seized control of the crisis engulfing his media empire. The tycoon said The Sun on Sunday would start printing "very soon" as he spoke of...
MURDOCH SUN TO RISE ON SUNDAY [Edition 3]
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RUPERT MURDOCH today announced the launch of a new Sunday newspaper as he defiantly seized control of the crisis engulfing his media empire.The tycoon said The Sun on Sunday would start printing "very soon" as he spoke of his "great pain" over the phone...
Murdoch 'Under Huge Emotional Strain' as He Reassures Staff at Sun
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Byline: Tom Harper RUPERT MURDOCH today arrived at his Wapping headquarters to take charge of the crisis engulfing his global media empire. The media tycoon swept into the complex in a silver Range Rover with blacked-out windows ahead of a visit...
Murdoch 'Under Huge Emotional Strain' as He Reassures Staff at Sun
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RUPERT MURDOCH today arrived at his Wapping headquarters to take charge of the crisis engulfing his global media empire.The media tycoon swept into the complex in a silver Range Rover with blacked-out windows ahead of a visit to the Sun newsroom to show...
O'Neill Is Ready for Shattered Gunners
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Byline: James Olley Chief Football Correspondent [bar] ARTIN O'NEILL believes it is the physical rather than psychological scars of Arsenal's hammering by AC Milan, which will give Sunderland the edge in tomorrow's FA Cup tie with the Gunners. ...
O'Neill Is Ready for Shattered Gunners
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Byline: James Olley Chief Football Correspondent [bar] ARTIN O'NEILL believes it is the physical rather than psychological scars of Arsenal's hammering by AC Milan which will give Sunderland the edge in tomorrow's FA Cup tie with the Gunners. ...
O'Neill Is Ready for Shattered Gunners ; Sunderland Can Take Advantage of 'Tired' Visitors in Cup Clash
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[broken bar] ARTIN O'NEILL believes it is the physical rather than psychological scars of Arsenal's hammering by AC Milan, which will give Sunderland the edge in tomorrow's FA Cup tie with the Gunners.Arsene Wenger said he was shocked by his side's 4-0...
O'Neill Is Ready for Shattered Gunners ; Sunderland Can Take Advantage of Tired Visitors in Cup Clash [Edition 3]
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[broken bar] ARTIN O'NEILL believes it is the physical rather than psychological scars of Arsenal's hammering by AC Milan which will give Sunderland the edge in tomorrow's FA Cup tie with the Gunners.Arsene Wenger said he was shocked by his side's 4-0...
Parsons Backs Camilla to Help the Children Who Never Read
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Byline: Ross Lydall Royal Correspondent GET LONDON READING Evening Standard Campaign AUTHOR Tony Parsons has joined the Duchess of Cornwall to demand an end to the "cultural apartheid" of adult illiteracy. He said the one in five adults who is...
Pay Engineers What They Are Worth
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JAMES Ashton tells us that there is a shortage of engineers and says that they "earn decent wages". In the same edition you have a report about a footballer who is renting out his Chelsea town house for [pounds sterling]75,000 a week during the...
Pay Engineers What They Are Worth
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JAMES Ashton tells us that there is a shortage of engineers and says that they "earn decent wages".In the same edition you have a report about a footballer who is renting out his Chelsea town house for Pounds 75,000 a week during the Olympics. I wonder...
Picasso -- by the Man Who Knew Him Best
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Byline: Richard Godwin AS HIS biographer, Sir John Richardson's life has been marked by Pablo Picasso. When I meet the newly knighted 88-year-old at the Ritz shortly before the opening of Tate Britain's new Picasso exhibition, his principal regret...
Picasso -- by the Man Who Knew Him Best ; Newly Ennobled Sir John Richardson, Who Has Spent More Than Two Decades on His Biography ofPicasso, Tells Richard Godwin How the Giant of 20th Century Art Once Offered to Tattoo Him
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AS HIS biographer, Sir John Richardson's life has been marked by Pablo Picasso. When I meet the newly knighted 88-year-old at the Ritz shortly before the opening of Tate Britain's new Picasso exhibition, his principal regret is that he didn't allow his...
PM's College Friend Fined Pounds 49m for Illegal Trading
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A MILLIONAIRE businessman and former university friend of David Cameron has been fined Pounds 49 million for illegal share trading in the United States.Lewis Chester, 43, once considered one of Britain's richest financiers, was found guilty of market...
PM's College Friend Fined [Pounds Sterling]49m for Illegal Trading
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Byline: Justin Davenport Crime Editor A MILLIONAIRE businessman and former university friend of David Cameron has been fined [pounds sterling]49 million for illegal share trading in the United States. Lewis Chester, 43, once considered one of...
PM's University Friend Fined Pounds 49million for Illegal Trading [Edition 3]
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A FORMER university friend of David Cameron has been fined Pounds 49 million for illegal share trading in America.Lewis Chester, 43, once considered one of Britain's richest financiers, was found guilty of market abuse after a four-year dispute.He and...
PM's University Friend Fined [Pounds Sterling]49million for Illegal Trading
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Byline: Justin Davenport Crime Editor A FORMER university friend of David Cameron has been fined [pounds sterling]49 million for illegal share trading in America. Lewis Chester, 43, once considered one of Britain's richest financiers, was found...
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