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“averages around 300,000 visitors a year.”
“more than one million visitors.”
“50,000 maturing trees.”
“160 memorials.”
“The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has welcomed its millionth visitor since opening nine years ago.”
“It now averages around 300,000 visitors a year.”
“It features 50,000 maturing trees and 160 memorials.”
“he was delighted it had attracted more than one million visitors”
“The Yorkshire Regiment was formed in 2006 from the merger of three historic infantry regiments: The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, The Green Howards and The Duke of Wellington's Regiment.”
“Rockinghorse is one of the official charities of the Brighton Marathon and is entering a team of runners for the 2011 event.”
“"It provides the necessary degree of fiscal consolidation over the coming years to restore public finances to a sustainable path, while still supporting the recovery," he said.”
“More than 30 women were ejected from the stadium because of the dresses”
“"It is outrageous that the two women have a jail term hanging over their heads for wearing orange dresses in a football stadium," Maxime Verhagen said in a statement.”
“Earlier this year a local low-cost airline was forced to withdraw an advertising campaign that boasted it was the "Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What".”
“Using data from the largest ever survey of galaxies, researchers put the mass of a neutrino at no greater than 0.28 electron volts.”
“This is less than a billionth of the mass of a single hydrogen atom, the scientists say.”
“a neutrino is capable of passing through a light-year (about six trillion miles) of lead without hitting a single atom.”
“Back in 2002, we put an upper limit on the neutrino mass of 1.8 electron volts. So this is an improvement by a factor of six,”
“But it probably accounts for less than one percent of that dark matter,”
“the mysterious 'stuff' which comprises some 25% of the Universe and more than 80% of matter in the Universe.”
“The site will also be a key venue for the Paralympic Games and will host the wheelchair tennis event, catering for up to 10,500 spectators.”
“The facility will be revamped after the Games to include two hockey pitches, six tennis courts, and provision for five-a-side football pitches.”
“During the Paralympic Games, it will host the wheelchair tennis competitions with temporary seating for 10,500 spectators.”
“It will also leave the legacy of a multi-purpose sports centre for community usage afterwards.”
“It is the first time in the history of Paralympic tennis that a centre has been purpose built for the wheelchair tennis event.”
“he collapsed on 4 June.”
“His funeral will be held on Wednesday in Blackley, the same day England play their crucial match against Slovenia.”
“his body was flown back six days later.”
“the mother-of-two said her eldest child, 10-year-old Bethany, was absolutely devastated that she had lost her grandfather.”
“The latest unrest over pay began on Saturday.”
“On Monday, tens of thousands of workers walked out of factories and held protests in Ashulia, about 30km (20 miles) north of Dhaka.”
“Officers are still investigating the attack at St Peter's Church in Lampeter overnight on Sunday, 13 June and are appealing for information.”
“Belarus will suspend Russian transit gas deliveries to Europe after Moscow cut supplies in a dispute over debts, President Alexander Lukashenko says.”
“he would resume supplies only when Belarus got $260m (£176m) in outstanding transit fees.”
“Earlier, Russia cut gas supplies to Belarus by 30% after Belarus failed to settle debts of $200m (£135m).”
“The dispute has the potential to affect 6.25% of gas consumption by the EU.”
“Lithuania, Germany and Poland were "the only three countries likely to be affected"”
“Gazprom reduced supplies on Monday by 15%”
“Mr Miller said the gas cuts would be increased to 85% in the coming days if a solution was not found.”
“On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka said Belarus would borrow the funds needed to settle its debts within two weeks.”
“Mr Kuprianov offered reassurances that the Belarusian decision would have no effect on supplies to European customers.”
“Russia increased the price of gas supplied to Belarus from $150 per 1,000 cubic metres of gas last year, to $169.20 in the first quarter of 2010 and $184.80 in the second. But Belarus has continued to pay $150.”
“Gazprom said at that rate it could owe $500m or $600m by the end of the year.”
“Mr Lukashenko said the neighbours were facing a "gas war" and he would resume supplies only when Belarus got $260m (£176m) in outstanding transit fees.”
“European Commission energy spokeswoman Marlene Holzner said Lithuania, Germany and Poland were "the only three countries likely to be affected"”
“and Mr Miller said the gas cuts would be increased to 85% in the coming days if a solution was not found.”
“But Belarus has continued to pay $150. Gazprom said at that rate it could owe $500m or $600m by the end of the year.”
“The pair won £2,033,705 on Saturday.”
“Four winners shared £8.1m for matching all six numbers.”
“The winning numbers were 42, 47, 41, 39, 37 and 34 with the bonus number 45.”
“In April Robert and Susan McIntosh, from Aberdeenshire, won £4.4m on a lucky dip ticket.”
“In March this year a lottery winner in the Highlands missed out on a £3.7m jackpot by failing to claim the prize.”
“A developer has dropped an appeal over controversial plans to build 350 new homes on the outskirts of Cheltenham.”
“The scheme, at Brizen Farm, was rejected by Tewkesbury borough planners following fierce opposition from local residents.”
“The Leckhampton Green Land Action Group was formed to fight the plans, claiming the development would exacerbate flooding problems and traffic congestion on the A46 at Shurdington.”
“Chairman Kit Braunholtz said: "We're not resting on our laurels, because we know developers will try to do something else, so we're watching very carefully to see what other applications come in."”
“the local authority had already filled in more than 80,000 potholes and was getting around to the rest as quickly as possible”
“It was about a foot deep before”
“One in five Spanish workers are now unemployed.”
“At the start of the economic crisis in Spain, a third of all workers were on insecure short-term contracts that made them cheap and easy to fire.”
“those on continuing contracts were amongst the best protected in Europe, costing an employer 45 days pay per year worked, to lay off.”
“whilst 14 million Spanish workers are "permanent" employees, 7 million more are constantly in and out of work - on temporary contracts or unemployed.”
“The severance pay on those "development" contracts is cut from 45 days per year to 33, of which eight days will be paid from a state fund.”
“Talks between the government, trade unions and employers' representatives lasted 2 years before collapsing.”
“Spanish unions have called a general strike for 29 September in protest.”
“union members warn the city Metro will be suspended for three days next week as they protest a cut in pay by the regional government.”
“It would have ruined the firm to sack them, so they sacked me,”
“The Sean Dolans ground in Creggan was shut by the County Board after a spate of anti-social behaviour.”
“At the weekends, during the summers, we have maybe 50 or 60, maybe even up to 100, teenagers coming here with there blue bags and it's nearly run as a bar.”
“The four lights outside the changing rooms have been replaced three time in the last month. They usually last about two days.”
“Sean Dolans is to play host to young gaelic footballers from Mayo during the All-Ireland competition being held across Derry during the first week of July.”
“The club said that repairs to the grounds will be carried out until a few days before the beginning of the competition to give it the best possible chance to take part.”
“Retained fire stations at Bosham, Findon and Keymer, manned by part-time firefighters are earmarked for closure.”
“But cover would be improved at Burgess Hill and Littlehampton, and a new fire station and training centre built at Broadbridge Heath, Horsham.”
“County Fire Officer Max Hood said that last year, Bosham answered 107 calls, Findon 45 and Keymer 81.”
“If the plans went ahead, Bosham would be covered from Chichester, Findon from Worthing and Keymer by Burgess Hill.”
“There would also be improved daytime cover at Petworth and Selsey, but East Preston, Horley and Lancing would lose one of their two fire engines.”
“The proposals are out for public consultation until 8 October, with a final decision being made in November.”
“If adopted, it would reform whaling for a 10-year period.”
“The draft calls for its annual minke whale quota to fall from 935 to 400 now, and then to 200 in 2015.”
“Under the global moratorium, as many as 2,000 whales are killed each year by Japan, Iceland and Norway.”
“They see the deal as potentially reducing the number of whales being killed each year - perhaps down to half of current levels - and putting existing whaling under international oversight.”
“In the absence of a consensus, IWC members will vote on the proposed measures. A three-quarters majority would be needed to bring about the change.”
“Because in their eyes it legitimises commercial whaling, which has been under a global moratorium since 1986.”
“A deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years is being debated at the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) week-long meeting in Agadir, Morocco.”
“a draft compromise "package" of measures that has been drawn up by the IWC chair and vice-chair following a two-year sequence of meetings with a small group of delegations.”
“One person was killed and 10 others hurt when a former worker drove his car at colleagues at a Mazda factory in southern Japan.”
“A 39-year-old Mazda employee was killed and of the 10 injured, two were seriously hurt, Kyodo said.”
“The incident happened on Tuesday morning.”
“This incident comes two years after Tomohiro Kato, then 25, stabbed seven people in Tokyo in an attack thought to be linked to anger over his job as a temporary worker at another car-maker.”
“The US State Department has expressed concern about an Israeli plan for the demolition of 22 Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem.”
“Under the plan approved on Monday, 22 homes would be demolished to make room for an Israeli tourist park.”
“Another 66 other buildings constructed without Israeli permission would be legalised.”
“Israel's relations with the US have been strained since the announcement in March of the construction of 1,600 housing units in a Jewish neighbourhood in East Jerusalem during the visit of US Vice President Joe Biden.”
“The Jerusalem municipality said that, while the plan has been approved, there are still several legal stages to get through before it is implemented.”
“Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since 1967.”
“It annexed the area in 1981”
“Jackson died on 25 June last year at the age of 50”
“Guy Cribb, 40, took to the water between Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset, on Monday on a kayak, bodyboard and water skis, among other things.”
“A Poole Tourism spokeswoman said the challenge had been registered with Guinness World Records.”
