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“She added that the result would be known in four to six weeks.”
“The 13-times UK windsurfing champion said the day had been "immense" but tiring.”
“Mr Cribb also claims to be the first person to windsurf across the Channel after windsurfing 75 nautical miles (138.8km) from Cherbourg to Poole with Frenchman Antoine Albeau in October 2008.”
“Perhaps some of the big coastal cities like Sydney could potentially have all these but probably not within a 10-mile coastline.”
“Other sports included kite surfing, stand-up paddle-boarding, windsurfing, sailing and skimboarding.”
“Nearly 1,300 British personnel have been injured during the conflict”
“The death takes the total number of UK service personnel killed as a result of the Afghanistan conflict since 2001 to 301.”
“The grim milestone of 300 was reached 10 months later on 20 June.”
“It said there were over 140 incidents of motorists and pedestrians ignoring warning signs in the past six months.”
“Tube Lines, the company which repairs the network, said it only employs 30 train maintainers while the RMT union said 47 voted for a strike.”
“RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "Despite this legal challenge, tomorrow night's 48-hour strike remains on."”
“Meanwhile, a planned strike on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has been suspended. The 72-hour action planned by DLR staff was put on hold pending consultation with members on a new offer from the firm.”
“Serco Docklands confirmed that the proposed strike action on DLR had been suspended "following successful talks at Acas between the company, union representatives and employees".”
“The group of up to eight masked men forced their way into a house on Coolfin Street shortly before 2030 BST where they smashed furniture.”
“Paula Bradshaw, Director of Greater Village Regeneration Trust, said there had been trouble in the area since last week.”
“Both incidents took place in the Fernagh Avenue area of Whiteabbey at about 0130 BST on Tuesday.”
“The couple and their three children have been living in the area for a few years.”
“She believes there was a racist motive behind the incident.”
“That family said they moved to the area because they "thought it was safe".”
“onlookers feared they had witnessed a double suicide bid after the pair were seen making what was thought to be a 150ft (45m) leap into the Menai Strait between the north Wales mainland and the island.”
“The bridge, built in 1850 and one of two between Anglesey and the mainland, has two lions at each end.”
“But by this time two RNLI lifeboats and an air ambulance helicopter had been called to the scene as well as an ambulance and a coastguard crew, the court heard.”
“killing Mr Talbot and the entire board of the Sundance Resources mining firm.”
“The wreckage was spotted on Monday by rescuers searching by helicopter in the Republic of Congo.”
“retrieving the 11 bodies would be a 'long and painstaking process'”
“The 11 mostly Australian mining executives were travelling from Cameroon to Republic of Congo to visit an iron ore project.”
“Mr Talbot, 59, was a non-executive director of Sundance...”
“Mr Talbot was travelling with five other Australians, one American, two Britons and two French nationals.”
“The seven museums had 1.64m visits last year, more than double the number when charges were dropped in 2001.”
“The National Museum Cardiff with 382,784 visits in 2009-10 exceeded its target visitor number by over 80,000 (up 26%)”
“and the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, with 258,626 visits, also performed strongly (up 20.3%).”
“With 28,052 visits the museum both broke through the 25,000 visitor barrier and recorded a total number of visits which was up 211% compared with 2000-01.”
“They have received £450,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop their plans”
“and are hopeful, if that is accepted, of a further £8m which will need match funding for the rejuvenation to go ahead.”
“the £6.5m National Art Museum - begun before the recession took hold and which will provide 40% more display space for the museum treasures”
“They are also in the early stages of a 10-year, £20m project to widen the scope of the St Fagans: National History Museum”
“the 48-year-old”
“Sheryl Crow remembers Michael Jackson one year on”
“Crow was engaged to cyclist Lance Armstrong from six months”
“Wyatt, now three”
“2010 has also seen Crow try her hand at acting with a three-episode stint”
“the track reached number two in the UK singles chart in 1988”
“100 Miles from Memphis is released on 19 July”
“The airline reached an agreement with its trade unions on the pension changes in March.”
“The Airways Pension Scheme (APS) closed to new members in 1984”
“The larger New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS) also closed to new joiners in 2003”
“but still has about 30,000 staff in it.”
“In NAPS, current contribution rates are 8.5% for those planning to retire at 60 and 5.25% for those intending to retire at 65.”
“Under the new plans, they can pay in an extra 4.5% of salary to maintain their current benefits.”
“This will take their contribution rates to 13% by October 2011, if they want to retire at 60, or to 9.75% if they retire later at 65.”
“In March, Balpa, the GMB and Unite unions agreed to the pension changes.”
“The property in Stockhill Lane, Stockhill, was wrecked by the blast on Sunday night.”
“caused part of the house's rear wall to collapse and much of the first floor to give way”
“The result was the Polaroid Collection, which is being sold by auction at Sotheby's in New York this week.”
“Her son Craig was killed during the raid in January 2009.”
“More than 50 businesses in the Bromsgrove area, including shops and petrol stations, are signing up to the scheme.”
“This was the second pipe bomb attack at the house this year”
“It is the third attack upon Mary's home this year”
“Detectives are keen to obtain information about two men seen running toward Premier Drive at the time of the attack.”
“The pupils swam the 21-mile relay event in 13 hours and 13 minutes after setting out from Dover early on Monday.”
“The students trained three to four hours a week for the challenge, as well as doing weights and fitness sessions.”
“Ultra orthodox, or Haredi, Jews make up 10% of the Israeli population”
“About 10% of Israelis are ultra-orthodox, or Haredi - a figure that is growing, partly because they have very large families”
“The Financial Times argued on Monday that poorer areas, which tend to be more dependent on social security payments and non-ringfenced government spending, could be hit twice as badly as more affluent areas.”
“In 2009, there were 15.7% annual out-of-work benefit claimants in Wales, compared to just 8% in the south east of England.”
“Only the north east of England (16% in 2009) has a higher rate of benefit claimants, with an average rate of 11.8% across Britain as a whole.”
“He said between 20 to 30 parents had stayed on, for a time, after dropping off their children at the school, while a smaller group planned to stay there all day.”
“Passengers paying with cash face average rises of 2.5% on both Metro and Ulsterbus services”
“a 4% increase on Northern Ireland Railway fares”
“Most cash bus fares will rise by 10p”
“Currently 20% of Metro users and 6% of Ulsterbus customers use a Smartlink card.”
“Our bus and train services are used by almost 80 million passengers each year”
“road usage is up 17%”
“customers should use Smartlink cards, which would save customers up to 35% compared to cash fares”
“one of the most extraordinary days in the mottled history of Ireland”
“the killings of 13 civilians by British paratroops”
“the Troubles 'to spiral into another dimension'”
“30 January 1972 with last Tuesday”
“clouds that had hung overhead for 38 years”
“an 11-minute speech”
“Afghanistan is the source of about 90% of the world's opium, the report says.”
“Last year the UN said corruption, lawlessness and uncontrolled borders result in only 2% of Afghan opiates being seized locally.”
“UN findings say an opium market worth $65bn (£39bn) funds global terrorism, caters to 15 million addicts and kills 100,000 people every year.”
“Watan Risk management is one of the largest security providers in Afghanistan and one of the companies currently under investigation.”
“The congressional report follows a six-month investigation.”
“The report comes as the number of US casualties is rising in Afghanistan, and suggests not only that money from the US tax payer is being used to finance the enemy, but also to undermine international efforts towards stability in the count…”
“reaches 300”
“for every British death there, three are maimed.”
“Thomas Cook came bottom of 18 airlines in a survey of 5,745 Which? members about short-haul flights.”
“Swiss, Aer Lingus and Air Malta ranked highest.”
“In the long-haul list, Air New Zealand ranked top of 17 carriers.”
“Virgin Atlantic, at number six, was the highest ranked UK carrier, followed by British Airways at 11, First Choice (14) and Thomas Cook (15).”
“The long-haul survey of 2,987 Which? members ranked South African Airways the lowest.”
“Our rigorous research shows that while the cost of flights is important to customers, it's things like friendly cabin staff and reasonable luggage allowances that leave a lasting impression”
“Short-haul carriers Ryanair, Monarch, Thomson and bmibaby also failed to rank high, the survey showed.”
“Last year there were 13,255 'secondary fires' across the Strathclyde area.”
“crews from the Coatbridge station attending 657 last year.”
“Each deliberate fire ties up at least one appliance that may be needed at a house fire, for instance, or a serious road traffic collision.”
“So far this financial year there have been five fire deaths and 91 fire casualties.”
“last year's 31 deaths and 406 casualties”
