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“A crossing at Halkirk in Caithness was the scene of three people's deaths”
“In Scotland there are 37 crossings with full barriers, 32 with partial barriers and 23 open, or unmanned, crossings”
“Only four crossings in the region have static cameras to record misuse”
“The survey of companies in London showed half would not let staff watch the match, although bigger firms were more likely to show the game at work.”
“Cuts to tax credits, pregnancy grants taken from new mums, child benefit frozen for years, support for disabled people being cut, housing support slashed, attacks on the public sector - they are the same old Tories.”
“Dr Howard Martin, 75, has admitted helping 18 patients to die out of "Christian compassion", including his cancer-stricken son Paul, 31, in 1988.”
“On Saturday, Dr Martin told the Daily Telegraph that, in two cases, he hastened the deaths of patients without their permission.”
“Cocaign admitted to a court in Rouen that he killed his victim before cutting him open and removing part of his lung, which he then ate.”
“He then allegedly cut him open, removing a rib and pulling out part of his lung, mistaking it for Baudry's heart.”
“Before the trial, he had told investigators that he wanted to eat his victim's heart in order to take his soul.”
“A verdict is expected later this week.”
“more than 12 hours after the final whistle.”
“Mr Kim, 32, is a North Korean defector”
“fled to the South in 1996”
“More than 250 officers were on duty.”
“city pubs shut for two hours after the game and a metal secutiry barrier was brought in to keep fans apart.”
“temperatures have soared to 50C.”
“stone-throwing demonstrators injured at least 14 policemen.”
“Kevin Rogers was stabbed to death in Edgehill Crescent, Leyland, in the early hours of 1 January after a New Year's Eve party.”
“The man was on the roof of a house in the same street for several hours, throwing tiles from it.”
“The order means anyone who returns to the area after being moved on within 24 hours faces arrest.”
“The order will cover the area bordered by Grafton Street, Broad Street, Horse Market, Black Lion Hill and St Andrews Road.”
“shot dead two children and an adult”
“two rival gangs were fighting over control of the neighbourhood where the attacks happened”
“The five-minute Wootton Bassett march was played by a Marine band at a ceremony on Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.”
“It is poignant that this event is being held at the same time as the 300th casualty in Afghanistan.”
“The people of this quiet and peaceful Wiltshire town turn out in their hundreds in all weathers to pay their respects as repatriation convoys make their way with our service dead from RAF Lyneham to the city of Oxford.”
“The work - which includes the sound of church bells and an approximation of the rumble of a C17 Globemaster aircraft flying overhead - will be first performed to the public at the South Coast Proms at Whale Island, Portsmouth on 25 and 26 …”
“James Cassley, who grew up in Quin, County Clare, was one of 11 passengers travelling between Cameroon and Congo.”
“The Cameroonian information minister said nine or ten bodies had been found in the wreckage.”
“Mr Cassley who was 30 was travelling on a British passport.”
“In an interview with the Irish Independent newspaper his mother, Mona, said he was shortly due to celebrate his third wedding anniversary”
“Nine or 10 bodies had been found, he said, as hopes faded for survivors.”
“The plane, carrying 11 passengers, disappeared on Saturday while flying from Cameroon to Republic of Congo.”
“For the moment, between nine and 10 corpses have been retrieved,”
“The man, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, died in Birmingham's New Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday after being injured in a blast in the Sangin district of Helmand on 12 June.”
“The iCon Centre in Daventry has won the National Green Apple Award for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage.”
“The 54-year-old was pronounced dead at Wythenshawe Hospital, a spokeswoman confirmed.”
“Everyone kept it really quiet. We were probably only 12 months from him uncovering himself," Mr Round said.”
“Halo is delighted that Prince Harry has come out to support us in this quest to clear Mozambique of mines - a task we could complete in the next four years.”
“he has learned something of the dirty, boring, dangerous work that Halo's 7,700 staff undertake day-in, day-out in the world's most mine-impacted countries.”
“Prince Harry and his brother Prince William have been on a six-day tour of southern Africa.”
“they have visited Botswana and Lesotho, and it will end in South Africa.”
“They said their "Make a Difference - Foster a Child" campaign attracted 75% more inquiries than usual in one month.”
“East Lothian Council, which said 30 potential new foster carers came forward in May, compared with the usual monthly figure of 4.5 approaches.”
“There is a shortage of 1,700 foster carers in Scotland”
“In the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, glass accounted for nearly two thirds of all eye and head injuries.”
“The man was taken into custody on Monday along with three others after they were discovered on a public bus coming out of North Waziristan, reports said.”
“As a result 13 militants were killed and dozens were injured.”
“Belarus has said it will settle its gas debts to Russia within two weeks, after its eastern neighbour started cutting supplies in a dispute over payments.”
“Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka said Belarus would borrow the nearly $200m (£135m) demanded by the state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom.”
“Dmitry Medvedev said this would rise "day-by-day" to 85% if Belarus did not start paying off its debts, accrued when it failed to pay increased prices.”
“Mr Medvedev that Belarus had proposed to pay the debt "with machinery, equipment and various other products".”
“Gazprom cannot accept debt repayments in anything, be it pies, butter, cheese or other means of payment.”
“We do not hide that we have problems with hard currency. Belarus has to resort to borrowing in order to make a payment on time," he said. "We will find a way - borrow money - but pay.”
“They will pay for transit. We will pay for gas.”
“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 at $150.”
“The row threatens to disrupt onward deliveries to Europe as about a fifth of its supplies of Russian gas is pumped through Belarus.”
“In 2009, a similar dispute between Russia and Ukraine saw Gazprom shut off supplies in the middle of winter, affecting millions of people.”
“In January 2006 and again in 2009, Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine, causing knock-on effects all over Europe.”
“In January the train line was swept away in a landslide, trapping 4,000 tourists on the mountain.”
“The BBC made its move shortly after several MPs and the Taxpayers' Alliance criticised it for offering Bleakley a reported £900,000 over two years.”
“Next month, Jonathan Ross will leave the Corporation at the end of a contract which, for many, became a symbol of BBC profligacy.”
“More than 10 years ago, the BBC let Frank Skinner go to ITV after Avalon demanded he should be paid £20m over two years.”
“Frankly, the BBC aren't against paying a fair price for talent and shows, but we are not to be taken for granted. There needs to be some give and take.”
“the BBC said it had 'made a full and final offer to her several weeks ago and made it clear it we would not be entering into a bidding war with other channels.'”
“He quit after Radio 2's Chris Evans was approached to present the Friday evening One Show in his place, Chiles made it clear he hadn't wanted to leave and hoped Bleakley would join him at ITV.”
“The BBC is there to grow talent for the future. We are sometimes disappointed when people go, but in this climate we can't put our hands deep into our pockets all the time.”
“At least 30 people have died in such killings in the past 18 months.”
“Over the weekend two more couples were murdered in suspected honour killings - one in the capital, Delhi, and another in neighbouring Haryana state.”
“The court said it wanted them to explain what steps they had taken to protect young couples who are being threatened by their families and communities. Caste leaders frown upon marriages within the same sub-caste”
“Three peacekeepers have been killed in Sudan's Darfur region, officials say.”
“Some 27 peacekeepers have been killed in Darfur since 2008”
“The UN estimates 300,000 people have been killed in Darfur since rebels took up arms in 2003.”
“About 600 people died in fighting in Darfur last month - the highest monthly toll since 2008.”
“The Hyksos were foreign occupiers from Asia who ruled Egypt for a century.”
“Dr Hawass said in a statement that the area could be part of Avaris, the summer capital of the Hyksos who ruled Egypt from 1664-1569 BC, during the 15th Dynasty.”
“"The mission also identified one of the Nile river tributaries that passed through the city, as well as two islands," she was quoted as saying in the statement.”
“Staff protested outside Portswood Library, Bitterne Library, Woolston Library, Shirley Library and Central Library from 0830 BST on Monday.”
“If [volunteers] don't want to come in when it is raining, they don't have to come in. If it is snowing [librarians] always come in. [Librarians] always open up the libraries and give a very good service.”
“Four buses which travel through Sir Bobby's home village have been decorated with a family photo and information about his cancer charity.”
“The County Durham-born former footballing legend died last July aged 76 after a long battle with the cancer.”
“The cemetery on Kelsterton Lane in Connah's Quay is expected to provide enough space for the next 60 to 80 years.”
“Flintshire council, which is responsible for about 400 burials and interments each year, said residents had already been making inquiries about reserving cemetery plots.”
“The county estimates it has on average 25 years capacity across the seven cemeteries in the area.”
“1,150 homes and firms in Kinmel Bay and Rhyl were at risk from a major flood.”
“The building work, costing £500,000, is on both sides of the river and is to continue into the autumn.”
“The area is at significant risk from tidal flooding and this project will help to reduce the danger caused by the embankments sinking into the peat.”
“the increased protection could only be a temporary measure for the next 10-15 years in the face of climate change, rising sea levels and the continued sinking of the new banks.”
“It's important to emphasise that this will not resolve the long-term issue of how we deal with the flood risk in this flood plain.”
“in the next few weeks”
“for the next decade”
“the daring special forces operation that liberated four of the hostages”
“2km within Ecuadorian territory”
“the deaths of the 27 people killed in the bombardment”
“with as many as 40 killed last year”
“when 10 members of the security forces were killed”
“At least 11 people were killed and eight injured after arsonists torched a bus full of passengers in El Salvador.”
“Reports say gunmen also opened fire on another bus nearby, killing three people.”
“Peter Prime said he reported the movement near the crash scene to staff then twice rang the operating firm.”
