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“Israel is closely associated with the United States, and even [President Barack] Obama hasn't managed to recreate the levels of support for America you got here before Bush.”
“But Palestinian solidarity activists in other European countries have always remarked on the depth of support here for Palestine," says Mr Lane.”
“The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has told them to cut their "early termination" charges by up to 85%.”
“The regulator said it had been looking at the issue for 18 months.”
“"The scale of these reductions shows how badly landline providers have been overcharging people up until now," it said.”
“Paula Poolton, 40, of Titchfield, Fareham, was found near Swanwick rail station, Hampshire, on 28 October 2008, 11 days after she went missing.”
“the jury was told she was prone to going on "benders" and her husband did not raise the alarm until a few days after she failed to return home on 17 October.”
“Mr Haggan said that significantly he referred to his lover in the past tense on several occasions. The Royal Mail driver also lied about his whereabouts during a crucial hour after Mrs Poolton's Peugeot was last seen on CCTV. Kearney said …”
“It also referred to witnesses providing evidence which was knowingly untrue.”
“Madden and Finucane represent the families of Jackie Duddy, Michael Kelly, Hugh Gilmour, Kevin McElhinney, Michael McDaid, John Young, Willie McKinney, Gerry McKinney, Gerard Donaghy and John Johnston.”
“They also represent Damien Donaghy, Patsy McDaid, Joe Mahon Joe Friel, Peggy Deery, Alana Burke, Patsy O'Donnell, Danny McGowan and Patrick Campbell who were wounded on Bloody Sunday.”
“nine-month-old twins”
“on 5 June”
“on Thursday”
“six days ago”
“four-year-old”
“The EU is set to finally ban illegal timber in 2012 after protracted legal wrangling over the issue.”
“Up to 40% of the world's wood production is estimated to come from illegally logged tropical forests.”
“Illegal logging is a major driver of deforestation, with the volume of industrial wood from illegal sources estimated at 350-650m cubic metres each year.”
“However, timber used to produce printed material such as books and newspapers will be exempt for a further five years.”
“The world's largest market is about to shut its gates to companies profiting from illegal trafficking and forest destruction,”
“The black market for wood products is often run by criminals fuelling conflict, robbing governments of revenue and causing irreversible environmental destruction.”
“Three days later, I repealed it in a letter to the Pope”
“The pressure under which I signed the prewritten resignation was similar to purgatory”
“He said he had "made a mistake" by not immediately admitting that he could not account for every corporal punishment”
“One such claim was raised against him, but the case was dropped after an initial investigation”
“Fr Mixa is due to meet the Pope next month”
“I definitely want in some way to become active again in pastoral duties”
“Simon Summers, 36, who served for four and a half years, had suffered a drink and drugs problem after leaving the marines, the Old Bailey heard. ...Summers, who left the marines in 2002 to spend more time with his wife and son...”
“In this particular case while they are both Category C prisons they have completely different purposes.”
“In January this year, a report by the US National Research Council said the country must do more to tackle the asteroid threat.”
“Safer Birmingham Partnership has installed 218 cameras, including hidden ones, mainly in the Washwood Heath and Sparkbrook districts.”
“He said he had seen an increase in CCTV cameras in the area in the past month.”
“They said two cameras have been put up on the street in the past month.”
“Mr Rahman said: "They put them up four weeks ago."”
“There are two cameras more or less opposite each other a few hundred yards apart.”
“Ms Maskeen said the street lamps have been taken down to make way for the CCTV cameras, meaning her home is in darkness in the evenings.”
“He said: "I have seen cameras in Stoney Lane and Ladypool Road."”
“Joanne Taylor, 26, of Plymouth, Devon, had not slept for 22 hours when she hit the back of a tractor and trailer on the A38 in Ashburton in April 2009.”
“As Taylor approached a slip-road on the southbound A38 at Ashburton, she fell asleep at the wheel and went straight into the back of the trailer and tractor at 0845 BST on Monday 13 April 2009.”
“The court had heard Taylor, her father Gordon and stepbrother Michael, 17, were injured in the smash which happened as she tried to complete an overnight round trip to Liverpool from her home in Plymouth because of a "family difficulty".”
“Her partner, Melissa Barnham, 24, and her 14-year-old half brother Daniel Lang died at the scene.”
“The court had heard Taylor, her father Gordon and stepbrother Michael, 17, were injured in the smash...”
“Around 1,700 signs enforcing Westminster Council's motorbike parking charges have been vandalised.”
“Since 2008 motorcyclists have been charged £1 per day to park in the borough”
“We will not hesitate to prosecute any individuals found to be carrying out action that is tantamount to stealing from the public purse.”
“But the council are simply going to waste more money having a dedicated team to monitor the situation.”
“The UN says that the number of people displaced by unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan has reached 400,000.”
“About 300,000 people have fled their homes, while another 75,000-100,000 people - not counting children - are thought to have taken refuge in Uzbekistan.”
“At least 40,000 refugees are without shelter.”
“People have been leaving after violence between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks last week, in which at least 191 were killed.”
“The latest UN Humanitarian Office figure exceeds previous estimates of 250,000-275,000 displaced.”
“The ICRC says refugees are running short of basic supplies.”
“We've seen for ourselves and also heard about pockets of displaced people ranging from several hundred to several thousand in number”
“The clashes are the worst ethnic violence to hit southern Kyrgyzstan since 1990, when deadly clashes were suppressed by the Soviet authorities.”
“Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has now said his country will provide technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan to help it track down those behind the clashes.”
“Washington is sending its top Central Asia diplomat, Robert Blake, for meetings with officials in Bishkek on Friday and Saturday.”
“Some aid has begun to arrive in the region, but the ICRC says refugees are running short of basic supplies.”
“Stonehenge £25m centre plans axed”
“There had been plans to widen the road between Cambridge and Huntingdon to six lanes.”
“Plan for a 'community hub' in Leeds including a new swimming pool and learner pool, meeting areas, a community café, activity rooms and consulting rooms.”
“Unemployment runs at 40% and private industry has suffered greatly under the blockade.”
“This procession of about 500 trucks a week is one reason why Israel says there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
“they say that at least five times as much traffic needs to pass through Kerem Shalom and other crossings, if this is to represent a genuine change in Israel's policy towards Gaza”
“He welcomed the Israeli move but said: "It needs to be translated into action."”
“He described the coalition led by Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a pyromaniac government.”
“But a move that the European Union called a step in the right direction is a sign of the pressure that Israel has been under”
“The fact that it took Israel's security cabinet a second day of deliberations to produce this statement suggests there is still scepticism among some senior ministers about the wisdom of easing the blockade.”
“England Rugby League will honour him at a match at Whitehaven's Recreation Ground on 3 October.”
“Money raised will go to Mr Purdham's wife Ros, and sons Flynn, aged two, and Cameron, eight.”
“The match takes place the day after the Engage Super League Grand Final and will be made up of members of the England squad who are preparing to fly out for New Zealand and Australia to compete in the 2010 Four Nations.”
“Damolly retail park in Newry sold for £28.4m”
“It was owned by Corbo, a firm controlled by Ballymena developer Sam Morrison, who bought the retail park for a reported £35m in 2005.”
“The deal also includes a nearby site with planning permission. Corbo will receive up to an additional £6.5m when that development is let.”
“incredibly high level of personal commitment and dedication he had shown over the past five years”
“Floods in southern China caused by torrential rain have killed 46 people since Sunday, officials say.”
“Fifty people are missing, and about 238,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of heavy rains that have pounded six provinces.”
“Heavy rains have affected the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Sichuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported.”
“More than 33,000 homes have collapsed or been damaged.”
“Hundreds of flights in and out of Beijing have been cancelled or delayed because of severe thunderstorms.”
“plan to provide Pakistan with two new reactors”
“The 46-nation group regulates trade in”
“The two to be built by China will take its number of civilian reactors to four, the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Karachi says.”
“Fears over Pakistan's nuclear activities rose in 2004 after a top scientist admitted leaking nuclear technology to North Korea, Libya and Iran.”
“In May 2009 Pakistan denied it was expanding its nuclear arsenal after the US said it had unearthed new evidence that it had done so.”
“Pakistan built its first nuclear power station in 1972 in Karachi with the help of Canadian experts.”
“I want to stress that the civilian nuclear co-operation between China and Pakistan is in line with each side's international obligations. It is for peaceful purposes, and is under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency”
“This appears to extend beyond co-operation that was grandfathered when China was approved for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group”
“The 46-nation group regulates trade in "dual-use" nuclear fuel and technology to ensure material meant for civilian energy use is not diverted into clandestine nuclear weapons programmes”
“Pakistan built its first nuclear power station in 1972 in Karachi with the help of Canadian experts”
“Fears over Pakistan's nuclear activities rose in 2004 after a top scientist admitted leaking nuclear technology to North Korea, Libya and Iran”
“In May 2009 Pakistan denied it was expanding its nuclear arsenal after the US said it had unearthed new evidence that it had done so”
“Disability scooter users said they had been able to board trams up until the recent introduction of 40 new yellow trams.”
“a Metrolink spokeswoman said that the by-law banning scooters has been in existence since the network was launched in 1992”
“We recently had an incident at the Besses o'th' Barn Metrolink stop where a man manoeuvring a mobility scooter drove off the platform and fell over 1m on to the tracks.”
“We have already formally written to Mr Lewis to explain the situation”
“the by-law banning scooters has been in existence since the network was launched in 1992”
“He said 750 authors from 50 different countries would offer a subtle perspective on an ever-changing world.”
“The American strand will feature more than 45 authors, including Garry Trudeau - whose Doonesbury strip is one of the most published cartoons in the world - Bill Clegg, David Vann, Willy Vlautin, Leanne Shapton, Simon Rich and Adam Ross.”
“Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy will also return to the festival with a preview of her new collection of poems, due to be published in 2011.”
