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“If we have a good year we can produce 80 bots (about 1,000kg).”
“He was in hospital for five days with abdominal injuries.”
“Six people have been injured, three seriously, in a head-on collision between two cars near Brighton.”
“The scene of the accident at Patcham was closed for just under five hours”
“Officers said the road was closed for just under five hours while investigations took place.”
“Four of the injured had to be cut free from the vehicles by fire crews.”
“Two 19-year-olds are in intensive care.”
“A 19-year-old passenger in the Renault Clio from Newhaven who broke a leg is in a serious but stable condition.”
“A 19-year-old passenger in the Clio from Rustington who suffered leg and pelvic injuries and a 19-year-old passenger in the Clio from Portslade who broke a hand and her pelvis both remain in a serious condition in intensive care.”
“Three passengers in the Clio, all aged 19, suffered serious injuries.”
“The fourth passenger, a 17-year-old from Lindfield, had minor injuries.”
“The former Usk home of Alfred Russel Wallace, who developed the theory of evolution alongside Charles Darwin, is for sale for £355,000.”
“Dr Beccaloni said Wallace was born at the house and lived there until he was five or six years old.”
“Cadw said it had twice considered listing Wallace's birthplace - once in 2000 as part of a survey of listed buildings in the area and again this year following a request.”
“The house is on the market for £355,000, although it was originally priced at £525,000.”
“Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859”
“Wallace was given the Order of Merit, the highest honour that could be given by the British monarch to a civilian.”
“In America, there is much more interest in him. Two of the most recent books on him have been published in America.”
“it was decided not to list Kensington House as it has been substantially altered and now retains little of its original early 19th Century character and contains no features that directly illustrate its historical associations with Wallace…”
“Wallace's contribution to Welsh life is, however, recognised in the listing of the Mechanic's Institute in Neath, which he designed in the 1840s.”
“Cities such as Worcester saw a reduction in car use of around 9% by launching multiple initiatives targeting those trips of three miles or less that make up half of all journeys.”
“The Eye On Wales programme found Sustainable Travel Town projects have had some success in England in getting more people to take the bus or cycle or walk.”
“Eighty per cent of people in Northern Ireland looking after an ill, frail or disabled loved one do not have a life outside of their caring role, new research has suggested.”
“The results indicated that 79% of people have been forced to give up leisure activities since becoming a carer.”
“Three quarters of carers surveyed said they are worse off financially, while 57% said they had to give up work.”
“Charities estimate that careers save the UK economy around £87bn annually by relieving pressure on health and social services.”
“Carers Week is organised by 7 national charities: Carers UK, Counsel and Care, Crossroads Care, Help the Hospices, Macmillan Cancer Support, Parkinson's UK and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.”
“Up to 20,000 people will attend Beach Break Live at Pembrey Country Park.”
“The event, headlined by Vampire Weekend and Calvin Harris, sparked opposition in nearby Burry Port and Pembrey. Festival director Ian Forshew said it was sold out with taxi firms, hotels and B&Bs already buzzing, and contracts worth £750,0…”
“The RNLI said it was putting on extra lifeguards at Cefn Sidan beach throughout the week.”
“With up to 20,000 people attending, particularly if there is good weather, there will inevitably be a lot more people than usual going in the water and using the beach for this time of year.”
“The country park is closed to the public this week”
“Nine Turkish activists died during the raid on the ships which were attempting to break an Israeli blockade on Gaza.”
“An independent public commission is to include two foreign observers - Lord Trimble and a retired Canadian general, Ken Watkin.”
“He's obviously regarded as an international statesman having got the Nobel Peace Price in 1998 after the Good Friday Agreement.”
“The BBC 's Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson said it was a sign of changed times that diplomats were being exported from Northern Ireland rather than being sent there.”
“"The announcement of the inquiry last night by Israel is an important step forward. "We welcome the involvement in that inquiry of Lord Trimble."”
“"Of course we welcome the fact that people of the stature of David Trimble will be involved in this," he said.”
“It reports that the figures are down from 161 flags in 2006 to 73 in 2009.”
“On average, over 4,000 flags are put up on lampposts and houses in town centres and on arterial routes every July.”
“Surveys conducted in July and September over the last four years reveal one third of the flags put up along main roads in Northern Ireland over the summer months are still flying at the end of September.”
“During July 2006-09, the average number of unionist flags was 3,868 compared with 245 nationalist flags.”
“During September, the average number of unionist flags was 1,411 compared with 505 nationalist.”
“At Easter, two thirds of the flags on arterial routes were unionist.”
“The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 2008, revealed over a third of people said they were less likely to shop in neighbourhoods with loyalist and republican flags and murals.”
“The same study revealed that 83 per cent of people in Northern Ireland do not support the flying of flags from lampposts in their area”
“and that over half of respondents believed the Union flag and Tricolour were usually put on lampposts by paramilitary groups.”
“In 2003, 21% of people said they had felt intimidated by loyalist or republican murals and flags.”
“In 2008, 13% of people were intimidated by republican displays and 15 per cent by loyalist displays.”
“At least 117 people have been killed in three days of fighting between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in the city of Osh and surrounding areas, officials say.”
“Tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks have been forced to flee the country.”
“Uzbek officials say at least 30,000 people have crossed the border from Kyrgyzstan in recent days.”
“One official told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency that 75,000 had entered Uzbekistan.”
“More than 1,000 people have been wounded in the violence, the authorities say.”
“The clashes are the worst ethnic violence to hit southern Kyrgyzstan since 1990, when several hundred people were killed.”
“Pakistan says one of its citizens, a student, has been killed in Osh and it is investigating reports that 15 others have been taken hostage.”
“They would lay fewer eggs, and if they got spooked they would all pile into the shed at once, on top of each other, and kill each other.”
“About 600 people with Shetland roots have registered as official "hamefarers".”
“More than 600 expatriates are expected to return to the islands for a series of social, educational and nostalgic events.”
“The festival, known as Shetland Hamefarin, is celebrated once every 25 years.”
“This is the third time the festival has taken place, apart from a special Millennium Hamefarin held in 2000.”
“Caledonian Railway Number 828 has been given an overhaul in a £220,000 project which attracted support from the Heritage Lottery Fund.”
“Three miles of track requires to be laid to connect Aviemore with Grantown-on-Spey.”
“Enthusiasts already operate services on almost 10 miles of line from Aviemore to Broomhill.”
“The railway company hopes to complete the project by 2014.”
“Three miles of track requires to be laid to connect Aviemore with Grantown-on-Spey. The money would also pay for a bridge donated by Network Rail to be put in place across the River Dulnain.”
“Turkey voted against a US-backed resolution on tougher sanctions on Iran”
“continuing with the Israeli raid against the Turkish vessel, the Mavi Marmara, on 31 May”
“as when Turkey mediated between Israel and Syria in 2008”
“The assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia said he did not doubt that Turkey was sincere in wanting to work with the international community to prevent Iran from pursuing a nuclear programme.”
“says Nuh Yilmaz, the Washington DC director of the Turkish political think-tank Seta.”
“wrote Josef Joffe, editor of the German weekly Die Zeit, in an opinion piece published in the Financial Times.”
“starting with the Gaza offensive in 2008”
“countries that have been allies for decades”
“First there was the nuclear deal with Iran mediated by Turkey and Brazil last month.”
“Max Goeldi was at the centre of a long-running row between the countries A Swiss businessman, held in a Libyan jail for four months, has arrived back in Zurich.”
“Correspondents say Mr Goeldi's release may allow a line to be drawn under the two-year-long row.”
“He boarded a plane back to Switzerland on Sunday following his release from jail on 10 June.”
“Travelling with Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, he landed at Zurich in the early hours of Monday morning.”
“300 men had attacked the camp in Guaviare province with 'surgical precision'”
“Gen Mendieta, who turned 53 on Sunday, was in good health.”
“Gen Mendieta and Col Murillo were captured on 1 November 1998”
“Most of the hostages were seized in the late 1990s.”
“the operation had been planned for several months”
“The rescue was the highest-profile mission since July 2008”
“Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he is hopeful the Israeli blockade of Gaza will be eased imminently. The international envoy told the BBC he was confident of a partial lifting following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjam…”
“Mr Blair's comments come on the day the head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, made his first visit to the Gaza Strip since the Islamic group Hamas seized power there three years ago.”
“He said: "I think there is a strong case for the Palestinian Authority to be given a role in this, for the European Union - which used to have a role - and for the United Nations."”
“The flotilla, which had 41 Britons on board as well as people of many other nationalities, was carrying 10,000 tonnes of aid.”
“This included building materials which are currently restricted under the terms of the blockade.”
“Following the flotilla raid, Egypt opened its border with Gaza allowing people with valid passes to cross.”
“At least five people have died and dozens been injured in a stampede at a rally in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.”
“Three Lions, which was a big hit during the 1996 European Championship, came in at number 10 - up from 53.”
“New Order's World in Motion was in at number 22, with former England manager Terry Venables' If I Can Dream at 23.”
“A re-recording of the Three Lions track featuring Russell Brand and Robbie Williams climbed to 28.”
“In the album chart, Christina Aguilera went straight in at number one with Bionic, her first album since Back To Basics in 2006 and since the birth of her son.”
“Meanwhile, Alicia Keys climbed to number two with The Element of Freedom and Michael Buble dropped one position to number three with Crazy Love.”
“Last week's number one, Jack Johnson's To The Sea, fell to number six, behind Lady Gaga.”
“We must not risk the possibility of these Championships being taken away from this country after we have spent some four years in preparation and, of course, involved ourselves in a very considerable financial outlay," the letter said.”
“damaged at least six others in the same street.”
