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“It was thought the Inquiry would only take a year or two of his early career as a Law Lord.”
“It is now more than five years since the Inquiry ended its hearings and Lord Saville began writing up its conclusions.”
“He has just turned 74, just a year short of the retirement age for judges.”
“He painted the work in 1983 as a 'homage to his homeland'.”
“The 88-year-old artist has lived and worked in France since 1950.”
“Raza's painting Saurashtra sold for £2.4m ($3.5m) in London on Thursday.”
“He painted the work in 1983 as a "homage to his homeland".”
“It was sold by a private French collector who acquired it directly from the artist.”
“Christie's say that the painting - an acrylic on canvas - was bought by an Indian museum for well above the estimated price.”
“"The painting is one of [the] most ambitious works he has ever created as a homage to his homeland," Yamini Mehta, director of South Asian modern and contemporary art at Christie's, said before the auction of Saurashtra.”
“"Its size, scale, and expressive brush strokes radiate the brilliant colours of India and has a deeply spiritual subtext," she said.”
“In this one work, the artist has worked through all of the themes of his long and varied career and [it] serves as the shining example of one of the best works in this field to come to auction.”
“Officials at Christie's told the BBC that the large-scale painting was produced during a key period of Raza's career.”
“The painting was one of several pictures by South Asian artists - including Francis Newton Souza and Tyeb Mehta - that were sold for millions of pounds.”
“The 88-year-old artist has lived and worked in France since 1950, but maintains strong ties with India.”
“Four market traders have been ordered to move or face legal action. The Swindon traders were told to leave by 1200 BST.”
“A Swindon Borough Council spokesman said the street traders in the four main shopping streets had been given more than a year's notice to quit.”
“Ms Mazzotta said: "I have to it's my business and it's our livelihoods. If we leave we've got nothing else.”
“They [the council] aren't talking to us and they won't reason with us. When we try to ring them they never bother getting back to us and this has been going on for months, not just now.”
“Swindon Borough Council says regulations which come into force on Saturday, mean traders can apply to move just outside the main shopping streets.”
“The owners of six puppies found dumped by the side of a road in Fife are being sought by animal welfare officers.”
“The four-week-old crossbreed puppies, four girls and two boys, had a rock placed on top of their box.”
“We believe the puppies were dumped at the lay-by sometime on Wednesday afternoon. It's unlikely they were there for any longer than a couple of hours as the cardboard box was still fairly dry and in tact. This is a busy country road and th…”
“Shannon Price, who divorced Coleman in August 2008, claims she is still his common-law wife...”
“Coleman, who played Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes from 1978 to 1986, died on 28 May after suffering a brain haemorrhage.”
“Price discovered Coleman bleeding severely from the back of his head on May 26...”
“The explosion blew out the ground floor double-glazed windows and caused extensive damage to the rest of the house in Gravesend on Thursday night.”
“but ambulance crews treated him for shock. Fire crews isolated gas and electricity supplies at the property and put out a small fire.”
“The resident of the house, a man in his 40s, was uninjured in the explosion at about 1910 BST in Kilndown on the Hever Farm Estate, but ambulance crews treated him for shock.”
“He said flammable liquids could give off large volumes of vapours at room temperature which, when mixed with air, could ignite, often violently.”
“On the festival's website, organisers said the video would be screened on the Main Stage at 2000 BST "for fans to pay their respects and to mark the loss of such treasured icons of the rock and metal world".”
“They also paid tribute to Cable, who left Stereophonics in 2003 and went on to forge a career as a TV and radio presenter.”
“A post-mortem examination was carried out at Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, earlier this week.”
“Simon Robertson, 47, said he was trying to protect his wife when he was struck in the face by William Henderson in November 2008.”
“Mr Henderson, 32, denied assaulting and permanently disfiguring Mr Robertson.”
“Mr Linning was a well-known figure around East Kilbride as a result of 30 years refereeing amateur football and hundreds of mourners attended his funeral.”
“Speaking after the sentencing Mr Linning's son Billy, 37, said the family was relieved the case was over.”
“Francois Bazaramba, 59, moved in 2003 to the Nordic country, which allows prosecutions for crimes against humanity wherever they are committed.”
“About 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu militias in the 100-day slaughter in 1994.”
“Richard Long, 22, of Houghton Regis, was shot through the head after being lured to the Lewsey Farm estate in Luton on 1 September.”
“The court heard Mr Long had been lured to the rendezvous to buy £6,000 of skunk cannabis on behalf of a friend.”
“This case has told the story of Richard Long, who foolishly decided to purchase a kilogramme of cannabis from the defendants and who, in my opinion, did not foresee the dangers and in doing so paid for it with his life.”
“At least four people were injured in the attack.”
“On one occasion in November 2008, militants captured Humvee armoured cars destined for Afghanistan and filmed themselves triumphantly driving off.”
“That biography was in 1984 when Duran Duran were well on their way to global domination.”
“where Gaiman has 1.5m followers”
“8,000 or so people who have been actively tweeting their thoughts on each chapter.”
“Stories, a short story anthology edited by Nail Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, is published on 15 June.”
“Natasha McShane, 23, from Silverbridge in County Armagh, was attacked as she returned home from a night out with a friend in Chicago on 23 April.”
“"It is exactly seven weeks tonight since we heard about the attack," she said.”
“"Last week they put the phone to her ear and she was able to say hello to me. It was lovely just to hear her. It was such a relief."”
“The number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan is 294.”
“Private Jonathan Monk, 25”
“died on Wednesday”
“The 6lb 3oz (2.7kg) boy was discovered by staff on Wednesday night in a bag left in the porch of the Hawk and Buckle on Main Street, Etwall.”
“He was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital where nurses named him Jack.”
“It's a fairly traumatic experience giving birth to a child in any event and given the circumstances, this is probably a very frightened lady, a very concerned lady, about her own health and perhaps the situation that she finds herself in.”
“Last year, the three-day event attracted more than 35,000 revellers.”
“Performances in the main arena were due to start at 1830 BST.”
“Northern Constabulary the warning from Acpos had generated a number of worried calls from the public.”
“Sixty rescue workers were involved in a two-hour sea search for a 39-year-old man who went missing off the coast of Tynemouth.”
“Dogs in many Tameside parks must now stay on short leads Dog owners are facing £1,000 fines if they take their pets to some Greater Manchester parks on a long lead. The ban on leads longer than 2m (6ft 5ins) applies to dozens of parks and …”
“Last year, the authority issued 66 fixed penalty notices for dog fouling, more than double the amount (29) in 2008.”
“We believe that it will be ineffective and extremely difficult to enforce. Many dog owners use flexible retractable leads in order to allow their dogs some freedom while still maintaining control. So it seems particularly unfair to limit t…”
“Tameside is the first local authority in Greater Manchester to bring in the 'Dogs on Lead' order, which came into force in March.”
“And it believes the ban on retractable leads, many of which stretch up to 8m in length, will reduce the need to issue those fines.”
“Other authorities which specify maximum lead lengths include South Tyneside, Middlesbrough, Gloucester and Waltham Forest.”
“the accolade would recognise the city's 2,000 years of history.”
“Crispian St Peters, best known for his 1966 hit Pied Piper, has died aged 71, at his home in Kent.”
“The musician, who lived in Swanley, Kent, throughout his life, suffered a major stroke in 1995 and gave his last performance four years later.”
“St Peters was also a prolific songwriter, penning more than 200 songs during the course of his 30-year career.”
“The 40kg block was thrown from the top of the 80ft (24m) car park in Western Approach at 1700 BST on Wednesday.”
“The rocket is thought to have exploded 137 seconds after take-off on Thursday, ending South Korea's latest attempt to join the space launch industry.”
“The debris was picked up at sea 470 kilometres (292 miles) south of the Naro Space Centre at Goheung.”
“The Naro-1 rocket, built with Russian help, is thought to have blown up at an altitude of 70 kilometres (44 miles).”
“China, India and Japan have developed a launch capability; China has also sent three manned missions into space.”
“South Korea's first launch of the two-stage KSLV-1 last year failed to place its satellite payload into the proper orbit.”
“Earlier last year, an attempted space launch by North Korea was deemed to have failed when the US reported that both rocket stages had fallen into the Pacific Ocean.”
“More than 2,000 drivers have been caught by average speed cameras on the A34 near Oxford, resulting in fines totalling more than £70,300.”
“The cameras have been in place for the past two years during a £44m project to replace the 1960s bridge on the Wolvercote Viaduct.”
“The new viaduct is now open and the restrictions have been lifted, two months ahead of schedule.”
“The new structure has been designed to last 120 years.”
“Of the 2,135 speeding motorists who were caught by the average speed cameras, 1,172 paid the £60 fine and had points put on their licence and 387 have so far completed a driver education course, the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership sa…”
“Highways Agency used a construction technique that involved sliding a 5,000-tonne bridge deck into position over one night in March.”
“Work underneath the bridge continues, with some restrictions remaining on the A40 until the project is completed in August.”
“It is said the 13th Century saint had miraculous powers that allowed her to raise someone from the dead and to survive the flames of a burning pyre.”
“Study leader Professor Ruggero D'Anastasio said: "Santa Rosa is one of the most important saints in the Roman Catholic Church and is revered by thousands of people.”
“Anthony Hotine is the fifth marine from 40 Commando, which is based in the village, to die during the unit's deployment, which started in April.”
“The bodies of Marine Hotine, Cpl Terry Webster, 24, of Chester, and L/Cpl Alan Cochrane, 23, from Denbighshire in north Wales, were repatriated earlier in the day.”
“The memorial service was held at All Saints Church on Thursday evening.”
“ahead of elections due in August.”
“Before joining the football federation, he had served with Rwandan peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.”
“August's elections will be the second presidential polls held since the genocide when Mr Kagame, the RPF leader, came to power.”
“The 21m (70ft) tall lighthouse was used between 1911 and 1997 and is now protected as a scheduled monument.”
“Stobart probably crosses that bridge around 1,500 times a day," he said.”
“The £431m Mersey Gateway bridge between Runcorn and Widnes has been put on hold during the Treasury's spending review.”
“About £22m has already been spent on the project, which is designed to ease congestion on the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge.”
“The bridge would be 1km (0.6 miles) in length across the River Mersey”
“But nevertheless we are confident there is a case to be made... the [existing] bridge is 50 years old.”
“It was not credible that this scheme would have benefited the Merseyside and West Cheshire economy as it would have meant a toll barrier along the Mersey all the way from Liverpool and nearly as far as Warrington.”
