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“nearly eight feet (2.4m)”
“104 birds”
“at least three chicks”
“at least four more”
“four we are aware of”
“1998”
“The world's heaviest flying bird was hunted to extinction in the UK in 1832, but reintroduced to Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, six years ago.”
“This is the second year in which the birds have been bred successfully in the wild.”
“An adult great bustard can be up to a metre (3ft) tall and weigh up to 44lb (20 kg).”
“An adult great bustard can be up to a metre (3ft) tall and weigh up to 44lb (20 kg). Its wingspan can reach nearly eight feet (2.4m).”
“Since then, 104 birds have been hand-reared in Russia before being flown to the UK and released onto the Salisbury Plain.”
“Last year, at least three chicks were born in the wild and this year at least four more have been spotted.”
“The former policeman set up the Great Bustard Group in 1998 after becoming fascinated by the birds as a teenager.”
“One of the chicks born last summer was killed by a fox and another has not been seen for some months, although Mr Waters is optimistic it may still be alive.”
“Dr Mark Avery, conservation director for the RSPB, which is supporting the project, said: "Restoring lost wildlife and lost landscapes to Britain are among the RSPB's most important objectives."”
“Thirty-five well-armed guerrillas from the now disbanded M-19 rebel group seized the Palace of Justice, home to the Supreme Court and next to the presidential palace and parliament.”
“where at least 20,000 people have disappeared in the last 30 years of conflict between government forces, left-wing guerrillas, and right-wing paramilitaries.”
“The 130-page Amnesty report, As if Hell Fell on Me,”
“nearly 300 interviews with residents of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and the surrounding areas”
“at least 1,300 people were killed in the conflict during 2009”
“Nearly four million people are effectively living under the Taliban in north-west Pakistan without rule of law and effectively abandoned by the Pakistani government”
“The report also says available information suggests that at least 1,300 people were killed in the conflict during 2009.”
“Nearly four million people are effectively living under the Taliban in north-west Pakistan without rule of law and effectively abandoned by the Pakistani government, said Claudio Cordone, Amnesty's interim secretary general.”
“The 130-page Amnesty report, As if Hell Fell on Me, was based on nearly 300 interviews with residents of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and the surrounding areas.”
“The report quotes a teacher, who fled the Swat valley with his family in March 2009, describing how the Taliban operated.”
“A £700m project to revamp Victoria Tube station is set to begin after Transport for London (TfL) selected a contractor.”
“The central London station, used by 80 million people a year, will get a new ticket hall, entrances, escalators and step-free access to all platforms.”
“Vinci BAM Nuttall Limited, a joint venture, will begin the first phase of construction, a new ticket hall under Bressenden Place, in 2011.”
“The revamp, which aims to cut passenger congestion, will be completed by 2018.”
“At a meeting at the UN in New York on Wednesday, the Security Council voted by 12 votes to two in favour of a fourth round of coercive measures. Brazil and Turkey voted against the sanctions, while Lebanon abstained.”
“But the sanctions were passed after being watered down during negotiations with Russia and China on Tuesday.”
“The vote for sanctions came almost 18 months after US President Barack Obama promised a new strategy of engagement with Iran when he took office.”
“Three earlier rounds of UN sanctions blocked trade of 'sensitive nuclear material', froze the financial assets of those involved in Iran's nuclear activities, banned all of Iran's arms exports and encouraged scrutiny of the dealings of Ira…”
“Our correspondent says the resolution singles out the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who run much of the economy - including the national shipping line which Western diplomats say is trying to evade sanctions by setting up front companies.”
“The two 'no' votes were the strongest opposition yet in four rounds of sanctions, weakening the international unity the Americans have tried to build to isolate Iran.”
“No amount of pressure and mischief will be able to break our nation's determination to pursue and defend its legal and inalienable rights”
“[The sanctions] will most probably lead to the suffering of the people of Iran and will play into the hands of people on all sides who do not want dialogue to prevail”
“about 2% in 2003 to 35% today”
“Highland Council has been running a budget blog and this week will begin consulting with a 2,300-member Highland Citizens Panel.”
“The amount of waste being recycled in the Highlands has increased from about 2% in 2003 to 35% today, but the local authority wants to stop far more rubbish from ending up in landfill sites.”
“A protest march has been planned for Fort William on 19 June by residents opposed to any move that would see the building of new homes halted.”
“The blog will run until the end of the month.”
“Mr Biden pledged US technical and financial support for the referendum”
“a referendum due early next year”
“The elections were part of a peace deal that ended a 21-year civil war between the north and south”
“Mr Kiir, who won polls in April, is the first elected president of the region”
“He had bruises and hypothermia from outside temperatures as low as -41C.”
“The plane belonged to a sheikh from the United Arab Emirates and had been standing empty on the tarmac at Schwechat airport in Vienna, since Thursday.”
“It is understood that the UK Border Agency is not seeking to deport him.”
“This individual was apprehended as soon as he arrived in the UK. Full identity checks were carried out.”
“Because of the altitude and temperatures during the flight, there is a severe risk to them through exposure and lack of oxygen.”
“The future of the centre, near Llangollen, has been under discussion for about nine months”
“Forty of our countrymen, including children, were killed and more than 70 others were injured”
“The explosion ripped through the wedding party at about 2100 local time (1630GMT)”
“Last week, Afghanistan held a national peace council and endorsed a plan to seek peace with the Taliban”
“The 'peace jirga' backed an amnesty and job incentives to induce militants to give up arms”
“Emma Knights, 29, of Knapwell, Cambridgeshire, was one of seven people to die in the Potters Bar rail crash on 10 May 2002.”
“The train was travelling at 98 mph when it derailed”
“As well as seven deaths, 76 people were injured when a London-King's Lynn train derailed outside the station.”
“He said if a 50mph speed limits had been imposed there may have been no lives lost.”
“Various demands for a full public inquiry were rejected by the government in 2005.”
“A jury of eight women and three men is hearing the case before Judge Michael Findlay Baker QC.”
“The five-acre quarry, which is about 480ft (150m) deep and nearly 400ft (120m) wide, lies in the heart of Aberdeen's west end. It closed in 1971.”
“Cuba invited him to visit in February 2009”
“before his mandate ends in October”
“as the Cuban authorities have never previously allowed outside observers into the island's jails”
“There has not been one case of extra-judicial execution or of forced disappearance in Cuba”
“since one prisoner, Orlando Zapata, died on 23 February after a long hunger strike”
“Up to 1,500 badgers will be culled over five years”
“The Badger Trust said the planned cull should be suspended pending the appeal on 30 June.”
“The Badger Trust had asked for the right to appeal against the outcome of a judicial review held in April, which upheld the government's right to mount the cull.”
“Mr Justice Elias agreed that these two points were 'arguable', and granted the trust leave to appeal.”
“The largest study of culling anywhere in the world - the UK-based Krebs Trial - showed that unless it is done comprehensively, culling makes the problem worse...”
“The UK government is likely to approve 'targeted' badger culls in England in the next few years.”
“Sir David said that detailed, objective analyses showed that conventional oil reserves were actually 30% lower than generally accepted.”
“"As early as 2015, oil production capacity is going to begin to be challenged in terms of meeting rising demand, particularly from continuing growth of the economies of China and India," Sir David commented at the press conference.”
“"Oil production capacity [will be] falling behind anticipated demand beyond about 2015-2020, depending on the rate of economic recovery," he said.”
“After the BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank off the coast of the US state of Louisiana on 20 April, some 20 to 45 million gallons of oil are believed to have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico.”
“This event is meant to draw governments' attention to the global addiction to fossil fuels. Sir David is the director of the Smith School. [...] The World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, organised by the Smith School of the Univer…”
“The possible consequences of conventional oil supplies running out fast have been described in a Smith School report, published in the journal Energy Policy in March.”
“As early as 2015, oil production capacity is going to begin to be challenged in terms of meeting rising demand, particularly from continuing growth of the economies of China and India,”
“Oil production capacity [will be] falling behind anticipated demand beyond about 2015-2020, depending on the rate of economic recovery”
“The spill has been described as the biggest environmental disaster in US history.”
“His comments come days before the World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, organised by the Smith School of the University of Oxford.”
“backers of the scheme say with nearly 4,000 people on Poole's housing waiting list the development is needed.”
“Protesters opposed to the plans for 378 new homes, including 132 affordable ones, and 450 student accomdation units, held a demonstration outside the meeting on Wednesday.”
“Eleven other people, men and women believed to be in his 60s, were out of the minibus when crews arrived.”
“The researchers analysed genetic samples from 14 Jewish communities across the world and compared them with those from 69 non-Jewish populations.”
“it took him seven years to trace the history of its owner, TW Roach.”
“the three other war graves”
“the Holyhead branch of the Royal British Legion put up £250”
“having spent 24 years in the Royal Welch Fusiliers”
“and it took him seven years to trace the history of its owner, TW Roach.”
“and the Holyhead branch of the Royal British Legion put up £250.”
“Pub manager Kevin Pearson, 35, said at the time: "The paramedic was not willing to come up to the pub."”
“Prior to her death on Monday, she had been staying at Ashgrove residential care home for young people, a non-secure unit in the town.”
“From the age of eight, Darlene Bell stayed in a Barnardo's facility which looks after children while foster parents are sought.”
“It is understood that Darlene had spent some time in a secure unit, but several months ago had been moved to an intensive support unit which gives young people more freedom.”
“The fact that someone so young should be found dead and alone in a park off the centre of town has sent shockwaves into the local community,”
“Newtownards councillor, Terry Williams, worked in residential care units like Ashgrove for two decades, and described the nature of the environment.”
