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“The 4ft "Dawley" sign was erected without permission, Telford and Wrekin Council said.”
“We sat and chewed it over probably for a good month or so and eventually we said 'Bank Holiday Monday, why not?'”
“We snuck up on Saturday night under the cover of darkness and we got away with it until now.”
“He said he thought of the idea because the the hill was 'sparse and barren' since trees were were chopped down.”
“The council said the site was earmarked for a new school to be built there but it was not yet known when building work would start.”
“Councillor Eric Carter, cabinet member for housing and regeneration, said the authority was satisfied there was no public safety issue.”
“It may sound strange to look at those figures and read those figures, but that is the fact. [He said:] Many people think that chief officers and seniors employees are very highly paid. But I just remind them of a report from the Comptrolle…”
“I was kidnapped last year (2009) in the holy city of Medina on 3 June in a joint operation by the terror and abduction units of the American CIA and Saudi Arabia's Istikhbarat [intelligence agency].”
“During the eight months that I was kept in America, I was subject to the most severe tortures and psychological pressures by the American intelligence investigation groups.”
“I, Shahram Amiri, expert and researcher of Malek-e-Ashtar Industrial University, am currently in the American city of Tucson in the state of Arizona.”
“I do not hold any political views and have no interest in the political subjects and discussions of any state and country. I am not involved in weapons research and have no experience and knowledge in this field.”
“I, Shahram Amiri, a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran, am in America and intend to continue my education here.”
“It is currently advising the Icelandic government on efforts to increase legal protections for whistle-blowers in the country.”
“the winner will win £100,000 to help kick-start their music career.”
“Lola and Isabella Koupparis were mauled on Saturday night as they slept in cots in an upstairs bedroom in Hackney.”
“In the attack, described as a "living nightmare" by their mother, Lola was bitten in the face and arm while Isabella suffered injuries to her arms.”
“The twins' four-year-old brother who was also sleeping upstairs, was not hurt.”
“The fox is thought to have crept in through a door on the ground floor which had been left open because of the hot weather.”
“After the attack, pest controllers set fox traps in the back garden and one found in one of the devices on Monday night was humanely destroyed by a vet.”
“Firefighters were called to a cottage in Motcombe, near Shaftesbury, at 0930 BST.”
“Two fire crews from Shaftesbury, two special rescue teams from Poole and Weymouth and an animal rescue team from Poole worked with the farmer to retrieve the animal.”
“Instead rules about cross-media ownership would be relaxed to allow local newspapers to own local commercial radio stations and set up local TV stations, he said.”
“at least 3,000 people died at the time and as many as 15,000 have died since.”
“as high as 25,000”
“November was the second time the care home had to be evacuated due to the risk of flooding.”
“At least two tonnes of cocaine with a street value estimated at $1bn has been seized in The Gambia, bound for Europe.”
“Agents from the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency - the rough equivalent of the US FBI - helped discover the haul of highly concentrated cocaine behind a false wall in a warehouse basement an hour's drive from the Gambian capital, Banju…”
“We removed a total over 80lbs (36kg) worth of honey.”
“They're extremely healthy bees, strong producers and obviously very resistant to the varroa mites and the pathogens that are wiping out our bees across the country.”
“Tests have shown that underwater oil plumes have travelled at least 40 miles from a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, the US government says.”
“Surface samples confirmed the presence of low concentrations (five parts per million) of oil 40 miles (64km) away from the BP site.”
“Jane Lubchenco, the head of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said water samples had been taken at three sites by a University of South Florida research vessel.”
“Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill has been found on beaches and wetlands along more than 100 miles (161km) of coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.”
“Adm Allen said in a press conference on Tuesday that BP had contained more than 14,800 barrels of oil from the leaking wellhead in the past 24 hours.”
“Many maintenance jobs on the Piccadilly Line are more than three years overdue, according to leaked documents.”
“The report outlines scores of unrectified problems, many more than 1,000 days old”
“It revealed at least three were still not fixed more than 1,400 days after being reported”
“If you look at Tube Lines' record over the last few years, we have eliminated 4,000 safety related defects over three lines.”
“A Tube train with no passengers on board was derailed on the line in the early hours of 12 May.”
“How fast that proceeds will depend on conditions on the ground, as will the pacing of any withdrawals of alliance forces, he said.”
“Mr Gates offered condolences to the families of British service personnel who have died in the conflict since 2001, saying he was "in awe of their valour".”
“The serious case reviews into the deaths of Baby Peter and Khyra Ishaq would be released in full.”
“The cases of the Edlington brothers and Shannon Matthews would also be published, Mr Loughton confirmed.”
“He had had 60 contacts with the authorities over eight months.”
“It emerged that Birmingham City Council was aware of concerns about the child's welfare almost five months before her death.”
“Schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was kidnapped and hidden by her own mother Karen Matthews in an attempt to claim thousands of pounds in reward money in February 2008.”
“A spokesperson for the Department for Education said there was no timeline at present as to when these case reviews will published.”
“Ms Powers, 49, who is blind and has arthritis...”
“...her six-year-old Labrador retriever.”
“He wouldn't have it, we were all so upset, it was late and we were in danger of missing the 10pm train.”
“The video apparently shows him leaving alone about four hours later.”
“The couple, who are in their 80s, are offering a £1,000 reward for information leading to the return of three rings.”
“They were stolen from their home in Dedworth Drive, Windsor, on 24 May.”
“One of the rings is diamond and tourmaline and has had two tiny pieces of gold added to it to give it a better fit. One is a white gold diamond cluster ring and the third is a gold engagement ring with diamonds and rubies.”
“The Calypso will be relaunched as a "touring educational exhibition"”
“It is now being repaired and the Cousteau Society says it will become a "touring educational exhibition". The vessel was badly damaged in 1996, when a barge accidentally rammed into it in the port of Singapore.”
“The ship, originally a British minesweeper, was adapted into a "mobile oceanography laboratory" in 1950.”
“Captain Cousteau died in 1997.”
“His eponymous society plans to mark the centennial of his birth with a year-long celebration.”
“This will include a new filming expedition in the Mediterranean Sea - to document the changes since Captain Cousteau made one of his first films there in the 1940s.”
“Ms Stewart said: 'We never had any word on hygiene or what precautions to take. The level of care she got before she got C.diff until after she got C.diff remained the same.' Summing up, Ms Stewart said the C.diff Justice Group had been ca…”
“I'm absconding [sic] from alcohol and sex and it's not a joke, as I normally drink a lot of whisky,”
“the 30-year-old said.”
“Thirty-six-year-old Joy Chauke,”
“she hopes to be doing it for the next five weeks.”
“I need to have power to blow my vuvuzela on Friday. Then after the match, I will fast again.”
“After facing Mexico on Friday, South Africa play Uruguay in Pretoria on 16 June”
“and then France in Bloemfontein six days later.”
“Very rarely does life put across your path a meritorious person with such outstanding singing ability. Such was the person of Siphiwo Desmond Ntshebe. It is some comfort, given the tragedy of Siphiwo's early death, that as the world's spo…”
“It is, of course, the greatest sadness that he will not be here to sing it but we can all be thankful that he completed recording his inspirational album before his death.”
“Mr Mandela and Ntshebe's family have also agreed to Epic Records releasing am album - also called Hope - which the singer completed just before he died.”
“The single features a message of hope, which was written and spoken by Mr Mandela himself.”
“The statement, dated 4 June, praised Mr Bethune for his work during Sea Shepherd's campaign to disrupt Japan's whaling hunt in the Southern Ocean of the Antarctic in late 2009 and early 2010.”
“Japan abandoned commercial whaling in 1986 after agreeing to a global moratorium”
“Her body was discovered in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, on April 10 in a drainage canal known locally as Y Cyt.”
“the seemingly "untouchable" public sector workers, who account for one in four workers”
“How the unionists came up with 75-80% participation is beyond me.”
“She had her visa re‑instated in 2008, allowing her to complete a 14‑city tour in the US in April 2009.”
“she won five awards on the night.”
“the former Culture Club frontman had been scheduled to kick off his 24‑date tour in Las Vegas in July 2008.”
“Pop star Lily Allen had to postpone her US tour and cancel an appearance at the MTV Music Awards in 2007 after her US work visa was revoked.”
“The 38‑year‑old was denied a UK tour visa in 2007, but managed to have it lifted the following year.”
“The British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, was sent back to London in 2004 after being refused entry to the United States.”
“More than 200 tons of solid rock were also removed over a month.”
“increased the capacity of the dam wall by one metre”
“between 10m - 15m (about 33ft - 50ft) deep”
“which was built over 100 years ago”
“8ft (2.4m) above the ground”
“She laid 10 eggs two weeks ago and could hatch her family within a week.”
“Up to 700 people in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan watched the Taliban publicly execute a man accused of killing two brothers, officials say.”
“Locals in Miranshah told the BBC that the man who was killed, known only as Waheed, was 25.”
“They said two masked militants opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.”
“In December 2005, the Taliban in Miranshah clashed with a local militia led by Hakim Khan... Eventually the Taliban killed him and nearly 24 of his men.”
“A government official said that the body of the dead man was found near the town, along with a letter that named him and said he had been executed on the orders of a Taliban council for killing two brothers, Noor Zeb and Alam Zeb.”
“In December 2005, the Taliban in Miranshah clashed with a local militia led by Hakim Khan. His group had set up checkpoints in the area and were extorting money from motorists, traders and residents. Both sides suffered casualties, but eve…”
“10 stadium venues”
“four-year drought”
“The last papal visit to the UK was in May 1982”
“Pope Benedict XVI's visit, between 16 and 19 September, is the first papal visit to the UK since that of John Paul II in 1982.”
“the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman in Coventry - on 19 September.”
