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“They were quick to the scene to separate it, so we could extinguish the fire,”
“Six Malaysians and a Cuban national from the boat were deported to Jordan on Sunday.”
“Five Irish nationals - including Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Maguire - and six Filipinos as well as the ship's Scottish captain, were due to fly out later.”
“Post-mortem examinations in Turkey revealed that 30 bullets had been found in the victims' bodies - one activist had four in the head.”
“In 2009 there was a sharp rise in bike theft across London.”
“Twelve people were killed during the taxi driver's rampage across west Cumbria on Wednesday.”
“Up to 1,000 people attended an evening service in the grounds of St Nicholas' Church in Whitehaven”
“Earlier, about 500 people gathered in heavy rain for hymns, prayers and one minute's silence near the beach in the village of Seascale.”
“The Whitehaven service, organised by churches in the town, attracted a congregation of about 1,000 people, including civic dignitaries and the local MP.”
“A candle was lit as the name of each of the 12 victims was read out.”
“The annual event was restarted at Seaclose Park in Newport in 2002”
“and is one of the UK's largest festivals.”
“Organisers want to make the event as "green" as possible after winning the Greener Festival Award last year.”
“I'm glad that winning the Greener Festival Award last year has helped to encourage them to take further action in 2010.”
“You're talking about tens of thousands of people coming into one place, so there's bound to be an impact on the local infrastructure and local resources.”
“The "Let It Be" campaign is named after one of Sir Paul's Beatles songs and aims to help dwindling bee populations.”
“One of the country's rarest trees, the black poplar, will be reintroduced to the island at the haven”
“and wild flowers are also being planted.”
“Sir Paul McCartney has lent his support to reducing the carbon footprint of this year's Isle of Wight Festival, where he is the headline act.”
“The ninth festival to take place on the island since its return from its 1970 heyday gets under way on Thursday.”
“Other artists playing this year's festival include Jay-Z, Florence and the Machine, The Strokes, Pink, Blondie, Crowded House and Editors.”
“The 1970 festival became famous for Jimi Hendrix's performance, just three weeks before in died.”
“One of the country's rarest trees, the black poplar, will be reintroduced to the island”
“Water supplies to thousands of Kent homes are restored”
“Residents in Hildenborough and the Tonbridge area were without water or had very low pressure for more than 12 hours on Saturday.”
“South East Water said engineers worked on the pipe throughout the day and supplies started returning to normal from 2100 BST.”
“Bottles of water were handed out to vulnerable people.”
“a supply of bottled water was available for people to pick up”
“We have now repaired the water main and we are beginning to slowly recharge the pipe and increase the water pressure.”
“Operation Bradshaw will focus on Derby, Chesterfield and other town centres where pubs will be screening football games.”
“Six men got out of the minibus, chased the man and attacked him.”
“The 20-year-old victim”
“More than 100 former evacuees attended the thanksgiving event at St Mary The Virgin Church in Cannon Street, Dover.”
“Hundreds of children were evacuated from Kent in the summer of 1940.”
“Hundreds of children were evacuated to south Wales in the summer of 1940”
“During World War II, Wales received a quarter of a million refugees”
“100,000 in the July 1940 evacuation alone.”
“Bird killed 12 people in west Cumbria on Wednesday before driving to the Lake District where he shot himself.”
“Bird shot dead one of his fellow taxi drivers.”
“52-year-old”
“Two girls, aged 14 and 15, were attacked in separate incidents on 6 May, while a 16-year-old girl was attacked in November.”
“On Friday, Terry Bryant, 41, of no fixed abode, appeared before Slough Magistrates' Court charged with 10 offences in connection with the investigation.”
“He was remanded in custody and is due before Reading Crown Court on 14 June.”
“The mass is expected to start at 1000 BST and last for two hours.”
“The Pope is visiting the country between 16 to 19 September”
“During that time Pope Benedict XVI will beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman”
“in what will be the first papal visit to the UK since that of John Paul II in 1982”
“The facts are that the papal visit to Coventry will go ahead on Sunday 19 September as planned.”
“A 14-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital after falling from her horse while riding on Aberavon beach, near Port Talbot, on Saturday.”
“The girl, who had been riding with a group of 11 friends, was given oxygen by a RNLI lifeguard and fitted with a surgical collar.”
“The girl, who is from Port Talbot, was first helped by Aberavon Surf Lifesaving Club volunteer member Anthony Derrick, who was patrolling the area on a quad bike.”
“Coastguard officers were also out on the beach and arrived at the scene to assist.”
“The RAF Sea King helicopter was called in because of fears the rider had injured her back.”
“It was really important in providing the speedy assistance to this young girl that all the agencies involved worked well together.”
“It was very important for the reassurance of the young girl and her riding colleagues, at a time of distress for them, that RNLI lifeguards, surf lifesaving club members, Coastguard and RAF co-operated together so speedily and effectively …”
“A Forestry Commission keeper went to ring the two chicks, which are three weeks old, when he noticed the state of the nest in Hampshire's New Forest.”
“The goshawks are being filmed in their nest until 31 August 2010.”
“While ringing the chicks Mr Page discovered they were both females.”
“The sex of the chicks is identified by weight and measuring the leg bone, as at this age the females are significantly heavier and also have longer legs.”
“Project officer, Therasa Paul, said the birds had "huge appetites and we saw one swallowing an entire bird's leg this week".”
“In order to make the nest secure, a team collected large sticks which were sent up to the nest using ropes. The sticks were then inserted underneath to support the bulk of the nest fabric.”
“While ringing the chicks Mr Page discovered they were both females. The sex of the chicks is identified by weight and measuring the leg bone, as at this age the females are significantly heavier and also have longer legs.”
“The event was attended by more than 100,000 race-goers”
“The Epsom Derby, which is attended by the Queen, is the largest annual gathering of people in Surrey”
“The number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan is 292.”
“L/Cpl Cochran, 23, enlisted in 2006.”
“It costs more than $600 (£414) travelling by bus and then hidden on a lorry.”
“At least 16 sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants have been shot dead at the border this year.”
“the fatalities 'did not exceed 2% in 2008 and 4% in 2009 of the total number of illegal crossers'.”
“Israel says the arrival of almost 15,000 refugees and asylum-seekers has put strain on security and welfare systems.”
“The 42-year-old was trapped in his cab for almost three hours as it was so badly damaged”
“The tanker he was driving contained 20,000 litres of a lactose concentrate, some of which spilled across the road.”
“About 500 people walked across the causeway to Cramond Island in the Firth of Forth on Saturday after the party was advertised on Bebo and Facebook.”
“But by late evening up to 200 of them were cut off from the mainland when the tide came in and covered the causeway.”
“while about 70 managed to walk to the mainland when the tide went out again between 0130 BST and 0530 BST.”
“In addition a further 50 were taken by Kinghorn and Queensferry RNLI lifeboats to safety.”
“We understood there had been a large gathering of young people on the island.”
“when the tide went out again between 0130 BST and 0530 BST.”
“at 0530 BST.”
“The Bebo page of 24-year-old Stephen Zaccardelli, a DJ who helped organise the event...”
“Rachael Slack, 38, and 23-month-old Auden died from knife wounds after the incident in Holbrook, near Belper, on Wednesday.”
“Auden's father, 44-year-old Andrew Cairns, from Ripley, was also found dead from knife injuries at the house.”
“The services were held at St Michael's Church at 1030 and 1830 BST on Sunday.”
“The 23-year-old Honda driver remains 'critical but stable' in hospital.”
“The road was closed for about seven hours while investigators examined the scene.”
“just under 52% of those who voted in the Slovenian referendum backed the agreement with Croatia”
“dates back to the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991”
“Croatia hopes to become the second former Yugoslav state to join the EU in 2012”
“The examinations were carried out in Turkey because eight of those killed were Turkish, and the ninth had joint US-Turkish nationality.”
“The ship was carrying hundreds of tonnes of aid, including wheelchairs, medical supplies and cement.”
“There were six Malaysian and five Irish campaigners aboard the MV Rachel Corrie”
“The Israeli cabinet is said to be considering the project.”
“Israel stepped up its blockade of Gaza in 2007, when the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the territory”
“The ceremony was held in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.”
“Many ethnic Tamil civilians died during the country's civil war which ended last year, rights groups allege.”
“the BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says that the controversy shows that a year after the government's victory against Tamil Tiger separatists, Sri Lanka is still overshadowed by the conflict.”
“In retrospect, Britain should not have rejected transitional controls on migration from the first wave of new EU member states in 2004, which we were legally entitled to impose.”
“He said there was an assumption on the centre-left that austerity measures were regressive and right wing but argued some of the biggest cuts had been made by centre-left governments in Sweden, the US and Canada in the 1990s.”
“But several European countries have since announced austerity measures - including Italy, Spain and Portugal. Mr Balls told the programme: "I think what's happening in Europe is a really really dangerous and big mistake."”
“I think the idea that the German finance ministry's prescription for smaller countries, which is radical and big spending cuts now, is the right prescription is out of step with world opinion.”
