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“Since 2005, the proportion of survey respondents satisfied that their post was safe has fallen from 70% to 54% this year.”
“The latest export figures showed that only overseas sales of food and drink rose last year, with all other sectors in decline.”
“celebrating his eighth birthday.”
“his 13-year-old brother.”
“earning an appearance at the Royal Variety Performance later this year.”
“also picked up £100,000 after winning the final”
“There are 13 members of the group in total”
“In the past three years more than 3,400 people have been killed across Pakistan in bomb blasts and suicide attacks blamed on Taliban militants.”
“Last week more than 90 people were killed in co-ordinated attacks on two mosques of the minority Ahmadi Islamic sect in Lahore.”
“an arboretum with 50,000 trees”
“Of the 119 men who died last year, 108 lost their lives in Afghanistan.”
“Not since the Falklands War in 1982 had so many died.”
“Twenty-four-year-old L/Cpl Richard Brandon was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan last September.”
“24-year-old L/Cpl James Fullarton, who was also killed in Afghanistan by an IED - along with two comrades.”
“There are some 16,000 names on these Portland stone walls that form the centre-piece of the memorial.”
“The 119 new names are dominated by those killed in Afghanistan.”
“the one millionth visitor is expected.”
“which saw nine civilians killed.”
“The 26-year-old is due to return back to the city on Sunday morning.”
“Hundreds of people turned out for the city centre protest.”
“Four states have so far been affected by the spill - Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.”
“Speaking on Friday, Adm Allen said rough estimates showed that 1,000 barrels a day were being captured through the containment cap.”
“This is only a small part of the 12,000-19,000 barrels a day believed to be leaking.”
“The estimates for the amount of oil that has already leaked vary widely from 20 million to 45 million gallons.”
“Mr Obama has made three visits to Louisiana since the spill”
“Mr Hewetson was on one of two inflatable craft trying to collapse the fishermen's net to prevent them catching tuna.”
“It's clear the blue fin tuna in the Mediterranean is a massively over-fished species - already 80% fished out.”
“Twenty-three people have been rescued from two fishing vessels stranded off Oman in a cyclone.”
“Falmouth Coastguard co-ordinated the search for nine people on the barge Kanta and 14 on the tug named Roma.”
“The coastguard used satellite communication to find a nearby tanker which travelled 300 miles (482.8km) to locate the two vessels.”
“The crews boarded the tanker on Friday, 30 hours after the rescue was launched.”
“No-one was injured in the incident.”
“At the height of the cyclone wind speeds reached 200mph (321.kph) and waves were as high as 10m (32ft).”
“Falmouth coastguard was contacted on Wednesday after Oman authorities were unable to rescue the crews because of the need to evacuate communities in Oman.”
“Armed response teams remained at the scene until 2150 BST and the house was searched.”
“About 200 people have taken part in a protest in Belfast against the Israeli seizure of an Irish aid ship trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.”
“The protest began at the City Hall at 1600 BST.”
“The ship has been taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod.”
“The Irish nationals include the Nobel peace prize winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire.”
“The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness described the Israeli intervention as a 'raid' and said it was a 'completely unacceptable and unjustified use of force'.”
“The Rachel Corrie was seized by Israeli forces on Saturday”
“The Derby Proactive Unit was set up in June 2009”
“The unit, working with HM Customs, has also seized £36,000 in cash and £356,000 worth of tobacco.”
“Up to 60,000 people, many dressed in Victorian costume, descended on Rochester in Kent to take part in the annual Dickens Festival.”
“The three-day event has been held in the town, which has strong connections with Charles Dickens, since 1978.”
“Charles Dickens lived in Medway from 1817 to 1822 and returned to the area for the last 13 years of his life, dying at Gads Hill in 1870.”
“In May a £100,000 appeal was launched to save a wooden chalet in Rochester where Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations and other famous works, which has fallen into disrepair.”
“Up to 60,000 people, many dressed in Victorian costume, descended on Rochester in Kent to take part in the annual Dickens Festival.”
“In May a £100,000 appeal was launched to save a wooden chalet in Rochester where Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations and other works, which has fallen into disrepair.”
“if you look at the original show it was a long time ago, it came off the air 30 years ago and the humour was very different.”
“I was really excited because I felt like after a run of six years on Lost I was ready for something new in terms of energy and creative input.”
“Only one episode, the pilot show, has been made.”
“During the summer the first series will be shot on location in Hawaii, and the drama will air for the first time in the US in the autumn.”
“The CBS network is also launching Blue Bloods, a legal and family drama starring Tom Selleck.”
“The Defenders is a legal drama/comedy set in Las Vegas starring Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell.”
“says Armando Nunez, president of CBS Studios International.”
“says Ms Mendelsohn, executive producer behind both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Defenders.”
“Better a week early than a week late.”
“The Queen's actual birthday is on 21 April - she turned 84 this year”
“British monarchs celebrate a second 'official' birthday on a Saturday in June decided by the government, this year on 12 June, culminating with the annual Trooping the Colour parade.”
“Five roundabout junctions, including those in King Street and The Esplanade, will be redesigned and replaced with traffic lights.”
“Margaret Fay, who joined the agency from Tyne Tees Television six years ago.”
“Mr Callaghan, 57, will formally take over the role on 16 August.”
“He is a highly respected businessman and entrepreneur - a passionate advocate for business and e-commerce in the region who has worked closely with Margaret both as a board member and more recently as deputy chairman.”
“I want to help build on the agency's tremendous achievements over the last decade.”
“Tyler Holpin saved the lives of six children”
“Tyler Holpin, 15-year-old”
“The Fire Fighters Charity marks acts of bravery that have taken place within the UK's Fire & Rescue Service over the past 12 months.”
“Tyler Holpin, and neighbour Leighton Griffiths, went to the rescue of children after hearing screams from a neighbouring house in Cwmbran last May.”
“Tyler was given the Child Public Hero award by Esther Rantzen and Anna Williamson at a ceremony at Wembley Stadium in London on Friday.”
“The meeting in South Korea, the ministers and central bankers from the world's leading economies said excessive budget deficits should be tackled immediately. They did not come to any agreement on a global bank tax. [...] The final stateme…”
“The meeting sets the agenda for a summit of G20 leaders in Toronto on 26-27 June.”
“Recent events 'highlight the importance of sustainable public finances', it added.”
“Five people had to be rescued from the sea off the Hampshire coast after their dinghy capsized.”
“The Portsmouth inshore lifeboat rescued three men and two women who did not have life jackets.”
“Coastguards were called at 0810 BST following reports of people in the water at the entrance to Langstone Harbour near Eastney.”
“Turkish officials have released details of autopsies carried out on the nine dead activists, saying a total of 30 bullets had been found in their bodies.”
“One of the activists was shot four times in the head, the officials said.”
“The 1,200 tonne cargo ship was boarded about 16 nautical miles (30km) off the Israeli coast.”
“The Rachel Corrie is carrying hundreds of tonnes of aid, including wheelchairs, medical supplies and cement.”
“There are five Irish and six Malaysian pro-Palestinian activists, plus several crew, on the boat.”
“Protests over Israeli action against Gaza aid shipments were held in several cities around the world on Saturday, including Dublin, London, Istanbul, Paris and Cairo.”
“Israel has blockaded Gaza since 2007, when the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the territory.”
“We saw today the difference between a ship of peace activists, with whom we don't agree but respect their right to a different opinion from ours, and between a ship of hate organised by violent Turkish terror extremists”
“She added that further aid shipments to Gaza would be organised.”
“Turkish officials have released details of autopsies carried out on the nine dead activists, saying a total of 30 bullets had been found in their bodies”
“One of the activists was shot four times in the head”
“There are five Irish and six Malaysian pro-Palestinian activists, plus several crew, on the boat”
“The 1,200 tonne cargo ship was boarded about 16 nautical miles (30km) off the Israeli coast”
“The Rachel Corrie is carrying hundreds of tonnes of aid”
“Israel has blockaded Gaza since 2007, when the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the territory”
“The downhill race on Sunday saw competitors plummet 550ft down the 1.75 mile (2.8km) boulder-strewn course before finishing at the bottom gondola station at the Nevis Range.”
“Hamad al-Humaidhan first painted his football hero Ronaldo aged nine His first ever painting of Ronaldo, done when he was just nine, sold at auction in Bath for £650, drawing the attention of local art dealer Steve Turner.”
“I've shown his work to private art dealers and collectors and the first six paintings have all been snapped up - I've bought two of them - and the next set of his works will go on show for the first time at Llangollen which will be the fir…”
“Hamad, who is just 4ft tall, is dwarfed by some of his creations.”
“Hamad al-Humaidhan first painted his football hero Ronaldo aged nine”
“Hart, 37,”
“I haven't won a prize since junior high jump in 1980”
“all four nominees”
“Hart took part in Comic Relief Does Fame Academy in 2007”
