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“The spot was first seen in 2009 by an Australian amateur astronomer.”
“They compared the 2009 Hubble images with those of scars left on Jupiter by a comet in 1994.”
“On top of everything else we are all just getting over the Cumbrian floods six months ago.”
“We apologise to ITV1 viewers for the interruption... but, against the backdrop of Wednesday's tragic events in Cumbria, it would have been inappropriate to broadcast these episodes this week.”
“Monday, 7 June, 1930 BST. Episode displaced from Wednesday, 2 June.”
“Monday, 7 June, 2030 BST. Episode displaced from Thursday, 3 June.”
“Wednesday, 9 June, 2000 BST. Episode displaced from Friday, 4 June.”
“Wednesday, 9 June, 2030 BST. Episode displaced from Monday, 7 June.”
“Thursday, 10 June, 2000 BST. Episode displaced from 2030 Monday, 7 June.”
“Thursday, 10 June, 2030 BST. Schedule returns to normal.”
“In addition, an episode of Emmerdale which had been scheduled for 2000 BST on Thursday 10 June will now be shown half an hour earlier.”
“At least three of the people Bird shot dead - his twin brother, the solicitor Mr Commons and fellow taxi driver Darren Rewcastle - were known to him.”
“Seven people who were shot but survived remain in hospital.”
“Doctors have said four of those are in a comfortable condition at either Whitehaven's West Cumberland Hospital or the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.”
“Two people are being treated at a hospital in Newcastle. One is said to be comfortable, while the other remains in the ICU but is improving.”
“Barney, a black collie cross, was adopted as a puppy from the RSPCA eight years ago”
“On Thursday night he won the Hero Dog title at the Dogs Trust Honours award ceremony.”
“and has attended 226 fire scenes.”
“Barney will retire in September and be replaced by a four-year-old Labrador, Ember, who has worked in the team for two years.”
“The officer was on a posting in the Falkland Islands when she told superior officers she was 12 weeks pregnant.”
“The Commission's research has shown that pregnant women are the most discriminated group of people in the workforce, with 30,000 losing their jobs each year as a result of their pregnancy.”
“Andrew Symeou has been held in Greece for 11 months”
“Mr Symeou, 21, who denies being in the nightclub at the time, has been held since his extradition in July 2009.”
“He suffered a severe brain injury and died two days later.”
“Fair Trials International said it had challenged previous refusals by the Greek courts to grant Mr Symeou bail in the European Court of Human Rights.”
“The statement said consular staff in Greece had offered assistance to both the family of Andrew Symeou and Jonathan Hiles.”
“We remain as committed as ever to getting our 1,000 tonnes of aid and supplies to the people of Gaza," she said.”
“It said it allows about 15,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid into Gaza every week.”
“Nine activists died on Monday when Israeli commandos stormed another vessel in the convoy.”
“expected to arrive in Gazan territorial waters at about 0900 local time (0600 BST) on Saturday.”
“The women were part of a group who protested at the Raytheon offices in Londonderry in January 2009.”
“The jury at Belfast Crown Court deliberated for an hour on Friday.”
“Two women from the Irish Republic were also on trial - 35-year-old Sharron Meenan from Dameragh, Fahan, and 52-year-old Jackie McKenna from Sliabhan, Killarogue.”
“Mr Gallagher was given an 12-month conditional discharge”
“Mr King was fined £75 with an £80 compensation order for cleaning the wall he sprayed with paint.”
“On Tuesday, the court heard there was not enough evidence to convict Rory McDermott, 26, John McMonagle, 65, and Bernard McFadden, 56, all from Derry.”
“In 2008, six people, including journalist Eamonn McCann, were found not guilty. They were charged following a protest at Raytheon in August 2006.”
“They were among excuses given by drivers who have committed 7,000 traffic offences since January.”
“Several drivers were caught driving in excess of 100mph in a 70mph zone.”
“A total of 287 driving offences were processed from that operation.”
“Dorset Safety Camera Partnership, NHS Dorset, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust, the Highways Agency and Bournemouth borough council and Poole council are also all involved.”
“His Vauxhall Corsa hit a Honda Civic driven by Tom Bryan, 77, from Retford, on 9 May 2009 on the A620 at North Wheatley in Nottinghamshire.”
“Currently no more than two million seats can be sold from the airport in a year.”
“The annual "seats for sale" limit is crucial in ensuring that many of the aircraft using the airport are small and medium-size planes,”
“where 1,500 homes have been proposed.”
“The An Camas Mor project team see the 259-acre (105-hectare) development as a solution to the area's "chronic shortage" of housing, business and community facilities.”
“If approved, the scheme would be built in phases and completed by 2027.”
“Ten suspected Somali pirates are due to be extradited from the Netherlands to stand trial in Germany.”
“The MV Taipan freighter was seized some 900 km (560 miles) east of the Somali coast in early April.”
“"In Greece, they also falsified data. In Greece the moment of truth has arrived. Hungary is still before that."”
“Upper sixth student Max Levene, 17, from Truro School, was in a match against Kelly College in Tavistock, Devon, in October when he was injured.”
“Max was injured in the last few minutes of the game on 10 October.”
“The 14-year-old was reported to the Children's Reporter in relation to the incident, which took place on 21 March.”
“Rocks were thrown at Ladywell Church in Bannockburn, near Stirling, causing hundreds of pounds of damage.”
“It is the second time in under two years the Church of Scotland building has been targeted by youths.”
“In September 2008, eight arched windows in the sanctuary and at the entrance were shattered by a group of children aged as young as six.”
“The damage they caused cost £600 to repair.”
“A trial of New York-style 'countdown' traffic lights will begin in London in late June, BBC London has learned.”
“Now leaked documents show eight crossings with illuminated countdown signs will be installed, including in Balham, Blackfriars and Holborn.”
“If the new lights - due to be announced on 21 June - are a success they will be installed more widely.”
“Andrew Bowden told the BBC: 'I saw one of these in Dublin. It kind of made me feel rather stressed in an 'Only 30 seconds to cross, must hurry up' way.'”
“The new crossings will be installed at three locations.”
“A trial of New York-style "countdown" traffic lights will begin in London in late June, BBC London has learned.”
“leaked documents show eight crossings with illuminated countdown signs will be installed, including in Balham, Blackfriars and Holborn.”
“The behaviour of pedestrians at the new crossings will be monitored closely.”
“The new lights - due to be announced on 21 June - are a success they will be installed more widely.”
“I saw one of these in Dublin. It kind of made me feel rather stressed in an 'Only 30 seconds to cross, must hurry up' way.”
“They were called to the 3,000-year-old chalk monument at about 2200 BST on Thursday.”
“The White Horse at Uffington is the oldest dated chalk figure in the country and forms part of a landscape of ancient sites.”
“The original group called Fathers 4 Justice was closed down in 2008.”
“A rival group calling themselves the Real Fathers for Justice who claim to have been operating since 2005, also distanced themselves from the stunt.”
“Volunteers had only re-chalked the horse a week ago”
“They found the head and eye of the horse had been sprayed with purple paint.”
“A banner that read 'fathers 4 justice stop the secret family courts' was recovered from the scene.”
“The monument has been pretty much restored now and is back to how it should look.”
“It is particularly sad as only last weekend members of the public helped re-chalk the horse as part of a traditional community volunteering event.”
“US Coast Guard chief Adm Thad Allen said rough estimates showed that 1,000 barrels a day were being captured.”
“This is only a small part of the 12,000-19,000 barrels a day believed to be leaking”
“Eleven workers lost their lives when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, leased to BP, exploded and sank in April.”
“Tar balls have now begun to wash up on the beaches of Alabama and north-west Florida.”
“Cardiff has some 950 taxi drivers.”
“The strike is expected to run from 1000 BST on Saturday to 1000 BST on Sunday.”
“Kieran Goulding died when the 49-seater coach taking pupils home from Keswick School collided with a Honda Civic.”
“crash on 24 May”
“30-minute service”
“A cat which was stuck up a tree for six days in Barnsley has been rescued.”
“She was chased up the 40ft (12m) tree by another cat at the weekend.”
“Millie left her mark on 41-year-old rescuer Dean Sedgwick”
“His assistant, Scott, got the worst of Millie's attempts to remain in the tree and could be heard shouting with pain as she clawed him. The ground around the tree was too uneven for the fire brigade's equipment to be used safely and effort…”
“the fire which killed at least 116 people in the old part of the capital Dhaka.”
“It started on Thursday night when an electricity transformer exploded.”
“Within minutes, flames of up to 76m (250ft) shot into the air.”
“It took the fire brigade more than one hour to reach the inferno, even though their headquarters are less than 1km away.”
“Almost 24 hours later, the rescue services are still there, searching through the charred wreckage of homes, shops and warehouses for bodies.”
“On Tuesday night, in another part of town, a building suddenly collapsed when the ground beneath it subsided, killing 25 people.”
“Because it is surrounded by flood plains, there is nowhere else for it expand, except into the sky. Even tin shanties now often have many storeys. Instead of constructing proper foundations, or installing a fire-escape, for example, the de…”
“A 'large-scale fight' took place near Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground after the FA Cup game on 13 February.”
“More than 100 Chelsea supporters had also gathered before the game, leading to clashes with Cardiff fans who arrived on coaches.”
“Over 40,000 law abiding fans attended this event to support their teams and enjoy a day of good football.”
“The FA Cup fifth round match, which Chelsea won 4-1, had kicked off early at 1200 GMT.”
