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“The MV Rachel Corrie - carrying 15 people including Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire - had been due to be part of the original flotilla but was delayed because of technical problems.”
“The ship could be in the region by Saturday, our correspondent reports.”
“Rosita McKenzie, 56, from the city's Portobello, is to have her pictures of Edinburgh people showcased in the Central Library on George IV Bridge as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.”
“From 17th century Dutch landscapes to new work by international artists, 500 years of painting will feature in this year's event, which will take place in 48 galleries, 11 of which are participating for the first time.”
“From 17th century Dutch landscapes to new work by international artists, 500 years of painting will feature in this year's event...”
“The seventh annual Art Festival showcases the strength and diversity of the visual arts in Edinburgh...”
“Other highlights of the festival include the reopening of the City Art Centre after a major refurbishment...”
“Inspired by the legendary jazzman Miles Davis, former Stone Roses guitarist Squire's exhibition of new work, entitled Nefertiti, will come to The Henderson Gallery.”
“At the City Observatory, on Calton Hill, a specially-commissioned installation by Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth will see the public allowed access to the historic building for the first time in a number of years.”
“The council's lead member for environment and waste management, Councillor Hilary Fryer, confirmed the new scheme would apply to all staff, including senior managers.”
“And if they use simpler ways of coming to work they may get a benefit. If they cycle to work we actually pay them.”
“Vehicle tax is banded according to CO2 emissions measured in grams per kilometre driven. This ranges from Band A - up to 100 g/km - to Band M - more than 255 g/km.”
“The 18-month Transport for London (TfL) trial allowing motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and tricycles - but not those with sidecars - to travel in most red route bus lanes ends on 5 July.”
“half a million people had viewed the videos on the campaign website”
“there have been two million hits on Twitter”
“slumped by about 15%”
“affected at least 10 million passengers worldwide”
“320,000 inhabitants of the world's northernmost nation”
“He said tens of thousands of e-cards had been sent between 1300 and 1400 GMT.”
“He said half a million people had viewed the videos on the campaign website”
“It was the biggest shutdown of airspace in Europe since World War II, and affected at least 10 million passengers worldwide.”
“The Icelandic Foreign Ministry said the 320,000 inhabitants of the world's northernmost nation were encouraged to 'go online and send messages to friends around the globe about what they like most about Iceland'.”
“Michael Ryan who shot 16 people in Hungerford in 1987”
“Mr Ryan, a 27-year-old unemployed labourer, killed 16 people”
“plans to build 1,000 new homes on the estate get the go-ahead”
“The previous government set a target of 55,000 new homes to be built in Oxfordshire by 2026”
“The council is preparing a public exhibition as part of an initial six-week public consultation, which is due to begin on 11 June”
“Eight of the injured are now in a stable or comfortable condition in hospital. The remaining three have been discharged.”
“five people treated there had gunshot wounds to the face.”
“He is believed to have done so for 20 years.”
“two young girls had witnessed Mr Pike's killing.”
“He was shot twice by the perpetrator”
“Mr Williams added that since a similar levy was introduced in the Republic of Ireland there's been a reduction of 95.6% in the use of plastic bags.”
“He said the area was suited to a farmer who wants to produce oysters and mussels to sell to local restaurants. The shellfish are grown in mesh bags on trestle tables, which are visible at low tide, and all the work can be done without usin…”
“1906 work Nympheas, one of a series painted in his Giverny water garden, is in a 23 June Christie's sale expected to fetch between £160m and £230m.”
“That would beat the £147m London record set at Sotheby's in February.”
“Picasso's 1903 painting, Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, is also expected to fetch between £30m and £40m.”
“Other works in the Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Sale include Klimt's Frauenbildnis (Portrait of Ria Munk III), which has an estimate of £14m to £18m”
“Van Gogh's Parc de l'hopital Saint-Paul - £8m to £12m”
“Matisse's Nu a la chaise longue is estimated to fetch between £5.5m and £8.5m”
“Magritte's Les Barricades Mysterieuses is expected to sell for between £3m and £4m.”
“Picasso's Le Baiser - £8m to £12m”
“and La Liseuse - £6m to £9m”
“Last month, Picasso's 1932 picture Nude, Green Leaves and Bust was sold at Christie's in New York for $106m (£72m) making it the most expensive art work sold at auction.”
“The record for a Monet was the £41m paid for Le Bassin Aux Nympheas at Christie's, in London, in June 2008.”
“A Monet water-lily painting is to be auctioned in London with an estimated price of between £30m and £40m.”
“The sale will also feature a "blue period" Picasso, expected to fetch up to £40m.”
“Nympheas is the largest of nine surviving Monet pieces from 1906.”
“Nympheas is one of five paintings which formed part of his celebrated display of water lilies at a 1909 exhibition in Paris.”
“Other works in the Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Sale include Klimt's Frauenbildnis (Portrait of Ria Munk III), which has an estimate of £14m to £18m.”
“Van Gogh's Parc de l'hopital Saint-Paul - £8m to £12m.”
“Matisse's Nu a la chaise longue is estimated to fetch between £5.5m and £8.5m.”
“Picasso's Le Baiser - £8m to £12m - and La Liseuse - £6m to £9m - are also in the sale.”
“More than 30 firefighters attended the blaze at the art deco property, which once housed a cinema and later a bingo hall, in the town's Glasgow Road.”
“The fire, which prompted 36 calls from members of the public, was reported shortly before 0130 BST.”
“It took more than three hours to bring it under control.”
“Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service said there were no injuries, but homes in the immediate area were evacuated.”
“The bodies of three servicemen killed in Afghanistan have returned to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire.”
“The three men were killed in separate incidents while on routine patrols in May.”
“Two of the men, Cpl Stephen Curley, 26, from Dewsbury, and Marine Scott Taylor, 21, from Buxton, were based at 40 Commando in Taunton in Somerset.”
“Gunner Cusack was killed on 26 May by small arms fire from insurgent forces while on routine patrol.”
“Cpl Curley was killed on foot patrol in a separate incident on the same day.”
“Marine Taylor was killed on 30 May by an explosion while he was part of a foot patrol, in the area around Sangin.”
“daddy to our 18-week-old son, William”
“Ismail Patel, 47, from Oadby, was on board a ship carrying aid supplies to Gaza when it was intercepted by Israeli forces.”
“Mr Patel's family have spoken to him on the phone and said they are "relieved" the father-of-three is safe.”
“The six-ship flotilla was carrying 10,000 tonnes of aid and hundreds of people. Nine people were killed in the attack and many others injured.”
“Mr di Tiro founded the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) in 1976”
“Gam signed a peace deal with the government in 2005, ending a 29-year war that killed 15,000 people.”
“Gam signed a peace deal with the government in 2005, ending a 29-year war that killed 15,000 people. Under the agreement, which followed the devastation of the 2004 Asian tsunami, Gam gave up its weapons and its demand for independence in …”
“Mr di Tiro returned to Indonesia in 2008”
“Hasan di Tiro died of a lung infection in hospital in the city of Banda Aceh, a day after he was officially reinstated as an Indonesian citizen. Mr di Tiro founded the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) in 1976, but fled to Sweden three years later.…”
“In 2008/09 there were almost 14m visits to Welsh libraries, an increase of 3.7% on the previous year.”
“The number of book issues by Welsh public libraries went up by 6.8% to 14.45m compared to an increase of 0.6% in England, 1.7% in Scotland and 3.6% in Northern Ireland.”
“This compares with a year-on-year decrease in England of 1.4%, a decrease of 4.1% in Northern Ireland and an increase of only 0.4% in Scotland.”
“The figures, released by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, also show that Wales is the only country to show an increase in the number of visits per 1,000 of the population, by 3.2%.”
“Wales is also the only country to show an increase in the number of active borrowers, up by 1.1%, compared with drops in all other three countries.”
“The busiest library in Wales was Swansea, with over 565,000 loans, followed by Wrexham (354,754) and Cardiff Central Library, which was in temporary accommodation, (351,680).”
“Swansea was also the 10th busiest library in the UK in terms of items loaned per annum.”
“A female magistrate and a court clerk have been shot dead in a courtroom in the Belgian capital.”
“Belgian media identified the dead justice of the peace as Isabelle Brandon and clerk Andre Bellemans, who were presiding over a civil tribunal.”
“A search is under way for the gunman - who was reported to be injured - after he fled the scene on foot.”
“He said that this was the first time in Belgian judicial history that a magistrate has been killed in the middle of a court hearing, state broadcaster RTBF reported.”
“Lawyers and judges have held a minute's silence for the victims in front of the Palais de Justice.”
“"We have been witnessing increasing levels of violence and tension in the Palais de Justice for years. Incidents have happened before and now we have reached a critical level."”
“after 12 people were shot dead in Cumbria”
“She said more than 100 detectives were taking part in the investigation”
“Mrs May added that mass killings were 'extremely rare' in Britain”
“Mr Cameron, who is to visit Cumbria on Friday, told journalists at a joint press conference with Canada's PM Stephen Harper "today is a day for mourning and prayer".”
“A barge with nine people on board became stranded after losing its tow to the tug, Roma, which sought shelter.”
“RSPB Scotland said one of the dead kites had been among birds of prey which were satellite tagged for its Eyes to the Skies schools project.”
“the remains of a 20-year-old red kite brought to Scotland from Sweden in the 1980s as part of a re‑introduction programme have been found in the Highlands.”
“He also meets with veterans from other British regiments who owe their lives to the little ships which braved the channel to rescue them. They tell him what it was like to await rescue while under fire and bombardment from the Luftwaffe af…”
“Little Ships is on BBC2 on Thursday, 3 June at 9.30pm and will be shown again on Saturday, 5 June at 7.25pm on BBC Two.”
“Russia, which satisfies more than a quarter of Europe's gas needs, hopes to become a major supplier of gas to China.”
“Britain's £7.3bn overseas aid budget must be seen to be 'well spent' if 'hard pressed taxpayers' are to support it”
“We will never maintain public support among hard pressed taxpayers for this vital and large programme unless we can demonstrate independently that when we spend £1 on development we are actually getting 100 pence of value.”
“All the main political parties support a pledge to increase spending on international aid to 0.7% of national income by 2013.”
“Seven people died in the crash at Potters Bar station on 10 May 2002.”
“The inquest will examine the deaths of Austen Kark, Emma Knights, Jonael Schickler, Alexander Ogunwusi, Chia Hsin Lin, Chia Chin Wu and Agnes Quinlivan.”
