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“Tall Ships Festival in August 2009 had attracted up to 500,000 visitors”
“A further 10,000 people visited Belfast Harbour Office”
“which ran for three series”
“Eleven-hour day trips to Barry Island”
“The force made headlines in 2009 after its Operation Defender netted more than 200 online predators and identified 150 child victims of abuse.”
“Det Sgt Howie said that up 80% of his unit's time can be spent on investigations involving indecent images of children.”
“In 2008, they launched Operation Pincer. During the operation officers questioned more than 180 children about their activities on social networking sites including Bebo and Facebook.”
“Since it was built 40 years ago”
“within 500ft (152m) of the peak when breathing apparatus failed.”
“from 28,543ft (8,700m) above sea level before oxygen ran out.”
“a mountaineer who had died two days before.”
“began the expedition in mid-April.”
“Only four members of the 15-strong team managed to reach the summit.”
“Four Warwickshire firefighters died in the warehouse fire.”
“The bodies of Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found in the charred remains of the factory in Atherstone-on-Stour.”
“Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital after the fire.”
“In all, there were 45,000 arrivals of A8 nationals in 2009, compared with 57,000 departures.”
“Overall, the UK's net migration figure - the number of immigrants minus numbers emigrating - for the 12 months ending in September 2009 was 142,000, down from 160,000 for the same period the previous year.”
“In 2009, 203,790 people were given citizenship, up 59% from 129,375 the previous year.”
“There was also a 40% increase in the numbers given grants of settlement in the UK”
“and a 45% rise in those allowed to settle for employment reasons.”
“nearly a third of foreigners wanting to make Britain their home had failed to pass their citizenship test.”
“we will be contacting affected customers in writing this week, apologising and providing a corrected award notice.”
“Objects from Scott of the Antarctic's ill-fated 1910 South Pole expedition have sold for £75,000 in Derby.”
“Items sold above estimate, with a watercolour of Scott's ship, which had been predicted to sell for £200, selling for £8,350.”
“A journal which records Scott's death, written by Mr McKenzie, who also painted the watercolour, was bought for £7,500.”
“Other notable items in the auction included a compass which sold for £4,350”
“and a wood carving of the ship which went for £4,600.”
“Jordan said he decided to conquer Mount Everest after seeing a mural of the world's seven highest summits in his school hallway.”
“He said his team had spent over a year preparing for the climb and researching every scenario.”
“Jordan said he now planned to spend the summer climbing the highest peaks in 50 American states.”
“He said he now planned to spend the summer climbing the highest peaks in 50 American states.”
“American teenager Jordan Romero, 13, has just returned from the north side of the mountain. He said he hoped other children would follow his example. The teenager successfully made it to the top of the mountain on Saturday, accompanied by …”
“His team had faced winds of over 100km as they made their final 14-hour push from camp two on the north side of the mountain to the summit.”
“He then intends to return to Nepal to climb the mountain Cho Oyu, before skiing back down it.”
“American teenager Jordan Romero, 13, has just returned from the north side of the mountain. [...] He said he hoped other children would follow his example. The teenager successfully made it to the top of the mountain on Saturday, accompani…”
“Jordan said he now planned to spend the summer climbing the highest peaks in 50 American states. He then intends to return to Nepal to climb the mountain Cho Oyu, before skiing back down it.”
“Rhys, 17, from Powys, was the project manager for the third week of the show.”
“The team's lack of unity led to a loss in the boardroom and to Rhys becoming the third candidate to leave the show.”
“Rhys, you are a very special person, don't ever forget that - I said it.”
“Lord Sugar also described Rhys as a 'charming fellow'.”
“The remaining candidates had reached the halfway mark of the series as Lord Sugar set them their third task.”
“Rhys's team 'cut him adrift - wrongly'.”
“From the outset of the task the 17-year-old struggled to assert his authority and, rather than leading his team, he often took a back seat during the various stages.”
“During question time, Mr Salmond said Skills Development Scotland exceeded its target to deliver 20,000 new modern apprenticeships in Scotland, adding that youth unemployment was 'far too high' at 13%, but was lower north of the border tha…”
“Hungary, Andorra, the Czech Republic and Montenegro all withdrew from the 2010 contest in Norway's capital Oslo.”
“Seven countries will be eliminated after the show, while 10 will go through to Saturday night's final.”
“Three decades have passed since the winning nation declined to host the following year's contest.”
“the practice was more common in the 1960s and 1970s when the BBC took over the reins on four occasions.”
“A 27-year-old bystander was hit in the stomach when the shot was fired from outside London Fields in Hackney on Saturday afternoon.”
“there was a "disturbance between two groups of youths" following which two shots were fired.”
“Five gallery spaces were completely remodelled in the three-year project and a glass-wall extension added to the museum's north wing, where the extravagant Lord Mayor's Coach will now be on view from the street for the first time.”
“which received a £11.5m lottery grant”
“"The new Galleries of Modern London breathe new life into the museum, bringing together over 7,000 objects from vehicles, costume, jewellery and paintings."”
“Officers from Chaddesden, Spondon, Oakwood and Derwent Safer Neighbour Policing teams confiscated the drinks over the past three months.”
“Officers also seized two mini-motor bikes, a mini quad bike and a motorbike which were all being used illegally.”
“The case involves six people, including IRA men, INLA suspects and a Catholic teenager, who were all shot dead around Lurgan and Armagh in 1982.”
“The Stalker and Sampson reports have never been made public.”
“The coroner's probe was widened to include the deaths of three RUC officers killed by an IRA landmine the same year.”
“Mr Justice Gillen said he accepted arguments by Mr Leckey's barrister that there was a need for a public investigation into issues surrounding the allegation that the State has a shoot-to-kill policy.”
“Stephen McCranor, director of communications at Greaves Sports, also pointed out that taxi adverts for holiday companies featured bikini-clad woman, and adverts for council-run gymnasiums even featured the word "bum".”
“About 400 people turned up for the late-night shoot in north London”
“About 400 people joined me”
“in 10 cities across Europe”
“28-year-old choreographer”
“20-year-old dance student”
“At least three people ended the first run-through facing the wrong way”
“The shoot took about an hour”
“nine o'clock”
“Camilla then spent an hour walking us through the footwork”
“Historic Scotland had raised objections about the development's proximity to the Antonine Wall, which was given World Heritage Status in 2008.”
“We have eight million staying visitors a year in North Wales and 17 million day visitors”
“would see visitors donating as little as £1”
“hotel customers were asked to pay an extra sum, typically £1”
“Tourism-related businesses are encouraged to join the scheme, paying membership of between £50 and £10,000 a year.”
“If each of those contributed only £1 each that would give us a very sustainable pot indeed.”
“Anglesey and the Clwydian Range were among areas suggested as potential target zones.”
“Visitors to the area are asked to donate a very small sum, which is added to their accommodation bill or admission fee. ... typically £1, or tick a box to opt out of paying.”
“"If each of those contributed only £1 each that would give us a very sustainable pot indeed."”
“Eighty nine workers were evacuated from the platform, which lies in Norwegian waters, six days ago.”
“Norway's safety regulators said the incident had been "serious".”
“Licences have been granted to four private daily newspapers in Zimbabwe by a commission set up by the unity government to implement media reforms.”
“We are here to allow Zimbabweans access to media,”
“One of the licences has been granted to the Daily News, a paper critical of President Robert Mugabe, which was closed down in 2003.”
“Meanwhile, the number of new houses built in Scotland last year fell by 20%, according to latest government figures.”
“The biggest decline was in the private sector, which saw the number of houses built drop by a third compared with 2008.”
“Ministers said the number of government-funded affordable homes built in the latest financial year increased to more than 5,500, up about 1,000 from the previous 12 months.”
“Searches were carried out at 17 addresses in the Glasgow, Falkirk and West Lothian areas on Wednesday.”
“Two British women, aged 25 and 42, were also detained and charged with offences in relation to the facilitation of illegal immigrants.”
“Pakistan has partially unblocked the YouTube video sharing website, but hundreds of its links to "blasphemous content" remain barred, officials say.”
“Our correspondent says that the Facebook website remains completely out of action.”
“People were invited to draw images of him in the run-up to "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" held by some users of Facebook on 20 May.”
“YouTube is one of the most popular websites in the country of 170 million.”
“A court in Lahore last week ordered that the block on Facebook should remain at least until 31 May, when it is scheduled to hear a petition from Islamic lawyers.”
“"We discussed this matter in the cabinet meeting today. I told my colleagues that blocking the websites was not the right thing," Mr Malik told the AFP news agency. "I said that only particular pages that contain blasphemous material shoul…”
“He added that both Facebook and YouTube "would be open in the next few days".”
“"We have lifted the ban on only that part [of YouTube] which is not displaying any sacrilegious or profane material," Naguibullah Malik, Secretary of Information Technology and Telecom, told the Reuters news agency on Thursday.”
“Many Spaniards fear the effect the cuts will have on the economy, where the unemployment rate exceeds 20% - twice the eurozone average.”
“US President Barack Obama is set to extend a moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling for six months, the White House says.”
“BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward has put the operation's chance of success at 60-70%.”
