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“The Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) said all have been implemented.”
“It is understood the father scratched and pinched the youngster's body from the age of eight months old.”
“one of four people on board the 40-foot (12m) motor boat”
“The Dunkirk Little Ships only return to Ramsgate once every five years”
“Up to 60 small vessels that assisted in Operation Dynamo, which started on 26 May 1940, will re‑enact their journey.”
“Operation Dynamo, which started on 26 May 1940,”
“Terry Radmore, who was one of four people on board the 40-foot (12m) motor boat, said:”
“The Dunkirk re‑enactment takes place every five years.”
“this is the first time such an incident - involving a 42-year-old fertiliser dealer and a teenaged eunuch - has been reported.”
“Until the 1990s, adult women could not marry without the consent of their guardians.”
“The investigative team has now begun planning to arrest and question more than 30 people suspected to have been involved in the disorder which happened after the match.”
“Chiles has moved to ITV and GMTV in a new four-year deal.”
“The One Show, which began broadcasting five nights a week in 2007, offers audiences a mix of current affair items and celebrity guests.”
“Radio 2 breakfast presenter Chris Evans will co-host the show on Fridays.”
“The young girl had gone missing from home on five occasions between June 2008 and March 2009.”
“On 17 April 2009 her mother made a 999 call at 2248 BST to report her daughter was missing.”
“Although it is appreciated resources were seriously stretched and officers were deployed elsewhere dealing with serious incidents, a delay of more than 10 hours in responding to those concerns was unacceptable.”
“The issue got far more complicated after the break-up of the Soviet Union, with five countries vying for the sea's resources: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan.”
“The South's forces, by comparison, numbered only 98,000 and were effectively a constabulary force.”
“at least two million Korean civilians”
“up to 1.5m communist forces”
“For two of the three years that the war was under way”
“Truce talks between the two sides began on 10 July 1951 but it was agreed that hostilities would continue.”
“In January 1953, Dwight Eisenhower, who had been openly critical of the war, succeeded Truman as US president.”
“President Truman fired General MacArthur for insubordination in April 1951.”
“On 27 July 1953, an armistice was eventually signed, with the front line accepted as the new border between the two sides.”
“Operation Big Switch followed, when thousands of prisoners on either side were returned.”
“The Geneva Agreements in 1954, at which the Korean peninsula was discussed, failed to resolve the issue, and the Korean border has remained petrified in time ever since.”
“Undeterred, General MacArthur ordered a bold offensive on 24 November to push right up to the Yalu River, which marked the border between North Korea and north-east China.”
“But it was instead to mark yet another turning point in the conflict. The next day, about 180,000 Chinese 'volunteers' attacked.”
“After a few more months of fighting, the front eventually stabilised in the area of the 38th parallel.”
“scaling a 15-foot high seawall”
“two battalions entered Inchon”
“at the 38th parallel”
“by 25 September, the allies had recaptured Seoul.”
“The Saturday Night Live star is only the third woman to have won the award in 13 years.”
“Fey, 40, has already won six Emmys and two Golden Globes for her TV series 30 Rock, which she writes, produces and also stars in.”
“The Mark Twain Prize, established in 1998, honours people who have had an impact on society comparable to the 19th century satirist...”
“Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg are the only other women to have secured the prize.”
“Fey will be presented with her award on 13 November at the Kennedy Centre in New York.”
“The RSPCA believes the two pigs have been stolen from a litter.”
“Someone may have not noticed that a couple of piglets from a litter of about 13 have gone.”
“For the first time the Roman Catholic Church in Italy has admitted that about 100 cases of paedophile priests have been reported to church authorities during the past 10 years.”
“On Monday, a priest in Savona went on trial for alleged sexual violence against a 12-year-old girl.”
“The Secretary General of the Italian bishops' conference, Monsignor Mariano Crociata, said there was no need for a special church committee to be set up to deal with cases of child molestation by priests as had happened in Germany and othe…”
“Large boulders crashed down a hillside smashing into makeshift houses in the Egyptian capital in September 2008.”
“Amnesty International said last year that the government investigation into the deadly rockslide in the Duwayqa area was flawed.”
“The Piccadilly Line upgrade was due to be completed by 2014”
“He also expressed doubts the Jubilee Line will be finished by October”
“Tube Lines is responsible for work on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.”
“All 29 people on board died in the crash on the Mull of Kintyre.”
“The Chinook Mark 2 helicopter crashed on 2 June 1994 en route from Northern Ireland to Inverness in the worst RAF helicopter accident in peacetime.”
“Flt Lt Jonathan Tapper, 30, from Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and Flt Lt Richard Cook, 28, from Church Crookham, Hampshire, were initially cleared of blame by an RAF board of inquiry.”
“However, three subsequent inquiries have found the cause of the crash on the western coast of Scotland was inconclusive.”
“There were 871 vacant council properties in the Tendring district in January, compared with 973 in January 2009.”
“We can be justly proud of reducing the number of empty homes on the database by more than 10% in such a short period of time,”
“The 17-year-old's burned body was discovered in woodland in Wishaw on Sunday.”
“Zoe would have celebrated her 18th birthday in a couple of months”
“Zoe, who was due to celebrate her 18th birthday in a couple of months, was last seen by her mother leaving her home in Newmains at about 1700 BST on Saturday.”
“Local residents reported seeing a fire a few hours later at about 2320 BST in an area known as "Monkey Hill", where the teenager's body was discovered by a passer-by on Sunday afternoon.”
“Two previous 24-hour strikes have seen venues such as the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, the Burrell Collection and the People's Palace, closed to the public.”
“The Unison, Unite, GMB and Bectu unions will take action on Friday and Monday.”
“He is also suspected of killing Shelley Armitage, 31, and Susan Rushworth, 43.”
“Ms Armitage, from Allerton, Bradford, has been missing since 26 April.”
“Ms Rushworth, from the Manningham area, has not been seen since June 2009.”
“Ms Rushworth's son James, 23, appealed for information, saying:”
“The BBC understands remains found in the River Aire in Shipley on Tuesday are those of Ms Blamires, although they have not been formally identified.”
“Ms Armitage, from Allerton, Bradford, has been missing since 26 April”
“ACC Akhtar said: "detectives had obtained a warrant of further detention to question the 40-year-old man until Thursday evening."”
“earlier this month to try to trace Ms Armitage - last seen in Rebecca Street in Bradford city centre.”
“Ms Rushworth, a mother-of-three who is known as Sue or Susie, was last seen near to her flat at Oak Villas, Manningham.”
“Ms Rushworth's son James, 23, appealed for information”
“Tens of thousands of fans lined the resort's Golden Mile to welcome home the conquering team on Monday.”
“Four firefighters died in the warehouse fire”
“39 killed”
“29 May 1985”
“25th anniversary”
“32 Italians, four Belgians, two French nationals and a man from Northern Ireland”
“Juventus winning 1-0 from a second-half penalty”
“96 fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989”
“After 25 years people often think we should move on”
“In the 1990s an estimated 3,000 pygmy hippos lived wild but experts believe that figure may have been exaggerated.”
“Edinburgh Zoo is home to three pygmy hippos, with one female born last year.”
“first direct flight between Baghdad and London for 20 years”
“around 30 jobs at risk in the UK”
“Over the last 10 years the number of Seaside Awards in Scotland has more than quadrupled, there were just 13 in 2000.”
“Seven beaches in Scotland can fly the coveted Blue Flag”
“But Montrose Seafront in Angus and Elie Harbour Beach in Fife lost their Blue Flag this year after failing to meet the criteria.”
“The fact that the number of Seaside Awards has soared in the past decade is a major boost for the tourist industry”
“A good crowd is normally around 40,000,”
“Tonight we expect about 60,000 people to come and see Elton John.”
“The nine-day Mawazine festival features artists from around the world”
“These comments led to a planned concert by the singer in Egypt on 18 May to be banned.”
“In February, John told America's Parade Magazine:”
“"There will be neither dialogue nor contact between the authorities during Lee Myung Bak's tenure of office."”
“Lee Myung-bak is the South Korean president, who came to office in February 2008. His term (and he is limited to one) is five years.”
“The North's statement said it was 'totally' abrogating the non-aggression pact with the South.”
“Hillary Clinton has has urged China to take a tougher line with North Korea [...] She also wants the Security Council to make what she calls a 'strong but measured response.'”
“The committee agreed to underwrite the project, which will be held in August.”
“The staging of the expo at Balvonie Braes, at Milton of Leys, was postponed last year amid the first signs of a recession.”
