England held their nerve to eke out a 24-run win against a spirited Pakistan at Chester-le-Street and go 1-0 up in the NatWest Series. Related Stories England one day match delayed Overs reduced after delayed England start England make excellent start against Pakistan Duo take England to imposing total Pakistan make positive start
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England beat Pakistan in first one-day international
The pastor who planned an “International Burn-a-Koran Day” will instead fly to New York to try to meet the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre near Ground Zero. Related Stories Victims of extraordinary rendition cannot sue, US court rules Ground Zero mosque: Backers regret causing upset Terry Jones: Bonfire of one man’s vanity Thousands of Muslims gather to condemn pastor Thousands of Muslims gather to condemn pastor Terry Jones
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Pastor Terry Jones to meet Ground Zero imam
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel edged Fernando Alonso of Ferrari for the fastest time in today’s Italian Grand Prix practice as the duo looks to maintain pressure on Formula One’s championship leaders.
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Vettel quickest in Monza practice
Pakistan made a promising start in pursuit of 274 for six for a morale-boosting win in today’s first NatWest Series match against England at Chester-le-Street. Related Stories Pakistani cricketers to leave the UK England one day match delayed Overs reduced after delayed England start England make excellent start against Pakistan Duo take England to imposing total
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Pakistan make positive start
Avram Grant has demanded patience from West Ham fans as he faces up to the daunting task of halting his team’s poor start by registering an unlikely win against his former club Chelsea tomorrow. Related Stories Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow Zamora signs long-term Fulham contract Everton blow as Rodwell ruled out Ferguson expects Goodison ‘nightmare’ Houllier targets Champions League with Aston Villa
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Grant pleads for West Ham patience
Former Happy Mondays star Bez’s appeal against his conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend was adjourned today. Related Stories Student jailed for 16 years for murdering father Toddler needs 200 stitches after dog attack Two more held over golf club murder Girl, 13, among seven remanded over man’s murder Man harrassed neighbour with tape of dog barking
Postal workers were tonight braced for a bitter battle with the Government after it decided to press ahead with controversial privatisation plans. Related Stories Boris Johnson to seek London Mayor re-election MPs should ‘job share’ says Green Party MP Government to press on with Royal Mail privatisation Dennis Skinner backs David Miliband for Labour leader Lib Dems gain in by-elections
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Postal workers braced for battle over privatisation
An unemployed engineer who recorded his neighbour’s terrier barking and replayed it in the early hours to annoy her was sentenced to a 12-month community order today.
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Man harrassed neighbour with tape of dog barking
Landlady Peggy Mitchell gazes in despair at the charred remains of her beloved Queen Vic tonight - after her memories and livelihood went up in smoke. Related Stories Google’s attempt at predictive text leaves web users lost for words Prince Charles ‘baffled’ by cilmate change sceptics Prince Charles ‘baffled’ by climate change sceptics Sacked Stig accuses BBC of hypocrisy Willow Smith, 9, signs record deal with Jay-Z
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Barbara Windsor bids final farewell to Queen Vic
Gerard Houllier has set his sights on bringing Champions League football to Aston Villa within three years after being confirmed as Martin O’Neill’s successor as manager.
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Houllier targets Champions League with Aston Villa
Serie A clubs were today left stunned by the announcement that the players in Italy’s top flight will go on strike on the weekend of September 25-26. Related Stories Serie A players to go on strike Ibrahimovic and Robinho predict AC Milan success
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Willow Smith, the nine-year-old daughter of actor Will Smith, has signed a record deal with rapper Jay-Z and her first single is already kicking up a storm on the Internet.
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Willow Smith, 9, signs record deal with Jay-Z
Steve Davies and Jonathan Trott each bagged half-centuries as England set Pakistan a stern test to regain the winning habit in the first NatWest Series match at Chester-le-Street today.
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Duo take England to imposing total
A 13-year-old girl was among seven people who today denied murdering a man who was found dead near a supermarket. Related Stories Ex-air steward remanded on suitcase body murder charge Vicar cleared of raping schoolgirl Student jailed for 16 years for murdering father Toddler needs 200 stitches after dog attack Two more held over golf club murder
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Girl, 13, among seven remanded over man’s murder
The Liberal Democrats received consolation for losses in the Exeter and Norwich polls when they gained in the latest council by-elections. Related Stories Commons declares war on ‘media barons and their red-topped assassins’ Boris Johnson to seek London Mayor re-election MPs should ‘job share’ says Green Party MP Government to press on with Royal Mail privatisation Dennis Skinner backs David Miliband for Labour leader
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Lib Dems gain in by-elections
Fears of a longer-lasting spike in inflation eased today after it emerged that growth in factory gate prices slowed by more than expected last month. Related Stories 1,000 BAE job losses ‘may be tip of iceberg’ Blackwell hands ownership to employees Construction firm deal saves 2,500 Connaught jobs Coca-Cola workers set to strike after talks fail 700 jobs to go at social housing firm Connaught
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Inflation fears quelled by factory gate data
Two more men were arrested today by detectives investigating the murder of a man whose badly-burnt body was found on a golf course.
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Two more held over golf club murder
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United’s trips to Everton are always “a nightmare” even without taking into account the Wayne Rooney factor. Related Stories Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow Zamora signs long-term Fulham contract Everton blow as Rodwell ruled out
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Ferguson expects Goodison ‘nightmare’
Steve Davies and Andrew Strauss ensured there was no respite for Pakistan on the field, as the spot-fixing controversy continued apace off it this morning.
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England make excellent start against Pakistan
David Miliband’s Labour leadership bid received a boost today when he was backed by veteran left-winger Dennis Skinner.
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Dennis Skinner backs David Miliband for Labour leader
A toddler needed 200 stitches in his face after being horrifically injured by his grandmother’s collie. Related Stories Emotional teenager admits causing boy’s crash death Control orders ‘best option available’ in terror fight Ex-air steward remanded on suitcase body murder charge Vicar cleared of raping schoolgirl Student jailed for 16 years for murdering father
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Toddler needs 200 stitches after dog attack
A jury took just an hour to clear a vicar today of raping and abusing a schoolgirl. Related Stories Special report: Life in witness protection Emotional teenager admits causing boy’s crash death Control orders ‘best option available’ in terror fight Ex-air steward remanded on suitcase body murder charge Student jailed for 16 years for murdering father
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Vicar cleared of raping schoolgirl
A law student who murdered his father in a bid to escape his “controlling influence” was jailed for life today with a minimum term of 16 years. Related Stories Special report: Life in witness protection Emotional teenager admits causing boy’s crash death Control orders ‘best option available’ in terror fight Ex-air steward remanded on suitcase body murder charge Vicar cleared of raping schoolgirl
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Thousands of Muslims gathered at one of western Europe’s largest mosques today to condemn the pastor who planned to burn copies of the Koran. Related Stories US pastor calls off ‘offensive’ Koran-burn plans Bonfire of one man’s vanity Victims of extraordinary rendition cannot sue, US court rules Ground Zero mosque: Backers regret causing upset Terry Jones: Bonfire of one man’s vanity
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Thousands of Muslims gather to condemn pastor
Thousands of Muslims gathered at one of western Europe’s largest mosques today to condemn the pastor who planned to burn copies of the Koran.
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Thousands of Muslims gather to condemn pastor Terry Jones
Around 700 employees at the social housing repairs firm Connaught have been made redundant, administrators KPMG confirmed today. Related Stories Union shock as BAE axes almost 1,000 jobs 1,000 BAE job losses ‘may be tip of iceberg’ Blackwell hands ownership to employees Construction firm deal saves 2,500 Connaught jobs Coca-Cola workers set to strike after talks fail
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700 jobs to go at social housing firm Connaught
Heavy overnight and morning rain resulted in a delayed start to the first NatWest Series match between England and Pakistan at Chester-le-Street today. Related Stories County Championship round-up: Somerset stay in the hunt after smashing Lancs Riaz the latest Pakistan bowler to be called for questioning by police Strauss: Betting scandal has been a ’short, sharp slap’ for the game Pakistani cricketers to leave the UK England one day match delayed
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Bobby Zamora has agreed a new four-year deal with Fulham that will keep him at Craven Cottage until 2014.
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Zamora signs long-term Fulham contract
Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell has been ruled out for up to three months with an ankle injury. Related Stories Hodgson delaying Liverpool judgement Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow Zamora signs long-term Fulham contract
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Everton blow as Rodwell ruled out
A doctor who exploited “vulnerable” multiple sclerosis patients by exaggerating the benefits of stem cell therapy faces being struck off after his fitness to practise was found to be impaired today. Related Stories Funding cuts could make current policing ‘unsustainable’ Hampshire police to cut 1,400 jobs Union to ballot rail staff over assault rise Downing Street backs Justice Minister in private detective row Funding cuts ‘could cost 40,000 police jobs’
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Stem cell doctor guilty of breaching good practice
Up to 40,000 frontline police jobs could be axed if Government funding cuts go ahead, the Police Federation said today.
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Funding cuts ‘could cost 40,000 police jobs’
This eerie image of an ancient bristlecone pine set against the backdrop of the Milky Way while a meteor streaked across the night sky has won the National Maritime Museum’s annual astronomy photographic competition. Related Stories Boyd Tonkin: A minister who banks on ideas Pakpoom Silaphan’s exhbition is a sign of the times A literary paradise on Earth: World’s best writers head for the Woodstock Literary Festival Così Fan Tutte is well-suited to modern times Indy Choice: Best of the new films
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Picturing the night sky
New AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is confident the club can land success on the domestic and continental fronts this term.
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Ibrahimovic and Robinho predict AC Milan success
Workers at a leading rail company are to be balloted for industrial action after claiming there had been an upsurge in assaults on staff, it was announced today. Related Stories Two seriously injured in plane crash Justice minister defends use of private detectives Funding cuts could make current policing ‘unsustainable’ Hampshire police to cut 1,400 jobs Downing Street backs Justice Minister in private detective row
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Union to ballot rail staff over assault rise
A former air steward appeared at the Old Bailey today charged with the murder of a woman whose body was left in a suitcase at Heathrow Airport 11 years ago.
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Ex-air steward remanded on suitcase body murder charge
A teenager fought back tears in a courtroom today as he admitted causing the death of a 10-year-old boy in a hit-and-run. Related Stories Mental patient ‘killed flatmate in axe attack’ Criminal mastermind ordered to pay £10 million Policeman tasered by colleague after blinding himself Special report: Life in witness protection Control orders ‘best option available’ in terror fight
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Emotional teenager admits causing boy’s crash death
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Capital ideas for interiors
Related Stories Capital ideas for interiors Capital ideas for interiors
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London Design Festival: Capital ideas for interiors
Serie A players plan to strike during matches on September 25 and 26 because of a dispute over contracts, the Italian footballers’ association said today.
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Serie A players to go on strike
Jenson Button was fastest in the opening practice session for the Italian Grand Prix today, and McLaren and Red Bull lived up to the favorites billing while Ferrari lagged behind. Related Stories Win tickets to the British GT Championship Button says team orders confusion must end Lewis Hamilton: I’m still young and making mistakes
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McLaren and Red Bull fastest during Monza practice
The Government is to press ahead with controversial privatisation plans for the Royal Mail after a report it commissioned warned that “urgent action” was needed to protect the service, it was announced today. Related Stories Nick Clegg seeks to calm fears over spending cuts Commons declares war on ‘media barons and their red-topped assassins’ Boris Johnson to seek London Mayor re-election MPs should ‘job share’ says Green Party MP
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Government to press on with Royal Mail privatisation
Heavy overnight and morning rain resulted in a delayed start to the first NatWest Series match between England and Pakistan at Chester-le-Street today. Related Stories Bairstow’s grit gets Yorkshire home and keeps title race alive County Championship round-up: Somerset stay in the hunt after smashing Lancs Riaz the latest Pakistan bowler to be called for questioning by police Strauss: Betting scandal has been a ’short, sharp slap’ for the game Pakistani cricketers to leave the UK
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England one day match delayed
The Government should seriously consider retaining controversial control orders to keep tabs on suspected terrorists, a think tank said today. Related Stories Mental patient ‘killed flatmate in axe attack’ Criminal mastermind ordered to pay £10 million Policeman tasered by colleague after blinding himself Special report: Life in witness protection
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Control orders ‘best option available’ in terror fight
Vera Zvonareva believes players are still making the mistake of underestimating Caroline Wozniacki - a mistake she intends not to repeat in today’s US Open semi-finals.
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Zvonareva wary of Wozniacki threat
Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to a potential Sunday showdown with Roger Federer after advancing to the semi-finals of the US Open for the third year in succession. Related Stories Federer breezes through against Soderling Zvonareva wary of Wozniacki threat
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Nadal continues march to first US Open final
Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans has signed a two-year contract extension with the Aviva Premiership club. Related Stories A year after ‘Bloodgate’, has Richards found a way to get back into the game?
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Nick Evans extends Harlequins contract
The man sacked from his role as The Stig on Top Gear has today accused the BBC of hypocrisy after he claimed they were the ones who first blew his identity.
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Sacked Stig accuses BBC of hypocrisy
Michael Carrick has been ruled out for three weeks with an Achilles injury.
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Carrick out for three-weeks
Gerard Houllier will not officially take charge of Aston Villa until after Monday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Stoke. Related Stories Defoe faces three-month lay-off Hodgson delaying Liverpool judgement Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow
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Houllier will not take charge of Aston Villa for Stoke match
Cuts in Government funding to police forces across the country could make policing as it is now “unsustainable” and the only winner will be the criminal, the Police Federation will say today.
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Funding cuts could make current policing ‘unsustainable’
Tottenham today confirmed Jermain Defoe had been ruled out for “around three months” after undergoing surgery on torn ankle ligaments. Related Stories Houllier will not take charge of Aston Villa for Stoke match Hodgson delaying Liverpool judgement Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow
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Defoe faces three-month lay-off
Another police force unveiled plans for huge job cuts today, sparking warnings about the effect on policing with “difficult times” ahead. Related Stories Birmingham named undated 20p coins hotspot Mr Loophole refuses to fight daughter’s speeding ticket Two seriously injured in plane crash Justice minister defends use of private detectives Funding cuts could make current policing ‘unsustainable’
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Hampshire police to cut 1,400 jobs
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson will not make any assessment on how well his side are performing in the Barclays Premier League until the season is at least 10 matches old. Related Stories Houllier will not take charge of Aston Villa for Stoke match Defoe faces three-month lay-off Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow
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Hodgson delaying Liverpool judgement
Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to discuss Wayne Rooney’s current off-field problems.
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Ferguson refuses to discuss Rooney scandal
Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out any chance of Ryan Giggs succeeding John Toshack as Wales boss.
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Giggs ruled out of Wales running by Ferguson
London Mayor Boris Johnson today confirmed he would be seeking re-election for a second term. Related Stories Nick Clegg seeks to calm fears over spending cuts Commons declares war on ‘media barons and their red-topped assassins’ MPs should ‘job share’ says Green Party MP
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Boris Johnson to seek London Mayor re-election
MPs should be allowed to “job share”, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas said today. Related Stories Nick Clegg seeks to calm fears over spending cuts Commons declares war on ‘media barons and their red-topped assassins’ Boris Johnson to seek London Mayor re-election
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MPs should ‘job share’ says Green Party MP
The Champions League clash between Manchester United and Rangers will be a “totally different game under totally different circumstances” from the riot-hit 2008 Uefa Cup Final, a police chief said today.
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Holding zone for Rangers fans ahead of Manchester United Champions League clash
Three Pakistani cricketers questioned by police over match-fixing claims will leave the UK today, police said. Related Stories Fourth Pakistani bowler to be questioned by police Bairstow’s grit gets Yorkshire home and keeps title race alive County Championship round-up: Somerset stay in the hunt after smashing Lancs Riaz the latest Pakistan bowler to be called for questioning by police Strauss: Betting scandal has been a ’short, sharp slap’ for the game
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Pakistani cricketers to leave the UK
Related Stories Win tickets to the British GT Championship Button says team orders confusion must end
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Lewis Hamilton: I’m still young and making mistakes
Workers at a Coca-Cola factory are set to go on strike after the breakdown of talks aimed at resolving a row over pay, it was warned today. Related Stories UK growrth stronger than other G7 nations, say OECD report Union shock as BAE axes almost 1,000 jobs 1,000 BAE job losses ‘may be tip of iceberg’ Blackwell hands ownership to employees Construction firm deal saves 2,500 Connaught jobs
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Coca-Cola workers set to strike after talks fail
A Justice Minister defended his decision to hire a firm of private detectives to carry out undercover investigations of his aides and colleagues.
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Justice minister defends use of private detectives
Arsenal have suffered mixed fortunes ahead of their clash against Bolton with the return of Samir Nasri soured by the loss of winger Theo Walcott for up to six weeks. Related Stories England job would interest Harry Redknapp Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham Gary Neville critical of rich clubs John Toshack: ‘I’m not finished with football’ Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard
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Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow
John Toshack claims he is not yet finished in football management despite an inglorious end to his tenure as Wales boss.
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John Toshack: ‘I’m not finished with football’
Chelsea are waiting on the fitness of captain John Terry and midfielder Frank Lampard ahead of their trip to West Ham tomorrow.
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Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard
Harry Redknapp yesterday said he would not turn down the England job if the Football Association came calling in two years’ time.
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England job would interest Harry Redknapp
West Ham captain Scott Parker claims that the lure of Champions League football was never strong enough to tempt him to leave Upton Park. Related Stories England job would interest Harry Redknapp Gary Neville critical of rich clubs Wenger rues Theo Walcott injury blow John Toshack: ‘I’m not finished with football’ Chelsea wait on Terry and Lampard
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Scott Parker not tempted to leave West Ham
Manchester United captain Gary Neville admits even bitter rivals Liverpool command more respect from him than certain clubs “who throw a load of money” at success.
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Gary Neville critical of rich clubs
Around 2,500 jobs at collapsed firm Connaught were rescued today after administrators struck a deal to sell the bulk of its social housing division. Related Stories UK growth stronger than other G7 nations, say OECD report UK growrth stronger than other G7 nations, say OECD report Union shock as BAE axes almost 1,000 jobs 1,000 BAE job losses ‘may be tip of iceberg’ Blackwell hands ownership to employees
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Construction firm deal saves 2,500 Connaught jobs
The Prince of Wales said today he found the views of climate change sceptics “extraordinary”. Related Stories Google launches new search system Tate collection gains £14m of works New chilli could take world record, say producers Google’s attempt at predictive text leaves web users lost for words
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Prince Charles ‘baffled’ by cilmate change sceptics
The Prince of Wales said today he found the views of climate change sceptics “extraordinary”. Related Stories Google launches new search system Tate collection gains £14m of works New chilli could take world record, say producers Google’s attempt at predictive text leaves web users lost for words Prince Charles ‘baffled’ by cilmate change sceptics
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Prince Charles ‘baffled’ by climate change sceptics
A pilot and his passenger are seriously injured in hospital today after a light aircraft clipped a bungalow and crashed into the home’s back garden. Related Stories Two injured in plane crash Birmingham named undated 20p coins hotspot Mr Loophole refuses to fight daughter’s speeding ticket
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Two seriously injured in plane crash
Back in the mid-1970s the idea of an all-girl rock band was outlandish – not that lead guitarist Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) could care. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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The Runaways (15)
Kevin Barnes, who to all intents and purposes is Of Montreal, is not a man given to modesty of ambition.
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Album: Of Montreal, False Priest (Polyvinyl)
Fritz Lang’s haunting vision of industrial drudgery, first seen in Germany in 1927, is re-released with 25 minutes of lost footage restored.
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Metropolis (PG)
René Jacobs ongoing coverage of the entire Mozart opera oeuvre continues with The Magic Flute, performed as usual with the RIAS Kammerchor and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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Album: Rene Jacobs, Mozart: The Magic Flute (Harmonia Mundi)
When James I’s son Prince Henry died aged 18 in 1612, from infection picked up during an ill-advised swim in the Thames, the outpouring of grief was fulsome. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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Album: Gallicantus, Dialogues Of Sorrow (Signum Classics)
A perfect evening in the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago: Renée Fleming, presented to the crowd as New York’s Queen of the Metropolitan Opera, is resplendent under the rising moon, singing an open-air gala concert in four languages. But the next morning, this corner of Tuscany becomes Torrents del Lago beneath a violent thunderstorm; heading out to interview the American diva, I’m up to my shins in floodwater. It feels gloriously operatic
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Queen of the Met reigns at Last Night of the Proms
Two years on from the Nitin Sawhney-produced Searching for the Hows and Whys, Sam (Get Cape) Duckworth is back on a small indie label, still lamenting the ways of the world, but with less interesting arrangements dressing up his basic folk-rock style. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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Album: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. (Cooking Vinyl)
It’s not hard, listening to Band of Joy, to understand why Robert Plant should have resisted such potentially lucrative offers for a Led Zeppelin reunion tour.
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Album: Robert Plant, Band of Joy (Decca)
Compared to their debut’s howls of sexual frustration, this second offering from Nick Cave’s Grinderman has moments of almost tender introspection, such as the eerie reminiscences of “What I Know”, and bawdy humour, as in “Worm Tamer”: “My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster – two great big humps, and then I’m done”. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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Album: Grinderman, Grinderman 2 (Mute)
What’s less believable than the plotline of the last instalment of Lost?
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DVD: Lost: Season 6 (15)
Related Stories Cultural Life: Neil LaBute, playwright Boyd Tonkin: A minister who banks on ideas Pakpoom Silaphan’s exhbition is a sign of the times A literary paradise on Earth: World’s best writers head for the Woodstock Literary Festival Così Fan Tutte is well-suited to modern times
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My Fantasy Band: Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal
“The police like to get their claws into idiots like that,” maintains the gangster mother (Julia Deakin, excellent) in Ben Wheatley’s riveting low-budget black comedy. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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DVD: Down Terrace (18)
Three times a hit in the Nineties and endlessly remixed before landing in the hands of Florence + the Machine, “You’ve Got the Love” dates back to 1986, when it was titled “You Got the Love”. Related Stories Cultural Life: Neil LaBute, playwright Boyd Tonkin: A minister who banks on ideas Pakpoom Silaphan’s exhbition is a sign of the times A literary paradise on Earth: World’s best writers head for the Woodstock Literary Festival Così Fan Tutte is well-suited to modern times
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Story of the Song: You’ve Got the Love, Florence + the Machine (2008)
When Gaspar Noé returned to Cannes last year with his third film, Enter the Void (released in the UK later this month), he could be forgiven for expecting the worst.
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Gaspar Noé - The shock of the Noé as an enfant terrible returns
Now into her seventies, Mavis Staples remains in fine fettle on this follow-up to 2007’s civil-rights themed We’ll Never Turn Back. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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Album: Mavis Staples, You Are Not Alone (Anti-)
This slight and picturesque faux-documentary is like a family photo album brought to life. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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Alamar (U)
With this CD/DVD combo following swiftly on the heels of last year’s Live in London and Live at the Isle of Wight 1970, Leonard Cohen has now released three live sets, and toured the world several times over, since his last studio album, Dear Heather, in 2004.
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Album: Leonard Cohen, Songs from the Road (Sony Music)
Continue the story of the American high- school geeks who’ve formed a glee club –a choir that warble pop hits and seem to spontaneously know all the right dance moves – as they chase their dreams, discover who they really are, and do quite a lot of snogging, too. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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DVD: Glee: Road to Regionals (season 1, volume 2) (12)
Whenever a film announces itself as based on a graphic novel, you tend to brace yourself for a whirlwind of bloody violence and death – From Hell, Sin City, Watchmen, Kick-Ass, and the rest. Tamara Drewe, adapted from the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, is rather different. It does feature scenes of violence: two adolescent girls lob eggs at a passing car (twice).
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Tamara Drewe (15)
Venice is an old-world European festival that is increasingly giving the impression it is under siege. Its lovely old buildings are crumbling
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Cinema weathers the storm in Venice
The transition from little girl family star to lady actress looking for grown-up material is an oft-trodden but rocky road for many of Hollywood’s finest. Related Stories Cultural Life: Neil LaBute, playwright Boyd Tonkin: A minister who banks on ideas Pakpoom Silaphan’s exhbition is a sign of the times A literary paradise on Earth: World’s best writers head for the Woodstock Literary Festival Così Fan Tutte is well-suited to modern times
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Screen Talk: Miley’s mileage
The wonderful Tina Fey and Steve Carell star in this old-fashioned screwball comedy. Related Stories Eating Pomegranates, By Sarah Gabriel Pistols at Dawn, By John Campbell The Oligarch’s Wife, By Anna Blundy The Wire: Truth Be Told, By Rafael Alvarez Every Man in this Village is a Liar, By Megan Stack
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DVD: Date Night (15)
And here we are right back in romcomsville. Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are among the more personable of their type, but they’re rather let down by an unremittingly coarse script
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Going The Distance (15)
I frequently get sent music by bands I’ve never heard of. It tends to pile up in emails and CDs, but occasionally I’ll take a shot on one: reasons for doing so can be fickle – a good name or cover art – but more likely it will be if the music comes from a label I like.
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Caught in the Net: Women on the verge of a sonic meltdown
The pastor who planned an “International Burn-a-Koran Day” on September 11 called off the protest tonight after his plans were widely condemned.
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US pastor calls off ‘offensive’ Koran-burn plans
US President Barack Obama today condemned a preacher’s plan to stage a burning of the Koran saying it would be “a recruitment bonanza for al-Qa’ida.” Related Stories We will burn hundreds of copies of the Koran, insists Florida church Backlash begins as BP attempts to spread blame for rig explosion US philanthropist and billionaire John Kluge dies Drop Koran-burning plan, urges Obama Drop Koran-burning plan, urges Barack Obama
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Barack Obama condemns Koran-burning plan
Privately-owned book chain Blackwell plans to follow in the footsteps of department store John Lewis and hand ownership of the company to its staff, it was revealed today. Related Stories Interest rates on hold for 18th month UK growth stronger than other G7 nations, say OECD report UK growrth stronger than other G7 nations, say OECD report Union shock as BAE axes almost 1,000 jobs 1,000 BAE job losses ‘may be tip of iceberg’
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Blackwell hands ownership to employees
A lawyer known as Mr Loophole for helping celebrity clients evade driving bans has refused to help his own daughter fight a speeding ticket. Related Stories Prince Charles loan ‘left charity foundation with debt’ UK divide in shop vacancy rates UK visitor levels up 5%, figures show Two injured in plane crash Birmingham named undated 20p coins hotspot
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Mr Loophole refuses to fight daughter’s speeding ticket