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Dressed casually in jeans, Doug Stanhope looks less uncompromising US stand-up and more potter about to start work on some clay. Meanwhile, the trademark alcoholic haze that steadily creeps up on Stanhope (his poison for this performance is a double cocktail of beer and Jagerbombs) makes for the usual mix of the unfocused and the inspired. Related Stories Proms 69/70: Lewis/RSNO/Deneve; Ensemble Matheus/Spinosi, Royal Albert Hall (3/5, 5/5) My Name is Mina, By David Almond Deloitte Ignite, Royal Opera House, London Rachel Whiteread: Drawings, Tate Britain, London Last Night’s TV - This Is England ‘86, Channel 4; My Story, BBC1

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Doug Stanhope, Leicester Square Theatre, London

Union leaders clashed with London Underground tonight over the impact of strikes which caused travel misery in the capital. Related Stories Workers face ‘volatile cocktail’ of job losses and cuts Heathrow residents welcome runways pledge Council spending cuts ‘will cost 1,000 jobs’ Battle of Britain heroes saluted in service Taxpayers await letters after PAYE blunder

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Unions clash with bosses over Tube strike impact

Playing all Beethoven’s piano concertos at the Proms with a variety of conductors and orchestras was always going to be a trial of nerve for Paul Lewis, and he’s come through – if not covered in glory – at least with colours flying. Related Stories Caitlin Rose, The Slaughtered Lamb, London Last Night’s TV - Bouquet of Barbed Wire, ITV1; Grandma’s House, BBC2 First Night: I’m Still Here, Venice film festival First Morning: Daybreak, ITV Babylon Nights, By Daniel Depp

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Proms 69/70: Lewis/RSNO/Deneve; Ensemble Matheus/Spinosi, Royal Albert Hall (3/5, 5/5)

Switching off street lights to save money could lead to more crashes and more crime, the AA said today. Related Stories Rap song is anthem for the Pope’s visit School evacuated as MI5 warns of growing threat from former IRA men Tube strike travel misery for London commuters Tube strike travel misery for commuters Exhibition marks Blitz and Dresden bombings

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Darker streets could be more dangerous, warns AA

Millions of commuters and other passengers faced travel misery today when a strike by rail workers caused major disruption to London Underground services. Related Stories Pope chooses rap song as soundtrack for his UK visit Tube workers walk out in jobs strike Rap song is anthem for the Pope’s visit School evacuated as MI5 warns of growing threat from former IRA men Tube strike travel misery for commuters

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Tube strike travel misery for London commuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Workers on London’s underground rail network walked out Monday in a staggered 24-hour strike over plans to save money by reducing staffing at stations and closing ticket offices.

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London faces transport chaos in jobs strike

Nude photos of the Hollywood actress Anna Mayhew are spread across the floor. They have cost the psychopathic Vincent Perec $2,000, and he is luxuriating in the erotic pleasure of stepping on them barefoot. But his next action is not what the reader anticipates: Vincent reaches for his father’s straight razor, draws the blade across his forearm (already a mass of tiny, puckered scars from earlier cuts), and sprinkles drops of blood across the pornographic images

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Babylon Nights, By Daniel Depp

Macquarie, the one-time bidder for the London Stock Exchange and Australia’s largest investment bank, yesterday warned that first-half profits could slump by a quarter as a result of “weakening market conditions”.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s tabloid Sun newspaper launched its own celebrity perfume on Monday to provide readers with the scent of showbiz.

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Tony Blair today cancelled a high-profile signing session of his new memoir in central London amid concerns over planned protests.

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Tony Blair today cancelled a high-profile signing session of his new memoir in central London amid concerns over planned protests. Related Stories Blair may cancel book signing amid protest threat Andy Coulson ‘happy to speak to police’ Theresa May forced to answer questions over phone-hacking claims Blair cancels book signing amid protest threat David Cameron under pressure to defend Coulson as calls for inquiry grow

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Tony Blair cancels book signing amid protest threat

LONDON (Reuters) - Four priceless tapestries designed by the Renaissance master Raphael have gone on display with their original drawings for the first time at an exhibition in London to coincide with Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain.

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Raphael tapestries go on show in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Maintenance workers on London’s underground rail network went out on strike on Monday at the start of a wave of industrial action which unions say will cripple the system, bringing misery to commuters.

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Tube commuters braced for travel chaos

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron’s communications chief denied on Monday that he encouraged reporters to illegally hack into phone messages in his previous role as a tabloid newspaper editor.

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Coulson "happy to speak to police"

An inquest into the deaths of two men hit by a speeding train while apparently fleeing the scene of a warehouse raid on a quad bike takes place today. Related Stories Furore over officer who dragged woman into police cell Tube strikes hinder London commuters ‘Smarter’ student immigration controls promised Vintage tractor runs over pensioner Thousands of claimants have unsecured debts

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Inquest opens into men hit by train

A pensioner on a mobility scooter has been run over by a vintage tractor at a country show in Dorchester, police said. Related Stories Furore over officer who dragged woman into police cell Tube strikes hinder London commuters ‘Smarter’ student immigration controls promised Inquest opens into men hit by train Thousands of claimants have unsecured debts

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Vintage tractor runs over pensioner

Thousands of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance have run up massive debts they have no hope of repaying, a charity said today. Related Stories Furore over officer who dragged woman into police cell Tube strikes hinder London commuters ‘Smarter’ student immigration controls promised Inquest opens into men hit by train Vintage tractor runs over pensioner

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Immigration minister Damian Green will promise today “smarter” controls on entry to the UK, as he releases research showing that tens of thousands of people admitted on student visas were still in the country five years later.

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‘Smarter’ student immigration controls promised

The Mahler had come the night before – this second Berlin Philharmonic Prom imaginatively chronicled the before and after. Related Stories Agua, Playhouse, EdinburghAlonzo King Lines Ballet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Prom 62, Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 57, Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 61, Royal Albert Hall, London Fourth Plinth, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Clybourne Park, Royal Court Downstairs, LondonThe Maddening Rain, Old Red Lion, LondonHow to be an Other Woman, Gate, London Members Only: The Life and Times of Paul Raymond, By Paul Willetts

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Prom 66: Berlin Philharmonic / Rattle, Royal Albert Hall, London

The first of a wave of strikes by London Underground workers in rows over pay and jobs will start today, threatening travel chaos for millions of passengers in the coming week.

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Like many a linchpin of the post-war entertainment industry, Paul Raymond (real name Geoffrey Quinn) began his showbiz career at the fag-end of variety. The mass audience was already in Gadarene flight towards television, but at the Palace Theatre, West Bromwich, and the Queen’s Park Hippodrome, modest attendances could still be found for such low-budget extravaganzas as We Strip Tonight, The Fabulous Montmartre Revue and Nudes in Ice, the latter featuring an igloo built out of blocks procured from a succession of local fishmongers

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At the entrance to the show of models for the new Fourth Plinth competition are buttons which, if pressed, allow you to hear the six contenders explaining their submissions. Related Stories Dinner for Schmucks, Jay Roach, 113 mins, (12A)The Switch, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, 101 mins, (12A) Agua, Playhouse, EdinburghAlonzo King Lines Ballet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Prom 62, Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 57, Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 61, Royal Albert Hall, London Clybourne Park, Royal Court Downstairs, LondonThe Maddening Rain, Old Red Lion, LondonHow to be an Other Woman, Gate, London Members Only: The Life and Times of Paul Raymond, By Paul Willetts

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Fourth Plinth, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

When it came, the applause for Herbert Blomstedt and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (Prom 62) was ear-splitting. Related Stories Dinner for Schmucks, Jay Roach, 113 mins, (12A)The Switch, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, 101 mins, (12A) Agua, Playhouse, EdinburghAlonzo King Lines Ballet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Fourth Plinth, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Clybourne Park, Royal Court Downstairs, LondonThe Maddening Rain, Old Red Lion, LondonHow to be an Other Woman, Gate, London Members Only: The Life and Times of Paul Raymond, By Paul Willetts

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Prom 62, Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 57, Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 61, Royal Albert Hall, London

The date was 6 September 2003, and Dr Jan Falkowski, a leading London psychiatrist, was due to marry his fiancée, Debbie Pemberton, at a ceremony in Poole, Dorset.

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The man who was the target of Britain’s worst stalker

LONDON (Reuters) - The marriage of “X Factor” judge and pop singer Cheryl Cole and her England soccer player husband Ashley ended in divorce after four years on Friday.

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Cheryl and Ashley Cole in "quickie" divorce

LONDON (Reuters) - Alcohol consumption in Britain saw its sharpest decline in more than 60 years in 2009 in contrast to the perception that the country has a growing drink problem, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said on Friday.

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Alcohol consumption suffers sharp slump

LONDON (Reuters) - Metro Bank, whose launch in July marked the birth of Britain’s first new high street retail bank in more than 100 years, said on Friday it was creating 100 new jobs.

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Paul Andrew Williams set the bar so high with his scalding debut London to Brighton (2006) that whatever followed was almost bound to be a comedown, and his second film, black comedy The Cottage, duly fizzled. Related Stories Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal, Playhouse, Edinburgh Miral, Venice Film Festival Sean Lock: Lockipedia, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Diaghilev: A Life, By Sjeng Scheijen Churchill’s Secret War, By Madhusree Mukerjee

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Cherry Tree Lane (18)

More than 350,000 journeys have been made on hire bikes in London since the launch of a new scheme a month ago, new figures showed today. Related Stories Extradition protest targets businessman’s hearing Survey reveals level of complaints against police Scottish girl mauled in dog attack Law student Jessica Linley wins Miss England title Tube strikes go ahead as talks fail

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LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of workers on London’s underground rail system will start a series of strikes next Monday after talks aimed at ending a dispute over job cuts broke down.

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Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will go ahead as planned, union leaders said today. Related Stories Stig wins court fight to reveal his identity Extradition protest targets businessman’s hearing Survey reveals level of complaints against police Scottish girl mauled in dog attack Law student Jessica Linley wins Miss England title

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Tube strikes go ahead as talks fail

Like the Matthias Grünewald paintings that inspired it, Paul Hindemith’s Symphony “Mathis der Maler” sounds somehow, and quite miraculously, to be illuminated from within. Related Stories Culture Club: Reading and Leeds Festival, featuring Guns N’ Roses, Arcade Fire, The Libertines and Dizzee Rascal Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Alessi’s Ark, Lexington, London Last Night’s TV: Waterloo Road/BBC1The Eiger: the Wall of Death/BBC4 Machete, Venice Film Festival

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Prom 62: Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester/ Blomstedt, Royal Albert Hall

The three Pakistan players at the centre of spot-fixing allegations this morning left their London hotel to head for talks with officials.

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There have been false dawns aplenty with Whole Foods, the US organic grocer whose founder was a notable opponent of America’s health reforms, but it seems that the company is finally ready to start work on its first new UK stores for more than three years. With five stores in London, those in the know say it is close to exchanging on two new ones, including the first outside the M25.

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Business Diary: Whole Foods in Solihull slip-up?

LONDON (Reuters) - Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday he could have not have imagined what he called the “nightmare” that unfolded in Iraq but still did not regret joining the U.S.-led invasion.

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Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘Hansel und Gretel’ has had to wait 120 years for its first Proms staging, but its rapturous reception brings the wheel of its popularity full circle. Related Stories Modest Mouse, Picture House, Edinburgh Michael Clark Company, Tate Modern, London My Innocent Absence: Tales from a Nomadic Life, By Miriam Frank Last Night’s TV - The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Traffickers, Channel 4; The Bill, ITV1 Penelope, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

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Prom 61: Hansel und Gretel/Glyndebourne/LPO/Ticciati, Royal Albert Hall

British artists Sam Bompas and Harry Parr, otherwise known as the “jellymongers”, recently took over a London house and turned it into “a walk-through dining experience.” Related Stories Ikea: Home is where the art is Rhodri Marsden: Can four guys take on Facebook – and win? Is Ryanair taking musicians for a ride? Camel milk?

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Video - Bompas & Parr’s walk-through dining experience

A self-styled knight has been evicted from his north London council flat after investigators discovered he owned four other properties, including one in Exmouth, a local authority said. Related Stories Alcohol minimum price recommended Senior Catholic blames UK’s ‘moral wasteland’ on equal rights Property-owning knight ‘Sir Barry’ evicted Alcohol related hospital admissions soar Senior Catholic Edmund Adamus blames UK’s ‘moral wasteland’ on equal rights

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Property-owning knight ‘Sir Barry Brooks’ evicted

Rene Jacobs: singer, conductor, scholar, archivist, alchemist, teacher. In recent years he’s been “rehabilitating” the Mozart operas for the Harmonia Mundi label, eradicating 19th century retouchings and stylistic anomalies in order to restore these great works to their vibrant original colours

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Independent Classical: Rene Jacobs podcast

Forbes have released their annual list of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, with some surprises in a list which includes Sarah Jessica Parker and Johnny Depp. Related Stories Dr Ed Walker: ‘Her foot was trapped under the engine

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Revealed: Hollywood’s most bankable stars, including Shia LeBeouf, Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Aniston

Twelve new sculptures have appeared at the New Art Centre in Wiltshire for its summer exhibition Let There Be Sculpture! . Related Stories Koons and Co join the country set Dr Ed Walker: ‘Her foot was trapped under the engine. They wanted me to do a quick amputation’ Virginia Ironside’s Dilemmas: disabled care A brief history of London Fashion Week Scents and sensibility: the history of perfume

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Let there be sculpture!

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will not suspend any players being investigated for alleged corruption without proof of wrongdoing, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt says.

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Next month marks the return of London Fashion Week, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. The Independent Onine has taken a look through the archives to bring you the fashion event’s highs and the lows. Related Stories The Black Panthers: The soul survivors The children of rock dads Koons and Co join the country set Dr Ed Walker: ‘Her foot was trapped under the engine

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Hear the name Wainwright and you’ll likely conjure up images of theatrical baroque pop singer Rufus, or esteemed 1970s American folk singer Loudon. Martha, younger sister of Rufus and daughter of Loudon, is less easy to recall.

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Those of us old enough to remember Roots, the 1977 mini-series inspired by Alex Haley’s best-selling story of his African-American forebears , were swept back in time by the early scenes in I Am Slave , in which slave-traders attacked a village in the Nuba mountains of Sudan and carried off girls to be sold like cattle in Khartoum. It was Clive James, writing about Roots in The Observer all those years ago, who noted that the African village raided by the dastardly slave-traders seemed to be populated entirely by philosophers, rather hammering the message that the villagers were the cream of their culture, the traders the dregs of theirs.

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Last Night’s TV - I Am Slave, Channel 4; In Their Own Words: British Novelists, BBC4

LONDON (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption unit has been asked to submit a report within the next three days on an investigation into alleged corruption within the Pakistan team.

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If you didn’t know who was playing, the second theme of Dvorak’s Carnival Overture – clarinet in songful counterpoint with the homeliest of tunes in the violins - would have thoroughly given the game away. Only the Czech Philharmonic could phrase this music with such unassuming charm. Related Stories Sleigh Bells, Lexington, London The Weekend’s TV: The Very Last of the Summer Wine, BBC1, SunThe Middle, Sky 1, Sun Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Lexington, London BBC Proms: Andsnes / Keulen / Skalstad / Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall, London First Night: Reading Festival, Berkshire

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Prom 58: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Gardiner, Royal Albert Hall, London

Australian cricketers Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey insist they did not suspect anything untoward in the Sydney Test against Pakistan in January, despite allegations which suggest the match may have been fixed. Related Stories James Lawton: Only the toughest action will now do

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Pakistan’s one-day squad have left their London hotel as allegations of spot-fixing continue to engulf the tourists. Related Stories James Lawton: Only the toughest action will now do. Corruption must be rooted out once and for all Police find cash in Pakistan cricketers’ rooms amid bribery charges Bail for man arrested in cricket ‘fix’ probe Miandad calls for Pakistan team to be replaced Australia ‘did not suspect Pakistan’

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Several Pakistani cricketers were found with large quantities of bank notes in their London hotel rooms by police investigating claims of a betting scam run by a middleman who boasted that he controlled up to seven players and could arrange for international matches to be fixed. Related Stories James Lawton: Heavy weight of blame for cricket – and a crying shame for brilliant talent England heroics cheapened by corruption claims Strauss ‘astonished and then saddened’ Police find cash in cricketers’ rooms amid bribery charges James Lawton: Only the toughest action will now do.

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Police find cash in Pakistan cricketers’ rooms amid bribery charges

Boris Johnson has denied claims that he threatened not to stand again as London’s Mayor in a bitter row with the Treasury over spending cuts.

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Mayor Johnson denies threats not to run again

Boris Johnson has denied claims that he threatened not to stand again as London’s Mayor in a bitter row with the Treasury over spending cuts. Related Stories Exclusive: David Miliband: Britain was slow to act against US torture Blair secretly courted Mugabe to boost trade Coalition plans to link oveseas aid to security Ed Miliband: ‘We need to raise taxes for the better-off’ A welcome promised in Hastings for disgruntled Lib Dem voters

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Boris Johnson denies he threatened not to run again

Several Pakistani cricketers were found with large quantities of bank notes in their London hotel rooms by police investigating claims of a betting scam run by a middleman who boasted that he controlled up to seven players and could arrange for international matches to be fixed. Related Stories Salman Butt: Anyone can accuse you – it doesn’t make it true James Lawton: Heavy weight of blame for cricket – and a crying shame for brilliant talent England heroics cheapened by corruption claims Strauss ‘astonished and then saddened’ James Lawton: Only the toughest action will now do

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Police find cash in cricketers’ rooms amid bribery charges

LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan endured the worst day in their turbulent cricket history on Sunday when a corruption scandal erupting overnight was succeeded by their heaviest test defeat.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Play will start as scheduled in the fourth test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday after a man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

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Laleh Khadivi’s The Age of Orphans has something in common with Chinua Achebe’s masterpiece, Things Fall Apart.

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The Age of Orphans, By Laleh Khadivi

LONDON (Reuters) - Planners have given London 2012 Olympic organisers permission to build a temporary water polo centre with an inflatable roof.

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LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways apologised to passengers after an emergency message warning they were about to crash into the sea was played by mistake.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain faces a new wave of attacks from poorly trained but highly motivated homegrown militants, as the al Qaeda threat shifts from big, sophisticated bomb plots to acts by individuals, a report said on Friday.

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LONDON (Reuters) - More tests will be carried out on Thursday on the body of a man who worked for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service MI6 found at a flat near the agency’s headquarters.

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Pope Benedict will be confronted by posters on London’s famous red buses during his trip to the British capital next month which will call for the ordination of women priests. Related Stories Pea-sized frogs found in Borneo carnivorous plants

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"Ordain women," London bus ads will urge Pope

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle said on Wednesday that performing for Pope Benedict during his visit to Britain next month was “her greatest dream come true.”

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Susan Boyle says singing for Pope is "dream come true"

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have created liver cells in a lab for the first time by reprogramming stem cells taken from human skin, paving the way for potential new treatments for liver diseases that kill thousands each year.

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Scientists create liver cells from patients’ skin

LONDON (Reuters) - A Wiltshire beekeeper said on Wednesday he may have discovered a strain of honey bee immune to a parasite that has been gradually wiping out populations of the vital insect worldwide.

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Bee industry abuzz with mite resistant breed

Carl Barat said the chemistry with his fellow Libertines frontman Pete Doherty is “pretty electric” as the band prepared to play their first full gig tonight since their bitter break-up in 2004. Related Stories Lidless, Underbelly Bebel Gilberto, Koko, London Things We Didn’t See Coming, By Steven Amsterdam Nick Mohammed/ Ian D Montford /Colin Hoult, Pleasance Courtyard (/) Prom 52: Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Ashkenazy, Royal Albert Hall

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LONDON (Reuters) - Classical music label Decca has signed up with the Royal Air Force to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, a key phase of World War Two, in a bid to top the pop charts.

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Churchill set to music in military chart attack

The prospect of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra getting down under and dirty with Strauss and Scriabin got off to a frenetic start with Vladimir Ashkenazy’s body language perhaps telling us more than we needed to know about the heated carnality at the start of Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier prelude.

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Prom 52: Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Ashkenazy, Royal Albert Hall

Zach Leonard has been appointed to the new post of Managing Director Digital, London Evening Standard and the Independent, starting on 1 September.

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New role created over independent.co.uk

LONDON (Reuters) - A man who worked for the Secret Intelligence Service MI6 has been found murdered at a flat near the agency’s headquarters, media said on Wednesday.

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MI6 worker found murdered in London

The timetable for a series of 24-hour strikes by London Underground (LU) workers will be outlined today.

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Tube strike timetable to be revealed

Police will today interview three men over a shooting which took place during an organised fight between rival gangs. Related Stories British ’spy’ found dead in London flat British ’spy’ found dead near MI6 building British ’spy’ found dead near MI6 offices British spy found dead near MI6 offices Memorial sex act woman due back in court

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Three face police quiz over shooting

A woman branded “Britain’s most disgusting person” by war heroes after urinating on a war memorial is due back in court today after fleeing her sentencing hearing last week. Related Stories Police probe murder of British ’spy’ British ’spy’ found dead in London flat British ’spy’ found dead near MI6 building British ’spy’ found dead near MI6 offices British spy found dead near MI6 offices

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Memorial sex act woman due back in court

A man believed to be a British spy has been found murdered in a flat near the headquarters of MI6. Related Stories Animals starved and dumped in river Church and state colluded to free ‘IRA bomber priest’ Police probe murder of British ’spy’ British ’spy’ found dead in London flat British ’spy’ found dead near MI6 building

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A man believed to be a British spy has been found murdered in a flat near the headquarters of MI6. Related Stories Animals starved and dumped in river Church and state colluded to free ‘IRA bomber priest’ Police probe murder of British ’spy’ British ’spy’ found dead in London flat British spy found dead near MI6 offices

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British ’spy’ found dead near MI6 building

The London markets were believed to have fallen victim to “fat finger failure” yesterday, after trading in five stocks was temporarily suspended following wild swings in their pricing.

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Market insiders blame ‘fat finger failure’ for unusual stock swings

Outlook Jupiter’s was one of the smoother flotations of recent times, even if the shares did have to be priced towards the bottom end of the initial range set by its bankers.

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James Moore: Jupiter prospers when it floats in its own orbit

Jermain Defoe is due to undergo surgery on a groin injury next week and has “no chance” of playing in England’s Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Switzerland next month according to Harry Redknapp. The Tottenham manager added that he would play “60 minutes” at most tonight as the London club aim to turn around a 3-2 deficit from the Champions League play-off first leg against Swiss club Young Boys of Bern. Related Stories Arteta unlikely to receive call for Bulgaria qualifier Weir poised for Scotland return Scotland recall 40-year-old Weir for qualifiers Defoe forced to miss the dawn of new England era Wilshere relegated to under-21s

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No pain, no gain: Defoe will defy injury to take on Young Boys

A series of 24-hour strikes by London Underground (LU) workers is to be launched next month in a row over jobs, threatening travel chaos for passengers and costing the economy tens of millions of pounds, it was learned today.

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Tube workers set to strike over job fears

LONDON (Reuters) - The Handel House Museum in London is a permanent celebration of the 18th century German-born composer’s life and times, but this week honours another legendary musician linked to the site — Jimi Hendrix.

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UK show explores Hendrix’s links to Handel

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer George Michael admitted on Tuesday that he had been under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a north London shop in July.

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George Michael admits drug-drive charge

A series of 24-hour London Tube strikes is expected to be announced by union leaders in a row over jobs, threatening travel chaos for passengers next month, it was learned today. Related Stories Report due on the 1972 bombing of Claudy Report expected on the 1972 bombing of Claudy Branson aims for cross-channel record Probe after CCTV images show kitten dumped‎ in bin CCTV images show kitten dumped in bin

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BANGALORE (Reuters) - British IT and communications firm Redstone Plc said it planned to raise 8.5 million pounds via a stock and notes issue, failing which it would be difficult for it to continue trading.

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Redstone seeks funding to continue trading

Clarke Dermody has been appointed London Irish captain for the new season. Related Stories Player admits guilt in ‘bloodgate’ inquiry

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Dermody handed London Irish captaincy

The fake blood scandal at Harlequins is now 16 months old, but try as they might, the London club cannot find a way of putting it behind them. Yesterday, the accident and emergency doctor who found herself at the heart of the affair appeared before the General Medical Council and admitted cutting the lip of the Quins wing Tom Williams in an effort to fool suspicious members of the Leinster back-room staff, who correctly believed Williams had bitten on a blood capsule as part of a substitution scam. Related Stories Players warned over agents scam Clegg backs England’s ‘unbeatable’ bid ‘England can stage the greatest World Cup’ Blatter: stadiums make England’s World Cup bid the ‘easy’ option for Fifa James Lawton: Scholes will surely never play for England again, but where else can Capello turn?

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Doctor at centre of ‘Bloodgate’ admits role in cutting player’s lip

As Fifa’s World Cup inspection team began a four-day tour in London yesterday by visiting 10 Downing Street and Wembley Stadium, Sepp Blatter, the world governing body’s president, appeared to confirm that England and Russia were the front-runners for the 2018 tournament. Related Stories Players warned over agents scam Clegg backs England’s ‘unbeatable’ bid ‘England can stage the greatest World Cup’ James Lawton: Scholes will surely never play for England again, but where else can Capello turn

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Blatter: stadiums make England’s World Cup bid the ‘easy’ option for Fifa

Following the recent announcement of the Decanter World Wine Awards 2010, Decanter ’s Tastings Director, Christelle Guibert reveals some of the best finds right here on our doorstep. No less than 48 UK wines made an appearance on the medals table this year, with sparkling wines leading the charge. Here is her pick of the home-grown successes.

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Red, White & Rosé: the best UK wines

LONDON (Reuters) - Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict’s visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do’s and don’ts including a ban on musical instruments and steel cutlery.

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No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons

BANGALORE (Reuters) - British marine services provider James Fisher and Sons Plc posted a 4 percent rise in first-half pretax profit, driven by growth in its specialist technical unit, and raised its interim dividend by 5 percent.

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James Fisher profit up; raises interim dividend

With toned-down, understated clothes the order of the day, hot pink was never really going to be the colour of the season. Instead, camel has had a revival – after all it looks luxe and expensive but is less boring than black. Related Stories The ten best men’s jackets Jack London: Not just the voice of the wild Treasures from Budapest: From Leonardo to Schiele The Look Book: Fashion Inspiration Digital Digest: 23/08/2010

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Golden girls: The quiet charms of camel

Martin Clunes – Horsepower began with what I thought was a hazardous rhetorical question: “Is there any animal as beautiful or graceful or powerful as a horse?” he asked, as a stallion pounded through the surf in slow motion. Related Stories The Dandy Warhols, Koko, London The Last Interview, By Roberto Bolaño, with Monica Maristain First Night: V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford Speechless, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Six and a Half Loves, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

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The Weekend’s TV: Martin Clunes – Horsepower, Sun, ITV1Roger and Val Have Just Got In, Fri, BBC2

Rents on Oxford Street could rise as much as 40 per cent after a Spanish retailer agreed to a record lease on London’s busiest shopping street. Related Stories Evans Randall defies cooling market to buy City’s Drapers Gardens for £250m Marks & Spencer on the lookout for a ‘multi-channel retailing’ director Tea Folk revived Tetley to bring back the Gaffer Record number of companies to report on ‘Super Thursday’ Disneyland Paris falls well short of infinity

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Oxford Street shop rents ’shattered’ by record deal with Spanish retailer

Jubilant Energy, an Indian oil and gas group, has decided to press ahead with a London listing on the junior Alternative Investment Market (AIM) this autumn.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Theo Walcott was back to his scintillating best with an impressive hat-trick as Arsenal thrashed 10-man Blackpool 6-0 to bring the promoted side crashing back to Premier League reality on Saturday.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan were on the verge of victory over England on the fourth day of the third test at the Oval on Saturday after racing to 115 for three at lunch in pursuit of a target of 148.

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LONDON (Reuters) - England opener Alastair Cook rode his luck on Friday after a prolonged batting slump to give his team the overall lead on the third day of the third test against Pakistan at the Oval.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Jimi Hendrix’s central London home will open to the public next month to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.

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This compilation of various John Cage pieces from the mid-20th century demonstrates just how restrictive broadcast experimentation has become: who now would countenance The City Wears A Slouch Hat, a Kenneth Patchen surreal radio play with accompanying musique concrète score by Cage, broadcast in the US in in 1942? Related Stories Miles Jupp: Fibber in the Heat (A Cricket Tale), Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Cinderella, Coliseum, London The Sun Also Rises, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Teenage Riot/Apples, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Bomber County, By Daniel Swift

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Album: John Cage, Fontana Mix (él)

Some cities become the ghosts of the movies that immortalised them. When we visit, we see their romance through the prism of the screen. Vienna in The Third Man

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Film of the week: The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet, 79 mins, (PG)

Does anyone else find Kevin Williamson’s never-ending obsession with high school a little bit, well, disturbing? Having been responsible for some of your favourite teen-angst moments, including Dawson’s Creek, Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, he’s still obsessing over those formative years

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DVD: The vampire diaries: Season one, Various directors (15)

UNKLE’s James Lavelle, 36, is the master collaborator, who has recorded songs with Ian Brown, Thom Yorke, Josh Homme and Jarvis Cocker for his musical outfit.

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