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  • London police round up more men over murder of soldier London police round up more men over murder of soldier

    Three men have been arrested in London over the murder of the British soldier, Lee Rigby, 25, who was allegedly hacked to death by Islamist extremists. Two men aged 28 and 24 were arrested at their home in southeast London, while a 21-year-old man was arrested in a London street. Police are considering laying conspiracy to murder charges against the trio. They are being held by Counter ...

  • UK defends security services over Woolwich murder UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

    LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

  • Abbas greatest hits collection UKs 2nd biggest selling album ever

    Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken sales of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK's second biggest selling album of all time. According to the Official Charts Company, both albums have sold over 5.1 million copies in the UK, but the Swedish band's 1992 greatest hits collection has now inched ahead of The Beatles' iconic 1967 album with 15,000 more sales, ...

  • UK running low on Poppadoms

    Britain's curry lovers are facing a poppadom shortage due to problems in sourcing ingredients. Big brands like 'Sharwood's' and 'Patak's' have struggled to supply the snacks to major stores including Waitrose and Tesco, the Daily Star reported. Waitrose admitted to the publication that they have lower stocks than usual. ...

  • Old museum in Britain displays master drawings

    The Ashmolean Museum, one of the world's oldest public museums, has launched an exhibition of master drawings to mark its founding in 1683. The exhibition will run from Saturday to Aug 18, bringing together 70 pieces of works on paper, including those from Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, Durer, Rubens, Titian and Rembrandt among others, Xinhua reported. "Looking closely at drawings is an ...

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Short Cuts [DVD]

Short Cuts [DVD]

Raymond Carver summed up the power of his own writing when he said, Its possible to write about commonplace things and objects using commonplace but precise language, and to endow these things--a chair, a window curtain, a fork, a stone, a woman's earring--with immense, even startling power. ... ...

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  • Report MI5 Tried to Recruit Woolwich Murder Suspect

    British police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism who was reportedly a friend of one of two suspects in Wednesday's brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street. The friend, identified as Abu Nusaybah, was arrested Friday night, immediately after giving a television interview to the BBC about suspect Michael Adebolajo. In the interview, Nusaybah claimed ...

  • RAF jets scrambled after suspects threaten to blow up Pak plane

    Two British men have been arrested over an alleged bomb threat on a flight bound for Manchester. Two RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled as the flight from Pakistan, with 297 passengers on board, was diverted to Stansted airport in Essex after two men reportedly tried to enter the pilot's cabin. According to the Mirror, with helicopters overhead, and the plane held a mile from the main ...

  • Ive been offered work in exchange for sexual favours says Myleene Klass

    UK singer Myleene Klass has said that sleaze is rife in show business. The 35-year-old pianist told the Mirror that in her opinion, there is not a single person in the entertainment industry who has not come across casting couch. She said that she hears stories all the time and since she's a boss now it happens less to her, but people still say sleazy things to her. Klass said that in this ...

  • Exhausted Vettori faces black cloud over Test future after Leeds Test pull out

    According to the New Zealand media, master spinner Daniel Vettori has a black cloud hovering over his Test-playing future after he pulled out of the second test against England at Leeds, fearing that his body cannot cope with the strenuous exertion in the five days that will follow. According to Stuff.co.nz, although the former captain was poised to overtake Stephen Fleming for a record 112th ...

  • Woolwich attacker was radicalized in Britains youth jail at 17

    One of the two suspected terrorists, who hacked a British soldier to death on a busy London street, was radicalized in Britain's most notorious youth jail. Michael Adebowale is believed to have developed his sick views while he was serving a sentence for drug-dealing in Feltham young offender institution. According to the Mirror, Madeleine Edwards, 49, a friend of the family, recalled how ...

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