Jun
2009
Articles from 27th Jun 2009
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Shares tumble in STV following worries over future of hit show Taggart
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
UNCERTAINTY over the future of hit television detective series Taggart sent shares in Scottish media group STV plunging. Read
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Wilf: How Carmina’s ‘Biryani’ struck a chord with me
Jun 27 2009 | Wilf Lunn
BECAUSE both my parents were deaf, as a young child music was a stranger to me. Read
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Hilarie: Return of Big Brother for the summer
Jun 27 2009 | Hilarie Stelfox
IN HIS absence, we have turned Firstborn’s bedroom into a gym. Read
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Wilf: A cabinet of curiosities
Jun 27 2009 | Wilf Lunn
I’VE been buying things on the internet for my ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’. Read
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Hilarie: Should burkha be banned from our streets as well?
Jun 27 2009 | Hilarie Stelfox
I FIND IT puzzling that there are women in the 21st century, living in the Western world, who would choose to adopt a dress code that effectively removes them from normal society. Read
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PROPERTY developer and regeneration firm Berkeley said annual profits fell 38% after the company faced the toughest conditions in recent memory.
Jun 27 2009 | Business News
The profits haul of £120.4m for the year to April 30 came after it sold 1,500 homes at an average price of £395,000. Read
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Food supplier Uniq sells French business for £62m
Jun 27 2009 | Business News
FOOD supplier Uniq announced the sale of its French business as it focuses on its loss-making UK operation. Read
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DEPARTMENT store chain John Lewis said sales to last Saturday rose by 2.2% – during the best week of its financial year so far.
Jun 27 2009 | Business News
The retailer said sales were up on five of the seven days, ending with a “brisk” Saturday as shoppers went in search of Father’s Day presents. Read
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Huddersfield search and rescue duo make their first big find
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AFTER almost three years of waiting, mountain rescuer Wayne Thackray and his search dog Dodge have finally had their first ‘find’. Read
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Oxfam bookfest fortnight
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
OXFAM will be holding a bookfest fortnight in Huddersfield in July. Read
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Jaguar parent group slumps to £267m loss
Jun 27 2009 | Business News
THE Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover slumped to losses of £267m in the year to March 31 as the global downturn hit the car industry. Read
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Golf: John Cockin claims prize
Jun 27 2009 | Golf News
MARSDEN’S John Cockin took the Division I prize in the latest Wednesday Society meeting at Longley Park. Read
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Golf: Simon Davies keeps his cool
Jun 27 2009 | Golf News
SIMON DAVIES kept his cool and remembered words of wisdom from his father Paul, the Meltham club pro, as he raced to a clear-cut victory in the Meltham Trophy. Read
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Tennis: Battle at top gets hotter
Jun 27 2009 | Other Sports
MELTHAM Phoenix kept themselves in the running for promotion from Division Four of the Huddersfield and District Men’s Tennis League despite still sitting below halfway in the table. Read
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Golf: Union boss Chris Mear has to make do and mend
Jun 27 2009 | Golf News
UNION champion Richard Broadley has made himself unavailable for Halifax/Huddersfield’s Yorkshire Inter-union League date with Harrogate at Harrogate Starbeck tomorrow. Read
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Table tennis: Latest tables
Jun 27 2009 | Other Sports
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Prom Factor pampering for Golcar competition winner
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
EXAMINER Prom Factor competition winner Vanessa Crossley enjoyed a fantastic day of pampering. Read
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Yorkshire Fashion Week at the Galpharm Stadium
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FASHION event to rival London, Paris and Milan was hosted in Huddersfield. Read
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Debate on suicide staged in Huddersfield
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A THOUGHT-provoking debate will be staged in Huddersfield. Read
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Moscow State Circus looks for a new home
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HELP is needed to ensure the world’s most famous circus returns to Huddersfield. Read
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Huddersfield hairdresser Robert Calvin is cutting it in Marbella
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE ADMITS to being one of the most expensive hairdressers in the North of England. Read
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Beekeeper in legal battle admits one of his insects stung resident
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BEEKEEPER locked in a battle with Kirklees has said one of his insects stung a man. Read
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Leader: Birthday lesson
Jun 27 2009 | Comment
IT WAS hardly the way that pensioner Jean Clough would have wanted to mark her birthday. Read
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Leader: Vintage viewing
Jun 27 2009 | Comment
TO THE delight of its many fans - and to traders in the Holme Valley no doubt - the vintage comedy Last Of The Summer Wine is to roll on. Read
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Bailiff calls on John William News on John William Street
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BAILIFF claimed a substantial amount of money from a newsagents in town. Read
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Major improvements planned for Batley Sports and Tennis Centre
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LEISURE centre will have a multi-million pound upgrade. Read
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Royds Hall High School achievements awards
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE hundred pupils were given awards for achievement at Royds Hall High School. Read
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Immigrant communities welcome to Huddersfield
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW immigrant communities were welcomed to Huddersfield at an event to show newcomers what the town had to offer. Read
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Mamas & Papas sign distribution deal to open Japanese market
Jun 27 2009 | Business News
NURSERY products company Mamas & Papas is set to expand its overseas empire. Read
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Demolition won’t cure vandalism at shelter
Jun 27 2009 | Reader Letters
ON THE subject of the planned demolition of the Cliffe recreation ground shelter, Holmfirth, we seem here to have yet another example of the absence of either clear or logical thinking by our councillors. Read
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Bee ban logic
Jun 27 2009 | Reader Letters
A COUNCIL officer, with impeccable logic, informs us that livestock are animals, a bees is an animal and therefore bees are livestock (Examiner, June 23). Read
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Drowning man saved in Mirfield
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was saved from drowning in Mirfield after falling into the water. Fire crews and police were called to the River Calder at Newgate at 5.30am yesterday. The man – thought to be drunk – had fallen into the water. He managed to clutch the side of the riverbank and waited for the emergency services to arrive. Firefighters used ladders and ropes to lower themselves down the steep banking to reach the man. They then helped lift him out of the water to safety. He was taken to Dewsbury District Hospital by ambulance, but was not seriously injured. Read
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Singer complains of faulty heating at Huddersfield Town Hall
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FAULTY heating turned Huddersfield Town Hall into a sauna, according to a woman who performed there. Read
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Kirklees College’s new Waterfront campus back on track
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUGE Huddersfield redevelopment is back on track. Read
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Reunion for Old Greenheadians in Huddersfield
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER pupils from Greenhead Girls High School were reunited for a supper. Read
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Daughter bids to overturn murder conviction
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN who battered her pensioner mum to death with a rolling pin will take an appeal against her murder conviction to the Court of Appeal on Monday . Read
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Oakwell Hall tour
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
‘INSIDE and Out’ at Oakwell Hall will offer a tour of the house and gardens on Sunday, July 12. Read
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Last Of The Summer Wine back on TV screens
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
LAST of the Summer Wine will be back on our screens with six new episodes commissioned by the BBC. Read
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Golcar Liberal Club hosts Ascot charity event
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HATS and best dresses were on display when Golcar Liberal Club hosted a charity event to mark Ladies’ Day at Ascot. Read
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Angry dad criticises strike at Colne Valley High School
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN angry dad wants answers after teachers went on strike. Read
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Father and daughter killed in speed crash
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN angry mum has hit out after her teenage daughter was killed in an horrific car smash because her father was driving too fast. Read
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Crosland Moor drink driver in court
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOTORIST almost three times the drink drive limit has appeared before court. Read
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ASBO pensioner Jean Clough escapes jail
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER who waged a campaign of harassment against her neighbour narrowly escaped prison yesterday. Read
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First for Huddersfield police as Moldgreen house is slapped with a closure order
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HOUSE at the centre of Moldgreen’s crimewave has been closed down. Read
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Almondbury schoolboy spends 17th day in critical condition
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SCHOOLBOY Callum Parkinson remains critically ill in hospital following a road accident. Read
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Police swoop in Greenhead and Asbrow to make five arrests
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have swooped in Huddersfield to make five arrests in a two-day operation – which also saw them seizing a drugs haul. Read
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Council’s legal action over historic building
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES Council has taken another step towards protecting Pioneer House by issuing a Repairs Notice. Read
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College picks new vice-principals
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD New College has appointed two new vice-principals. Read
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Cricket: Chris Thomson on the road to recovery
Jun 27 2009 | Cricket News
CLAYTON WEST’S popular Aussie Chris Thomson is slowly ‘on the mend,’ which is great news for everyone who was both shocked and saddened by the news of his assault in Leeds almost a fortnight ago. Read
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Cricket: Graham Simspson just so hapy to be alive
Jun 27 2009 | Cricket News
ALMOST 12 months ago, Delph & Dobcross batsman Graeme Simpson thought his world had fallen apart when he was told he needed open-heart surgery. Read
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Cricket: Race on for batting cash prize
Jun 27 2009 | Cricket News
IT promises to be an exciting race to the line to become the first Conference batsmen to reach 500 Drakes League runs and with it, the Examiner prize of £50. Read
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Cricket: Honley v Elland is Black draw
Jun 27 2009 | Cricket News
ELLAND set up a Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions’ quarter-final clash with holders and fellow Drakes League stablemates Honley after blasting out Craven League champions Cullingworth. Read
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Giants' Tom Hemingway back on loan
Jun 27 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
GIANTS half-back Tom Hemingway has joined leading Co-operative Championship club Leigh on loan. Read
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Match Report: Salford 10 Giants 34
Jun 27 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
HUDDERSFIELD Giants erased the memory of last week’s shock home defeat to Castleford and the equally demoralising loss to Salford at the Galpharm a month before with a power-packed display at the City Reds. Read
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Nathan Brown: ‘We have to do better!’
Jun 27 2009 | Nathan Brown Column
HUDDERSFIELD Giants bounced back to form after last weeks’ home horror show against Castleford Tigers with a powerful 34-10 Super League XIV success at Salford City Reds. Read
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Huddersfield Town: Michael Collins’ contract booster
Jun 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK has hailed Michael Collins’ talent and work ethic after the midfielder signed a contract extension to keep him at Town until 2012. Read
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Jackson: 'No evidence of foul play'
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Further tests will be needed to determine Michael Jackson's cause of death, coroners' office officials have said. Read
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Gunman opens fire inside restaurant
Jun 27 2009 | National News
A gunman with two pistols has chased a man into a busy restaurant and shot him in the leg. Read
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UK shows support for armed services
Jun 27 2009 | National News
A display of support is being given to Britain's dedicated servicemen and women as they mark the first-ever Armed Forces Day. Read
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Police probe Jackson's drugs doctor
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Further tests will be needed to determine whether prescription drugs played any role in Michael Jackson's death, coroner's officials have said. Read
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Tories 'wrong to reject devolution'
Jun 27 2009 | National News
The Tories were wrong to oppose devolution for Scotland, party leader David Cameron has conceded. Read
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News awaited on Jackson gig refunds
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Thousands of Michael Jackson fans who bought tickets to see his comeback shows at London's O2 Arena will have to wait until next week to find out how to get their money back. Read
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Cost of running home 'falls by 17%'
Jun 27 2009 | National News
The cost of owning and running a home has fallen by nearly a fifth during the past year to its lowest level since 2006, research has suggested. Read
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Loyalists to confirm weapons move
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland are set to confirm they have decommissioned a major cache of weapons. Read
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Breakthrough in NHS superbug fight
Jun 27 2009 | National News
A new cleaning product could cut rates of a deadly hospital superbug by a third, according to research. Read
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Promoter had to hire singer's medic
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Michael Jackson had insisted the company promoting his London concerts must hire the doctor who reportedly was in his Los Angeles mansion when he collapsed. Read
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'Hundreds' jailed in Iran crackdown
Jun 27 2009 | National News
More than two dozen Iranian journalists are among the hundreds of people being imprisoned by the hardline government in Tehran as part of the violent post-election crackdown, according to Amnesty International. Read
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Benn drops hints on spending cuts
Jun 27 2009 | National News
A Cabinet minister has given the strongest indication yet that the Government will have to cut spending after the next general election. Read
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Machete wielding gang raid Marsh bank
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE masked and armed robbers raided a Marsh bank leaving one man injured. Read
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£16m cost of Rover collapse probe
Jun 27 2009 | National News
An official report into the collapse of MG Rover has finally been submitted to the Government, more than four years after the car-maker's demise. Read
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SAT AM: Motorcyclist killed in Brighouse accident
Jun 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUNG motorcyclist died in a road accident on Friday evening. Read
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Darling 'may strip Bank of powers'
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling could strip the Bank of England of key powers amid a spat with governor Mervyn King. Read
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Teenager dies in police car chase
Jun 27 2009 | National News
A teenager died and a 16-year-old boy is critically ill in hospital after a car smashed into a viaduct while being followed by a police patrol. Read
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Emley's Welfare Ground to be used for gala
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A FOOTBALL ground used to furious non-league fixtures is set to host a summer gala concert. Read
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Generous mother gives up birthday presents to help favourite charity
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A GENEROUS mum said "no" to 30th birthday gifts in favour of raising money for her favourite charities. Read
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Crimewatch: Spate of burglaries across area
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
BURGLARY: Almondbury, Jun 10. Sneak thief stole computer parts from flat. Emley, June 15. Read
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Crimewatch: Police alert after series of raids
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
BURGLARY: Golcar, June 19. Intruder got in through unlocked back window and stole Nintendo and digibox. Milnsbridge, Jun 18. Read
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Loyalists start decommissioning
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have confirmed they have started to decommission their weapons. Read
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Jackson's body released to family
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Michael Jackson's body has been released to his family amid reports that the singer was regularly taking a cocktail of prescription drugs. Read
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Black community honours pop legend
Jun 27 2009 | National News
When Martin Luther King died, members of Los Angeles' black community gathered in Leimert Park to honour his memory, and they extended the same honour to Michael Jackson. Read
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Crowds in support for Armed Forces
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Crowds of spectators have gathered in the sunshine for a national event to show support for Britain's dedicated servicemen and women. Read
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Alert as temperatures set to soar
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Britain could see the warmest weather of the year so far next week, forecasters said, as the Met Office issued a heat warning. Read
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Jackson fans to get ticket refunds
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Michael Jackson fans who bought tickets for his shows at the O2 via eBay and PayPal will receive refunds, it has been confirmed. Read
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Milburn set to stand down as MP
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Former Cabinet minister Alan Milburn has announced that he will stand down as an MP at the next general election. Read
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NI loyalists begin decommissioning
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have confirmed they have started to decommission their weapons. Read
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Milburn to stand down from Commons
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Former Cabinet minister Alan Milburn has announced that he will stand down as an MP at the next general election. Read
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Obama may detain Guantanamo imates
Jun 27 2009 | National News
The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees. Read
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Anger as forces' tribute disrupted
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy has condemned the "sickening" protests which caused disruption at an Armed Forces Day parade. Read
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Queen leads Armed Forces Day events
Jun 27 2009 | National News
The Queen and the Prime Minister have led national recognition of the role of the services in Britain's first Armed Forces Day. Read
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Rachel Stevens restaurant gun probe
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Police are hunting a gunman who opened fire in a busy restaurant, wounding two people and forcing diners including Rachel Stevens to dive for cover. Read
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Call for second Jackson post-mortem
Jun 27 2009 | National News
The Jackson family is understood to have requested a second independent post-mortem examination on Michael Jackson's body, a coroners officer has said. Read
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Jackson doctor questioned by police
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Police are preparing to interview Michael Jackson's personal physician, who was with him when he died after allegedly receiving a shot of the powerful painkiller Demerol. Read
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Obama may detain Guantanamo inmates
Jun 27 2009 | National News
The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees. Read
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Wimbledon win for Great Brit Murray
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Great Britain's Andy Murray clinched a place in the fourth round of the men's singles at Wimbledon. Read
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Swine flu hits Glastonbury festival
Jun 27 2009 | National News
Three people have been sent home from this year's Glastonbury festival with suspected swine flu, organisers have said. Read
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Create new policing mascot
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
PRIZES are up for grabs for in a competition to design a new Neighbourhood Watch mascot. Read
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Green students thrown into the Dragon’s Den
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
ECO-friendly valley school students were thrown into the Dragon’s Den last Friday – but came out smiling. Read
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Proms for the people
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A FOOTBALL ground used to furious non-league fixtures is set to host a summer gala concert. Read
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News and views from the Holme Valley
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
BROCKHOLES Read
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BIRDSEDGE
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A family barbecue at the village hall last Friday proved popular. The weather was fine but the wind got up. There were calls to make it a regular event – watch for notices. Read
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News and views from your district
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
CROSLAND MOOR Read
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Proms for the people
Jun 27 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A FOOTBALL ground used to furious non-league fixtures is set to host a summer gala concert. Read
