Mar
2012
Articles from 11th Mar 2012
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Crufts winner 'loves show career'
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Winning Crufts is such a shock it feels like a dream, the breeder of the Best in Show said. Read
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Lhasa Apso takes top Crufts crown
Mar 11 2012 | National News
A Lhasa Apso called Elizabeth has taken home the trophy for the coveted Best in Show title at Crufts. Read
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Harry 'emotional' over jubilee trip
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Prince Harry has described his Diamond Jubilee tour as an "emotional trip" that opened his eyes to how fondly Commonwealth nations regard his grandmother the Queen. Read
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Police aid OAP amid knife stand-off
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Police negotiators are trying to save an elderly woman who was inside a property with a knife-wielding man. Read
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Website begins sex attack campaign
Mar 11 2012 | National News
A parenting website has launched a campaign to support sex attack victims as one in 10 women responding to its poll said they had been raped. Read
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Harry takes horse carriage to polo
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Prince Harry exchanged a chauffeur driven limousine for a horse drawn carriage for his arrival at his charity polo match. Read
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Health plans 'show coalition value'
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Nick Clegg insists that controversial health reforms have proven the "value" of the coalition despite fresh turmoil within the Liberal Democrats over the plans. Read
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Prayers for six killed soldiers
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Prayers have been said and candles lit for the six soldiers killed in Afghanistan at a sombre service attended by hundreds of people paying their respects. Read
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Annan leaves Syria without a deal
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Kofi Annan has ended his trip to Syria without a deal as regime forces mount a new assault on rebel strongholds in the north. Read
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16 killed by US soldier: Karzai
Mar 11 2012 | National News
A US service member has killed 16 people - including nine children and three women - in an Afghanistan shooting spree condemned by President Hamid Karzai as "an assassination". Read
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Annan optimistic over Syria talks
Mar 11 2012 | National News
UN peace envoy Kofi Annan says he is optimistic following two sets of talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, but there is still no deal in place to end the bloodshed. Read
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Lib Dem rank and file reject Bill
Mar 11 2012 | National News
The Liberal Democrats have descended into fresh turmoil over controversial health reforms as activists refused to fully endorse the plans. Read
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Bin collection money 'inadequate'
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Councils are shunning a £250 million Government bid to encourage them to switch back from fortnightly rubbish collections to weekly bin rounds, a survey has suggested. Read
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Ministers deny right to wear cross
Mar 11 2012 | National News
The Archbishop of York has attacked the government for denying that Christians have a right to wear the cross at work. Read
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Catholics oppose gay marriage plans
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Catholics will be urged to protect the "true meaning" of matrimony as the Catholic Church steps up its campaign against Government plans for gay marriage. Read
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Funeral blast kills 13 mourners
Mar 11 2012 | National News
A suicide bomber has attacked a funeral attended by an anti-Taliban politician in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 13 mourners and wounding 30 others, police said. Read
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US soldier shoots Afghan civilians
Mar 11 2012 | National News
A US soldier has come out of his base in southern Afghanistan and started shooting Afghan civilians, the provincial governor said. Read
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Japan remembers tsunami victims
Mar 11 2012 | National News
People across Japan have remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century. Read
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Three held after women found dead
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Three people are being questioned on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were discovered in a flat. Read
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Japan marks tsunami anniversary
Mar 11 2012 | National News
People along Japan's tsunami-battered northeast coast and elsewhere across the country have observed a moment of silence to mark the exact time a massive earthquake struck the nation one year ago. Read
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Harry ready for charity polo match
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Prince Harry is to take part in a fundraising charity polo match in Brazil in aid of his Africa based charity Sentebale. Read
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Best in Show up for grabs at Crufts
Mar 11 2012 | National News
One of seven competitive canines is set to be crowned top dog as this year's Crufts reaches its climax. Read
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Call to reconvene Lawrence inquiry
Mar 11 2012 | National News
The family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence will this week write to the Home Secretary to call for an inquiry into police wrongdoing to be reopened in light of fresh allegations of corruption. Read
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Archbishop slams 'acquisitiveness'
Mar 11 2012 | National News
The Archbishop of Canterbury has hit out at the "feverish advertising culture" that fuels "unreal and disproportionate desires" when he joined the Pope for evening prayer in Rome. Read
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Mask fits for Harry in Rio race
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Prince Harry has been praised for his engaging personality "worth a thousand politicians" as he showed his mischievous side and ran a charity race wearing a Duke of Cambridge facemask. Read
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New stalking laws 'disappointing'
Mar 11 2012 | National News
David Cameron has been accused by stalking victims of reneging on his pledge to toughen the law. Read
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Labour hits out at police 'cuts'
Mar 11 2012 | National News
Labour has accused the coalition of overseeing a "shocking" 5,000 cut in police dealing with 999 emergencies. Read
