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4 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

Man who strangled wife during nightmare walks free from court

Brian Thomas, who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder, has walked free from Swansea Crown Court after the case against him was withdrawn.

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Related Topix: Neath and Port Talbot County, Wales, Swansea County, Wales, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, World News, Powys County, Wales,

8 hrs ago | Andover Advertiser

1,900 jobs go as off-licences close

KPMG said 381 stores would close with the loss of 1,908 jobs with a further 34 staff to go at the group's head office in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

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Related Topix: Hertfordshire County, England, World News,

13 hrs ago | Salisbury Journal

Hundreds stranded after town floods

About 200 people have been stranded after a town became cut off by floodwater. The incident, in Cumbria, followed heavy rain which battered parts of northern England, north-west Wales and western Scotland.

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Related Topix: Weather, United Kingdom, Cumbria County, England, World News,

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Andover Advertiser

Dead due home in 100th repatriation

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan are due to be returned to Britain in the 100th repatriation ceremony to pass through the market town of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire.

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Related Topix: World News,

Scotsman.com News

Fire victim Jessica McCagh told father: 'I don't want to die'

A TEARFUL father told a murder trial today of the moment his daughter told him: "I don't want to die, dad." a Jessica McCagh Garry McCagh, 50, said he rushed to his 17-year-old daughter, Jessica, after being wakened by a knock on his door from the teenager accused of her murder.

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Related Topix: World News, Tayside County, Scotland,

News9 Oklahoma City

Belgian-British duo leads race for EU's top jobs

Seven socialist prime ministers backed the European Union's trade commissioner to be its new foreign policy chief, moving a Thursday summit closer to breaking a stalemate over two freshly created top EU jobs.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Canada, Angela Merkel, Germany

Galloway Today

Firms to launch hovercraft service

Millions of pounds of funding is in place for a hovercraft service across the Forth.

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Related Topix: World News, Fife County, Scotland, Lothian County, Scotland

Cumbernauld Today

Probe launched after fisherman dies

An investigation is being launched after a fisherman, who was pulled from the water after falling overboard, died in hospital.

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Related Topix: World News, Tayside County, Scotland

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Salisbury Journal

Epileptic driver jailed over deaths

An epileptic New York driver who mowed down a British couple with his dustbin lorry has been jailed for at least 20 years.

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Related Topix: Somerset County, England, World News,

Freepressseries.co.uk

Woman accused of child sex offences

A woman has been charged with child sex offences following the investigation into paedophiles Vanessa George and Colin Blanchard, police have said.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Greater Manchester County, England, Lancashire County, England, World News,

24 Hours Vancouer

Man appeals conviction in UK student's death

A man appealing his conviction for murdering a British student in Italy testified Wednesday that he heard the victim arguing with an American defendant in the case minutes before she was slain.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, West Yorkshire County, England, North Yorkshire County, England,

Linlithgow Today

Boy rescued from fire by passer-by

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Related Topix: Fire, Lothian County, Scotland, World News, United Kingdom

WGN-TV Chicago

Slovakia says it will double number of troops serving with NATO in Afghanistan to about 500

Slovakia pledged about 250 extra soldiers Tuesday to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, the first of what British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said would be a series of international reinforcements.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Europe, Slovakia, Robert Fico,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Ventura County Star

Pomp meets politics as British govt unveils agenda

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will woo British voters with promises of new social programs and a clampdown on financial sector excess when the government's plans for the next parliamentary session are announced Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Elizabeth Ii, Labour Party (UK), Conservatives (UK)

Deeside Today

Court shown photos of flat fire

Photographs of a fire-damaged flat where a teenage girl was allegedly murdered have been shown to a murder jury.

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Related Topix: World News, Tayside County, Scotland,

PennLive.com

Unruly passenger removed from flight bound for London from Philadelphia

A U.S. Airways airliner en route from Philadelphia to London made an unscheduled stop in Boston Monday after the pilot deemed a passenger's behavior unruly and decided to have him removed from the plane.

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Related Topix: Central County, Scotland, Strathclyde County, Scotland, World News

Scotsman.com News - Scottish news dir...

Old Bailey bomber arrested in connection with army base shootings

OLD BAILEY bomber Marian Price was arrested today by detectives investigating the murders of two soldiers outside a military barracks in Northern Ireland.

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Related Topix: Sinn Fein, Irish Republican Army, Tyrone County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Armagh County, Northern Ireland, World News, Londonderry County, Northern Ireland,

Warrington Guardian

VOTE: Revamp for Warrington Bank Quay

A WARRINGTON railway station is one of 10 in England most in need of modernisation.

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Related Topix: World News, Greater Manchester County, England, Cheshire County, England, Town and Country, MO, Lancashire County, England, Merseyside County, England,

FOX16.com

Kidman has no plans for memoir

Alan falls for Jake's teacher , whose intelligence is a refreshing change from Kandi's flakiness.

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Related Topix: Australia, Julia Campbell, Rae Allen, Nicole Kidman, Essex County, England, World News, Greater London County, England, Entertainment

Mon Nov 16, 2009

This is Hampshire

Pompey chief in court on tax evasion charge

The chief executive of Portsmouth Football Club appeared in court today charged with having ''cheated the public revenue'' over the signing-on fee to a midfielder.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Hampshire County, England, Greater London County, England, World News, Essex County, England

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