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  • British economy in modest recovery central bank governor

    Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview that Britain's economy had achieved "only a modest recovery". "We are seeing a recovery. It's only a modest recovery, and we certainly can't be satisfied with it," the outgoing central bank governor King said in an interview with the Sky News' Murnaghan programme Sunday. "We will need to do more to use up the spare capacity ...

  • Windies begin preparation for Champions Trophy

    The West Indies will kick off preparations for next month's Champions Trophy in England when they embark on a five-day camp at the High Performance Centre (HPC) at the 3Ws Oval starting here Monday. The sessions will be overseen by West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson with assistant coach Tony Radford and the HPC's Andre Coley, also involved in the squad's preparation. The players are expected ...

  • Fergie stunned Man U players staff with Dont call me boss again final order

    Sir Alex Ferguson had stunned Manchester United players after he reportedly told them not to call him 'Boss' again, as his final order. The Scot ended his 26-year Old Trafford reign with a thrilling 5-5 draw against West Bromich Albion and will be succeeded by outgoing Everton boss David Moyes, The Sun reports. Making the quip to players and backroom staff at Old Trafford, Ferguson joked that ...

  • Cook hails Broad-Anderson combined strikeforce boosts Englands assault on world domination

    England captain Alastair Cook has praised his bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson, saying that the duo's combined strikeforce is a major help to his assault on world domination. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain introduced Anderson to Test cricket while English icon Michael Vaughan put him and Broad together to open the bowling attack five years ago in New Zealand, the Mirror ...

  • Fergie leads Scholes Owen and others on retirement road following farewell draw with West Brom

    Sir Alex Ferguson had led the way to a day packed with goodbyes after he bid farewell to Manchester United with 1500 games in charge after a record breaking 5-5 draw with West Bromich Albion. Following the Scot, football icons Paul Scholes, Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher, Steve Harper and Stilyan Petrov also drew curtains on their illustrious careers, the Mirror reports. However, the report ...


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The Scarlet Empress [DVD]

The Scarlet Empress [DVD]

Josef von Sternberg's sixth of eight collaborations with screen siren Marlene Dietrich, The Scarlet Empress, is a dense, visually astounding portrait a woman evolving from an innocent, inexperienced, and idealistic girl to a shrewd, calculating empress who uses all the tools at her disposal, including her immense sexuality, to gain absolute power. ...

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  • Princes William and Harry open Help for Heroes Recovery Centre

    Prince William says the public must continue to support armed forces charities as he and his brother Prince Harry open the Help for Heroes Recovery ...

  • Queens protection reviewed after police worker sold information to newspapers

    Police protection of the Queen and the Prime Minister had to be reviewed after a police worker sold secret information on it to the newspapers, a court ...

  • Prince William excited about being a father but worried about sleepless nights

    The Duke of Cambridge may be excited at the prospect of becoming a father, but hinted that he is less enthusiastic about the "sleepless nights" to ...

  • Rodwell called up by England

    Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has been called into the England squad for the forthcoming friendy against Republic of Ireland. The 22-year-old has endured an injury-plagued debut campaign with City, but returned for the last month of the season and scored both goals in the Blues 3-2 defeat by Norwich yesterday. Rodwell has two caps, both in friendlies, although he has not played for ...

  • Burrell and Myler called by England

    Northampton Saints backs Luther Burrell and Stephen Myler will join England for their tour to South America next month. Uncapped pair Burrell, 25, and Myler, 28, have been called up following injuries to Alex Goode (shoulder) and Joel Tomkins (ankle) that have ruled the Saracens pair out of the Barbarians game and the tour which includes matches against a CONSUR XV in Montevideo, Uruguay ...

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