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  • Andy Flower bans England on Ashes talks

    England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy ...

  • England opener Nick Compton faces pre-Ashes attack from OZ pacer Siddle

    Australia's ace spearhead Peter Siddle kick started an Ashes war of words by targeting England opener Nick Compton. "I am going to stick it up to the Poms, that's all I are working on," said Siddle. Siddle, whose in-your-face style has earned him the nickname of 'Sid Vicious', has earmarked the England opener for some special attention this summer. In the past Glenn McGrath targeted players ...

  • Broad Anderson will make Ashes difficult for Aussies Ian Botham

    Cricket commentator Ian Botham has said that England's opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will make the Ashes series even more difficult for the Australians. The combination of Broad and Anderson with their skills and abilities will prove tough for the Australians as while Broad uses his pace and height to devastating effect; Anderson uses his swing and his craft to keep batsmen ...

  • Iran Bars Candidacies of Rafsanjani Ahmadinejad Aide

    IA conservative body in Iran has barred two prominent figures from competing in next month's presidential election: moderate former president Hashemi Rafsanjani and a leading conservative allied to current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian interior ministry said Tuesday the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists excluded the two politicians from a final list of eight candidates ...

  • Police called to Woolwich shooting

    Police called to Woolwich 'shooting' POLICE and ambulances have been called to Woolwich this afternoon (May 22) to deal with a reported shooting. Wellington Steet is reportedly being sealed off and the air ambulance has arrived on the scene. John Wilson Street is currently shut in both directions between Artillery Place and New Ferry Approach. Traffic is heavy in the ...


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The Art of Amália

Bruno de Almeida's The Art of Amália is a documentary about the extraordinary 60-year career of the Portuguese singing sensation Amália Rodrigues, who died in October 1999, a week before the completion of the film. After first gaining fame in her native Portugal by singing the Fado, a traditional form of Portuguese music that stresses the hardships of life through lament, she ... ...

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  • Bluewater car park death trial Swanley woman Dawn Chedds car sounded like it was driven by boy racer

    Dawn Chedd. A PEOPLE carrier which reversed over and killed a pensioner in a Bluewater car park sounded like it was being driven by a "boy racer", a court heard. Dawn Chedd, 50, is charged with causing the death by careless driving of 71-year-old Claire Bishop on January 4 last year in level one of the Blue area car park at the Greenhithe shopping centre. The Cranleigh ...

  • Waltham Forest Green Party show support in NHS protest march

    Waltham Forest and Redbridge Green Party members Mark Dawes and David Hamilton on the demonstration. Members of Waltham Forest and Redbridge Green Party joined thousands of campaigners in a march last Saturday to protect the NHS in London. In line with local campaigns to save Whipps Cross Hospital, Green party members showed the NHS support by marching from Jubilee Gardens to the ...

  • Residents associations concerned about 20mph speed limit

    By Jaber Mohamed Residents associations are concered about Haringey Borough Council's plans to introduce a borough-wide 20mile-per-hour speed limit. The Muswell Hill and Fortis Green Association and the HOBA and South Tottenham Association both said they would prefer a more targeted approach to stop speeding. The proposed limit, which has previously been rejected twice by the ...

  • Hospice heroes awarded for going the extra mile

    Nurses Kym Owen, Louise Henderson, Barbara Vacher and Anne-Marie Hammond with patient Eleni Robb. Nursing heroes were showered with flowers, tea and cake as a special thank you for the work they do caring for terminally ill patients in Barnet and Enfield. North London Hospice organised the tea party yesterday as part of the global celebrations marking International Nurses Day. The ...

  • Fundraising walkers complete historic journey from London to Epsom Downs

    The Derby Walk re-enacts a historic walk from London to Epsom Downs Racecourse Fundraising enthusiasts put on their walking boots and re-enacted a historic journey made by thousands from London to Epsom Downs on Sunday. Thousands of pounds were raised for a number of different charities by 40 people who participated in the Derby Walk, a re-enactment of the journey made by Londoners in ...

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