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  • Asteroid 9 times larger than Queen Elizabeth 2 ship to sail past Earth on May 31

    Asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail past Earth on May 31, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. While QE2 is not of much interest to those astronomers and scientists on the lookout for hazardous asteroids, it is of interest to those who dabble in radar astronomy and have a 230-foot (70-meter) - or larger-radar ...

  • Man seriously injured after crash into lamp post

    By Rachel Bishop A man has been seriously injured after he crashed into a lamp post this morning. The driver, who is in his twenties, had to be cut free from the vehicle by fire crews due to the severity of his injuries. Fire fighters from Mitcham attended the crash at the junction of Croydon Road and Cedars Avenue at about 5.20am this morning. Watch manager Dave Simpson ...

  • Pop-up restaurant to promote fair trade

    Guests at Stanmore Baptist Church A Harrow church was transformed into a restaurant for one day only to promote fair trade food. Guests feasted on West African jollof rice and Ghanaian kelewele (fried plantain) and listened to African drumming in the pop-up restaurant at Stanmore Baptist Church in Abercorn Road last Saturday. The event, organised by Harrow Fairtrade Campaign and ...

  • Britain in Bloom gets Richmond gardening

    Working together: Various agencies are helping everyone get green Garden lovers will welcome the introduction of the borough's Britain in Bloom campaign. The Garden Gang, Richmond Council, Continental Landscapes and Richmond in Bloom have officially launched the borough's Britain in Bloom campaign to provide employment and work experience for people living in the borough who ...

  • Running so children can walk

    A surgeon from Edgware is among a team of doctors who are running so children can walk. Verona Beckles, 36, who lives in Fairfield Avenue, is among a team of doctors, surgeons and professionals taking part in today's Super Hero run in Regents Park to raise money for CURE, a charity that pays for children in the developing world to have life-changing operations. She will join ...


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Return of the Fly [DVD]

Return of the Fly [DVD]

Although no one really expected it, The Fly (1958), a thriller in which a scientist accidentally mixes his atoms with those of a housefly, became a significant box office success during its theatrical release despite the already overwhelming number of horror and sci-fi flicks ... ...

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  • England v New Zealand – live | Rob Bagchi and John Ashdown

    First hour on Sunday will be crucial, says Root Joe Root said that the first hour on Sunday would be crucial if England were to get on top of New ...

  • Edmund Burke Philosopher Politician Prophet by Jesse Norman – review

    Is this book about Edmund Burke or Jesse Norman? Should this review be about the "first modern conservative" or the man who might yet succeed David Cameron?I merely ask, as the pre-publicity for ...

  • Tory chair denies swivel-eyed loons remark

    Conservatives has denied describing party activists as "swivel-eyed loons" after rumours circulated on the internet that he was the source for remarks widely published over the weekend.Lord Feldman said he was taking legal advice after posts on Twitter implied he was the senior Tory quoted anonymously in several national newspapers. The mystery Tory made the remarks at a party dinner ...

  • Tories out of control over Europe says Howe

    Lord Howe has accused David Cameron of running scared of his backbenchers and endangering Britain's future in Europe. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex ...

  • LIVE Brentford v Yeovil League One play-off final

    Kick off 1.30pm. Brentford start as bookies favourites but Yeovil beat them twice this year. Greg Dyke's final game as Brentford chairman before becoming FA ...

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