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  • Windies carrying World T20 confidence to Champions Trophy

    West Indies head coach Otis Gibson says the Caribbean cricketers will arrive in England for the Champions Trophy full of confidence on the strength of their triumph at the World T20 last year. Gibson, playing down suggestions that the Windies could be under pressure to perform, says the success in Sri Lanka late last year, could instead provide a fillip. The Windies head coach was speaking at ...

  • Tony Blairs old school faces sexual abuse allegations

    British Labour Party politician Tony Blair's old school is facing sexual abuse allegations following a former pupil's claims that he was systematically abused by a long- serving headmaster. The man who is now in his 60s reported the alleged abuse to The Chorister School's current headmistress Yvette Day and to Durham Police, Daily Star reports. The man claimed that the previous head of the ...

  • Prince Harry snapped shopping at discount store in London

    Prince Harry was reportedly spotted shopping for half an hour in the TK Maxx branch in Kensington High Street, Central London, last week. Harry, who seems to be taking tips from his style-savvy sister-in-law- Kate, decided to pick up a few designer bargains, spending 160 pounds on a T-shirt, hoody and an iPhone case, the Mirror reported. The Duchess of Cambridge is also a fan of the fashion ...

  • Englands Froch stuns Danish Kessler in WBA tear-up to avenge 2010 loss

    English boxing star Carl Froch has gained the revenge he desperately craved when he beat Danish champion Mikkel Kessler in an epic match in London. International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Froch, added Kessler's World Boxing Association (WBA) title to his collection after winning on points, thereby avenging the loss to Kessler in April 2010, which was the first defeat of his career, The ...

  • Brit school offers bra lessons for girls aged 11

    A high School in Derby, England is teaching girls as young as 11 how to fit their first bra and about breast health. These bra lessons are being given to help them negotiate the difficulties of growing up, the Daily Express reported. The programme was developed by Primary teacher Karan Hopkinson to make bra fitting less scary and embarrassing. Karan, who is school primary curriculum leader at ...


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The Good Girl

While The Good Girl purports to be a quirky slice-of-life melodrama about simple people caught in a dead-end world, what it ultimately does is deflate the myth of escape. Jennifer Aniston, in an impressive dramatic turn, plays a sad woman who hates everything about her life, but is powerless to do anything about it. At one point, she literally finds herself at a crossroads, with one turn l ... ...

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  • Gallery The Queen joins Prince Harry and Charles in the garden

    Prince Harry visits the Sentebale Forget-me-not garden the Chelsea Flower Show press and VIP preview day at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 20, 2013 in London, ...

  • Who will win my bogan vote | Van Badham

    bogan test " app for 99c and answer 100 multiple-choice questions. To qualify as a bogan, you need to score a mere 5/100. Perhaps because of my advanced knowledge of the ...

  • Greame Swann puts England in control of Test against New Zealand

    England Graeme Swann took four wickets as England established a commanding position on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.At the close, England were 1 for 116 in their second innings - a lead of 296 runs - after Swann starred in New Zealand's second straight batting collapse.England captain Alastair Cook, who opted against enforcing the follow-on, was 88 ...

  • Sea rescue off Suffolk coast after charity swim

    More than 50 people taking part in a charity swimming race had to be pulled from the sea after more than 130 swimmers got into difficulty off the coast of Southwold, in ...

  • Bedroom tax could make thousands of poor people homeless

    housing association tenants who ministers claim have more bedrooms than they need.Data from 107 local authorities shows 86,000 households have been forced to look for one-bedroom homes, of which only 33,000 have become available in the past year.The figures mask considerable regional variation. In Essex, 100 social housing tenants in Rochford were deemed to require a one-bedroom property because ...

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