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  • 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 ...

  • William-Kate gnome statues to raise money for kids

    Tiny gnome statues of Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, will be auctioned online to raise money for children to learn about gardening in schools. The gnome statues were displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show, the Daily Mirror reported. "Gnomes are often associated with good luck, I could not think of a more popular couple that the nation is wishing good luck ...

  • England to tour West Indies in February

    England and the West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced. The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday, reports CMC. The Twenty20 matches will be ...

  • Kirani James outpaces rivals to win in Shanghai

    World and Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his main rivals from London 2012 Olympics in the 400 metres at Shanghai's Diamond League meet. The Grenadian quarter miler raced ahead on the final bend to edge 2008 Olympic champion, the USA's Lashawn Merritt, into second place Saturday, reports Xinhua. Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic, the silver medallist from last ...


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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Director Danny Leiner has perfected the underrated art of the smart dumb movie. First there was his genre-bending goof-fest Dude, Wheres My Car?, which was immediately written off as being as dumb as its protagonists, but on repeat viewing holds up as a del ... ...

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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 ...

  • Tangled Web calls for community support

    By Rachel Bishop A Twickenham charity that supports victims of childhood sex abuse is calling on the community to help continue the vital support it provides. Survivor Coffee Mornings launched via This Tangled Web 14 months ago and take place every fortnight in Twickenham. However, due to the fast growing success of the unique service, the coffee mornings now have a waiting ...

  • Victim of 77 bombings praised for her courage as she receives honorary degree

    Victim of 7/7 bombings praised for her courage as she receives honorary degree The last woman to be pulled alive from the 7/7 bombing on the Picadilly Line has been given an honorary degree from Kingston University, writes Zia Weise. Gill Hicks, who lost both legs in the bombings, was made an honorary doctor of science this week. Kingston and St George's joint faculty of ...

  • Parents launch petition to move needle exchange from health centre

    Surbiton Health Centre Parents who say they were left in the dark about a needle exchange at Surbiton Health Centre are petitioning for the service to be moved. A petition has gathered more than 80 signatures, following a meeting with the NHS arranged by Clinton Pascoe, the headteacher of Lime Tree Primary school. The needle exchange service is part of the 9m health centre which ...

  • Outstanding youngsters honoured by Surrey Police

    Surrey Police have honoured the achievements and bravery of young people from Elmbridge in an awards ceremony. The Elmbridge Young Persons of Honour Awards were presented to the 19 winners on May 10, recognising their hard work and dedication. PC Phil Jebb, who co-organised the ceremony, said: "The awards gave us all an opportunity to celebrate the excellent examples of bravery, ...

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