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  • 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 ...

  • Sven-Goran Eriksson to reveal sexy secrets in tell-all book

    Sven-Goran Eriksson is planning to tell all about his time as England's football coach in a new autobiography. The Swede's memoir, Svennis, will talk about the time when he had affairs with Ulrika Jonsson, 45, and FA secretary Faria Alam, 47, the Daily Star reported. The 65-year-old former player told the publication that there has been so much said about him that is not true, so he wants to ...

  • Anderson most skillful fast bowler in the world England bowling coach David Saker

    England's bowling coach David Saker has described Jimmy Anderson as the most skillful bowler in the world, following the latter's astounding display during the Lord's Test against New Zealand. The ICC ratings place Steyn at number one, while Anderson languishes at sixth place, more than a hundred ranking points behind. But Saker admits that despite Steyn being an outstanding bowler, Jimmy has ...


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The Devils

I was recently reading a book called "Nightmare Movies," a guide to contemporary horror films by Kim Newman. In one chapter, Newman briefly mentions Ken Russell's 1971 film "The Devils," describing it simply as meretricious. Despite my educational background in English, the word meretricious had somehow escaped me, so I looked it up in the dictionary. Now, after having viewed the movie, I can say ... ...

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  • Cigarette causes house fire which kills woman

    The scene of the fire A cigarette not properly put out caused a fire which killed a pensioner, police confirm. The body of Noreen O'Brien, 76, was found in her home in Hove Avenue, Walthamstow, last Tuesday after a fire engulfed the house. Police arrested a man after the London Fire Brigade found the woman's corpse at about 5.55am but he was released with no further action ...

  • Just who are Boe Irony

    They've been cropping up all over London. A giant blue pigeon. An enormous raven. A fantastically-large fox. And now, a super-sized squirrel. No blank space is safe in Enfield and Tottenham. Just like Banksy and Blek Le Rat, under the cover of darkness, street artists Boe and Irony are creating artworks on the sides of buildings for the general public to enjoy. Who are they? Why ...

  • Full speed ahead with launch of Surrey-wide superfast project

    News Work has begun to roll out superfast internet speeds across Surrey. Surrey County Council has this week announced the start of the massive operation to roll out high-quality broadband across the county, with Pixham village near Dorking the first community set to benefit. The council said that by September, 15,000 more homes and businesses in the county will have access to the ...

  • Parents host golf tournament for schools new IT suite

    Golfers who took part in the fifth annual Society Golf Day for Our Lady of Lourdes school A parent teacher association swapped pens and paper for putters and a driving iron to raise money for a school's new IT suite. The Association of Parents and Friends for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, in Limes Avenue, Arnos Grove, hosted the fifth annual Society Golf Day on Friday ...

  • Hotel future for derelict Worcester Park Tavern

    Shiraz Bhogani is the new owner of the Worcester Park Tavern The new owners of the derelict Worcester Park Tavern pub have hinted that the site may become a hotel. Shahrastani Development Limited bought the site in Park Terrace after The Spirit Pub Company decided to sell it last year. But a family of travellers including children and a pregnant woman moved in on the empty car park ...

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