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  • Daniel Vettori set for NZ Test return this week

    New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is set to return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury. Vettori has not played for the Black Caps for almost a year because of a hamstring injury and was left out of the squad for the two-Test series in England. But with Martin sidelined by the injury that prevented ...

  • Retiring Fergie wins Manager of the Year award for a fourth time

    Sir Alex Ferguson has won the coveted 'Manager of the Year' award by the League Managers' Association (LMA) for a fourth time after guiding Manchester United to its 20th title. Ferguson is the only person to secure the award four times. In his final game in charge of United against West Brom, Freguson said he was happy that it was all over now, because it is hard work. The BBC quoted ...

  • Ian Bell to recover in time for second test against New Zealand

    England middle order batsman Ian Bell is expected to recover from tonsillitis and play against New Zealand in the second test match starting from Friday. Bell's illness got him a score of 31 runs for 133 balls during the second innings at Lord's, and England's medical team is confident that there will not be a relapse this time. The Independent reports that once Bell is fit, there won't be any ...

  • Man hit by train between Woolwich Dockyard and Charlton

    Man hit by train between Woolwich Dockyard and Charlton A MAN has died after being hit by a train on tracks between Charlton and Woolwich Dockyard. News Shopper understands the accident happened at the Charlton Lane level crossing at around 9am this morning. Southeastern confirmed the man had been hit by a service travelling between Slade Green and Charing Cross. A spokeswoman ...

  • Stabbing at Orpington bowling alley was actually a slapping

    By Robert Fisk A BIT like a game of Chinese whispers, a slapping at an Orpington bowling alley has been widely reported on social networking sites as a stabbing. Countless tweets have been posted on Twitter about an incident at the Palace Superbowl, Homefield Rise, which happened just before 9pm last night (May 20). Bromley police were called and arrested a 20-year-old woman on ...


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Vengeance Is Mine (Fukushû suruwa wareniari) [DVD]

Vengeance Is Mine (Fukushû suruwa wareniari) [DVD]

Shohei Imamuras Vengeance Is Mine (Fukush suruwa wareniari) is among the small handful of great, disturbing cinematic portraits of a deranged mind. Is it for neither the faint of heart nor the rigorously logical who demand rational answers for irrational actions. ... ...

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  • Door knocking to make Barnet better

    Anna Kasmir, Katherine Wilkinson and Paulette Singer Three new community organisers have started knocking on doors to bring people together in Barnet. Trainee community organisers Anna Kasmir from Whetstone, Katherine Wilkinson from Burnt Oak and Paulette Singer from Cricklewood have just finished their first week knocking on doors in Burnt Oak, Grahame Park and West Hendon. The ...

  • Swan injured on Kingston Bridge during rush hour

    Injured: the swan was tended to by Sgt Tyler from Richmond Safer Transport team member Sgt Tyler An injured swan was looked after by officers from Richmond police's Safer Transport team this morning at Kingston Bridge. The adult bird, which had an injured leg, had either been hit by a car or had clipped the bridge as it tried to land, the officers said. The Swan Sanctuary in ...

  • Waltham Forest Met PC found guilty of child porn charge

    , Reporter A Metropolitan policeman based at Waltham Forest has been found guilty of making indecent images of children. PC Adam Holbrook, 29, had denied making 16 images of children in erotic poses. On Thursday at Westminster Magistrates' Court he was ordered to pay a 640 fine and 450 in prosecution costs. He will be placed on the sex offenders register. PC Holbrook ...

  • Council reckless in handing over services to Capita

    By Chris Hewett Barnet Council will "set a dangerous precedent" for other authorities if it presses ahead with its controversial outsourcing scheme, according to a trade union. Unison branch secretary John Burgess believes the council is making a "huge mistake" in handing millions of pounds worth of services to private business processes firm Capita. The ...

  • Secateurs being sharpened as Sutton in Bloom launched

    Joanne Winn, who took home the Best Community Garden award last year It is that time of year again when the borough's horticulturalists proudly prune their paonias ahead of the Sutton in Bloom competition. Sutton Council's annual Sutton In Bloom competition is looking for the Best Front garden, Best Community Garden, Best Business Frontage, Best Allotment Garden and Best School ...

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