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  • Andy Flower bans England on Ashes talks

    England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy ...

  • 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 ...

  • Woolwich police incident One dead and two seriously injured - live updates

    WARNING: Graphic content in pictures below Police and ambulances have been called to Woolwich after reported shooting London Ambulance Service have confirmed one man has died Two further men have been taken to hospital with serious injuries Wellington Steet sealed off and the air ambulance has arrived on the scene John Wilson Street is currently shut in both directions between Artillery Place ...


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The Art of Amália

Bruno de Almeida's The Art of Amália is a documentary about the extraordinary 60-year career of the Portuguese singing sensation Amália Rodrigues, who died in October 1999, a week before the completion of the film. After first gaining fame in her native Portugal by singing the Fado, a traditional form of Portuguese music that stresses the hardships of life through lament, she ... ...

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  • Plant and vegetable growing workshop tonight

    , Reporter Learn how to grow vegetables and salad plants in your own home at a container growing skillshare tonight at 8pm at the Hornbeam Cafe. Find out how to grow plants in a pot on your windowsill and which tasty foods can be propagated in containers. Looking at soil and compost types and discussing draining and watering budding gardeners can share planting tips, learn how to ...

  • Meeting to discuss future of NHS

    The panellists Over a hundred people packed a North Finchley community hall last night to hear a heated debate on the future of the NHS in Barnet and across the country. Chaired by Nick Goldberg of the Save Barnet NHS campaign, the meeting at the Greek Cypriot Centre in Britannia Road drew together campaigners and members of the public to hear panellists David Lawrence and Anne Summers ...

  • Permission granted for Turing House School

    Free school: Organisers would like to go to NPL A new free school has been given the green light to open next year. The Department for Education approved the bid for Turing House School that was submitted by a group of parents partnered with charity Russell Education Trust (RET), which hopes to meet the demand for secondary school places. The co-educational school, for children aged ...

  • Worcester Park third least hygenic place to eat in UK survey finds

    The Food Standards Agency's star ratings scheme was launched in Sutton in 2011 Wallington and Worcester Park are two of the least hygienic places to eat out in the UK, it has been revealed. One in every three eateries in Wallington and almost half of those in Worcester Park are not considered to be 'generally satisfactory' by the Food Standards Agency. Worcester Park ...

  • Dopey thug books minicab from home on way to armed robbery

    Derron Brown of south Croydon was jailed for 42 months Two youths who robbed a convenience store armed with a large knife have been jailed. A 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reason, and his 20-year-old Derron Brown, 20, of Harewood Gardens, South Croydon, robbed a Londis Shop in Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead on January 31. The pair who were both wearing masks entered the ...

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