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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 ...

  • States in scramble to attract Prince Harry when he visits Australia for Navy Fleet Review

    A FIERCE tug-of-war has erupted between the army and the governments of NSW, ACT and the Northern Territory for a piece of royal action when Prince Harry visits Australia in October. The four-way tussle to lure the playboy prince is centered around the third in line to the British throne visiting Sydney on October 3 as a guest of the Navy to take the Royal Salute during the Royal Australian ...

  • Mersthams next police panel date

    News Merstham's neighbourhood police team will hold its next six-weekly meeting, looking at local residents' concerns and issues and at policing priorities, at Portland House in Portland Drive, Merstham, on Tuesday, July 9, at 10am, with PCs Brunt and Sinclair and PCSOs Copeland and ...


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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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  • Woman touched inappropriately at train station during morning rush hour

    Detectives are appealing for information after a teenager was touched inappropriately at Tooting station. British Transport Police (BTP) have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which took place on Monday, April, 15. The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was walking towards the station at 7.40am and after she entered the station and ...

  • Waterstones removes Jimmy Savile book from display

    The offending book was a biography about Jimmy Savile dubbed 'The Truth Behind The Legend' A bookshop has taken a copy of a book about predatory paedophile Jimmy Savile off its shelves after it upset a customer. A shopper at Waterstones in Sutton High Street was shocked to find a copy ...

  • Smokers fined for littering could be rewarded for quiting

    By Jaber Mohamed Smokers fined for throwing away cigarette butts in the streets could be rewarded if they commit to trying to kick the habit. Under new plans by Haringey and Enfield Borough Council smokers who are caught littering could receive a 50 shopping voucher if they complete a free Quit Smoking course. The scheme is part of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the ...

  • Ten month wait for hip operation intolerable

    By Anna Slater A great-grandfather has described NHS bureacracy as "crazy" after he was told he could wait almost a year for a hip replacement at Barnet General Hospital. David Turner, of Arundel Drive, Borehamwood, was dismayed to hear the waiting time for the urgent surgery was 40 weeks, despite having been referred for treatment as a "priority". The ...

  • Two primary free schools to open in Bromley and Beckenham

    By Patrick Grafton-Green TWO new primary free schools will open in Bromley and Beckenham next year. The Department for Education has given the green light for the schools, which should ease the current shortage of high quality reception places in the Borough of Bromley. The schools will be run by the Harris Federation and between them will create 120 reception places a year from ...

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