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  • Report MI5 Tried to Recruit Woolwich Murder Suspect

    British police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism who was reportedly a friend of one of two suspects in Wednesday's brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street. The friend, identified as Abu Nusaybah, was arrested Friday night, immediately after giving a television interview to the BBC about suspect Michael Adebolajo. In the interview, Nusaybah claimed ...

  • New Man U boss Moyes imprints identity by axing Fergies backroom staff

    New Manchester United boss David Moyes has started to imprints his own identity on the club by wielding the axe on former boss Sir Alex Ferguson's backroom staff at United. The former Everton boss booted out No.2 Mike Phelan, who had been Ferguson's right-hand man since 2008, and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, as he reportedly wants his own assistants in Old Trafford, the Mirror reports. The ...

  • Exhausted Vettori faces black cloud over Test future after Leeds Test pull out

    According to the New Zealand media, master spinner Daniel Vettori has a black cloud hovering over his Test-playing future after he pulled out of the second test against England at Leeds, fearing that his body cannot cope with the strenuous exertion in the five days that will follow. According to Stuff.co.nz, although the former captain was poised to overtake Stephen Fleming for a record 112th ...

  • Prince William very excited about becoming dad

    Prince William is very excited at the prospect of becoming a father, the chief executive of a charity has revealed. "He is looking forward to being a dad. He's very excited about it," People magazine quoted Seyi Obakin, chief executive of the charity Centrepoint - whose aim is to help homeless young people -, as saying. During the secret visit to Centrepoint's Bruce House in London earlier ...

  • Joe Root strikes maiden hundred for England in second Test

    New Zealand at Headingley yesterday. England had been wobbling at 67 for three and had just lost Jonathan Trott and captain Alastair Cook to successive balls before Root came to the crease. The 21-year-old Yorkshireman, roared on by a partisan Leeds crowd, struck 104 to help England recover to 337 for seven by the close. "It's pretty special. I just enjoy playing my cricket and ...


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Speed 2: Cruise Control

Don't let the movie poster fool you. Even though Sandra Bullock takes top billing and her face is most prominently displayed on the advertisements for "Speed 2: Cruise Control," she spends most of the movie taking a back seat to Jason Patric's action hero, Willem Dafoe's mugging villain, and director Jan De Bont's confusing action and bigger-than-life special effects. Bullock, who has a sly and wo ... ...

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  • Uniformed French soldier stabbed in neck while on patrol in Paris

    A French soldier stabbed in the neck Saturday while on patrol in Paris was expected to survive, said authorities, who had yet to make an arrest in the attack. Sky News reported the 23-year-old victim was with two other soldiers when his assailant approached from behind in a busy underground train station about 6 p.m., cut him with a knife or box-cutter and fled. Sky News said CCTV footage ...

  • Taser fired as detectives investigating Lee Rigby murder arrest three men in Greenwich

    By Alan Woods POLICE fired a Taser as they arrested two more men on a Greenwich estate in connection with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich this evening. Firearms officers from the Counter Terrorism Command arrested a total of three men during four separate raids between 6pm and 6.30pm this evening. It is believed two of the men, aged 24 and 28, were arrested near Haddo ...

  • Ton-up Root puts England on top against Kiwis

    LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Joe Root's maiden Test century, on his Yorkshire home ground, left England well-placed in the second and final Test against New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday.England were 337 for seven at stumps on the second day after Root made 104, having come in with England in trouble on 67 for three following Friday's first day wash-out.Together with Yorkshire ...

  • Man murdered at Ladbrokes in Morden

    The scene in Morden today. Picture by @SirBhalili on Twitter A betting shop employee has been murdered in Morden. Officers were called to Ladbrokes, in Aberconway Road, Morden, after paramedics discovered the dead man at 10.30am. Several sources have said the man died of stab wounds, but this has not been officially confirmed. The victim is understood to be a 55-year-old member ...

  • Heritage trains at Harrow

    Managing Director of London Underground and London Rail Mike Brown said: "This is a fantastic part of our 150th anniversary celebrations. It is great to be able to celebrate such an important part of our heritage, especially on such a lovely sunny day." "There has been huge interest from members of the public, people are really excited about it." Phil Swallow of the ...

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