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  • 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 ...

  • British economy in modest recovery central bank governor

    Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview that Britain's economy had achieved "only a modest recovery". "We are seeing a recovery. It's only a modest recovery, and we certainly can't be satisfied with it," the outgoing central bank governor King said in an interview with the Sky News' Murnaghan programme Sunday. "We will need to do more to use up the spare capacity ...

  • Windies begin preparation for Champions Trophy

    The West Indies will kick off preparations for next month's Champions Trophy in England when they embark on a five-day camp at the High Performance Centre (HPC) at the 3Ws Oval starting here Monday. The sessions will be overseen by West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson with assistant coach Tony Radford and the HPC's Andre Coley, also involved in the squad's preparation. The players are expected ...

  • Police open cells to public where killer Stuart Hazell sat in custody

    Innocent people will experience the sparse isolation of a police cell and find themselves in an interview room next week. Visitors to Sutton police's open event next weekend will get a behind the scenes look at what officers do and see sights usually reserved for those who have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. The Sutton Guardian got a sneak preview of two of the big ...

  • Lambton inheritance Selfish Ned is damaging our family

    Three Lambton sisters, written out of their disgraced father’s will, are battling their younger brother, who refuses to pay them a penny from his ...


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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday [DVD]

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday [DVD]

Credit should be given where credit is due: The filmmakers behind Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday tried. They really tried. Doing something original or different with the ninth installment of the Friday the 13th slasher franchise, which was largely derivative to begin with, was a significant task. That the end result is convoluted, lacking in logical coherence, and somet ... ...

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  • Fergie tells bosses to learn their trade

    Aberdeen and then Old Trafford. Ferguson said: "I'm dead against this fast-tracking of managers. Prepare, learn your trade, get your badges. Work for years at lower levels and you'll have a better chance. You have to earn the right to be a manager."Ferguson also revealed that his wife Cathy and children had not wanted him to take the United job after his success at Aberdeen - ...

  • Jim Hensons son to speak at Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival

    Brian Henson, director of The Muppet Christmas Carol, will speak at this year's Guardian International Television Festival. Photograph: Disney/Sportsphoto ...

  • Smiles light up sky as The Sunnybank Trust celebrates launch of Shine On appeal

    The sun shone and the sky was lit up with smiley, happy faces as The Sunnybank Trust officially marked the launch of its Shine On appeal on Thursday. More than 50 of the charity's users, volunteers and advocates joined special guests at its weekly Kites club, held at St Barnabas Church, in Temple Road, Epsom. Last week, ...

  • Polka theatre director to leave after seven years at helm

    Jonathan Lloyd has enjoyed seven years with Polka Theatre A children's theatre is losing its artistic director after seven years of tenure. Jonathan Lloyd is leaving the Polka Theatre, based on Wimbledon's Broadway, for a new role at the Pegasus Theatre in Oxford. He said: "I'm fiercely proud of all we've achieved at Polka over the past seven years and will ...

  • Estate residents call public meeting opposing student flats

    The former site of the Duke's Tavern. Picture GoogleMaps. Residents are preparing for a crunch meeting with developers over plans for a huge block of flats for 300 students on the Cambridge Road estate. An application to build a seven storey unit on the former site of the Duke's Tavern pub has been submitted to Kingston Council by AK II Property Investments. It proposes ...

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