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Country diary: River Nairn
When I reached the river bank it almost seemed as though the curlews were welcoming me. One bird glided down with stiff wings, uttering those long, melancholy, almost mournful and bubbling calls; the...
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Fatah-Hamas accord: All eyes on Cairo | Editorial
It is easy to miss the one event with the capacity to change the scenery in a way more profound than Osama bin Laden's deathMayhem has become a daily ritual. Rocket launchers pound one town in Libya as...
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Hugh Muir's diary
A plea to Gaddafi. Can we have our guns back, please?• So much has happened – a royal wedding, the killing of Bin Laden – that it is easy to forget about the crisis in Libya. And yet, as became clear...
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David Cameron sanctioned a full-scale assault on Nick Clegg by the no campaign as a central part of its appealSteve Bell
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The Manchester Guardian, born 5 May 1821: 190 years – work in progress |...
The paper has essentially changed neither its ownership nor its character during its long lifeThe Manchester Guardian first appeared 190 years ago today. It was a weekly comprising just four pages and...
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In praise of … the essay | Editorial
Michel de Montaigne crafted a personal and conversational genre which has been the preferred literary mode of free spiritsWith their exams looming, Britain's school and university students are probably...
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News Corp finds Avatar hard act to follow as third quarter profits slump
Rupert Murdoch's company reports 24% drop in third quarter profits, though Fox News had highest ever operating profitRupert Murdoch's News Corp is prepared to walk away from its controversial bid for...
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Al-Qaida statement should kill off Bin Laden conspiracy theories
Terror group's message reinforces conclusion that even without its leader, it is still capable of coherent actionThe most obvious effect of this statement from al-Qaida is to kill off some – if not all...
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Scottish election victory for the SNP is Labour's reward for devolution
Party created a forum in which nationalists could prosper, while a Westminster focus left a frontbench seemingly thin on talentThe former Labour minister George Robertson once quipped that "devolution...
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BBC's guide to rolling cigarettes sparks medical row
Website advice how to roll up encourages smoking, say senior doctors, who accuse corporation of irresponsibilitySenior doctors have accused the BBC of being "breathtakingly irresponsible" and damaging...
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Shrek the Musical: will less be more in London's West End?
'Pared-down' musical opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane after failing to wow the critics on BroadwayMerchandise stalls are still being painted in the foyer, teams of ushers are being put through...
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Eileen Carragher obituary
My mother, Eileen Carragher, who has died aged 91, was an inspirational teacher, a founder member of the Social Democratic and Labour party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland, and a mother of eight, including...
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Howard Stringer: Sony's Welsh wizard tackles the hackers
In the autumn of his great career, the British-born chief executive is beset by rivals and crisesThis summer, an army of men in tights will take on the forces of darkness across the world's cinemas...
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RBS liability for payment protection mis-selling could be as much as £1bn
Stephen Hester looking 'very closely' at the size of provision to compensate the bank's customersRoyal Bank of Scotland expects to take a multimillion-pound provision for payment protection insurance...
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Arthur Laurents obituary
Playwright and screenwriter who wrote the book for West Side StoryThe playwright, screenwriter and director Arthur Laurents has died aged 93. If he was not as well known as some of his collaborators,...
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Osama bin Laden monitored for months before raid
News that US intelligence conducted extensive surveillance of Bin Laden's compound has embarrassed Pakistan militaryRevelations that American spies monitored Osama bin Laden from a safehouse for months...
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Hard times mean Cuban coffee tastes of peas again
Cuba authorities bring back coffee mixed with peas in response to rising global coffee pricesFor some it had the acrid smack of austerity, for others it was a delicious brew that tasted just right....
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Charlie Gilmour may face jail after finishing university exams
Son of Pink Floyd guitarist pleads guilty to violent disorder at student protests but not to attacking car carrying Prince CharlesThe son of the Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been warned he...
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Labour looks to rule Welsh assembly with Lib Dems after taking 50% of seats
Alliance with Liberal Democrats looks likely after party led by Carwyn Jones claims 30 of 60 seats in regional electionLabour narrowly failed to secure an overall majority at the Welsh assembly,...
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Osama bin Laden death: Al-Qaida vows to carry out revenge attacks on US
White House says US is being 'extremely vigilant' after al-Qaida declares Bin Laden's death a curse on the USAl-Qaida has vowed to carry out revenge attacks on the US and its allies over the killing of...
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