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Thelma Bamford obituary
My step-aunt Thelma Bamford, who has died aged 87, had a long and illustrious career, first as a state registered nurse, midwife and health visitor, and then as a pioneer in health education.Having...
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Fateh Singh Rathore obituary
Fateh Singh Rathore, who has died of cancer aged 72, fought throughout his life to protect India's last remaining tigers. An inspiration to forest guards and all those concerned about the plight of the...
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Gonzalo Rojas obituary
Leading Chilean poet forced into exile by General PinochetIf Pablo Neruda was the poet of Chile's ocean, then Gonzalo Rojas, who has died aged 93, was the writer of its land. While Neruda produced many...
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Leslie Collier obituary
Virologist who played a critical role in eliminating smallpoxProfessor Leslie Collier, who has died aged 90, was a virologist and bacteriologist who played a key role in eradicating smallpox. He worked...
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Gunter Sachs obituary
Industrialist, playboy and former husband of Brigitte BardotThe term "playboy" was more than a century old before Gunter Sachs, who has taken his own life aged 78, ordered the first magnum of champagne...
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Chloé names Clare Waight Keller as new creative director
Paris fashion label says the Birmingham-born former Pringle designer will replace fellow Briton Hannah MacGibbon in JuneThe Paris fashion label Chloé, whose previous designers have included Karl...
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Leonardo da Vinci show at National Gallery to limit visitor numbers
Major exhibition of artist's paintings in Milanese court aims to improve viewing experience by preventing large crowds• In pictures - Leonardo da Vinci at the National GalleryIt will be a singular...
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Olympics ticket payments postponed
Money will not be taken from customers' accounts for another week as ballots still being run to determine who gets ticketsCustomers' money to pay for Olympic tickets will start to be taken from their...
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Osama bin Laden mission agreed in secret 10 years ago by US and Pakistan
US forces were given permission to conduct unilateral raid inside Pakistan if they knew where Bin Laden was hiding, officials sayThe US and Pakistan struck a secret deal almost a decade ago permitting...
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Teenage lesbian is latest victim of 'corrective rape' in South Africa
The rape of the 13-year-old, the latest such attack to 'cure' homosexuality, adds to calls for action – and retaliationA 13-year-old lesbian has become the latest victim of "corrective rape" in South...
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Syrian tanks roll into Homs as regime clamps down on 3G and web
Communications shutdown aims to silence anti-Assad protests amid more gunfire and arrests in Homs, Banias and DamascusSyria's regime intensified its chokehold on protesters calling for the resignation...
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I may have been mis-sold PPI – what should I do?
Your cheque is probably not in the post yet – you may have some complaining to do firstWhat does the announcement mean? The banks have abandoned their legal challenge, opening the way for millions of...
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Olympic medals and torches to go on display at Royal Opera House
Cultural Olympiad teams up with Olympic Museum in Lausanne for exhibition to run during the London 2012 GamesEvery Olympic medal since 1896 and every torch since the 1936 Berlin Games are among items...
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Austrian swimmer rescued after being buried up to neck in sand
Olympic team swimmer trapped for hours while rescuers worked to release him from hole he dug on Florida beachMembers of an Olympic swimming team frantically clawed through a Florida beach with their...
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Serbian pop singer Ceca, widow of warlord Arkan, avoids jail term
Lawyers mystified as Svetlana Ražnatovic – who pleaded guilty to embezzling €2.3m in football transfer funds – fined €1.5mSerbia's queen of kitsch, the warlord widow and bestselling pop singer known as...
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PPI on a Firstplus loan was no protection against repossession
Mel White's purchase of single premium PPI did not stop her almost losing her homeDubious credit insurance was worth millions to the banks. In 2001 Barclays was making 10% of its global profits from...
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The Lib Dems have the red lines to stop NHS breakup | Polly Toynbee
To support these radical amendments and tear the heart out of the bill, Nick Clegg must eat a huge helping of wordsWhen voters deliver a wham-bang walloping rejection, what do you do? Offer them more...
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Memphis on flood alert as Mississippi waters hit record peak
Police evacuate residents as Mississippi river spreads to six times its usual span, threatening the city's blues districtThe city of Memphis, Tennesee has been put on alert for record flooding as the...
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EU under pressure to slash ruinous Irish and Greek bailout bills
Flurry of meetings and phone calls as eurozone finance ministers work to agree compromise deal to cut interest costsIreland's prime minister heaped pressure on Brussels on Mondayto make concessions...
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Pauline Neville-Jones quits as minister of security and counter-terrorism
Minister's tenure at Home Office was marked by blunders and clashes within Whitehall and in publicLady Neville-Jones has left her job as the Home Office minister for security and counter-terrorism amid...
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