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London Road - review
Cottesloe, LondonHere's a novel idea for David Cameron's big society: nothing forges community spirit quite like a serial killer in one's midst.Verbatim dramatist Alecky Blythe has previous on this...
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Hospital accused over girl's glue injection
Great Ormond Street being sued by 11-year-old after operation left her with extensive brain damageAn 11-year-old girl is suing Great Ormond Street children's hospital in London, accusing a doctor of...
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Body of kidnapped Italian peace activist Vittorio Arrigoni found in Gaza
Two men arrested after security officials say they found body in abandoned houseAn Italian pro-Palestinian activist has reportedly been kidnapped and killed by Islamic militants in Gaza.The body of...
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Google shares fall as first-quarter profits fail to meet expectations
Results likely to heighten investor fears that Google's commitment to recruit 6,200 workers this year will harm profitsGoogle has reported an 18% rise in first-quarter profit, disappointing analysts...
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Unexpected arrest in phone-hacking case leaves News of the World stunned
Executives clear desk of news editor James Weatherup hours before police arriveThe News of the World reacted to the unexpected arrest of one of its most senior reporters by clearing his desk.Despite...
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With Tripoli's rebel underground
'They're going to catch me soon.' Libyan activist risks arrest to tell of guerrilla attacks and plans for suicide bombingsHe was rummaging in the boot of his car as we walked past. "Go forward," he...
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John Cridland of the CBI: 'There is a sense of urgency about making Plan A work'
The new head of the bosses' organisation has worked there since 1982. And that's just as well, he says, because with pressure on industry to deliver jobs, this is no time for a noviceJohn Cridland...
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Croatia awaits verdict in Ante Gotovina war crimes trial
Ante Gotovina accused over 'ethnic cleansing' of 90,000 Serbs in trial seen as an examination of Croatia's Balkan war strategyJudges in The Hague will on Friday deliver their most important verdict on...
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Nigeria's president fights for survival as nation turns against party of power
Goodluck Jonathan may win election despite the unpopularity of the People's Democratic partyThe crowd gathers around the polling station officials, gesticulating angrily. Several pages of the voters'...
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Poverty is on rise among school pupils, say teachers
Children come to school in shoes that don't fit or wearing no underpants, according to a survey of school staffFour in ten staff at schools and colleges say poverty among their students has got worse...
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Syria's silent majority will determine next step as protests grow
Syria's protest movement is far from uniform, and divisions are becoming apparent as it gathers momentumIt was an episode that at any other time in Syria's history might have gone unnoticed. A month...
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Adele – review
Academy, LeedsEven if Adele Adkins's record-breaking 11 weeks at the top of the album chart ends on Sunday – and it looks like the Foo Fighters will finally halt the longest reign ever by a female...
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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 – review
Royal Festival Hall, LondonFour years ago it was Femi Kuti who headed the annual African Soul Rebels tour, joined, as has been customary, by two other bands. This year it's very different. His younger...
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'A referendum? Really?' Apathy and anger dominate as AV decision looms
Both camps struggle to convince voters of importance of 5 May poll – in town that would have had a different MP under AVPaul Holmes surveys the celebrated crooked spire and historic market square in...
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Laurent Gbagbo's downfall – and the brutal, accidental death of innocence
'We didn't anticipate just how ecstatic people would be about Gbagbo's arrest – nor just how dangerous an armed, ecstatic group can be'It was on the way home from a site for internally displaced people...
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FA Cup Wembley semi-finals criticised as fans head south
Mass movement of fans from north-west to Wembley for FA Cup semi-finals puts strain on police and train servicesThe Football Association is under fire from an unlikely alliance of British Transport...
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The Tsar's Bride – review
Royal Opera House, LondonIn Russia The Tsar's Bride is part of the standard repertoire, but in the west it has suffered the same neglect as nearly all the rest of Rimsky-Korsakov's operas; this new...
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Judge orders phone hacking test cases as victims press on with claims
Fears of litigation tying up courts, with 20 lawsuits against News of the World under way and at least 20 more expectedNews International's hopes that its apology and admission of liability over the...
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Bahrain regime accused of harassing UK-based students
Students who attended Manchester protest say they had grants revoked and fear violent reprisals against familiesThe government of Bahrain is putting intense pressure on the families of students in...
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Greek PM seeks to shore up faith in recovery from debt crisis
• More cuts and privatisation in 'roadmap' for stricken Greece• Economist Nouriel Rubini insists default is inevitableWith the Greek economy pounded by international markets, predictions of a sovereign...
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