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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:45:27 GMT
Case of Sahar Gul shocks Afghans, but rights activists say serious abuses against females are still common A 15-year-old Afghan girl who was...
Case of Sahar Gul shocks Afghans, but rights activists say serious abuses against females are still common A 15-year-old Afghan girl who was severely tortured for months by her in-laws to force her into prostitution will be sent to India for medical treatment, an Afghan official has said. Sahar Gul's mother-in-law and sister-in-law have been arrested and her husband is being...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:45:19 GMT
• Ablett lifted FA Cup with Liverpool in 1989 and Everton in 1995 • 'Our thoughts are with Gary's wife Jacqueline and children' Gary Ablett, the...
• Ablett lifted FA Cup with Liverpool in 1989 and Everton in 1995 • 'Our thoughts are with Gary's wife Jacqueline and children' Gary Ablett, the only man to win the FA Cup with Liverpool and Everton, has died following a long battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of blood cancer. He was just 46. The Liverpool-born defender died on New Year's Day having been diagnosed with...
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Andy Hunter
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:45:09 GMT
Sense About Science's report isn't just a cheap snigger at stupid people, but it may obscure other problems – and other solutions Every year Sense...
Sense About Science's report isn't just a cheap snigger at stupid people, but it may obscure other problems – and other solutions Every year Sense About Science publishes a report on celebrity science . You may have read about it on Comment is free last week . And every year it makes me wince. I'm sceptical of its impact on the public understanding of science, and think it plays...
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Alice Bell
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:45:02 GMT
Full text of the prime minister's statement This will be the year Britain sees the world and the world sees Britain. It must be the year we go for...
Full text of the prime minister's statement This will be the year Britain sees the world and the world sees Britain. It must be the year we go for it – the year the coalition government I lead does everything it takes to get our country up to strength. The coming months will bring the global drama of the Olympics and the glory of the diamond jubilee. Cameras and TV channels...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:44:55 GMT
Man accused of killing Indian student Anuj Bidve gives his name as 'Psycho' and is remanded in custody for 24 hours The man accused of murdering an...
Man accused of killing Indian student Anuj Bidve gives his name as 'Psycho' and is remanded in custody for 24 hours The man accused of murdering an Indian student in Salford on Boxing Day has appeared in court and given his name as "Psycho Stapleton". Anuj Bidve, 23, described as a "promising and clever" student, was shot once in the head at around 1.30am on 26 December. He died...
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Sam Jones
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:44:47 GMT
Leading light in the world of needlework and embroidery who was determined to repopularise handicrafts in America through her shops, books and...
Leading light in the world of needlework and embroidery who was determined to repopularise handicrafts in America through her shops, books and television shows Erica Wilson, who has died after suffering a stroke aged 83, was an unlikely public presence in the US, a posh-voiced Briton with needle in hand, on a mission to repopularise handicrafts in mechanised, industrialised...
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Veronica Horwell
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:40:27 GMT
Despite being east Africa's biggest economy, Kenya is accused of failing to deliver on promises at home Karibu Kenya hakuna matata ," – Welcome to...
Despite being east Africa's biggest economy, Kenya is accused of failing to deliver on promises at home Karibu Kenya hakuna matata ," – Welcome to Kenya, there are no problems. So goes the traditional greeting for visitors to east Africa's top tourist destination. But Kenyan wags have come up with a new version: " Karibu Kenya, hakuna matata, hakuna maji, hakuna stima, hakuna...
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Clar Ni Chonghaile
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:40:19 GMT
• Striker signs loan deal until end of season • 20-year-old is Neil Warnock's first January signing The Manchester United striker Federico Macheda...
• Striker signs loan deal until end of season • 20-year-old is Neil Warnock's first January signing The Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has joined Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old becomes Neil Warnock's first signing of the January transfer window and will wear the No33 shirt at Loftus Road. Macheda had a similar spell with...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:40:02 GMT
Dead economic ideas are still walking in Westminster. But elsewhere, people are showing the courage and vision we need "I pondered […] how men fight...
Dead economic ideas are still walking in Westminster. But elsewhere, people are showing the courage and vision we need "I pondered […] how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat," wrote William Morris, the socialist artist and craftsman in A Dream of John Ball in 1888, "and when it comes turns out not to be what they...
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Andrew Simms
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:39:55 GMT
Royal Collection puts on show of diamonds, including many of the Queen's personal jewels, to mark her 60 years on throne Buckingham Palace is to...
Royal Collection puts on show of diamonds, including many of the Queen's personal jewels, to mark her 60 years on throne Buckingham Palace is to house a dazzling exhibition of diamonds to mark the Queen's 60 years on the throne. In a tribute to the monarch's diamond jubilee, the Royal Collection is putting on a celebration of the precious gemstone, charting its association with...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:39:47 GMT
Originally published in the Observer on 3 January 1982: Angela Carter reappraises Gone with the Wind Look, if you can't see what's so irresistible...
Originally published in the Observer on 3 January 1982: Angela Carter reappraises Gone with the Wind Look, if you can't see what's so irresistible about Clark "Jug Ears" Gable of the Jack o' Lantern grin, then much of the appeal of Gone with the Wind goes out the window. Furthermore, if Vivien Leigh's anorexic, overdressed Scarlett O'Hara seems to you one of the least credible of...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:35:19 GMT
• Charlotte Bobcats turned over again by rampant Miami • Chris Bosh leads the way in 129-point NBA season high The Miami Heat mauled the Charlotte...
• Charlotte Bobcats turned over again by rampant Miami • Chris Bosh leads the way in 129-point NBA season high The Miami Heat mauled the Charlotte Bobcats 129-90 on Sunday to improve to a franchise-best 5-0 start to an NBA season. Needing a pair of Dwyane Wade last-second game-winners to defeat Charlotte and Minnesota in back-to-back games last week, the Heat buried the Bobcats...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:34:47 GMT
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 2 January 1922 There have been New Year Honours Lists which made you feel, above all, what huge...
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 2 January 1922 There have been New Year Honours Lists which made you feel, above all, what huge sum must have been taken in gate-money at the entrances of the various mansions of this paradise. The one issued to-day will not, perhaps, convince all the cynics that pay-gates have been completely removed. But it does look as if many...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:30:37 GMT
The pair spent their day on the glorious beach- with Jade showing off her deepening tan and enviable figure in an extremely low cut black swimming...
The pair spent their day on the glorious beach- with Jade showing off her deepening tan and enviable figure in an extremely low cut black swimming costume.Showing her off! Tom Felton wore a wide grin as he walked across a Miami beach with his girlfriend Jade Olivia on New Year's Day
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:30:30 GMT
Former Liverpool and Everton defender Gary Ablett has died after a long battle against cancer. He was 46. Ablett lost his 16-month fight against...
Former Liverpool and Everton defender Gary Ablett has died after a long battle against cancer. He was 46. Ablett lost his 16-month fight against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Sunday night.Passed: Gary Ablett has died after 16-month cancer battle
