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Album: Josh Rouse, El Turista (Bedroom Classics)
Sunday 21 February 2010
It's not as if the urge to travel is a new one.
Court orders boy to clean bedroom and do chores
Thursday 04 February 2010
A boy who went on a rampage at home in the Republic of Ireland has been ordered by a judge to do household chores for the next six months.
The Engagement and other novels, By Georges Simenon
Monday 14 December 2009
Dark deeds need further investigation
Hostel is homeless man's castle
Saturday 24 October 2009
An Englishman's home is his castle, even if that "home" is only a bedroom temporarily occupied by a homeless person in a hostel, the High Court ruled yesterday. Lord Justice Elias and Mr Justice Openshaw said those with rooms in hostels were "as much entitled to the protection of the law" from unauthorised police searches "as those living a more settled, conventional life".
Woman held after baby saved from house fire
Monday 28 September 2009
A woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a one-year-old girl was rescued from a smoke-filled house where it is alleged that no adults had been present.
Your Questions: 'I'm at my wits end with my pug'
Saturday 21 March 2009
Q. My partner and I own a lovely two-year-old pug. He was mine originally and when I moved in with my partner things started to change. He follows her everywhere, will not listen to anything I tell him to do, sleeps in our bed between us and hates it when we cuddle. I'm at my wits' end. Help! Chris, London
The Ten Best Bedroom Buys
Friday 26 September 2008
An air of romance in the bedroom can get you in the mood for love at any age. Why not set the right tone with these artful accessories?
Six To View - pick of the property market
Wednesday 17 September 2008
In the mews
Queensberry Mews West, South Kensington, London SW7
Price: £1.295m
Agent: Farleys, Tel: 020-7589 1234
They say: Fabulous period corner mews house on two floors in this pretty cobbled street in the heart of Kensington. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony and a garage.
We say: Fabulously high price, too – but it does have three bedrooms and there's still money in this part of London, so there aren't as many bargains. If location's your thing, then you can't beat this one.
Stylist 'shot woman who complained about hair'
Saturday 08 March 2008
It was more than a bad hair day for a woman who made the foolish mistake of criticising her stylist for the cut she was giving her only to be rewarded with a bullet in her lower back.
Litvinenko was 'traitor' who committed treason, says former FSB chief
Thursday 08 February 2007
The former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was a "direct traitor" who would have been sentenced to death in Soviet times, his former commander in Russia's security service said last night.
David Usborne: Our Man In New York
Monday 29 May 2006
Officially, the 2006 season on Broadway ended this weekend. Most observers say it was the most successful ever in box office terms.
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The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey pays more income tax than big cities of the North
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Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
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Tottenham to smash pay scale with £150,000-a-week contract in attempt to tie Gareth Bale to club
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The moral case on tax avoidance is overwhelming - and we all know Google wants to do the right thing
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Sam Wallace: The second coming of Jose Mourinho at Chelsea will be a reunion that can only end in tears
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