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Merlin to be axed after five years - but epic two-part finale planned
Monday 26 November 2012
The family show has 'run its natural course' according to actor Colin Morgan
Album: Behzod Abduraimov, Prokofiev, Liszt & Saint-Saëns (Decca)
Saturday 09 June 2012
The young Uzbeki pianist Behzod Abduraimov won the 2009 London International Piano Competition, gaining praise for characteristics that are clear on this debut programme, with interpretations of Prokofiev, Liszt and Saint-Saëns.
Two share £2.3 million Lotto jackpot
Thursday 16 February 2012
Two winners shared Wednesday's Lotto jackpot of £2.3 million, Camelot said.
DVD: Merlin: Series 4 (12)
Friday 27 January 2012
"We shan't go to Camelot, 'tis a silly place," as Monty Python pointed out, and the BBC's sword-and-sorcery drama is pretty silly. It's also, however, enormous fun.
Picture Of The Day: Comet's close encounter has a sting in its tail
Saturday 17 December 2011
With Comet Lovejoy being little more than a giant snowball, scientists held out little hope for it when it flew close to the Sun, whose outer surface temperatures can reach 6,000C. It had, so the theory went, a snowball's chance in hell.
Law Update: Peak practice
Friday 25 June 1993
Rodger Pannone, who becomes President of the Law Society next month, is backing four climbers on a sponsored climb of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon. Donations will go to the Spinal Injuries Association and Headway, a charity for people with serious brain injuries.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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