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Art teacher paints portrait of man suspected of robbing her
Tuesday 23 July 2013
An art teacher handed police a watercolour painting of a man suspected of stealing her debit card.
Classical review: Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Holland Park Opera, London
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Powered by some of the lushest arias and duets in the canon, Bizet’s pearl-fishers have become synonymous with Oriental chic. But one could argue – as Penny Woolcock did in her 2010 production for ENO – that this opera’s ‘savage’ backdrop has more relevance today than it did in 1863.
Bohemian rhapsody: Romany-style interiors for the caravan less travelled
Sunday 14 October 2012
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Runner dies after hitting high-voltage power cable in Essex
Thursday 26 July 2012
A keen sportsman and biologist died after apparently running into a low-hanging high-voltage cable. James Kew, 41, from Ashdon, Essex, was leading a run with three others when he collided with the cable in a field in nearby Newport at about 8.40pm on Tuesday.
Suffolk pig flies under Olympic radar: Organisers announce details of 'world's largest peace time catering operation'
Wednesday 30 May 2012
It may come as scant comfort, but somewhere in the corner of a Suffolk field there roams a pig who is to die a martyr’s death.
Around the world in 80 dishes No. 61: Classic Fish Soup with Rouille and Croûtons
Thursday 25 August 2011
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Around the world in 80 dishes No. 58: Gnocchi with crayfish
Thursday 04 August 2011
Ingredients to serve 4
Money Insider: Merger vote can bring brighter future for N&P
Saturday 16 July 2011
This week Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) began the task of mailing more than a quarter of a million voting packs to its members in respect of the forthcoming proposed merger with Yorkshire Building Society.
Teach the world to ping: How to get the best out of your microwave
Thursday 12 May 2011
Why confine your microwave to reheating coffee when it could be roasting a joint or making a tasty stew in just 10 minutes?
Talk of the town: The etymology of UK places
Monday 02 May 2011
What's in a name? In the case of our villages and cities, there are secrets, snobbery and social change. Caroline Taggart explains the etymology of UK places – and why we could have been stuck with 'Snottingham'
One-stop savings shop falls down on rates
Sunday 01 May 2011
Savers looking for a home for their cash are being promised a "one-stop shop" to help them to find the best deal.
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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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