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OAP dies after mobility scooter collides with bus in Bristol
Monday 22 July 2013
An elderly woman died after her mobility scooter collided with a bus, police said.
Justin Lee Collins fined for speeding offence
Monday 22 July 2013
Justin Lee Collins has been hit with a £327 bill for speeding on a motorway in his Mini Cooper.
Round-Up: Arafat sinks Warwickshire to record low of 73
Monday 22 July 2013
Warwickshire were bowled out for their lowest ever 20-over total of 73 as Somerset won by 10 wickets at Taunton to keep alive their hopes of a fifth straight Twenty20 finals day.
Elected police chiefs 'a law unto themselves'
Saturday 20 July 2013
Elected police leaders can easily sack chief constables and avoid scrutiny for their decisions because of the threat of an embarrassing public row, say MPs.
Alexander Fury: Handbags at dawn: fashion’s ban-fans aren’t praiseworthy
Sunday 14 July 2013
Wear, what, why, when?
Gavin Henson involved in alleged punch-up with a Bath team-mate
Friday 12 July 2013
Wales international said to have been knocked to the ground according to witnesses
County Championship round-up: Nick Compton fails again at the crease
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Ashes Watch
Ashes 2013: Australia captain Michael Clarke admits axing of Nick Compton came as a surprise
Tuesday 09 July 2013
The England batsman was dropped after a couple of poor performances against New Zealand
Ricky Ponting struggles for grand farewell with Notts on top
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Surrey 198 Nottinghamshire 50-0
Mumford & Sons' get Glastonbury boost as 'Babel' climbs back to number one
Monday 08 July 2013
The album narrowly beat Michael Bublé’s To Be Loved by just 125 copies
Australians 396-4 & 344-5 Worcestershire 284 & 274-5: Michael Clarke backs David Warner to hit a hundred as return to side looks likely
Saturday 06 July 2013
Australia’s preparations for the Ashes concluded with a strong hint from captain Michael Clarke that David Warner will step straight back into the Test side at Trent Bridge on Wednesday after the suspension imposed following his altercation with England’s Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub effectively ended last night.
Five police forces investigated over alleged Stephen Lawrence smear campaign
Saturday 06 July 2013
Police fractured my arm, says ‘smear victim’
The Ashes: Discarded Nick Compton hits out at England selectors
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Australians 396-4 dec Worcestershire 246-7
100,000 watched the Pyramid stage, but 700,000 watched on catch-up: Record numbers tune into the Rolling Stones at Glastonbury on BBC iPlayer
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Around 700,000 people have watched the Rolling Stones Glastonbury set since it was shown on Saturday night, according to BBC figures.
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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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