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London 2012: Olympic Torch Lights Up Wales

PA | 25 May 2012

Read More: Olympics, Carwyn Jones, Cheryl Gillan, OLYMPICS NEWS, Olympic News, Uk News, wales

Grand Slam rugby hero Sam Warburton helped to light up Wales during the Olympic Torch's first "amazing day" in the country. Thousands of people lined...

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Spain To Inject €19 Billion Into Bankia, Troubled Lender Says

online.wsj.com | 25 May 2012

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Spain's government is prepared to inject €19 billion ($23.8 billion) in financial support requested Friday by troubled lender Bankia SA, the bank said Friday, in...

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Luke McCormick At Swindon Town: Chairman Says He Will Resign If Killer Footballer Damages Club's Reputation

PA/The Huffington Post UK | 25 May 2012

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The chairman of a football club which has offered a jailed goalkeeper a fresh start says he will resign if the controversial deal damages the...

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Leveson Inquiry: Text Reveals Contact Between Fred Michel And Government Figures

PA/The Huffington Post UK | 25 May 2012

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Jeremy Hunt addressed a senior News Corporation lobbyist as "daddy" and "mon ami" in dozens of jokey and intimate text messages sent at all hours...

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Falkland Islands: David Cameron Pays Tribute To Those Killed During War

PA/Huffington Post UK | 25 May 2012

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David Cameron paid a personal tribute to the soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives to liberate the Falkland Islands. Making his first visit...

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Millionaire's Daughter Laura Johnson Jailed For Two Years For Driving London Riots Looters

PA | 25 May 2012

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Laura Johnson, a millionaire's daughter, has been jailed for two years for driving looters round London on a late-night crime spree at the height of...

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South Africa And Australasia To Share Square Kilometre Array Telescope

BBC | 25 May 2012

South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will host the biggest radio telescope ever built. The nations belonging to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) organisation took...

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Kerry McCarthy MP In Twitter Controversy After Calling Train Passenger 'Oaf We Should Have Killed'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | 25 May 2012

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A Labour MP who was previously the party's 'Twitter Tsar' may have been caught out by the social media site after describing one of her...

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Ex-Intelligence Chief Knows Who Shot PC Yvonne Fletcher Says Libya's PM

The Guardian | 25 May 2012

Libya's interim prime minister said on Friday that his country's former intelligence chief was "directly or indirectly involved" in the murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher...

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Skydiving Pensioner Gets More Than She Bargained For (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | 25 May 2012

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A video of a pensioner nearly slipping out of her parachute harness as she takes her first tandem skydive has hit the web. The clip,...

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'Virtual Partner' Could Double Length Of Gym Session

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah O'Meara | 25 May 2012

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According to research by Michigan State University, exercising with a ‘virtual partner’ can double the length of your fitness session. In a study published online...

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Sir Alex Ferguson Will Retire 'After Next Season' Says Wigan Athletic Chairman Dave Whelan

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | 25 May 2012

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will retire "after next season", according to Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan. The Scot enjoys a good relationship with...

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Crocodile Attack: Brits Ian Turton And Michael Easton Feared Dead After River Trip In India

PA/Huffington Post UK | 25 May 2012

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A crocodile attack has reportedly left one British man dead and another missing after a river trip in India. The men, reported to be Ian...

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Eurozone Collapse Must Not Cause UK To Abandon Cuts, Say Tories

PA/The Huffington Post | 25 May 2012

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Britain risks ending up like Greece if the Government abandons its cuts programme in response to the collapse of the euro, a report by Conservative...

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Twitter Jokes Of The Week: Week 21 (Of 52)

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | 25 May 2012

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As Marilyn Monroe once wisely remarked: we're having a heatwave. So what better way to cool yourself off by imagining that you're eating 55 lollies,...

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