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Grooming victims in danger of reliving abuse by giving evidence in dock
Justice experts and children's charities have expressed alarm at the "shocking" language used to describe sexually exploited young girls during the trial of a street grooming ring based in Oxford that concluded last week with the convictions of seven men.They are calling for an urgent reform of attitudes towards victims of grooming, and expressed fears that unless the current ...
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Angelina Jolies cancer decision highlights row over genetic technology
Angelina Jolie who has revealed she had decided to have a preventive double mastectomy after testing for the ''faulty'' gene BRCA1. Photograph: Dan ...
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Bidding war for burger chain Byron
Quilvest, which acquired the sushi chain in 2008, and Searchlight Capital Partners are understood to be among a few private equity houses through to the second-round of bids for Byron. Silverfleet Capital looked at the 30-restaurant chain but did not submit a bid. Byron is owned by Gondola Holdings, which put the burger operator up for sale recently by teaming up with corporate finance advisers ...
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Dont be shy Bill Grangers Sri Lankan recipes
Sri Lankan cuisine is light, sunny, wonderfully spiced - and so easy to cook from scratch. Just as soon as you've broken into the coconut, that is, says Bill ...
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Editorial Google could do itself some good
That means being as aggressive and imaginative as - and preferably more aggressive and imaginative than - the tax specialists who work for accountancy firms and the companies they advise. Inevitably, this is a competition at which lower-paid public servants are always going to be at a disadvantage to their rivals in the private sector, but HM Revenue & Customs have one thing in their favour, ...
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IoS Special Investigation Why we need a national database to keep our young people safe
Child protection experts called for a national register of youngsters who go missing from council care to stop them from slipping into a life of violence and sexual abuse. Their demand comes days after an Oxford gang were convicted of abusing under-age girls in ...
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From sports to retail to fashion–truly brighter days ahead
BEN Saunders, Alex Aronson, Harry Morris, Jake Letts, Justin Coveney, Cris Albert, Ben Saunders, Michael Letts, Gareth Holgate, Andrew Wolff, Patrice Olivier Pinoy pride is at an all-time high. There truly are so many exciting and upbeat events happening in our country. Our economy is on the upswing and our tourism campaigns are paying off. All of us Pinoys are looking forward to brighter days ...
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Safe Boating Awareness Week kicks off
5/18/2013 The May long weekend marks the unofficial kick-off to recreational boating season in BC. And to help keep the waters safe, today is also the start of National Safe Boating Awareness Week. Over a hundred people turned up on a rainy afternoon at the Vanier Park boat ramp to hear the latest on boat safety. Sergeant Norm Webster was there with the Vancouver Police Marine Unit. He ...
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Sports Asbel Kiprop rips China
Gebremedhen Gebremariam of Ethiopia (3:32.4), who boasts a 3:34.49 personal best. Collins Cheboi (3:32.43), Morroco's AbdalaatiIguider (3:33.29) and Bethwel Birgen (3:33.67) came in third, fourth and fifth respectively. Silas Kiplagat, the world silver medalist over the distance, came in distant sixth in 3:33.85 as former world junior 1,500m silver medalist James Magut (3:35.29) and ...
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Sports Chemelil brew champs Tusker as Sofapaka edge Muhoroni
Thika United . Joel Obwoge scored the opening goal for Chemelil in the 25th minute, but they had to wait until the 70th minute to add the second through Stephen Ocholla. Jesse Were pulled one back for the brewers in the 90th minute, but it was too late to ensure his side pulled at least a draw in the match. In an earlier fixture at the same ...
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Lifestyle Mogadishu fights law on federal states
Puntland was the first to congratulate Madobe and encouraged other communities in south-central Somalia "to establish States in a similar consultative and open process in order to compete the Federal Republic of ...
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Lifestyle Kenya walks a tightrope in Somalia as Kismayo gets new leader
Somalia 's clan elders have created a new mini-state and elected a Kenyan ally as its leader, a move likely to anger Mogadishu and sour ties between the two neighbouring ...
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Lifestyle KEMRI study doubts impact of school deworming initiative
KEMRI scientists based in Kilifi said that the infective stages targeted by such programmes have limited impact on the community. The Kenya National School-based Deworming programme was launched in 2009 and evaluation reports say it reached over 3.6 ...
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When Bobby Ross saw the Rolling Stones and other San Diego sports hits
Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the kick-off of the band's "50 and Counting" tour at the Staples Center on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris ...
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Sport Minister Mutko hopes IOC will restore wrestling in Olympic programme
MOSCOW May 18 (Itar-Tass) - Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko said he was hopeful that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will restore wrestling in the Olympic ...
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Poor performance of AEs linked to winding down of NHS helpline
NHS Direct health advice service referred an extra 120,000 patients to accident and emergency departments in the past year, compared with the final 12 months of the Labour government.The increase in the number of calls to the 0845 service that were considered to require "urgent or emergency" assistance came as staffing levels dropped significantly. More than 1,200 fewer people worked ...
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Star Trek No. 1 on Friday $22M
beamed into first place Friday, pushing Tony Stark and his Iron Man suit into the No. 2 spot. The highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel, which opened wide on Wednesday, made an estimated $22.0 million on Friday in 3,868 locations, including 336 IMAX 3D locations, bringing its domestic total to $35.5 million. This was somewhat shy of expectations: The ...
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Sports AFC Leopards claw Ulinzi FC
AFC Leopards finally found their winning ways, ending a five-game dry spell in a virtuoso display that silenced soldiers Ulinzi FC in a Kenya Premier League (KPL) match at Mumias Sports ...
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Sports Step up football standards says Uhuru
sports including reclaiming our lost glory in boxing. "We should also provide additional support to our national rugby team that is making good gains internationally." The President paid tribute to the organisers of the golf event. "Although this tournament has been held in Nyeri, which has been a Provincial town for decades, the tournament itself has been national in stature, ...
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Sports Kengewa make top four
Wangila Simiyu who said the performance at the tournament so far proved how talented players are in universities. "Rwenzori contains the bulk of the Uganda national team players, and this university side stood up to them in their home ground," he explained. "It takes a very talented side to be able to pull the results we have and we are very proud of the boys no matter what stage ...
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Sports Friday still at the helm of 7s says Muthee
Mwangi said the KRU board retained Friday due to his track record after leading Kenya to a respectable fifth position at the recent International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens. "The coach relates well with players and has instilled a lot of discipline in them besides injecting good ideas that has brought in better results," Mwangi said in a KTN Television talk show this week. He said they ...
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Sports Why most retired footballers become television pundits
While a few have opted to stay involved in the game by studying for coaching badges or serving in various administrative roles, a large number have chosen to join the lucrative market of television punditry. Indeed, it is always illuminating to hear expert analysis as provided by ex-football players on our television screens during major football tournaments. Punditry has provided solace ...
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Sports How AK missed the lane to self redemption
elections , after being postponed four times, finally took place on Tuesday. It was carefully choreographed even in breach of sections of its own constitution, like matters of integrity and eligibility. AK chiefs were determined to get their way, come rain or shine although the public mood is totally against recycling of the same old men. But Isaiah Kiplagat, who has twice in the past said he ...
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Lionel Shriver Almost no one has a normal relationship with food
Lionel Shriver's new novel is intensely concerned with food, family and obesity. Over lunch, she talks about its semi-autobiographical roots, the class divide over eating - and her passion for ...
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Seattle Times sports readers sound off
I think Seattle is shamefully being blackballed by the NBA, which denied them a team by turning down the relocation of the troubled Sacramento Kings to Seattle. Though Seattle hasn't had a team since its owners moved it to Oklahoma City in 2008, Seattle has a proven track record, supporting an NBA team for 41 years. In its long and storied history, it was home to such stars as Lenny ...
Kuala Lumpur Spotlight
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City's major raw water project
It’s been in the pipelines for several years, but finally the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project has found its feet with an official groundbreaking ceremony held in April of 2010, the facility, when completed, will enable a massive region of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya to cope with increasing demand for raw water treatment from industrial, residential and tourism sectors of the economy.
The raw water treatment project is a massive undertaking: a pipeline is to be constructed run from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor, it will be 44.6 kilometers long, the longest tunnel of its kind in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. When operating at maximum capacity, over 1,800 litres of raw water will be pumped to Selangor and treated for conversion to fresh water, according to Kuala Lumpur news media. Read more
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