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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:17 GMT+00:00

UK couple kidnapped by Somali pirates fear for lives
BBC News
A British couple kidnapped by pirates have said via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55 and from Kent, were taken hostage by Somali gunmen on October 23 as they sailed their yacht in ...
Kidnapped Britons warn Somali captors 'losing patience'AFP
Kidnap couple's captors 'impatient'The Press Association
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill themThe Associated Press
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:11:04 GMT+00:00

Policeman swept to death rescuing drivers
Scotsman
TRIBUTES were paid last night to a policeman who was swept to his death as raging floodwaters of "biblical proportions" demolished the bridge on which he had been standing, as he battled to save stranded motorists. ...
'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years'Times Online
My Bill died saving othersThe Sun
Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rainTelegraph.co.uk
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:10 GMT+00:00

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:04 GMT+00:00

Man who killed his wife while sleeping goes free
Independent
A man who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder walked free from court yesterday after the case against him was withdrawn. Brian Thomas, 59, of Neath, south Wales, killed his wife Christine, ...
Man who strangled wife in his sleep freedBelfast Telegraph
Camper van 'dream killer' Brian Thomas freed by judgeBBC News
Devoted husband who killed wife in his sleep walks free from courtguardian.co.uk
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:15 GMT+00:00

David Curry: 'I'm Yorkshire's second-cheapest MP'
Independent
The Conservative MP who quit as chairman of Parliament's anti-sleaze committee after allegations that he misused expenses has described the claims against him as fiction "akin to Harry Potter". ...
My expenses are above board, says MP who quit Commons watchdogguardian.co.uk
Wife so cold on exes MPThe Sun
Tory MP David Curry quits standards job over expensesBBC News
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:42 GMT+00:00

Wootton Bassett salutes war dead from Afghanistan for 100th time
Times Online
Yesterday was the 100th time that the small Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett has fallen silent as the bodies of servicemen killed in Afghanistan passed along the High Street. The silences — this time for Rifleman Andrew Fentiman, 23, of 7th Battalion ...
Town holds 100th repatriation eventThe Press Association
100th day of tears: Wootton Bassett welcomes home soldiers who fell in AfghanistanDaily Mail
100TH BRITISH SERVICEMAN RETURNS TO HOMEUK Express
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:04 GMT+00:00

US senator calls for return of Lockerbie bomber to jail
Independent
A US senator has written to Gordon Brown, demanding the immediate return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's early release from Greenock jail in Scotland on compassionate grounds was ...
Bring back the bomberThe Sun
Gordon Brown should demand Lockerbie bomber is returned, says US SenatorTelegraph.co.uk
US Senator says Lockerbie bomber should return to jailBBC News
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:58 GMT+00:00

Carjacker who crippled mother told he faces jail
Independent
A crack addict carjacker was convicted yesterday of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a mother-of-four by running her over in her own vehicle, leaving her with such severe injuries she is confined to a wheelchair. ...
Carjacker who dragged mother 65ft down street found guiltyTelegraph.co.uk
Carjacker victim's relief as man found guiltyBBC News
Carjacker convicted of GBH on womanThe Press Association
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:21 GMT+00:00

Christina Patterson: What we can learn from the Sikh in the BNP
Independent
So, the BNP is about to welcome a Mr Rajinder Singh. And, quite frankly, it's a bit of a shock. Members of the party that wants to put the "great" back in Great Britain are meant to look as though they've spent their lives in bunkers, safely locked ...
Sikh campaigner for BNP set to become party's first non-white memberguardian.co.uk
BNP set to sign first non-white member... but he's only joining because he ...Daily Mail
BNP SIGNS UP FIRST NON-WHITE MEMBER WHO HATES MUSLIMSDaily Star
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:03:01 GMT+00:00

Harman-y restored
The Sun
HARRIET Harman looks worried and grim - despite winning Gordon Brown's backing over her driving prosecution. The PM rang Labour's deputy leader to pledge his support after it emerged she faces court for allegedly crashing while on a ...
Brown support for Harman over driving chargesThe Press Association
Harriet Harman charged over 'mobile phone smash'Mirror.co.uk
Harman prosecuted for car offenceReuters UK
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