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As gamblers, we live for the day when lady luck smiles on us

date: 2008-11-22 00:00:00

It could be said that a career as an England cricketer is the perfect grounding for a lifetime of gambling. For if, like me, you have limited resources, time, patience and discipline, there is only one way to approach betting – expect to ...

source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Let’s hope that Jonathan Ross can now get back to his edgy best

date: 2008-11-22 00:00:00

We have these sporadic fussing-sessions over the BBC because the BBC isn’t simply a thing that makes TV shows. It is – in design, if not always in practice – responsible for analysing, and then reflecting back, Britain as a ...

source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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October 2008
Even the monarch is entitled to downtime

date: 2008-11-21 23:15:11

Trousers? Of course she wears trousers; she’s a countrywoman, for heaven’s sake, and she’s not going to saddle up for a day riding the Balmoral heather encumbered by one of Hartnell’s elaborate hide-your-bottom gowns.

source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Economy boost may mean pain later

date: 2008-11-21 21:31:05

Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Novice drivers face a ban for one speeding offence

date: 2008-11-21 18:28:31

Graphic: Clocking up the points

source: www.timesonline.co.uk


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Hamilton’s boyhood fans hope to reap £5m

date: 2008-11-02 00:00:00

BRITISH motor racing fans will share a jackpot of £5m today if Lewis Hamilton becomes Formula One’s youngest champion. Some saw his potential a decade ago and placed bets when he was a schoolboy racing ...

source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Hero pensioner thwarts sledgehammer-wielding London raiders

date: 2008-11-01 22:10:29

As he waited at the bus stop William Grove, 84, was anxious about his civic responsibilities. He was due to be opening a community hall for a lunchtime gathering of his fellow pensioners. But as he paced the ...

source: www.timesonline.co.uk

French, British foreign ministers size up Goma situation

date: 2008-11-01 18:49:00

The French and British foreign ministers personally sized up the situation in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday and urged greater security and aid for more than one million displaced people.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

UK calls for urgent aid for Congo

date: 2008-11-01 18:42:07

The UK foreign secretary says the need for aid is "absolutely pressing" for thousands displaced by fighting in eastern DR Congo.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Brown starts Gulf tour in bid to calm economic storm

date: 2008-11-01 16:49:00

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday seeking financial support to calm the world economic storm, as Germany and the United States faced up to more bad news.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Government reclassifying cannabis despite fall in use

date: 2008-10-31 19:29:33

Illegal drug use is in decline in England and Wales with cannabis use at its lowest level for a decade, according to a report.

source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Barclays looks to Middle East for cash boost

date: 2008-10-31 19:22:00

Barclays said Friday it sought 7.3 billion pounds, mostly from oil-rich investors in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, to bolster its finances amid the global credit crunch.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

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