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Chief speaks out on police racism

The slave trade might have been over but for minorities in the British police force things are not as it should be claims a top minority police chief Constable MIke Fuller of Kent police force.Ethnic minority police have to work harder than their white colleagues to succeed,...

highlighted by flight737 | 2 days ago | updated 2 days ago
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Robert Peston: True Cost of the Rescure

Think this should be an interesting read, I hope you enjoy it. " The US Government has just admitted that the financial system was on the verge of total meltdown. And it's right. On Thursday, even blue chip companies were having difficulty rolling over their...

highlighted by flight737 | 2 wks ago
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George Michael arrest over drugs

George Michael couldn't think of a better way to get arrested than in a public toilet! " Pop singer George Michael has been arrested in a public toilet in London for alleged drug possession. "A 45-year-old man...

highlighted by flight737 | 2 wks ago | updated 1 wk ago
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Shamed Detroit mayor to step down

" Mr Kilpatrick and his former aide Christine Beatty were charged with lying under oath after sexually explicit text messages surfaced that appeared to contradict their sworn denials of the alleged affair. Ms Beatty has pleaded not guilty to the perjury charges and will...

highlighted by flight737 | 4 wks ago
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Elephant cured of drug addiction

Elephants do have addictions too humans!. " An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin after being fed bananas spiked with the drug is to return home after undergoing a detox programme. The four-year-old animal, called Xiguang, received methadone injections...

highlighted by flight737 | 4 wks ago
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Kangaroon Attacks Street Jogger

A really brave kangaroo one of a kind. " The man suffered a gash on his head and claw scratches to his chest, arms and hands, Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Christine Paterson said He was attacked as he apparently ran between a male and female kangaroo...

highlighted by flight737 | 5 wks ago
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French row over English lessons

Free English lessons? wow why not. For teachers in the main teaching union in France this has been criticised, education minister insist that speaking fluent english was the key to success while union members hit out that he should be concentrating on what...

highlighted by flight737 | 5 wks ago
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Wolves prefer fishing to hunting

For wolves in Canada it is eaiser to catch salmon than track deer so why not prefer to fish rather than hunt? " Wolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt deer...

highlighted by flight737 | 5 wks ago | updated 1 wk ago
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Impressive Arsenal overwhelm Newcastle

If you are a football fan things were looking a little bit soppy for Arsenal, they are young, their manager as some say don't like to shop for big players and he is getting stick for that here in England, Arsenal fans were rocked by Fulham last week and all hopes were lost,...

highlighted by flight737 | 5 wks ago
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Priest to hold nun beauty pageant

who told you nun's can't be in the show business? well think again because you will be seeing the next num beauty pageant soon. An Italian priest says he is organising the world's first beauty pageant for nuns to erase a stereotype of them as being old and dour. ...

highlighted by flight737 | 6 wks ago
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Swazi anger at royal wives' trip

Suppose you are a King with 13 wives and a country of over 40% living with HIV and also a quarter of your country men living on food aid what will you do? book 9 of your wives a shopping trip to Europe and the Middle East or keep that money for ARV's for your subjects? well...

highlighted by flight737 | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago
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Ivory Coast's forgotten acrid waste

It may have led to at least 16 deaths and more than 100,000 needing medical treatment, but how can people forget such thing after only 3 years? " Thousands of victims say they have yet to receive compensation - or say that what they have been given - around $500...

highlighted by flight737 | 7 wks ago
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Venezuela to seize cement plants

For Mr Chavez's nationalisation drive, cement production is his latest target and Cemex are in the middle of this drive. " Venezuela has said it will seize local plants and offices belonging to Mexican...

highlighted by flight737 | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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Unearthing proof of Korea killings

For Lee Tae-joon it is all about answers to his childhood and to solve the disapprearance myth at the start of the Korean War. But has he find the answer? well not but he thinks he knows the answer! At an abandoned cobalt mine near the South Korean city of Daegu,...

highlighted by flight737 | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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US and Poland sign defence deal

This will not be a happy news for Russia, a preliminary deal signed by Poland witht eh US on plans to host part of the controversial US defence shiled has been signed. For the Polish it means help from the US on their air defence but why is Russia so much oppose of this deal?...

highlighted by flight737 | 7 wks ago
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