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David Beckham hangs up his football boots
David Beckham has announced his retirement from football a week after his former Manchester United boss announced he was retiring as the club's manager. David Beckham may have not been England's finest football player ever, but he is perhaps the UKs most famous player. News that he is about to hang up his boots and retire from football has attracted a great deal of attention. Becks is known as much for his hairstyles down the years, his marriage to Victoria formerly Posh Spice, his skills as a Dad, his tattoos and his brand. David may be retiring from football.............more
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage gets rough ride in Scotland
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Giro d'italia Stage 13: Wiggins forced to withdraw
Barbara McPherson
The Giro continues to claim its victims. Today Bradley Wiggins, Sky, was forced to withdraw due to illness. Wiggins has been suffering from a chest infection and yesterday saw him slip further in the standings. The team doctor advised that he need to return to Britain to get treatment and recuperate. It is a blow to the top cyclist who was in contention to win the Giro and pair it with a win at the Tour de France in July. Last year’s Giro winner, Ryder Hesjedal, Garmin, was also forced out of the race due to illness. He had been struggling since Stage 8 time trials, at one point being evacuated .....more
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In the news
Detroit update, city days away from insolvency
The US shows a front of business as usual yet it too, like Europe, is facing an economic crisis. The money spent in the USA on politics, spin, propaganda, conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and more gives an impression of prosperity, but like many ....more.
British comedy actor Paul Shane dies aged 72
British comedy actor Paul Shane has died aged 72 following a short illness. Paul became a popular TV comedy actor after taking on the role of Ted Bovis in the BBC series Hi-De-Hi. Set in a holiday camp in 50s or 60s Britain the "yellow coats" were an obvious parody of Butlin's "red coats". The series was aired in the 80s and soon came a firm favourite with viewers. Paul took on other roles ............more
Seventy years on Britain remembers the Dambusters
Thursday, on the 70th anniversary of the "bouncing bomb" dambuster's air-raid in Germany a flypast at Derwent reservoir will mark the event. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and 617 Squadron will fly over the distinctive towers at the reservoir recreating the dambusters mission. ..........................more
UK: David Cameron faces EU setback
On Tuesday TEK reported that David Cameron was facing a backbench revolt. Many Tory ministers were unhappy that the Queen's speech, the Coalition's manifesto for the coming year, did not include a firm commitment to an EU referendum. In fact it was noticeable by its absence and not mentioned at all..........more
UK: Seven men guilty of child sex abuse, grooming and trafficking
This story feels like another day in the UK, another sex scandal or abuse case. Tuesday the BBC reported that "seven members of a sex grooming ring had been convicted of abusing children from Oxford. An Old Bailey jury heard six girls were drugged and suffered sadistic abuse while aged between 11 and 15." .....more
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Travel
Bloody Island, Isla Del Rei, Menorca
The Island of Menorca has an interesting past and many places worth a visit. Some are not easily accessible. One such place in Isla Del Rei, once called Bloody Island, situated...more
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