Olympic champion Ennis marries

Written on May 19, 2013 by Editor - Top News Stories

Olympic champion Jessica Ennis married her long-term partner at a church in Derbyshire’s Peak District on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who won heptathlon gold at London 2012, tied the knot with Andy Hill in the village of Hathersage. Having returned to … Continue reading →


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Grandmother’s 99th birthday abseil

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18 May 2013 Last updated at 13:08 ET Doris Long carried out her first abseil when she was 85 years old A great-great-grandmother has abseiled down a Hampshire building to celebrate her 99th birthday. Doris Long, of Hayling Island, currently … Continue reading →


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Targets ‘risk pupil well-being’

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18 May 2013 Last updated at 22:38 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter, Birmingham The government says the new curriculum will offer all pupils a broad and balanced education Pupils’ well-being and education should not be sacrificed to … Continue reading →


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Tories attack PM over gay marriage

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18 May 2013 Last updated at 21:46 ET The bill is due to be debated for two days from Monday David Cameron’s support for gay marriage has made winning the general election “virtually impossible”, Conservative activists have said. In a … Continue reading →


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China deal ends distraction, but not questions, for Caterpillar

Written on May 19, 2013 by Editor - Business News

By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO | Fri May 17, 2013 4:59pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc’s (CAT.N) deal to cut the purchase price of a Chinese mining-equipment maker it bought last year ends an embarrassing episode that overshadowed the … Continue reading →


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Kuwait replaces oil officials at KPC after $2.2 billion Dow payment

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KUWAIT | Sun May 19, 2013 2:30am EDT KUWAIT (Reuters) – State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2 billion in damages to Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) over … Continue reading →


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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 6:22pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides … Continue reading →


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France’s Hollande signs gay marriage law

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PARIS | Sat May 18, 2013 7:48am EDT PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. France’s official journal announced on Saturday the … Continue reading →


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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women’s law

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By Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL | Sat May 18, 2013 7:51am EDT KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women’s rights in … Continue reading →


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Investigators examine fractured rail in Connecticut train crash

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By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut | Sat May 18, 2013 9:29pm EDT BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) – A fractured segment of track has been found on the rail line of a Metro-North passenger train from New York that derailed in Connecticut … Continue reading →


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