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Sniffer dogs to wear ‘Muslim’ bootees
Police sniffer dogs will have to wear bootees when searching the homes of
Muslims so as not to cause offence.
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A-listers clamour to embrace Uma Thurman and Arki Busson
The paparazzi could hardly believe their luck. As the 100 guests made their
way into the multimillion-pound London home of Arpad “Arki” Busson, the
financier and philanthropist, to celebrate his engagement to the Hollywood
A-lister Uma Thurman last week, almost everyone seemed worthy of a picture.
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New-look Sunday Times: I wish we could have done this in my day
This week’s Sunday Times looks more attractive than last week’s with the
sparkle of the best of the web pages, but that is not the central point of
the redesign. A superficial change of look is not what design is all about.
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‘Fear remains with me but I value life more’
After the first 7/7 anniversary I changed my name from my married name,
Full-brook, back to my maiden name, Georgiou, by deed poll. It felt as if I
was saying, “This isn’t the person who was in that train; this is me now.”
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Talking points
Darzi’s remedy for the NHS
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Sarah Bryant's mother pays tribute to her soldier girl
Two summers ago, the tiny lane that leads down to Wetheral’s picturesque
parish church was filled with laughter as friends and family assembled for
Sarah Bryant’s wedding to Carl, a fellow soldier in the Intelligence Corps.
Tomorrow, many of them will be back to say goodbye. The first British woman
soldier to die in Afghanistan is to be buried with full military honours,
and hundreds of people are expected to pay tribute, from people who remember
her as a child, riding her horse through the Cumbrian village, to the
military top brass.
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Evan Davis: poster boy for the Noughties
Does anyone remember how economics was done on the television before the
advent of Evan Davis? Dare we mention the name of Peter Jay, whose patrician
tones, tailored suits and tortuous analyses made the subject a national
switch-off? The rumour was that Jay would record his soundtrack and depart,
leaving the job of painting in the pictures to the editors on the bulletins.
And then Davis took over as BBC economics editor, making Jay seem as archaic
as the three-day week or striking miners.
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Government asks stores to stockpile food to overcome hauliers strike
Ministers are in talks with supermarkets about emergency food reserves in case
fuel protests lead to shortages at shops.
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Badgers 1, farmers 0 – that’s a result
Bad news for dairy farmers. The government has decided that they should not be
allowed to wander around strangling badgers or gassing them. Instead they
will have to rely on the traditional method of culling – to beat the animals
over the head with a shovel and leave them by the side of a road in the hope
people will believe they’ve been killed by a car. This ruse has served
farmers well for almost 100 years – so why stop now?
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Interviews of the week: Dmitry Medvedev, Meryl Streep, Fiona Bruce
Unsmiling Kremlin boss plays it tough
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Scientists reopen debate over GM food
Scientists have genetically engineered fruit and vegetables capable of
providing most of a day’s nutrients in a single meal.
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Church and Tories clash over Boris Johnson aide, Ray Lewis
The Tory party and the Church of England were yesterday trading accusations of
incompetence following the resignation of Ray Lewis, the controversial
deputy appointed by Boris Johnson, mayor of London.
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Public petitions to cull under-performing peers from House of Lords
Under-performing peers are to face ejection from the House of Lords by public
petition in a manner reminiscent of the BBC quiz show, The Weakest Link.
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Bitchiness breaks out in world of biography
The author Amanda Foreman is being accused of turning the genteel world of
historical biography into a playground for glamorous young female writers
trying to make a quick killing in the bestseller lists.
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Met marksman gets £5,000 payout over ‘serial killer’ quip
Scotland Yard's most prolific sharpshooter has been secretly awarded £5,000 in
damages for “hurt feelings” because a female police chief jokingly called
him a “serial killer”.
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Scotland Yard race row: Sir Ian Blair faces new claims
The bitter divisions at the top of Scotland Yard will intensify this week with
new allegations in the race row engulfing Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan
police commissioner.
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Fishermen blamed for surge in deaths of dolphins and whales
Scientists have reported a surge in the number of dead whales, dolphins and
porpoises washing up on Cornish shores after lethal encounters with nets and
other fishing gear.
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Armed forces march united for gay rights at Pride London
All three armed forces marched united through London yesterday as part of the
London Pride parade.
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RSPCA investigate falconry whose birds featured in Harry Potter film
A former falconry centre that supplied owls for a Harry Potter film is being
investigated by the RSPCA after concerns were raised about the welfare of
the birds.
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Royal memento fetches astounding £16,000 at auction
Royal mementoes collected by a loyal servant during his 51-year career are
expected to fetch £500,000 at auction today - more than twice the original
estimate.
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