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UNITED KINGDOM News, Aug 22, 2011


Northern Ireland's town centres shutting up shop at highest rate in UK
Belfast Telegraph
By Noel McAdam Boarded-up shops in Northern Ireland's town centres are at the highest level of any region in the United Kingdom. Almost one in six stores (17.1%) in towns across the province are shut, a new survey has said. That is significantly more ...
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UK Air Force buys 14 new Chinook choppers worth $1.64 billion for Afghan mission
Channel 6 News Online
Boeing will be supplying the RAF with the 14 Chinook Mark 6 helicopters, which can carry up to 40 people or 10 tons of cargo, bringing the United Kingdom's overall Chinook fleet to 60. "By committing to increased funding, greater efficiencies, ...
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Colder Than Average Winter Forecast For Ireland And UK
Irish Weather Online
By Mark Dunphy - Mon Aug 22, 11:46 am Yet another long range forecasting agency has pinned its colours to the mast by predicting a colder than average winter 2011-12 across Ireland and the United Kingdom. UK-based Positive Weather Solutions says the ...
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Irish Weather Online
HeartLight™ Endoscopic Ablation System Now Available in the UK
PR Newswire (press release)
22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight™ Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces that the HeartLight EAS is now available in the United Kingdom. ...
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UK Holiday Home Sales Offers Peace of Mind When Buying a Caravan, With Its ...
Marketwire (press release)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Aug. 22, 2011) - UK Holiday Home Sales have taken steps to alleviate any concerns about buying a 'pre-loved' holiday home on one of their 34 UK parks with their new 'Approved Guarantee' scheme. ...
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Xperia Ray Coming to Vodafone UK Soon
Phones Review
Phones Review Quickie: If you are one of the Sony Ericsson faithful over here in theUnited Kingdom and have your eye on picking up the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray smartphone, and your preferred carrier happens to be Vodafone, then you might like to know ...
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Phones Review
FG urged to halt sale of NPA's property in UK
Nigerian Tribune
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to halt the sale of properties of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) in the United Kingdom. The Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), NPA branch, made the call at the ...
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'CIO spying on exiles'
Times LIVE
A BBC radio report that alleges that the Zanu-PF government has sent spies to infiltrate expatriate communities in the United Kingdom has led to a call to have aid to Zimbabwe cut. The British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) current affairs Channel 4 ...
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UK, NGO Gives SUA US$600 Support
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Morogoro, Aug 22, 2011 (Tanzania Daily News/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- THE Sokoine University of Morogoro (SUA) has received the support of US$594.5 million from United KingdomAid (UKAid) through Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) ...
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Rihanna & Eminem at V Festival 2011 in UK: Hot Concert Photos Emerge
Gather.com
A sexy Rihanna took the stage along with rapper Eminem during their recent performances at the V Festival 2011 in the United Kingdom. The Slim Shady rapper was the headline act with Rihanna joining him on stage for their major hit! ...
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Kampala bomb suspect sues UK government
Africa Review
By ANTHONY WESAKA in KampalaPosted Monday, August 22 2011 at 08:27 One of the Kampala twin bomb suspects has instituted legal proceedings against United Kingdom's government alleging that he was tortured by her security operatives while interrogating ...
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Africa Review
Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire AXIOSS Software Assets
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA and READING, UNITED KINGDOM and HELSINKI, FINLAND, Aug 22, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cisco /quotes/zigman/20039/quotes/nls/csco CSCO +1.49% today announced its intent to acquire service fulfillment software assets and associated ...
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UK Ready for Gene Testing to Mousetrap Cancer
NewsPoint Africa
Every desperate orb is magnetized by the United Kingdom where the world's first global genetic testing campaign, anti-cancer, is scheduled to go live the coming month. The programme is jointly supported by various public, private and charitable ...
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NewsPoint Africa
Human rights violations and double standards
Nation on Sunday
In the United Kingdom the LTTE front organization Tamil Transitional Government in Exile is openly flying the LTTE flag calling for a separate state but the UK does not impose a ban on it, Professor Asoka Bandaranayake said Friday. ...
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Royal charities lobbied ministers and officials, papers reveal
The Guardian
The prince's website describes it as "the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in theUnited Kingdom, raising over £100m annually", although that includes government grants. The most famous charity is the Prince's Trust, but he has also founded ...
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The Guardian
A little incentive
Port Strategy
The function will be performed improperly where it is performed contrary to the manner in which a reasonable person based in the United Kingdom would expect a person performing that function in the United Kingdom to behave. ...
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Port Strategy
Make the Most of Those Last Summer Days with Holidays and Car Hire in Faro and ...
Marketwire (press release)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Aug. 22, 2011) - Although summer may be drawing to a close, this year why not enjoy those last summer days with Mediterranean weather on holidays to Portugal or Spain. While temperatures may drop in the UK once ...
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UK gov't must be accountable for riots
Central Florida Future
Many people say that Duggan's death was just the tipping point as tensions in the United Kingdomhave been rising over cuts to government programs and high levels of unemployment. According to the UK government, unemployment currently lies at 7.7 ...
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FORBIDDEN: Footage From UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Available - Aug. 21 ...
Blabbermouth.net
Fan-filmed video footage of FORBIDDEN's performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, can be viewed below. FORBIDDEN has canceled its previously ...
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Blabbermouth.net
Say no to independence
Caymanian Compass
The United Kingdom appears to have stopped borrowings for new projects, thank the Lord. It is a pity the UK did not stop the PPM Government's earlier borrowings, which would have made Cayman much better off financially today. The UK's enforcement of ...
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The UK Riots Show the Bankruptcy of Conservative Policies
History News Network
Within hours, London was burning and the rioting was spreading to other cities in England, the mother country of the United Kingdom. Scotland and Wales, with their own elected regional governments, were thankfully peaceful. ...
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Specialist visits TUT Drama and Film Department
Artslink.co.za News (press release)
Dr Igweonu, who has lectured at the Royal Holloway, University of London and the Swansea Metropolitan University (both in the United Kingdom), will join the Canterbury Christ Church University (also in the UK) next month as a Senior Lecturer and ...
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English band heading to Altoona venue as part of first American tour
Altoona Mirror
Though a more likely place for men from both Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom to meet would be on a soccer field, that will happen in Altoona this weekend during a completely different scenario. Basement, a UK pop punk band that has garnered ...
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Tommy Hilfiger Announces the Opening of its Largest Flagship Store in the UK ...
PR Newswire UK (press release)
The men's Runway, Sportswear and Hilfiger Denim collections will be showcased on the ground floor along with the Tailored line, which will make its debut in the United Kingdom. The area will be atmospheric, with a vintage drapers table and antique ...
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Now, It's a Double Bonus When You Recycle Mobile Phones
Online PR News (press release) (blog)
Online PR News – 21-August-2011 –London, UK ( onlineprnews ) August 20, 2011 - United Kingdom based Mobilephonerecycling.com , a leading company in the online mobile phone recycling market has launched recycle mobile phones in a fast track basis, ...
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25-year-old charged for hack try on Facebook
GMANews.TV
A 25-year-old man has been charged in the United Kingdom for attempting to hack into social networking giant Facebook's security systems. UK's The Guardian reported that Glenn Mangham has been released on conditional bail after appearing at Westminster ...
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BAE SYSTEMS : HybriDrive® Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion System Powers a ...
4-traders (press release)
ROCHESTER, United Kingdom — Buses powered by BAE Systems' HybriDrive® Series hybrid electric propulsion system and operated by London United, a leading London operator, have recently clocked up their one millionth mile of clean, reliable revenue ...
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Boots Electric: 'Rock 'N' Roll Was Re-energised & Defined In England'
This Is Fake DIY
“I like a great deal about the UK,” continues Jesse. “It doesn't seem so much of a United Kingdomas it seems like Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland. You know what I mean? I'm Welsh and I love England. However, I do love the deep fried Snickers bars ...
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Youth revolt
Leadership Magazine
In line with what has become a global trend, started at the end of last year in Tunisia and most recently exploding on the streets of United Kingdom cities, South Africa could be on the brink of its own youth revolt, driven by the ANC Youth League ...
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Record number of arrivals expected
Bangkok Post
Starting at the Chedi Hotel in Chiang Mai, the new products have been approved by the Soil Association in the United Kingdom and the USDA in the United States for containing no harsh chemicals, no parabens and no toxins. A two-week training session was ...
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Bangkok Post
Dennis P. Kelleher Elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The company also owns 50 percent interests in GrowHow UK Limited, a plant nutrient manufacturer in the United Kingdom; an ammonia facility in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and KEYTRADE AG, a global plant nutrient trading organization ...
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The <i>Star Wars</i> case: a new hope for foreign copyright claimants
International Law Office
However, the judgment was unenforceable, as Ainsworth did not have assets in the United States. LucasFilm brought the case to the High Court in order to enforce the decision in the United Kingdom. In the High Court, Ainsworth accepted that the drawings ...
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Fraudsters discover Sathya Sai
Times of India
The email, which appeared in the inboxes of Mumbaikars last week, announced that the receiver had been shortlisted by the Shri Sathya Sai Baba Trust, United Kingdom, for a grant of Rs 10 crore. "This amount is to be used for community development and ...
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TOP HOTEL EXTENDS FREE NIGHT DEAL
TravPR.com (press release)
COM) UNITED KINGDOM - August 22nd, 2011 - A spokesman for the group explained that the once a month draw which anybody can enter at any time on their web pages has been such a success that it is to be continued for the foreseeable future. ...
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West's leaders too quick to discard freedom
Calgary Herald
Of course, some of our global leaders have condemned the UK, using language that should be familiar from press conferences the world over. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized the United Kingdom and called on the UN Security Council to ...
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Another Red Flag at News Corp? Staffers Were "So Happy"
BNET (blog)
She has since been CEO of five businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, including InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and iCAST Corporation. She has been named one of the Internet's Top 100 by Silicon Alley Reporter and one of the ...
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070, licensed to rebel
Spectator.co.uk
United Kingdom of Great Iceland and Northern Ireland - here we come. From what I read this group of "euroseptics" (pun intended) have a pretty good record of voting with the government and in favour of further EU integration, Euro bailouts, ...
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Spectator.co.uk
Beaulieu International Autojumble 10th & 11th September 2011
Autochannel (press release)
BEAULIEU, UNITED KINGDOM – Aug 22, 2011: Beaulieu's most famous motoring event, the International Autojumble, takes place on the 10th and 11thSeptember in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, and is the biggest outdoor sale of motoring items this ...
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Autochannel (press release)
Michelin Chef Serves Up Breakfast For Ford Owners
Autochannel (press release)
HATFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM – Aug 22, 2011: Two-star Michelin chef, Phil Thompson, swapped the kitchens of Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, for an A1 roadside catering truck today (Friday). Together with his mum - former Ford dinner lady Kathy - he served up ...
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Autochannel (press release)
Jim Barber Named President of UPS Europe
MarketWatch (press release)
The acquisition of LYNX Express Ltd. in late 2005 significantly expanded the scope of UPS's operation throughout the United Kingdom and it fell to Barber as the District's president to guide that integration. In 2008, Barber oversaw a $105 million ...
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Newspaper Briefing, including 'U.K. set for slow growth but no ...
New data set to underline gloomy economic picture: Anxious investors hoping for a respite from the relentlessly gloomy economic news in the U.K. are likely to be disappointed this week, with little prospect of new data revealing any ...
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UK Air Force buys 14 new Chinook choppers worth $1.64 billion for ...
By BNO News
ODIHAM, UNITED KINGDOM (BNO NEWS) -- British Defense Secretary Liam Fox on Monday announced that the Royal Air Force (RAF) has agreed to buy more than a dozen new Chinook helicopters worth £1 billion ($1.64 billion) for its mission in ...
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Bring the Lockerbie bomber back to Britain – Telegraph Blogs
By Nile Gardiner
Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and worldnews. Content from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV. ... The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary must press a post-Gaddafi government to arrest Megrahi and have him extradited to the United Kingdom. At the same time, the British government should back a further inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, drawing on any ...
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Caerphilly News, Sport, Local Information and Opinion ...
By Editor
United Kingdom. Share · Tweet. Step back in time at the Winding House in New Tredegar this August Bank Holiday. Join the team on Monday August 29 between 10am and 5pm to discover what life was like for a Victorian miners' family. From coalmines to pastimes, ... Admission is free and the winding engine will run at 12pm and 3pm. The Winding House is the museum for Caerphilly county borough. For more details, please call 01443 822 666 or visit www.windinghouse.co.uk ...
Caerphilly Observer
UK Orders 14 New Chinook Helicopters from Boeing in $1.6 Billion ...
By BNO News
UK Orders 14 New Chinook Helicopters from Boeing in $1.6 Billion Deal. August 22nd, 2011 • By BNO News. British Defense Secretary Liam Fox on Monday announced that the Royal Air Force (RAF) has agreed to buy more than a dozen new Chinook helicopters worth £1 billion ($1.64 billion) for ... Boeing will be supplying the RAF with the 14 Chinook Mark 6 helicopters, which can carry up to 40 people or 10 tons of cargo, bringing the United Kingdom's overall Chinook fleet to 60. ...
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Front Range Hosting Joins Hosting Reviews... | PRLog
PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 21, 2011 - Front Range Hosting is the 111th hosting provider to list their hosting services on hosting-reviews.co.uk the UK's leading host review website that doesn't affiliate with hosts. Arran wood the owner of hosting reviews says “This is great news that another host joins our rapidly growing independent host review website. Front Range Hosting has started off rather well to and has scored a respectable 21 merits/reviews so far, ...
United Kingdom - Latest News
Jedward enter Big Brother in the UK | News | Eurovision Song ...
News. Jedward enter Big Brother in the UK Jedward at the Opening ... ILovePie from United Kingdom. If it weren't for Jedward, I wouldn't even be watching. ...
www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=37933&amp;_t...big...
Micro Focus ends takeover talks | United Kingdom News Map
United Kingdom news: August 22nd 2011 ... related countries: United Kingdom. UK software firm Micro Focus ends takeover discussions with a number of suitors ...
www.maplandia.com/.../micro-focus-ends-takeover-talks-2011...
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Unrest in United Kingdom (UK) has shown impact on booking of UK traveler ... impact on booking of UK traveler visiting Goa, for- Speed News - Times of India ...
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