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Crackdown after St Pat's trouble

Five students were suspended by Queen's University following trouble in the Holyland district of Belfast in March. Three students also left the University of Ulster following investigations into the St Patrick's Day trouble. A...

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Sailor's medal marks generations of military service

A History and Honour news article A Faslane-based sailor has been recalling the service of past generations in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday by having his picture taken with his great-grandfather's medal. Able Seaman...

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Preparing vehicles for Afghanistan

Often perceived as just a storage facility, the huge Army vehicle depot in Gloucestershire is actually where military vehicles, from tanks to quad bikes, are fully prepared for use in Afghanistan. Report by Richard Long.

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Wales News: Improvised bombs pose biggest threat

A WELSH officer yesterday TUE revealed how British soldiers are undergoing specialist training in the fight against their main threat – not suicide bombers or gunfire but improvised explosive devices.

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Muslim men complain over police questioning at Cardiff Airport

Nov 4 2009 by Abby Alford, South Wales Echo A GROUP of Muslims who claim they were detained at Cardiff Airport while on the way to a friend’s wedding said police treated them like terrorists because of the colour of their skin....

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Policeman guilty of driving without care

A POLICE officer has pleaded guilty to driving without “due care and attention” following a crash while he was attending an emergency call. Nathan Rose, 32, was responding to reports of a person armed with a knife when he...

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Heil Hitler on The Mall: The day London played host to a Nazi funeral . . . within yards of...

It looks like a scene from Britain's worst wartime nightmare. German soldiers parade down The Mall in sight of Buckingham Palace, hailed by arms raised in Nazi salutes. Moving: Shots of Leopold Von Hoesch's state funeral in...

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Macedonia Ruling Partners Discuss Name

The leaders of Macedonia's two governing parties met Tuesday afternoon to discuss the burning name dispute with Greece. Media speculate the meeting between Prime Minister and leader of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE party Nikola...

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Ladies draw Everton away in League Cup Semi

Everton will have home advantage over holders Arsenal, in a repeat of last year's semi-final clash in The FA Tesco Women’s Premier League Cup. The game will be played at Marine’s Arriva Stadium on December 6th, 2pm kick-off....

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Chomsky is too pessimistic on Palestine

John Rose criticises the recent talk given by philosopher Noam Chomsky in London on the prospects for defending the Palestinian people Noam Chomsky, publicised as the world’s greatest philosopher, addressed thousands of...

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