Prisoner funeral refusal ‘upset’

 
BBC NEWS | Wales | South East Wales | Prisoner funeral refusal ‘upset’
The family of a prisoner say they are upset after he was refused permission to attend his mother’s funeral.
Michael Attwooll, 65, serving a life sentence for murder at Kingston Prison in Portsmouth, had wanted to attend his mother’s funeral at Cwmbran, Torfaen.
 
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Disestablishment of Church of England would be welcome, say leading bishops

 
Disestablishment of the Church of England would bring welcome advantages, according to leading bishops.
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/3966193/Disestablishment-of-Church-of-England-would-be-welcome-say-leading-bishops.html

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has received support from other leading bishops over the disestablishment of Church and state. Photo: PA
The Rt Rev John Packer, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, and the [...]

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Thai ex-PM guilty of corruption

 

Thaksin Shinawatra has been living in the UK
Exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison by the Thai Supreme Court.
In a landmark ruling, he was found to have violated conflict of interest rules in helping his wife buy land from a state agency at [...]

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Paul Newman dies…..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7639614.stm
Hollywood movie legend Paul Newman has died at the age of 83, his spokeswoman has confirmed.
Marni Tomljanovic said the blue-eyed star of films like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid died on Friday of cancer. She gave no further details.
Newman was nominated for an Oscar 10 times, winning the best actor trophy in [...]

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Ukraine’s pro-Western government collapses

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/2968706/Ukraines-pro-Western-government-collapses.html Ukraine’s pro-Western government has collapsed after the Russian invasion of Georgia triggered a political struggle between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko over whether the country’s destiny lies with the West or Moscow.
By Bruno Waterfield in Tbilisi Last Updated: 2:37PM BST 16 Sep 2008 [...]

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Comedian Sabina Guzzanti ‘insulted Pope’ in ‘poofter devils’ gag

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4732048.ece

(Andrea Comas/Reuters)
Sabina Guzzanti’s comedy routine has fallen foul of Italian laws prohibiting insults to the Pope
Richard Owen in Rome
An Italian comedienne who said that Pope Benedict XVI would go to Hell and be tormented by homosexual demons is facing a prison term of up to five years.
Addressing a Rome rally in July, Sabrina [...]

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How to be an expensive village idiot!

Officer reported for Osama outfit

Ch Supt Colin Terry’s choice of dress has been described as "misguided"
A senior policeman who dressed as Osama Bin Laden at a Cornish fete is being investigated by the police watchdog.
Ch Supt Colin Terry, who is on secondment to Afghanistan with the Foreign Office, wore the outfit to Grampound village [...]

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Lightning Bolt’s Irish connection….. ?

I can’t help noticing this second example of surfing someone else’s success from the Irish! Maybe its the inferiority thing. I am sure Usain Bolt would be still a winner without an Irish agent. Not many say thanks to an agent, they are too bust thanking the really worthwhile people like Coaches, parents etc.
 

Usain Bolt [...]

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A mother’s grief: Heartbroken gorilla cradles her dead baby.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1046549/A-mothers-grief-Heartbroken-gorilla-cradles-dead-baby.html
By Marcus Dunk
Holding the lifeless body of her dead child like a rag doll, this female gorilla stares at the corpse in shock and bewilderment, unable to accept that her baby is dead.
It is a picture of pure grief. Inconsolable, hers is the raw pain of any mother who has lost a child.
While nature may [...]

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Kevin Keegan ready to stand by Joey Barton

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article4419842.ece
I like the last paragraph…..
 
George Caulkin
Joey Barton will meet Newcastle United officials this morning to discuss his position at the club. Having been released from Strangeways yesterday after serving 74 days of a six-month sentence for assault and affray, the midfield player has been summoned along with his agent for talks that will determine [...]

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