July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Pardon hope for Billy the Kid

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THE spirit of Billy the Kid, one of the Wild West’s most notorious outlaws, is to be laid to rest. The Governor of New Mexico – where, according to legend, the Kid shot 21 men […] […]

UK peer Meral Hussein-Ece and artist cousin Tracey Emin trace roots to slavery

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SHE is one of the newest members of Britain’s House of Lords and a human rights commissioner. Her cousin is one of Britain’s most daring and successful artists. Now it has been revealed that both […] […]

UK immigration minister Damian Green rules out burqa ban

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THE UK immigration minister ruled out a ban on wearing the burqa in public, saying it would be “rather un-British.” Damian Green said it would be “undesirable” for parliament to try to pass such a […] […]

Suicide bomber kills at least 43 people in Iraq

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BAGHDAD—A suicide bomber targeting army soldiers and members of a government-backed militia lining up to receive their paychecks killed at least 43 people and wounded 46 on Sunday, Iraqi officials said. Violence has dropped dramatically […] […]

Push for dialogue with Taliban grows

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BRITAIN’S most senior commander in southern Afghanistan has said Nato forces would be “mugs” not to talk to the Taliban. Major-General Nick Carter said efforts were already under way in the south to talk to […] […]

Inquiry into BP-Lockerbie bomber link

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THE Scottish Government maintained it will help an American inquiry with new information about the release of the Lockerbie bomber. The agreement threatens to embarrass former Labour ministers who tried to have Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed […] […]

A Bolt is not the same as a Nut

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BY – JAMES MOSS-SOLOMON This week’s revelation of Britain’s tax imposition on our star Usain Bolt, if he were to compete in that country, speaks to yet another time that we have come face to […] […]

UK to announce surge in Afghan aid

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Britain is to boost spending on aid projects in Afghanistan by 40% in a bid to speed up the withdrawal of troops from the country. International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell is to declare that securing […] […]

Moat’s ex tells of shooting ordeal

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The former girlfriend of killer Raoul Moat has described the “five minutes of hell” as he blasted her and her new boyfriend with a shotgun. Sam Stobbart, 22, said her decision to use her arm […] […]

As more Facebook users die, ghosts reach out to reconnect

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Courtney Purvin got a shock when she visited Facebook last month. The site was suggesting that she get back in touch with an old family friend who played piano at her wedding four years ago. […] […]