July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Bereaved families attack pay freeze

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The families of soldiers who died in Afghanistan have hit out at the public sector wage freeze that is set to affect three-quarters of the armed forces. All public sector workers earning more than £21,000 […] […]

Blair warned over Iraq commitment

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Tony Blair was warned there could be “long-term damage” to the armed forces unless Britain slashed its commitment to the Iraq War, a previously secret document has revealed. On the eve of the March 2003 […] […]

Anti-war activists cleared of plot

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Two activists accused of plotting to cause thousands of pounds of damage to a weapons factory have been cleared after claiming to be preventing Israeli war crimes. Christopher Osmond, 30, Elijah Smith, 42, and six […] […]

Conman guilty of Ritz sale scheme

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A jobless lorry driver has been convicted of trying to sell the Ritz Hotel for £250 million in an ambitious scam based on “one great big lie”. He chose his mark well, finding victims who […] […]

Blockbuster! Brazil face Dutch as WCup quarters begin

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — The first of three World Cup last-eight collisions between South America and Europe pits Brazil against The Netherlands in a Port Elizabeth blockbuster today. And Ghana, sole survivors in the […] […]

Croydon disgust at poster-boy policeman’s ‘Jeremy Kyle’ slur

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Resident in Croydon reacted with disgust after a police officer featured in a local poster campaign compared them to guests on the Jeremy Kyle show. Sgt David Deuchar appeared on council posters about police funding, […] […]

Longer blackouts for Gaza, as politicians quarrel

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—An escalating dispute between the rival Palestinian governments over who should pay Gaza’s electricity bill has caused some of the worst power cuts here in years, leaving Gazans stewing in sweltering heat […] […]

Mexican gang shootout kills 21

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A massive gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the US border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said. The fire fight occurred in a sparsely […] […]

Nelson bites back at Lewin on ‘Dudus’

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MINISTER of National Security Dwight Nelson has reacted strongly to the suggestion by former Commissioner of Police Hardley Lewin that Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was last year tipped off about his impending extradition. Lewin also called […] […]

Britain’s oldest father, 78, speaks of ‘gift from God’

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A pensioner reported to be Britain’s oldest new father told of becoming a parent for the seventh time, at 78 – with a woman 54 years his junior. Jamie Rai was born 10 weeks ago […] […]