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• Taylor to face Anderson in PDC final

  03-01-2015 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sixteen-time champion Phil Taylor will face fourth seed Gary Anderson in Sunday's PDC World Championship final.
  
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• Steven Gerrard: Passionate, thoughtful – but the Liverpool midfielder missed out

  03-01-2015 23:30
  
  When Steve Heighway was running Liverpool’s academy he had on his desk photos of the three great talents he had produced. Steven Gerrard was the finest of that trinity, although his future away from Anfield will be the most uncertain.
  
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• Steven Gerrard: Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool 'never offered Gerrard any coaching role'

  03-01-2015 23:30
  
  Liverpool made no attempt to keep Steven Gerrard at Anfield by offering him a coaching role at the club, while his manager, Brendan Rodgers, denied on Saturday that the club captain’s decision to leave had been prompted by a disastrous climax to a dire year in 2014.
  
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• VIDEO: US lawyer threatens sex claim action

  03-01-2015 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US lawyer plans legal action against a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with him and Prince Andrew when she was under age.
  
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• VIDEO: Why won't Berahino celebrate?

  03-01-2015 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion's Saido Berahino appears subdued despite scoring an impressive four goals in a 7-0 win against Gateshead in the FA Cup third round.
  
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• Overturned cargo ship search halted

  03-01-2015 22:28
  
  Lifeboats involved in the search for the crew of an overturned cargo vessel have been stood down for the night.
  
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• Light Aircraft Crash In Forest Kills Two

  03-01-2015 21:17
  
  Two people have died and a third suffered life-threatening injuries after a light aircraft crashed in woodland near an airfield.
  
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• Hampshire plane crash: Two killed as light aircraft comes down near Popham

  03-01-2015 20:49
  
  Two people have died and a third has suffered life-threatening injuries after a light aircraft crashed in an area of woodland close to an airfield in Hampshire.
  
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• Two Die As Light Aircraft Crashes In Woodland

  03-01-2015 20:40
  
  Two people have died and a third is badly injured after a light aircraft crashed in woodland close to an airfield.
  
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• VIDEO: Gerrard 'excited' about MLS move

  03-01-2015 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard confirms he will move to a Major League Soccer club when the Premier League season ends, saying he is "excited" about it.
  
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• Manhunt after body found in hotel

  03-01-2015 20:09
  
  An international manhunt has been launched after a woman was found dead in a hotel room.
  
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• Light aircraft crashes in woodland

  03-01-2015 20:09
  
  A light aircraft has crashed in an area of woodland close to an airfield.
  
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• Les Miserables audience evacuated

  03-01-2015 20:09
  
  Around 1,200 people were evacuated from one of London's most popular West End musicals after a small fire in the boiler room of the theatre, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
  
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• Boy aged 14 charged over killing

  03-01-2015 20:09
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a man in Blackpool on New Year's Day.
  
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• Police manhunt for murder suspect

  03-01-2015 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police launch an international manhunt for a 'dangerous' murder suspect after a 28-year-old woman is found dead at a hotel in Cardiff.
  
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• England Lions Tour of South Africa: Is this the end of the road for Jonathan Trott?

  03-01-2015 19:43
  
  The course of the rest of Jonathan Trott’s career will soon be set. In a fortnight or so, it should be clear if there is a viable prospect of resurrecting an international existence which was dramatically curtailed last winter on England’s ill-fated Ashes tour.
  
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• VIDEO: 80-metre wind turbine collapses

  03-01-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 80-metre wind turbine has collapsed on a mountainside near Fintona in County Tyrone.
  
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• Why Are There No ZMapp Doses To Treat Ebola?

  03-01-2015 19:18
  
  Pauline Cafferkey, the British nurse being treated for Ebola at London's Royal Free Hospital, will not be given the experimental drug ZMapp because doctors say "there is none in the world at the moment".
  
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• Israel freezes funds to Palestinians over ICC approach - Reuters India

  03-01-2015 19:16 via in.reuters.com
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  Israel freezes funds to Palestinians over ICC approach
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  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has decided to freeze a monthly revenue transfer to the Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas's approach to the International Criminal Court and other international agencies, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
  Israel to halt transfer of tax revenues to Palestinians following ICC bidHaaretz
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• Saracens vs London Irish match report: David Strettle at the double to deepen Irish gloom

  03-01-2015 19:16
  
  Saracens rested four England internationals alongside the injured Brad Barritt, so their squad strength was evident in a clear-cut victory amid horrible weather for handling.
  
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• Rescue teams search for crew of overturned cargo ship Cemfjord off north coast of Scotland

  03-01-2015 19:11
  
  Fears are growing for the lives of eight crewmen after a cargo ship overturned off the north coast of Scotland.
  
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• Fears for missing crew of stricken cargo ship overturned off north coast of Scotland

  03-01-2015 19:11
  
  A cargo ship has overturned off the north coast of Scotland, prompting fears for its missing crew.
  
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• Barman's FA Cup dream soars and dies at Blyth - Daily Mail

  03-01-2015 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Barman's FA Cup dream soars and dies at Blyth
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  LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Robbie Dale, who works as a barman in his mum's pub, momentarily glimpsed the role of FA Cup folk hero until the dream for his seventh-tier Blyth Spartans team evaporated on Saturday. On what is still sold as English football's ...
  Blyth Spartans vs Birmingham City match report: Robert Dale's double not ...The Independent
  Blyth Spartans 2-3 Birmingham CityBBC News
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• 'Miracle' girl, 7, walks away from Kentucky plane crash that killed parents and ... - The Independent

  03-01-2015 19:10 via independent.co.uk
  
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  'Miracle' girl, 7, walks away from Kentucky plane crash that killed parents and ...
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  A seven-year-old girl has walked away from a plane crash that killed her parents and everyone else on board in the US. The child, who has not been named, managed to climb out the wreckage of the light aircraft and knock on a stranger's door in Kentucky to ...
  7-year-old survives plane crash that kills 4 in KentuckyCNN
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• Murder Hunt After Woman's Body Found In Hotel

  03-01-2015 19:09
  
  Police have launched a murder hunt after a 28-year-old woman's body was found in a hotel room in South Wales.
  
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• Masked suspected Islamic militants abduct 13 Coptic Christians from Libya

  03-01-2015 19:09
  
  Suspected Islamic militants have abducted 13 Coptic Christian Egyptians in Libya, just days after seven men were also kidnapped.
  
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• UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey in 'critical condition' after health deteriorates ... - The Independent

  03-01-2015 19:03 via independent.co.uk
  
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  UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey in 'critical condition' after health deteriorates ...
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  The British nurse being treated for Ebola is now in a critical condition after her health "gradually deteriorated" in hospital. Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish NHS nurse, caught the deadly virus while volunteering in a government-funded clinic in Sierra Leone, ...
  British nurse battling Ebola in London hospital is in 'critical condition' and now a .
  
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• Ballycastle man critical after punch

  03-01-2015 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man from Ballycastle, County Antrim, is in a critical condition in hospital in Sydney, Australia, after allegedly being punched by his brother.
  
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• Ched Evans: Ministry of Justice rules out overseas move - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Ched Evans: Ministry of Justice rules out overseas move
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  Convicted rapist Ched Evans will not be allowed to resume his career overseas, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. Evans left prison in October after serving half of a five-year term for raping a woman in a hotel in May 2011. On Friday, Maltese side ...
  Ched Evans can't play for Maltese side Hibernians as he is barred from working ...Daily Mail
  Ched Evans: Rapist footballer BARRED from resuming playing career
  
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• Michael Calvin: Assist referees – or they will need help of a different kind

  03-01-2015 18:49
  
  New Year, same old Jose Mourinho. The mask of modernity slips at the first sign of adversity to reveal a grubby opportunist and serial cynic who attacks those ill-equipped or unprepared to fight back.
  
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• AirAsia flight QZ8501 search team finds four large objects on seabed - The Guardian

  03-01-2015 18:47 via theguardian.com
  
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  AirAsia flight QZ8501 search team finds four large objects on seabed
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  The search team scouring the ocean floor for the wreckage of the AirAsia plane that crashed off Indonesia have detected four large objects, officials said on Saturday. The announcement came after the country's transport ministry said AirAsia flight QZ8501 ...
  AirAsia QZ8501: Plane crash blamed on weatherBBC News
  Piece by tragic piece: AirAsia search turns up big parts in Java SeaCNN Internati
  
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• Jamie Oliver: 'Parts of South America have been raped by Westernised brands'

  03-01-2015 18:46
  
  Jamie Oliver has reportedly accused multinational soft drink corporations of “raping” parts of South America by dominating the market with unhealthy products.
  
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• Rescue bid as vessel overturns

  03-01-2015 18:41
  
  A major rescue operation has been launched after a cargo vessel believed to be carrying eight people overturned off the north of Scotland.
  
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• Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United: Leonardo Ulloa nets only goal of the game ... - Daily Mail

  03-01-2015 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United: Leonardo Ulloa nets only goal of the game ...
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  The Londoner was a convenient scapegoat for disaffection – but Saturday's display in the FA Cup was wearisomely familiar. At the end of a turgid performance, the players went to applaud their fans and were greeted by boos and chants of: 'We're s*** and ...
  Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United: Leonardo Ulloa confines Magpies to ...Mirror.co.uk
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• Major search after boat overturns off north of Scotland - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Major search after boat overturns off north of Scotland
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  A major search operation has been launched after a vessel overturned off the north of Scotland. Eight people are reported to have been on board the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying cement. The upturned hull was found by a passing ferry in ...
  Capsized vessel spotted in the North SeaDaily Mail
  Rescue bid launched after vessel carrying eight people overturns off north of ...Herald Scotland
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• Major search after ship overturns off north of Scotland - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Major search after ship overturns off north of Scotland
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  A major search operation has been launched after a vessel overturned off the north of Scotland. Eight people are reported to have been on board the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying cement. The upturned hull was found by a passing ferry in ...
  Fears for missing crew of stricken cargo ship overturned off north coast of ScotlandThe Independent
  Eight missing after North Sea cargo vessel capsizes in '
  
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• 1200 evacuated from Les Mis theatre - Telegraph.co.uk

  03-01-2015 18:28 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  1200 evacuated from Les Mis theatre
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  Around 1,200 people including the cast of Les Miserables have been evacuated from the Queen's Theatre in central London over fire safety fears during the show. Fire crews were called to the incident on Saturday afternoon and the theatre was evacuated as ...
  Les Misérables audience and cast evacuated from Queen's TheatreThe Guardian
  Les Miserables audience evacuatedIrish Independent
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• Fears For Eight As Vessel Overturns Off Scotland

  03-01-2015 18:27
  
  A major search operation is under way after an upturned vessel with up to eight people on board was spotted in the North Sea.
  
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• UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'in critical condition' - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'in critical condition'
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  A British nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone is now in a critical condition, the London hospital treating her has said. The Royal Free Hospital said it was "sorry to announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has ...
  British nurse battling Ebola in London hospital is in 'critical condition' and now a ...Daily Mail
  British Ebola Nurse Now Critical In Hospit
  
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• 2015's first meteor shower to peak

  03-01-2015 18:26
  
  The first meteor shower of 2015 is set to peak over Britain in the early hours.
  
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• British nurse battling Ebola in London hospital is in 'critical condition' and now a ... - Daily Mail

  03-01-2015 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  British nurse battling Ebola in London hospital is in 'critical condition' and now a ...
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  A Glaswegian nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to the UK from Sierra Leone is in critical condition. Pauline Cafferkey was transferred to the Royal Free London Hospital on Monday to receive treatment for the virus which has so far killed ...
  Ebola in the UK: New suspected case in South Gloucestershire, as Scottish ...Telegraph.co.uk
  Ebola tests on Swindon
  
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• AirAsia QZ8501: Plane crash blamed on weather - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  AirAsia QZ8501: Plane crash blamed on weather
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  Bad weather was the biggest factor in the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501, the Indonesian weather agency believes. The BMKG agency said initial analysis suggested icy conditions in the air had caused the engine to stall. The Airbus A320 vanished with 162 ...
  AirAsia Flight Route Suspended as More Bodies, Wreckage FoundBloomberg
  AirAsia Route Suspension Shifts Focus to Indonesia AgencyBusinessweek
  Indonesia pledges AirAsia probe
  
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• Seven-year-old girl survives Kentucky plane crash: police - Reuters

  03-01-2015 18:15 via reuters.com
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  (Reuters) - A 7-year-old girl survived when a small plane in which she was flying with her family crashed in the Kentucky woods, taking the lives of her mother and father, an older sister and a teenage cousin, police said on Saturday. The crash Friday night ...
  Kentucky plane crash kills 4, but small girl survivesCBC.ca
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• Prince Andrew urged to 'fight back' over sex claims case - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Prince Andrew urged to 'fight back' over sex claims case
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  A prominent American lawyer has denied claims that he and Prince Andrew had sex with underage girls. Alan Dershowitz, who has been named in court papers along with Prince Andrew, insisted the woman who made the claims "should not be believed".
  Prince Andrew: 'Underage sex' allegations are categorically untrue, says ...The Independent
  Prince Andrew 'lobbied the US government to go easy on Jef
  
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• Ministry of Justice say Ched Evans CANNOT go and play abroad - Daily Mail

  03-01-2015 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Ministry of Justice say Ched Evans CANNOT go and play abroad
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  Convicted rapist Ched Evans will not be able to resume his football career overseas, following a Ministry of Justice intervention. Maltese Premier League club Hibernians announced yesterday they had offered the 26-year-old former Sheffield United and ...
  Ministry of Justice steps in to prevent Ched Evans from playing abroadThe Guardian
  Convicted rapist Ched Evans 'barred' from new football career ove
  
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• Derby vs Southport match report: Late heartbreak for non-league visitors as ... - The Independent

  03-01-2015 18:14 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Derby vs Southport match report: Late heartbreak for non-league visitors as ...
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  Non-league Southport suffered FA Cup heartbreak when a penalty deep in stoppage time gave Championship promotion contenders Derby a 1-0 victory in the third round tie at the iPro Stadium. The Vanarama Conference strugglers looked to have earned a ...
  Derby County 1-0 Southport: Chris Martin nets last-gasp penalty in Rams victoryDaily Mail
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• Australians battle worst bushfire for 30 years

  03-01-2015 18:13
  
  South Australia’s worst bushfire for thirty years continued today, as reports claimed 13 volunteer firefighters had been injured battling the flames.
  
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• Blyth Spartans vs Birmingham City match report: Robert Dale's double not enough to see valiant Spartans through

  03-01-2015 18:09
  Robert Dale's first-half double had Blyth Spartans dreaming of another FA Cup upset before Championship side Birmingham battled back to snatch victory in a third-round classic at tiny Croft Park.
  
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• Mourners remember Glasgow bin lorry crash victims - BBC News

  03-01-2015 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Mourners remember Glasgow bin lorry crash victims
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  The funeral service has taken place for three members of the same family killed in the Glasgow bin lorry crash. More than 1,000 mourners gathered at St Patrick's RC Church in Dumbarton to remember Jack Sweeney, his wife Lorraine and their 18-year-old ...
  Glasgow bin lorry crash: Recap updates after funeral takes place of three ...Mirror.co.uk
  Funeral service held for three family members killed in Glasgow lorry crashTh
  
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• Leicester City 1 Newcastle United 0, match report: Leonardo Ulloa winner sends ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  03-01-2015 18:08 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Leicester City 1 Newcastle United 0, match report: Leonardo Ulloa winner sends ...
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  It is hard to know who was the more satisfied manager at the King Power stadium. Leicester City's Nigel Pearson for conjuring a rare win. Or stand-in Newcastle boss John Carver for decluttering his club's schedule by falling at the first knockout fence.
  Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United: Leonardo Ulloa nets only goal of the game ...Daily Mail
  Leonardo Ulloa hands Leiceste
  
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