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Police negotiate with man threatening to jump from tower block
OFFICERS have spent the past hour trying to talk a man down from the window of a ninth floor flat in Southampton . Police were called to Shirley Towers just after 4pm after receiving reports that a man was hanging out of the window and threatening
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Briggs shines for England
Hampshire’s Danny Briggs played a starring role as England completed their t20 World Cup preparations with a low-scoring warm-up win against Pakistan in Colombo this morning. Briggs, opening the bowling, claimed a superb 3-15 off his four over
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Van Persie to return to starting line-up
Striker Robin van Persie will return to the Manchester United starting line-up as they open their Champions League campaign against Galatasaray at Old Trafford. The Dutchman was limited to a subsitutes' role in the weekend win over Wigan as Sir
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Naughton says he's the main to fill the void against Lazio
Kyle Naughton has declared himself the man to fill the void left by Benoit Assou-Ekotto ahead of Tottenham's Europa League opener against Lazio. Spurs were today still waiting to discover how long left-back Assou-Ekotto would face on the sidelines
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It Takes Two
I listened to a radio programme about Stan Laurel the other day. He was doing OK as a young British comedian when Fred Karno discovered him and took him on a boat to America along with some other British talent, including Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin
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Tributes to powerboat racer killed in accident
TRIBUTES have been paid to a powerboat racer who died after his craft flipped over at high speed during a race. Mike Lovell, from Southampton , suffered multiple injuries in the incident off Weymouth, Dorset, on Sunday. He was airlifted to
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Commuters see man plunge to his death in front of their train
Southampton commuters watched in horror as a man plunged in front of a train during rush hour. As reported yesterday , the man was struck by the train as it passed through St Denys railway station, travelling at 70mph, just before 8.30am. Paramedics
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Our Fight Against CF
They had no idea that they both carried a defective gene, until their newborn son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Hampshire couple James and Grace Angove speak to SARAH JONES. WHEN they were told their baby had cystic fibrosis (CF), James and
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Birth of a New Photography Phenomenon
It is a Stateside phenomenon that has captivated new mums across the Atlantic – and now birth photography has arrived on our shores. SARAH JONES speaks to a photographer who is offering the intimate service in Hampshire REBECCA May Warwick is
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Pietersen disappointed by Test snub
Kevin Pietersen has revealed his "disappointment" at being left out of the England Test squad to tour India. The former Hampshire batsman was omitted from a 16-man touring party this morning, the latest indication from the England and Wales Cricket
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£8.8m ship for Huelin Renouf
Southampton to Channel Islands freight shipping company, Huelin Renouf, is taking delivery of an £8.8m, state-of-theart new vessel. Called Huelin Dispatch, pictured, the fourth vessel in the 76-year history of the Jersey-based company to carry
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Traffic issues can be solved
Millbrook Tory candidate Steve Galton wrote last week about how he wants less money to be spent in Millbrook and Regents Park. As a councillor for Millbrook ward I encounter many issues and problems which are raised by my constituents. One of the
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Examine the small print over Assange
RULE 1 with the Liberals is: always examine the small print. Cllr Andrew Beesley (Daily Echo, Septempter 6) is a case in point. Mr Beesley criticises the Foreign Secretary for the way Britain is dealing with Ecuador over the Julian Assange affair
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There’s no reason not to turn up for health appointments
RECENTLY printed was an article on patients not turning up for their appointments at Southampton General Hospital. Then, a few days afterwards, Dr Daniel Tongue of Victor Street Surgery in Shirley was asking why his patients do not turn up at the
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‘Show some backbone’
WHY on earth doesn’t the Government or its energy regulator show some backbone and insist the energy companies cannot/will not be allowed to raise their prices/charges by a greater percentage, above those which prevail in their home country.
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MPs’ expenses differ so much
MPs’ expenses for 2011 were published (Daily Echo, September 7). With the Conservative member of Parliament for New Forest West claiming £2,713 for accommodation, £2,202 for travel, £81,844 for an office and £133 on miscellaneous. Total £86,864
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200 council jobs face axe
MORE than 200 staff at Southampton City Council are set to lose their jobs, it has been revealed. The Labour -run council plans to sacrifice temporary workers to find positions for permanent employees facing the axe. It is part of a pledge
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French court grants injunction over topless images of Kate Middleton
A French court has banned the country's Closer magazine from any further publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge and ordered it to hand over all the pictures. The photographs, taken while Kate and William stayed at a private
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Suffragettes in the city were determined to get the vote.
IT sounds bizarre but 100 years ago no Southampton post box, nor the mail inside it, was safe from the activities of a gang of determined arsonists. The battle cry “Votes for Women” was heard all over the land but just this slogan alone was proving
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Fawley Power Station to close
FAWLEY Power Station is to close next year after more than 40 years of service, it has been announced this morning. The giant site, next to Fawley Oil Refinery, will stop generating on March 31 having provided electricity for millions of homes
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Saints' star Lambert at boat show
SAINTS stars Rickie Lambert, pictured, and Jos Hooieveld will be celebrating their partnership with Sunseeker International at the PSP Southampton Boat Show today. They will be sipping champagne from 3pm to mark the collaboration between Southampton
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Carberry misses out on England squad
Michael Carberry has been overlooked by England for their tour of India. After another successful season at the Ageas Bowl hopes were high that Carberry might force his way into the tour party following the retirement of Andrew Strauss. However
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Top of the Pops brought back to life at Mayflower
TV AND radio presenters Sam & Mark will host Top of the Pops LIVE, the theatre show which recaptures the spirit of the iconic TV show, when it visits The Mayflower next year. It promises a cast of singers, dancers, music and a live band,
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No inquest into teenager’s sudden death
A TEENAGER who collapsed suddenly at a Hampshire school last week died of natural causes. Phyllis Kwan, 17, a boarder at St Swithun’s School, Winchester , was rushed to Royal Hampshire County Hospital last Thursday afternoon but died shortly
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Court appearance for murder accused
A man accused of the murder of Southampton great grandmother Delia Hughes has appeared in court for the first time. Jamie Boult, 24, appeared before district judge Lorraine Morgan at Southampton Magistrates Court this morning to face the charge
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Campaigners’ bid to stop development
FURIOUS residents are launching a campaign tonight against two 16- storey tower blocks planned for the heart of the city. They are angry that two high-rise tower blocks housing 1,500 students could be built in their community. Now the Charlotte
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Exclusive interview with new boy Yoshida
HE may have had a baptism of fire in his earlier-than-expected debut at Arsenal on Saturday, but any Saints fans who caught a Japan match at the London Olympics will have reason to believe that in signing Maya Yoshida the club have completed an astute
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Festival in the Square
A HOST of top south coast bands have joined the line up of a free festival celebrating Southampton ’s vibrant music scene. Leading the line-up will be Artful, Southampton songwriter and producer Mark Hill, co-founder of music act Artful Dodger
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Romsey reap reward from summer of hard work
A summer of hard training has already paid off for Romsey , who gave one of Hampshire 1’s promotion contenders a shock at the weekend. Romsey have struggled to keep a tag on the leading sides in recent seasons but defeated Fordingbridge – last
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Southampton pro in battle to keep European Tour status
Richard Bland is hoping to receive an invite to next month’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship , as he looks to bounce back from the disappointment of the Italian Open. The Stoneham player had held the lead at the halfway stage of the European
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Romsey Town boss in the same boat as Nigel Adkins
Romsey Town manager Danny Barker has a lot in common with his Saints counterpart Nigel Adkins . Just like Adkins, the fixture list handed him a nightmare start to the season against nearly all the title ‘big guns.’ And, just like Saints, Romsey
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Doorman injured outside pub
A BOUNCER at a Southampton pub suffered a shoulder injury after a fight broke out on Saturday night. Police were called to the Mitre Pub, in Portswood , at around 9pm after a group of between five and ten revellers were involved in a brawl.
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Jail sentence
A MAN has been jailed for two months for breaking an antisocial behaviour order in Winnall. Alan Crawford, 37, of no fixed abode, was arrested by police in Garbett Road for having an opened container of alcohol. He admitted the charge. Later that
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Van driver hit my car twice, motorist tells police
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a van allegedly crashed into a car twice. A 48-year-old Dibden man has told police that he was driving to work in his silver-coloured Vauxhall Corsa when a white Mercedes-Benz Sprint van repeatedly swerved
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GCSEs scrapped for more 'rigorous' test
HAMPSHIRE’S teenagers will sit GCSE English, maths and science exams for the last time in 2016. A new qualification, the English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBacc), will take its place, the Government announced yesterday. It comes after the
