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Thieves target singer's 'memorial'

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Thieves have stolen Joy Division singer Ian Curtis's memorial kerbstone, police said.

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New housemates to join Big Brother

Four housemates will face the first Big Brother eviction vote

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Three new female housemates are set to join Big Brother - a model who appeared in a Lynx advert, a "sexy executive PA", and a theatre director.

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Damp start for O2 Wireless Festival

Lily Allen performs at O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Rain failed to dampen the spirits of music fans at the start of the four-day O2 Wireless Festival.

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Pop princess Kylie collects her OBE

Kylie Minogue receives her OBE from the Prince of Wales

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Kylie Minogue spoke of her joy at being back to full fitness after beating breast cancer as she received an OBE.

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Geldof backs Davis liberty campaign

Bob Geldof is supporting David Davis in his election campaign

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Bob Geldof is to endorse former Tory frontbencher David Davis' protest against the Government's erosion of civil liberties, it was revealed.

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Jordan handed parenting slur payout

Katie Price and Peter Andre arriving at London High Court

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre accepted substantial damages and a public apology over a claim that they were shocking and uncaring parents.

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Glastonbury boost for Jay-Z's album

Jay-Z performs on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Jay-Z caused such a stir at this year's Glastonbury Festival that sales of his album by a music chain have enjoyed a near five-fold increase.

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Creature comforts team help charity

Tim the tortoise, from Aardman Animations, from Creature Discomforts

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

A charity is challenging negative assumptions about disability using a new set of animated characters created by the Wallace and Gromit team.

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NHS dentist handed £1m record deal

Andrew Bain has landed a record deal with SonyBMG

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

An NHS dentist has vowed to keep fixing teeth for the next three months despite landing a £1 million record deal.

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Sex Pistols are 'Britain's finest'

John Lydon claimed the Sex Pistols were Britain's best band

12:03am Friday 4th July 2008

Sex Pistols singer John Lydon has claimed his band is the best in Britain.

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£275-a-head cost of crime

'Money-saving' transport scheme to cost £81m, watchdog warns

Updated 3:55am Friday 4th July 2008

The cost of tackling recorded crime is £15 billion a year or £275 per person, according to a new report.


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It is an absolute disgrace to the town planners who, I believe, are supposed to have qualifications in street and urban management.  − GODFREY PHILPOTTS, Stourport

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Pedal power: Charity cyclist Thomas Briggs.
Shuttle inspires young cyclist

A CYCLE-mad 10-year-old from Abberley was in top gear when he pedalled a massive 205 miles for charity – more than doubling his own target.

Relief at fine appeal victory

AN elderly Stourport man has won an appeal against a parking fine and will be seeking compensation from Wyre Forest District Council for the stress he says it caused him.

Helping others: Rev Mary Austin, left and Mary Bunyasi, who is promoting her charity work in Kidderminster.
Raising awareness of 'rescuer' project

A SELFLESS Kenyan woman who has dedicated her life to supporting people affected by HIV and AIDS is in Kidderminster promoting her work.

Charlize talks to shuttleXtra

CHARLIZE Theron stars in Hancock, released in cinemas around the country this week. The stunning actress tells shuttleXtra what drew her to the film about an unconventional superhero, and what it was like working with co-star Will Smith.

Swarming bees filled lounge: Debbie Thomson, her dog, Bolan, and son Billy, 12, at home in Kidderminster with their sealed fireplace.
Stung by response to bees nest

WYRE Forest District Council has come in for stinging criticism from a Kidderminster woman left “gobsmacked” by its refusal to act when bees made her family’s life hell.

COMPETITION: Win tickets to holiday home show

FOR those who dream of releasing equity in their home or owning that perfect holiday getaway, the National Park Home and Leisure Lodge Show, which runs at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from July 16 to 20, is the place to be this summer.

Not worried: Kidderminster Harriers manager Mark Yates about their testing start to the Blue Square Premier.
Yates not Lewes-ing sleep over tough start

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Mark Yates is confident his side will come through a tough start to the 2008-2009 season in the Blue Square Premier.


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