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LONDON RESIDENTS wait to be allowed through a police cordon to help council workers with the clear upafter the rioting that took place the previous night outside Clapham Junction railway station in Battersea,London, August 9. Britons swept up, patched up and feared further violence on following nights, demandingpolice do more to protect them after three nights of rioting left trails of looted stores, wrecked cars andburned buildings across London and several other cities.
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Tony Blair: RiotsNot Symptom Of UK Moral Decline
By Jill Lawless
FORMER Prime Minister TonyBlair last month rejected the Brit-ish government’s claim that lastmonth’s riots werecaused by the coun-try’s moral decline, andsaid talk of “brokenBritain” would unfair-ly tarnish the nation’sreputation.
Prime Minister David Cameron hasblamed Britain’s “slow-motion moralcollapse” for the riots which ragedfor four nights in London and otherEnglish cities.
Differing Beliefs OnCause Of Riots
THE VIOLENT scenes many of uswatched from across the Atlantic werefelt deeply by many Brits around theworld. One reader called the
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ces to tell us how “ashamed”she was to be British and ponderedwhat had happened to her homeland.Another caller felt clearly the dividebetween the rich and the poor hasreached ‘breaking point’. Whateverthe reasons for the rioting, the solutioncertainly leaves a much more dif 
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Young Rioters clogged Britain’s court-houses last month, each one paintinga bleak picture of a lost generation: a15-year-old Ukrainian whose mother died,a 17-year-old who followed his cousin intothe mayhem, an 11-year-old gangster ar-rested for stealing a garbage can.Britain is bitterly divided on the reasonsbehind the riots – some blame the unreston opportunistic criminality, others saycon
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icting economic policies and pun-ishing government spending cuts havedeepened inequalities in the country’s mostdeprived areas.
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nd any one plausible answer, but awidespread sense of alienation emergesfrom their tales.“Nobody is doing nothing for us – notthe politicians, not the cops, no one,” a19-year-old who lives near Tottenham, theblighted London neighborhood where theriots started. He only gave his nickname“Freddy,” because he took part in the loot-ing and was scared of facing prosecution;he was not among the youths in court.Britain also has one of the highest vio-lent crime rates in the EU and alarminglyhigh youth unemployment – roughly 18percent of youths between 16 and 24 are jobless and nearly half of all young blackyouths are out of work.As the government battles colossal gov-ernment debt with harsh welfare cuts thatpromise to make the futures of these youthseven bleaker, some experts say it’s blink-ered to believe the riots have only been a
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 New Letters Bring Scandal
Closer To Rupert Murdoch
RUPERT MURDOCH is back on the hotseat of the phone hacking scandal afternew documents appeared to contradictthe testimony of his son and his formerright-hand man.As Murdoch ex-ecutives who losttheir jobs in thewake of the
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ngers, those whohave watched theMurdoch businesssay that his son James and con
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dant LesHinton have questions to answer.“This is pretty devastating,” Murdochbiographer Michael Wolff said of therecently released documents, claimingthat they showed that the “people whoRupert speaks to every day ... are peoplewho were deeply engaged in the coverup of what was going on at the
 News of the World.”
Among those implicated in the latestrelease is former News International LtdExecutive Chairman Les Hinton, a mancheck the monitoring equipment also failedto carry out the proper test.Management became suspicious lastmonth, but when they returned to the ad-dress a third time Lowcock had alreadybeen arrested and was back in custody ac-cused of driving while banned and withoutinsurance.A G4S spokeswoman said: “G4S tags70,000 subjects a year on behalf of the (UKGovernment’s) Ministry of Justice.“Given the critical nature of this servicewe have very strict procedures in placewhich all of our staff must follow.“In this individual’s case two employeesfailed to adhere to the correct procedureswhen installing the tag. Had they done so,they would have identi
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ed his prostheticleg.“Failure to follow procedure is a seriousdisciplinary offence, and the two employ-ees responsible for the installation of thetag have now been dismissed.”
Security Workers Put ElectronicTag On Criminal’s False Leg
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 Rochdale Observer 
reported.Lowcock could then simply remove hisleg – and the tag – whenever he wantedto breach his court-imposed curfew fordriving and drug offences, as well as pos-session of an offensive weapon.A second G4S officer who went to
Tracey Emin Neon LightsUp 10 Downing Street
By Jill Lawless
A NEW message is greeting visitors tothe home of Britain’s prime minister:“More Passion.”The words, rendered in dazzlingneon, are a work by artist Tracey Eminthat that is now hanging in 10 Down-ing St.Prime Minister David Cameron’sof 
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ce said last month that the work wasinstalled last month in a busy hallway,above the door to Downing St’s Ter-racotta Room.It stands in contrast to the oil paintingsand portraits of former prime ministerselsewhere in the 300-year-old house,which serves as the British leader’s of-
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ce and London home.Emin said earlier this year that shewanted to hang a piece in Downing St togive the building “a bit of an edge.” Shewas invited to install the neon sign by
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 Daily Mail 
PublisherLaunches ReviewAfter Scandal
THE PUBLISHER of the
 Daily Mail 
newspaper says it is reviewing its edito-rial procedures following Britain’s tab-loid phone hacking scandal.Associated Newspapers Ltd says thatLiz Hartley, the company’s head of editorial legal services, would be amongthose working on the review.The terse statement released lastmonth revealed few other details andHartley did not immediately returnemails seeking further comment.Britain’s media has been badlyshaken by allegations of systematiclawbreaking at Rupert Murdoch’sN
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 WPC Fletcher ShootingConspirator Found Dead
THE MAN understood to have orderedthe shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcherhas been found dead in Tripoli, accordingto reports.According to rebel sources, the bodyof Abdelgader Mohammed Baghdadi wasdiscovered in Tajoura, a suburb in easternTripoli, positive identi
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cial Matouk Moham-med Matouk, who later became ministerfor education, is currently believed to bein Tripoli.A spokeswoman for Prime MinisterCameron saysBritain hopes tosend police of-ficers to Libyato continue in-quiries aimed atfinding Fletch-er’s killer.WPC Fletcherwas shot whilepolicing a protestoutside the Libyan embassy in 1984 and junior diplomat Abdulmagid Salah Amerihad been named as the prime suspect.However, Cameron’s of 
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ce acknowl-edged that its immediate priorities wereaiding Libya’s new administration toprovide security and handle shortages of water and power.The spokeswoman says discussions willtake place when appropriate.
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 Financial Worries Drive
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nancial condi-tion in post-retirement life, many peoplein Britain are compelled not to discon-tinue work even when they are well intotheir mid-60s, a study has found.Fears of poverty in old age meanalmost four out of 
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ve of Britain’s over-60s plan to keep on working beyond theage of 65, the Daily Express reported.A quarter have already made inqui-ries from employers about staying onand another 26 percent are planningto do so.The survey for pension company
 MetLife, UK,
has found that 79 percenteither want or need to keep earning,with 56 percent saying they enjoyworking.But only 28 percent of those want tostay on in their present job full-time,another 40 percent would like to easeoff a bit by working part-time and theremaining 11 percent plan to move to
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Greyfriars Bobby People Have Been ‘Pulling Our Leg-ends’ 
BOOKS, films and countless articles over theyears have recorded the undying devotion that a skye terrier had shown for its deadmaster, spending 14 years vigil on the graveof his former owner, a local policeman namedJohn Gray.However, the legend of the GreyfriarsBobby is just one gigantic hoax reckons Dr JanBondeson, who after five years research be-lieves that two unscrupulous men originated the story to bring in tourists and curiosityseekers for financial gain. The story of thelamenting dog, which stayed close to his deadmaster from 1858 to 1872, at an Edinburghcemetery, so caught the public’s attention that the council erected a statue of the terrier in 1873, that can still be seen today.
Greyfriars Bobby; The most faithful dog inthe World,
written by historian Dr Jan Bond-eson, reveals a deception and con-trick thateffectively brought business to a restaurantowned by John Traill and cemetery caretaker James Brown. Traill and Brown repeated thestory to anyone who would listen, and soon the whole City of Edinburgh became aware of the mythical, faithful dog on the policeman’sgrave. The story went nationwide, and beforelong visitors were arriving in droves to see thesmall canine. Donations were handed over to the curator of the cemetery, James Brown, to keep the dog well fed, and most peopledined at John Traill’s eating establishment. Itwas a tremendous deal for the pair of them,beside other shopkeepers in the area whoenjoyed the upsurge in business. Appar-ently, the dead policeman John Gray, never had a dog, and the reason the dog, (and itsreplacements from time to time) stayed close to the graveyard, was that was where JohnBrown, fed them.Dr Bondeson a senior lecturer at CardiffUniversity admitted, “The more I researchedit, the more I smelt a rat.”
Welsh Holidaymakers ‘Foot’ The Bill For Standing On Stinging Fish
HOLIDAYMAKERS enjoying the Welshbeaches along Pembrokeshire and Cre-digion, have been warned about paddlingbarefooted in the sand after reports of weever fish stinging in the shallows. Limping vaca- tioners from Tenby, Newgale, Llangrannogand New Quay have approached first aidstations and coastguard centres looking for assistance. The RNLI has recommended that bathers and paddlers wear some kindof footwear that will protect them from thefish’s poisonous spines.The Weever is a bonefish species thatgrows to around 15 inches and buries itselfin the sand, making it almost impossible tosee. The tips of its dorsal fins and gills arepoisonous and in Mediterranean countriesit is known as the viper fish. It was thefish used in the original French recipe for bouillabaisse.It feels like a scratch when first stung, butwithin minutes the area becomes inflamedand the pain will last some two hours and isregarded a lot more excruciating than a waspsting. It can take a whole week to recover.
The South Wales Evening Post,
in anarticle some years ago, wrote that some40 weever fish incidents a year occur in the Swansea area, and most local peoplesoaked their feet and took a pain-killer rather  than seek medical help. The only recordeddeath from a weever was in 1927, when aDungeness fisherman was stung numerous times.
‘Hell’s Bells’ – MorrismenTold To Take Their ClogsTo Another Pub
PUBS owned by the Samuel Smith Breweryhave strict no music policies in their estab-lishments, though a troop of Morris Dancersfound it hard to believe that the little bellsattached to their feet infringed such regula- tions. After performing in the nearby marketsquare at Durham, Slubbing Billy’s MorrisDancers dropped into the Swan and ThreeCygnets, for a thirst quenching pint and werestunned when a barmaid roared “No bells,”and ordered them to leave the premises.“We were told in the strongest possible terms to leave,” said a flabbergasted DuggsCarre. “To ban us simply because some ofus were wearing bells on our clogs is simply too absurd to be true.”The manager did not want to commenton the incident. The Morrismen said theyhad imbibed at Sam Smiths pubs before,and there had never been a problem with thebells. The afternoon ended on a cheerful notehowever, when the troupe moved around thecorner to the Half-Moon tavern, who weremore than happy to supply refreshments–bells and all.
Couple To Be Extradited From Scotland To US – Selling Illegal Chemicals
A SCOTTISH couple who claim they rana legitimate chemical business over theinternet were arrested some four years agofor supplying red phosphorous and iodine tomethamphetamine dealers in the US. Brianand Kerry Ann Howes of Bo’ness, near Falkirk, have not been arraigned in a Britishcourt, but an extradition application from theUnited States to the Scottish Governmentwas finally approved last month, when a three member appeals court sanctioned theextradition. Red phosphorous and iodine arelegal in Britain, but are vigorously regulated in the US. The appeals court was told that thecouple deliberately mislabeled the drugs inan attempt to thwart American customs.The case falls under the 2003 ExtraditionAct, that allows people to be extradited to the US, without the occurrence of an actualBritish trial that would or would not decideevidence of any criminal wrong doing. TheHowes had been apparently warned previ-ously, and police had raided their work-lab.Lawyers for the Howes, think it’s outra-geous that the couple can be extraditedwithout any kind of criminal conviction froma British court, and intend to put the casebefore the European Convention on HumanRights.
Christmas Is Coming And TheGoose ‘Could’ Be Getting Fat 
NATURAL England wants the government tochange the status of the Canadian Goose,and allow farmers to commercially raise these large numbers of pests that are respon-sible for the disgusting layers of goose poop, that soil and pollute Britain’s park and poolareas. At the moment they are not a protectedspecies. If you wanted to take one home andput it in the oven you can, but they cannotbe sold. Restaurants can be fined £5,000 for putting Canada Geese on the menu.King Charles I introduced the goose toEngland at his waterfowl lake in St JamesPark. It is now thought the population isaround 100,000, and they have literally takenover Britain’s suburban lakes and pools.Many local authorities have taken to culling the birds as they foul up parks and recre-ational areas. They do not migrate like theCanadian Goose in north America, but stayall the year round. Natural England hopes the law will be changed before Christmas,and allow a new gourmet, but gamey meat to be available for Christmas dinner. ChefPrue Leith, suggests the legs should be slowcooked, and the breast meat grilled and servewith teryaki sauce.
 Mom Of 14 To Be Supported  By Grandpa And Grandmum, 29 And 30
A FOURTEEN year old girl from Bridgend,Wales, who recently gave birth to a babygirl Gracie, has probably made her Mom andDad the youngest grandparents in Britain.Grandfather Shem Davies is just 29-years-old and is estranged from the grandmother Kelly John who is 30. Granddad Daviessays he was not happy at first on hearing of the pregnancy but feels, “Now it’s all aboutbeing positive.”New mom Tia, admits she would notencourage Gracie to get pregnant so earlyin life, and says her boyfriend, 15-year-oldJordan Williams, will be involved in the rais-ing of the child. The tot was delivered bycaesarian and weighed just 2lb, before beingmoved to the special care unit. GrandmaKelly John was all smiles, and understands the comparisons as she gave birth to Tia,when she was just 15-years-old.Britain leads Europe in under 18-year-oldpregnancies, and in 2009, 38,259 girls cameunder that category. UK numbers are twiceas high as France and Spain, and five timeshigher than Holland.
 All Eyes On £75,000 Battle At The Ritz Wine Auction
TIGHT SECURITY at the Ritz Hotel in London,was evident at a special wine auction wheresome treasured and old vintages went onsale. A bottle of Chateau d’Yquem set theworld record ever paid for a white wine whensommelier Christian Vanneque, paid £75,000for this 1811 vintage. Usually white winesdon’t last, but this is a dessert variety and thehigh levels of sugar serve as a preservative.Experts contend that the flavour matures year by year in these particular whites. Ms Van-neque plans to open his purchase at Paris’La Tour d’Argent restaurant in 2017, on theoccasion of his fiftieth birthday.The record price for a bottle of red was setat a Christie’s auction in Geneva last year,where a 1947 French Cheval-Blanc wentfor £192,000.
‘Oldest Tree In Europe’ Alive And Well In Scottish Village
VISITORS driving through Glen Lyon inPerthshire, will enjoy the picturesque land-scapes of the Scottish Highlands and admire the whitewashed walls and thatch roofedcottages of the small village of Fortinall.While this tranquil community boasts terrificviews, an old tree in the local churchyard willsometimes receive only a cursory glance.In fact, this particular Yew tree, is not only the oldest living tree in Britain, but reput-edly the oldest living tree in Europe. Expertsconsider it’s at least 2,000 years old whileother arborists think it maybe 9,000 yearsold. A plaque under the tree proclaims it as5,000 years old.There has been a church on the site since the seventh century and this ancient tree is thought to be part of Bronze Age religiousrituals, prior to Christianity. Tradition holds that Pontius Pilate was born at Fortinall, andplayed under the yew as a child. His father was reputedly a Roman ambassador from the Emperor’s court. Unfortunately, the timelines do not match, but the tale adds mysteryand colour to a very old tree.The girth of the trunk once stood at 52 feetin 1769, but as with most yews, as they getolder, the trunks split giving the impressionof many trees at the same location. The ringsin the trunk decide tree age, but because this trunk split some 250 years ago, a legitimateage determination is not possible. Today the tree is a fiesta of green leaves and healthinessand experts think it’ll live for many more cen- turies. Cuttings have been taken from the treeand successfully transplanted at the RoyalBotanical Gardens in Edinburgh. The YewConservation Hedge Project has preserved this primeval DNA, but visitors can still see the real thing at Fortinall.The tallest tree in Britain is a Grand Fir at Ardkinglas, Argyllshire, that’s stand 211feet. The tree with the largest proliferationof branches is an oriental plane tree atCorsham Court, Wiltshire, with a spread of210 square feet.
 New Building Will Leave Nudists Seen To The Naked Eye
THE WHITE House Club in Warlingham, Sur-rey, is very unhappy that the local council hasgiven the go-ahead for a block of flats to bebuilt directly next door. You see, the WhiteHouse Club is a nudist club, and they feel that their privacy will be intruded upon, particu-larly from residents living in the higher floorsof the newly planned building block. The clubopened for business in 1933, and boasts avariety of sporting activities, both indoorsand out, that caters for some 300 memberswith ages ranging from two to 90. Many of those members have made their oppositionknown to the council, but the decision to buildhas been made. The club’s outdoor ameni- ties include tennis, basketball, badminton,bowls and a swimming pool, that will makeits naked participants available to prying eyesfrom the new tower block. Director of theclub David Mason, says members were verydisappointed about the council’s attitude, butfor now, activities will continue as normal-atleast, until the construction begins.
 Archeologists Find Welsh Pirate’s Wreck Near Panama
UNDERWATER archeologists from TexasState University, have discovered thewreckage of Henry Morgan’s flagship,
TheSatisfaction,
off the coast of Panama near theLajas Reef in the Caribbean. The expeditionled by Fritz Hanselmann had already locatedsix 17
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century cannons and suspected theywere close to an extraordinary find. The findincludes many unopened cargo boxes andcoral encrusted chests. Although Morgan,had a reputation for treasure and plunder,Hanselmann believes the relics of that by-gone century will provide the actual treasurefor this expedition.Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a Welshpirate born in Monmouthshire, who plun-dered the Spanish outposts of the CaribbeanSea with impunity around the 1660-70s. Hebrought a collection of like-minded souls together who famously pillaged Porto Bello,Maracaibo, Cartegena and Panama City on the Pacific coast. He was finally arrestedand sent back to England, but was foundnot guilty, and ended his days as governor,Sir Henry Morgan of Jamaica.
The Satisfaction
was one of five ships thathe lost in a storm, during the raid on PanamaCity. All artifacts recovered will remain theproperty of the nation of Panama, and willbe shown in a special exhibition.
 Banana Man Bill Rushes To Hospital – Scorpion In Hand 
PRODUCE assistant Bill Clark, received anasty sting after he thrust his hand into abox of bananas that he was putting on dis-play at the Farmfoods store in Stonehaven,Aberdeenshire. He thought he may havepricked himself on a piece of broken glass,but when checking the bananas he spotteda strange, menacing pair of pincers. The48-year-old Farmfood employee had beenbitten by a scorpion. Bill captured the arach-nid in a glass jar and hurriedly made his way to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary hospital. Hebrought the creature with him, because hesuspected that emergency room staff wouldnot believe him.“If I’d told them, I’d been stung by a scor-pion, they’d think I was daft,” he said.The nurses nicknamed the scorpionShakira, after the Colombian singer whooriginates from the same country as thebananas. The pincer-clawed creature washanded over to the SPCA, who found a homefor it at a nearby reptile rescue centre. After  the swelling went down, and after a coupleof tests, he was released from hospital. He isstill stacking the bananas on a daily basis, butis keeping his eyes open for any unexpectedhitchhikers.
 Dangerous Driver’s ExcuseOf Being ‘Sick As A Parrot’  Doesn’t Work 
A MAN involved in a high-speed policepursuit through the streets of Portsmouth,failed to convince Portsmouth Crown Court that his irrational behaviour was due to therecent death of his pet parrot. John Williams,33, told the court that mourning the demiseof his feathered friend had unreasonably af-fected his logical way of thinking. Williamswas only stopped after his car crashed into afence. Judge Ian Pearson, was unconvinced that a dead parrot could cause such traumahowever, and after perusing Williams’ longlist of traffic violations, jailed him for four months and banned him from driving for  three years.
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NIGHTS OF MADNESS
IT ALL started with one man being shot by the police in Tottenham, north London,last month. He was Mark Duggan, said to be a drug dealer.
This led to protests against “police brutality” and in no time at all riot mobs filled the streets,wrecking cars, smashing windows, and starting fires.The violence spread quickly to areas inmany parts of London and its suburbs, andeventually to Birmingham and Liverpool.Three people were killed when a car ranover them as they tried to stop looters fromstealing goods from stores.Some blamed the Government cuts for increasing poverty and the plight of disadvan- taged youths, but police said that it was notaimed at social or political grievances: justgangs of thugs marauding though the capitalintent on attacking police and plunderingvandalised shops.The violence went on for four nights untilrain finally dampened the ire of the vandalsWhat puzzles me is how an incident inLondon can have repercussions in Birming-ham and Liverpool. How do people suddenlydecide to go on the rampage for reasonswhich apparently have no bearing on their own lives at all?Before the Second World War the Ger-mans used secret agents to infiltrate Britishsociety as “sleepers” to be awakened whenwar started, when they would then cause asmuch damage as they could to the British war effort. I believe that something similar is hap-pening now, with “sleepers” being awakened to cause riots wherever they can.Somebody appears to be organising these people. Could this be another case for Sherlock Holmes?
MAN WITH A PLASTIC HEART
A dying London man has made medicalhistory by being given a plastic heart.Forty-year-old Matthew Green had hisdiseased heart replaced by a device poweredby a 13.5lb portable driver in a back-pack,which pumps blood into his body.Green, a father of one, was dying from“end-stage” failure of both chambers of hisheart until the six-hour operation to put in theartificial heart took place at Papworh Hospitalin Cambridge.The implant will keep him alive until asuitable heart donor is found. His surgeonssay that without the device he may not havesurvived the wait.Green said: “Two years ago I was cyclingnine miles to work and nine miles back everyday, but by the time I was admitted to hospitalI was struggling to walk even a few yards.”The consultant who led the operating teamsaid that the device could last for as long as three years, adding: “Mr Green could soonbe back on his bike.”
THIS TRAIN WENT TO WESTMINSTER
It was the 10:45 to Westminster Abbey –and it was at the back of the wedding dressworn by Kate Middleton when she marriedPrince William on April 29. The train wasmore than nine foot long – but carried nopassengers.Last month I went to Buckingham Palace to see the royal wedding dress on display aspart of the summer opening (until October 3). It was by far the most elegant that I haveever seen – and Kate (now the Duchess ofCambridge) wore it so well.Designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, it was made from ivory and whitesatin-gazar (stiffened organza). The shapeof the skirt, with arches and pleats, is like anopening flower, and the ivory satin bodice– narrowed at the waist and padded at thehips – is a relic of Victorian times.The back of the dress is finished with 58gazar- and organza-covered buttons fastenedby Rouleau loops. The underskirt is made ofsilk tulle trimmed with Cluny lace.Also on display were the duchess’swedding shoes, hand-made by Alexander McQueen’s team, in ivory duchesse satin andlace, and embroidered by the Royal School ofNeedlework The bride’s veil, made of layersof soft ivory silk-tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers, was held in place by the Cartier “Halo” tiara, loaned to the Duchessby the Queen.The diamond earrings worn by the Duch-ess on her wedding day were a gift fromher parents.The eight-tiered wedding cake is shownin the State Dining Room. The top two tierswere kept by the royal couple (as is the tradi- tion) and the third tier was sliced and served to guests. The remaining tiers are still ondisplay (although I doubt whether they willstill be edible now).The exhibition is completed by threelarge-scale reproductions of the weddingphotographs taken by photographer HugoBurnand. An exhibition of Royal Faberge isalso on display.Tickets are £17.50 for adults and £10for children, and can be reused all summer if bought from the Royal Collection on lineor at the gate.
GOODNIGHT TO ‘ANGEL AMY’
That was the farewell message to thelate Amy Winehouse by her father Mitch ina eulogy at a private service to celebrate the troubled singer’s life.Amy Winehouse was found dead in her Camden flat last month. She was 27.In spite of her chequered career, shewas regarded as a talented singer who, ac-cording to one fan, “sang about things thataffected young people, like drink and drugsand heartbreak”.Crowds gathered outside Edgwareburycemetery to pay their respects as Rabbi Frank Helner led the congregation in prayers. Later he said: “Amy belonged not just to us, but to the world.”Amy was cremated at Golders GreenCrematorium. The results of a post-mortemexamination were inconclusive.
PM WAGES WAR ON GANGS
Prime Minister David Cameron hasdeclared an “all out war” on gangs andpromised to fix Britain’s broken society byhelping 120,000 problem families.In the biggest test of his premiership sofar, he pledged to stamp out the “criminaldisease” of gangs who terrorise neighbour-hoods.Mr Cameron also unveiled tough newmeasures to tackle “social problems thathave been festering for decades which haveexploded in our face.”The measures following the worst riotsin living memory included: plans to makeall 16-year-olds carry out National CitizenService – a form of volunteer work; tougher conditions for claiming benefits for the job-less; ending the “chilling effect” of the humanrights culture in Britain and health and safetyrules that damage society; a new “family test”for government policies to build stronger families; and speeding up schools reforms to boost standards and discipline.The Prime Minister concluded: “We are allin this together, and we will mend our brokensociety together.”
DRIVERS FURY AT CYLE RACE
Transport for London has admitted that there were “lessons to be learned” after anOlympic test event led to traffic problemsacross London.Motorists complained of transport chaoscaused by the London-Surrey Cycle Classic,which follows the same route as the 2012road race. The disruption offered a glimpseof the challengers which TfL and Gamesorganisers face during the Olympics.Next year there will be extra pressure on the roads as 60 miles of lanes are reservedfor Olympic vehicles as part of a 100-milenetwork of restrictions prioritising athletes,media and VIPs.Other Olympic road events such as tri-athlon, the marathon and race-walking areexpected to add to the strain.Last month about 1,400 roads in Londonand Surrey were shut for most of the daywith closures from 4am to 4pm. Motoristscomplained that journeys of just a few miles took up to two hours and that roads werestill closed long after cyclists had passed through.Debbie Jevans, London 2012 director of sport, said: “I want to thank London andSurrey residents for changing their normalSunday to accommodate this race and to the tens of thousands who lined the route tosupport the athletes.”
 WHAT IS GOING ON?
Are we really getting near to the end of the world? We’ve had tsunamis, volcaniceruptions, storms, all types of freak weather – and now, riots on the streets. Crime is atan all-time high; looting and violence seem tobe the order of the day, more companies aregoing bust, London transport is in chaos.Even the weather is changeable – as if itcan’t make up its mind whether to be winter one day or summer the next. There arescandals in the police force, in newspapers(telephone hacking) MPs fiddling their ex-penses, and almost every day there is newsof another murder, another divorce or familysplit – wherever you look, there’s trouble.What a wonderful world we’re living in!Welcome to Britain.
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Calcutta Telegraph
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Opportunity Knocks InUK For Hollywood ActorChris, In USA 
IRISH BORN Hollywood actor Chris Sullivan,last month left the glitz and glamour of the filmcapital with his wife, to return to the UK.“There’s more opportunity now in Britain,for my profession, than getting work in Hol-lywood,” said Chris, who lived in Harrow-on- the Hill, before leaving for the US more than15 years ago.The award-winning actor who is also awriter and director, will be presenting hisnew play
The 2 Sides of Eddie Ramone
,at the Lord Stanley Pub in Camden, for apreview, before its opening at the EdinburghFringe Festival.Before going to drama school, Chris sayshe had the ‘best job of his life’ as a motor-cyclist delivering telegrams for the postalservice. He also worked in a fairground inScotland collecting the fares on the dodgemcars. The job gave him practice for landing hisfirst TV role for the BBC, in
The Newcomers,
portraying Charlie, a fairground worker, andbrought him roles in various other BBC TVseries, including
The Scroll,
which he wroteand directed.Chris premiered his popular one-manshow “A Bit of Irish,” at the Santa MonicaPlayhouse which ran for 10 years, and wasalso presented at the Edinburgh Festival, andat the Jermyn Theatre in London’s West End. A tour of provincial theatres in the UK followed.Constantly travelling between the US andUK this time says Chris, “I intend to stay in the UK for good.”* * *POPULAR Welsh born actor Luke Evans, 32,will costar as the archer ‘Bard the Bowman,’in the JRR Tolkien novel
The Hobbit,
in whichhe slays the dragon Smaug.He will also be seen costarring in
The Three Musketeers,
and later this year he will portrayZeus in Relativity’s
 Immortals.
Busy Luke has also begun filming in anindependent movie
 No One Lives,
and nextyear, will costar opposite John Cusack in
The Raven.
* * *CARDIFF’S Millennium Stadium will be thesite for a major four-hour Michael Jacksoncommemorative concert on October 8. Itwill feature Jackson’s mother Katherine, andsiblings La Toya, Tito, Jackie and Marlon,and will be broadcast live in theatres andvia pay-per-view in various international territories. All proceeds from the show willbenefit a variety of charities, including AIDSProject Los Angeles. Other performers willbe announced later.A planned tribute in 2009, by Jackson’sbrother Jermaine, was cancelled due toorganizational problems.
Children’s Park Has Deadly Flowers Nearby
LAKE DISTRICT council workers un-knowingly planted one of the world’s dead-liest plants near a kids park last month.Up to half a dozen Monkshood plants,so lethal they are used on the tips of poisonarrows by hunters in the Amazon, wereplanted at Abbot Hall Park in Kendal.It’s so toxic that just touching it withoutgloves causes an unpleasant tingling as faras the shoulders, and it can be deadly to bothhumans and animals if eaten.Botanist Thomas Gudgeon said: “Na-tives of the Amazon jungle dip their ar-rows in the plant to kill monkeys in thetrees. Before the monkey hits the groundit’s dead – it is one of the world’s mostdeadly plants.”Richard Knight, director of WestmorlandVeterinary Group, said contact with theplant could be “very painful”.“It is dangerous to people,” he said. “Iam very surprised that something so notablypoisonous has been planted in a public area.I wouldn’t have it anywhere near wherechildren play, a kid could kick a ball or fallinto them.”Signs of poisoning include heart compli-cations, muscular weakness, nausea, vom-iting, diarrhoea, skin rashes and extremestomach pain.A spokesman for the bungling SouthLakeland District Council said: “Thecouncil would like to apologise for anyconcern this has caused. All the plantshave been removed and disposed of in asafe manner.”
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