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The price of farmland in Scotland hits a record high in the first half of 2013, according to research by surveyors.

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West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka tells the club he is thinking about quitting football following the death of his agent.

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A man found in the pool house at Jennifer Lopez's mansion in the exclusive Hamptons area of New York is charged with stalking.

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Economic growth in the UK during the second quarter of the year is revised up to 0.7% by the Office for National Statistics.

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Great stuff, good luck to them.

 

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Quite worrying really, we're talking about seven year olds here.

 

[Jay_FPSForum]

Seems like a reasonable lineup, anyone here got tickets then, or know anyone whose going?

 

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Microsoft announces that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months.

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Former Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned of a potential "nightmare" on England's existing railways if the multibillion-pound HS2 line is built.

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Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Dave Lee Travis appears in court, charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.

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Foreign Secretary William Hague says he believes the Assad regime is behind a chemical attack in Syria and says the UK has not ruled out any options.

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US President Barack Obama says allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Syria represents a "big event of grave concern".

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[Tech News]

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Safeguards to ensure that U.S. surveillance measures are not abused have worked but must be improved as technology advances, President Barack Obama said in an interview with CNN that aired on Friday.

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NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Friday that Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months, once it completes the process of choosing his successor.

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Aug 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday:

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LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Britain runs a secret monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept large numbers of telephone calls, emails and internet traffic that it shares with intelligence agencies in the United States, the Independent newspaper reported on Friday.

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NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Friday that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer would retire within the next 12 months, once it has selected a successor, sending its shares up almost 9 percent.

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Two healthcare assistants who abused elderly patients at an east London hospital are jailed for ill treatment, while a third is given a suspended sentence.

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A woman wearing a full-length burka at a London court is barred by a judge to enter a plea as her identity cannot be confirmed.

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At least 42 people are reported killed and hundreds injured in Tripoli in what is believed to be Lebanon's deadliest attack since the civil war.

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