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Police criticised over family deaths

Francecca Hardwick, 18, and her mother Fiona Pilkington whose bodies were found in a burning car in 2007. Photograph: Leicestershire Police/PA A mother who killed her disabled daughter and then herself after suffering years of harassment from local ...

From PETER WALKER, SAM JONES, Guardian Unlimited,  28 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Home Office

Errors, missed chances kept Jaycee Dugard's captivity a secret for 18 years

Jaycee Lee Dugard, kidnapped at age 11 in 1991, has reunited with her mother and remains out of sight. Nancy Garrido is escorted from the El Dorado County jail to be driven to her arraignment Friday at El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville. Garrido ...

From SAM STANTON, PETER HECHT AND RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  29 Aug 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Nancy Garrido

Peter Doherty: a life of strife

For a man who’s done three gigs in three countries in three days, seems to have slept for barely none of those 72 hours, and recently had an anti-heroin implant fitted in his stomach (again) pending an appearance (another one) before m’learned ...

From SAM PETERS, Times Online,  30 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Peter Doherty,  Kate Moss,  Jaguar,  Graham Coxon,  Billie Holiday

Chronicle's picks for Thanksgiving weekend

1. Take a trip to the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market on Saturday morning at the Ferry Building to pick up everything you need for dinner that night, and prepare it together. For lunch, take a break and stop by the Hog Island Oyster Co. for some of the ...

From MICHAEL BAUER, JESSE HAMLIN, PETER HARTLAUB, ROB HURWITT, JOSHUA KOSMAN, MICK LASALLE, JOEL SELVIN, TOM STIENSTRA, AIDIN VAZIRI, SAM WHITING, STEVEN WINN, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Nov 2008
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Yves Saint-Laurent,  Maya Lin,  Gene Wilder,  Conor McPherson

Jackson: With Obama, More Racial Barriers Fall

DENVER — Senator Barack Obama became the first black presidential nominee for a major party on Wednesday, but the convention’s speakers have been conspicuously quiet on the issue of race, almost suggesting that the historic nature of the nomination is ...

From PETER STEVENSON AND SAM WALLIS, The Caucus,  28 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Jesse Jackson,  Joe Biden,  John McCain,  U.S. Democratic Party

South Africa wins 3rd test by 5 wickets and series

Graeme Smith played one of the great rearguard innings Saturday as South Africa chased 281 to win the third test by five wickets and capture its first series win over in England for 43 years. The South Africa captain finished unbeaten on 154 at ...

From SAM PETERS, eTaiwan News,  2 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Graeme Smith,  Paul Collingwood,  Mark Boucher,  Ryan Sidebottom,  Kevin Pietersen

Collingwood hits century to give England hope

Paul Collingwood's rearguard century brought England to 297-6 in their second innings Friday, giving it hope of evening the test series against South Africa. Collingwood, whose place in the team had been under intense pressure before this innings, ...

From SAM PETERS, Taiwan News,  1 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Hashim Amla,  Paul Collingwood,  Kevin Pietersen,  Andrew Flintoff,  Ian Bell

SA dismisses England for 231

South Africa finished the opening day of the third test on 38-1 Wednesday after dismissing England for only 231 in its first innings. South Africa is 193 runs behind England with Neil McKenzie unbeaten on 12 alongside nightwatchman Paul Harris ...

From SAM PETERS, eTaiwan News,  30 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Andrew Strauss,  Andre Nel,  Ian Bell,  Alastair Cook,  Kevin Pietersen

South Africa in control of second test, leads England by 119 runs with six wickets left

South Africa took control of the second test on Saturday, finishing 119 runs ahead of England with 322 for four wickets in its first innings. Rain ended the final session early with Ashwell Prince on 134 not out, and A.B. de Villiers unbeaten on 7 ...

From SAM PETERS, Taiwan News,  19 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Ashwell Prince,  James Anderson,  Hashim Amla,  Monty Panesar,  Michael Vaughan

South Africa on top after England batting collapses on opening day of second test

South Africa finished the opening day of the second test on 101 for three Friday, leaving them 102 runs behind England. On a pulsating day of cricket that saw a welcome return for Andrew Flintoff, South Africa bowled England out for 203 after ...

From SAM PETERS, Taiwan News,  18 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Graeme Smith,  Andrew Flintoff,  Neil McKenzie,  Andrew Strauss,  Michael Vaughan

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