Archive for November, 2008

Gazidis: I’m not going to Disney-fie Arsenal when I leave MLS in January

November 28th 2008


New Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis today vowed the Gunners ‘will not be Disney-fied’ and hinted they will continue to repel any attempts at a takeover.

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Man charged with shooting dead wife and man in church admits he wanted to kill more with machine gun

November 28th 2008


A man accused of gunning down his estranged wife and a man in a church frequented by Indian immigrants said he would’ve killed everyone in the building if he’d had a machine gun, a prosecutor said.

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Tons better, KP - but don’t get carried away, England still lost

November 28th 2008


The good. Kevin Pietersen scored England’s first century in 14 one-day internationals. Now the bad. It was not nearly enough and England finished up beaten, battered and bruised.

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Graham Poll: Fergie has got it right…they DO gang up on Ronaldo

November 28th 2008


Sir Alex Ferguson was right to identify Villarreal’s tactic of ’systematic’ foul tackles on Cristiano Ronaldo but what can a referee do about it if other teams adopt the same approach?

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I’ve heard nothing about new deal, says 16-year Newcastle veteran Harper

November 28th 2008


Newcastle keeper Steve Harper is still waiting for the club to open talks on a new deal. Like Michael Owen and Nicky Butt, the 33-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season.

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Living standards tumble to their lowest for 25 years

November 28th 2008


Living standards for families suffered their biggest fall in 25 years last year, official figures show. An average household spends £459.20 a week on everything it buys - £9 less than it could afford in 2006.

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Now teenage muggers will be let off if they say sorry

November 28th 2008


Teenage thieves, vandals, muggers and burglars will escape any punishment if they agree to say sorry ‘on the spot’ under a proposed scheme.

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BAT could get 1.2 billion pounds of taxes back (AP)

November 28th 2008

British American Tobacco PLC said it stands to get 1.2 billion pounds worth of overpaid taxes back after a high court ruling in the company’s favor on Thursday.

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Tories warn Labour’s funding gap ‘will cost us £1,600 each in future tax bombshell’

November 28th 2008


The taxpayer faces a £100billion tax bombshell that could cost every man woman and child £1,600, the Tories have claimed.

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Voucher plan could be worth 500 euros to German consumers

November 28th 2008


Germans are in line to receive €500 (£423) “consumption vouchers” to be spent across the country, as the government considers the scheme to stimulate its economy.

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