Cook painting fetches record sum (BBC News) bi2732215 A painting by one of Devon's best-loved artists sold for a record price at auction just a few weeks after her death

Order pictures (El Reno Tribune) bi2732215 Failures on a $1.5 million road overlay led to a war of words Tuesday between County Commissioners Don Young, Grant Hedrick and Phil Carson. Young, District 2 commissioner, said Hedrick and Carson were ?stabbing me the back ? a character assassination

06-30-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb) bi2732215 MANDELA'S 90TH B'DAY CONCERT IN THE BOOKS: Winehouse performed; no Naomi on stage; Oprah's bunion roams fundraiser. *Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday was celebrated grand style Friday London's Hyde Park before nearly 50,000 fans ? 46,664 to be exact

First Look: Fast and Furious (Coming Soon) bi2732215 USA Today has debuted the first three official photos from Universal ' Fast and Furious , the fourth film the franchise that see the return of original stars. The Justin Lin-directed action-thriller, opening June 5, 2009, stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot, Shea Whigham, Tego Calderon and Liza Lapira

Stearman?s Premier League target (Express and Star) bi2732215 Wolves today made a surprise swoop by signing Leicester central defender Richard Stearman on a four-year deal. The 20-year-old 6ft 2ins Wolverhampton-born stopper, who was Leicester?s Player of the Year last season, has joined the club for an undisclosed fee having a year left on contract

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Update: Police probe possible alcohol involvement Mandarin crash (The Flor bi2732215 A teen who smashed a car a tree Mandarin, leaving two buddies critically injured, told police he was speeding 50-mph over the posted limit, a police report said. Jacksonville police are also investigating whether Monday's pre-dawn crash was alcohol related. A police report identifies the driver ..

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Brian Taylor tries to make sense of the Gers report (BBC News) bi2732215 Brian Taylor tries to make sense of the Gers report..

Advertisement starts (Tiscali) bi2732215 joked about how little they were being paid and began quizzing Padron about salary. Asked afterwards he thought all 10 would turn up for the scheduled three days of training, Padron didn?t try to sugarcoat the situation. "No," he said hesitation, a wry smile spreading across face

Last-minute deal lets Sonics move to Oklahoma City (Orlando Sentinel) bi2732215 Clay Bennett finally found a dollar amount that would sever contentious relationship the city of Seattle -- $75 million

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert (Daily Telegraph) bi2732215 The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks

GPs 'deals' criticised by Minister (Channel 4) bi2732215 A Government minister has accused GPs of operating "gentleman's agreements" they promise not to take other doctors' patients

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