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Motorist ploughed into woman while fleeing scene of crash in Salford
The victim, a truck driver in her 50s, got out of her vehicle after it collided with a Volkswagen Beetle on Broad Street at 12.30pm yesterday. She went to speak to the driver of the car who snatched her phone, threw it to the floor and went back to his
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:16A
United v Marseille: Verdict
Didier Deschamps might not think United have the 'fantasy' of old but Chicharito is certainly fulfilling his dreams. The Mexican marksman put the Reds through last night with a double but Mon Dieu it was a night of anxiety. Sir Alex Ferguson had been
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:16A
Guatemalans sue US over study
Seven Guatemalans filed a class action lawsuit in Washington over a 1940s US study in which hundreds of people in the Central American nation were deliberately infected with diseases. The students at the KwaZamokuhle School for the Physically Disabled
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:16A
NBC29Judge: Free speech no defense for urging suicide
Melchert-Dinkel's attorney, Terry Watkins, said the defense was disappointed with the verdict and planned to appeal. Watkins said appellate courts will have to answer whether Melchert-Dinkel's actions rose to the level of a crime or were protected
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:16A
Filmmaker Dan Wagstaffe seeking young actors for latest work
The project was partially funded by the Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service, and was highly commended at film festivals around the UK. Now Dan is looking to create a new film called Pawn Players, which looks at another
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:16A
KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, LouisianaJudge: Free speech no defense for urging
Melchert-Dinkel's attorney, Terry Watkins, said the defense was disappointed with the verdict and planned to appeal. Watkins said appellate courts will have to answer whether Melchert-Dinkel's actions rose to the level of a crime or were protected
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:15A
Parrots ruffle Quentin Tarantino Brian Mulroney opera set to open
The director of Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction has filed a lawsuit against his Tinseltown neighbour Alan Ball, who is to blame for the vampire series True Blood. But blood is fine with Quent; what's driving him nuts are parrots.
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:15A
Civil juries get bad rap when it's the judges who need to own up
Like the apocryphal scalding-coffee ruling in the United States, this judgment will be cited as proof ordinary people are incapable of parsing a complex personal injury case. The $2.86-million productliability award against McDonald's in 1994 became a
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:15A
Civil juries get bad rap when it's the judges who need to own up
Like the apocryphal scalding-coffee ruling in the United States, this judgment will be cited as proof ordinary people are incapable of parsing a complex personal injury case. The $2.86-million productliability award against McDonald's in 1994 became a
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:15A
Defaced mosque inspires call for solidarity
While it is the duty of law enforcement to bring the culprits to justice, the greater community also has a vital role to play. Our differences need to be celebrated, not condemned. In the face of such hateful acts, we have the opportunity to
Updated: 03/16/2011 05:15A
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