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Wasim wants to help the Scottish cricket boom
Wasim Akram is preparing to face a Scottish Saltires side including Rahul Dravid tomorrow - by offering his help to the game north of the border. Former Pakistan all-rounder Wasim confirmed his retirement from international cricket earlier this month
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Craig is on exclusive list of world's beautiful people
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David has picked up another top award - only this time not for his singing. The 21-year-old pop phenomenon has just been voted one of the world's 50 best-looking people by American celebrity magazine People. Though most of
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SWIMMING - Ten sparkling diamonds
CITY OF SOUTHAMPTON sent a full squad to the Diamond Jubilee Cup at Poole and claimed ten first places, three seconds and eight third places. First Places: Samuel Sharpe, 12y 50 backstroke (36.84); Angela Fu, Ladies Open 100m butterfly (1.12.31), Ladies
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Newsagent puts a ban on cigarettes
A SOUTHAMPTON newsagent stands to lose nearly £250,000 in sales a year after he decided to stop selling cigarettes because of their health risks. Siva Pillay is prepared to forfeit the money he gets from one of his biggest selling items - cigarettes -
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Nuke sub berth on the agenda
CONTROVERSIAL plans to use Southampton docks to berth a nuclear submarine are on the agenda at the first meeting of Southampton City Council's new Liberal Democrat cabinet on Monday. But the city council's new leader, Councillor Adrian Vinson, told the
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Computer prize is right up her street
CORONATION Street's Maria Sutherland flew in to West End to present Calshot woman Maureen Russell with a laptop computer and free Internet access for a year. The helicopter visit from Maria - actress Samia Ghadie - took place at Hampshire cricket's Rosebowl
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Stars to shine on at St Mary's
Gordon Strachan has insisted he doesn't expect to sell any of his star names this summer. The Saints boss has seen some of his top talent linked with moves to clubs all over Europe since the end of the season but sees no reason that any of them should
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Morgan-Lee takes route one to victory
A couple of runners took a turn for the worse in the latest race at Netley but there was little doubt about the overall winner. Southampton Running Club's Andy Morgan-Lee put in one of his rare appearances in the series to score a convincing victory over
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Saint Craig David
IT'S NOT every day an A-list celebrity engages you in conversation about the finer details of your love life. But then it's not every day that you talk to Craig David. Craig's diversion from the normal interview path into a casual conversation about early
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New single from Craig
Having already received considerable radio and TV airplay, our Craig's latest single Rise & Fall featuring Sting hits the shelves on May 28. Seven weeks after the Sugababes charted with their Sting-sampled Shape, Mr David raises the bar by having
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Same old story as Craig misses out
AND the winner isn't . . .Craig David. For the third year running, the Southampton singer has lost out at the Brit Awards. The 21-year-old soul sensation from the city's Northam estate was up for two awards in last night's music industry knees-up at Earls
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Will Craig be the flava of the Brits?
ANOTHER year, another set of Brit nominations for Craig David. This year the Southampton superstar has picked up two nominations, for Best British Male and Best British Urban Act, as easily as he has done for the past two years. But actually winning a
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Craig wants Brit of lady luck
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David hopes he will be walking away with Best Male Artist at next month's Brits - to improve his luck with the ladies. The 21-year-old singer, who has been linked with Puerto Rico-born actress Roselyn Sanchez and Columbian
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Craig to sing for Mandela
SOUTHAMPTON singing sensation Craig David is going to sing for former South African President Nelson Mandela. Craig, who has recently been romantically linked with Colombian supermodel and TV presenter Sofia Veragara, will be joining a galaxy of stars
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Has beauty ended Craig's love quest?
CRAIG David could soon be bringing a new girlfriend home to meet his mum. The Southampton singing sensation may have left his status as the pop world's most eligible bachelor behind after being linked with Colombian supermodel and TV presenter Sofia Vergara
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Craig defiant in race dispute
SINGING sensation Craig David is today at the centre of a race row in the USA - over his white guitarist. And the Southampton DJ who introduced him to the music scene has hit back at American radio executives who told Craig he should replace his white
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Craig's set to rock BIC again
IT'S BEEN two years since Craig David played to a home crowd. Now the Southampton singing sensation is on his way back - with a gig at the Bournemouth International Centre. As part of his first full tour for nearly two years, the Southampton chart-topper
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Craig still longs for home
International music star Craig David talks to the Daily Echo's entertainment editor Andrew White about life as a superstar . . . CRAIG DAVID is back - and the one thing he would love to do is walk down Southampton High Street. The R&B music sensation
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Bland finds his form in Wales
SOUTHAMPTON'S Richard Bland birdied the final three holes to comfortably qualify for the weekend's last two days of the Wales Open. The 30-year-old Stoneham tournament pro looked down and out when he bogeyed the monster 456-yard par four 15th hole on
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Scots have proved a point
Rahul Dravid will not be the only one Hampshire will have to watch out for when they travel to Edinburgh to face the Scottish Saltires in a National League Second Division match tomorrow. All eyes will be on Dravid, one of the best batsmen in the world
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: NYK Andromeda, container, 0415, 206; Arabian Breeze, ro/ro, 0500, 201/2; Oceana, cruise ship, 0630, 106; Saga Pearl, cruise ship, 0700, 38/9; Grande America, vehicle, 0900, No 7 Dry Dock. Today's Principal Sailings: Autofreighter
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NEW TWIST IN HUNT FOR DAN
THE 17-month mystery of missing Hampshire schoolboy Daniel Nolan took a bizarre new twist last night when Hampshire police confirmed they were liasing with Dorset colleagues over the discovery of the remains of a human foot on a beach in Swanage. The
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Pitch vandals cause misery
CHAOS caused by travellers has made life a misery for a South-ampton football club. The British Transport Comm-ission Football Club has had its Stoneham Lane pitch used as a toilet, vandalised and littered with broken glass. Goal nets have been torn down
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Vintage rural skills down on the farm
DOWN ON the farm at Bursledon they have been keeping the youngsters busy. Manor Farm Country Park has been a hive of half-term activity as the farm gates opened to scores of school kids. They have had fun making scarecrows in Mrs Earwicker's Victorian
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Craig asked to sing for President
SOUTHAMPTON'S superstar Craig David has been invited to perform at the White House by one of his many American fans - George W Bush. The White House has asked Craig to sing at their annual Christmas party for inner city children. It is proof of just how
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Craig as you have never seen him before
IT'S a sight that's sure to put a chill into the hearts of the nation's grandmothers. Craig David has ditched his cuddly boy-next-door image for a leather-clad rock 'n' roll look - complete with tattoos, Mohican haircut and stubble and giving the rockers
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DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET
TIM KNATCHBULL was just a boy on a holiday fishing jaunt in Ireland, but it turned into one of the most high-profile terrorist attacks of all time. The murder of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, members of his family and teenager Paul Maxwell by the IRA off
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SWIMMING - Hayleigh and Spencer shine
SPENCER Haysom and Hayleigh Couchman were the star City of Southampton performers at the Bognor Regis Open Meet. Haysom won gold in the boys' 11 years 50m butterfly in a pb of 37.86. He also gained pbs in the 50m backstroke (41.75), 50m breaststroke (
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Singing star's bid to wow US
HE'S already conquered the UK with a hit album and a string of singles showcasing his smooth soul sound. Now Southampton singing sensation Craig David is preparing for his biggest challenge yet - to win over American audiences. At the end of the month
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Uri's driving them round the bend
MYSTIC Uri Geller made his name by bending cutlery with the power of his mind, and at Beaulieu yesterday Uri proved he could also bend humans to his will. A huge crowd of Uri fans massed in the National Motor Museum lobby to meet the multi-talented Israeli
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Service stopped as birds set up home on the rail
TRAIN services have been cut in the New Forest, but nobody is complaining about a longer wait on the platform and a tighter squeeze on seats. The train confined to the engine shed is the Number 2 monorail at Beaulieu's National Motor Museum, and the reason
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Our heroes get a warm welcome
THEY were the unsung heroes of the war against Saddam Hussein. Two ships operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service supplied British and American troops with vital back-up during the frontline fighting in Iraq. Yesterday RFA Sir Bedivere and RFA Sir
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Children's hospice delight
A WINCHESTER-BASED children's hospice is celebrating one of its most successful years for fundraising. Naomi House in Stockbridge Road, Sutton Scotney, provides respite care and pain relief for terminally sick children and offers bereavement and support
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We're prepared for problem solving
TEENAGERS put their brains to solving environmental problems during a two-day challenge at Southampton's Manor Farm Scout Camp. About 40 youngsters including pupils from Portchester Community School took part in the Kielder Challenge, which was organised
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Craig jumps up Rich List with £8m fortune
SOUTHAMPTON singing sensation Craig David has amassed a fortune estimated at £8m from his music career. The R&B prodigy, who grew up on the city's Holyrood council estate is ranked equal 39th in The Sunday Times' Rich List of the 100 richest young
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Craig's Brit part
WILL it be third time UNLUCKY for Craig David in the Brit Awards tonight? Fans of the Southampton soul star - who sensationally lost out at two previous Brit Awards - will be keeping their fingers crossed for their hero in tonight's music awards ceremony
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Will it be third time lucky for Craig at Brits?
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David will be hoping it is third time lucky after being nominated for two gongs at this year's Brit Awards. The singer has failed to pick up any trophies despite being shortlisted nine times over the past two years in the star-studded
