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Blunkett makes Hannah appeal in India
HOME Secretary David Blunkett has travelled to India and made a plea for more help in tracking down the killer of Southampton student Hannah Foster. Maninder Pal Singh Kholi, 35, is the prime suspect wanted for the abduction, rape and murder of 17-year-old
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Mystery blaze kills war hero Ernie, 89
A SECOND World War veteran has died in a fire at his Southampton home. But mystery still surrounds the cause of the blaze which claimed the life of 89-year-old widower Ernie Knowles. He was found slumped in his kitchen by his stepdaughter after flames
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Schoolchildren in TB scare face more tests
FURTHER tests are to be carried out on a group of Hampshire schoolchildren at the centre of a tuberculosis scare. The youngsters, who are aged ten and 11, tested positive to being exposed to the bacteria that causes TB after it was revealed a teacher
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It's little and big horn!
WHEN you are just a month old, putting one foot in front of the other is not quite as easy as it looks. Born on New Year's Eve at Marwell Zoological Park, near Winchester, baby white rhino Shaka is settling in nicely to his Hampshire home and learning
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Anthony is Justin time as star attraction in the city
IS IT really him? That's what city centre shoppers were asking themselves yesterday when pop sensation Justin Timberlake appeared to make a surprise visit to Southampton. The American chart-topper, a favourite pin-up of millions of teenage girls, created
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Putt yourself forward for a sporting double bill
HOWZAT! It's a job that would bowl over both fans of the cricket field and golf course. Hampshire County Cricket Club is on the verge of a sporting first by delivering a job with a difference at the Rose Bowl. Crisp snow might have been covering Hampshire
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Winchester shrug off loss of star girl
Winchester & District's women finished in twelfth team position at the South of England Cross Championships at London's Parliament Hill. It was no mean achievement for the cathedral city club who were without their top marathon runner, Michaela McCallum
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CITY'S QE2 BERTH RIGHT?
MULTI-million-pound project has been launched to give Southampton's world famous luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 a permanent home on the city's waterfront, the Daily Echo can reveal. The ship could become a floating hotel, major tourist attraction and
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Women's Football: Five Saints get the call
Five Southampton Saints have been selected for the England under-17 women's training camp at Preston in February. Goalkeeper Roxanne Roberts, defender Scarlett Smith and forwards Kelly Baker, Nicki Watts and Cassie Thorp will be put through their paces
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Win double can carry Hawks into top three
The Junior Hawks have an opportunity of closing the gap at the top of the NatWest Hampshire Under-16 Indoor Cricket League at the Rose Bowl tomorrow evening. Wins over Hursley Park and Basingstoke & North Hants will take the Hawks above Havant and
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Aegean Breeze, r/r, 0530, 201/2; CFF Seine, r/r, 0530, 25 link; Don Pasquale, vc, 0700, 34/35; NYK Lodestar, cc, 0730, 207; Autofreighter, r/r, 0830, 201; Columbia Leader, vc, 0830, 43; Palma, vc, 1630, 201; Atlantic Breeze
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FACING DEATH SENTENCE IN THAILAND
A HAMPSHIRE man could face the death penalty in Thailand after he was arrested for smuggling 9,000 Ecstasy tablets worth £70,000 into the country. Alan Kiernan was suspected of being high on his own supply when police arrested him in the street for not
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A £1.2m windfall for schools
SOUTHAMPTON has won £1.2m from the government to help ensure children receive a high standard of education. The cash award comes after a long-running campaign by the city's education authority to access the government funding to help schools in disadvantaged
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Please return our pedigree pooch
HE'S a tiny dog with a big price tag. But this £600 pedigree terrier may have fallen into the hands of a growing band of canine criminals who cruise city parks hunting for expensive dogs, say organisers behind a national database for missing pooches,
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Drawbacks of retiring to a safe haven
BERTHING a large ocean going liner permanently in a sheltered harbour, such as Southampton, can sometimes create more problems for a ship than facing the storms and rough seas of the vessel's working life. Many pitfalls lay in front of the plan to turn
