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Ravi 'desperate' to play match-winning innings
England all-rounder Ravi Bopara, one of England's stars as they completed a three-wicket win in the fourth NatWest one-day international at Old Trafford tonight, admitted he was "desperate" to play a match-winning innings for his country. Bopara hit
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Broad smiles as England win a thriller
Stuart Broad delivered career-best performances with bat and ball to secure another nail-biting victory for England against India under the floodlights at Old Trafford tonight. The Leicestershire fast bowler continued his impressive progress as a new
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Woman dies on M27 after fall from bridge
A WOMAN died after falling onto one of Hampshire's busiest motorways forcing police to shut the road while an investigation into the death was launched. The body of the 65-year-old woman, thought to come from Southampton, was found in the middle of the
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A game of Pace
But the head coach says his starting team, which against Reading featured just three first team squad players at the club at the start of the campaign, is far from the finished article.. "It's nowhere near," he said. "When you lose that many players
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Test News article 4.30pm
Who selects top 5 stories and when What does Today's Echo' mean i.e. when uploaded and changed Who will supply list of tomorrows headlines and par of explanation How and at what time Who will supply list of comps, prizes and offers How and where
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Out of control nightclub loses its licence
A HAMPSHIRE nightclub described as one of the county's top night-time trouble spots has lost its licence to operate. The decision has cast a huge question mark over the future of Eastleigh's Earth Bar and Club, which is the town's only major nightclub
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Motorway reopened following death earlier today
THE westbound carriageway of the M27 has been reopened between junctions seven and five after a body was discovered in the road earlier today. The body is believed to be that of a woman with some witness reports suggesting she may have jumped or fell
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Jobs worry for airport workers
WORKERS at Southampton Airport are today fearing for their jobs after owner BAA admitted it was considering staff cuts under "an efficiency review". Reports the company was considering axing as many as 2,000 jobs at its seven UK airports were denied
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A last minute attempt to rescue a doomed New Forest care home has been made. Will it be successful?
AN 11th hour bid is to be launched to save a much-loved New Forest care home. Linden House, in Lymington, is earmarked for closure and Hampshire County Council is due to make a final decision on its fate tomorrow. However, those involved in the fight
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Wickham has been crowned king of all the villages in Hampshire
BOASTING idyllic country beauty spots, picturesque historic locations and bursting with community spirit, it is not surprising that Wickham has been crowned Hampshire Village of the Year. The prestigious title has been bestowed upon the community after
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A third of employees are unhappy at work according to a survey
UNHAPPY workers are costing businesses in Southampton an estimated £3m a day, a new survey has revealed. More than a third of employees in the city are spending increasing amounts of time daydreaming, chatting with friends online, and surfing the internet
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New route from south coast to Milan announced.
A new route flying from the south coast to Milan in Italy has been announced by carrier Ryanair. The flights have been set up to cater for the forthcoming skiing season, and tickets include free carriage for skis and snowboards on the planes provided
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Surman earns England call
Saints midfielder Andrew Surman has been rewarded for his impressive start to the season by being called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time. The 21 year-old with dual nationality was at the centre of a tug-of-war between South Africa
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Ramprakash puts Hants to sword
CLOSE - SURREY 283-2 (RAMPRAKASH 124*, BUTCHER 51*) AFTER 84 OVERS Hampshire bowling - Powell 16-5-57-1, Bruce 17-5-34-0, Griffiths 13-1-69-0, Ervine 14-1-44-0, Udal 21-5-55-1, Adams 3-0-10-0 273-2 Mark Butcher crunched a square cut against Griffiths
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Troubled waters for historic ship
AN HISTORIC ship featured in hit film series Pirates of The Caribbean has run in to troubled waters just weeks before its scheduled appearance at Southampton Boat Show. HMS Bounty, which appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean Two and Three, arrived in
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Test division news article
The all-rounder will replace Owais Shah, who was hastily brought into the side following Mascarenhas' late injury for his first appearance of the series. Flintoff, meanwhile, could skipper England if illness prevents Paul Collingwood from leading the
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Testing headline
Paul Creeden has been appointed the new chief executive of the Jersey FA, who currently play representative games against the likes of Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall in the SW Counties Championship. But the Channel Islanders' grand plans include liaising
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Maersk Saigon, container, 0230, 204; Hoegh Dubai, vehicle, 0930, 43; HDMY Dannebrog, military, 1000, 46; Slotergracht, cargo, 1030, 104; Clarity, cargo, 1530, 107; Autostar, roro, 1730, 201; OOCL Tokyo, container
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Tolerance and respect of different religions
I thought Colin Drew's missive about hating Islam quite despicable (Letters August 20). While, I suspect that in political matters, there is little I agree with the Reverend Ian Johnson about, on the issue of mutual respect and tolerance between people
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Non-surgical cosmetic treatments
EARLIER this year Which? launched a new health campaign looking at non-surgical cosmetic treatments like Botox, collagen fillers and chemical peels. We believe that the regulations currently covering these procedures are inadequate and not fully enforced
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Pylons plan in national park
MANY readers will know and enjoy the New Forest National Park. I wonder what their reaction would be if one of Britain's major electricity suppliers, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), owners of Southern Electric, proposed to drive a 137-mile line
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Signs of change at the former Bluestone
MORGAN Ashurst area director Peter Baggott puts up a new sign at the builder's Whiteley offices to mark its official name change from Bluestone to Morgan Ashurst. The rebranding at the Solent Business Park office, which employs 65 people, follows parent
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Don't let convenience stores die
IT is with genuine disappointment that I read Conservative Councillor Peter Baillie's letter Blunt Message to Shops (August 27) and that he should choose to call my honesty into question, and suggest I start by looking in a mirror. All I said in the
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Christianity was alien to these shores once
WHAT a depressing insight into a small mind we were given by Colin Drew's critique of the Southampton Art Gallerys "North+South" exhibition (Letters, August 20): "Islam (like Sikhism etc) is an alien religion/culture and I suspect that most Britons, like
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Join in the Legends Charity Cup
CLIC Sargent is a children's cancer charity that cares for the 10 children and young people diagnosed with cancer or leukaemia every day in the UK. Being a father who has had first hand experience of their services, I can tell you that the support CLIC
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Guidelines on ME
ACTION for ME strongly recommends that readers who have ME, their families, carers, GPs and other healthcare professionals get their hands on a copy of the new guideline on ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis/encephalopathy), or chronic fatigue syndrome, which
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Driver tried to run over woman in race attack
Police are hunting a man who tried to run over a woman in a race attack as she waited for a bus. The 30-year-old woman, who was wearing traditional Islamic dress with head covering, was waiting at a bus stop at Lordshill Centre, Southampton, when a man
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Give Arthur my banjo
HE is strumming to his heart's content once again. A Daily Echo reader has come to the rescue of banjo player Arthur Banks, whose beloved instrument was stolen from his Netley retirement home. The 99-year-old's banjo was stolen from the common room
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Mum sings Milli back to recovery
WATCHING the children's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is always a magical experience for two-year-old Milli Denley. The Hampshire toddler never tires of seeing the adventures of the famous flying car and now Milli's mother Kelly has worked a little magic
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Tremlett faces England axe
HAMPSHIRE seamer Chris Tremlett is expected to be dropped by England for this afternoon's fourth ODI against India at Old Trafford. Andrew Flintoff should replace him providing he has recovered from the slight knee problem which sidelined him for Monday's
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Creeden lands top job with Jersey FA
THE Hampshire FA media officer has been charged with the task of helping Jersey arrange a series of friendlies against countries who have played England in recent years. Paul Creeden has been appointed the new chief executive of the Jersey FA, who
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Window pain for Burley
There has been a lot of focus on the transfer market this week with the close of the window tomorrow and if you look at the market as a whole and the crazy prices being paid you can see it has snowballed. That is especially true of British players.
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Bears floored by left-handed Hawks
Michael Lumb reckons he and Sean Ervine are a perfect match. The two left-handers put on 147 together as the Hampshire Hawks bounced back from successive Pro40 defeats to beat the Warwickshire Bears by eight wickets and with 10.4 overs to spare.
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Geoff is on the home stretch
DISABLED Hampshire yachtsman Geoff Holt is on the home leg of his record-breaking solo voyage around Great Britain after reaching Dover. The 41-year-old from Shedfield had planned to sail from Lowestoft to Ramsgate yesterday afternoon but due to good
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Prisons get back to normal as strike is called off
PRISONS across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are getting back to normal today after officers called off their strike action. It comes after the officers' union was offered fresh pay talks by the Government. The decision to end the strikes followed
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Investigation into warehouse blaze
AN investigation was under way this morning after a blaze ripped through an historic Southampton warehouse. Fire destroyed part of the Norman Offer building, where Hampshire Constabulary is planning to build its new Southampton headquarters by 2010.
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Animal showcase to carry on despite threat.
IT has coped well with one of its worst crises in its 99-year history. The foot and mouth outbreak in Surrey and the nationwide ban on all susceptible animals had posed a major threat to staging this year's popular Alresford Show. Livestock has always
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A chip off the old block
HE might be a perfect chip off the old block, but Shane Lee is still hoping to give son John a good battering. But do not worry, there are not likely to be any a-salt charges as a result, because it's all in the name of good-natured competition. The
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A step forward for hip patients
SOUTHAMPTON patients with broken hips are being cared for at the double thanks to a high-speed surgery service. For six-months since the launch of the city's fast-track unit, more than half of patients with broken hips are operated on within 24 hours