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IPL stars set for England?
HAMPSHIRE stars Dimi Mascarenhas and Kevin Pietersen could be playing Indian Premier League matches in England next month. The IPL are set to make a decision today on a temporary home after deciding to move this year’s tournament from India
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Dimi can't prevent England defeat
DIMI Mascarenhas, left, was one of England’s better performers as they went down by 21 runs in the second one-day international against West Indies to stand level at 1-1 in the five-match series. Captain Andrew Strauss hit 105 at the top
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Blaze ravages thatched cottage
A BLAZE gutted a thatched cottage in heart of Hampshire this afternoon. More than 70 firefighters fought the flames for five hours. The roof was completely destroyed at the home in Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester. The fire started at about
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Huge blaze: 100 evacuated
MORE than 100 people were evacuated after a huge blaze and a plume of smoke bellowing hundreds of feet up into the air. The fire started at about 1.30pm in a Gosport scrap yard, in Jubilee Road and at least 15 derelict cars were ablaze.
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Tributes flood in for reality TV star Jade
TRIBUTES have been flooding in from public figures after the death of reality TV star Jade Goody this morning. Prime Minister Gordon Brown led the tributes saying he was ‘deeply saddened’ to hear that the 27-year-old mum of two had passed away
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Terminal taking shape
FOR years it was the unmistakable sight that welcomed ships and their crew back home to the safe waters of Southampton. The Ocean Terminal, a cathedral of art deco design, was an immense dockside gateway able to cope with the world’s largest liners
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Jade loses cancer battle
JADE Goody died in her sleep today following a public battle with cancer, her publicist Max Clifford said. The reality TV star died with her mother Jackiey Budden at her side at her home in Essex, at 3.14am this morning. Mrs Budden,
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River of dreams?
A PLANE sweeps under the Itchen Bridge and barrelrolls into first position in the Southampton leg of the air race world series. The bridge and promenade along the riverbank are packed with spectators cheering the acrobatics of the daredevil pilot
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Tory defence boss backing Spitfire campaigners
THE national Conservative Party has thrown its support behind the Daily Echo’s campaign for a towering tribute to the Spitfire. Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox pledged that a Tory Government would champion the ambitious plans for a 180ft stainless
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Hodgson ‘not a well man’ when he confessed
A MAN released from prison after spending 27 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit has said he was “not a well man” when he confessed to the killing. Sean Hodgson, far right, said he felt sorry for the family of Teresa de Simone, right
