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Tuesday, 01 January 2008 |
Teen Poker Champ
History was made in the ever growing world of online and live poker recently, maybe ushering in a new era in the old game. Gone are the days of the smoky saloon and small stakes games. We now live in an era of high media coverage, sponsorships by reputable companies and outrageous prizes. And the new era brings new champions, including Annette Obrestad, a nineteen year old Norwegian girl who learned to play online and has now not only made the transfer to the live tournament circuit, but has become the youngest person to win a major tournament.
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Wednesday, 12 December 2007 |
Led Zeppelin triumph
Led Zeppelin reunited for a much-anticipated concert at London's O2 Arena on Monday (Dec. 10), playing for more than two hours as part of a benefit for the late Atlantic Records founder and producer Ahmet Ertegun. It was the first time the band played a full set together since 1980, and the reviews are stellar. The band consisted of the three surviving members, singer Robert Plant, 59, Page, 63, and bassist John-Paul Jones, 61, with the late John Bonham's son Jason, 41, on drums.
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
Independent schools monopolise Oxbridge
Private school pupils have tightened their grip on Britain’s top universities, despite huge efforts by the Government and admissions tutors to end the social class bias in higher education.
Leading independent schools are getting more pupils into country's elite universities, the so-called Russell Group. The percentage of successful applicants rose by three percentage points to 65.6 per cent this year, a survey shows.
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 |
UK population '71m in 2031'
The number of people living in Britain will rise to 71 million over the next 25 years, official statistics have suggested. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain's population, measured at 60.6 million last year, will rise 0.7 per cent annually.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
UK described as 'dustbin of Europe'
Britain is the "dustbin of Europe" and could run out of landfill space within nine years as UK households dump more rubbish than any other EU country, figures have revealed. The Local Government Association (LGA) says the UK dumped 22.6 million tons of household waste in 2005, more than the bottom-ranked 18 countries combined. Britain has dedicated an area the size of Warwick - 109 square miles - exclusively to landfill and will run out of space for dumping in less than a decade if current trends continue.
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