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Clare Balding, standing in SW19 in the pelting rain, welcomed us to Five Live's "great summer of sport". She, and the first day's play at the All England Club, were caugh...
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Second-string Scots put on a second-rate show
Scotland's coach Matt Williams said his side's display in losing 33-15 to a shadow NSW Waratahs here yesterday was the most disappointing of his time in charge.
The sec...
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Boosting the rate of heart research
The British Heart Foundation has so many research grants on offer that it is enough to send a budding researcher into a flutter. The BHF is the largest independent funder...
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$2 rate angers US drivers
The price of petrol, which has breached the $2 a gallon barrier, is rapidly becoming a political issue as America moves toward presidential elections in November, with dr...
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Boycott of new legal aid rate continues
Barristers vowed last night to continue their boycott of a new criminal legal aid payment scheme, an act of defiance which may force judges to release defendants accused ...
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4% rise in birth rate is biggest in 25 years
The largest jump in the birth rate for a quarter of a century was recorded in England and Wales last year, according to figures yesterday from the Office for National Sta...
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UK lung death rate twice European average
The UK is still wheezing at the bottom of the European league table for lung health, a report revealed today, as experts warned that respiratory disease is being "ignored...
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Imperial rector sorry for 'third rate' comments
The rector of Imperial College, Sir Richard Sykes, has issued a full apology for his "ill-considered and clumsy" comments in which he labelled some universities - in part...
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The rate of bookings has eased but still the bellyaching goes on
No sooner does the Football Association announce its intention of speeding up the disciplinary system than the Rio Ferdinand case arrives at an adjacent platform like one...
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Special Rate on the Festival menu
Alan King has plenty of Cheltenham Festival material among his in-form string and at Leicester yesterday was more than happy to look ahead to the season's premier jumps m...
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