Europe Intelligence Wire articles from July 2010, page 2

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Durham could face two old boys.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Tim Wellock DURHAM could find two of their ex-players, Gavin Hamilton and Moneeb Iqbal, in the opposition when they face Scotland in the CB 40 League at the Citylets Titwood ground, Glasgow, today. ...

Synners at full-strength for Richmondshire clash.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Chris West BILLINGHAM'S battle to avoid the relegation traumas of last season gathers pace this weekend when they entertain Richmondshire. For much of 2009 the club looked doomed to drop into Division...

Marsden recruit Leslie.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Chris West MARSDEN have once again brought in a new recruit as they search for the formula that will rescue them from their plight at the foot of the Durham Senior League. Ex-Eppleton skipper John Leslie...

Hughton rules out Sol as Magpies skipper.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Andy Richardson CHRIS HUGHTON'S determination to show loyalty to the players who helped Newcastle reclaim their place in the Premier League prompted him to overlook Sol Campbell's claim for the captaincy....

Robson was an instant success with PSV.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Paul Fraser Saturday Spotlight A year to the day since Sir Bobby Robson finally lost his battle with cancer, St James' Park will be a special place as two of his former clubs meet in an emotional friendly....

Holly happy to wait for Olympic opportunity.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Scott Wilson WHILE the rest of the country has been turning its attention towards London 2012 this week, Sunderland-born badminton star Holly Smith has been targeting an appearance at the 2016 Olympics in...

Staithes taste glory again.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) MSV Sport Cleveland League STAITHES won the Cleveland Cup for the third time in five years when they defeated the holders. Ormesby Hall, in the final last Sunday. Enjoying home advantage Staithes took first dig and...

Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) HARTLEPOOL Power Station struck a massive blow in the race for the Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League title when they thrashed their closest challengers Kirby Sigston last Saturday. Batting first the Power Station...

Telling the story of the loveable rogue Watts.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mike Amos DAVE Dale and Peter Livingstone - football men of pride, passion and no payment whatsoever - have produced a wonderful volume of potted biographies of notables who've played in the Ellis Cup....

Theatre - Beginning of The End.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Viv Hardwick It took a heart scare to make a comedian change his life for the better, he tells Viv Hardwick IT'S entirely excusable that Geordie comic Jason Cook is heading for Stanley's Lamplight Arts...

EchoBusiness -Society chief is 'comfortable' with position.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Owen McAteer A BUILDING society is well positioned for the future despite reporting a small loss for the first six months of the year, its chief executive said. Jim Willens, pictured, of Newcastle...

Echotravel - Bed and Bard.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Jim McTaggart Jim McTaggart discovers a Scottish retreat that was once a rival to Balmoral ROBERT BURNS was so enchanted by the scenery around Scotland's oldest inn when he stayed there in 1787 that he...

Navy trainer recalls service and brush with stars.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) ASAILOR who has trained some of the toughest people in the Royal Navy has retired after almost half a century. Ken Rutherford, who was born in Stanley, County Durham, joined up in 1961, aged 15, as a junior seaman...

Man who drove on airfield spared jail.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mark Summers A DRUNKEN driver who endangered parachutists and a light aircraft crew by driving on to an airfield has been spared jail. Matthew Wright could have put lives at risk when he steered his Land...

Couple heartbroken by thefts from baby 's grave.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mark Tallentire A COUPLE grieving the loss of their stillborn son say they are gutted after thieves stole toys placed at his grave. Craig Davenport and Donna Harvey were left devastated after they lost...

Officers praised for heroic river rescue.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Gavin Engelbrecht FOUR police officers have been praised after rescuing a man from a fast flowing river just as he was about to be swept over a weir. The man, who was spotted floating face down in the...

Bomb squad team called to village flat.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Andrew Douglas PEOPLE living near a flat where "suspicious items" were found were allowed back into their homes last night - after the items were found to be harmless. Ambulances and a fire engine stood...

Latest exhibition covers new grounds.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) AN exhibition of textiles opens to the public today. New Grounds, by artist Dionne Swift, previewed yesterday at Darlington Arts Centre and will now open its doors to the general public. Featured works include...

Forum support called in for more scrutiny.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Jim Entwistle A COUNCIL decision to provide financial support to a music venue and studio has been called in for further scrutiny. Conservative group councillors Charles Johnson, Alan Coultas and Tony...

Art by disadvantaged people goes on show.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) AN EXHIBITION is showcasing art created by people who suffer from a range of debilitating conditions. The works were created by more than 30 people who attended sessions aimed at preventing mental health...

'Time to take a stand - say no to takeaway'.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mark Tallentire ANGRY residents say their street is blighted by drunkenness, littering, late-night noise, outdoor urination and defecation and even public sex. People living near Chesterle-Street's Front...

Launch of scheme aiming to revitalise town centre.
July 31, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Catherine Priestley BUSINESS people are putting their money where their mouth is tomake a townmore appealing to visitors. Traders in Spennymoor will offer promotions and prizes to customers as part of an...

Tough battle awaits Ennis after rivals refuse to let her pull clear.
July 31, 2010... (From Yorkshire Post) Byline: Nick Clowes Barcelona Ennis opened her campaign in ominous fashion scorching to the top of the standings after clocking 12.95seconds in the 100m hurdles at the Olympic Stadium. The 24-year-old, who claimed...

Nicholls and Fahey go head-to-head in bid for Stewards Cup glory.
July 31, 2010... (From Yorkshire Post) Byline: Tom Richmond The North Yorkshire trainer is triple-handed in today's six-furlong feature, a race that he first won a decade ago with Tayseer before Gift Horse's triumph five years ago. And, judging by his...

Turf topics: Bastiman hopeful injured stable star will be back.
July 31, 2010... (From Yorkshire Post) Byline: Tom Richmond The leg injury that Robin Bastiman's eight-year-old cruelly suffered in the wake of his heroic victory at Glorious Goodwood two days ago has now ruled the star sprinter out for the year, and...

Old Leos are the pride of the North.
July 31, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Michael Muncaster Old Leos beat Northumberland side Tynemouth in the semi-finals and Lancashire's Heaton in the final to clinch the title. The Yorkshire side were comprehensive winners against the...

Emily: I'll come back stronger.
July 31, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) The 29-year-old recovered from an injury ravaged season to ease through her heats before clocking a season's best 23.21 seconds to finish fifth in her 200m semi-final. And after missing out on a place in the...

Leeds Rhinos: Wigan claim Roses triumph.
July 31, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Peter Smith Rhinos showed good spirit to wipe out Wigan's early 12-0 advantage, but the league leaders finished the stronger and deserved a victory which edges them closer to the minor premiership. ...

Germany mourns Love Parade dead.
July 31, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) A memorial service is being held in Germany for the 21 people crushed to death at the Love Parade techno music festival last weekend. Thousands of mourners, including the chancellor, Angela Merkel, are expected at...

Germany mourns Love Parade dead.
July 31, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) David Batty and agencies A memorial service has been held in Germany for the 21 people crushed to death at the Love Parade techno music festival last weekend. Hundreds of mourners, including the chancellor,...

Prom 18: Australian YO/Elder.
July 31, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Mark Elder's connections with the Australian Youth Orchestra go back more than a quarter of a century. When he first worked with the orchestra, its principal viola was Brett Dean, then about to leave his native...

Profit motive can spoil university sector.
July 31, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) A few days ago the BPP College of Professional Studies became the first private university college in Britain since 1976. David Willetts, the minister in charge of universities, evidently believes that competition in...

Bristol fashion as James nets a shock switch.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ANDY ROSE DAVID JAMES has made a shock switch to Championship side Bristol City but insists he can still be England's No.1. James was a free agent after leaving relegated Portsmouth but snubbed moves to...

ITS WAR OVER PARKER.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EXCLUSIVE by PAUL BROWN WEST HAM are considering a formal complaint to the Premier League about Tottenham's GBP7m bid for Scott Parker. Hammers chairman David Sullivan believes Spurs made an illegal...

GBP60,000 Hearts are clobbered!
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DARREN JOHNSTONE HEARTS face a record GBP60,000 fine from the SFA for being Scottish football's bad boys for the SIXTH successive season. The Tynecastle outfit have been ordered to pay GBP50,000 within 30...

GERS COULD NIK A DEAL!
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: from ANDY McINNES in Sydney CASH-STRAPPED Rangers could finally capture their first signing in over two years. Boss Walter Smith hopes to complete the capture of Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic (right)...

LENNY SNUBBED AGAIN!
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: GARY KEOWN James KO as big name hunt goes on CELTIC boss Neil Lennon insists he won't stop aiming high in the transfer market despite being bombed out by all his big-name targets. England keeper David James...

Salmond snubs new US release probe.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) ALEX Salmond delivered a fresh snub yesterday to American politicians' who want to probe the Lockerbie bomber's release from a Scottish jail. The First Minister dismissed proposals for US senators to interview his...

SPONGERS TOLD: YOUR TIME'S UP!
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EMMA WALL SCROUNGERS will be forced back to work in a radical shake-up of the benefits system. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has revealed plans to tackle jobless spongers warning: "Idleness...

ROXY'S ON A ROLE.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) FORMER soap sex kitten Roxanne Pallett goes from Emmerdale to the emergency room tonight. The former Dales beauty, 27, will guest star in this week's trip to Casualty. She plays Leanne, the girlfriend of an...

TV JUDGE AMANDA AN OGRE.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NIGEL PAULEY Babe is going green to play Shrek 's wife SEXY Amanda Holden has landed a plum role in the stage version of Shrek. The Britain's Got Talent judge will play the ogre's love interest Princess...

Knifing death sisters caged.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) TWO sisters have been caged for manslaughter after one of them stabbed her boyfriend and the other let him bleed to death. Samantha Brown, 20, knifed Dean Darvill, 23, in the groin after he accused her of having a...

Scarlett mum in court drama.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: SAM RELPH THE mum of Brit teenager Scarlett Keeling yesterday came face to face with the two men accused of raping and killing her. Fiona MacKeown, 46, rubbed tears from her eyes as she told a court about...

CHERYL'S LA SHOWDOWN.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NIGEL PAULEY Babe arrives in Hollywood to show X Factor rival Nicole she's in charge BATTLING Cheryl Cole will prove she is fighting fit during a showdown with X Factor rival Nicole Scherzinger in LA. The...

CHERYL'S LA SHOWDOWN.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NIGEL PAULEY Babe arrives in Hollywood to show X Factor rival Nicole who's top dog BATTLING Cheryl Cole will prove she is fighting fit during a showdown with X Factor rival Nicole Scherzinger in LA. The...

Fatal rail flaw fear.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A CORONER fears more rail deaths as an inquest blamed points failure for the Potters Bar train crash. Rail regulators are now considering criminal proceedings after the seven week hearing after which the jury singled...

Tornado storm brews on cuts.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOHN MAHONEY THE RAF's Tornado fleet may be grounded to save GBP7.5billion, raising questions about the service's future. Some fear it would merge with the Navy which operates Harrier jets. An MoD study...

Cole's diary of 'emotion'.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) RECOVERING Cheryl Cole is keeping an emotion packed diary about her battle to overcome her bout of malaria. A close pal said expressing her feelings on paper has been a "true tonic" for the singer, 27, during the...

Mancini puts the accent on telly.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOHN MAHONEY MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini is rapidly improving his English by studying the commercial breaks between TV shows. The Italian coach's attempts to learn the language have constantly run...

Brits so boring in sack.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) SIX out of 10 couples always end up having sex in the missionary position. The average romp will involve three sex positions and last just 24 minutes, including foreplay. Two-thirds like doing it "doggy-style" best...

ROYAL MAIL IS PANNED FOR NEW MUSLIM LOOS.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EMILY HALL A ROW has erupted after Royal Mail introduced loos for Muslims at one of its biggest centres. Special "Nile pans" have replaced two normal loos at one of the north's largest post processing...

Jess a bit see through.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ROSS KANIUK A-TEAM star Jessica Biel stole the show from Hannibal and the boys when she arrived at the film's Berlin premiere in this see-through dress. And Jess, 28, wasn't the only one to Shayk her booty...

King: 'I am not a thug'.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PAUL ROBINS FOOTBALLING ex-con Marlon King has denied being a woman-hater after his release from jail for breaking a girl's nose. The former Wigan ace served just half of his 18-month sentence for brutally...

BASH OF THE DAY.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEVE HUGHES North Korea's World Cup flops humiliated in public for 6 hours NORTH Korea's football flops have been given a six hour verbal roasting in front of hundreds of officials for not winning the World...

NO MODEL CITY.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: VICTORIA WELDON Drummer' trial is told of Scots town's ugly women THE drummer of award-winning band N-Dubz has told a court he is like "honey to a swarm of bees" when it comes to females. Aaron "Breakbeat"...

Killed for his booze.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A YOUNG dad was murdered for his booze carry-out, cops have revealed. Detectives believe Paul Woods was targeted by three men while he waited for a pal to buy drink from an off-licence. The 29-year-old Celtic fan...

Brannan $1m bail.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) THE stepson of a newly-wed Scottish woman charged with her murder has appeared in court and had bail set at $1m. Tracy Brannan was attacked at the home she shared with her husband, Harold, 60, who was also injured. ...

T rape charge.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A MAN appeared in court yesterday in connection with the alleged abduction and rape of a teenage girl at T In The Park. Finlay Barber appeared in private at Perth Sheriff Court on a petition alleging he raped an...

OH YES! THE EARTH DID MOVE!
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: VICTORIA ALLEN Lover falls 3 floors & survives. . A RANDY student told yesterday how the earth moved for her during an outdoor sex session - when she fell through a roof. Alex decided to get down and...

Jail for attack.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A THUG who stabbed a cop three times was jailed for more than five years yesterday. Lyall Cameron knifed PC Kenneth Linton and injured his colleague in the attack in Brechin last July. The 24-year-old admitted...

Pub cop in frame.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A POLICE officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a pub fight over a spilt pint. Christopher Shackleton, 42, suffered a stroke last week after an altercation in Formby, Merseyside. A force spokesman...

Huntley GBP100k compo.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ANTHONY WALTON SOHAM killer Ian Huntley is demanding GBP100,000 after he had his throat slashed by another inmate in jail. He has launched legal action claiming the prison service failed in their "duty of...

X FACTOR JOE: I AM GAY.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ANTHONY WALTON X FACTOR winner Joe McElderry declared last night: "I'm gay." The 19-year-old singer added: "I'm really happy, I now know who I am." Joe, who had always denied rumours about his sexuality, says...

Pub cop arrested.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A POLICE officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a pub fight over a spilt pint. Christopher Shackleton, 42, suffered a stroke last week after a row in Formby, Merseyside. A force spokesman said:...

BACK ON THE FAGS MADGE?
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: HAYLEY COYLE Star's 'ciggie' shock HEALTH nut Madonna appears to be enjoying a cheeky cigarette on the set of her latest film. The 51-year-old pop diva, who lives on a strict macrobiotic diet and follows a...

PETE'S GAGGED ME OVER HIS SEX LIFE.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PETER DYKE Jordan makes amazing claim in gay mag. . . FURIOUS Kate Price has confided in her army of gay fans that she has been gagged from telling "the truth" about her failed marriage to Peter Andre....

Bronze meddle.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) KATE took divadom to the next level yesterday when she ordered a sunbed salon to shut so she could get a GBP5 tan. The model decided to top up her tan during a whistle stop tour of the UK to promote her new novel...

Pair were 'mingers'.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) N-DUBZ drummer Aaron Fagan has described two girls he is accused of sexually assaulting as "mingers". The 25-year-old has denied groping the pair after a gig. Fagan said the girls were refused entry to the band's...

GIVE US THE RED WHITE AND BLUE.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEVE HUGHES Outrage over pink Olympic souvenirs BONKERS Olympic bosses have released a collection of Union Jack merchandise without the famous red, white and blue colours. Towels, bags, cushions and...

Cheat Ronan off the hook.
July 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: EMMA WALL LOVE rat Ronan Keating has revealed he has finally won back his wife. The shamed Boyzone star was joined in Australia by Yvonne and their three children recently. Fuming Yvonne, 36, chucked out...

Home from home.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: neil.macphail THE romantic island of Mull is a destination that offers hidden gems for the enthusiastic visitor. There are the rolling white sands and standing-stones circle at Lochbuie, not...

Perfect -- period.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.knight I KNEW our jaunt from Aberdeen into Royal Deeside for dinner was going to be a longer than normal journey, but when we saw a sign saying 'You are in the Highlands', I wondered if we...

Retailers monitoring shopper behaviour.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson In these turbulent times you could be forgiven for thinking consumers would buckle down and not spend money experimenting with new products. However new research from the Institute...

Pick your own -- berry clever.(Recipe)
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross THE school holidays are midway through and everyone is in need of an energy boost. The combination of warm days and cool nights has produced a bumper crop of excellent tasting Scottish...

Hey, pesto -- summer sauces.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross SUMMER sauces can be made at other times of the year, but with the plethora of herbs which grow so luxuriantly during our summer months, it seems a shame not to capitalise on their...

North-east cereal farmer reaps success.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson One of the north-east's biggest cereal farming operations has triumphed in the Turriff Show cereals contest. A.J. Duncan based at Muirden, Turriff, is the agricultural business of...

Quality contender.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: colene.mckessick ENGINES -- In recent years, Ford has completely revamped its engine range, with the result that the popular Mondeo offers a wide and competent choice of petrol and diesel motors....

Catch crop slots in well at Eastfield.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson The importance of catch crops in providing fodder to outwintered livestock was stressed at the latest meeting of the Cairngorm monitor farm at Eastfield, Ballater. Farmer Allan...

All you need for going.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross FROM new uniforms and shoes to pencil cases and bags, there is a great range of clothes and accessories to buy for children of all ages -- and all available to buy locally. Cheryl...

Hopeman residents' playpark row likely to be settled in the courts.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson The long-running row over a Moray playpark that many local residents do not want looks like it will have to be settled in the courts. A resident of the Golf View housing...

Historic wheels roll up for rally.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: colene.mckessick THE Historic Wheels Club will hold its 34th annual rally in the grounds of Brodie Castle on Sunday, August 8. The Historic Wheels Club, a group of enthusiasts with an interest...

Club to visit Ellon herds.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson A VISIT to Aberdeen-Angus herds in the Ellon area is being organised by the North East Aberdeen-Angus Club as part of efforts to raise funds for specialist departments at two Aberdeen...

College stalwart set to be honoured.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson AN AGRICULTURAL consultant who retired in January after 35 years with the Scottish Agricultural College is to be honoured at Turriff Show on Monday. Graham Haughs is to be presented...

Buckie look forward to flying the flag.
July 31, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: dave.edwards Buckie Thistle's 52-year old wait to see the Highland League championship flag fly over Victoria Park will end this afternoon before their opening game against Clachnacuddin. ...