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English flag lowered at Downing St.

The English flag hoisted over British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Downing Street office for the World Cup was lowered on Monday, hours after the nation’s crushing 4-1 defeat by Germany.

21-yr-old to be Britain’s youngest doc

Rachael Faye Hill at 21 will become the youngest doctor in Britain in July, breaking the record of Indian-born Heenal Raichura who finished her degree at St.

Prince Charles hires staff as Queen cuts back

Prince Charles seems to be on a hiring spree even as the British Queen is forced to cut back on staff and official duties in the wake of the recession.

Ravi Shankaran hearing Sept. 1

The extradition case of Ravi Shankaran, the main accused in the naval war-room leak case who was arrested by the Met police in London on April 21, has been postponed to September 1.

Clijsters, Williams grind ahead

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Roger Federer was the epitome of Swiss cool as the mercury soared at Wimbledon on ‘Manic Monday’, but women’s title dreamers Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki both made limp exits.

Fabi-go, fume English media

English commentators launched scathing attacks Monday on their football team’s dire performance against Germany which ended the country’s World Cup hopes, as calls mounted for Fabio Capello to quit.

Fat, muscle turned into bone, cartilage

In what is being considered a major breakthrough, scientists at Harvard Medical School, Boston, have regrown bone and cartilage from fat cells and muscle tissue and then implanting them at the site of the injury.

A blood test can now predict menopause

DOCTORS COULD one day use a blood test to predict decades in advance when women will go into menopause, scientists say.
In research to be presented on Monday at a European fertility conference in Rome, Iranian experts say their preliminary study could be a first step toward developing a tool to help women decide when they want to have children.

Take a gap year, Harry tells Chelsy

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A week after they reportedly split, Prince Harry has asked Chelsy Davy to take a “gap year” break from him — to save their love.
According to the News of the World, the third in line to the British throne, desperately hopes that a year break would give the Zimbabwean blonde time to change her mind about ending their relationship.

Corus CEO to quit in October

Tata Steel-owned Corus, which was forced to partially-mothball Teesside plant at Redcar in northern England this February, will have a new leader from October this year as the chief executive, Mr Kirby Adams, has decided to resign and return to Australia.

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