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Town hall politicians claim record expenses - 08 May 2008
By David Coates
Top councillors in a Lancashire city have claimed a record amount of cash in expenses, new figures out today reveal.
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Police sniff out Burnley cannabis farm - 08 May 2008
POLICE used their sense of smell to sniff out a cannabis factory.
The drugs farm containing 28 plants was uncovered in Cobden Street in the Bank Ha.... More...
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 Practising Muslims 'will outnumber Christians by 2035' - 08 May 2008
Practising Muslims will outnumber worshipping Christians in Britain within 30 years, according to research published today.
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 Israeli police question PM Olmert - 02 May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert under caution on Friday as part of an inquiry into suspected corruption.
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 Blair confident of Mideast accord - 02 May 2008
Tony Blair said that he believed agreement on a Middle East peace deal was possible "faster than people think".
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Veil can come off, Muslim shows - 01 May 2008
When a Hamtramck district court judge told Ginnah Muhammad she couldn't testify in a 2006 small claims lawsuit unless she removed her veil, she was .... More...
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Muslim claim sparks prison review - 01 May 2008
Female prison officers will be stopped from being present when male inmates are strip-searched, after a Muslim prisoner said he had been degraded.
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Race crime increases 44% in four years - 30 April 2008
Three race crimes are recorded by Lancashire police every day, new figures have revealed.
A total of 1,238 racially aggravated crimes were recorded i.... More...
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Nelson man who groomed schoolgirl for sex jailed for 12 years - 30 April 2008
A GARAGE worker who groomed a schoolgirl and repeatedly had sex with her has been jailed for 12 years.
Burnley Crown Court heard how married Timoth.... More...
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Money needed to finish Clitheroe mosque - 29 April 2008
ONE of the men behind Clitheroe's mosque has revealed that more fundraising needs to be done before the building is ready for use.
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