Bikers say farewell to Darwen barber who died in France - Blackburn Citizen
A PROCESSION of motor-bikes led the funeral cortege of a popular Darwen barber who died on a fishing holiday in France. Ian Morris, 45, died of suspected heart problems on July 5, days after fulfilling his ambition of catching a 40lb cat fish while
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Police arrest 9 Basque separatists in Spain - Salon
Jul 22nd, 2008 | BILBAO, Spain — The alleged leader of a Basque separatist cell believed responsible for a string of recent bomb attacks in Spain was arrested Tuesday along with eight other cell members, authorities said. Interior Minister Alfredo
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LA Diary: The Great Escape - Guardian Blogs
I left the sunny climes of California for a brief trip to Europe. I call it Europe now because that's what the Americans say when you mention you're going to London. "When are you travelling to Europe?" they ask. "Not Europe, just England", I'd reply
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Savvy Traveller: the value of France - Daily Telegraph
Even without Anthony Peregrine unveiling some of the mysteries of the French character, France looks a particularly good bet for a holiday this summer. With the euro soaring, your plat du jour will cost about 20 per cent more than last year, but it
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Swedish food aims to knock France off its perch - Local
The Swedish government announced a new vision on Tuesday aiming to knock France off its pedestal and establish Sweden as haute cuisine leader of the world. Coffee machine milk 'like washing powder' (21 Jul 08) 'Ass man' concludes his visit to Sweden
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Tour de France: stage 16 - as it happened! - Guardian Unlimited
Bernhard 'Jay-Z' Kohl is looking to keep it polka dot. Photographs: Pascal Pavani/AFP and Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Today's route takes us from the Italian town of Cuneo to the French well, to call it a town would be taking it too far
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Mobissimo Travel Search Opens in Germany - Forbes
Mobissimo, the popular travel search engine, today added Germany (www.mobissimo.de) to its worldwide network of local travel search sites, with a new site featuring local content geared to German users. Mobissimo now covers the top eight online
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Tour de France Results - International Herald Tribune
DIGNE-LES-BAINS, France : Results Saturday from the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 194.5-kilometer (120.9-mile) ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains: 1. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, 4 hours, 13 minutes, 8 seconds. 2. Leonardo Duque, Colombia
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