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DEREK JAMESON: DO THEY MEAN ME?
CHAMPION WHINGERS SCOTLAND the Brave? Don't make me laugh. There's nothing noble about fallen hero Gary McAllister not daring to show his face at Hampden at next month's clash between Scotland and England in the first leg of the Euro 2000 play-offs. The
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SAFETY MUST COME FIRST
LESS than a fortnight after the horrific scenes near Paddington, where dozens of people lost their lives, the unthinkable has happened again. At 19.19 two trains collided outside Lewes. One was empty, but the other contained eleven passengers. The front
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TEACHER ACCUSED OF ABUSING PUPILS
A school teacher sexually abused three pupils to whom he taught music, a court heard. Walter Beal, 62, of Chatwood Road, Bewbush, Crawley, is charged with 12 sexual offences against the boys between 1974 and 1978. A jury at Lewes Crown Court heard that
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ELDERLY DRIVER'S RAIL LINE BLUNDER
AN 84-year-old driver had to be pulled to safety from her blazing car after she took a wrong turning and drove along a railway line. The woman drove on to the line yesterday afternoon at Yapton, near Arundel. Police believe she mistook the railway for
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ELLEN'S NUMBER DRIVES FANS WILD
A WOMAN was driven from her own home yesterday after being inundated with callers trying to order tickets for the England-Scotland match. Ellen Dineen's telephone number is only a couple of digits different to that of the Wembley box office. As soon as
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Fury over pay-off for NHS chief
DISGRACED health boss Clive Uren, who quit after a scathing report into the way his hospital was run, will receive a pay-off of £76,000. Mr Uren, whose management of Eastbourne District General Hospital was heavily criticised, will also be given a new
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LATEST CRASH RAISES FRESH SAFETY FEARS
THE Lewes crash immediately intensified concerns about rail safety. It came just 13 days after the train crash near Paddington, London, which claimed at least 30 lives. That accident occurred after a Thames train passed a signal at red and hit a First
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DID DRIVER GO THROUGH RED?
THE driver of the train involved in a collision at Lewes station was still being interviewed by accident investigators this afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ordered an immediate investigation into last night's crash amid fears the driver
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POP PARTY BRINGS TOWN IN FROM THE COLD
Thousands of music fans are expected to pack Party in the Dark to catch a glimpse of chart- toppers 911 and special pop guests. The funky threesome, who had Top Ten hits with The Day We Find Love and Bodyshakin', are the first big names to be confirmed
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A hard core of British managers believe stress is just an excuse for skiving.
A report by the British Safety Council says that one manager in five does not believe more should be done to tackle stress. The figure for the South East is one in ten. The council interviewed more than 600 members on the causes and extent of workplace
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TEACHER ACCUSED OF ABUSING PUPILS
A school teacher sexually abused three pupils to whom he taught music, a court heard. Walter Beal, 62, of Chatwood Road, Bewbush, Crawley, is charged with 12 sexual offences against the boys between 1974 and 1978. A jury at Lewes Crown Court heard that
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JOBS GO AS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE CLOSES
A MAJOR furniture warehouse is closing down with the loss of a dozen jobs. Landmark Home Furnishing, on the Sackville Trading Estate in Hove, is to close at the end of the month, its directors confirmed today. It is one of four major furniture retailers
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ELLEN'S NUMBER DRIVES FANS WILD
A WOMAN was driven from her own home yesterday after being inundated with callers trying to order tickets for the England-Scotland match. Ellen Dineen's telephone number is only a couple of digits different to that of the Wembley box office. As soon as
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SIGNAL FAILURE: LIZZIE ENFIELD
Friend who enjoys number crunching says he's worked out that even if you take five weeks' annual leave, all the bank holidays and have two consecutive weeks off sick, there is no way you can save money on your season ticket by buying it weekly or monthly
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LATEST CRASH RAISES FRESH SAFETY FEARS
THE Lewes crash immediately intensified concerns about rail safety. It came just 13 days after the train crash near Paddington, London, which claimed at least 30 lives. That accident occurred after a Thames train passed a signal at red and hit a First
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DID DRIVER GO THROUGH RED?
THE driver of the train involved in a collision at Lewes station was still being interviewed by accident investigators this afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ordered an immediate investigation into last night's crash amid fears the driver
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POP PARTY BRINGS TOWN IN FROM THE COLD
Thousands of music fans are expected to pack Party in the Dark to catch a glimpse of chart- toppers 911 and special pop guests. The funky threesome, who had Top Ten hits with The Day We Find Love and Bodyshakin', are the first big names to be confirmed
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DEREK JAMESON: DO THEY MEAN ME?
CHAMPION WHINGERS SCOTLAND the Brave? Don't make me laugh. There's nothing noble about fallen hero Gary McAllister not daring to show his face at Hampden at next month's clash between Scotland and England in the first leg of the Euro 2000 play-offs. The
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SAFETY MUST COME FIRST
LESS than a fortnight after the horrific scenes near Paddington, where dozens of people lost their lives, the unthinkable has happened again. At 19.19 two trains collided outside Lewes. One was empty, but the other contained eleven passengers. The front
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KNIFE MAN ON TRAIN
POLICE swooped on a railway station this morning after a man pulled a knife on a guard after being told to leave a train. The man was told to leave the service at Christ's Hospital Station, near Horsham, just after 10am, but pulled a knife on the guard
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ELDERLY DRIVER'S RAIL LINE BLUNDER
AN 84-year-old driver had to be pulled to safety from her blazing car after she took a wrong turning and drove along a railway line. The woman drove on to the line yesterday afternoon at Yapton, near Arundel. Police believe she mistook the railway for
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RESTAURANT BOSS IS CLEARED IN SEX CASE
A restaurant owner accused of begging a business woman for sex has been cleared of the allegations. Cedvez Yilmez , 31, was acquitted at Brighton Magistrates Court of indecently assaulting the woman and using insulting words or behaviour. The 24-year-old
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Fury over pay-off for NHS chief
DISGRACED health boss Clive Uren, who quit after a scathing report into the way his hospital was run, will receive a pay-off of £76,000. Mr Uren, whose management of Eastbourne District General Hospital was heavily criticised, will also be given a new
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PASSENGERS TELL OF RAIL NIGHTMARE
PASSENGERS on board the train from Gatwick to Hastings told last night how they feared a repeat of the Paddington disaster. As passengers were comforted by rail staff and emergency workers, they spoke of their shock that another crash could have happened
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A hard core of British managers believe stress is just an excuse for skiving.
A report by the British Safety Council says that one manager in five does not believe more should be done to tackle stress. The figure for the South East is one in ten. The council interviewed more than 600 members on the causes and extent of workplace
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KNIFE MAN ON TRAIN
POLICE swooped on a railway station this morning after a man pulled a knife on a guard after being told to leave a train. The man was told to leave the service at Christ's Hospital Station, near Horsham, just after 10am, but pulled a knife on the guard
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JOBS GO AS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE CLOSES
A MAJOR furniture warehouse is closing down with the loss of a dozen jobs. Landmark Home Furnishing, on the Sackville Trading Estate in Hove, is to close at the end of the month, its directors confirmed today. It is one of four major furniture retailers
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RESTAURANT BOSS IS CLEARED IN SEX CASE
A restaurant owner accused of begging a business woman for sex has been cleared of the allegations. Cedvez Yilmez , 31, was acquitted at Brighton Magistrates Court of indecently assaulting the woman and using insulting words or behaviour. The 24-year-old
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SIGNAL FAILURE: LIZZIE ENFIELD
Friend who enjoys number crunching says he's worked out that even if you take five weeks' annual leave, all the bank holidays and have two consecutive weeks off sick, there is no way you can save money on your season ticket by buying it weekly or monthly
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PASSENGERS TELL OF RAIL NIGHTMARE
PASSENGERS on board the train from Gatwick to Hastings told last night how they feared a repeat of the Paddington disaster. As passengers were comforted by rail staff and emergency workers, they spoke of their shock that another crash could have happened
