News Archive for August 2008

New Orleans residents get out of Gustav's way - Guardian Unlimited

by placing flowers on a makeshift memorial

Sunday August 31 2008, 03:22PM

Diana tributes on crash anniversary - Guardian Unlimited

to leave flowers and tie pictures and

Sunday August 31 2008, 03:15PM

On the hunt for our missing butterflies - The Independent

find any flowers for nectar and it ... This area will contain wild flowers and

Sunday August 31 2008, 01:42PM

Pietersen's England are relaxed and ready to roll - Guardian Blogs

Today's one-day international at Lord's has a most unusual feel to it. We are anticipating a celebration of England's cricketing renaissance. It is not often that we have been able ...

Sunday August 31 2008, 10:57AM

Thousands march in Mexico against violent crime - Reuters UK

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of Mexicans marched in the capital on Saturday to protest against a wave of kidnappings and gruesome murders, putting pressure on President Felipe Calderon to meet his

Sunday August 31 2008, 09:53AM

Vandals smash glass on St John first-aid bus - This is Hampshire

pinch the flowers. It's bad enough for ... pinch the flowers. It's bad enough for

Sunday August 31 2008, 09:17AM

Thousands march in Mexico against crime - MSN UK News

Thousands march in Mexico against crime. By Mica Rosenberg MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of Mexicans marched in the capital on Saturday to protest against a wave of kidnappings and gruesome murders, putting pressure on President Felipe Calderon to meet his promises to crack down on crime. "/

Sunday August 31 2008, 08:12AM

Eight quizzed over Antigua murders - Edinburgh News

They requested no flowers and said details

Saturday August 30 2008, 01:54AM

Captain Claret:'I'm glad my husband was an alcoholic'- The Independent

birds and flowers in saleable form. It's

Saturday August 30 2008, 01:54AM

Biometrics exhibit blushes over email snafu - The Register

An exhibition designed to show off the whizzy high-tech futurescape of biometric identity has succumbed to a bout of very contemporary gremlins, by emailing dozens of fingerprints ...

Friday August 29 2008, 04:36PM

Threatened Titians draw in crowds to central Edinburgh - Times Online

A Young Woman with Flowers in

Friday August 29 2008, 10:38AM

Papua hikers find'WWII airman'- BBC Science/Nature

trees and flowers," said the leader of

Friday August 29 2008, 10:31AM

Sick vandals steal from grave of Carlisle cancer victim - News and Star

told how flowers and gifts which she ... grave, stealing flowers, cards, and a marble ... left flowers, cards, and little ornaments ... put down flowers and a card,

Friday August 29 2008, 09:41AM

'He listened carefully and didn't move a millimetre'- Guardian Unlimited

bouquet of flowers," said Collier, who described

Friday August 29 2008, 09:41AM

In bloom for the summer - This is Dorset

having the flowers there makes it look ... and colourful flowers outside their farmhouses and ... all the flowers are nurtured at the ... that his flowers have remained colourful throughout ... and the flowers looking good." Most of

Friday August 29 2008, 08:44AM

Marshalls refocuses business to keep balance sheet on track - yorkshirepost

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Friday August 29 2008, 08:44AM

Church back on map - Halifax Today

Church back on map - A flower festival will be held at St Mary's Church, Ludd-enden." /

Friday August 29 2008, 07:46AM

Steam train fan builds rail network in front garden - Daily Telegraph

A steam train enthusiast has built a miniature working model railway in his own front garden. " /

Friday August 29 2008, 07:25AM

Christina Patterson: Why we must play mind games to win obesity fight - Belfast Telegraph

million, sporting flowers will duly bloom, but

Friday August 29 2008, 07:25AM

Positive occupation - Guardian Unlimited

Flowers, fruit and vegetables are grown in ... Flowers, fruit and vegetables are grown in ... garden growing flowers, fruits and vegetables. A

Wednesday August 27 2008, 12:03AM

Community project convincing builders to recycle waste - Guardian Unlimited

Construction waste makes up a much larger proportion of landfill than household rubbish. Is it time the drive to recycle shifted its focus?" /

Wednesday August 27 2008, 12:03AM

Barack Obama'message being lost'amid convention noise - Times Online

Michelle Obama speech | Ted Kenn" /

Tuesday August 26 2008, 11:35PM

Dumped hubby torched himself - The Sun

of dates, flowers and chocolate. My friends ... funeral the boys chose flowers spelling

Tuesday August 26 2008, 10:23PM

Beijing fling: Ronaldinho falls for Swedish football star Johanna and ... - Daily Mail

Flowers for the lady? Johanna Almgren (right)

Tuesday August 26 2008, 05:44PM

Scotland 15 England 9 - Sporting Life

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Tuesday August 26 2008, 05:44PM

Tributes paid to victim of stabbing - Westmidlands.com

Today a bouquet of flowers had been

Tuesday August 26 2008, 03:49PM

Visitors flock to gardeners'show - This is Wiltshire

besides the flowers and vegetable classes there

Tuesday August 26 2008, 02:16PM

CROWD WELCOMES WELSH HEROES - Sporting Life

of gold-coloured flowers before speaking to their

Tuesday August 26 2008, 01:55PM

Eye Show off to a flyer - East Anglian Daily Times

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Monday August 25 2008, 06:47AM

Toolstation League preview - This is Wiltshire

midfielder Nathan Flowers, who impressed after coming ... Nathan Flowers came on and played well

Saturday August 23 2008, 06:06AM

Colleagues pay tribute to air crash victim - Northampton Chronicle

Flowers were left at the scene of

Saturday August 23 2008, 05:59AM

Howard Jacobson: Autumn is coming and I've got the wrong trousers ... - The Independent

of wild flowers. And his trousers are

Saturday August 23 2008, 05:45AM

Mica Paris: My millionaire lover made my life hell - Daily Mail

armfuls of flowers and treated me like ... bunch of flowers arrived. I knew immediately ... me the flowers using my own money

Saturday August 23 2008, 03:07AM

Nicole is evicted from Big Brother... and is the most unpopular ... - Daily Mail

It was all hearts and flowers as

Saturday August 23 2008, 01:41AM

James Foster extends lead with vital century - Times Online

James Foster gave a timely reminder to the England selectors of his qualities as a batsman with his first hundred of the season, having already made a fifty in the first innings." /

Saturday August 23 2008, 12:44AM

Wraparound video screen proposed for London stadium - Guardian Unlimited

The main stadium at the London Olympics may be wrapped in a kilometre-long video screen in an attempt to create a defining visual image to rival Beijing's architecturally startling Bird's Nest arena" /

Saturday August 23 2008, 12:44AM

Brandon flowers is a fucking cock (this wks NME-centric) - Drowned In Sound

forum Brandon flowers is a fucking cock ... However, if Flowers isn't comfortable discussing that

Saturday August 23 2008, 12:22AM

'I'm going to die on Monday at 6.15pm'- Guardian Unlimited

location, the flowers, the coffin ... I'm really ... visitors or flowers." Monday January 28 After ... to order flowers for her coffin. It ... music, the flowers, the guest list and

Saturday August 23 2008, 12:08AM

Open weekend at Beckford nursery - Evesham Journal

Among the plants and flowers on offer

Friday August 22 2008, 11:39PM

Uncovering the ultimate family tree - BBC Europe

The BBC's Tristana Moore meets a German man who has discovered he is a descendant of a 3,000-year-old caveman." /

Thursday August 21 2008, 09:22AM

Tartan Army beaten in their own backyard - Belfast Telegraph

A resounding victory for Northern Ireland then&hellip; " /

Thursday August 21 2008, 09:22AM

Essex Begin Rescue Mission - Cricket365.com

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Thursday August 21 2008, 08:32AM

At 107, is Beattie Ranson the oldest person in Northants? - Northampton Chronicle

milestone with flowers, cards, presents and a

Thursday August 21 2008, 08:24AM

Robinho’s Dream: To Win The Cash With Chelsea - Anorak

ROBINHO, one of the myriad Brazilian attacking footballers whose names being in a “R”, has been the object of transfer speculation between Real Madrid (ten" /

Thursday August 21 2008, 08:10AM

Crisis for St Bart's rebuild - Newbury Today

Ambitious rebuild plans left with £5 million funding gap after crucial planning votes save Luker building THE rebuild of St Bartholomew’s School has been left with a £5 million ...

Thursday August 21 2008, 07:41AM

National Gardens Scheme Open Day at Calke Abbey - This is Derbyshire

Calke Garden is open in support of the National Gardens Scheme. The extensive late 18th century walled gardens feature a flower garden with summer..." /

Thursday August 21 2008, 07:20AM

Bronze Age Skeleton Found In Wicken - Ely Standard

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Wednesday August 20 2008, 01:59AM

Gaza children begin to heal at summer camps - Middle East Online

I like to draw flowers and children ... and white flowers with her art teacher

Wednesday August 20 2008, 01:59AM

ITabi Kimono-cloth iPhone 3G cases debut - MacWorld UK

Asaba, hemp flowers on a cream background

Tuesday August 19 2008, 12:01PM

Gardening: Super grass - Daily Telegraph

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Tuesday August 19 2008, 12:01PM

Exclusive: Glasgow City Council junkets pruned - Daily Record

MEMBERS of Scotland's biggest council have been banned from junkets after the Record revealed £24,000 was spent on trips to foreign flower shows. " /

Tuesday August 19 2008, 11:47AM

Exclusive: Travis star Fran Healy halts gig after losing his wedding ... - Daily Record

the song Flowers In the Window, when

Tuesday August 19 2008, 11:47AM

Thieves steal from murdered baby Hassan’s grave - News and Star

Lorna said that flowers had been damaged

Tuesday August 19 2008, 11:26AM

Five air crash victims to be named - Channel 4 News

Monday, laying flowers at the edge of

Tuesday August 19 2008, 08:27AM

Holiday boy drowns swimming in Broad - This is Derbyshire

A single bunch of flowers had been

Tuesday August 19 2008, 07:37AM

Myhill delights in rapid ascendancy - TEAMtalk

Football news and transfer gossip latest from TEAMtalk. Covers all UK teams plus worldwide soccer news - updated daily. Features league tables, fixtures, stats, TEAMtalk TV, Your Say and much more." /

Tuesday August 19 2008, 07:37AM

Bodies of mid-air crash victims recovered - yorkshirepost

yesterday, laying flowers at the edge of

Tuesday August 19 2008, 07:08AM

Hail the conquering Kings - Guardian Unlimited

A storming show proves these church-raised, sex-crazed, good ole boys deserve their fans, writes Kitty Empire" /

Sunday August 17 2008, 12:01AM

Flower blooms for Essex - MSN UK News

Flower blooms for Essex. Veteran Grant Flower has guided Essex to a five-wicket victory over Kent in the final of the Friends Provident Trophy at Lord's.Thirty-seven-year-old Flower, brother of England batting coach Andy, oversaw a composed chase of 215 after mid-innings wickets left his young side 93 for four."/

Saturday August 16 2008, 11:54PM

This much I know: Deepak Chopra - Guardian Unlimited

ornamental foliage, flowers and berries. From: £8

Saturday August 16 2008, 11:54PM

Tourists beware: if it's fun, Italy has a law against it - The Independent

thousand legal flowers to bloom. Most of

Saturday August 16 2008, 11:54PM

Essex (218-5) beat Kent (214) - Daily Telegraph

Essex (218-5) beat Kent (214) " /

Saturday August 16 2008, 11:32PM

Boy stabbed to death in party row - Ananova

they lay flowers in his memory, brother

Saturday August 16 2008, 11:32PM

MAKE HER A DAME! - News of World

bunch of flowers and blew kisses. Later

Saturday August 16 2008, 10:42PM

Boys aged 16 and 17 stabbed to death in latest Blade Britain tragedies - Daily Mail

Scullion, lay flowers at the murder scene ... mourner ties flowers to a tree at ... After laying flowers, Miss Scullion's brother Jordan

Saturday August 16 2008, 10:35PM

Pure gold … Nine medals on Britain's greatest day in Olympic history ... - Daily Mail

daughter threw flowers towards her during the

Saturday August 16 2008, 10:35PM

Living in the moment - Women.timesonline

Is anything ever good enough for us? A few weeks ago, I was in one of the most beautiful places in the world: the Skeleton Coast in Namibia." /

Saturday August 16 2008, 08:33PM

Widow's'sexy'funeral tribute to husband - Edinburgh News

it with flowers as she paid tribute ... it with flowers as she paid tribute

Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:30PM

Gunman shoots Arkansas Democratic party chairman - Guardian Unlimited

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A gunman entered the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters Wednesday and shot the party chairman, who was hospitalized in critical condition, authorities ...

Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:30PM

Peaches'very happy'after wedding - Western Telegraph

A bouquet of pink flowers was also

Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:30PM

Arkansas Democratic party chairman shot at his Little Rock office - Guardian Unlimited

State chairman of the Arkansas Democratic party is shot and killed at his Little Rock office by an assailant who later died after being shot by police" /

Wednesday August 13 2008, 07:40PM

Tragic honeymoon couple buried - Ananova

The families requested no flowers as details

Wednesday August 13 2008, 06:35PM

Peaches'happy'after wedding - MSN UK News

A bouquet of pink flowers was also

Wednesday August 13 2008, 05:45PM

Hunter plants bid for garden retailer - Edinburgh News

includes Flying Flowers, mail order plant operation

Wednesday August 13 2008, 04:26PM

Softball: Field of disappearing dreams - The Independent

Tairia Flowers of the USA waits to ... seemed, Tairia Flowers had got out the ... had dubbed Flowers and her colleagues &ldquo;the ... Flowers, a 27-year-old from Tuscon, featured in ... Flowers confessed later, when the ball ... Flowers said. Not that she happens ... home for Flowers and her compatriots, with ... As Tairia Flowers reflected: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s quick-paced. It&rsquo;s

Wednesday August 13 2008, 03:29PM

Shot Antigua couple buried - The Sun

The families requested no flowers as details

Wednesday August 13 2008, 03:29PM

Meet Elvis — king of the scarecrows - Exeter Express-Echo

SCARECROWS and jams were shown alongside paintings and flower arrangements at a Devon village show. The 55th annual Whimple Flower and Craft Show,..." /

Monday August 11 2008, 11:17PM

Cumbria: Making pies and poetry - Daily Telegraph

trees and flowers. At its far end

Monday August 11 2008, 10:41PM

Gardening: Pretty in pinks - Daily Telegraph

comes to flowers. Styles come and go ... flushes of flowers, making them enormously valuable ... as cut flowers and they were rarely ... pale pink flowers, to the fancy "laced ... pure white flowers - is one of ... The boom in British-grown cut flowers has ... selling the flowers again for the first

Monday August 11 2008, 09:15PM

Another battle in the 1,000-year Russia-Georgia grudge match - Times Online

bouquets of flowers. Analysis: roots of the

Monday August 11 2008, 09:01PM

Star Wars returns to Hollywood - In the News

The premiere of the hotly-awaited Star Wars animated feature Clone Wars took place in Hollywood yesterday." /

Monday August 11 2008, 06:16PM

Moss Bay carnival is a monster day out - Whitehaven News and Star

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Monday August 11 2008, 05:47PM

What a difference a year makes - yorkshirepost

floods nourishes flowers and grasses, which all

Sunday August 10 2008, 07:29PM

UPDATE 2-Morales faces rivals in Bolivia recall vote - Reuters UK

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales easily won a recall vote on Sunday, unofficial results and exit polls showed, but he will likely remain deadlocked with opponents of his leftist reforms. A

Sunday August 10 2008, 04:08PM

Morales faces rivals in Bolivia recall vote - Reuters AlertNet

AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation."/

Sunday August 10 2008, 04:08PM

Olympics: Equestrian team on course for good showing in the cross ... - Guardian Unlimited

Britain, silver medalists in Athens, lie fourth after the completion of the opening dressage section of the three-day event" /

Sunday August 10 2008, 07:40AM

Deborah Orr: A housing slump is the perfect time to reform the market - Belfast Telegraph

What now for the dream of a property-owning democracy? The Council of Mortgage Leaders announced yesterday that home repossessions are up 48 per cent on this time last year, and that there were 18,900 repossessions between January and June. " /

Saturday August 09 2008, 11:38AM

Mid-life crisis? Forget the Harley Davidson, you should buy a wood ... - Daily Mail

ferns and flowers whose names I do ... plants and flowers. I can chop wood

Saturday August 09 2008, 10:47AM

Toxic plant found on banks of Northamptonshire river - Northampton Chronicle

with white flowers and a green or

Saturday August 09 2008, 08:03AM

Miss Battle - Jersey Insight

Miss Battles handing out flowers and garlands

Saturday August 09 2008, 06:51AM

The dissimulation of John Edwards - Guardian Unlimited

When Bill Clinton denied Gennifer Flowers, they

Saturday August 09 2008, 01:22AM

These two appalling sets of old waxworks utterly deserve each other - Guardian Unlimited

tanks with flowers, now might be the

Friday August 08 2008, 10:23PM

Winning litte gems are in the frame - This is Winchester

bouquet of flowers, and a framed portrait

Friday August 08 2008, 01:59AM

Teenager shot dead in South London'was innocent bystander'- Times Online

A man selling flowers near the scene

Thursday August 07 2008, 12:37PM

The plots thicken - Guardian Blogs

Painted Mountain flowers No such success with ... and chandelier flowers. As is the Painted

Thursday August 07 2008, 11:54AM

Wife’s flower salute to hero - The Sun

HERO killed in Afghan badlands is saluted with a tribute spelling out 'Sexy Pants'" /

Thursday August 07 2008, 06:18AM

Solzhenitsyn buried after Russian Orthodox ceremony - Guardian Unlimited

and placing flowers on the floor by

Wednesday August 06 2008, 04:49PM

Widow's tribute to hero James - The Sun

it with flowers today as she paid

Wednesday August 06 2008, 04:49PM

Trappings of state accompany funeral of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - Times Online

Hundreds of mourners laid flowers and kissed

Wednesday August 06 2008, 04:49PM

Family's tribute to tragic tyre fitter - Western Telegraph

have sent flowers and cards in remembrance

Wednesday August 06 2008, 04:35PM

US election takes a negative turn - BBC News

As the race for the White House intensifies, both candidates have gone on the attack" /

Wednesday August 06 2008, 04:06PM

RWANDA:"Agricultural transformation can improve food security"- Reuters AlertNet

AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation."/

Wednesday August 06 2008, 03:52PM

Solzhenitsyn's last journey - BBC Europe

The even number of flowers was a

Wednesday August 06 2008, 03:23PM

Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons - Marie Claire

Oh-so-much chicer than flowers, I rushed out

Wednesday August 06 2008, 03:09PM

Store Detective - Manchester Evening News

FOR this week's shoestring shopping special, Store Detective has taken a break from the usual scouting out of fab new locations to look at some top ways to treat yourself instead ...

Wednesday August 06 2008, 03:02PM

London's Chinatown immune to Beijing excitement - Guardian Unlimited

lanterns and flowers for special occasions, like

Wednesday August 06 2008, 01:43PM

Worrall Thompson's Dr Crippen salad error - Metro.co.uk

yellow, funnel-shaped flowers and a stale scent

Monday August 04 2008, 11:51AM

India: Christians mourn stampede victims - Christian Today

prayers and flowers as part of the

Monday August 04 2008, 11:43AM

Left-out Lib Dems - Guardian Unlimited

a thousand flowers bloom." Yet having a ... a thousand flowers bloom," thinks he can

Monday August 04 2008, 11:29AM

TV chef Worrall Thompson recommends deadly weed as salad ingredient - Guardian Unlimited

funnel-shaped yellow flowers. Its name means killer

Monday August 04 2008, 11:01AM

The Wrong Tree - vogue

Discovered aged just 17 at party thrown by Truman Capote, Penelope Tree's wide-eyed beauty came to epitomise the optimism of the flower power generation" /

Monday August 04 2008, 10:25AM

180 exhibits for Rose Show at Bridgemere Garden World - This is Sentinel

for large flowers, miniature roses and floral

Monday August 04 2008, 08:52AM

Weathering the storm - Shropshire Star

The weather dominated the news last week and with two big county shows on this week, we're keeping our fingers crossed for no more storms. All this and more in our weekly podcast." /

Monday August 04 2008, 08:45AM

Pilgrims return to India shrine - BBC South-Asia

bags of flowers and offerings. The chief

Monday August 04 2008, 08:23AM

Children trampled as 145 die in Hindu temple stampede - The Independent

discarded sandals, flowers and torn clothes last ... bags with flowers and offerings. At the

Monday August 04 2008, 08:02AM

2 Responses to “Lily Allen Thought For The Day” - Anorak

buy some flowers - Mail More Lily ... know which flowers she bought ? Anorak Says:

Monday August 04 2008, 07:19AM

Gardeners show off blooms - Shropshire Star

Shropshire's green fingered gardeners were today showing off their beautiful blooms as a distinguished panel of experts set out to choose the winner of the annual Garden of the Year competition." /

Friday August 01 2008, 06:35PM

Bluebirds back on the road - This is Trowbridge

CHIPPENHAM Town continue their pre-season build-up when they travel to Thatcham Town tomorrow and visit Highworth Town on Tuesday. The Bluebirds cruised past Melksham Town on ...

Friday August 01 2008, 06:06PM

Pub garden bloomin'great - Surrey Comet

After battling back from disastrous floods which swept through the borough last year, an award winning Kingston pub has been chosen to participate in a national garden scheme and ...

Friday August 01 2008, 05:31PM

Gardener's chemical warning - Surrey Comet

A Teddington allotment holder is at the forefront of a campaign to get a herbicide taken off the shelves after it ruined her crops this year. " /

Friday August 01 2008, 05:31PM

US jobless rate jumps to four-year high - 999 Today

the spring flowers are in full colour

Friday August 01 2008, 05:02PM

Malaria on the increase in the UK - 999 Today

the spring flowers are in full colour

Friday August 01 2008, 05:02PM

Team effort creates special garden for Jack - Oxfordshire News

church donated flowers. Neighbours and friends alongside

Friday August 01 2008, 04:41PM

Cultivar:'David Howard'- bbc

rich orange flowers of 'David Howard'. It ... Dramatic foliage Flowers Fruit Scented flowers Thorns

Friday August 01 2008, 04:33PM

Common Name: Dahlia - bbc

for their flowers. 'Moonfire' is a fine ... Dramatic foliage Flowers Fruit Scented flowers Thorns

Friday August 01 2008, 04:33PM

Viral video - Guardian Unlimited

That's a shocker for those of you unversed in Australian rhyming slang" /

Friday August 01 2008, 02:46PM