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Karam's all gloss and no substance
KARAM. Director: Sanjay F Gupta India 2004 117 mins (15) Music: Vishal-Shekhar, Pankaj Awasthi, Amit Mishram, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Shiny Ahuja, Bharat Dhabolkar, Murali Sharma Do accomplished cinematographers make excellent story tellers?
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Baildon again in promotion berth
Baildon 28 Bramley Phoenix Park 12 Baildon are back in a promotion berth in Yorkshire Division Three. The mood was a little downbeat after a flattering 28-12 victory over derby rivals Bramley Phoenix Park at Jenny Lane. But the mood lightened when it
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Clegg's braves stun the Chiefs
Otley 27 Exeter Chiefs 7 The players may have flown back to Leeds-Bradford Airport, but the trip back from Exeter must have seemed a long one nine days ago. "It isn't something that I have been able to say about us over the last two years, but we just
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Illingworth rubs salt in wounds for West's
West Bowling 32 Thatto Heath 12 Two late tries from scrum half Steve Illingworth gave West Bowling a resounding victory in the Premier Division relegation dogfight against bottom-of-the-table Thatto Heath at the Bankfoot Oval. In a match West's had to
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Parsley's men are running on empty
Marine 0 Guiseley 0 Guiseley stretched their unbeaten run to nine games but it was courtesy of an uninspiring goalless draw at Marine in the UniBond Premier that saw them reach the statistic. Following their exertions in the midweek West Riding County
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Foster is preparing to tackle the Blairs
Matt Foster could well be a few pounds lighter than usual when he meets Prime Minister Tony Blair at No 10 Downing Street tonight. Foster will be among 80 'young' leaders socialising with Blair at the iconic Prime Minister's residence as recognition for
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We should have won - Todd
Colin Todd admitted that City's 2-2 comeback draw at Peterborough was not good enough. Dean Windass took his goal tally to 21 with a second-half double to grab a point at London Road. City remain five points adrift of the last play-off spot but Todd believed
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Textiles show the way says Sir Digby
Bradford's new wave of wool barons are leading the world in taking on Chinese manufacturers and selling on quality, not price, says Sir Digby Jones. Speaking at Europe's top textiles exhibition, Premiere Vision in Paris, the director general of the Confederation
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Burglary hotspots get a leaflet drop
Police are out to educate people living in two burglary hotspots. West Yorkshire Police have identified the villages of Baildon and Esholt as the two areas in the Keighley division, which includes Shipley and Bingley, where burglars strike most often.
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Dance plea to aid devastated Emily
A heartbroken young dancer is looking for sponsorship to make her dream come true and be a star. Ten-year-old Emily Row was devastated when her lorry driver father died three weeks ago from a sudden heart attack at work. Neil Hargreaves was her number
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End is in sight over Headingley buy-out
Yorkshire will buy Headingley Cricket Ground and its income streams from Leeds Crciket, Football and Athletics Club (CFAC) before the start of the new season in a month's time or pull out of the negotiations and continue as lease-holders. That was the
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Windass responds to Todd's verbal volley
Peterborough 2 Bradford City 2 Dean Windass almost didn't get the chance to score his wonder goal. City's red-hot hitman blasted them level with a volley which would have stunned the Premiership, let alone Peterborough. But it nearly didn't happen after
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Bottoms up! Greaves the toast of Horsfall
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Lancaster City 0 Avenue lifted themselves off the foot of the Conference North with a well-deserved but ultimately nail-biting victory over Lancaster City at Horsfall Stadium. It earned them their first double of the campaign and
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Pryce: I don't want to move
Leon Pryce wants to stay at Bradford but also wants a position to call his own. The 24-year-old Great Britain international has played 180 matches for his home-town club but those games have been split between wing, centre, stand-off, full back and, on
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Market forces will show way
The freeing-up of licensing restrictions to tackle the binge-drinking culture, in which people throw as much alcohol down themselves as they can within limited opening hours, is a sensible move. However, the controversial plan to take that liberalisation
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Bradford to host top conference
Bradford's bold regeneration plans have helped it clinch an influential environment conference for some of Britain's top companies this summer. It will be the first time that Business in the Community (BITC) has staged its high-profile event outside London
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Shares Week
The last week has seen the FTSE 100, the index of leading UK shares and indicator of stock market performance, trade around the key 5,000 mark, closing below the psychologically important level one day, only to bounce back the next. Volume was low in
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Government help sought for textile pensioners
A pension scheme belonging to hundreds of former textiles workers in Bradford has formally applied for financial help from the Government. The Carpets International pension scheme is in deficit and is in the process of being wound-up. The move threatens
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On course to meet students' demands
The University of Bradford is offering more courses in response to student demand as interest in the institution is at a record high. As part of the university's five-year corporate strategy it aims to increase student numbers by 13 per cent by 2009 and
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Pubs call time on all-hours drinking
Revellers hoping to party all night in Bradford could be going home early as not a single pub or club in the city centre has applied to stay open around the clock. They have until November to request longer opening hours after the Government introduced
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Plans for growth earn Trisha praise
Mother Trisha Harwood has been nominated for a top award for helping her local school grow and branch out in the community. The 37-year-old, who has two sons at Lowerfields Primary in Dudley Hill, Bradford, is also the school's parental and community
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Laura just wants to let her hair down!
Family and friends of an eight-year-old leukaemia sufferer have launched an appeal to buy her a funky new hair-do and hopefully "put a smile back on her face." And a group of walkers set off for a 15-mile sponsored walk along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
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Posh penthouses in 'chimney stacks'
Bradford's industrial past is the inspiration for a towering apartment complex planned for the heart of the city. Architects want to build three 15-storey "chimney-style" blocks in the 300-home complex to mirror the city's textile mills heritage. The
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Masterplan for Airedale set to be unveiled
The economic future of Airedale will be mapped out when the area's masterplan is revealed tomorrow. Although details of the plan are being closely guarded it is understood it will include several radical proposals to improve Airedale's road and rail systems
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mp denies Drunken sex slur claims
A Bradford MP is seeking legal advice after allegations that he made lewd remarks to a female colleague while drunk. Marsha Singh, Labour MP for Bradford West, was today expected to speak to his lawyers about the claims in The Mail on Sunday that he made
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Rhinos will do nicely - Moorby
Keighley Cougars 62 Strela Kazan 14 Full back Matt Bramald scored four tries as the Cougars eased into the fourth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup with a 62-14 victory over Russian side Strela Kazan at Cougar Park yesterday. Playing in place of skipper
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Letters to the Editor
Why no help from the RSPCA? SIR - I agree with the sentiments expressed by E Crossley (T&A, March 3). I will not be sending any more donations to the RSPCA. Last week I rang them to say a cockerel was in my next door neighbour's garden and it had
