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Penguins at Chester Zoo
Penguins at Chester Zoo
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
ROONEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP
The Cappuccino Car That Runs On Coffee... So Will You Have To Use The Filter Lane?
The Cappuccino Car That Runs On Coffee... So Will You Have To Use The Filter Lane?
The Cappuccino Car That Runs On Coffee... So Will You Have To Use The Filter Lane?
The Cappuccino Car That Runs On Coffee... So Will You Have To Use The Filter Lane?
The Cappuccino Car That Runs On Coffee... So Will You Have To Use The Filter Lane?

British boy leaves Pakistan with Dad after kidnap

Smiling and in high spirits, a five-year-old British boy boarded a flight home from Pakistan on Thursday after being reunited with his overjoyed father following a 12-day kidnapping ordeal.
 

British boy leaves Pakistan with dad after kidnap

Smiling and in high spirits, a five-year-old British boy boarded a flight home from Pakistan on Thursday after being reunited with his overjoyed father following a 12-day kidnapping ordeal.
 

British boy leaves Pakistan with Dad after kidnap

Smiling and in high spirits, a five-year-old British boy boarded a flight home from Pakistan on Thursday after being reunited with his overjoyed father following a 12-day kidnapping ordeal.
 

Bordeaux edge Olympiakos, into Champions League last eight

Bordeaux squeezed into the Champions League quarter-finals after a tense 2-1 victory over Olympiakos on Wednesday that saw three men sent off.
 

Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police

A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.
 

Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police

A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.
 

Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police

A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.
 

5 arrested in British boy's abduction in Pakistan

5 suspects arrested in Spain in kidnapping of British boy in Pakistan. Police have arrested five people in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan and recovered more than 100,000 pounds ($150,000) in ransom money, authorities said Wednesday.
 

Tension rises as Delhi misses CGames deadlines

With seven months to go until the start of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the partially completed main stadium is a messy building site and the swimming complex a pile of rubble.
 

CGames: Tension rises as Delhi misses deadlines

With seven months to go until the start of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the partially completed main stadium is a messy building site and the swimming complex a pile of rubble.
 

Officials: British boy kidnapped in Pakistan found

British boy kidnapped in Pakistan 2 weeks ago found unharmed, officials say. Kidnappers released a 5-year-old British boy unharmed Tuesday almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan, British and Pakistani officials said.
 

Mourinho warms up for Chelsea clash with swipe at his old club

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho couldn't resist taking a swipe at his former club Chelsea despite trying his best to insist he won't be motivated by revenge in Tuesday's Champions League showdown.
 

Stoll's SO goal lifts Kings past Stars

Jarret Stoll scores in 6th round of shootout, Kings beat Stars 2-1. Jarret Stoll scored in the sixth round of a shootout to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.
 

Teenager quizzed over death of bullied man

Police are questioning an 18 -year-old man Friday on suspicion of manslaughter after a man with learning disabilities, who had been the victim of a persistent harassment campaign, was found dead outside his Manchester home.
 

Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx

Dimitar Berbatov will never have a better opportunity to convince the Manchester United faithful that he was worth the 30.75 million pounds it cost to prise him away from Tottenham.
 

Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx

Dimitar Berbatov will never have a better opportunity to convince the Manchester United faithful that he was worth the 30.75 million pounds it cost to prise him away from Tottenham.
 

Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx

Dimitar Berbatov will never have a better opportunity to convince the Manchester United faithful that he was worth the 30.75 million pounds it cost to prise him away from Tottenham.
 

Men seized 'days before planned attack in Britain'

Five Pakistani men linked to a terror plot similar to the attacks on the London transport system in 2005 were arrested days before they planned to strike, a hearing was told Tuesday.
 

Becks relishes Old Trafford return

David Beckham says he will not be overwhelmed by emotion when he faces former club Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time since he left for Real Madrid in 2003.
 

Team Sky win first stage of Paris-Nice race

New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson won the first stage of the Paris-Nice race on Monday for the British-based Team Sky.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

City of Manchester
—  City & Metropolitan borough  —
Manchester skyline from the River Irwell

Coat of Arms of the City Council
Nickname(s): "Cottonopolis", "Warehouse City"
Motto: "Concilio Et Labore" "By wisdom and effort"
Manchester shown within England
Coordinates: 53°28′N 2°14′W / 53.467°N 2.233°W / 53.467; -2.233
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Admin HQManchester city centre
Founded1st century
Town charter1301
City status1853
Government
 - TypeMetropolitan borough, City
 - Governing bodyManchester City Council
 - Lord MayorMavis Smitheman
 - MPs:Paul Goggins (Lab)
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Lab)
John Leech (Lib Dem)
Tony Lloyd (Lab)
Graham Stringer (Lab)
Area
 - City & Metropolitan borough44.7 sq mi (115.65 km2)
Elevation125 ft (38 m)
Population (2008 est.)
 - City & Metropolitan borough464,200 (Ranked 7th)
 - Density9,880.8/sq mi (3,815/km2)
 - Urban2,240,230
(Greater Manchester Urban Area)
 - County2,547,700
 - County Density5,172.2/sq mi (1,997/km2)
 - LUZ2,539,100
 - LUZ Density5,138.5/sq mi (1,984/km2)
 - DemonymMancunian
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
PostcodeM
Area code(s)0161
Ethnicity
(2007 Estimates[1])
75.8% White
69.1% White British
2.6% White Irish
4.0% Other White
3.3% Mixed
1.2% White & Black Caribbean
0.6% White & Black African
0.7% White & South Asian
0.7% White & Other
11.1% South Asian
2.7% Indian
6.1% Pakistani
1.0% Bangladeshi
1.3% Other South Asian
5.5% Black
1.9% Black Caribbean
3.1% Black African
0.5% Other Black
4.3% East Asian and Other
2.7% Chinese
1.6% Other
ISO 3166-2GB-MAN
ONS code00BN
OS grid referenceSJ838980
NUTS 3UKD31
DemonymMancunian
Websitewww.manchester.gov.uk
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