The death of one of nature's giants: 55ft-long fin whale dies after lying …
Daily Mail
'It must be removed from or tethered to the beach as it could be a hazard to shipping it floats out to sea. 'There's a sizeable population of fin whales that live off the coast of Pembrokeshire – it could have been a member of that group.'

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End in sight for Brookmans Park teacher living in box
Times 24
He is also the founder of the charity's very own in house music group, the Just Enough For the Real World band. The group's latest single, Everyday, was released on the same day Phil entered the shipping container, and can be download from the band's …

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VIDEO ADDED: Maryport Blues Festival rocks the town
Times & Star
One of the most controversial decisions in the run-up to the festival was to abandon the popular free stage on Shipping Brow after spiralling costs and health and safety concerns forced organisers to cancel it. Instead, two stages – which people had to …

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An American context for UK defence cuts
Spectator.co.uk
For example, the American navy is doing the majority of the work in the Mediterranean, while the British navy has assumed responsibility for clearing mines and patrolling international shipping lanes in the Gulf. The expertise of British minesweepers …

Glasgow's Riverside Museum
Building Design (blog)
This proposal, reminiscent of huge shipping containers, clearly embraces what makes the place special, at least in general terms such as colour, shape and orientation. Will the elegant sweep of Hadid's museum's footprint, the detailing of the metal …

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Turbine to boost job hopes for students
Peterlee Mail
Mr Hankey said the investment had come at a time when the Dogger Bank shipping area had been announced as the place where the biggest offshore wind farm in the world would be developed. “That is 200 miles due east of Hartlepool and we have just become …

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Newspaper Briefing, including 'S&P under pressure over US credit rating …
Proactive Investors UK
The Dutch conglomerate will build a plant to make Quadrises substitute for the heavy fuel used by the shipping and power industries. It will be on a scale to allow trials by Maersk, the Danish shipping giant, and Pemex, the Mexican state oil company. …

Irish influence grows at Liverpool Food and Drink Festival
Liverpool Daily Post
“With our recent acquisition of the Liverpool (Birkenhead) to Belfast shipping route, we are keen to build our presence and identity within Liverpool.” The Peacock Bar in Seel Street, the official music sponsor, will be converting part of Sefton Park …
Stena Line announced as official travel partner of Liverpool Food and Drink …Breaking Travel News

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Endurance Campaign Demonstrates the Cruelty of Human Trafficking
Demotix
By locking himself in a shipping container, in front of one of the world's busiest transport hubs, Phil is making a very public statement on the private sense of isolation and torment felt by the victims. Solitary confinement is a form of torture. …

Turn words into deeds
Morning Star Online
Brazil has already recognised the business potential of Cuba and has invested heavily to develop the Mariel port outside Havana into the largest shipping container port in the Caribbean. Britain should be applauded for repeatedly voting against the US …