The first ever edition of the Herald, published on August 8, 1868, reported on its front page that a huge fire burning out of control in Sutton Park, in neighbouring Sutton Coldfield, was drawing crowds of spectators more commonly found at a race course.

In 1962 Peter Adamson, better known as Len Fairclough, the terror of Coronation Street, stopped traffic in Tamworth town centre when he opened the C... Read More

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VETERAN director John Woo has received one of the top official honors awarded by his hometown Replica watches Hong Kong.

John has been bestowed the Silver Bauhinia Star in recognition of his contributions Replica watches to Hong Kong and Chinese cinema.

The award is named after the semiautonomous territory's official flower.... Read More

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Byline: Daily Mail Reporter

IT features a monster with a black tongue, orange eyes and a poisonous wart on the end of his nose. But despite sounding like just the thing to give youngsters nightmares, children's book the Gruffalo has been voted the nation's favourite bedtime story.

Written by Julia Donaldson, who lives in Glasgow, and illustrated by Axel Scheffler,... Read More

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Byline: FRANK MALLEY

FORGET the hype, the provocative headlines and Cuff Links Tiffany the historical overtones which surround any match between England and Germany.

In the end their last 16 encounter in Bloemfontein will come down to a simple question.

Which team can produce their finest form and hold their nerve best over 90 or possibly 120 mi... Read More

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PRIME MINISTER John Key has broken his silence over the controversial bid by a Chinese consortium to buy the Crafar farms, suggesting his personal discomfort over the deal.

In comments to The Dominion Post before his departure on a 10- day trip to Asia today, Mr Key said he "wouldn't want to see a wholesale sale of New Zealand's land productive sector".

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