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On this day...
5:26am Friday 18th April 2008
18th April
1499 - A pig is hanged in France for murdering a child.
1865 - The first gun dog trials are held in Southill, Bedfordshire.
1981 - A CD player is demonstrated for the first time in Europe.
2000 - Police reveal their latest crime fighting weapon - earprints. A national database of the prints is set up to record prints left by criminals listening at doors and windows.
2000 - A survey shows that the average pay of England's top footballers has risen above £400,000 - while around 10 of the top players received salaries of over £1 million a year.
2005 - The UN reveal that at least 115 million children, most of them girls, across the world are missing out on an education.
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Drive-by victim family's plea to killers
The family of murdered Ricardo Cox have spoken of their anguish and made an emotional appeal for his killers to turn themselves in.
Police pursue car after bus hit-and-run
A car has slammed in to a bus in North Cheam before heading off pursued by police.
Bungled NHS IT system costs hospital £500,000
The botched NHS IT system, due to arrive two months ago, has cost Kingston Hospital more than £500,000 so far.
Shops caught in 'ridiculous' VAT drop mess
The reduction in VAT has left some small retailers with headache-inducing tasks to adjust prices since it was introduced on Monday.
Epsom anger at Derby 'don't care' comment
A racing commentator has sparked anger among racegoers and Epsom resident after saying people “don’t care” about the Derby.
Warnock hoping for Eagles injury boost
Neil Warnock is hoping to have a selection headache when the Eagles travel to Derby this weekend.
Terry: Dons need a Plan B
Terry Brown admits that AFC Wimbledon must find a ‘Plan B’ if they are to keep their Blue Square South promotion hopes alive.
In this section
- Unpaid staff close golf club doors
- Drive-by victim family's plea to killers
- Car hits bus during police pursuit
- Bungled NHS IT system costs hospital £500,000
- Cops probe Gipsy Hill death
- Shops caught in 'ridiculous' VAT drop mess
- Epsom anger at Derby 'don't care' comment
- Bobby Davro and school kids recording Xmas single
- Menezes inquest drawing towards close
- Woman gets £85,000 crash compensation
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