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    Sky releases football club remotes...

    Sky has released a line of limited-edition football club remotes for its Sky+HD boxes. The controllers features the badges and colours of seven Premier League teams, including Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. The promotion was launched to generate interest in the Sky Sports...
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    Premier League live football: Pub landlord broke copyright law

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-25968200 It's my opinion that the judge exceeded her authority by granting a summary judgement in this case.
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    Leukaemia girl's parents appeal for bone marrow donors

    The parents of a seriously ill girl are appealing for people to consider becoming bone marrow donors in the hope it could save their daughter's life. Rhiane Francois, from Whitley, near Coventry, is having chemotherapy for leukaemia but if it is not effective she will need a bone...
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    What happened to the Prediction League?

    It seems to have disappeared? http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/vbsoccer.php
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    The watch battery kiosk in the precinct?

    Is it ever open or am I just unlucky that it's always closed when I'm passing?
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    BT Sport signs 10,000 pubs to show Premier League football

    BT Sport has announced that more than 10,000 pubs, clubs, betting shops, hotels and other commercial premises have signed up to its TV packages. In addition to 38 top-flight football matches, BT has secured rights to Aviva Premiership rugby, Scottish, European and worldwide league...
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    BT Sport added to Virgin Media, no extra cost for XL users

    Virgin Media today (August 15) announced that its XL subscribers will receive BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN in HD at no extra cost. The channels will cost £15 for non-XL subscribers. Virgin Media's chief operating officer Dana Strong said: "Virgin Media homes are kicking-off the new season...
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    Sky announces Now TV set-top box, Smart TV tech for £9.99

    Two points: 1) The box is actually based on the Roku LT which is very different from the Roku XS, ie: 720p vs 1080p and no ethernet port. 2) The package does not include the breakout A-V cable needed for use with TV sets without a HDMI port, although the correct type of cable is available...
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    Nigerian football teams suspended after 79-0 and 67-0 scorelines

    Four Nigerian football teams have been suspended after being involved in suspicious matches. A combined total of 146 goals were scored in two play-off matches, reports BBC News. Plateau United Feeders beat Akurba FC 79-0, while Police Machine FC thumped Bubayaro FC 67-0. "It is unacceptable...
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    Stephen King's 'Under the Dome'

    CBS monday nights, 10.00pm Anyone else watching the new series?
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    Sky adds free broadband to sports package as BT battle heats up...

    Sky has bundled in a free broadband subscription for Sky Sports subscribers to fend off competition from BT. BT Sport launched a similar package last month that includes access to 38 exclusive Premier League matches per season. The broadcaster has responded by offering new and existing...
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    Coventry taxi maker considers move from Holyhead Road

    Read more: icserver.no-ip.biz/coventry/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=27405
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    Premier League football on BT Sport to be free for broadband users

    BT Sport has revealed that its new channels will be available free for 5 million BT Broadband users. The broadcaster, which is aiming to topple Sky's domination of sports coverage, launched three channels today (May 9) - BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN. BT broadband users will be able to...
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    Goalkeeper Collapses - Unsporting Peruvian Scores [Juan flores]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfAMr8LGpW8
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    Strike threat as editorial jobs to go at the Coventry Telegraph

    JOURNALISTS at the Coventry Telegraph could strike over the latest round of job cuts. Read more: http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2013/02/06/news-Strike-threat-as-editorial-jobs-to-go-at-the-Coventry-Telegraph-62415.html
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    Rolls-Royce Ansty to lose 378 defence jobs

    Rolls-Royce is to close its UK defence operations in Ansty, near Coventry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-21145802 Sorry for the duplicate thread, didn't spot the other one.
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    Bin collections suspended again

    Bin collections have been suspended across Coventry and Warwickshire due to the snow and ice, councils said. Visit The Coventry Message Board for More...
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    Man City pay over £200m in player's wages...

    Manchester City have become the first Premier League club to disclose an annual wage bill in excess of £200million after posting a net loss of £97.9million for the year ending May 31, 2012. The annual report also reveals a payment of £500,000 “compensation for loss of office” to...
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    Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov interprets 'Jingle Bells' - video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kur5sS3EWQs
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    "Virgin Media Failing to Fix Peak Time Broadband Latency and Peering Woes"

    http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2012/11/virgin-media-failing-to-fix-peak-time-broadband-latency-and-peering-woes.html Cable ISP Virgin Media UK has so far failed to completely resolve its broadband peering problems, which re-emerged over a week ago and has left many customers to suffer...
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