Gemma Fox

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Earthquake measuring 3.5 hits off east coast of Scotland

Added to this site: September 1, 2010

An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale has hit off the east coast of Scotland at 5:45 a.m. this morning. It comes after a series of earthquakes has hit the British Isles in the las…

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Standard Life cuts 480 jobs from its Edinburgh headquarters

Added to this site: September 1, 2010

Scotland's financial sector today received another blow as Standard Life announces that it will axe 600 jobs.The pensions and life group announced that 480 of the jobs are to be cut from the headquart…

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Ceremonies mark invasion of Poland and outbreak of WWII

Added to this site: September 1, 2010

All over Poland today ceremonies will take place marking the memory of the beginning of World War II when the Nazis fired the first shots into the Westerplatte garrison on the Baltic coast.

On Sept. 1…

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Teens detained after Polish cemetery vandalised in Brest, Belarus

Added to this site: August 31, 2010

Police in western Belarus have detained three teenagers who are accused of vandalising a Polish cemetery in the town of Brest on the night of August 25.

The Polish cemetery in Pushkinska Street in the…

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Polish roads claim 41 lives on the last weekend of the holidays

Added to this site: August 30, 2010

The last weekend of the holidays is always deadly on Polish roads as holidaymakers return home. This year was no different with 41 people losing their lives over the weekend on Poland's notorious road…

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A tale of society now

Added to this site: August 7, 2010

Many of you may have read today about the mass shooting in Cumbria, England that results in the deaths of 12 people and left 8 people in hospital and many others injured.

The shooter was a taxi driver…

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Poland sees hundreds die of drowning over the summer season

Added to this site: August 31, 2010

Soaring temperatures in Poland over the summer season has led to people seeking out way to cool down. Jumping into and swimming in rivers, lakes and the sea is one way but tragically, this summer, has…

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Polish soldiers wounded in Afghanistan

Added to this site: August 31, 2010

On Monday two Polish soldiers were injured in Afghanistan when their logistics convoy vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade.

Head of information services for the Polish contingent in Afghanist…

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Other Articles

Online social networking, are they really your friends?

Added to this site: August 12, 2010

Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook intrigue me for a number of reasons. I use both for different reasons.

Facebook has given me the chance to connect to people I haven't seen or heard from in years and it gives me the chance to keep in touch with them without the pressure of having …

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