King tribute.The US Senate has approved pounds 5.5m for a memorial to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr on Washington's National Mall, the first monument there to a black person.The pounds 55m memorial is to be built on a four-acre site next to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table). and the work will begin in November, 2006. Youth shot A teenager is recovering in hospital today after being shot in a paramilitary-style attack. The 17-year-old was shot in both knees on an estate in Bangor. Sticky idea Passengers on a broken-down train were shocked when the driver appealed for sticky tape to carry out engine repairs. The high-speed Midland Mainline This article is about the train operating company Midland Mainline Railway. For the railway line see Midland Main Line. Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company owned by the National Express Group, created after the privatisation of British Rail. train from London St Pancras St Pancras (or Saint Pancras) may refer to:
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