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15/06/2012
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Pregnant Birmingham Woman Denis Smuggling
A pregnant Birmingham mother-of-two has appeared in court in Pakistan after being arrested last month with heroin worth £3.2m in several suitcases.
25-yea-old Khadija Shah has been held in custody with her daughter, aged four, and her five-year-old son.
She says she had been on holiday in Pakistan with relatives and had no idea what was in the cases, which she claims she was asked to bring back to the UK by ‘some men’.
Miss Shah has not been formally charged but is due to appear again in court on June 25.
Dalai Lama Tours UK
As the Dalai Lama begins his tour of the UK he has dismissed as "almost routine" a threat by China to pull its Olympics team out of a training camp in Leeds because of his visit to the city.
The Tibetan spiritual leader's comments came before he addressed the Yorkshire International Business Convention.
It is thought Chinese officials asked Leeds City Council to put pressure on the organisers to cancel his visit.
The 76-year-old Dalai Lama said on Friday: "That is always happening, that is almost like routine."
Although the council distanced itself from the business convention, it said it was aware of "sensitivities" around the event at which the Dalai Lama will discuss business ethics.
Olympic Tickets Resale Site Back Online
The process of reselling Olympics tickets is open again after it failed to work properly in January.
People with unwanted tickets can now inform organiser Locog via the ticketing website, run by Ticketmaster.
Sellers will only get a refund if a buyer is found for their ticket.
Unlike in the original process, tickets will not be offered back for sale immediately but will be held until they can be offered in batches on a sport by sport basis.
Those who already hold physical tickets will be responsible for getting them to the new buyer.
Where tickets have not yet been printed, they will be sent direct to the new purchaser.
A pregnant Birmingham mother-of-two has appeared in court in Pakistan after being arrested last month with heroin worth £3.2m in several suitcases.
25-yea-old Khadija Shah has been held in custody with her daughter, aged four, and her five-year-old son.
She says she had been on holiday in Pakistan with relatives and had no idea what was in the cases, which she claims she was asked to bring back to the UK by ‘some men’.
Miss Shah has not been formally charged but is due to appear again in court on June 25.
Dalai Lama Tours UK
As the Dalai Lama begins his tour of the UK he has dismissed as "almost routine" a threat by China to pull its Olympics team out of a training camp in Leeds because of his visit to the city.
The Tibetan spiritual leader's comments came before he addressed the Yorkshire International Business Convention.
It is thought Chinese officials asked Leeds City Council to put pressure on the organisers to cancel his visit.
The 76-year-old Dalai Lama said on Friday: "That is always happening, that is almost like routine."
Although the council distanced itself from the business convention, it said it was aware of "sensitivities" around the event at which the Dalai Lama will discuss business ethics.
Olympic Tickets Resale Site Back Online
The process of reselling Olympics tickets is open again after it failed to work properly in January.
People with unwanted tickets can now inform organiser Locog via the ticketing website, run by Ticketmaster.
Sellers will only get a refund if a buyer is found for their ticket.
Unlike in the original process, tickets will not be offered back for sale immediately but will be held until they can be offered in batches on a sport by sport basis.
Those who already hold physical tickets will be responsible for getting them to the new buyer.
Where tickets have not yet been printed, they will be sent direct to the new purchaser.
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Protestors greet Chinese President on London visit
Protestors have met Chinese President Hu Jintao as he arrived in London for a three-day state visit.
23 March 2011
MP Sparks Move Against Ticket Touting
A Labour MP has sparked a campaign that could see a cap placed on the resale of tickets to music and sporting events. Labour's Sharon Hodgson has proposed anyone reselling their tickets should be limited to placing only a maximum of 10% onto the original price they paid.
MP Sparks Move Against Ticket Touting
A Labour MP has sparked a campaign that could see a cap placed on the resale of tickets to music and sporting events. Labour's Sharon Hodgson has proposed anyone reselling their tickets should be limited to placing only a maximum of 10% onto the original price they paid.
30 July 2012
Tickets Go 'Back In Pot' After Weekend's Empty Seats
More Olympic tickets will go back on sale after rows of empty seats were visible at the weekend's events. Organisers Locogs said an initial 3,000 tickets - including 600 gymnastics tickets - were "put back into the pot" and sold on the London 2012 website on Sunday night.
Tickets Go 'Back In Pot' After Weekend's Empty Seats
More Olympic tickets will go back on sale after rows of empty seats were visible at the weekend's events. Organisers Locogs said an initial 3,000 tickets - including 600 gymnastics tickets - were "put back into the pot" and sold on the London 2012 website on Sunday night.
09 September 2011
London 2012 Paralympic Tickets Set To Go On Sale
Tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games go on sale around the world today. In the UK and within the EU, people can apply for tickets online between 9am on 9 September and 6pm on 26 September 2011. Approximately two million tickets will go on sale to the public between now and Games time, with 1.5 million being available in this first phase.
London 2012 Paralympic Tickets Set To Go On Sale
Tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games go on sale around the world today. In the UK and within the EU, people can apply for tickets online between 9am on 9 September and 6pm on 26 September 2011. Approximately two million tickets will go on sale to the public between now and Games time, with 1.5 million being available in this first phase.
04 July 2011
Over 750,000 Olympic Tickets Sold
Over 750,000 Olympic tickets were sold to almost 150,000 successful applicants in the first second chance sales window, which closed at 6pm on Sunday 3 July. It was only open to applicants who did not receive any tickets in the first round of sales, which took place between 15 March and 26 April. In total, over 3.
Over 750,000 Olympic Tickets Sold
Over 750,000 Olympic tickets were sold to almost 150,000 successful applicants in the first second chance sales window, which closed at 6pm on Sunday 3 July. It was only open to applicants who did not receive any tickets in the first round of sales, which took place between 15 March and 26 April. In total, over 3.
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