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SNIPPET: "Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics security will be beefed up following Boston Marathon explosions, officials say Russian sports officials said they will beef up security at forthcoming sports events and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the wake of deadly explosions at Boston's marathon that killed three people, and injured over 140 others." "Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics security will be beefed up following Boston Marathon explosions, officials say" SNIPPET: "The World Athletics Championship takes place in Moscow on Aug 10-18, and the event is seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort...

Asian grooming gang detectives hunt for FORTY more men who may have had sex with underage girls - Judge says gang preyed on five girls, aged between 13 and 15, partly because they were from different 'community and religion' - Nine men jailed for a total of 77 years as police prepare to arrest four more - Judge Gerald Clifton dismisses defendants' claims that prosecution was 'triggered by race' after ringleader brands him a 'racist b******' - But legal counsel for one of the convicted men says he will launch an appeal on the basis of a tweet by BNP...

Doctors are prescribing drinking water for neglected elderly patients to stop them dying of thirst in hospital. The measure – to remind nurses of the most basic necessity – is revealed in a damning report on pensioner care in NHS wards. Some trusts are neglecting the elderly on such a fundamental level their wards could face closure orders. The snapshot study, triggered by a Mail campaign, found staff routinely ignored patients’ calls for help and forgot to check that they had had enough to eat and drink. Dehydration contributes to the death of more than 800 hospital patients every year....

EU, US needs more flexible approach to Iran, say UK bishops London, Sept 19,2005 IRNA UK Bishops-Iran Nuclear Both the US and the EU need to adopt more flexible policy approaches to Iran and accept the country's nuclear ambitions, according to a new report from the Church of England's House of Bishops published Monday. "A policy based on hardened rhetoric and a further distancing of diplomatic relations between Iran and the rest of the world risks hastening Iran's crossing of the nuclear threshold," the bishops warned. Instead of what amounted to the "worst possible outcome at the present time," they...