A man armed with a knife attempted to rob a pedestrian in an underpass. The 25-year-old victim was attacked from behind in the walkway underneath Burleys Way, Leicester. Full Article at This Is Leicestershire
RADCLIFFE AC’s Anna Lupton was first woman across the line out of 72 runners in the Red Rose Cross Country League event at Leverhulme Park, Bolton. Full Article at Bury Times
The following Douglas High School students were named to the first quarter honor roll for the 2009-10 year: Seniors 4.0 — Kevin Highland, Jaci Hoyt, Megan Smith, Billie Turner, Desiree Welch. 3.99-3.5 — Abigail Wells, Kayla Holmgren, Megan Johnson,... Full Article at OregonNews.com
Oh dear, am so behind this week. Sorry! But I'm back and promise to update regulary from now on. So to Round 8, and it's really becoming crunch time now. Full Article at Soccer Blogs
JAZZ TOWN Book on hometown hero Pat Metheny does it right By JOE KLOPUS The Kansas City Star More News There’s a steady stream of books about jazz artists who have left this world. Full Article at KansasCity.com
A disheartening picture for women will be revealed in an influential report today which will show that the number of executive directorships in the FTSE 100 index held by women has fallen over the past year. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Burberry Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest luxury-goods company, raised its dividend for the first time in 18 months after reporting a drop in first-half profit that was no worse than analysts estimated. Shareholders will receive 3. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
BLUEFIELD — An upcoming fundraiser will give people in both Virginias the opportunity to buy celebrity memorabilia and actually meet one of the world’s most famous castaways and baker of banana cream pies. Full Article at Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BRENNAN AND BOOTH INVESTGATE THE DEATH OF A LITTLE PERSON ON "BONES" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, ON FOX Stephen Fry Guest-Stars Booth, still suffering some lingering effects from his brain surgery, has to get re-certified for FBI marksmanship, but is not... Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T
Seven British call centre employees of Hewlett Packard based in Liverpool and a couple based from Wales have together scooped one of the biggest prizes in lottery history by winning 91 million pounds. The identity of the winners was revealed on Tuesday. Full Article at Indian Express