G-20 police: We won’t tolerate violent protests

London police said Thursday they are planning one of the largest and most complex operations in their history as the city gears up to host the G-20 summit next week. London’s three police forces are being brought under a single umbrella for the G-20 security plan, dubbed Operation Glencoe, said Cmdr. Simon O’Brien of London’s Metropolitan Police.

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Protesters, police go online in G20 battle

Social networking Web sites are set to play a crucial role in protests ahead of next week’s G20 meeting of world leaders in London as demonstration organizers and police use Twitter and Facebook as key sources of real-time information and intelligence. Metropolitan Police leaders have warned that the city faces an “unprecedented” wave of protest in the run-up to Thursday’s summit talks on the state of the global economy and are set to deploy huge numbers of officers to maintain public order.

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Reality TV star Jade Goody loses cancer fight

British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody died early Sunday morning following a public battle with cervical cancer, her publicist has announced. Goody, 27, died in her sleep at home in Essex, east of London, just before 4 a.m. (midnight Eastern Daylight Time), a spokeswoman for Max Clifford Associates said

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Suspected moonshine kills seven in India

Seven people have died in a week after drinking suspected illicitly brewed liquor in the Indian capital, police said Sunday. Citing Goody’s publicist Max Clifford, both the Press Association and the BBC reported that Goody died at her home in Upshire, Essex. Goody’s death from cervical cancer at the age of 27 is a tragic end to a very modern tale.

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1 European killed, 9 others wounded in Egypt blast

An explosion in one of the Egyptian capital’s busy tourist districts Sunday left a French woman dead and wounded nine other Europeans, the country’s Health Ministry reported. Goody, 27 tied the knot with boyfriend Jack Tweed, 21, in Hatfield Heath, Essex, east of London, UK media report.

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Terminally-ill reality TV star Jade Goody marries

British reality TV star Jade Goody married Sunday after being told by doctors last week that her cancer is terminal, UK media have reported. Goody, 27 tied the knot with boyfriend Jack Tweed, 21, in Hatfield Heath, Essex, east of London, UK media report. After the ceremony Max Clifford, the couple’s publicist, told waiting reporters that there had been “lots of tears and smiles and laughter” and that the congregation gave the newlyweds a standing ovation after the signing of the register

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Terminally-ill reality TV star Jade Goody prepares to wed

British reality TV star Jade Goody made final preparations for her wedding Sunday after being told by doctors last week that her cancer is terminal. Goody, 27 is scheduled to marry her boyfriend Jack Tweed, 21, in Hatfield Heath, Essex, east of London, UK media report. Goody’s four bridesmaids were seen with the TV star Saturday, wearing plastic bald caps in a show of solidarity at the impact of her chemotherapy treatment

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Big Brother star to wed after terminal cancer confirmed

British Big Brother star Jade Goody is fast-tracking plans to get married after being told doctors cannot cure her cancer. Goody, 27, only has months to live after her cervical cancer spread to her liver, bowel and groin, the British Press Association reported.

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