A BARMAN is preparing to run the equivalent of 28 marathons in just three weeks – taking in every Premier League football club en route – inspired by a brave four-year-old.
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CHESTER Cathedral’s shop has closed due to financial difficulties with the loss of three jobs.
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A KELSALL teenager whose gruelling outdoor expeditions have raised thousands of pounds for charity will carry the Olympic torch through Chester later this year.
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FROM perfect pubs and sumptuous sandwich bars to really good restaurants and best bars, residents can now vote for their favourite places to eat and drink throughout the city in the 2012 Chester Food, Drink & Lifestyle Awards.
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CITY arts organisation Chester Performs has unveiled plans to create new covered seating for this summer’s Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre season.
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A TEENAGER is hoping to follow the path laid down by Ben Foden and become the second former Chester RUFC player to represent England on the senior international stage.
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BEN Foden has revealed how a letter from his old coach at Chester RUFC gave him extra inspiration for England’s Six Nations opener.
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TO CELEBRATE the release of The Muppets in cinemas from Friday (February 10), we are giving you the chance to see the film for free!
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Banking giant Barclays is expected to report another multibillion-pound profit haul, despite a turbulent year for its powerhouse investment arm.
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Britain has no plans to arm Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad, the Foreign Secretary has said.
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Argentina's foreign minister is due to arrive at the United Nations to officially protest about Britain's "militarisation" of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands.
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A man in his 20s was shot dead at his home in Co Donegal.
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Being lonely in old age will propel you to the grave more quickly than smoking, a senior Downing Street adviser said as part of an effort to encourage people to retire later.
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David Cameron and other senior ministers have been criticised for backing away from public sector reforms amid heavy political pressure.
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British Gas customers will be able to talk face-to-face with staff when they telephone call centres through a new video service, the company has announced.
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Claims the Ministry of Defence has finally got to grips with its equipment budget after years of cost overruns and delays may be "over-optimistic", MPs have warned.
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Three million background checks were carried out in England and Wales last year, figures show.
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Girls involved with gangs are often raped by male members, teenagers have been warned, as the Government announced £1.2 million funding to help victims.
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Ed Miliband has accused the Government of defending the interests of the "irresponsible few" in the row over City bonuses.
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The former wife of Sir Paul McCartney did not authorise former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she told the inquiry into press standards.
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Two 102-year-old sisters have been recognised as the world's oldest living twins by the Guinness Book of Records.
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David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan have agreed on the "importance of finding an effective resolution" to the Abu Qatada case, Downing Street said.
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Up to four inches (10cm) of snow is expected to fall in parts of England and Wales overnight raising fears of widespread disruption to the roads and railways.
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The Government is facing the threat of renewed industrial action over its controversial pension reforms after unions representing hundreds of thousands of NHS workers, civil servants, firefighters and teachers raised the prospect of widespread strikes.
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The Government is facing the threat of renewed strike action over its controversial pension reforms after the country's biggest trade union said fresh action is a "real possibility".
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The victim of a thief who disguised himself as an elderly woman to steal thousands of pounds from her bank account has branded the cross-dressing conman as "disgusting".
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Scotland Yard detectives investigating the murder of Wpc Yvonne Fletcher are expected to be able to visit Libya "soon".
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Nine members of an al Qaida-inspired terror group that plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp have been jailed.
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Argentina should be in no doubt that Britain will "defend the Falkland Islands properly" against any threat to its inhabitants' right to self-determination, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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Three members of staff at a care home at the centre of a television investigation into allegations of abuse have admitted mistreating patients.
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital 130 billion euro (£109 billion) bailout.
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As many as 1,000 outstanding schools could find their status under review because their teaching is not of the highest grade, Sir Michael Wilshaw has announced.
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The former wife of Sir Paul McCartney never authorised former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she has told the inquiry into press standards.
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The Government has announced a £4.5 million fund aimed at boosting adult skills in cities across England.
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A "perfect storm" of freezing rain falling on icy roads has caused chaos on the roads.
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Harry Redknapp has insisted he has "not even thought about" the England manager's job left vacant by Fabio Capello's sensational resignation.
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Hundreds of outstanding schools could see their status reviewed because their teaching was not given the top grade, Ofsted has announced.
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A young couple are celebrating winning a rollover jackpot of more than £45 million in the EuroMillions draw.
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The head of Ofsted has said that scrapping the "satisfactory" rating given to schools during inspections would help "focus" the minds of head teachers.
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Syrian forces have renewed their week-long assault on Homs, activists have said, in the heaviest bombardment the city has seen since the country's uprising began in March.
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A record number of children were taken into care in England last month, it has emerged.
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Ongoing investigations surrounding the closure of the News of the World cost News Corporation 87 million US dollars (£55 million) in the final three months of last year, the media giant has revealed.
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Areas of the UK could be blanketed by up to 3in (8cm) of snow as the country continues to shiver in the Arctic freeze.
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The Football Association is beginning its search for the next England manager after Fabio Capello sensationally quit the top job over the John Terry race row.
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A US judge has finalised Katy Perry and Russell Brand's divorce, although the pair will not legally split up until July.
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The head of the BBC has admitted there are not enough older women appearing in television's top programmes and presenting roles.
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George Osborne is failing British businesses and families because he is the "last bastion of the old mindset", Ed Miliband is to claim.
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Britain's economic recovery is being held back by a lack of women in the boardroom, David Cameron has warned.
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The armed forces risk losing vital skills because of the speed of the Government's defence cuts, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.
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Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot - and scooped a prize for his shooting skills.
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PUPILS at Abbey Gate College have also served up success in table tennis.
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JO LEEDHAM has vowed to do Great Britain proud at this year’s London Olympic Games – even though she knows winning a medal is a distant dream.
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THE Blues shook off the ring rust with a behind-closed-doors clash against lower-league Cammell Laird on Tuesday night.
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CHESTER FC will be facing a Stafford Rangers side brimming with ‘sky high’ confidence at the Exacta Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
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RYAN Shawcross could still be a Manchester United player had it not been for World Cup winner Gerard Pique.
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JAMIE Rainford’s short but controversial Chester FC career appeared to be over last night after FC Halifax Town agreed a fee for his signature.
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An 83-year-old man has died after being attacked by a pitbull-type dog that had escaped from a neighbour's garden, Scotland Yard said.
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The Government has suffered its first defeat on highly contentious plans to reform the health service just hours after the Prime Minister mounted a passionate defence of the shake-up.
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A Home Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.
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Fabio Capello has quit as England manager, the Football Association has announced.
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They have a reputation for sleeping and eating but the UK's only giant pandas have now been showing off their climbing skills after keepers gave them new toys to play with.
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Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne headed a list of phone-hacking damages claims which have been settled close to trial.
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Conservative MPs have demanded an apology from Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was "riddled" with homosexuals and claimed Baroness Thatcher was "clinically insane" while prime minister.
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Harry Redknapp has welcomed the final whistle on his bung slur "nightmare" after his acquittal on tax fraud charges cleared the way for him to land football's top job.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov amid continuing anger at Moscow's decision to block a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria.
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Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is "unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment" as he fights extradition to the US, his mother said.
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MPs' pay is to be frozen at £65,738 for 2012/13, it has been announced.
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Russia has to "look at its conscience" following its veto of a United Nations resolution calling on Syria's president to quit, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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David Cameron has warned Britons to avoid an island in the Maldives amid political turmoil in the paradise destination.
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David Cameron has mounted a passionate defence of the coalition's controversial health reforms despite the legislation being branded a "disaster".
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The Bank of England is expected to unleash another multi-billion round of emergency support for the UK economy on Thursday despite signs that the UK's financial health may be starting to improve.
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A Home Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.
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Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne suffered "mental harm and distress" after his phone messages were hacked by the News of the World, the High Court has been told.
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Heather Mills is to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, it has emerged.
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David Cameron has launched a passionate defence of the Government's controversial NHS reforms in the face of Labour calls to drop the troubled legislation.
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Scotland Yard is to nearly double its resources for fighting gang crime in a renewed crackdown on the problem.
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Former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.
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Downing Street has rejected Argentine claims that Britain is creating a risk to international security by "militarising" the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.
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Football boss Harry Redknapp has been cleared of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.
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Another wing crack problem has been found on the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 superjumbo, whose future airline customers include British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
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Another nine claimants have settled their actions in the phone-hacking damages litigation, the High Court has heard.
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Scrap metal dealers found to be linked to the theft of railway signalling cable or other stolen metal are to be barred from the industry, the Government has announced.
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A resurgent Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's ability to appeal to the conservative core of the party's political base.
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A resurgent Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's ability to appeal to the conservative core of the party's political base.
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Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has admitted he had "underestimated" the furore his £1 million bonus would cause.
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Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighbourhoods in the central city of Homs for a fifth straight day, killing scores of people, activists said.
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Dozens of suspected gang members are to be targeted by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on gang crime.
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The Republican Party chairman in Colorado has declared Rick Santorum the winner in the state's caucuses in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Another arctic blast of snow could hit the UK in the coming days as the big freeze shows no sign of melting away.
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Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council after accusing Britain of "militarising" their long dispute over the Falkland Islands.
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Rick Santorum has won Minnesota's Republican caucuses, breaking Mitt Romney's winning streak in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
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Embattled Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is facing yet more pressure over his controversial NHS reforms.
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Union leaders have called for changes to the planned auto-enrolment of workers into pension schemes, warning that over 1.8 million women could be adversely affected.
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Recruitment firms have reported a modest increase in job opportunities, but more people are chasing each vacancy.
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Thousands of staff at mobile phone giant O2 are taking part in a flexible working initiative as part of the firm's contingency plans for dealing with disruption during the Olympic Games.
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Britain could struggle to mount another military operation on the scale of the intervention in Libya, MPs have warned.
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More than 90% of readers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) believe the Government's health reforms should be scrapped, according to a poll.
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Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez said she will formally complain to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.
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Elderly patients are suffering a "diminished quality of life" because social care funding pressures mean services are being reduced, a powerful committee has warned.
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