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Hopes, Dreams Riding on Mine That Bird

By Lisa OlsonJun 5th 2009 – 12:15AM

NEW YORK -- Chip Woolley sometimes looks like he wants to dart out of a room as fast as he can. He fidgets with his welterweight-sized belt buckle, adjusts his 10-gallon black hat, scuffs his cowboy boats on the marble floor and nervously smoothes the mustache that frames his mouth like parentheses. Put the cowboy on the...

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Derby House Fire: Police Granted Extra Time To Question Mick Philpott And Wife Mairead

By Felicity A Morse May 30th 2012 - 05:46AM

Police investigating a house fire in Derby which killed six children have been granted another 12 hours to question Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead.

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Derby House Fire: Inquest Opens Into The Deaths Of Six Children

By Dina Rickman May 18th 2012 - 07:06AM

An inquest has been opened into the deaths of six children killed in an arson attack.

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Derby House Fire: Five Children Die In Allenton Blaze

By Paul Vale May 11th 2012 - 04:36AM

Five children have died in a house fire while a sixth child has been taken to hospital for specialist treatment, police said.

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  • 06/02/12 Queen's Diamond Jubilee kicks off with Derby at Epsom... Source: China Post - Taiwan EPSOM, United Kingdom--Tens of thousands of racegoers reveled in the party atmosphere Saturday as Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee party kicked off with a day at the races.
  • 06/02/12 Camelot legend lives on in historic Derby triumph Source: Bangkok Post Camelot added his name to the Derby roll of honour here on Saturday, Aidan O'Brien's red hot favourite seducing an estimated 130,000 crowd including Queen Elizabeth II, at Epsom for the start of her Diamond Jubilee weekend celebrations.
  • 06/01/12 Ansonia police raid targets 11 houses in 4 towns Source: Valley Gazette - Seymour CT Ansonia police, assisted by officers from more than a dozen agencies, raided 11 houses four towns during an early morning drug raid Friday, June 1.
  • 06/01/12 Derby house fire parents branded 'a disgrace' at crown... Source: Irish Newspaper THE parents of six children killed in a house fire were branded 'a disgrace' by a member of the public gallery as they appeared were charged with their murder.
  • 06/01/12 Couple Charged In Derby, England Fire That Killed... Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ A woman yelled insults at Mick and Mairead Philpott as they appeared in an English court to be charged with killing their six children in a fire.

Background on derby

Derby ( ), is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire.

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