• Jack Boyton, 17, from Enfield, was driving his Vauxhall Corsa north on the A10 near Hoddesdon when he hit the lorry in a lay-by on 9 November.

    BBC: Three killed as new driver crashed in Hertfordshire

  • Unions have condemned Peugeot's decision to shut up shop, with Amicus general secretary Derek Simpson insisting that lay-offs on this scale would be "inconceivable" in France where workers enjoy stronger labour laws.

    BBC: NEWS | Business | No surprise as Peugeot pulls out of UK

  • Matteo Soragna gave Italy the lead when he made it 54-52 on a lay-up after a fast break early.

    BBC: Spain march into semis

  • Frito-Lay has a stranglehold on the junk-food business, controlling 60% of the salty snack category.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Scott Fletcher, now 29, was last seen on 11 May 2011 in a lay-by opposite the Jet garage on the A181 at Wheatley Hill, near Durham.

    BBC: Mother's Day pain over missing Scott Fletcher

  • All along the back of the house, broken mirror-glass lay glittering on the grass.

    NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish

  • Their main highlight of the opening half was Emanuel Pogatetz returning to action after his lengthy lay-off, coming on for Andrew Taylor in the 30th minute.

    BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

  • Collins, who won 200m bronze at the world championships last year, was left to savour victory as Chambers limped off and Lewis-Francis lay crying on the track.

    BBC: Collins wins dramatic 100m

  • "Having discussed the injury with a specialist he is provisionally looking at an eight week lay-off, based on our knowledge of previous injuries of this nature, " added Tower.

    BBC: Byrne out of Wales autumn Tests

  • Surprisingly, Sun's resurgence appears to be based not only on the boring stuff of lay-offs and cost-cutting, but also on a vigorous plan to grow in an industry that is supposedly stagnant.

    ECONOMIST: Sun Microsystems

  • He looked dapper in a dark suit and tie and proved a gracious host, speaking excellent, if not always idiomatic, English for 90 minutes in his suite at the posh Carlyle Hotel, where a lesser-known novel by Alexandre Dumas lay open on the coffee table and a stack of European films on DVD sat next to a flat-screen television.

    WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein

  • Yet, despite the great success of its education system, Singapore has been reforming it to lay less stress on rote-learning and repetitive tests and more on self-expression.

    ECONOMIST: The contest with China moves into the classroom and nursery

  • Poland lay 18th on the list - but over a decade numbers increased nine-fold as its workers came to the UK once the country joined the European Union.

    BBC: Census shows rise in foreign-born

  • He lay on his armor-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff segments.

    WSJ: A.B. Yehoshua, Author of Mr. Mani, on the Limits of Imagination | Word Craft

  • "Increasingly it's just a paper event - the lorry never goes abroad, so the actual product never leaves the UK. The lorry just stops on a lay-by somewhere and gets turned around, " says Keith Webb, acting managing director of Bargain Booze.

    BBC: Alcohol duty fraud: Action needed, say off-licences

  • Nevertheless, it's disappointing that a movie so intent on immersing us in the moment should sink into such a swamp of back story and then -- in the sorry pop-psych tradition of "Ordinary People" -- lay the blame squarely on Mom.

    CNN: Review: Hathaway dazzles in 'Rachel'

  • Addington said Cheney -- in an interview in May 2001 -- disclosed he met with Enron Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay on April 17 for about a half-hour about energy policy issues.

    CNN: White House pressed for more Enron details

  • The report says that as ex-Chairman Kenneth Lay and ex-Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling are tried on such charges as alleged fraud, Intrade will offer the dubious investments of contracts projecting a number of guilty verdicts.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • That night, as she lay in bed on her rock-hard mattress, Luda continued to think about Milena.

    NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

  • Two years ago Ken Lay signed on for another five-year term as chairman.

    FORBES: Sweet consolation

  • Wilkinson, who has vowed to put an emphasis on enjoyment when he plays following such a lengthy lay-off, was back at the Falcons' Limerick training base on Wednesday.

    BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Wilkinson steps up return

  • Come the fall, when people might start paying attention to politics, there will be plenty of time for him to lay out a 10-point plan on fixing Social Security.

    CNN: Who chose George?

  • He doubled back toward Cambridge on a roundabout and pulled into a lay-by off the highway, a place of oily, littered grass with a kiosk on worn bare ground which sold hot dogs and burgers to lorry drivers.

    NEWYORKER: Hand on the Shoulder

  • Like other proofs-of-concept with Fujitsu's PalmSecure technology, you don't actually have to lay your hand on the sensor to make it work -- hovering above it will work just fine.

    ENGADGET

  • People were setting up e-mail accounts, the BlackBerry lay in the future, and the dot-com craze was on.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • "Being cut man to Joe was the easiest job in the world - no one could lay a glove on him, " said Mr Coleman.

    BBC: Brian Coleman: Auction for boxing's unsung hero

  • Ms. CINDY ADAMS (Gossip columnist, NBC's The Today Show): I used to lay on the floor and hand-feed them with kosher chickens from La Cirque.

    NPR: U.S. Obesity Epidemic Hits Pets, Too

  • New hires may be reluctant to accept such an offer, however, in case the economy sinks further and new lay-offs are announced while they are on the beach.

    ECONOMIST: Recruitment

  • Glasgow skipper Al Kellock has recently returned from a long injury lay-off and played for Scotland A on Friday but the Samoa game may come too soon for him.

    BBC: Scotland lose Scott MacLeod for Samoa Test

  • When they did get a sight of goal Craig Gardner, who had latched on to a Bowyer lay-off, could only send a shot from the edge of the box high and wide.

    BBC: Birmingham 1-1 Manchester United

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