The piece does not score as highly as Mr St John's, but does not seem intended as a crowd-pleaser.

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It was a good day for St Georges as Andy Johnson's 75 not out gave them a respectable total of 216-9.

BBC: O'Connell leads way in Shrews win

But Labour claimed businesses and passengers living west of the Welsh capital had suffered a "St David's Day disappointment" as the electrification would not extend as far as Swansea.

BBC: Rail electrification statement

His first game for Villa was against Newcastle at St James' Park on 22 August, a game which he will not remember fondly as the Magpies eased to a 6-0 win.

BBC: Newcastle sign Stephen Ireland on loan from Aston Villa

Cardinal Keith O'Brien was Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric when he resigned last Monday as the Archbishop of St Andrew's and Edinburgh and said he would not take part in the election for a successor to Pope Benedict.

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