Although Barrovian by birth, the 26-year-old began his career north of the border with Dundee, and after spells at a string of clubs eventually found his way to Holker Street.

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Russian demographics have now improved to the point that if the trends of the first half of 2012 hold for the rest of the year, that is if the birth rate for the whole year increases by around 6.7% and the death rate for the whole year decreases by around 2.9%, then Russia will actually record a small natural increase in population.

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The work was commissioned by Aldeburgh Music as part of its year celebrating the birth of Britten in 1913.

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To credit the show with the sharp decline in pregnancy for 2009 was ridiculous for many reasons, not the least of which was that teens who gave birth that year would already have been pregnant by the air date.

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Overall, the number of women who were obese jumped from 7% at the beginning of the study to 12% a year after the birth and then to 31% by 15 years.

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The Proms will celebrate the 200th year of Wagner's birth with performances of his Ring cycle by Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Isreali-Argentine Daniel Barenboim.

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Wearing an elegant suit and a red cap with his year of birth, Mr Mugabe waved to the crowds, flanked by his wife and two children.

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About 20, 000 pregnancies each year are affected by diabetes and, therefore, carry higher risk of miscarriage, birth defects and still birth.

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Next year marks the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth, an occasion commemorated by a major joint Norwegian museum exhibition (the event has its own Twitter feed).

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