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Fewer over limit in summer UK drink drive campaign The number of British motorists
caught drink driving during a month-long police campaign was
down from last year despite an increase in the number of tests,
senior officers said on Thursday. Retail sales to shrivel in June after May sun Analysts had to rub their eyes last month when official figures showed retail sales volumes leapt in May at their fastest pace in more than two decades. Hotting Up: Summer Finally Here Brits wondering where the summer has gone can finally look forward to a few days in the sunshine. £720m 'to prevent flood carnage' An additional investment of £720 million is needed to prevent a repetition of the devastation caused by last summer's floods, an insurance firm has warned. Drought threatens drinking water for a million Australians Up to a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues, a report on the state of the nation's largest river system revealed Sunday. Winds batter British Open High winds battered the early starters in the third round of the British Open on Saturday with KJ Choi and Greg Norman going out last in what looked set to be a fascinating day's play. Title hopefuls braced for wet and wild ride Fierce winds are expected to give leader KJ Choi and the chasing pack a battering in the British Open third round later on Saturday. Retail sales fall back as May sun disappears Retail sales values fell back last month after May's sun-driven boost as consumers cut back on most items except groceries, a survey showed on Tuesday. Hurricane Bertha sends heavy surf to Bermuda Hurricane Bertha weakened back into a Category 1 storm on Thursday as it churned its way toward the British colony of Bermuda, U.S. hurricane forecasters said. Prince William takes part in hurricane exercise Prince William has taken part in a hurricane disaster exercise in the Caribbean, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
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