Images Dated 22nd May 1997

True-colour satellite image of Ireland

Ireland. True-colour satellite image of Ireland. North is at top. The island's main cities are Dublin (centre right) and Belfast (upper right). Ireland is often called the "Emerald Isle" because of the vivid greenness of its countryside; this is largely due to the warm, wet winds from the Atlan- tic Ocean to the West. Topographically, the island is shaped like a basin, having lowlands in its centre & hilly ranges around its coastline. Ireland has many lakes, including the largest in the British Isles, Lough Neagh (at upper right). The longest river in the British Isles, the Shannon, empties into a long, narrow estuary at lower left. Image taken by the Landsat-5 satellite

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Recovered cancer patient Alexander Taylor (4 ) from Staffordshire presents Prime Minister

Recovered cancer patient Alexander Taylor (4 ) from Staffordshire presents Prime Minister Tony Blair with a Blue Starflower on the steps of No 10 to launch National Cancer Day. Alexander beat kidney disease with course of chemopherapy. Later Tony Blair visited King's College Hospital. May 1997

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