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Here are the front page headlines that match 'legend'. Click a headline to view details of where the headline appeared on the front page.
October 2005
- Comedy legend Ronnie Barker dies
- Right subheadline (4/10/2005, 09:30 – 10:40)
- Main headline (4/10/2005, 10:40 – 17:20)
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- Legend Best fighting for his life
- 3rd other top story (27/10/2005, 07:55 – 08:00)
- Right subheadline (27/10/2005, 08:00 – 08:45)
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- Legend Best fighting for his life
- Right subheadline (27/10/2005, 08:45 – 16:40)
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- Legend Best 'showing improvement'
- Right subheadline (28/10/2005, 09:00 – 09:05)
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- Legend Best 'shows improvement'
- Right subheadline (28/10/2005, 09:05 – 09:30)
- Left subheadline (28/10/2005, 09:30 – 11:10)
- Right subheadline (28/10/2005, 11:10 – 12:50)
- 3rd other top story (28/10/2005, 12:50 – 13:50)
- 4th other top story (28/10/2005, 13:50 – 16:00)
- 5th other top story (28/10/2005, 16:00 – 16:35)
- 6th other top story (28/10/2005, 16:35 – 18:20)
- 5th other top story (28/10/2005, 18:20 – 29/10/2005, 02:00)
- 6th other top story (29/10/2005, 02:00 – 05:20)
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- Legend Best still seriously ill
- 2nd other top story (29/10/2005, 08:25 – 08:45)
- 1st other top story (29/10/2005, 08:45 – 09:20)
- 2nd other top story (29/10/2005, 09:20 – 10:00)
- 3rd other top story (29/10/2005, 10:00 – 10:45)
- 1st other top story (29/10/2005, 10:45 – 11:15)
- 2nd other top story (29/10/2005, 11:15 – 11:30)
- 3rd other top story (29/10/2005, 11:30 – 11:50)
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- Legend Best 'steadily improving'
- Right subheadline (29/10/2005, 12:35 – 12:40)
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- Soccer legend Best 'improving'
- Right subheadline (29/10/2005, 12:40 – 13:50)
- 6th other top story (29/10/2005, 13:50 – 30/10/2005, 08:15)
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November 2005
- Legend Best 'nearing end of life'
- Main headline (24/11/2005, 13:10 – 13:15)
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- Legend Best 'enters final hours'
- Main headline (24/11/2005, 13:15 – 25/11/2005, 01:20)
- Left subheadline (25/11/2005, 01:20 – 04:10)
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- Football legend George Best dies
- Main headline (25/11/2005, 13:10 – 26/11/2005, 04:45)
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- Fans pay tribute to legend Best
- Left subheadline (26/11/2005, 04:45 – 05:15)
- Right subheadline (26/11/2005, 05:15 – 08:55)
- Left subheadline (26/11/2005, 08:55 – 12:35)
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December 2005
- Final farewell to football legend
- Main headline (3/12/2005, 12:45 – 22:25)
- Right subheadline (3/12/2005, 22:25 – 4/12/2005, 01:25)
- 1st other top story (4/12/2005, 01:25 – 02:45)
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February 2006
- Air legend Sir Freddie Laker dies
- Left subheadline (10/2/2006, 00:55 – 04:25)
- Right subheadline (10/2/2006, 04:25 – 10:45)
- 1st other top story (10/2/2006, 10:45 – 12:00)
- 2nd other top story (10/2/2006, 12:00 – 13:25)
- 3rd other top story (10/2/2006, 13:25 – 15:20)
- 4th other top story (10/2/2006, 15:20 – 16:00)
- 5th other top story (10/2/2006, 16:00 – 16:35)
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March 2006
- Service's tribute to legend Best
- 6th other top story (16/3/2006, 12:10 – 13:50)
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- Final farewell for Celtic legend
- 7th other top story (17/3/2006, 12:25 – 15:25)
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May 2006
- Reggae legend Desmond Dekker dies
- 2nd other top story (26/5/2006, 08:50 – 08:55)
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- Reggae legend Dekker dies
- 2nd other top story (26/5/2006, 09:00 – 10:20)
- 3rd other top story (26/5/2006, 10:20 – 10:50)
- 5th other top story (26/5/2006, 10:50 – 11:00)
- 6th other top story (26/5/2006, 11:00 – 11:25)
- 7th other top story (26/5/2006, 11:25 – 16:05)
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June 2006
- News legend Rather leaves CBS
- 5th other top story (20/6/2006, 17:50 – 18:10)
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- US TV legend Aaron Spelling dies
- 6th other top story (24/6/2006, 08:30 – 11:45)
- 7th other top story (24/6/2006, 11:45 – 12:25)
- 2nd other top story (24/6/2006, 12:25 – 12:45)
- 3rd other top story (24/6/2006, 12:45 – 25/6/2006, 00:10)
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May 2007
- Football's legends remember Ball
- 1st other top story (3/5/2007, 12:20 – 12:30)
- Right subheadline (3/5/2007, 12:30 – 14:35)
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- Footballing legends remember Ball
- Right subheadline (3/5/2007, 14:35 – 16:05)
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- Sailing legend crosses the line
- 7th other top story (4/5/2007, 12:05 – 20:20)
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