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United Kingdom: news

SNP sweeps to victory in Holyrood

Friday, May 6th 2011, 18:07

SNP leader Alex Salmond says his party's sweeping victory at the Holyrood election was "a victory for a society and a nation".
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VIDEO: 'I was in famous VE Day photo'

Friday, May 6th 2011, 17:29
related places: London

World War II veteran George Broomhead on how he found himself at the centre of a famous photograph of the ecstatic VE Day celebrations in London.
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UK warns on Libya-Tunisia border

Friday, May 6th 2011, 16:26
related countries: Libya, Tunisia

Foreign Office advises against all travel near the Tunisia-Libya border because of attacks by pro-Gaddafi forces.
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Emin cat tapestry goes on display

Friday, May 6th 2011, 15:49
related places: London

A tapestry of British artist Tracey Emin's Black Cat painting goes on display at the Saatchi Gallery in London.
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Delays 'did not cause 7/7 deaths'

Friday, May 6th 2011, 15:33

Delays in the response to the 7/7 bombings did not cause any deaths, a coroner concludes, but there is some criticism for MI5 and the emergency services.
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Jaguar to build a hybrid supercar

Friday, May 6th 2011, 13:13

Jaguar plans to build a £700,000 petrol-electric hybrid supercar in the UK, in partnership with Formula 1 team Williams F1.
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BA-Iberia group sees losses fall

Friday, May 6th 2011, 9:02

International Airlines Group sees revenues up and losses down in the first results since the British Airways-Iberia merger.
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RBS losses widen in first quarter

Friday, May 6th 2011, 9:01

Attributable losses widen at Royal Bank of Scotland in the first quarter, but at an operating level the bank is in profit.
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West Ham stars could leave - Gold

Friday, May 6th 2011, 5:34
related places: West Ham

West Ham will allow their England internationals to leave Upton Park if the club are relegated, says co-owner David Gold.
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Coroner to deliver 7/7 findings

Friday, May 6th 2011, 2:10

The coroner at the inquests on the victims of the 7/7 London bombings is due to publish her findings and record official verdicts.
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Voters going to polls across UK

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 14:53

Voters across the UK are going to the polls in a series of national and local elections as well as a referendum to decide the way MPs are elected.
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UK interest rates remain at 0.5%

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 12:03

UK interest rates are kept on hold again at the record low of 0.5% by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
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EU backs UK mobility benefit curb

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 10:27

Britons in the rest of the EU cannot claim the mobility element of UK disability benefit, EU court rules.
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England make Cook one-day captain

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 10:01

Alastair Cook becomes England's one-day captain, while Stuart Broad takes the Twenty20 role and Andrew Strauss remains Test skipper but retires from one-day internationals.
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Air views 'show orchards neglect'

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 3:24

Nearly half of England's traditional orchards are in a neglected condition, a study of aerial photographs suggests.
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Prince Charles meets Obama in US

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 3:15
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

The Prince of Wales discusses energy and environmental issues with US President Barack Obama in Washington.
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US man jailed over web suicides

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 23:26
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Minnesota

A US man who helped persuade a British man and Canadian woman he met online to commit suicide is jailed for nearly a year in Minnesota.
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Kate Bush admits album 'stress'

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 16:42

Enigmatic British singer Kate Bush says she is frustrated by the length of time it takes her to release an album.
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Commons clash ahead of elections

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 16:25

David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over cuts, as the UK's political parties make a final campaign push ahead of Thursday's national and local elections, and voting referendum.
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Barmen deny alcohol manslaughter

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 11:31
related countries: Ireland

Two barmen from the Irish Republic have denied the manslaughter of a British man who died from acute alcohol intoxication almost three years ago.
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Thor thunders to top of UK chart

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 9:56
related countries: Ireland

Superhero movie Thor takes pole position in the UK and Ireland box office chart after its first weekend on release.
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Cameron pledges to press Pakistan

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 17:37
related countries: United States

David Cameron has promised to ask "searching questions" of Pakistan after Osama Bin Laden was found living near the nation's top military academy.
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Tomlinson unlawfully killed by Pc

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 17:20
related places: London

Newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by Pc Simon Harwood at the G20 protests in London in 2009, an inquest jury rules.
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Wilshere & Carroll get U21s call

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 16:23
related places: Liverpool

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll are included in England's provisional squad for the Under-21 European Championships.
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Terror arrests near to Sellafield

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 15:03
related places: London, Sellafield

Five men from London are being held under the Terrorism Act after being arrested close to the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, police say.
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Growth in UK manufacturing slows

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 11:41

The UK's manufacturing sector grew at its weakest pace for seven months in April, a closely-watched survey suggests.
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VIDEO: Official says Pakistan monitored Osama

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 11:16
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States

Pakistan's High Commissioner in the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan claims that Pakistan's intelligence services, working in co-operation with US agents, had been monitoring Osama Bin Laden's movements in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Flower signs new England contract

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 10:18

England coach Andy Flower signs a new contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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VIDEO: Designer McQueen honoured in NY

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 8:18
related places: New York

Over a year after his death, the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, is honoured at The Met Ball in New York
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Boys questioned over gorse fire

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 6:03

Two boys, aged 10 and 15, are questioned by police about a gorse fire in County Tyrone.
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UK warning after Bin Laden death

Monday, May 2nd 2011, 21:19

The UK is urged to be vigilant in the wake of the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, with embassies ordered to review their security, while PM David Cameron hails the death as "a great success".
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Expelled Libyan diplomat departs

Monday, May 2nd 2011, 12:21
related countries: Libya
related places: Tripoli

The Libyan ambassador to the UK leaves the country's London embassy after being ordered to go by the Foreign Office.
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Adele hangs on to top album spot

Monday, May 2nd 2011, 8:56

Adele holds on to the top spot in the UK album chart for the 13th week with her album 21 despite spending a week at number two a fortnight ago.
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Boxing legend Cooper dies at 76

Monday, May 2nd 2011, 0:30

The former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper dies at the age of 76.
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Royals spend secluded UK weekend

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 16:36
related places: Cambridge

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are spending their first weekend as a married couple at a secret location.
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Celtic 4-1 Dundee United

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 13:50

Celtic ease aside fourth-top Dundee United to move to within a point of Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers with a game in hand.
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Live - Celtic v Dundee United

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 11:10

Celtic can close the gap on Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers to one point with a win at home to Dundee United.
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EU immigrants add billions to UK economy

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 9:49

A think tank says migrants from former Communist countries increased British GDP in the years after 2004.
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Royals opt for delayed honeymoon

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 5:58

The newly-wed royals are to honeymoon overseas at a later date and are spending the weekend in the UK before Prince William returns to work next week.
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Wedding figures top 24m in the UK

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 13:28

More than 24 million people tuned in to see Friday's royal wedding on terrestrial TV.
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Live - Saturday's Scottish football

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 10:27
related places: Motherwell

Rangers hammer Motherwell in the early kick-off, with three more Scottish Premier League games now underway.
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VIDEO: British-style street party in Manhattan

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 6:36

The royal wedding inspired celebrations across the globe. Many Americans partied long into the night including at a British style street party in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
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Bolivian pair get royal treatment

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 3:29
related countries: Bolivia
related places: London

The UK ambassador in Bolivia throws open the embassy for a local couple's wedding on the same day that William and Kate tie the knot in London.
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Briton dies in Morocco explosion

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 0:00
related countries: Morocco

A British man, named as travel writer Peter Moss, was among the 15 people who died in a bomb attack in Marrakesh, Morocco.
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Britons mark wedding with parties

Friday, April 29th 2011, 23:37

Millions of people across the UK celebrate the royal wedding at street parties, picnics and other events.
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Balcony kisses seal royal wedding

Friday, April 29th 2011, 22:18
related places: London

Prince William and his newly titled bride the Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as more than a million people descend on central London for the occasion.
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VIDEO: The world watches William and Kate

Friday, April 29th 2011, 18:14
related countries: Thailand
related places: Boston

It wasn't just in Britain that the royal wedding dominated the news. From Bangkok to Boston people joined in the celebrations and watched the ceremony unfold.
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VIDEO: New Yorkers party under Brooklyn Bridge

Friday, April 29th 2011, 17:27
related places: London, New York

Celebrations were held in New York as Prince William and Catherine Middleton married in London.
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VIDEO: Wedding celebrated around world

Friday, April 29th 2011, 6:31

Britain may be the focus of the royal wedding celebrations, but events are being held all over the world to mark the occasion.
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Arrests over 'effigy beheadings'

Friday, April 29th 2011, 1:09
related places: London

Three people suspected of planning to behead effigies at the royal wedding are arrested by police in London.
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Prince greets fans before wedding

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 22:14
related places: London

Prince William has gone on an impromptu walkabout ahead of his wedding to Kate Middleton to meet royal watchers near Buckingham Palace.
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VIDEO: Syria ambassador off wedding list

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 22:11
related countries: Syria

The Syrian ambassador's invitation to Friday's royal wedding has been withdrawn after UK officials said it was "inappropriate" for him to attend. Gary O'Donoghue reports.
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World awaits UK's royal wedding

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 17:39

Hundreds of millions of people around the world are expected to watch the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on television.
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Phone-hack police 'visit Rooney'

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 16:34

England footballer Wayne Rooney says on Twitter he has been contacted Scotland Yard detectives investigating the phone hacking of celebrities.
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UK and Malawi diplomats expelled

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 16:30
related countries: Malawi

The UK orders Malawi's high commissioner to leave the country over the "unacceptable" expulsion of Britain's envoy to Lilongwe.
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Sierra Leone celebrates 50 years

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 15:15
related countries: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone should celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence from the UK despite its troubled past, President Ernest Bai Koroma tells the BBC.
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Olympic ticket demand passes 20m

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 14:06

London 2012 organisers reveal they received applications for more than 20 million tickets from 1.8 million people for the Olympic Games.
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UK economy sees return to growth

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 13:54

The UK economy grew 0.5% in the first three months of this year, making up ground lost at the end of 2010.
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Military in wedding day rehearsal

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 13:12
related places: London

A pre-dawn military walk-through of Friday's royal wedding route, involving hundreds of members of the armed forces, takes place in London.
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VIDEO: British stars on the Royal Family

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 11:18

British Celebrities talk about the upcoming Royal Wedding and why they like the Royal Family.
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Arthur stumbles at UK box office

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 11:09
related countries: Ireland

Russell Brand's remake of the 1981 film Arthur has a disappointing opening weekend at the UK and Ireland box office, taking just £764,468.
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Olympics tickets deadline expires

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 9:00

The deadline for buying Olympics tickets passes after being delayed for an hour due to a last-minute surge in demand.
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NHS plans 'may harm patient care'

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 0:12

The planned shake-up of the NHS in England could put patient care at risk, warns an influential group of MPs.
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Europeans urge sanctions on Syria

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 21:38
related countries: Italy, Syria

The UK, France and Italy call for tough measures against Syria, after troops there fire on anti-government protesters.
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VIDEO: Syria sanction threat as violence escalates

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 18:04
related countries: Syria

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague warns Syria of sanctions if the violent crackdown continues.
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UK demands end to Syria violence

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 15:40
related countries: Syria

Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns attacks on demonstrators in Syria and says the UK is considering measures including sanctions.
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VIDEO: Royal Family fans make trip from US

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 15:19
related countries: United States
related places: London

Sheree Troy and Darla Herburger explain to the BBC's Daniela Relph why they have travelled to London from the United States to watch the royal wedding.
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UK in Libya 'for the long haul'

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 14:59
related countries: Libya

The UK "must prepare for the long haul" in Libya, Downing Street has said, as Royal Air Force aircraft attack vehicles used by pro-Gaddafi forces.
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VIDEO: Global media arrive for royal wedding

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 0:41

Described as Britain's biggest ever media event, hundreds of millions of people around the world will be watching the royal wedding.
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Monday's football as it happened

Monday, April 25th 2011, 20:40
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Aberdeen, Hamilton

St Johnstone lose 3-0 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle while Hamilton drew 1-1 with Aberdeen in the earlier kick-off in the Scottish Premier League.
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Vigil held for party death girl

Monday, April 25th 2011, 16:04
related places: London

Friends of a 15-year-old girl who died within hours of being taken ill at a party in west London hold a vigil in her memory.
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Haider returns home to Pakistan

Monday, April 25th 2011, 6:38

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider returns home from London after withdrawing his political asylum claim in Britain.
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Grease duet tops film song chart

Monday, April 25th 2011, 0:54

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta duet You're The One That I Want, from 1978 film Grease, is the best-selling film track in the UK, research shows.
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Donald thwarted by Snedeker win

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 22:37

England's Luke Donald narrowly misses the chance to become world number one after losing a sudden-death play-off to Brandt Snedeker at The Heritage.
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Fast Car charts after Talent play

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 18:05

Tracy Chapman's Fast Car is back in the singles chart after featuring on Britain's Got Talent, while Adele reclaims the UK number one album.
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'No confidence' on Gove policies

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 16:08

The NASUWT teachers' union passes a motion saying it has "no confidence" in government policies for education in England.
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UK steps up 'quit Syria' warnings

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 14:28
related countries: Syria

The Foreign Office advises Britons to leave Syria unless they have a "pressing need to remain", because of a "rapidly deteriorating" situation.
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McGregor stars in Old Firm draw

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 13:36

Allan McGregor's penalty save keeps the Scottish title in the balance as Rangers and Celtic finish 0-0 at Ibrox.
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Sunday's SPL as it happened

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 10:56

St Mirren and Hibernian take a point each, after Celtic and Rangers end in a goalless stalemate at Ibrox in the SPL.
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Warning over UK car-making future

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 23:50

The future of car making in the UK could be in danger if the industry fails to develop a British-based supply chain, the boss of Vauxhall says.
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Only Fools creator Sullivan dies

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 17:21

John Sullivan, who wrote one of the best-loved British sitcoms, Only Fools and Horses, has died at the age of 64, the BBC announces.
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Tourist shooting suspect charged

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 12:33

The 16-year-old suspect arrested over the murders of two British tourists shot dead in Florida is charged as an adult for an earlier firearm offence.
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Scottish football as it happened

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 10:58
related places: Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Tannadice

Motherwell come back to draw with Hearts after Dundee United see off Kilmarnock in impressive fashion in Saturday's Scottish Premier League.
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NI police Easter terror warning

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 9:39

Police in Northern Ireland warn the public to be vigilant over the Easter weekend because of the "severe threat posed by terrorists".
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Bomb lawyer in sectarianism alert

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 8:43

A lawyer who was sent a parcel bomb says there must be a co-ordinated approach towards tackling sectarianism in the west of Scotland.
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Donald leads race for number one spot

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 22:20

England's Luke Donald keeps up his bid to become world number one by racing to a one-shot lead at halfway in The Heritage.
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Border terror probe 'significant'

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 21:05

Police investigating dissident republican activity in Northern Ireland say they have made a number of "significant" arrests in the south of County Armagh.
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Rylance dazzles Broadway critics

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 11:52
related places: Broadway, London, New York

British actor Mark Rylance is the toast of Broadway after reprising his award-winning performance in the London stage success Jerusalem in New York.
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Bishop urges school places shift

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 10:25
related places: Oxford

Church of England schools should cut down to one in 10 the number of places reserved for practising Anglicans, even if it means a fall in standards, the Church's education chief says.
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Royal result for Mexican teenager

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 8:21
related countries: Mexico
related places: London

A Mexican teenager has been given the money to fly to London after staging a hunger strike to try and obtain a Royal Wedding invite.
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Briton catches falling US toddler

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 7:10
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

A toddler who fell from the third floor of a Florida hotel escapes injury after being caught by a tourist.
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VIDEO: Dark, immersive Macbeth storms NY

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 6:50
related places: New York

A British theatre company has been wowing audiences in New York this month with an unusual version of Macbeth.
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US-bound prince borrowing friend's plane 'to cut costs'

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 0:01
related countries: United States

The Prince of Wales will travel in a personal friend's private plane to the US for an official visit to save money, his spokesman has said.
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Interpol probes Greek debt email

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 22:36
related countries: Greece
related places: London

Greece asks Interpol to question a London trader over an email which talked of the high chance of a Greek default.
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'Admirable' film-maker remembered

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 15:19
related countries: Afghanistan, Denmark, Libya

Director Janus Metz, whose documentary Armadillo followed Danish soldiers fighting in southern Afghanistan, shares his memories of Tim Hetherington, the British photographer killed while covering the conflict in Libya.
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Gurkha hero and campaigner dies

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 14:36
related countries: Seychelles

A former Gurkha soldier who won the Victoria Cross and was later the figurehead for a campaign on Gurkha's rights to settle in the UK, has died.
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Two photographers killed in Libya

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 7:01
related countries: Libya

Award-winning British photographer Tim Hetherington and a US colleague are killed while covering the conflict in the Libyan city of Misrata.
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VIDEO: How did it smell when dinosaurs lived?

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 5:06
related places: London

London's Natural History Museum opens a new dinosaur exhibition on Good Friday
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Tributes paid to UK woman soldier

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 5:01
related countries: Afghanistan

Tributes are paid to a "passionate and courageous" female bomb disposal expert who died following an explosion in Helmand, Afghanistan.
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VIDEO: Journalists die in Libya clashes

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 3:35
related countries: Libya, United States

An award-winning British journalist and a US photographer are killed covering the conflict in the Libyan city of Misrata.
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