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The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is struck off the medical register.
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The UK should give more priority to helping the poorest countries collect their taxes as part of its overseas development strategy, MPs say.
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Two men found guilty of the 1993 racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in south-east London have lost the first round of their attempt to challenge their convictions.
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Thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their GCSE results, as schools face tougher targets on pass rates.
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United StatesThe UK joins the US in warning Syria that the use or threat of chemical weapons would force the nations "to revisit their approach".
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Tycoon Asil Nadir is found guilty of stealing nearly £29m from his UK-based Polly Peck International conglomerate more than 20 years ago.
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Iran, United StatesRoyal Bank of Scotland is understood to be facing investigations into whether it has broken economic sanctions against Iran.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's Olympic badminton coach Sung Han-kook has a lifetime suspension cut following controversy at London 2012.
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Four teams scale the highest peaks of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, to create the Paralympic flames.
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IrelandAnimated film fantasy Brave claims top spot in the UK and Ireland box office chart, holding off competition from The Bourne Legacy.
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PortugalA British man and his five-year-old granddaughter who drowned after being hit by a wave in Portugal are named.
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South AfricaSouth African shark survivor hopes for Paralympic medal
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Jacksonville Jaguars reach a deal to play annual regular-season games at London's Wembley Stadium from 2013 to 2016.
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EcuadorIt would be "suicidal" for British authorities to try to enter the Ecuadorian embassy to arrest Julian Assange, Ecuador's president has warned.
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The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is ruled not fit to practise.
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The UK government borrowed £600m to cover a budget shortfall in July, usually a good month for tax receipts, leading to fears it will fail to cut borrowing this year.
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UK government websites are attacked as computer hackers collective Anonymous retaliates for the way the Julian Assange case has been handled.
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South AfricaKevin Pietersen is left out of the England squads for both the World Twenty20 and the one-day series with South Africa.
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Local residents object to plans to convert London's Church Studios, where Bob Dylan and the Eurythmics recorded, into five flats.
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Tom Cruise is among dozens of stars paying tribute to British director Tony Scott, while the Los Angeles coroner denies the film-maker had cancer.
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High-profile NHS hospitals in England are to be encouraged by the government to set up profit-making branches abroad to help fund UK services.
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Proposed changes to the laws on prostitution and human trafficking in Northern Ireland are due to go out to public consultation later.
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Ecuador's president says it would be diplomatic suicide for the UK to enter his country's London embassy amid the row over Julian Assange.
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Virgin Atlantic is to introduce a new short-haul service between London Heathrow and Manchester from next March - the airline's first domestic route.
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The film world pays tribute to British director Tony Scott, famous for Top Gun, True Romance and Man on Fire, who was "a master of his craft".
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South AfricaEngland lose the final Test, the series and their number one ranking to South Africa despite an exhilarating run-chase.
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EcuadorThe UK insists it will not grant Julian Assange "safe passage" to Ecuador as it seeks a diplomatic solution to him being given asylum.
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ChinaThe wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai is jailed and given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
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Police release CCTV images of two suspected burglars they are hunting in connection with the London riots last summer.
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Police and prosecutors in the UK are accused of being "too heavy-handed" when dealing with online trolls and abusive messages.
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ChinaGu Kailai the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
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Owners of dangerous dogs in England and Wales are to face tougher penalties - with more being jailed - under new guidelines from the Sentencing Council.
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South AfricaSteven Finn insists England can chase 346 to win the final Test against South Africa and save their number one ranking.
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Julian Assange urges the US to end its "witch-hunt" on Wikileaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy in June.
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South AfricaEngland appear destined to relinquish their number one Test ranking to South Africa after losing both openers cheaply late on day four.
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Kevin Pietersen is out for a golden duck playing for Surrey in the CB40, his first appearance since being dropped by England.
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Scotland's Roman Catholic leader - Cardinal Keith O'Brien - suspends direct communication with the Scottish government on gay marriage.
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Four-time Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins plans to return to competitive action in September's Tour of Britain.
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Steven Finn strikes late on day three to maintain England's hopes of winning the decisive final Test at Lord's.
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Parts of the UK have experienced their hottest day of 2012 so far, with Cavendish in Suffolk reaching 32.4C
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AfghanistanThe MoD says a soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards dies during "enemy action" in Afghanistan.
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Ecuador, United StatesForeign ministers from across the American continent will meet next Friday to discuss the impasse between the UK and Ecuador over Julian Assange.
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Ecuador, United StatesForeign ministers from across the American continent will meet next Friday to discuss the row between the UK and Ecuador over Julian Assange.
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The Ministry of Justice must do more to stop reoffending in England and Wales including giving probation more importance, MPs say.
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SwedenBritish Olympic silver medallist Christine Ohuruogu finishes third in the Diamond League 400m in Stockholm.
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The UK government says it wants an "amicable solution" to the diplomatic crisis over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
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Jonny Bairstow marks his return to the England side with an unbeaten 72 to rescue them from deep trouble at Lord's.
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Ecuador, SwedenThe UK and Sweden criticise Ecuador for granting asylum to Wikileaks' Julian Assange as the diplomatic row over what to do with him intensifies.
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The British Paralympic team are set a minimum medal target by UK Sport of 103 from at least 12 sports at London 2012.
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Ecuador, United StatesJulian Assange's mother, Christine, says the UK has been ''exposed as nothing but a puppet state of the US'', as Ecuador grants asylum to the Wikileaks founder.
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Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Picasso's Child with a Dove, in the hope that money can be raised to keep the painting in the UK.
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South AfricaPaceman Steven Finn claims England are "very happy with where we are" after limiting South Africa to 262-7 at Lord's.
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There has been a fall in the proportion of A-level grades awarded an A or A* for the first time in over two decades.
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South AfricaJames Anderson and Steven Finn take three wickets each but South Africa fight back from a poor start on an absorbing day.
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NetherlandsA top Dutch medical professional says some British doctors carry out euthanasia, even though a UK court has again ruled that killing a terminally ill person is illegal.
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EcuadorWikileaks founder Julian Assange is granted asylum by Ecuador, two months after he took refuge in its London embassy while fighting extradition from the UK.
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EcuadorEcuador accuses the UK of threatening to enter its London embassy to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, as tensions lead to three arrests ahead of a decision on his political asylum request.
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A surprise rise in UK retail sales during July and an upward revision to June's figure raises hopes the recession may not be as deep as thought.
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United StatesSeven banks, including Barclays, HSBC and RBS, are to be questioned in the US for alleged manipulation of the Libor inter-bank lending rate.
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Landslides are responsible for the deaths of up to 10 times as many people worldwide than previously thought, research by a UK university suggests.
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Tax officials have published a gallery of photographs of the people it considers to be the most wanted UK tax fugitives.
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ItalySubstitute Jermain Defoe scores a superb late goal as England beat Italy in their friendly in Switzerland.
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Virgin Trains loses its bid to continue running the West Coast Mainline and will be replaced by the UK's largest rail operator, FirstGroup.
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PolandA Polish windsurfer who won bronze at the London Olympics is to auction her medal to help a five-year-old neighbour with cystic fibrosis.
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The number of people out of work fell by 46,000 to 2.56 million in the three months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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BotswanaThe world's leading diamond producer, De Beers, starts the sorting of rough stones in Botswana, ending an operation carried out in London for nearly 80 years.
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Kevin Pietersen issues a public apology after admitting sending "provocative texts to my close friends in the South Africa team".
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's dual Olympic medallist Rohullah Nikpai says he is disappointed he could not bring home gold but knows the celebrations of his London bronze medal in Taekwando will unite his nation.
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Some members of the Bank of England's policy setting body were considering voting for more quantitative easing earlier this month, minutes show.
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What can Rio 2016 learn from London 2012?
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England manager Roy Hodgson hopes John Terry is found not guilty of the FA's charge, and that he will continue to play for England.
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Rules on the provision of outdoor space for sport in England's schools have been relaxed, it has emerged, as the debate over the Olympics legacy continues.
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The Scottish government has no mandate to hold an independence referendum with a second question on increased Holyrood powers, a Commons report says.
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BurmaThe largest Muslim area in the Burmese city of Sittwe was razed to the ground in recent communal clashes, a UK TV says after visiting the area.
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ItalyEngland manager Roy Hodgson says his England team against Italy will be picked with a view to building for the next World Cup.
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Passenger groups lead a chorus of protests against the 6.2% hike in some rail fares in England - an increase almost double the rate of inflation.
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Singer George Michael says he has no regrets about performing his new single as part of the London 2012 closing ceremony.
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Some rail fares will rise by an average of 6.2% in England and 4.2% in Scotland in January following a bigger-than-expected rise in the rate of inflation.
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NigeriaUK businessman and reality TV star Doug Richard launches an initiative in Nigeria to help more than 1,200 young entrepreneurs set up businesses - including snail farms.
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Prices in the UK rise by a surprise 2.6% in July, official figures show.
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United StatesNBC's coverage of the London Olympics was the "most-watched television event in US history", the US network announces.
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The PM is urged to give candidates in forthcoming elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales a state-funded mailshot.
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Michael Vaughan says it will be a "long time" before Kevin Pietersen is welcomed back into the England dressing room.
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GreeceGreece was the birthplace of the Olympics, but the country's performance in London fell far short of expectations.
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The defence secretary says G4S's failure to provide enough security staff for the London Olympics challenged his thinking on the private sector.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren talk about continuing to play ''tough guys'' as they meet fans and speak to reporters on the red carpet at the London premiere of The Expendables 2.
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International publisher Pearson is setting up a college in the UK to teach degree courses, a first for a FTSE 100 company.
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The "spirit of generosity" demonstrated by British spectators during the London 2012 Olympics is hailed by Games chief Lord Coe.
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BrazilThe Olympic flag arrives in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the next host of the Games, a day after the closing ceremony in London.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoFour members of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Olympic delegation - including a judo athlete - are missing in London, reports say.
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Police investigating the death of Tia Sharp are examining the possibility the schoolgirl had been smothered.
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The closing ceremony of the London Olympics, which featured music stars from The Who to The Spice Girls, is broadly welcomed by the world's critics.
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SwitzerlandManchester City striker Mario Balotelli withdraws from the Italy squad for Wednesday's friendly with England with conjunctivitis.
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The International Paralympic Committee is hopeful London 2012 will be the first sell-out in the Games' 50-year history.
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CameroonCameroonian boxers who deserted their Olympic squad last week tell the BBC they want to stay in the UK to develop their careers.
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The curtain closes on the London Olympics with a spectacular musical ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro.
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CameroonFive Olympic athletes from Cameroon say they are seeking to remain in Britain after leaving the Olympic village last week.
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Harry and Amelia are the most popular first names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Alastair Cook is among six England players nominated for the annual International Cricket Council awards.
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Bahrain, 
QatarThe UK prime minister to try to help a British woman who lives in Bahrain to be reunited with her son Adam, who is being kept in Qatar by the family of her late husband, Adam's father.
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