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United Kingdom: news

UK Iraq abuse inquiry to report

Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 9:22
related countries: Iraq

A long-running public inquiry into alleged abuse carried out by British soldiers in Iraq is due to report later.
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Whitehall wins top comedy award again

Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 8:49

Comedian and Bad Education star Jack Whitehall is named 'king of comedy' at the British Comedy Awards for the third year in succession.
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Dixons Carphone sees strong trading

Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 8:36
related countries: Ireland

Newly merged Dixons Carphone says it saw a "barnstorming performance" in the UK and Ireland, but "tougher" conditions in its smaller European business.
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Food giant offered 'unreasonable' deal

Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 1:29

UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters is setting "beyond unreasonable" terms in proposed contract agreements, one of its suppliers tells the BBC.
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Made in Ghana, bass-ed in London

Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 1:21
related countries: Ghana
related places: London

Remixing Ghanaian rhythms for UK dance floors
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VIDEO: Could this be the last Dalai Lama?

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 23:17
related countries: China, Hong Kong

The UK has been soft on China over the Hong Kong protest because Britain is economically weak, the Dalai Lama suggests.
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Cook uncertain of World Cup role

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 20:28

England's Alastair Cook says he does not know if he will captain the one-day international team in the 2015 World Cup.
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Boy, 13, charged with knife murder

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 20:27
related places: Edmonton, London

A 13-year-old boy is charged with murdering a 53-year-old man who was stabbed to death as he entered his north London home.
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Daltrey illness hits Who O2 shows

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 18:04
related places: London, Rock

Rock band The Who postpone two concerts in London as frontman Roger Daltrey is suffering from a throat infection.
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Top seed David sees off Whitlock

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 17:45

Seven-time champion Nicol David beats England's Emily Whitlock to reach the Women's World Squash Championship last eight.
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Kerry discusses Israel pull-out bid

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 17:28
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: London

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets the chief Palestinian negotiator in London over moves to set a timetable for an end to the Israeli occupation.
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England end tour with heavy defeat

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 16:52
related countries: Sri Lanka

Tillakaratne Dilshan hits 101 and takes 3-37 to condemn England to an 87-run defeat and seal a 5-2 series win for Sri Lanka.
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Mr Turner leads UK critics awards

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 13:53

Mr Turner, director Mike Leigh's biopic about the British landscape painter JMW Turner, is nominated for seven awards by the London Film Critics' Circle.
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Cheaper fuel cuts UK inflation to 1%

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 12:16

Lower fuel prices have pushed the UK's rate of inflation down to a 12-year low, official statistics show.
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Failed London bombers lose appeal

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 11:03
related places: London

Four men jailed over a failed plot to bomb the London transport network on 21 July 2005 lose an appeal at the European Court of Human Rights.
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Co-op fails banking stress tests

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 8:27

The Co-operative Bank has failed a "stress test" carried out by the Bank of England to assess major UK lenders' ability to withstand another financial crisis.
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UK embassy in Egypt reopens to public

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 8:21
related countries: Egypt

The British embassy in Egypt reopens to the public after it was forced to close for security reasons in early December.
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MPs urge changes to new planning law

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 1:34

The government's flagship planning policy has seen "inappropriate and unwanted" housing development spring up across England, MPs have said.
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Australian lender sells UK loans

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 0:33
related countries: Aruba

National Australia Bank sells nearly $2bn of bad loans in the UK as part of a strategy to exit an unprofitable business.
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Five boys held over man's murder

Monday, December 15th 2014, 14:45
related places: Enfield

Five boys aged between 13 and 14 are arrested on suspicion of murdering a 52-year-old man in north London, following a row believed to be linked to a party in a block of flats.
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Police cuts 'will endanger public'

Monday, December 15th 2014, 7:34

Public safety is at risk unless radical measures are taken to deal with funding cuts within police forces, Britain's most senior policeman warns.
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PM attacks Labour's economy 'gamble'

Monday, December 15th 2014, 0:01

David Cameron is to turn his fire on Labour's economic plans, saying they would permanently add to the UK's debt.
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England women win BBC team award

Sunday, December 14th 2014, 22:06

England's Women's Rugby World Cup winners claim the Team of the Year award at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year.
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Ronson's Uptown Funk at number one

Sunday, December 14th 2014, 19:00

Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk, which was rush-released after an X Factor cover topped iTunes, leads the UK singles chart.
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UK body seeks uncensored CIA report

Sunday, December 14th 2014, 18:24
related countries: United States

A parliamentary committee will act "without fear or favour" to establish if the UK played any role in the CIA's interrogation programme, its chairman says.
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Celtic 4-1 St Mirren

Sunday, December 14th 2014, 14:50

Celtic move six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a comfortable victory over St Mirren.
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Khan beats Alexander to defend title

Sunday, December 14th 2014, 6:36

Britain's Amir Khan defends his WBC Silver welterweight title with a unanimous decision against Devon Alexander in Las Vegas.
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'Hundreds' of UK troops to go to Iraq

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 21:21
related countries: Iraq

Hundreds of British troops will be sent to Iraq in the New Year, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says.
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Airports recover after system failure

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 19:03
related places: Heathrow

Airports are returning to normal, although about 40 flights were cancelled at Heathrow, the day after a computer failure at the UK's air traffic control centre.
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Cook vows to remain as ODI captain

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 15:50

Alastair Cook says he will still be England captain into next year despite losing a fourth successive one-day series.
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Air traffic glitch 'not seen before'

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 14:47

Widespread disruption at UK airports was caused by a computer system failure "which has not been seen before", National Air Traffic Services says.
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Murphy named Scottish Labour leader

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 13:28

Former Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy is named as the new leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
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Sri Lanka beat England to win series

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 11:52
related countries: Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka to a 4-2 one-day series victory over England on a miserable day for Alastair Cook.
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UK flights hit by computer failure

Friday, December 12th 2014, 23:26
related places: London

Passengers are facing widespread disruption after a serious computer failure at the UK's air traffic control centre grounded and diverted flights.
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McCoist 'still committed to Rangers'

Friday, December 12th 2014, 20:10

Ally McCoist hands in his notice but says he is still committed to Rangers, who cannot afford to pay him off.
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Man faces removal over UK wife's pay

Friday, December 12th 2014, 18:33
related countries: South Africa

A man from South Africa faces deportation with his family after his British wife is deemed not to be earning enough by an immigration panel.
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Pressure still on England - Mathews

Friday, December 12th 2014, 18:08

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews says England remain under pressure ahead of Saturday's sixth ODI between the sides.
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Langridge & Ellis win Italian title

Friday, December 12th 2014, 17:42
related countries: Italy

England's Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis win badminton men's doubles at the Italian International to claim their first title.
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UK defends actions over CIA report

Friday, December 12th 2014, 15:01
related countries: United States

The UK reveals it requested redactions in a report on CIA interrogation, but insists none concerned claims of British involvement in prisoner mistreatment.
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No NI deal but PM pledges more cash

Friday, December 12th 2014, 14:05

David Cameron leaves talks at Stormont in Northern Ireland saying a deal was not possible but offering "financial firepower" for one.
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Prince hails WW1 truce memorial

Friday, December 12th 2014, 12:21
related countries: Germany
related places: Cambridge

A memorial to the Christmas Truce in World War One - when British and German soldiers stopped fighting and played football - is dedicated by the Duke of Cambridge.
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Fall in UK construction output

Friday, December 12th 2014, 11:17

Output in the UK construction industry suffered a sharp fall in October, official figures have shown.
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Hospitals struggling as winter hits

Friday, December 12th 2014, 11:07

A&E units across the UK are struggling to hit their waiting time target as winter hits, latest figures show.
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Water bills to fall 'by 5%' by 2020

Friday, December 12th 2014, 10:38

Water bills for England and Wales will fall by an average of 5% - not including inflation - by 2020, the regulator Ofwat rules.
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Boys' self-harm A&E visits 'rising'

Friday, December 12th 2014, 7:09

The number of young boys admitted into accident and emergency units in England for self-harm is at a five-year high, new figures show.
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Christie's India sales net $12m

Friday, December 12th 2014, 5:38
related countries: India
related places: London

London-based auction house Christie's raises more than $12m at its second art sale in India, exceeding its pre-sale expectations.
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Funds audit 'clears Islamic charity'

Friday, December 12th 2014, 4:26

Britain's biggest Islamic charity says an audit of its activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories has shown no evidence accusations it has funded terrorism are accurate.
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Pharrell dominates BBC Music Awards

Friday, December 12th 2014, 2:22
related countries: United States

US producer-songwriter Pharrell Williams walks away the big winner from the first ever BBC Music Awards, with Ed Sheeran named British act of the year.
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Allergy laws enforced in restaurants

Friday, December 12th 2014, 0:39

Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies.
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British talent up for Golden Globes

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 16:36

Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are among a host of British stars in contention for the 2015 Golden Globe awards.
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Citizenship checks 'missed past crime'

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 14:08

British citizenship has been granted to people with "very poor immigration histories", according to the chief inspector of borders and immigration.
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Root century inspires England win

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 12:19
related countries: Sri Lanka

Joe Root strikes an unbeaten 104 as England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in Pallekele and now trail 3-2 in the series.
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Poorest pupils jump in three Rs test

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 11:14

Primary school performance data show that England's poorest pupils are catching up with their wealthier peers after intense efforts to raise standards.
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Sailors Mills & Clark robbed in Rio

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 7:24
related countries: Brazil
related places: Rio de Janeiro

London 2012 silver medallists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark are robbed at knifepoint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Button secures 2015 McLaren seat

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 0:05
related countries: Spain

Britain's Jenson Button is to partner Spain's Fernando Alonso at McLaren for the 2015 Formula One season, BBC Sport learns.
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Cameron determined to clinch NI deal

Thursday, December 11th 2014, 0:03

Prime Minister David Cameron says he is determined to do everything he can to secure agreement in cross-party talks in Northern Ireland.
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Storm hits power and travel in UK

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 20:22

High winds and huge waves cause power blackouts and travel disruption in north-western parts of the UK.
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British stars up for SAG awards

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 16:29

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are nominated at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for their leading roles in Stephen Hawking drama The Theory of Everything.
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Nearly 50% take prescription drugs

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 14:21

Half of women in England are now regularly taking prescription drugs, according to the comprehensive Health Survey for England.
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UK trade deficit narrows in October

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 10:34

The difference between the amount the UK imports and exports narrowed to a seven-month low in October, official data shows.
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BG Group in $5bn pipeline deal

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 9:06
related countries: Aruba

UK energy giant BG Group sells an Australian gas pipeline network to APA Group for $5bn (£3.2bn).
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Paddington holds UK box office lead

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 8:27
related countries: Ireland
related places: Paddington

Children's favourite Paddington maintains pole position at the UK and Ireland box office for a second week in succession.
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Cleared Dewani returns to England

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 8:00
related countries: South Africa

Shrien Dewani arrives back in England after being cleared by a court in South Africa of arranging the murder of his wife in 2010.
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VIDEO: Royal couple end US trip with gala

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 6:12
related countries: United States
related places: Cambridge, New York, Duke

A gala in New York to mark the 600th anniversary of the Scottish university where they first met, has drawn a close to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to the United States.
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Winds and wave warning as storm hits

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 0:26

Severe gales and flooding are expected to cause disruption as a so called "weather bomb" batters Scotland.
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Firms awarded third of NHS contracts

Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 0:04

A third of NHS contracts in England have been awarded to private sector providers since the Health and Social Care Act came into force, an investigation has found.
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Volunteers drown in South Africa

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 19:49
related countries: South Africa

Two British charity volunteers drown while swimming off the coast of South Africa.
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Winnie the Pooh drawing fetches £314k

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 18:03
related places: London

One of the most famous images of Winnie the Pooh has sold for £314,500 at auction in London, more than three times its estimate.
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CPS 'right' to pursue rape case

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 15:29

Prosecutors say it was right to pursue a woman who killed herself days before appearing in court accused of making a false rape allegation.
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Suzman downplays white theatre claim

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 15:20
related places: London

Dame Janet Suzman calls for greater diversity in London theatres and downplays reports that she claimed theatre is "a white invention".
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Dewani leaves Cape Town for Dubai

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 13:42
related countries: South Africa

British businessman Shrien Dewani leaves South Africa after a judge cleared him of arranging his wife's murder on their honeymoon.
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Madeleine police interviews under way

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 12:28
related countries: Portugal

Portuguese police are joined by UK officers as they interview 11 people as part of their inquiries into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
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Surprise fall in UK manufacturing

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 11:30

UK manufacturing output unexpectedly fell 0.7% in October, hit by a decline in output in computer and electronics, according to official figures.
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VIDEO: Dewani prepares to return to UK

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 7:06
related countries: South Africa

British businessman Shrien Dewani is preparing to leave South Africa after a judge cleared him of arranging the murder of his wife on their honeymoon.
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Ebola nurse: Band Aid 'cringeworthy'

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 0:24

The British nurse who survived Ebola, William Pooley, says the “cultural ignorance” displayed in the Band Aid 30 lyrics is “cringeworthy”.
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Maternal death rates 'are falling'

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 0:04

The proportion of women who die during pregnancy, and in the weeks afterwards, has fallen in the UK, figures show.
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Builders accused amid Qatar 2022 boom

Monday, December 8th 2014, 22:31
related countries: Qatar

Builders accused amid Qatar 2022 World Cup boom
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Diplomats guilty of tobacco fraud

Monday, December 8th 2014, 16:36
related countries: The Gambia
related places: London

Gambian diplomats who sold tax-free tobacco from their London embassy are found guilty of cheating the UK taxpayer out of almost £4.8m.
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'Pay benefits faster' to cut hunger

Monday, December 8th 2014, 16:30

An income squeeze, benefit delays and high utility bills are blamed by a cross-party committee of MPs for a rise in hunger in the UK.
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Frozen is top-selling iTunes movie

Monday, December 8th 2014, 13:16

Hit Disney animation Frozen is iTunes' best-selling movie of all time, as Ed Sheeran's X and Pharrell Williams' Happy are named the UK's biggest album and single of 2014.
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Canada closes embassy in Cairo

Monday, December 8th 2014, 11:30
related countries: Canada, Egypt
related places: Cairo

The Canadian embassy in Cairo is closed due to "security concerns", a day after Britain shut its mission in the Egyptian capital.
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UK base jumper dies in Australia fall

Monday, December 8th 2014, 9:49
related countries: Australia
related places: Sydney

A British base jumper dies after falling from a cliff in Sydney, Australia, while on an outing with friends.
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Sting and Hanks honoured by Obama

Monday, December 8th 2014, 9:34
related countries: United States
related places: Washington, Oscar, Hanks

British singer Sting and Oscar-winning US actor Tom Hanks are feted in Washington as recipients of this year's Kennedy Center honours.
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VIDEO: LS Lowry exhibited in China

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 23:47
related countries: China
related places: Nanjing

Works of British artist LS Lowry are being exhibited solo for the first time outside of the UK when they go on display in Nanjing in China.
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Pride wins best film at indie awards

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 23:39

Miners' strike drama Pride is named best film at the British Independent Film Awards, with Andrew Scott and Imelda Staunton winning prizes for their roles in the film.
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O'Sullivan beats Trump in UK epic

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 22:22

Ronnie O'Sullivan withstands an epic Judd Trump comeback to claim a fifth UK Championship title with a 10-9 victory.
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Why China sees itself in Lowry's paintings of industrial Britain

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 21:59
related countries: China

Why Lowry's paintings of industrial Britain are a hit in China
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BP quickens job cuts over oil fall

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 21:02
related countries: United States

Oil giant BP says it is accelerating plans to cut hundreds of jobs within its back-office departments - many based in the UK and US.
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Sheeran returns to top of UK chart

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 19:01

Singer Ed Sheeran has returned to number one in the UK singles chart with his track Thinking Out Loud.
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Taylor 'outstanding' in England loss

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 16:33
related countries: Sri Lanka

Stand-in captain Eoin Morgan praises James Taylor's "outstanding" England return as he hits 90 against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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UK Egypt embassy suspends services

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 16:11
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

The British embassy in Cairo suspends public services for security reasons, a Foreign Office spokeswoman confirms.
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Salmond announces UK Parliament bid

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 15:47

Former SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond announces he is to stand for a seat at Westminster at next May's General Election.
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Archbishop urges help for UK hungry

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 15:35
related places: Canterbury

More help is needed to prevent UK families going hungry, the Archbishop of Canterbury says ahead of a parliamentary report on the issue.
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Sri Lanka win to lead England 3-1

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 13:02
related countries: Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara helps Sri Lanka to a six-wicket victory over England and a 3-1 lead in the one-day series.
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Hostages killed in Yemen rescue bid

Saturday, December 6th 2014, 18:11
related countries: United States

US journalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie are killed by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen during a rescue attempt by special forces.
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Met Office warning of snow and ice

Saturday, December 6th 2014, 17:06

Snow, ice and strong winds forecast for parts of the UK could cause some disruption to travel, the Met Office has warned.
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Breastfeed protest outside Claridge's

Saturday, December 6th 2014, 16:27
related places: London

Mothers stage a mass breastfeed outside Claridge's Hotel in central London in protest against a woman being told to cover-up while feeding.
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O'Sullivan reaches fifth UK final

Saturday, December 6th 2014, 16:26
related places: York

Ronnie O'Sullivan stages a superb comeback in York to beat Stuart Bingham 6-5 and reach the UK Championship final.
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UK to set up Mid East military base

Saturday, December 6th 2014, 14:45

The UK is establishing its first permanent military base in the Middle East since it formally withdrew from the region in 1971.
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Cook to remain captain at World Cup

Saturday, December 6th 2014, 14:00

Alastair Cook will be England captain for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup as the 30-man squad is announced.
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