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North KoreaSix of the 10 London School of Economics students who visited North Korea with an undercover Panorama crew criticise the university for speaking publicly about the story.
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Mark Cavendish believes cycling owes its success and popularity in Britain to six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy.
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There will be an increased police presence at the London Marathon on Sunday in light of the fatal Boston Marathon bombings, the home secretary says.
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FranceThe actions of a British man who died when the coach he was driving crashed in the French Alps helped to save the lives of others, officials say.
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The Queen leads mourners at St Paul's Cathedral in London, as more than 2,000 funeral guests pay their last respects to Baroness Thatcher.
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Unemployment rose by 70,000 to 2.56 million between December and February, the Office for National Statistics says.
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ChinaBritish film studio Pinewood Shepperton agrees a joint venture deal with Chinese media group Seven Stars to investigate ways to harness the growing entertainment market there.
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Usain Bolt will compete in the London 2012 Anniversary Games in July along with 28 other Olympic medallists.
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United StatesTesco's annual profits fall for the first time in almost 20 years as the UK's biggest supermarket confirms it is pulling out of the US.
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The UK government's Gov.uk website is described as the "Paul Smith of websites" as it picks up the prestigious Design of the Year award.
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Runners will be asked to wear a black ribbon and observe a 30-second silence before Sunday's London Marathon, following the bombings in Boston.
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Paula Radcliffe says London Marathon spectators will need to be more aware of security following events in Boston.
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The International Monetary Fund's twice-yearly look at the world economy lowers its growth forecasts for most developed economies, including the UK.
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BahrainA group of British MPs have called for the Bahrain Grand Prix to be be cancelled because of unrest in the Gulf state.
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The number of cases in the Swansea measles epidemic reaches 765, as the UK health secretary urges parents in England to have their children vaccinated.
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ItalyWales will start their Six Nations title defence against Italy next year as the fixtures for both 2014 and 2015 are released.
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United StatesThe European Court of Human Rights rules a terrorism suspect should not be extradited from the UK to the US due to his mental health problems.
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United StatesSecurity for Sunday's London Marathon will be reviewed after the fatal blasts at Boston's race, but the event will go ahead, officials insist.
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New ZealandKevin Pietersen will miss England's Test series against New Zealand in May because of a knee injury sustained last month.
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Oscar Pistorius will not compete in the London Anniversary Games, amid fears it would become a "media circus".
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Great Britain's Jessica Ennis is to compete in the London 2012 Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium from 26 to 28 July.
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Organisers of the London Marathon are carrying out a review of security with police following the Boston explosions.
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British runner Stuart Singer has said that the point where the bombs exploded at the end of the Boston marathon was by the family 'meet-and-greet' area.
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Granta magazine reveals its once-a-decade list of the most promising British writers aged under 40, with Zadie Smith and Adam Thirlwell enjoying a second appearance after being listed in 2003.
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SyriaThe UK is increasingly concerned there is evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, Foreign Minister William Hague says.
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United StatesTranscripts of interviews carried out with an IRA woman can now be handed over to the police in Northern Ireland following a US Supreme Court decision.
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FranceAfter a season helping Wales win the Six Nations and securing a new club in France, Jamie Roberts achieves his other career goal and qualifies as a doctor.
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A government-imposed limit on benefit payments begins in four London boroughs ahead of its introduction across England, Scotland and Wales.
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AfghanistanThree times as much opium was produced in Helmand in Afghanistan last year as when British troops arrived there in 2006 - and this year's crop will be even higher, according to a new UN forecast.
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A military rehearsal of Lady Thatcher's funeral procession takes place in central London, two days ahead of the ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral.
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The London Symphony Orchestra has announced the death of its longest-serving principal conductor, Sir Colin Davis, at the age of 85.
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A new report says the UK's use of biofuels is "irrational" and will cost motorists around £460 million over the next 12 months.
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Business lobby group British Chambers of Commerce says most UK businesses want to stay in Europe, with some powers brought back home.
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Well-known hymns and poems will mark Baroness Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, while Chelsea Pensioners will line the steps of St Paul's Cathedral.
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Celtic will face Hibs in the Scottish Cup final after beating Dundee United in the second seven-goal semi-final 24 hours.
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North KoreaThe BBC is accused of using London School of Economics students as a "human shield" to film in North Korea and urged to drop the resulting Panorama programme.
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The UK premiere of Hollywood blockbuster Iron Man 3 is pushed back by a day to avoid clashing with Baroness Thatcher's funeral.
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Well over 2,000 people are vaccinated at clinics set up to tackle the Swansea measles epidemic as fears are raised it could spread.
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Four people are missing and two men are in hospital after a house fire in east London.
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Claims the outbreak of measles in south Wales was down to Department of Health policy in the 1990s are "completely incorrect", the government says.
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United StatesRoyal Bank of Scotland loses in the latest round of a potentially expensive court battle against a US financial firm.
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EgyptEgypt's defence minister denies claims published in a British newspaper that the army was involved in killing and torturing protesters.
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UK-based Hawk-Eye is aiming to expand into other football leagues after agreeing a deal with the Premier League on Thursday.
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A man who slashed two women with a knife in random and "disturbing" attacks in west London is jailed for 18 years.
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QatarPablo Picasso's Child With A Dove, which has been in Britain since 1924, looks destined for Qatar after attempts to buy it back from a private collector failed
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The British production of Matilda the Musical is praised by critics for its "marvellous" opening night on Broadway in New York.
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United StatesHow US homebrewing sparked a British beer resurgence
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North KoreaG8 foreign ministers condemn North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in the "strongest possible terms" after talks in London.
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All surviving US presidents and UK prime ministers are among the 2,000 people invited to Baroness Thatcher's funeral.
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The Nobel Prize won by British scientist Francis Crick for his discovery of DNA - the "secret of life" - sells for $2.27m at a New York auction.
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A man who fell to his death in west London from the undercarriage of an aeroplane is identified after more than six months.
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie announce a G8 initiative to tackle rape and serious sexual violence in conflict.
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England's elite development director Dan Ashworth names the seven players he believes are the future of English football.
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The number of people in the UK donating organs after death has increased by 50% in the past five years.
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Universities in the UK were given a record amount in philanthropic donations last year, research suggests.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan-led peace deal with the Taliban is needed to secure the future of Afghanistan after British troops leave, a group of MPs has said.
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EgyptThe Egyptian army participated in torture and killings during the 2011 revolution, a report leaked to a British newspaper appears to show.
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David Cameron calls Baroness Thatcher an "extraordinary leader and an extraordinary woman", during a specially convened session of Parliament.
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England skipper Steven Gerrard says Roy Hodgson's side face a "big challenge" to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
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UK hourly labour costs have fallen nearly two euros (£1.7; $2.6) below the European Union average, data from the EU's statistics agency show.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan-led peace deal with the Taliban is needed to stop Afghanistan sliding into civil war after British troops leave, a group of MPs says.
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IrelandCaveman cartoon The Croods holds on to the top spot of the UK and Ireland box office for the third successive week
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England batsman Nick Compton is included among Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
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Two Birmingham men plead guilty to being part of a terrorist cell whose leaders were planning a suicide bomb attack in the UK.
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SyriaForeign Secretary William Hague says the ongoing turmoil in Syria will be at the top of the agenda when G8 foreign ministers meet in London on Wednesday and Thursday.
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The only poem known to have been written by Winston Churchill as an adult is expected to fetch up to £15,000 when it is auctioned at Bonhams in London later.
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AntarcticaUK researchers develop an air-dropped projectile to put instruments in some of the most inaccessible places in Antarctica.
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An archaeological dig in the heart of the City provides a unique insight into the first 400 years of London's Roman history, experts say.
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Four-time winner Tiger Woods is paired with England's Luke Donald in the opening two rounds of the Masters.
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Tributes are being paid at home and abroad to Baroness Thatcher, the UK's first female prime minister, after her death at the age of 87.
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Russia, 
UkraineTamara Rojo, the artistic director of the English National Ballet, says missing Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin is "in Moscow and is OK", following his sudden departure from a London show.
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The Falklands War veteran Simon Weston pays tribute to Baroness Thatcher saying she was a great leader who gave Britain something to be proud of.
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United StatesDuring the 1980s, the special relationship between Britain and America was elevated to heights.
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The Royal Academy's biggest exhibition of Manet's work in the UK has been made into a film to be broadcast in 29 countries in a live simulcast in April.
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The first woman to be UK prime minister, Baroness Thatcher, has died at the age of 87 following a stroke, her spokesman has said.
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ChinaRetailers in the UK are rationing sales of powdered baby milk because of a surge in demand for foreign-made baby milk in China.
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The FA will write to Fifa saying it has found no evidence of alleged racist chanting from England fans about Rio and Anton Ferdinand.
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The new system of disability benefits begins for new claimants in some areas, as critics express fears that support will be reduced.
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The new tax on plastic carrier bags comes into effect in Northern Ireland later.
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A teenager who became Britain's first youth police and crime commissioner (PCC) apologises for "inappropriate" remarks on Twitter.
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North KoreaBritish Foreign Secretary William Hague calls for calm over the North Korean crisis, despite the "paranoid rhetoric" emanating from Pyongyang.
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The British Boxing Board of Control's general secretary defends medical testing after Michael Norgrove's death.
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More than 40 of Andy Warhol's paintings and prints are to go on display at the Scottish Parliament later this year.
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India, 
NetherlandsPolice in Indian-administered Kashmir are questioning a Dutch national about the killing of a British woman on a houseboat in Srinagar
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About 1,700 people receive vaccinations against measles at four emergency clinics for the MMR jab held across south Wales.
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IndiaPolice in Indian-administered Kashmir are questioning a Dutch national about the killing of British woman Sarah Groves on a houseboat in Srinagar.
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Kris Commons scores twice as Celtic all but seal a second straight Scottish Premier League championship.
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AfghanistanFormer army chief Gen Sir Mike Jackson and others appeal to the government not to abandon Afghan interpreters who have helped the British army.
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IndiaThe British High Commission in Delhi says it is investigating reports that a British woman has been found dead in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Parents in south Wales are urged to get their children vaccinated, as the number of cases in a measles epidemic approaches 600.
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North KoreaThe UK says it has "no immediate plans to withdraw" its diplomats from North Korea after its government warned their safety could not be guaranteed in the event of conflict.
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Hollywood superstar Al Pacino is bringing his acclaimed one-man show to the London Palladium this summer
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BulgariaRomanian and Bulgarian immigration to the UK will stretch schools but will have a lesser impact on housing and the NHS, says a report.
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United StatesHow Britain's class system is getting more like America's
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The Queen receives an honorary Bafta for her support for British film at a glittering ceremony - and is described as "the most memorable Bond girl yet".
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Ballet star Sergei Polunin is replaced in the cast of Midnight Express just days before it is due to open at the Coliseum in London.
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Iran, North KoreaDavid Cameron says the UK would be "foolish" to abandon Trident in the face of the potential threat of nuclear attack from North Korea and Iran.
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PakistanThe UK government should withhold extra aid to Pakistan unless the country does more to gather taxes from its wealthy citizens, a group of MPs says.
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ItalyA drawing by Italian master Raphael, held by a private collector, is placed under an export ban as attempts are made to find the £29m needed to keep in the UK.
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Saudi ArabiaThe UK urges Saudi Arabia not to carry out a "grotesque" sentencing of paralysis for a man as punishment for paralysing another man.
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