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Critics hail Cate Blanchett as "mesmerising", "magnificent" and "beyond terrific" for her latest role on stage at The Barbican in London.
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FranceFrench utility firm GDF Suez agrees to take full ownership of International Power in a deal that values the UK company at £22.8bn.
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The UK may have avoided a double-dip recession, but the economy will stall for the rest of the year, an independent forecasting group says.
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Virgin Atlantic is to appeal the European Commission's decision to allow the owner of British Airways to buy the airline BMI.
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EgyptEgypt strongly criticises the UK for "not helping enough" with the recovery of £85m of Egyptian assets frozen since last year's uprising.
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Craig Beattie's stoppage-time penalty beats holders Celtic to send Hearts into an all-Edinburgh Scottish Cup final.
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Bee Gee Robin Gibb remains in a coma at a hospital in London after suffering from pneumonia.
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The sponsorship of the Olympics by fast-food firms "sends the wrong message", say doctors uniting in a single campaign to tackle rising levels of obesity.
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ChinaThe Foreign Office defends itself over its response to the suspected murder of a British businessman in China.
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Hibernian beat Aberdeen to reach the Scottish Cup final thanks to Leigh Griffiths' late winner at Hampden.
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Trevor Francis's family thank the public for their "overwhelming support" after the former England striker suffers a heart scare.
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A computer hacker who broke into the website of Britain's biggest abortion provider has been jailed for two years and eight months.
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BurmaDavid Cameron says economic sanctions against Burma should be suspended in recognition of the changes taking place in the country.
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Some 750 cinemas across the UK will be running a short film to challenge attitudes to facial disfigurement.
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Peter Crouch is worthy of another chance as an England player, according to his Stoke team-mate Thomas Sorensen.
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Two teenagers are arrested in connection with an investigation into reports that hackers accessed Scotland Yard's anti-terror hotline.
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Lung cancer cases in women are continuing to rise, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK.
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Former WWE star and Olympic wrestling champion Kurt Angle admits defeat in his bid to qualify for the 2012 London Games.
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In five months time, the London 2012 Olympics will be over. So what will be left behind?
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Andy Farrell will not join Stuart Lancaster's England coaching team and will remain at Premiership side Saracens instead.
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The UK's trade deficit widened to £3.4bn in February from £2.5bn in January as exports of goods to non-EU countries dropped, figures show.
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The government is investigating after figures emerge suggesting hospital patients in England have been discharged overnight to free up beds.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber sells the Palace Theatre in London's West End so he can continue refurbishing the London Palladium, which he also owns.
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Heathrow Airport may struggle to cope with thousands of extra passengers passing though immigration during the London Olympics, MPs warn.
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ChinaPM David Cameron welcomes an investigation by China into the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, found dead in the country last year.
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Wales and Dragons hooker Lloyd Burns quits rugby because of a neck injury and faces the prospect of heart surgery.
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ChinaChina urges support for its dismissal of disgraced leader Bo Xilai, after the linking of his wife to the death of a British man shocked the country.
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IndonesiaDavid Cameron announces a £326m deal to sell 11 Airbus A330 aircraft to airline Garuda Indonesia, saying it is "good news" for the UK aerospace industry.
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England pair Alastair Cook and Tim Bresnan are named among Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
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The UK Border Agency is still failing in its "basic functions" in spite of efforts to overhaul it, MPs say.
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Bee Gees star Robin Gibb was unable to attend the London premiere of his first classical work because he has pneumonia.
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The annual number of applications from local councils in England to take children into care has exceeded 10,000 for the first time.
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More than half of the UK population cannot see the stars clearly because of light pollution, campaigners say.
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ChinaChinese authorities are treating the death of a British businessman in China as murder, and have implicated the wife of a prominent politician.
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United StatesThe European Court of Human Rights backs terror extraditions from the UK to the US in one of its most important rulings in years.
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The singer will bring her Born This Way world tour to London's Twickenham Stadium and Manchester Arena in September.
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Chancellor George Osborne says he is "shocked" that some of the UK's wealthiest people organise their tax affairs so they pay very little.
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United StatesThe European Court of Human Rights backs terror extraditions from the UK to the US in one of its most important rulings in years.
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JapanThe prime minister is in Tokyo, Japan, on the first stop of a visit to Asia aimed at encouraging trade deals with the UK.
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JapanThe prime minister is in Tokyo, Japan, on the first stop of a visit to Asia aimed at encouraging trade deals with the UK.
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Chancellor George Osborne says he is "shocked" that some of the UK's wealthiest people organise their tax affairs so they pay very little.
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AfghanistanA British soldier who died more than two months after being injured in an explosion in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence.
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LibyaThe UK government approved the rendition of a terror suspect to the Gaddafi regime in 2004, the BBC can reveal.
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IranIran-based internet users report that they can no longer access the official London 2012 Olympics website, amid suspicions it has been blocked.
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Some 100,000 more people will be without a job before the end of the summer, says the IPPR think tank.
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AfghanistanA British soldier dies in a UK hospital from injuries sustained in an explosion in Afghanistan.
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Damon Albarn says he believes Blur's summer gig in London's Hyde Park will be the band's last.
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In his last Easter sermon, Rowan Williams stresses the importance of religious education in schools, amid a growing debate about secularisation in Britain.
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The British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan says it 'just takes one idiot' to ruin a London 2012 event.
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The two biggest teachers' unions, the NUT and NASUWT, vote for strikes which could hit schools across the UK this summer and autumn.
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Celtic clinch the Scottish title thanks to a stylish demolition of Kilmarnock, with Charlie Mulgrew emerging the hero.
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India, 
Sri LankaAndrew Strauss says England's win over Sri Lanka shows they have learnt "valuable lessons" to take into their India tour.
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Kevin Pietersen signs off in style as England secure a first Test win of a difficult winter to tie with Sri Lanka and retain the number one spot.
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The most senior cleric in the Roman Catholic Church in Britain says Christians should "proudly" wear a cross every day of their lives.
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A senior black Scotland Yard officer joins criticism of the Metropolitan Police, after eight officers are suspended over allegations of racism.
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Stoke City striker Peter Crouch believes Harry Redknapp is the best man for England manager.
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Sri LankaMatt Prior says England got their "just desserts" after Graeme Swann strikes twice in his final over against Sri Lanka.
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Sri LankaGraeme Swann puts England in charge of the second Test as Sri Lanka move 33 runs ahead with just four wickets remaining.
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The father of one of Britain's highest-profile Olympians is unhappy at the way ticketing for London 2012 has been handled.
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A ban on tobacco displays is coming into force in England - with ministers promising it will help curb the number of young people taking up smoking.
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Chris Boardman tells the BBC he will end his nine-year association with British Cycling after London 2012.
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GibraltarSpain's unemployment problems are forcing some people to cross the border into the neighbouring British territory of Gibraltar, where there is almost full employment. Tom Burridge reports.
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Saudi ArabiaThe IOC is urged to ban Saudi Arabia from London 2012 after the country's Olympic Committee president rules out women competitors.
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Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers have been introduced by seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England.
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Sri LankaEngland batsman Kevin Pietersen defends his trademark switch-hit shot after a time-wasting row against Sri Lanka.
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Sri LankaKevin Pietersen shrugs off a warning for time-wasting to score 151 and put England in firm control of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
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In an exclusive BBC interview a British man, held for a record seven years without trial while he fights extradition, appeals to be prosecuted in the UK.
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A millionaire's daughter who drove looters around London during last summer's riots is convicted of burglary.
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Broadcaster Sky announces a "multi-million pound" project to fund British-made movies.
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UK manufacturing output fell by 1% in February, suffering its biggest monthly fall for 10 months, casting doubt on the country's economic recovery.
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Thousands of homes and businesses in England are without electricity after gales and ice brought down power lines.
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GreeceGreece's athletics federation suspends domestic events because of spending cuts - although they will still compete in London 2012.
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The home secretary has been warned by 11 airlines that Britain "risks gridlock" at airports over the Easter break because of staff shortages.
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RussiaRussian political activist and rockstar Yuri Shevchuk, often described as "the conscience and the voice of the nation", plays an ambitious new show in London.
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Sri LankaGraeme Swann calls on England to bat Sri Lanka out of the second Test in Colombo as the tourists close day two on 154-1.
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Sri LankaOpeners Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook share a 122-run stand to put England in a strong position in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
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Skype plans to create 400 new jobs, including 100 in London, however reports suggest Yahoo is about to axe 2,000 jobs.
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Britain's team pursuit men win a spectacular gold at the World Track Championships as they beat Australia with a world record.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)HMS Dauntless, one of the UK's largest and most powerful air defence destroyers, has set sail for the Falkland Islands on a routine deployment.
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United StatesA series of website adverts by US clothing chain American Apparel is banned by a UK watchdog for showing "gratuitous nudity".
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British youths from African communities could become radicalised as al-Qaeda looks to Africa to build its strength, a think tank report suggests.
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Wintry weather returns to much of Scotland - with about six inches of snow in many parts of Aberdeenshire.
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James Murdoch steps down as chairman of BSkyB to try to distance the broadcaster from the phone-hacking scandal at his father's UK newspapers.
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James Bond star Daniel Craig says he will continue to play the British spy 'until they tell me to stop'.
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British Airways repaints the first of nine A319s with a dove design to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Cardiff Blues confirm Wales centre Jamie Roberts is to have surgery on his injured knee and will miss the rest of the season.
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New ZealandEngland centre Riki Flutey will quit Wasps at the end of the season to return to his native New Zealand.
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The UK economy has shown a few signs of improvement in the first three months of this year but is still weak, the British Chambers of Commerce says.
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British Airways repaints the first of nine planes with a dove design to mark the London 2012 Olympics.
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The Hammer film studio announces a sequel to the Woman in Black, the highest grosssing British horror film in twenty years.
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United StatesTwo British crew members injured during the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have safely arrived in California following a dramatic rescue.
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MalaysiaCIMB says it will acquire most of Royal Bank of Scotland's Asia-Pacific units in a deal worth 431.8m Malaysian ringgit ($141m; £88m).
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A candle is lit at the UK's Centre of Remembrance to mark the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands invasion, as the Argentine president describes the UK's continued control over the territory as "an injustice".
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Stiliyan Petrov will begin treatment at a London hospital on Monday after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
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Controversial British artist Damien Hirst tells the BBC that he expects his work to be criticised, ahead of his first UK retrospective.
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The Information Commissioner has said protections must be put in place if plans to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK are implemented.
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The UK's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for 10 months in March, a survey says, boosting hopes of overall growth in the first quarter.
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Britain's Andy Murray suffers a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) defeat by world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Masters.
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Ed Miliband will pledge to govern for the whole country "not just the wealthy few" when he launches Labour's campaign for next month's English local elections.
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Madonna's MDNA enters the UK album chart at number one - a 12th chart-topper that makes her the most successful solo artist in UK album charts.
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