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United Kingdom: news

Oligarch given North Sea deadline

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 19:52
related countries: Russia

Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman has seven days to convince the UK government not to force him to sell newly acquired oil and gas assets in the North Sea.
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UK bomb plot suspect found guilty

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 19:17
related countries: Pakistan, United States

A Pakistani man extradited from the UK to the US has been found guilty of plotting bomb attacks in several countries.
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Farage: Get migration back to normal

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 15:58

Nigel Farage sets out UKIP's plan to cut work-related immigration to the UK but rules out setting a target, as David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over the issue.
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Club lifts 128-year ban on females

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 15:22

A British Open Championship venue lifts its ban on female memberships for the first time in its 128-year history.
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Pietersen England return 'untenable'

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 14:18

Kevin Pietersen's return to the England team would be "untenable", says former one-day captain Adam Hollioake.
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VIDEO: Fears for future of Ebola orphanage

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 13:46
related countries: Sierra Leone

There is growing concern about the future of an orphanage run by a British charity in Sierra Leone, after one member of staff died last week from Ebola.
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Explicit art shown through peephole

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 12:20
related places: London

A controversial pornographic artwork on display in London can only be viewed through a peephole, to prevent it being seen by minors.
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Former UK marine 'killed in Syria'

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 11:10
related countries: Syria

An ex-Royal Marine has become the first Briton to be killed while fighting with Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, a Kurdish militia says.
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Court backs UK in euro trading case

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 10:55

The UK has won a court ruling against the European Central Bank which could have forced British firms handling large euro transactions to be based in the eurozone.
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Board of bank giant foregoes bonuses

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 9:50

UK bank Standard Chartered reports a steep fall in full-year profits after a "tough year" and foregoes bonuses for its directors.
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Broad admits to injury 'nightmares'

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 6:59

England's Stuart Broad says he is yet to get over the mental scars of being hit in the face by a bouncer last year.
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UK government sells Eurostar stake

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 0:07
related countries: Canada

The UK government says it is selling its 40% stake in the cross-Channel train operator Eurostar to an Anglo-Canadian consortium for £757.1m.
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England's Broad rejects 'fear' claim

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 20:04

Stuart Broad says claims England are "playing with fear" are wide of the mark despite a poor start to the World Cup.
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Disgraced Rolf Harris stripped of CBE

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 18:55

Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris has been stripped of his CBE, according to an official announcement in the London Gazette.
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'Slim' chance of Pietersen comeback

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 18:49

Kevin Pietersen has little chance of making an England comeback, says former team-mate Matthew Hoggard.
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Sex abuse on industrial scale - PM

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 16:10

Children in the UK have suffered sexual abuse on an "industrial scale" with authorities failing to tackle the problem, David Cameron has said.
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Conductor Simon Rattle to join LSO

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 14:06

Sir Simon Rattle, one of the world's leading conductors, is to take over as music director at the London Symphony Orchestra from September 2017.
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Terry to be offered new Chelsea deal

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 13:36
related places: Chelsea

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho "guarantees" former England captain John Terry will still be a Blues player next season.
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Prince promotes UK and Paddington

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 13:01
related countries: China
related places: Cambridge

The Duke of Cambridge promotes British business and meets Paddington bear, as his tour of China continues.
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Ex-Spurs midfielder Mackay dies

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 11:51
related places: Derby

Former Tottenham, Derby, Hearts and Scotland midfielder Dave Mackay dies, aged 80.
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VIDEO: Spy inside al-Qaeda goes public

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 8:23

An agent who infiltrated al-Qaeda on behalf of British intelligence has spoken to the BBC for the first time, the BBC's Gordon Corera reports.
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Tinder to charge over-28s more

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 21:28

Dating app Tinder announces it will charge the over-28s nearly four times as much for its premium features as it does younger users in the UK.
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England footballer in sex arrest

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 20:53
related places: Sunderland

England and Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson is arrested and bailed on suspicion of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
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UK to pioneer lagoon power plants

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 17:09

Plans to generate electricity from the world's first series of tidal lagoons are unveiled in the UK, with sites proposed in Wales, Somerset and Cumbria.
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Prince William meets China president

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 14:51
related countries: China
related places: Cambridge

The Duke of Cambridge meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the prince begins the highest-profile UK royal visit to China in nearly 30 years.
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New 'Chelsea fans' racism claim

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 14:21
related places: Chelsea, London, Manchester

Police launch an investigation after reports of racist and abusive behaviour from a group of Chelsea fans on a train from London to Manchester.
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Terry rules out England return

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 12:03
related places: Chelsea, Wembley

Chelsea skipper John Terry hails the atmosphere at Wembley but rules out a return to the England team.
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UK cuts 'concern' head of US Army

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 11:49
related countries: United States

The US Army's most senior general says he is "very concerned" about the impact spending cuts will have on the strength of the UK's armed forces.
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Pietersen to work on England return

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 9:38

Kevin Pietersen says he will try to secure a return to the England side after ECB chairman Colin Graves' encouraging words.
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Director general warns of BBC decay

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 8:59

A BBC "reduced in impact and reach" will leave Britain "diminished", the corporation's director general Tony Hall will warn in a speech.
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VIDEO: How tidal lagoon power plants work

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 7:57

The BBC's Roger Harrabin has been to the site of one of six tidal lagoons planned in the UK to see how it would work.
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VIDEO: Prince William welcomed in China

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 7:46
related countries: China
related places: Cambridge

The Duke of Cambridge has met Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the prince begins the highest-profile UK royal visit to China in nearly 30 years.
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Drug drivers targeted by new rules

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 4:28

New regulations aimed at stamping out drug driving, including the first legal limits on cannabis and cocaine, come into force in England and Wales.
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Excessive salaries 'damage' UK firms

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 0:02

Public anger over the size of top executives' salaries is damaging the reputation of UK firms, according to a survey of business leaders.
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Oligarch faces North Sea deal block

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 23:54
related countries: Russia

The UK government says it will block the sale of 12 North Sea oil and gas fields to Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman.
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VIDEO: CCTV of missing girls on way to Syria

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 22:44
related countries: Syria

CCTV images have emerged showing the three British teenage girls who are believed to have gone to Syria to join Islamic State.
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Lib Dems want extra £1bn bank levy

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 22:26

Lib Dem Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander is calling for an extra £1bn tax on Britain's banks to help pay off the deficit.
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Sturgeon calls for wind power boost

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 17:58

UK government budgets for offshore wind are unlikely to support Scotland's future ambitions to develop the industry, the first minister says.
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Ireland 19-9 England

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 16:41
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

Ireland remain on course for a Six Nations Grand Slam after a convincing 19-9 win over England in Dublin.
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Graves leaves door open on Pietersen

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 14:15

Incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves leaves the door open for an England return for Kevin Pietersen.
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Sri Lanka thump England in World Cup

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 12:54
related countries: Sri Lanka

England slip to a third crushing defeat in four World Cup games as Sri Lanka chase 310 to win by nine wickets.
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Nichols: 'Test parties on migration'

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 11:28

Politicians should be "tested" on their approach to immigration, the head of the Catholic church in England and Wales says, adding he is "dismayed" it is a big issue.
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CCTV shows UK girls on way to Syria

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 10:56
related countries: Syria, Turkey

New CCTV pictures appear to show three UK girls on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join Islamic State in Syria.
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Morgan blames bowlers after defeat

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 8:22
related countries: Sri Lanka

England captain Eoin Morgan criticises his bowlers after the nine-wicket humbling by Sri Lanka at the World Cup.
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A Welsh enclave in America

Sunday, March 1st 2015, 1:20

How St David's Day is marked in one community far from Wales
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Scotland 19-22 Italy

Saturday, February 28th 2015, 16:16

Italy claim their first Six Nations win of this season's championship by beating Scotland at Murrayfield.
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First-time buyers get 20% discount

Saturday, February 28th 2015, 12:46

First-time home buyers aged under 40 in England can now register to buy new homes at a discount of up to a fifth off the normal price.
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England women win NZ ODI series

Saturday, February 28th 2015, 8:17
related countries: New Zealand

England's women defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the final ODI between the sides, and sealed the series victory.
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UK 'must prepare for Russian threat'

Saturday, February 28th 2015, 6:35
related countries: Russia

Russia has become a danger to Britain and the country must be prepared to take steps to defend itself and its allies, the former head of MI6 says.
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Nepalese officer 'ordered torture'

Friday, February 27th 2015, 20:18
related countries: Nepal

A Nepalese army officer ordered the torture of two suspected rebels during the country's civil war, a British court hears.
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Labour pledges £6,000 tuition fees

Friday, February 27th 2015, 17:06

Ed Miliband says £9,000 tuition fees in England have been a "disaster" and promises Labour would fund a reduction by cutting tax relief on high earners' pensions.
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BA owner reports soaring profits

Friday, February 27th 2015, 13:27

International Airlines Group (IAG) reports a big jump in annual profits and raises its forecast for 2015 after a "remarkable" turnaround at Spanish airline Iberia.
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Widow wants 'Jihadi John' alive

Friday, February 27th 2015, 10:49
related places: London

The widow of a man killed by "Jihadi John", the masked Islamic State militant identified on Thursday as a man from London, says she wants him caught alive.
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England starts for Nowell and Goode

Friday, February 27th 2015, 10:46
related countries: Ireland

Jack Nowell and Alex Goode are named in England's starting XV to face Ireland in the Six Nations on Sunday.
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Six acquitted over UK tourist deaths

Friday, February 27th 2015, 8:04
related countries: India

Six people accused of burning to death three British tourists in 2002 riots in the India state of Gujarat are acquitted.
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Cook could quit Britain for Moldova

Friday, February 27th 2015, 7:28
related countries: Moldova

British world number one taekwondo fighter Aaron Cook wants to represent Moldova at Rio Olympics.
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'Jihadi John' named as London man

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 21:28
related places: London

The Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John", who has been pictured in videos of the beheadings of hostages, is named as Mohammed Emwazi from London.
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Algeria hostage deaths 'unlawful'

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 20:06
related countries: Algeria

Seven British men who died in the 2013 Algerian hostage crisis were "unlawfully killed", the judge in an inquest into their deaths says.
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Canadian court keeps oath to Queen

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 20:01
related countries: Canada

Canada's Supreme Court rejects a move to scrap the country's citizenship oath, which requires applicants to swear allegiance to the UK monarchy.
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Charity boss jailed for Kenya abuse

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 18:56
related countries: Kenya

A UK charity boss who abused Kenyan street children he lured to his home is jailed for more than 17 years.
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Kenyan boys recall sex abuse in Gilgil

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 17:00
related countries: Kenya
related places: Gilgil

Kenyan street kids recall abuse by British charity worker
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UK net migration rises to 298,000

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 16:43

The Conservatives blame EU rules and the Lib Dems for a fresh surge in net migration to levels three times higher than their 100,000 a year goal.
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Scotland 'must get over defeat'

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 13:14
related countries: Afghanistan

Scotland will need time to get over the disappointment of their World Cup defeat by Afghanistan, says captain Preston Mommsen.
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RBS reports £3.5bn loss for 2014

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 12:09

UK state-owned bank RBS reports a £3.5bn loss for 2014, down from £9bn loss the previous year.
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Lohan to do more community service

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 10:55
related countries: United States
related places: London

A US judge tells actress Lindsay Lohan that community service she did in London last year did not count - and she must do 125 hours more.
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Madonna falls off stage at Brits

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 10:29

US pop star Madonna fell off the stage during her performance at the 2015 Brit Awards on a night that saw Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran each win two prizes.
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Standard Chartered in changes at top

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 10:29

UK bank Standard Chartered announces that its chief executive, Peter Sands, will be replaced by ex-JPMorgan banker Bill Winters.
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VIDEO: Algerian hostage siege report due

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 9:58
related countries: Algeria

An inquest will report into the deaths of seven British men during a deadly hostage crisis at the remote Algerian gas plant of In-Amenas
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Italy make six changes for Scotland

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 8:46
related countries: Italy

Centre Enrico Bacchin and winger Michele Visentin will make their Italy debuts among six changes to face Scotland.
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Afghanistan shock Scotland in thriller

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 6:14
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghanistan claim their first World Cup victory with a thrilling one-wicket win over Scotland with three balls to spare.
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England women level NZ ODI series

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 4:17
related countries: New Zealand
related places: Lincoln

England women beat New Zealand by nine wickets in Lincoln to level the one-day series with one match to go.
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US terror trial sees Bin Laden files

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 0:13
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: New York

Documents seized from Osama Bin Laden's compound are presented at the New York trial of a Pakistani man accused of bomb plots in the US and UK.
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RBS boss to hand back £1m allowance

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 23:34

The chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is largely owned by the UK government, is to forgo a shares allowance worth £1m.
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VIDEO: Smuggler: 'The girls are now in Syria'

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 23:19
related countries: Syria

A people smuggler tells the BBC he spoke to the person who smuggled three UK schoolgirls into Syria.
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Stars descend on London for Brits

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 18:06
related places: London

Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift will share the spotlight at this year's Brit Awards, with Kanye West confirmed as a last-minute addition to the bill.
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HSBC bosses 'sorry' for tax dealings

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 17:01
related countries: Panama, Switzerland

The two top HSBC bosses have apologised for "unacceptable" practices at its Swiss private bank helping clients to avoid tax.
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Brown out after concussion setback

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 12:42
related countries: Ireland

England's Mike Brown is out of Sunday's Six Nations match in Ireland after suffering a setback in his recovery from concussion.
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RBS suspends two more employees

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 12:37

Another two Royal Bank of Scotland employees have been suspended as part of an investigation by the bank into failings in its foreign exchange business.
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Sim card firm confirms hack attacks

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 11:04
related countries: United States

A Sim card maker at the centre of NSA-GCHQ hacking claims says it believes that the US and UK cyberspy agencies did attack it.
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Tasers drawn on '400 children in 2013'

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 8:14

More than 400 children have had tasers drawn on them by police in England and Wales in 2013, a 38% rise on the previous year, figures obtained by the BBC show.
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Muslims 'oppose cartoons reprisals'

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 6:02

A large majority of British Muslims oppose the use of violence against people publishing images depicting the Prophet Muhammad, a BBC poll suggests.
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UK approves three-person babies

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 20:36

The UK has now become the first country to approve laws to allow the creation of babies from three people.
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Missing UK girls in Syria, police say

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 19:39
related countries: Syria, Turkey

Three missing UK teenagers believed to be heading to join Islamic State militants are thought to have crossed into Syria, police say.
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UK to help train Ukrainian army

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 19:02
related countries: Ukraine

British military personnel are to be sent to Ukraine in the next few weeks to provide advice and training, says Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Qatar 2022 'best thing for England'

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 17:13
related countries: Qatar

Staging the Qatar 2022 in winter is "the best thing that's ever happened to England", says Phil Neville.
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Oil and gas industry in 'bleak' 2014

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 12:36

The UK offshore oil and gas industry saw its worst performance for four decades last year, according to a survey by Oil & Gas UK.
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Boost UK productivity, says OECD

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 11:30

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says further progress in UK living standards depends on higher productivity.
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North one of four Wales changes

Tuesday, February 24th 2015, 11:10
related countries: France

Winger George North returns as Wales make four changes to the side that beat Scotland for Saturday's Six Nations game in France.
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VIDEO: Syria girls' London school reopens

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 23:37
related countries: Syria
related places: London

Bethnal Green Academy in east London, which the three missing schoolgirls believed to be heading to Syria to join Islamic State used to attend, has reopened after half term.
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Sierra Leone orphanage quarantined

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 18:06
related countries: Sierra Leone

An orphanage run by a UK charity in Sierra Leone is quarantined after one of its local staff is diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus.
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MPs Rifkind and Straw suspended

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 16:44

Former ministers Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind are suspended from their parliamentary parties after being secretly filmed apparently offering their services to a private company for cash.
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Servicemen 'killed by friendly fire'

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 16:34
related countries: Afghanistan, Denmark

Two UK servicemen were killed in Afghanistan when they were hit by an anti-tank missile attack ordered by a Danish commander, an inquest hears.
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Fans' anti-Semitic chanting probed

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 13:15
related places: West Ham

Video footage emerges of a group of men, thought to be West Ham fans, chanting anti-Semitic abuse on a train in north London.
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UK Ebola medics under investigation

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 12:06

Five UK Ebola nurses and doctors are under investigation by regulators, Public Health England says.
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Syria girl used sister's passport

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 11:56
related countries: Syria, Turkey

One of the three schoolgirls believed to be heading to Syria to join Islamic State militants flew to Turkey on her older sister's passport, it has been confirmed.
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England must 'stay together' - Moeen

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 8:24

England must ignore the negativity and stick together after their win against Scotland, says Moeen Ali.
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Some Church jobs below living wage

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 7:46

The Church of England pays some staff less than the living wage - despite calling on employers to pay at least that amount - the Sun newspaper reveals.
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'New brand' needed to boost exports

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 7:22

Scotland needs a new brand to sell its skills and modern industries to the world, according to a new report.
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Birdman, Redmayne, Moore lead Oscars

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 6:20

British actor Eddie Redmayne wins best actor at this year's Oscars, while Julianne Moore is named best actress and Birdman best picture.
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Moeen-inspired England beat Scotland

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 5:34

England claim their first win of the 2015 World Cup as a record opening stand helps them to a 119-run victory over Scotland.
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