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United Kingdom: news

Creating Peter and the Wolf puppets for the Hollywood Bowl

Sunday, August 25th 2019, 23:13

Puppet company Blind Summit is preparing for its biggest gig since the London Olympics.
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G7: Trump praises Johnson as 'right man' to deliver Brexit

Sunday, August 25th 2019, 8:07
related countries: United States
related places: Johnson

Boris Johnson reacts as US President Trump praises the UK PM as the right man to deliver Brexit.
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Boris Johnson: UK will not retreat from global community

Saturday, August 24th 2019, 5:02

Speaking ahead of the G7 summit, the prime minister says the UK will be an "energetic partner" after Brexit.
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Amazon fires: Brazil threatened over EU trade deal

Friday, August 23rd 2019, 16:19
related countries: Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland
related places: Eu

Mr Macron says Brazil's leader lied to him as UK and German leaders voice concerns over the fires.
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Facial recognition technology aims to cut passport queue times

Thursday, August 22nd 2019, 23:14

The UK Home Office is considering a system which would let you walk through immigration without showing your passport.
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Qantas to run test flights on world's longest route

Thursday, August 22nd 2019, 6:35
related places: London, New York

The airline will track the health impacts of the 19-hour journeys from Sydney to New York and London.
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Hong Kong: China confirms detention of UK consulate worker

Wednesday, August 21st 2019, 10:27
related countries: China, Hong Kong

The Hong Kong consulate worker was detained for violating the law, China's foreign ministry says.
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The Victorian sex scandal that shook India

Wednesday, August 21st 2019, 0:45
related countries: India

The scandal involving an Indian nobleman and his British wife convulsed the elite class in 19th Century India.
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Hong Kong: British consulate worker 'detained at China border'

Tuesday, August 20th 2019, 9:56
related countries: China

The Foreign Office says it is seeking further information from Chinese authorities.
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British woman ‘horrifically burnt’ in Cambodia explosion

Monday, August 19th 2019, 17:23
related countries: Cambodia

A petrol station blew up killing one person, and injuring 13 others.
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Iran tanker row: Gibraltar rejects US request to detain ship

Sunday, August 18th 2019, 18:53
related countries: Gibraltar, United States
related places: Sunday

The oil tanker is due to leave Gibraltar later on Sunday, Iran's ambassador to the UK says.
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Hong Kong protests: Rival demonstrations spread across globe

Sunday, August 18th 2019, 15:05
related countries: Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, United States
related places: Beijing, Rival

Supporters of Beijing and Hong Kong have held rallies in the UK, France, US, Canada and Australia.
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Brexit: No chance of US trade deal if Irish accord hit - Pelosi

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 13:21
related countries: Ireland, United States

Congress will block a UK trade deal if Brexit harms the Good Friday Agreement, key US Democrat says.
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Kameel Ahmady: British-Iranian academic 'arrested in Iran'

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 11:06
related countries: Iran

The social anthropologist's alleged detention comes amid high tensions between Iran and the UK.
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Australia drug bust: Four UK men arrested over huge MDMA haul

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 2:18

The four men and two Australians are linked to a UK-based organised crime syndicate, police say.
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The Gurkhas: We felt like second-class citizens

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 0:38

In 2009 all retired Gurkhas were finally allowed to settle in the UK.
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Sydney stabbing: British brothers restrained suspect

Tuesday, August 13th 2019, 15:43

A witness of the stabbing has recounted what happened when he intervened in the suspect's arrest.
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Search for Nora Quoirin: Mother's voice played through loudspeaker in Malaysian jungle

Friday, August 9th 2019, 14:31
related countries: Malaysia

The voice of the mother of a British teenager missing in a Malaysian jungle has been played out through a loudspeaker in the search for her.
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Why are shops in Iraq stocking up on Scottish sweets?

Thursday, August 8th 2019, 23:29
related countries: Iraq

One sweet manufacturer is seeing sales of fudge, chocolate eclairs and toffees soaring in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Pocket knife saves Canadian man during grizzly bear attack

Thursday, August 8th 2019, 20:02
related countries: Canada

Colin Dowler ended up in a life-or-death struggle with a grizzly bear in British Columbia.
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Peter Chadwick: Millionaire arrested over wife's murder

Wednesday, August 7th 2019, 13:38
related countries: Mexico

British-born millionaire Peter Chadwick is captured in Mexico after spending four years on the run.
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Heroin haul 'worth £40m' found at Felixstowe docks

Tuesday, August 6th 2019, 16:47
related places: Felixstowe

The massive quantity of drugs is one of the largest ever hauls made by border officials in the UK.
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Skripal case: US slaps new sanctions on Russia

Friday, August 2nd 2019, 15:36
related countries: Russia, United States

Moscow is accused of being behind the nerve agent attack on an ex-spy and his daughter in the UK.
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Princess Haya: Dubai ruler's wife seeks marriage protection order

Tuesday, July 30th 2019, 16:10

Princess Haya asks for a forced marriage protection order and a non-molestation order in a UK court.
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Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal wins, Geraint Thomas second, Caleb Ewan wins in Paris

Sunday, July 28th 2019, 20:21
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Colombia's Egan Bernal becomes the youngest rider in 110 years to win the Tour de France, with his British team-mate Geraint Thomas taking second.
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Boris Johnson: Relationship with Trump will be 'sensational', says top diplomat

Friday, July 26th 2019, 13:00
related countries: United States
related places: London, Trump

The US and UK leaders have a "lot in common", the American ambassador in London says.
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UK regulator fines Russian news service £200,000

Friday, July 26th 2019, 10:44
related countries: Russia

The broadcasting regulator says RT breached impartiality rules in several news and current affairs programmes.
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Europe heatwave: Paris latest to break record with 42.6C

Friday, July 26th 2019, 9:18

Northern France is on red alert as Paris hits 42.6C, with records falling across Europe.
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Boris Johnson: Does Africa shrug, smile or scowl?

Friday, July 26th 2019, 0:38

The age of empire is long gone, and the UK has to compete with other powers for influence in Africa.
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Boris Johnson's Brexit policy 'unacceptable' - EU negotiator

Thursday, July 25th 2019, 20:16

The EU chief negotiator calls a proposal to scrap the Northern Ireland backstop "unacceptable".
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Franky Zapata: Flyboard inventor fails in cross-Channel bid

Thursday, July 25th 2019, 17:33
related countries: France

Franky Zapata was hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes.
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Sri Lankans demand UK take back rotting waste

Wednesday, July 24th 2019, 13:34

Decomposing containers containing hazardous waste, labelled as "recycling", arrived from the UK.
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Iran tanker seizure: Owner makes first contact with crew

Wednesday, July 24th 2019, 12:32
related countries: Iran

The 23 crew members of a British-flagged tanker detained by Iran tell its owners they are "safe".
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Boris Johnson: Do Americans recognise UK's new prime minister?

Tuesday, July 23rd 2019, 17:42
related countries: United States

Boris Johnson is the UK's new prime minister. He reminds some Americans of a certain US politician.
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Boris Johnson 'faces challenging times' - EU's Ursula von der Leyen

Tuesday, July 23rd 2019, 17:40

Ursula von der Leyen is among Europe's leaders to react to Boris Johnson becoming the UK's new PM.
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Mystery deepens over murder of tourist couple in Canada

Tuesday, July 23rd 2019, 8:51
related countries: Aruba, Canada, United States

Police say the deaths could be connected to another missing persons case in British Columbia.
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Iran crisis: A tale of two tankers

Monday, July 22nd 2019, 23:07

When Iran seized a UK-flagged tanker last week, it might have felt like a surprise move. But it wasn't.
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UK PM to chair emergency meeting on Iran crisis

Monday, July 22nd 2019, 8:49
related countries: Iran

The prime minister is expected to receive updates and discuss the security of shipping in the area.
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Salmon trapped in Canada landslide to be airlifted to safety

Monday, July 22nd 2019, 0:45
related countries: Canada

The fish have been unable to swim upstream due to a rockfall in Fraser River, British Columbia.
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UK political storm over seized tanker

Sunday, July 21st 2019, 21:10

Philip Hammond says the UK did not "take its eye off the ball" amid escalating tensions in the Gulf.
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Iran tanker crisis a 'diplomatic test' for new UK PM

Sunday, July 21st 2019, 12:20
related countries: United States

With relationships strained, how will the new prime minister rally his American and European allies?
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Iran tanker seizure: Radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation

Sunday, July 21st 2019, 11:25
related countries: Iran
related places: In

In the recording, a Royal Navy frigate can be heard warning Iran not to obstruct the tanker.
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Cairo flights: Lufthansa resumes services but BA cancellations continue

Sunday, July 21st 2019, 9:02
related countries: Egypt
related places: Heathrow

But British Airways says flights from Heathrow to the Egyptian capital remain cancelled.
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Radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation as ship seized

Sunday, July 21st 2019, 7:38
related countries: Iran

A Royal Navy frigate is heard warning Iranian armed forces, moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized in the Gulf.
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British Airways flights to Cairo cancelled

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 21:58
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

The airline halts all flights to the Egyptian capital for a week as a security "precaution".
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Hunt urges Iran to reverse 'illegal' ship seizure

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 21:15
related countries: Iran

Footage emerges of the moment Iranian forces captured the British-flagged Stena Impero in the Gulf.
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Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt warns Iran against choosing 'dangerous path'

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 15:15
related countries: Iran

The foreign secretary expresses his "extreme disappointment" in a call to his Iranian counterpart.
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César Pelli: Architect of Malaysia's Petronas Towers dies at 92

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 4:57
related countries: Malaysia
related places: London

César Pelli designed some of the world's most famous buildings including London's Canary Wharf Tower.
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Iran seizes British tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 0:21
related countries: Iran

A second tanker is now back on its way after it was boarded by armed guards in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Man jailed for killing UK teenager in Goa

Friday, July 19th 2019, 11:24
related countries: India
related places: Goa

Samson D'Souza was found guilty of "culpable homicide not amounting to murder" by an Indian court.
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Theresa May condemns Trump's 'go back' remark to congresswomen

Monday, July 15th 2019, 16:24

The outgoing PM calls attack directed at Democratic congresswomen of colour "completely unacceptable".
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Erwan Ferrieux: Australian police identify backpacker's remains

Monday, July 15th 2019, 5:16
related countries: Aruba

Frenchman Erwan Ferrieux had been travelling with a UK man who also disappeared and remains missing.
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Waterloo battlefield therapy for British war veterans

Sunday, July 14th 2019, 23:11

Servicemen and women trying to overcome the effects of war are digging at the Battle of Waterloo site.
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The forgotten Indian inventor who dazzled London

Saturday, July 13th 2019, 23:04
related countries: India
related places: London

Shankar Abaji Bhisey invented a machine which could have revolutionised printing.
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UK police launch probe of ambassador emails 'leak'

Friday, July 12th 2019, 20:29

The Metropolitan Police say the alleged leak has damaged the UK's international relations.
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Threat level raised to 'critical' for UK ships in Iranian waters

Thursday, July 11th 2019, 20:58
related countries: Iran

The threat level was raised to the highest point before Iranian boats "tried to intercept" a British tanker.
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Strait of Hormuz: Iranian boats 'tried to intercept British tanker'

Thursday, July 11th 2019, 15:25
related countries: Iran

The vessels withdrew after receiving a warning from a Royal Navy ship, the Ministry of Defence says.
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'Am I too gay for God?'

Thursday, July 11th 2019, 0:04

Reverend Jide Macaulay wants to marry his boyfriend, but also be able to keep his job as a Church of England minister. Can he be both - or is he too gay for God?
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Ursula von der Leyen, nominee to head EU, 'hopes UK abandons Brexit'

Wednesday, July 10th 2019, 14:28

Ursula von der Leyen makes her first public comments on the issue since her nomination.
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Trump says UK ambassador 'a very stupid guy'

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 16:53

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the president's comments are "disrespectful and wrong".
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Russia's RT banned from UK media freedom conference

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 11:44
related countries: Russia

The UK Foreign Office bans two Russian news agencies, accusing them of spreading misinformation.
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Trump: 'We won't deal with UK ambassador' after leaked emails

Monday, July 8th 2019, 20:51
related countries: United States

The US president says Sir Kim Darroch is "not liked in the US" and lashes out at PM Theresa May.
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Deutsche Bank confirms plan to cut 18,000 jobs

Sunday, July 7th 2019, 16:46
related countries: Germany
related places: London, New York

The German lender will exit the share trading business, much of which is in London and New York.
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Trump administration is 'inept and insecure', says UK ambassador

Sunday, July 7th 2019, 2:35

Secret memos criticising the Donald Trump White House as "uniquely dysfunctional" are leaked.
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Kevin Spacey 'questioned by Met Police in US'

Saturday, July 6th 2019, 16:12
related countries: United States

The actor is interviewed under caution over sex assault claims in the UK, a US website reports.
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Billy Porter: 'My masculinity's always been in question'

Saturday, July 6th 2019, 1:44

Kinky Boots and Pose star Billy Porter is set to take on a new stage role this year as the headline act at London Pride.
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Iranian official threatens to seize British oil tanker

Friday, July 5th 2019, 21:16
related countries: Gibraltar, Iran

An adviser to the supreme leader says Iran should retaliate, after the UK detained an Iranian oil tanker.
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Bladder cancer 'attacked and killed by common cold virus'

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 23:57

A small UK study found promising signs of a kinder, less invasive treatment for the disease.
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Iran summons UK ambassador in tanker seizure row

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 21:16
related countries: Gibraltar, Iran

The seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar was illegal, says Iran.
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'How my dad helped start a race revolution in Bristol'

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 13:33
related countries: United States
related places: Judy

American-born Judy never knew her father's work led to the first civil rights laws in the UK.
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UK warns China not to 'repress' protesters

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 12:29
related countries: China, Hong Kong

The foreign secretary refuses to rule out sanctions against China over its treatment of Hong Kong protesters.
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Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein: The Dubai royal 'hiding in London'

Wednesday, July 3rd 2019, 12:14

The princess has separated from her husband, the ruler of Dubai, and is preparing for a court battle.
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Khalid Al Qasimi: UAE sheikh and fashion designer dies at 39

Wednesday, July 3rd 2019, 10:40
related places: London

A funeral is held in Sharjah for Khalid Al Qasimi, who died "unexpectedly" in London on Monday.
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Kenya flight death stowaway 'could be Nairobi airport employee' say authorities

Wednesday, July 3rd 2019, 10:19
related countries: Kenya
related places: London, Nairobi

Kenya's aviation authority says the man who fell from a plane over London "probably" had access to the airport's secure area.
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Princess Haya: Dubai ruler's wife in UK 'in fear of her life'

Tuesday, July 2nd 2019, 16:26

Princess Haya, a wife of Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, is said to have fled in fear of her life.
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Where do stowaways hide on planes?

Tuesday, July 2nd 2019, 15:34
related places: Heathrow, London

A suspected stowaway is thought to have fallen from a Heathrow-bound flight into a garden in south London.
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European Parliament opens amid protest and discord

Tuesday, July 2nd 2019, 13:25

The UK's Brexit Party MEPs turn their backs on the EU anthem and Catalan nationalists rally outside.
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How the British forged the first Indian cricket team

Saturday, June 29th 2019, 23:01
related countries: India

It took 12 years and three failed attempts before the first Indian team took to the field in May 1911.
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iPhone designer Jony Ive to leave Apple

Friday, June 28th 2019, 8:00

The British designer's work helped turn Apple into the world's most valuable company.
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India cricket team's orange kit plans sparks political row

Thursday, June 27th 2019, 16:58
related countries: India

Critics say a rumoured orange kit to play England is part of the PM's plan to "saffronise" India.
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Women's World Cup: Fifa to look into Cameroon behaviour in England defeat

Monday, June 24th 2019, 13:49
related countries: Cameroon

Fifa says it is "currently looking into" Cameroon's behaviour during their Women's World Cup defeat by England.
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Elton John awarded France's highest civilian award Legion d'Honneur

Saturday, June 22nd 2019, 4:48
related countries: France

The British singer was described as a "melodic genius" by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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#RealAsianGranny: British East Asians celebrate grandmothers

Friday, June 21st 2019, 23:23

People behind #RealAsianGranny tell stories about the strongest women they know, their grandmothers.
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Windrush passenger Alford Gardner's memories of voyage to UK

Friday, June 21st 2019, 23:05

Seventy-one years ago Alford Gardner was one of hundreds of Caribbeans who came to rebuild post-war UK.
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UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

Thursday, June 20th 2019, 11:26
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Campaigners win a legal challenge over the government's decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia.
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Gulf of Oman tanker 'attacks': Crews rescued amid rising tensions

Thursday, June 13th 2019, 18:02
related countries: Oman

The blasts on two oil tankers come a month after four vessels were attacked with mines off the UAE.
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UK man donates frostbitten toe to Yukon bar

Wednesday, June 12th 2019, 22:27

The Downtown Hotel is renowned for its Sourtoe cocktail, which includes a mummified human toe.
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Queen's former Malta home Villa Guardamangia on sale

Tuesday, June 11th 2019, 19:21
related countries: Malta

Villa Guardamangia is the only place Queen Elizabeth II has called home outside the United Kingdom.
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Pakistan MQM founder Altaf Hussain arrested in UK

Tuesday, June 11th 2019, 13:52
related places: London

The founder of one of the country's biggest parties is detained in London over speeches made in the UK.
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Donald Trump v Sadiq Khan: A war of words dating back years

Friday, June 7th 2019, 23:01
related countries: United States
related places: London, The Row

The row between the US president and London's mayor dates back to 2016. Why did it all start?
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D-Day: 10 things you might not know about the Normandy invasion

Wednesday, June 5th 2019, 0:54
related countries: Canada, France, United States
related places: Normandy

In June 1944, British, US and Canadian forces invaded Nazi-occupied France.
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Trump's state visit to the UK covered by US media

Tuesday, June 4th 2019, 22:50
related countries: United States
related places: Media, Queen

Media outlets have commented on everything from the "Trump Blimp" to his relationship with the Queen.
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Trump's UK state visit: US media's verdict on first day

Tuesday, June 4th 2019, 9:23
related countries: United States

The US press gives its verdict on the first day of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK.
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'Change your faith or die'

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 23:45
related countries: Iraq

Jailed, tortured, and told he would die for his faith - Mike Espirion's journey from Iraq to Wales
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Donald Trump state visit: What happened on day one

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 21:35
related countries: United States

The stand-out moments of the day the US president arrived in the UK to begin his state visit.
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Donald Trump meets Queen at start of UK state visit

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 14:26
related countries: United States
related places: Monday

The US leader is meeting with members of the Royal Family on the first day of his state visit.
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Nanda Devi: Rescued climbers search for missing mountaineers

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 8:49

Four UK mountaineers help search for eight others who have been missing in the Himalayas for days.
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Fleeing war in Ivory Coast: 'You feel death is close'

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 7:15

Joseph Gnagbo fled to Wales when his life was threatened in Ivory Coast.
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Nanda Devi: Hopes fading for eight missing climbers

Sunday, June 2nd 2019, 19:05
related countries: Australia, United States

The climbers from the UK, US, India and Australia have been missing in the Himalayas for days.
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Trump: Prepare for no deal and send in Farage

Sunday, June 2nd 2019, 6:26
related countries: Belgium, United States
related places: Brussels

Britain should walk away from the EU unless it secures the deal it wants, the US president says.
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