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South Africa's Charl Schwartzel wins the 2011 Masters, ahead of Australian duo Jason Day and Adam Scott.
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Iceland, 
NetherlandsThe UK expresses "disappointment" as Icelanders reject a deal to repay billions of dollars to the UK and Netherlands after the 2008 banking collapse.
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Fines for residents who break the rules on rubbish collections in England are to be scrapped, the government is expected to announce.
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World number four Andy Murray reveals he would like the chance to work with Tim Henman, the man he replaced as British number one.
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West BankArtists from West Bank and beyond get a London showcase
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Ministers are braced for more criticism of the overhaul of the NHS in England as nurses gather for their annual conference.
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy leads the Masters by four strokes after an intriguing third round at Augusta National.
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Most police forces in England and Wales adopt new speeding guidelines that could allow drivers to do up to 86mph and avoid points on their licence.
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PortugalGeorge Osborne says it is "very unlikely" the UK will suffer any financial loss as a result of potential moves to bail out the Portuguese economy.
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A man is jailed for four and a half years for stealing a £1.2m Stradivarius violin from London railway station.
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A man who admitted a hoax that triggered a bomb scare on an airliner heading to Britain from the Middle East is jailed for three years.
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Comedian Tracey Ullman returns to the London stage for the first time in 20 years to star in Stephen Poliakoff's new play at the Almeida Theatre.
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Rory McIlroy leads the Masters by two shots over Australian Jason Day after the second round at Augusta.
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South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya says she also hopes to race in the 1500m at this year's World Championships and at next year's Olympics in London.
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Remembering Yuri Gagarin's visit to the UK
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Yuri Gagarin, the first person to go in space, was interviewed by British journalists while on a visit to London in July 1961.
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The sounds emitted by stars light years away from Earth have been captured by British astronomers using Nasa's Kepler space telescope.
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IndiaThe fourth Indian Premier League season begins on Friday, with four of the seven England players signed at the auction ruled out by injury.
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LibyaFormer Libyan foreign minister, Moussa Koussa, has been interviewed by Scottish police investigating the Lockerbie bombing, the BBC learns.
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The government cannot be held legally liable for abuses during the Mau Mau rebellion against British colonial rule in Kenya, the High Court in London hears.
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Portugal, 
RussiaGeorge Osborne says the Portuguese bail-out shows the UK was right to prioritise debt reduction - but Labour accuses him of "desperate scaremongering".
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UK interest rates stay at a record low of 0.5% as the Bank of England continues to resist calls for a rise to curb inflation.
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A second man is arrested in connection with the murder of police officer Ronan Kerr in Northern Ireland.
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UK retailers Halfords and Carpetright both cut their profit predictions as consumer spending remains tight.
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A grandfather from London and his three-man crew successfully cross the Atlantic on a raft made of pipes.
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Sri LankaFormer Australia batsman Stuart Law is promoted to interim head coach of Sri Lanka ahead of their tour of England.
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Environmental charities have formed an alliance calling on the government to reconsider its approach to a London-to-Birmingham high-speed rail line.
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Economic problems may be fuelling a rise in depression in England, it has been suggested.
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Celtic can reclaim top spot in the SPL as Hibernian visit Glasgow, while Motherwell host Dundee Utd and St Mirren take on Aberdeen.
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Police investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh on Saturday arrest a man in Scotland.
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KenyaThousands of files from former British administrations are to be made public, including documents relating to the Kenyan Mau Mau uprising.
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The government will not take risks with the NHS in England, Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan woman dies after being hit by a British military vehicle in the capital, Kabul, police say.
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The News of the World's chief reporter and a former news editor with the newspaper have been arrested and bailed on suspicion of phone hacking, the BBC understands.
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AfghanistanUK commander claims success in Afghan district
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LibyaOne Libyan fighter, who travelled from the UK to fight against pro-Gaddafi forces, bought a flak jacket on eBay before heading to the conflict zone.
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PakistanUK Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants a "fresh start" in relations with Pakistan as he offered £650m in aid and better security co-operation.
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British Airways says it is increasing its fuel surcharge on long-haul flights because of high oil prices.
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The pound strengthens against the dollar after figures suggest the UK service sector grew at its fastest pace in a year in March.
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An orchestral concert will be screened in 3D at cinemas across the UK for the first time, organisers have said.
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England's Ian Poulter aiming to replicate his impressive Ryder Cup performances during the Masters, which starts this Thursday at Augusta.
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The government and its Labour predecessor failed to control arms exports to regimes in north Africa and the Middle East, a cross-party group of MPs says.
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The UK faces a fragile economic recovery, with the overall picture worrying, a British Chambers of Commerce survey suggests.
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Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says ministers will "pause" for consultation on a planned NHS shake-up in England - amid claims the policy is in "chaos".
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Italy, LibyaFour more British warplanes are being deployed to join the assault on pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya, the prime minister announces in Italy.
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NetherlandsA man is found guilty of murdering two women whose bodies were found mutilated and dumped in canals in London and the Netherlands.
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GreeceA British passenger plane makes a safe emergency landing in Athens following a bomb threat, officials say.
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A survey suggests UK schoolchildren are bad sports and find it difficult to lose graciously at games.
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The mother of murdered Northern Ireland policeman Ronan Kerr urges people to come forward with information, and says Catholics should still join the police.
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Police in Northern Ireland appeal for information after the murder of a Catholic police officer in Omagh on Saturday night.
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Iraq, LibyaA poll suggests that the backing of British people for the Libyan mission is less than it was for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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The story of Nigel Vickers Harris, who quit his job in the UK for a new life with huskies in the Arctic.
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The Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire will be the headquarters for a £1.3bn project to build the world's biggest radio telescope.
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Dundee United come from behind to win at Ibrox and deny Rangers the chance of going top of the Scottish Premier League table.
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BermudaRangers can go top of the league with a win over Dundee United, while bottom club Hamilton aim to close the gap on St Mirren.
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LibyaThe UK is still seeking information from ex-Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa who fled to London on Thursday, Defence Secretary Liam Fox says.
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Bank customers are not told enough about charges and it is too hard to switch current accounts, a Treasury committee report says.
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A man is charged with two counts of attempted murder following the shooting of a five-year-old girl and a man in a south London shop.
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A man is arrested at the Olympic Park in east London on suspicion of possessing explosives, as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston admits the Scottish champions could go out of business if they lose their battle with the taxman.
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One in three women worldwide gives birth without expert help, with Afghanistan the worst place to have a baby, the charity Save the Children says.
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LibyaA Libyan envoy who represents one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons has been in London for talks with British officials.
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The UK Film Council is handing over its funding responsibilities to the British Film Institute, eight months after it was axed by the government.
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LibyaA Libyan envoy representing Colonel Gaddafi has been in London in the past few days for talks with British officials, the BBC understands.
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An advertising campaign designed to raise awareness of May's referendum on how MPs are elected and other elections gets under way.
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Wales becomes the first part of the UK to make the morning-after pill available without charge from pharmacies, including to some girls aged under 16.
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Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay will go head-to-head twice in the UK this summer in London and Birmingham ahead of London 2012.
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England is now the only part of the UK still charging for prescriptions as Scotland joins Wales and Northern Ireland in abolishing the fees.
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A 19-year-old man is held on suspicion of the attempted murder of a five-year-old girl shot in a shop in south London.
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LibyaThe Foreign Secretary William Hague has said the apparent defection to Britain of one of Colonel Gaddafi's most senior ministers shows the Libyan regime is crumbling from within.
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A youth thought to have been targeted by the gang who shot a five-year-old girl and another man in south London contacts police.
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LibyaThe UK says it has not offered immunity from prosecution to Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, who reportedly defected when he flew to Britain on Wednesday.
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Botswana, 
BrazilScottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan writes to the Brazilian FA to request an apology for Neymar's accusation of racism from Scotland fans.
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Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says the military is on standby if prison officers strike over the first privatisation of a UK public sector prison.
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish says Andy Carroll is focused on football, despite England boss Fabio Capello's concerns.
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IndiaUK mobile giant Vodafone is to pay local partner Essar Group $5bn to buy out its share in their Indian joint venture.
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Libya, 
TunisiaUK officials say they want other senior Libyan officials to abandon Col Gaddafi after his foreign minister flees to Britain and resigns.
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LibyaLibyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa is in Britain and "no longer willing" to work for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the Foreign Office has said.
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LibyaLibyan FM Moussa Koussa arrives in Britain and "is resigning", the UK Foreign Office says, as rebel fighters are pushed back by Gaddafi forces.
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A female security guard is arrested near the Olympic Stadium in east London on suspicion of possessing explosives.
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Motherwell knock holders Dundee United out of the Scottish Cup and set up a semi-final meeting with St Johnstone.
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LibyaThe UK takes steps to expel five Libyan diplomats as the prime minister says he is not ruling out the arming of rebels.
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Motherwell knock holders Dundee United out to book a Scottish Cup semi-final tie against St Johnstone.
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ThailandBritish tourists are among thousands stranded in popular Thai holiday resorts after severe flooding swept through the south of the country.
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Asamoah Gyan compares his last-gasp equaliser against England at Wembley to his exploits at the 2010 World Cup.
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Output of the UK services sector rebounded sharply in January, suggesting the economy made a stronger start to the year, figures show.
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The chief inspector of constabulary says some police forces in England and Wales will struggle to make cuts without losing front line officers.
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An investigation has been launched into how a fake bomb was put on a cargo plane and flown from the UK to Turkey without being detected.
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Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, reports a sharp fall in profits in 2010 as a series of disasters hit the sector.
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British thriller writer John Le Carre asks judges to withdraw his name from the Man Booker International Prize shortlist saying he does not wish to compete.
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LibyaForeign Secretary William Hague hints that the UK might accept Col Gaddafi going into exile as a way of solving the crisis in Libya.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be honoured at a spectacular concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate his 80th birthday.
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GhanaCoach Fabio Capello believes striker Andy Carroll is still short of his best form, despite scoring his first England goal in the 1-1 draw against Ghana.
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LibyaAllied strikes on Libya will continue until its leader, Muammar Gaddafi, meets UN terms, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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GhanaAsamoah Gyan scores an injury-time leveller to earn Ghana a draw against England at Wembley, cancelling out Andy Carroll's first international goal.
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A love letter written by poet John Keats to his neighbour in London before his death is auctioned for £96,000.
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LibyaLibyan rebels retreat tens of kilometres under pro-Gaddafi attack, as delegates attend a conference in London on Libya's future.
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Ghana, 
Ireland, 
Slovenia, 
UruguayEngland host Ghana and the Republic of Ireland face Uruguay in friendlies, while Northern Ireland play Slovenia in a Euro 2012 qualifier and there are several games in League One and League Two on a busy night of international and domestic football.
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Patients in Wales and Essex may have been put at risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) during surgery, it has been revealed.
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Construction work on London's Olympic Stadium finishes as the last piece of turf is laid, although the venue's track is yet to be installed.
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