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New ZealandThe Prince of Wales joins hundreds of people at a Westminster Abbey memorial service for the victims of February's New Zealand earthquake.
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BrazilScotland are taught a lesson by five-time World Cup winners Brazil in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium.
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BrazilNeymar strengthens his burgeoning reputation with both of Brazil's goals as they see off Scotland 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
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AfghanistanA British army medic who put herself in "mortal danger" to treat a wounded Afghan soldier under heavy Taliban fire is awarded the Military Cross.
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A snapshot of British life will be taken today - the official day for people in the UK to complete the 2011 census.
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More than 250,000 people have attended a rally and march in central London against public spending cuts.
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England coach Fabio Capello says that his team's 4-3-3 system was a key factor in his team's 2-0 win in Wales.
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Netherlands, 
SeychellesBritish Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy wins a silver medal in the keirin and Victoria Pendleton takes bronze at the Track World Championships in the Netherlands.
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Sri LankaEngland crash out of the World Cup as Sri Lanka openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga both score centuries in an emphatic 10-wicket quarter-final win.
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England ease to victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium as qualifying for Euro 2012 continues, with Fabio Capello's side moving top of Group G on goal difference.
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New Zealand, Sri LankaSri Lanka are cruising towards their victory target of 230 in the World Cup quarter-final against England in Colombo.
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Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says Lockerbie reminds British people of the "curse of Gaddafi".
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FranceFrench and British planes bomb Colonel Gaddafi's forces on the outskirts of the town of Ajdabiya, as rebels fight to take control of the town.
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Britain's Jason Kenny wins silver in the men's sprint as Frenchman Gregory Bauge successfully defends his world title.
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France, 
LibyaLibyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly arming volunteers to fight the uprising against his rule, a US official says.
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SeychellesBritain's Jason Kenny wins silver in the men's sprint, while Victoria Pendleton reaches the semi-finals of the women's sprint on day three in Apeldoorn.
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Muttiah Muralitharan tells the BBC that he will be fit to play against England in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final in Colombo.
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England boss Fabio Capello admits he made mistakes over the captaincy issue and that he has still not spoken to former skipper Rio Ferdinand.
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England coast to a comfortable win against Wales as their campaign to reach Euro 2012 stays on course at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
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Night Stalker rapist Delroy Grant, who carried out a series of sex attacks on elderly people, is jailed for 27 years.
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JapanThe European Union should offer Japan a free trade deal to help it recover from the tsunami, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp denies claim that Gareth Bale was injured before joining the Wales squad for Saturday's match with England.
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A Gurkha who single-handedly fought off an attack by at least a dozen Taliban insurgents is among 136 UK service personnel honoured for bravery.
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LibyaMore than a quarter of a century after police constable Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead during a protest outside the Libyan Embassy in London, a member of the embassy staff has spoken publicly about the atrocity.
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Delroy Grant is found guilty of a 17-year series of sex attacks on elderly people in south London, Kent and Surrey.
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Gareth Bale will miss Wales' Euro 2012 qualifier against England at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday with a hamstring injury.
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LibyaUK forces take part in a fifth night of coalition action to enforce the UN resolution on Libya, launching missiles at air defence targets.
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A British woman who died when a bomb exploded at a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday has been named by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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The volume of UK retail sales fell by more than expected in February, dropping by 0.8% on the previous month.
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Tens of thousands of jobs in the UK will go, as a result of a windfall tax on North Sea oil producers announced in the Budget, the industry warns.
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Afghanistan, 
IrelandTwo soldiers from 1st Battalion Irish Guards are killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, six days before they were due to return to the UK.
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British observational documentary maker Richard Leacock, who filmed John F Kennedy on his 1960 presidential campaign, dies at the age of 89.
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Sri LankaEngland all-rounder Michael Yardy flies home from the World Cup because he is suffering from depression.
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Incoming Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce believes it is still possible for a united Great Britain team featuring the likes of Wales' Gareth Bale to take part at the London Olympics.
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Libya, 
United StatesFighting has been continuing between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces in key Libyan cities, after a fifth consecutive night of air strikes.
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Reports of suspected sham marriages in England and Wales rise by 66% in a year, as the Home Office steps up measures to tackle them.
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LibyaAfter suffering five days of coalition attacks, the Libyan air force no longer exists as a fighting unit, according to the officer leading the British air operation.
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YemenBritain is temporarily withdrawing part of its embassy team from Yemen due to ongoing violence in the country, the Foreign Office says.
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LibyaThe commander of British aircraft operating over Libya says that Col Gaddafi's air force "no longer exists as a fighting force".
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Sir Chris Hoy wins his 21st World Championship medal as Britain win bronze in the team sprint and team pursuit in Apeldoorn.
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Chancellor George Osborne announces a greater than expected cut in fuel duty as he sets out a "Budget for growth".
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The UK economy will grow more slowly this year than previously forecast, the Chancellor George Osborne announces.
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Wales star Gareth Bale believes his side can cause an upset against England in the Euro 2012 qualifier at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
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AMs are set to vote on a cull of badgers in west Wales as Queen guitarist and campaigner Brian May opposes the motion.
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A doubling of HIV spread in the UK in the past decade prompts health experts to tell GPs to offer testing to all adult male patients in some areas.
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LibyaThe Ministry of Defence says the coalition operation over Libya has stopped Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces "in their tracks", but that civilian lives are still in danger.
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John Terry concedes he may not be a widely popular choice following his reinstatement as England captain after 13 months.
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Current events mean 2011 will be seen in centuries to come "as a very important year in human history", UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
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The full extent of the British Olympic Association's snub to Olympic chief Jacques Rogge over the current row about any London 2012 financial surplus can be revealed by BBC Sport.
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The UK Consumer Prices Index rate of inflation rises to 4.4%, up from 4% in January, driven by higher food and fuel costs.
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England and Gloucester centre Mike Tindall is ruled out for three months with an ankle injury.
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Support for new nuclear power stations has fallen, a survey shows - though more people are in favour than opposed.
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The Commons votes overwhelmingly to support UN-backed action in Libya, after David Cameron says it has helped avert a "bloody massacre".
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The Royal Mail announces it will cut more than 1,700 jobs and close two mail centres in London as part of its modernisation plans.
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David Cameron says UK forces do not have "legal authority" to remove Colonel Gaddafi by force - after another minister said it was a "possibility".
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LibyaCoalition forces carrying out operations against Libyan government forces say Colonel Gaddafi himself is not a target, despite a strike on his compound.
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Rio Ferdinand is still available for England duty despite controversially losing the captaincy, according to a source close to the player.
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Shares in UK oil explorer Rockhopper jump as the company says its well in the Falklands is commercially viable.
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Hong KongA man has been charged by police in Hong Kong with the murder of a British woman whose body was discovered in a flat.
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ChileA 19 year old student from Thetford in Norfolk is being tipped to win Chile's version of the X Factor. Charlie Bick is currently based in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
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Energy regulator Ofgem says suppliers will have to offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices.
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LibyaMissiles are fired from a British submarine as part of a second night of international operations, but Tornados hold their fire to protect civilians.
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Former director general of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller has suggested the British government should talk to al-Qaeda.
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LibyaUK officials say they are "entirely comfortable" with the outcome of airstrikes on Libya, which saw British jets and a submarine attack a range of targets.
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United StatesUS singer Nicole Scherzinger topples Adele from the top of the UK singles chart with Don't Hold Your Breath.
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Libya, United StatesCol Gaddafi says Libya will fight a "long war" after air strikes against his forces by the US, France and the UK to protect rebel-held areas.
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Hong KongPolice in Hong Kong investigate the suspected murder of British Salvation Army worker Janet Gilson.
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The first silverware of the Scottish season is up for grabs as Celtic and Rangers go head-to head at Hampden in the League Cup final.
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JapanThe nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan will not affect EDF's plans to build new reactors in the UK, the firm's boss tells the BBC.
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LibyaBritish jets and a submarine have fired missiles at Libyan military sites in a UN-backed international operation to enforce a no-fly zone.
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France, Libya, United StatesThe US, France and the UK fire dozens of missiles at Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way.
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AfghanistanA British soldier who died of his injuries after a bomb blast in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as Pte Daniel Steven Prior.
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British forces are taking part in an international campaign against pro-Gaddafi forces.
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New light on a possible British bid to kill the Bolshevik leader
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IrelandIreland destroy England's Grand Slam hopes with a 24-8 victory in Dublin but the visitors win the Six Nations after France beat Wales in Paris in the 2011 tournament's final match.
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FranceTwo breakaway tries from lock Lionel Nallet help France dash Wales' slim Six Nations title hopes in the tournament finale.
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France, LibyaDavid Cameron has joined world leaders to discuss the crisis in Libya after the UN agreed to action to protect civilians from Col Gaddafi's forces.
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France, Libya, United StatesPro-Gaddafi tanks enter the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, as the city comes under attack despite a Libyan government ceasefire.
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France, Ireland, 
ItalyIreland demolish England's Grand Slam hopes with an emphatic victory, handing Wales the chance to win the Six Nations title if they beat France by 27 points in the final match of the tournament.
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BermudaLive updates from Kilmarnock v Motherwell in the midday kick-off, followed by Dundee Utd against Inverness, St Johnstone v Hamilton and Hearts v St Mirren.
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France, Libya, United StatesA spokesman has read out a letter on behalf of the Libyan leader Col Gaddafi to US President Barack Obama, closely followed by one jointly aimed at France, the UK and the UN.
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The government is set to announce measures in the Budget to make it easier for companies in England to convert commercial property into private dwellings.
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Bangladesh, 
India, 
South AfricaSouth Africa thrash Bangladesh by 206 runs in Mirpur to top Group B, a result that takes England and India into in the World Cup quarter-finals.
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Bangladesh, South AfricaPakistan end Australia's 34-match unbeaten run at the World Cup with a four-wicket win after South Africa beat Bangladesh to send England into the quarter-finals.
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LibyaDavid Cameron says he will judge Col Muammar Gaddafi "on his actions not his words" after Libya offers an immediate ceasefire amid plans to deploy UK jets to help enforce a no-fly zone.
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A church pastor is jailed for trafficking children into the UK for use as domestic "slaves" at her home in east London.
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LibyaUK forces are preparing to help enforce a no-fly zone over Libya after the UN backed "all necessary measures", short of an invasion, to protect civilians.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo rejects a bid by the UK's Soco International to search for oil in the famous Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.
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Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite concerns over the effects of obesity, says a population expert.
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BahrainNo Britons chose to board an evacuation flight from Bahrain chartered by the government despite warnings about ongoing violence in the country.
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JapanUK rescuers are to begin withdrawing from Japan after extensive searches of rubble following last Friday's earthquake did not lead them to any survivors.
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Captain Andrew Strauss says England's "hunger and desire" helped them to their 18-run win over the West Indies having been on the brink of defeat.
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On a disastrous night of Europa League football for British teams Man City beat Dynamo Kiev but go out on aggregate, Liverpool are held by Braga and also exit and Rangers go down 1-0 at Ibrox to PSV Eindhoven.
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Royal Bank of Scotland, 83% owned by the taxpayer, says it paid 323 top people an average of £1.2m each in 2010.
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BahrainThe UK Foreign Office urges Britons to leave Bahrain on Thursday using commercial flights, as protests and violence continue in the Gulf state.
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England take four wickets in 20 balls to clinch a dramatic 18-run win over the West Indies that keeps their World Cup campaign alive.
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England take four wickets in 20 balls to clinch a dramatic 18-run win over the West Indies that keeps their World Cup campaign alive.
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Hong Kong, JapanThe government is to charter planes so that Britons who want to leave Japan can fly from Tokyo to Hong Kong.
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England's World Cup hopes are in the balance as West Indies edge closer towards the 244 they need to win the Group B match in Chennai.
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Some graduates in England could end up paying back double their original student loans under the new fees regime, figures calculated for the BBC suggest.
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