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Government plans to hold local referendums on new housing schemes in England could tear village communities apart, rural campaigners say.
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NorwayScotland's First Minister Alex Salmond travels to Norway in a bid to strengthen trade links.
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A controversial overhaul of classroom teaching in Scotland takes effect in secondary schools.
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A sports car once owned by British actress Diana Dors sells for $3m at auction in California, less than expected.
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JapanServices are held around the UK to mark the 65th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, which marks the day World War II ended.
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Germany's Martin Kaymer defeats American Bubba Watson in a play-off for the USPGA Championship.
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Jewellery from two luxury stores in London is stolen as raiders smash through the windows.
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Nick Watney leads after the third round of the USPGA Championship, with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy tied for second and Tiger Woods a long way back.
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NetherlandsHundreds of British families are still waiting for compensation from Dutch airline KLM for delays caused by the volcanic ash cloud earlier this year.
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Northern Ireland's justice minister calls for calm as up to 15,000 people attend the annual Apprentice Boys parade in Londonderry.
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AfghanistanA British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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GermanyA German S boat which played a deadly role in World War II is being restored in the UK.
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Matt Kuchar leads after day two of the USPGA Championship, with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and England's Simon Khan tied for third and Tiger Woods unable to finish on another abbreviated day.
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Canada, 
Sri LankaImmigration officials in Canada begin processing some 490 migrants, who are believed to be from Sri Lanka and to have been on a cargo ship for three months.
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Tyson Gay's stunning victory in the 100m is the stand-out performance at a soggy Diamond League meeting at London's Crystal Palace.
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A runaway train goes through six stops on a 13-minute journey on London's Tube with other trains having to be cleared out of its path.
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Rangers sign former England striker James Beattie from Stoke for an undisclosed fee.
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AfghanistanTwo soldiers serving in Afghanistan's Helmand province have died after separate incidents, the MoD says.
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Talks to try to avert a strike that would close six of the UK's major airports will begin on Monday, conciliation service Acas confirms.
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Danny Boyle's mountain thriller 127 Hours will close the BFI London Film Festival on 28 October.
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GermanyGermany's economy grew at its fastest rate for more than 20 years from April to June, outpacing eurozone neighbours and the UK.
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UK star-gazers have reported seeing dozens of shooting stars as the Perseid meteor shower reached its climax overnight.
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Writer and broadcast Stephen Fry is to appear in a one-man show in London scripted by suggestions from his Twitter followers.
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Sri Lanka, 
ThailandCanadian authorities board a ship thought to be carrying about 500 Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka off the coast of British Columbia.
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Staff at airport operator BAA vote three to one in favour of strike action that could close Heathrow and five other UK airports.
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Four policemen face prosecution for actual bodily harm on a terror suspect in London in December 2003.
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IndiaIndia labels "malicious propaganda" a claim by British scientists that a new superbug resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered the UK from India.
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HungaryGemma Spofforth leads Lizzie Simmonds to another British backstroke one-two as Rebecca Adlington struggles in the pool on day four of swimming's European Championships in Hungary.
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The result of a union strike ballot that could lead to closure of BAA's six UK airports will be revealed shortly.
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Singer George Michael is charged with possession of cannabis and driving while unfit through drink or drugs, says Scotland Yard.
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AfghanistanA British soldier dies in a UK hospital after being injured in an explosion in Afghanistan last month, the Ministry of Defence says.
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JapanRebecca Flint seems just like a normal 14-year-old, but after 13m YouTube hits for her dancing she has found fame in the most unlikely of places - Japan.
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Breast cancer deaths have fallen in the UK since the 1980s, but mortality rates from the disease continue to be among the highest in Europe, a study shows.
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HungaryEngland captain Steven Gerrard hits out at "unfair" criticism of the national side after his match-winning display in the victory against Hungary at Wembley.
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Young offenders and young people at risk in England are often placed in secure accommodation many miles from home, inspectors say.
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HungaryCaptain Steven Gerrard scores two stunning goals as England come from behind to beat Hungary in their first match since the World Cup.
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SwedenCraig Levein suffers his first defeat as Scotland coach as Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspires Sweden to a comfortable win.
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England beat Hungary thanks to two goals from Steven Gerrard and Wales beat Luxembourg, but Northern Ireland and Scotland both crash to defeats as two Carling Cup ties go into extra time.
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The Bank of England lowers its growth estimates and says it expects the UK economy to face challenges in the next two years.
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HungaryFrancesca Halsall wins gold in the women's 100m freestyle final while Joe Roebuck takes a surprise bronze in the men's 200m IM at the European Championships in Budapest.
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A third case of meat linked to a cloned cow being sold in the UK has emerged, the Food Standards Agency says.
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Hundreds of playground developments in England are being mothballed as the Department for Education cuts funding for them.
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HungaryFran Halsall takes gold in the women's 100m freestyle final on day three of swimming's European Championships in Hungary.
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Experts warn a new superbug that is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered UK hospitals.
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Austria, 
Belgium, 
France, GermanyFrance and Germany join the UK in rejecting direct EU taxation - but Austria and Belgium are more receptive.
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The UK jobless number fell to 2.46 million in the three months to June, the biggest drop in three years, official figures show.
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HungaryCaptain Steven Gerrard hopes the young players can revive England as he prepares for a rough ride by the fans in Wednesday's friendly against Hungary.
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Britain's Lizzie Simmonds and Gemma Spofforth win gold and silver in the 200m backstroke at the European Championships, while Liam Tancock takes bronze in the 100m backstroke.
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Shares in Europe's biggest travel operator TUI Travel fall sharply after caution among UK holidaymakers hits trade.
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Archaeologists are claiming to have discovered the oldest house in Britain.
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HungarySteven Gerrard admits he would probably boo England in Wednesday's friendly against Hungary if he was a fan.
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The UK's trade deficit narrowed in June by more than expected after exports rose sharply on the previous month, figures show.
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FranceInternational Power agrees a tie-up with French utility GDF Suez, bringing to an end months of negotiations between the two.
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A teenager is killed by a train in north London moments after fleeing a car being chased by police.
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Charity Barnardo's calls for time limits on courts in England and Wales to issue care orders, because children at risk of abuse are being "damaged".
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PakistanSkipper Andrew Strauss is delighted as England beat Pakistan to take a 2-0 series lead with their sixth successive Test victory.
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HungaryDay one of swimming's European Championships in Hungary sees Hannah Miley win a superb gold medal in the women's 400m individual medley.
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England boss Fabio Capello says he hopes to "improve the minds" of his players for the team's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
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PakistanEngland beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the second Test at Edgbaston to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
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SpainTwo British toddlers have been killed and their mother injured in a car crash in northern Spain, local police say.
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PakistanEngland reach lunch on 71-1 needing a further 47 to win the second Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston.
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Oscar-winning film star Clint Eastwood writes to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne appealing not to axe the UK Film Council.
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AfghanistanA father of four from Northern Ireland has been shot dead in Helmand in Afghanistan.
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Tiger Woods raises doubts about his participation in October's Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales after enduring his worst finish as a professional.
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PakistanA couple from Birmingham are murdered on a trip to Pakistan to settle a dispute about an arranged marriage.
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Wes Brown follows Paul Robinson in announcing his retirement from international duty with England.
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PakistanZulqarnain Haider and Saeed Ajmal score remarkable fifties as Pakistan fight back brilliantly against England on day three of the second Test, raising hope of an unlikely victory.
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Downing Street rejects the suggestion by a health minister that a UK-wide scheme offering free milk for under-fives could be cut.
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Israel, 
United StatesThe British historian Tony Judt, known for challenging Israel to accept Arabs as equal citizens, has died in the US
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AustraliaEngland appoint former Australia coach John Buchanan as a consultant to help them work out a plan to win this winter's Ashes series in Australia.
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AfghanistanThe family and fiance of British doctor Karen Woo, who was killed with nine colleagues in Afghanistan, say she was "loving and caring" and a "true hero".
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BangladeshOne of Scotland Yard's most wanted men is arrested in Bangladesh in connection with a double murder in London in 2003, police say.
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PakistanPakistan end day three of the second Test on 291-9 in their second innings, leading England by 112 runs at Edgbaston.
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United StatesThe leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland criticises the US over reaction to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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HungaryGoalkeeper Paul Robinson retires from England duty just hours after being named in the squad for Wednesday's friendly with Hungary.
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Fabio Capello apologises for England's dismal World Cup and insists he will fight to turn things around.
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PakistanPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari ends his UK visit with a rally in Birmingham, while his son appeals for flood relief donations.
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HungaryEngland call up the uncapped trio of Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs and Bobby Zamora as only 10 of the 23-man World Cup squad return for Wednesday's friendly against Hungary.
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AfghanistanA British aid worker who was among 10 people killed by gunmen in a remote part of north-east Afghanistan is named as Dr Karen Woo.
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PakistanSaeed Ajmal takes 5-82 but Pakistan, still 160 runs behind England with nine second-innings wickets in hand, face a monumental task to save the second Test with three days remaining.
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PakistanPakistan's decision to bat first backfires spectacularly as they are bowled out for 72 by England on day one of the second Test.
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Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 84%-owned by the taxpayer, reports a profit of £1.14bn for the first half of the year.
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A controversial database of children's records designed to aid child protection in England is being switched off.
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Food giant Kraft reports healthy first quarter profit, helped by its purchase of UK confectionery maker Cadbury.
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PakistanPakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal is dropped for the second Test against England, while ex-skipper Mohammad Yousuf will not play.
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The Bank of England votes to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% amid concerns over the strength of the economic recovery.
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Russia, ThailandA Russian pianist accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in Thailand pulls out of concerts planned for Edinburgh and London.
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The cloned cow whose calves entered the UK food chain could have scores of descendants here, records suggest.
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AfghanistanAs British forces continue to advance through the Taliban's Helmand stronghold, winning the trust of the Afghan people is proving just as testing a battle.
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Somalia, United StatesA Chicago man is accused of seeking to join Somali hardline Islamist group al-Shabaab, which the US and UK consider a terror organisation.
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Meat from a second cloned cow's offspring has entered the UK's food chain, according to the Food Standards Agency.
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Deputy Lib Dem leader Simon Hughes fires a warning shot at David Cameron over plans to end "council houses for life" in England.
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The recorded and live music business in the UK registered growth in 2009, according to a new report.
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Meat from a cloned cow's offspring entered the UK food chain from a farm in the Highlands, but officials say there are no safety concerns.
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England's football Premier League is considering how it might set up its own education system under the government's free schools policy.
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Thomas Lawrence is celebrated this autumn in the first UK exhibition devoted to the 19th Century painter since 1979.
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UK media regulator Ofcom refers the market for pay-TV movies to the Competition Commission, amid concerns Sky is too powerful.
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The Premier League is only partly to blame for England's World Cup failure, chief executive Richard Scudamore claims.
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The prime minister and his deputy write a joint letter to cabinet colleagues to remind them that reducing the deficit is the "most urgent issue facing Britain".
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Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is to arrive in London later amid domestic fury over comments made by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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