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We have started to collect the most important news related to United Kingdom in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
United StatesUS universities dominate an international league table of the best institutions, with the UK featuring just five times in the top 50.
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One of the Pope's senior advisers pulls out of the visit to Britain, after making derogatory comments about the UK in a magazine interview.
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The speed of a crucial review of the UK's defence and security needs could put combat operations at risk, the chair of an MPs' committee says.
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IndiaThe Indian government says it is debating whether it should still accept any development aid from Britain.
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Bank of England governor Mervyn King blames financial firms and political policy-makers for the financial crisis, admitting: "We let it slip."
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ItalyA 12th Century manuscript which was housed in the British Library is to be returned to Italy because it was looted during the Second World War.
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England's post-World Cup revival continues as they rise to sixth in the Fifa world rankings.
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The UK jobless total fell to 2.47 million in the three months to July, but August's claimant count rose, official figures show.
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A collection of letters that shed "real insight" into the lives of poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath is acquired by the British Library.
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Scientists at the UK's Health Protection Agency say they have devised a new test which can detect the presence of the tuberculosis bacterium in one hour.
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Pope Benedict's first state visit to the UK will include several journeys in the high-security so-called Popemobile as he meets crowds of well-wishers. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby takes a look at the famous vehicle.
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UK consumer price inflation remained stubbornly high in August at 3.1%, following strong rises in the price of food and clothing.
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Top names from British cinema have been out in force at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Thousands of pupils in England are being wrongly labelled as having special needs when all they require is better teaching, Ofsted says.
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United StatesFormer UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is awarded the Liberty Medal, one of the top US private honours, for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process.
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Union delegates have backed joint industrial action if "attacks" on jobs, pensions and public services go ahead.
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IraqA British man is among tens of thousands of people imprisoned without charge in Iraq, according to an Amnesty International report.
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Former UK Prime Minister and Special Envoy to the Middle East, Tony Blair, has said he is confident a peace deal can be reached between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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3D films, such as Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, help boost UK cinema box-office ticket sales by 8% year on year.
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he has no concerns about playing Wayne Rooney in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Rangers.
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ChinaThe number of tourists visiting the UK from emerging nations such as Brazil and China is set to jump, a report says.
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Bonuses at Britain's largest listed companies are almost back at pre-financial crisis levels, according to a survey by business advisory firm Deloitte.
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Clothing chain Primark continues to perform strongly and expects annual sales growth of 6%, owner Associated British Foods says.
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The British Red Cross wants children to learn first aid as a survey suggests one in seven has been in an alcohol-related emergency.
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AfghanistanMilitary police launch investigation into allegations that British soldiers may have trafficked heroin from Afghanistan.
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PakistanCaptain Andrew Strauss hits a century as England beat Pakistan by four wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the one-day international series.
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Almost six in 10 Catholics say that their faith is not "generally valued" in British society, a poll commissioned by the BBC finds.
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An 11-year-old girl dies after being seriously injured at a watersports centre in west London.
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AfghanistanA British soldier who died in hospital from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan is named as Kingsman Darren Deady.
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The UK's top tax official says he is "deeply sorry" over tax-bill changes after his refusal to apologise sparks widespread anger.
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The refusal of the UK's top tax official to apologise as millions of people face changes to their tax bill sparks anger.
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The UK's top tax man says he has no need to apologise after taking the wrong amount of tax from six million people.
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The GambiaA Scottish man serving a jail sentence for sedition in the Gambia has been freed, the Foreign Office confirms.
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AfghanistanA British soldier has died in hospital from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Men and women who say they were sexually abused as children by Catholic priests are to hold a conference ahead of the Pope's British visit.
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PakistanEngland captain Andrew Strauss praises the performance of opening batsman Steven Davies in the 24-run one-day international win over Pakistan.
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As many as 40,000 front-line police jobs may be at risk across England and Wales if funding cuts of 25% go ahead, the Police Federation says.
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IranThe British Museum settles a dispute with Iran's national museum over the loan of ancient Persian treasure the Cyrus Cylinder.
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PakistanEngland hold off a late Pakistan flurry to win the first one-day international by 24 runs at Chester-le-Street.
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Former England captain David Beckham has not ruled out playing international football again after speaking to national manager Fabio Capello.
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Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
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The chair of the Mercury Prize claims that black British female artists are being ignored by the British public.
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IraqA car salvaged from the 2007 bombing of a historic Baghdad street book market in Baghdad, is going on display at the Imperial War Museum in London.
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Ex-Miss Bolivia on why she has gone into politics
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PakistanPakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.
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BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.
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John Toshack departs as Wales manager after a six-year reign with immediate effect by "mutual consent".
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The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month.
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PakistanA British journalist held captive by militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.
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United StatesFormer newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.
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John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.
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AfghanistanThe UK's most senior diplomat in Afghanistan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Foreign Office says.
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A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
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IrelandHorror movie The Last Exorcism debuts at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £1.1m in its opening weekend.
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Scottish ministers are setting out their final programme for government before next May's Holyrood election.
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The xx beat late favourite Paul Weller to win this year's Mercury Prize for their debut album xx.
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The London Underground begins to return to normal after a 24-hour strike which saw millions of Londoners face long delays and severe disruptions.
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SwitzerlandEngland striker Wayne Rooney scores to help his side beat Switzerland 3-1 in Basle in their Euro 2012 qualifier.
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PakistanEngland record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.
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Liechtenstein, SwitzerlandEngland beat Switzerland 3-1 and Scotland host Liechtenstein as qualifying for Euro 2012 continues on a busy night of international football.
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PakistanEngland need 90 to win the the second Twenty20 international after Pakistan are bowled out for 89 in Cardiff.
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Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.
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AfghanistanOne of Britain's most prestigious think tanks calls for fundamental change to Western policy in Afghanistan.
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Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres.
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Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.
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SwitzerlandEngland manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
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Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
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The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
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Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
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Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
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The Brit Awards are to move to the O2 Arena in east London from Earl's Court in the west of the city.
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The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
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Severe disruption is expected on London's Underground network when the first in a series of strikes begins later.
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British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.
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The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions
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United StatesBritain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
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AfghanistanA British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.
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PakistanEngland underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.
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PakistanEngland beat Pakistan by five wickets with 2.5 overs to spare in the first Twenty20 international in Cardiff.
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The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event.
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Afghanistan, IraqFormer head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Bulgaria, SwitzerlandEngland and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson will miss the game with Switzerland after being ruled out for at least six weeks.
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England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers.
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PakistanA lawyer for the three Pakistan players at the centre of allegations of corruption says they are keen for a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair.
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AfghanistanViolence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.
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Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
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Bulgaria, SwitzerlandJermain Defoe scores three goals as England begin their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley.
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United StatesBritain's Andy Murray overcomes the unorthodox style of Jamaica's Dustin Brown to reach the third round of the US Open.
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Montenegro captain Mirko Vucinic scores a fine solo goal to condemn Wales to defeat in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier.
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HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
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England and Northern Ireland kick off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns with victories, Scotland draw and Wales lose on a busy night of international football.
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A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
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FranceDefence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
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Bulgaria, SwitzerlandEngland coach Fabio Capello says he hopes the pressure of expectation over the team's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria will bring out the best in him.
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Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
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Toshiba’s UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage.
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England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
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PakistanBritish singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, billed as "Islam's biggest rock star", is donating profits from his latest single to help flood victims in Pakistan.
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