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Jessica Ennis continues her heptathlon campaign while British athletes go for a hatful of medals on day four in Barcelona.
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Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.
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A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins.
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AfghanistanHundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
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AfghanistanHundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
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AfghanistanHundreds of British soldiers have launched an operation against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan
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AfghanistanHundreds of British soldiers have launched an operation against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan
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Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running.
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Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running.
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France, 
Hong KongA consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
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France, Hong KongA consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
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PakistanMohammad Asif completes a five-wicket haul as England collapse to 354 all out on day two at Trent Bridge.
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A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins.
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The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay the £20bn cost of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent, putting further pressure on the defence budget.
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United StatesThe US senator, who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release, tells the BBC he may send investigators to the UK.
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PakistanEoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
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CyprusFugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
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Britain's Phillips Idowu takes triple jump gold as Martyn Bernard wins high jump bronze at the European Championships in Barcelona.
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Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
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IndiaDavid Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
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UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.
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Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
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Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
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A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.
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CanadaCanadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century.
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PakistanBritish PM David Cameron warns Pakistan not to have any relationship with groups that "promote the export of terror".
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Britain's Dwain Chambers aims to become European 100m champion with six more gold medals up for grabs at the European Championships in Barcelona.
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Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins could set up their own 'free schools' in England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.
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Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble becomes the 11th big firm to sign an Olympics sponsorship deal covering London 2012.
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IndiaDavid Cameron begins a two-day visit to India with the aim of strengthening relations and creating jobs back in Britain.
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British Gas profits almost double as the energy supplier benefits from rising customer numbers and last winter's cold weather.
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A British schoolboy has stunned the art world by producing paintings that look like Picasso's.
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Movies starring British actors including James McAvoy and Keira Knightley will premiere at this year's Toronto film festival.
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The A-Team star Liam Neeson calls the government's decision to axe the UK Film Council 'deplorable'.
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The stars of the A-Team movie have hit the red carpet at the London premiere. The BBC's Lizo Mzimba caught up with Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copley, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel.
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Britain's Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, with compatriot Chris Thompson taking silver.
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IndiaBritish prime minister David Cameron has called for a new special relationship with India. It was once once part of the British empire, but is now one of the world's fastest growing economies.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe extradition of former acting Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who is accused of war crimes in Serbia, is blocked at a London court.
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Britain's Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold and Chris Thompson takes silver while Dwain Chambers and Phillips Idowu progress at the European Championships in Barcelona.
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Two boys found guilty of attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in London lose their appeal against their convictions.
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United StatesOlympic champion Sir Chris Hoy says the London 2012 Games have taken a step closer to reality after becoming the first person to ride in the velodrome.
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AfghanistanA British soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan may have been the victim of so-called friendly fire, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Gaza Strip, 
TurkeyUK Prime Minister David Cameron condemns the blockade on the Gaza Strip during a visit to Turkey, describing the territory as a "prison camp".
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British director Mike Leigh calls the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's decision to axe the UK Film Council "totally out of order".
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BP filling stations across London are shut down by environmental activists protesting about the company's energy policies.
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Olympic stars, officials and volunteers take part in a day of events to mark two years to the start of the Games in London.
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PakistanVisa controls for applicants from Pakistan who want to settle in the UK failed to protect the UK's border, a watchdog says.
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The majority of people using broadband are not getting the speed they are paying for, research by the regulator Ofcom suggests.
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Elected police commissioners and a new National Crime Agency are among the plans unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoLegal action has been launched against the UK government for allegedly failing to refer companies trading in Congo "conflict minerals" for UN sanctions.
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The union representing British Airways cabin crew plans to take it to court to regain staff's lost travel concessions.
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The UK Film Council is to be axed as part of a cost-cutting drive by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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The law will not be changed to grant anonymity to men accused of rape in England and Wales, the government confirms.
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The fast-track deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK is declared unlawful by the High Court.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe government "laments" the leak of documents allegedly revealing cases of Afghan civilians killed by UK troops, Downing Street says.
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United StatesUK set-top box maker Pace is to buy US broadband technology firm 2Wire for $475m.
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Tommy Godwin, a British medal-winning cyclist from the 1948 Olympics, tours the London 2012 velodrome with the BBC's Sophie Raworth.
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FranceFor centuries, the French have dismissed cricket as a sport for English eccentrics and people from countries which were once part of the British Empire. But the sport is now gaining ground in France.
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The UK's first new private sector university college for more than 30 years is being announced by the universities minister.
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Police are called to a London hotel after X Factor contestants who were staying there damaged property.
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United StatesThe Scottish first minister calls on the UK and US governments to publish all of their documents relating to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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GermanyBritish festival-goers describe the horrors of a stampede at a dance music festival in Germany in which 19 people were killed.
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Former UK PM Gordon Brown says the development of Africa is vital for the world economy, as African leaders gather for a summit.
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Gordon Brown says he wished his government had spotted the UK's financial crisis earlier, in his first interview since leaving Downing Street.
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United StatesScottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill again refuses to attend a US senate hearing over the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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United StatesA senior US senator urges the Scottish government to reconsider its decision not to attend a US hearing into the Lockerbie bomber's release.
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The colourful world of the UK's endangered butterflies
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The UK's economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace of 1.1% in the April to June period, official figures show.
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UK case highlights the global illegal trade in endangered species
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The rituals that marked Britain's colonial exit
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NetherlandsA Dutch court finds multinational firm Trafigura guilty of illegally exporting toxic waste from the Dutch port of Amsterdam to Ivory Coast.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson, who has been heavily linked with the managerial vacancy at Fulham, is keen to work in England again, says his agent.
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The health inequality gap in Britain is greater than it was during the post-World War I slump and the Great Depression, a study suggests.
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United StatesScottish ministers and officials will not attend a US Senate hearing about the circumstances surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Cambridge University criticises government proposals to bring back more traditional A-levels in England.
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RussiaA Russian nuclear expert freed from prison and sent to the UK in a spy swap says he wants to return home.
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The UK plans to make it harder for private individuals to secure arrest warrants against visiting foreign dignitaries accused of serious crimes.
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A former paramilitary admits murdering a British Army recruitment officer in Derby 18 years ago.
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A major Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition is to be staged in the UK for the first time next year.
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AfghanistanTwo British soldiers are shot dead in Afghanistan while trying to rescue a wounded colleague in a "courageous and selfless act".
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Two schools and three major museums are among the buildings up for this year's Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Stirling Prize.
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GermanyDavid Cameron is criticised after saying the UK was the "junior partner" in the allied fight against Germany in 1940.
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AfghanistanDavid Cameron denies sending "mixed messages" over plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan by 2015.
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AfghanistanThe withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan could start as early as next year, says Prime Minister David Cameron.
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United StatesA group of US senators repeat calls for an inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber after meeting UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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United StatesUK Prime Minister David Cameron insists BP should not be blamed for the "completely wrong" decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.
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There has been a substantial increase in the number of older people in the UK catching HIV, latest figures reveal.
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The union representing British Airways cabin crew calls for fresh talks after staff reject the airline's latest pay offer.
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IraqThe ex-MI5 chief Baroness Manningham-Buller says Iraq posed only a "very limited" threat to the UK - but the war increased the threat from terrorism.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama declares his country's relationship with the UK "truly special", following a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Peace protesters who have been camping in Parliament Square since May are evicted.
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Large cuts to police budgets could harm the ability of forces in England and Wales to combat crime, says the police watchdog.
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SingaporeThe British author of a book about Singapore's use of the death penalty is freed on bail pending trial for defamation.
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The first commissioner for victims of crime in England and Wales says the criminal justice system is treating them as a poor relation and afterthought.
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Aruba, FranceThe last of 250 British and Australian WWI troops recovered from mass graves has been reburied in France.
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United StatesShares in BP are one of the heaviest fallers on the London stock market as US officials fear oil may be seeping again.
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Liverpool sign England midfielder Joe Cole on a four-year deal - subject to a medical - following his release by Chelsea.
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SingaporeSingapore police arrest the British author of a book about the city-state's use of the death penalty for 'criminal defamation'.
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School staff and pupils are to join a Westminster rally over the axing of England's school rebuilding scheme.
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AfghanistanThe government restates a target of removing UK troops from Afghanistan by 2014 and announces a major boost in aid spending for the country.
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