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World's central banks slash interest rates The leading economies, led by the U.S. and the UK, slashed interest rates to tackle the global financial crisis after days of stock market l...
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| Oct. 7 |
United Kingdom |
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UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
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| Oct. 3 |
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Brown recruits shamed spinmaster |
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| Sep. 20 |
London |
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George Michael arrested over drugs |
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| Sep. 17 |
United Kingdom |
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Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal British bank Barclays said it had reached a deal to purchase key units of U.S. investment bank, as global markets continued to worry
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| Sep. 16 |
New York |
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World markets continue to slide In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
| UK's FTSE 100 shedding 3.2%. Central banks around the globe have pumped funds into the markets, including $50bn from the US Federal Reserve, £20bn from the Bank of England and 70bn euros from the European Central Bank
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| Sep.11 |
France |
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel |
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| Sep.2 |
England |
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Tycoon killed family in mansion arson |
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| Aug.29 |
London |
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Darling warns of economic crisis |
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| Jul.23 |
London |
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UK move to fight online music piracy |
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| Jun.14 |
London |
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More secret files found on train
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| May.2 |
London |
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New mayor is eccentric, offensive |
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| May.1 |
London |
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Jury sees video of London bombings |
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| Apr.18 |
London |
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Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
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| Apr.7 |
London |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' 
The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
| Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict
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| Mar.31 |
London |
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Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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| Mar.27 |
London |
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Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens
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| Mar.26 |
London |
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Sarkozy begins state visit to UK |
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Jan.17 |
London |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway |
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| Dec.16 |
Basra |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis
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| Dec.6 |
England |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam' John Darwin, 57, was thought to have drowned at sea. His wife Anne had confessed to knowing her husband was alive
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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| Nov.1 |
London |
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Police guilty in 'bomber' case
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| Oct.30 |
London |
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Saudi king's royal meet draws fire |
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| Oct.19 |
London |
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Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson |
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path |
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| Oct.6 |
London |
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Brown rules out autumn election |
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| Sep.7 |
Portugal |
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Police 'suspect Madeleine mother' |
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| Sep.2 |
Basra |
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British leave Basra base |
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| Sep.1 |
London |
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Bhutto announces Pakistan return |
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| Aug.30 |
London |
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Sharif names Pakistan return date |
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' |
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| Aug.15 |
London |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Aug.3 |
England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity
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| Jul.20 |
London |
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Fans receive final Potter book 
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats |
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
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| Jul.1 |
United Kingdom |
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Car bombings suspect 'on the run' |
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| Jun.30 |
London |
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UK on highest terror alert |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport
Map of Glasgow Airport United Kingdom| Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath. 2 Asian men, one of whom was on fire, had been in the car. 2 people had been arrested and detained... | |
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| Jun.29 |
London |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked
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Bomb 'packed with nails' |
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| Jun.28 |
Scotland |
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Lockerbie bomber allowed appeal |
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| Jun.27 |
London |
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Brown: Let work of change begin
Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair, following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
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| Jun.15 |
London |
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Rushdie knighted in honours list
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UK jails 7 'dirty bomb' plotters |
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| May.29 |
Baghdad |
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Five Britons seized |
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| May.22 |
London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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| May.20 |
London |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
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| May.10 |
Northern England |
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Blair: My political journey is over
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| May.8 |
Northern Ireland |
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Power sharing begins
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| Apr.30 |
London |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life
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| Apr.5 |
London |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran
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| Apr.4 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad frees UK sailors |
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| Mar.28 |
Iran |
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British captives shown on Iranian TV |
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| Mar.26 |
Northern Ireland |
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Power deal marks 'new era'
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| Mar.23 |
Iran |
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Iran seizes 15 British sailors
Map of http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/maps/world/persian.gulf/popup.iraq.shatt.al.arab.gif The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
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| Jan.31 |
England |
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'Beheading plot' behind terror raid |
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| Jan.18 |
London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
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| Jan.15 |
London |
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Six accused of bomb plot |
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| Dec.24 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ |
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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Man held over 5 prostitute deaths |
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| Dec.14 |
London |
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy
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| Dec.12 |
England |
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5 prostitutes killed
British police were racing against time to find the killer. The naked bodies have been found in and around Ipswich
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| Nov.30 |
London |
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed |
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| Nov.23 |
London |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
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| Nov.9 |
London |
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MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' |
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| Oct.30 |
London |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos' |
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| Oct.4 |
Northern Ireland |
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'IRA campaign is over' says Blair |
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| Sep.26 |
London |
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It's hard to let go, admits Blair |
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| Sep.7 |
London |
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Blair: I will resign within a year Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure
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| Aug.11 |
England |
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Plotters met alleged al Qaeda bomber |
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| Aug.10 |
England |
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Police probe flights terror plot |
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| Aug.9 |
London |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered |
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| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash |
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| May.4 |
London |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat |
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| Feb.22 |
England |
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
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| Dec.11 |
England |
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Fuel depot blasts injure dozens |
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| Sep.26 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA scraps 'all arms' - monitors
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| Sep.19 |
Iraq |
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British troops freed in jailbreak |
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| Sep.1 |
London |
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Bomber in tape claim |
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| Jul.29 |
London |
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4 UK bomb suspects held |
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| Jul.28 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA halts its armed campaign
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| Jul.21 |
London |
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4 blasts hit transport
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| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
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New Harry Potter book hits shops The sixth book has been published around the world, ending the wait for eager fans
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| Jul.14 |
London |
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Vigil for bombing victims |
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| Jul.8 |
Scotland |
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G8 pledges $50 billion to Africa
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Bombs kill 52
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/london_blasts/what_happened/html/default.stm A series of 4 'callous' and coordinated bombings in transport system. Power failed on crowded underground trains
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| Jul.6 |
Singapore |
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London wins 2012 Olympics |
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| Jul.4 |
Scotland |
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Police scuffle with G8 protesters |
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| Jun.11 |
London |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
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| May.11 |
U.S. Congress |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report |
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| May.5 |
London |
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Blair heads for historic third term Tony Blair is heading for an 3rd term in government but with a greatly reduced majority
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| Apr.9 |
London |
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Prince Charles marries Camilla A solemn ceremony has blessed the wedding, at which the couple each pledged to be faithful to each other
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| Apr.5 |
London |
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Blair calls election for May 5 |
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| Mar.25 |
Libya |
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Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting |
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| Jan.29 |
London |
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BBC apologizes as Dyke quits |
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| Jan.28 |
London |
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Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC
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| Jan.6 |
London |
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Diana crash investigation ordered
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| Nov.20 |
Turkey |
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Bomb attacks kill 30 |
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London |
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Mass anti-Bush protest |
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| Aug.29 |
London |
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Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits |
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| Jul.18 |
England |
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found |
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| Jan.14 |
Northern England |
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Officer killed in ricin probe raid |
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| Jan.7 |
London |
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Terror suspects, ricin seized
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| Apr.9 |
London |
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Poignant farewell to Queen Mother |
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| Mar.30 |
London |
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Queen Mother dies
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| Feb.9 |
London |
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Princess Margaret dies |
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| Nov.29 |
Southern California |
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George Harrison dies
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| Oct.23 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA put weapons beyond use For the first time IRA has ever disposed weaponry
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| Sep.5 |
Northern Ireland |
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Police injured at school blast |
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| Jul.26 |
England |
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Beatle Paul to remarry |
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| Jun.7 |
London |
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Blair won by landslide |
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| May.27 |
London |
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Race rioters battle police |
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| Jan.5 |
Northern England |
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Doctor may have killed 297 |
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| Jun.4 |
Northern Ireland |
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Parliamentary powers restored |