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 Nigeria |
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Birthday release pledge for hostage A militant group said it plans to release a British oil worker as a birthday 'gift' to Matthew John Maguire, who was abducted last year
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| Jun.2 |
 London |
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Home secretary Smith to step down Jacqui Smith is to stand down in the cabinet reshuffle. Gordon Brown is set to shake up his cabinet after European and English local electio...
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 Laos |
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British woman's trial to begin in Laos Samantha Orobator, 20, a pregnant woman held on drug-smuggling charges. She charged with carrying about half a kilogram of heroin
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| Jun.3 |
London |
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 Brown attacked after Blears quits Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has quit the cabinet, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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| Jun.4 |
London |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation  | Prime Minister said he was 'disappointed' over the resignation of James Purnell. In his letter of resignation Purnell also called on Brown to step aside | |
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London |
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Darling 'to remain as chancellor' Alistair Darling is to stay chancellor and Jack Straw will remain justice secretary as Brown begins a reshuffle
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| Jun.5 |
London |
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I won't walk away, insists Brown Gordon Brown has unveiled a reshuffled cabinet and vowed to fight on with his team to rescue the economy and clean up politics
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| Jun.7 |
Istanbul |
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Button dominance continues with win
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| Jun.8 |
London |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits | Gordon Brown is preparing to face his Labour critics after Environment minister Jane Kennedy quit with a blast at his leadership | |
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| Jun.9 |
London |
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London officers accused of waterboarding Scotland Yard: The conduct of six suspended metropolitan police officers is under investigation
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| Jun.11 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd accept $130m Ronaldo bid  Map of Manchester England Manchester United have accepted a potential world record $130 million bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo
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 Bermuda |
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Row erupts over Guantanamo deal A diplomatic spat has broken out over Bermuda's acceptance of 4 Chinese Muslim Uighurs released from the US detention center
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| Jun.12 |
Bermuda |
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 Uyghurs grateful after release from Gitmo 2 of 4 Uyghurs relocated to Bermuda after 7 years of detention, denied that they had been terrorists, and expressed gratitude toward Obama
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| Jun.14 |
London |
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Murray defeats Blake to win Queen's title
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England |
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Holders India crash out of Twenty20
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| Jun.15 |
Scotland |
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 First flu death outside Americas Jacqueline Fleming, 38, with swine flu died, marking the first known death of a swine flu patient outside of the Americas
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| Jun.16 |
London |
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BA asks staff to work for nothing British Airways is by e-mail asking thousands of staff to work for nothing, for up to one month, to help the airline survive
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| Jun.18 |
England |
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F1 teams to run rival championship
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| Jun.19 |
London |
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Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon
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| Jun.21 |
 Iraq |
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Bodies handed to British officials| The remains of 2 bodies, possibly British hostages taken more than 2 years ago in Baghdad, have been handed over to British authorities | |
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England |
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Red Bull 1-2 as Vettel claims British GP
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London |
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Pakistan storm to World Twenty20 triumph
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| Jun.22 |
Northern England |
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Dog walker trampled to death by cows A 49-year-old woman was trampled to death by cows while walking her dogs
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London |
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Lawmakers elect new speaker British lawmakers elected John Bercow, a new Speaker of the House of Commons, after scandal forced the previous speaker to resign
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| Jun.24 |
London |
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Unseeded Dulko upsets Sharapova
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| Jun.25 |
London |
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Venus, Kuznetsova roll to 3rd round
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| Jun.26 |
London |
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Federer, Serena, roll to 4th round
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| Jun.27 |
South Africa |
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Last-gasp Springboks win Lions
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| Jun.28 |
 Iran |
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British Embassy workers seized in Iran| Foreign Secretary David Miliband: The arrest of staff members at the Embassy is 'harassment and intimidation of a kind which is quite unacceptable' | |
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Barcelona |
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Man City make 'monster' Eto'o offer
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 Greece |
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 Iran 'must free UK embassy staff' The European Union has demanded the immediate release of Iranian staff at Britain's embassy detained over post-election unrest
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Tehran |
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Iran 'frees five' UK embassy staff| Iran's state TV: Five out of nine local staff from the embassy detained in Tehran have been released | |
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| Jun.29 |
London |
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  Federer downs Soderling in rematch The five-time champion hit 23 aces, and advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in French rematch
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London |
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Murray edges Wawrinka The third-seeded won the first match contested entirely under Centre Court's new roof 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
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| Jun.30 |
London |
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  Venus, Dementieva ease into semis Five-time champion Venus Williams overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2, a step closer to another possible championship showdown with Ser...
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