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6 die in high-rise fire| London: Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a apartment building in south London, eventually engulfing 12 floors | |
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Roddick dumps out Murray in semifinal| London: American sixth seed Andy Roddick ended Andy Murray's hopes after beating the British number one in four thrilling sets on Centre Court | | |
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Straight sets victory puts Federer in final| London: Five-times champion Roger Federer made a comfortable straight sets Center Court victory over German veteran Tommy Haas | | |
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Sisters Williams beat Russians. London
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| Jun. 22 |
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Lawmakers elect new speaker |
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Dog walker trampled to death by cows |
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| Jun. 18 |
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F1 teams to run rival championship |
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| Jun. 16 |
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BA asks staff to work for nothing |
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| Jun. 9 |
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London officers accused of waterboarding |
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| Jun. 8 |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits
London: 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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I won't walk away, insists Brown. London
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Darling 'to remain as chancellor'. London
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation
London: Prime Minister said he was 'disappointed' over the resignation of James Purnell. In his letter of resignation Purnell also called on Brown to...
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Brown attacked after Blears quits |
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Home secretary Smith to step down |
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Last Titanic survivor dies at 97
Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton
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Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'| London: Michael Martin has told MPs he intends to stand down, so becoming the first Commons Speaker to be forced out of office for 300 years | |
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Key lawmaker in expenses scandal. London
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| May.16 |
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Man Utd clinch record title. Northern England
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| Apr.29 |
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O'Shea gives Man Utd slender advantage |
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Police chief quits over blunder |
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12 arrested in 'very serious' terror plot. Northern England
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Police at rally shoved man who later died |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal| London: Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis. The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. Th... | |
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G20 leaders: We can unite. London
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U.S., Russia announce nuke talks |
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G20 leaders get down to business |
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Thousands demonstrate ahead of G-20. London
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G20 leaders gather amid security |
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Brown: G-20 will rise to challenge |
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Thousands join G-20 protest
London: Despite fears of violence that have prompted a major security operation in the capital, the demonstration has so far been peaceful
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Actress Richardson dies aged 45 |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth 
| London: Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession. Commitment to fight all forms of protectionism and maintain open ... | |
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G20 ministers meet amid divisions. London
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'High risk' of plane fault repeat |
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2 hurt in London City Airport crash |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights. London
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PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
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UK in recession as economy slides |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
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World's central banks slash interest rates |
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World markets continue to slide
New York: 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
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel |
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More secret files found on train |
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United victorious after shoot-out drama |
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New mayor is eccentric, offensive |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed'
London: The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
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Duke 'did not order Diana death'. London
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Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens. London
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam'
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Police guilty in 'bomber' case |
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| Oct.19 |
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Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path |
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Brown rules out autumn election |
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| Aug.15 |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Aug.3 |
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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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Fans receive final Potter book 
| London: The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum | |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats |
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| Jul.9 |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot |
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UK on highest terror alert |
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| Jun.29 |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked. London
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Bomb 'packed with nails' |
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Brown: Let work of change begin
London: 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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Rushdie knighted in honours list. London
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UK jails 7 'dirty bomb' plotters |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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| May.20 |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
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| May.10 |
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Blair: My political journey is over |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran |
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'Beheading plot' behind terror raid |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
London: Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy. London
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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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Pair test positive for polonium |
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies London: Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
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MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos'. London
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It's hard to let go, admits Blair |
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Blair: I will resign within a year London: Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled London: Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted
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Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat |
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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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Fuel depot blasts injure dozens
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Bomber in tape claim |
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4 UK bomb suspects held |
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4 blasts hit transport. London
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Vigil for bombing victims |
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Bombs kill 52
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London wins 2012 Olympics |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal London: Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
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Blair heads for historic third term London: Tony Blair is heading for an 3rd term in government but with a greatly reduced majority
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Prince Charles marries Camilla London: A solemn ceremony has blessed the wedding, at which the couple each pledged to be faithful to each other
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Blair calls election for May 5 |
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| Jan.29 |
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BBC apologizes as Dyke quits |
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Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC. London
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Diana crash investigation ordered. London
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Bomb attacks kill 30 |
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Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits |
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| Jul.18 |
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found |
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| Feb.15 |
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Millions in peace protests. European Union
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Officer killed in ricin probe raid |
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Terror suspects, ricin seized |
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Fire at Buckingham Palace |
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Poignant farewell to Queen Mother |
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Queen Mother dies |
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| Feb.9 |
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Princess Margaret dies |
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George Harrison dies. Southern California
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| Jul.26 |
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Beatle Paul to remarry |
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Blair won by landslide |
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Race rioters battle police |
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Doctor may have killed 297 |
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58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck |