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| May. 15 |
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Chelsea grabs last minute glory to win Europa League |
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| May. 5 |
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UK official: Rape accusations 'completely false' |
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Silence falls over London Marathon as thousands remember Boston |
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Last respects paid to Lady Thatcher 
Map of St Paul%27s Cathedral England| The Queen has led mourners in St Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain's longest serving prime minister of modern times | |
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Security tight for Thatcher funeral |
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| Apr.10 |
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Korea crisis on agenda at G8 talks |
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| Apr.9 |
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Thatcher funeral set for next week |
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| Apr.8 |
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Tributes paid to Margaret Thatcher |
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Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister
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| Mar.23 |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said Saturday on Facebook
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| Mar.4 |
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Queen Elizabeth II leaves hospital
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| Mar.3 |
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Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis. The queen was taken to the hospital 'as a precautionary ...
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Pistorius charged with killing girlfriend Map of Pretoria South Africa  South Africa: Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his South Africa. His arrest over the death of model Reeva Steenkamp has s... | |
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Helicopter crashes in London rush hour
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| Jan.11 |
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Police: TV host sexually abused hundreds
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| Dec.10 |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal |
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| Dec.7 |
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Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call| A nurse that was duped by a prank call from two Australian radio DJs concerning Prince William's pregnant wife, has apparently committed suicide. The DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the call, in w... | |
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William and Kate expecting royal child Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage
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| Nov.10 |
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BBC boss George Entwistle resigns
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| Oct.23 |
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BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal |
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| Aug.19 |
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Julian Assange demands U.S. back off leakers |
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| Aug.16 |
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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange
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| Aug.12 |
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Olympic flag handed over to Rio
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| Aug.9 |
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Bolt makes history with 200m gold
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Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal| Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley | |
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Olympic badminton players disqualified
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| Jul.27 |
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Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games Map of Stratford England The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond
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| Jul.3 |
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Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns
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| Jun.27 |
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Queen makes history with ex-IRA leader handshake. Northern Ireland
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| Jun.19 |
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WikiLeakers founder seeks asylum in Ecuador |
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| Jun.5 |
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Flypast ends Jubilee celebrations |
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Illness forces Prince Philip to miss concert |
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Pomp, pouring rain for Diamond Jubilee The Thames became a sea of red, white and blue Sunday, as tens of thousands celebrated the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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| May.19 |
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Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern |
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| May.15 |
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Murdoch editor charged over hacking
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| Dec.23 |
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Prince Philip in hospital after chest pain |
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| Nov.2 |
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Assange loses fight against extradition |
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| Oct.28 |
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Daughters given equal rights to throne |
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| Aug.16 |
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Hacking 'discussed' at News of the World |
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More than 1,900 arrested in Britain |
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| Aug.11 |
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PM: Police waited too long to act |
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| Aug.10 |
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Cameron: 'Fightback is under way' |
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After 4 nights of violence, tentative calm |
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| Aug.8 |
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Further riots spreads across England Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring up in other English cities
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| Jul.23 |
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Amy Winehouse found dead |
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| Jul.20 |
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Parliament grills combative Cameron |
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| Jul.19 |
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UK lawmakers grill Murdoch, ex-editor
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| Jul.17 |
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London police chief resigns amid scandal
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Brooks arrested in hacking scandal |
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| Jul.16 |
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Murdoch ad apologizes for 'wrongdoing' |
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| Jul.15 |
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Murdoch apologizes as deputies resign |
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| Jul.13 |
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News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB |
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| Jul.12 |
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Murdoch summoned over phone hacking |
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| Jul.9 |
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NoW goes to presses for last time |
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| Jul.7 |
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
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| Jul.6 |
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UK dead soldiers' families 'hacked' |
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| May.17 |
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Queen honours Irish fighters |
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| Apr.29 |
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Prince William married Catherine Middleton Map of Westminster England Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honor each other
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| Mar.30 |
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Libyan foreign minister defects |
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| Dec.20 |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow |
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| Dec.16 |
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Wikileaks founder Assange freed on bail
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| Dec.9 |
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Protesters attack Prince Charles' car
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| Dec.7 |
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Assange jailed as extradition considered
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| Nov.16 |
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Prince William announced engagement
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| Sep.25 |
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Labour Party taps Miliband as new leader |
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| May.16 |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick |
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| May.11 |
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David Cameron named UK prime minister Cameron immediately began forming his coalition government, appointing several Liberal Democrat leaders to Cabinet posts
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| May.10 |
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Brown 'stepping down as Labour leader' |
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| May.6 |
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Conservatives head for big gains
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| Apr.6 |
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Race begins as Brown confirms 6 May date |
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BA cabin crew begin strike action British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next 3 days
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| Sep.14 |
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Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences |
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| Sep.5 |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action |
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| Jul.5 |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record |
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| Jun.8 |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits |
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| Jun.4 |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation
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| May.19 |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'
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| Apr.2 |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
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| Mar.28 |
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Thousands join G-20 protest
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
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| Feb.2 |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights |
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| Sep.16 |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Apr.7 |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' |
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| Mar.31 |
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Duke 'did not order Diana death' |
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| Mar.27 |
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Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens |
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| Jan.17 |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway |
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Police guilty in 'bomber' case |
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| Jul.20 |
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Fans receive final Potter book 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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| Jul.9 |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked |
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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 |
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Rushdie knighted in honours list |
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| May.20 |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy |
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Pair test positive for polonium |
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| Nov.30 |
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed |
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| Nov.23 |
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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 |
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MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' |
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| Oct.30 |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos' |
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It's hard to let go, admits Blair |
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| Sep.7 |
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Blair: I will resign within a year
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| Aug.9 |
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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 |
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Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered |
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| May.4 |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat |
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| Jul.21 |
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4 blasts hit transport |
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| Jul.7 |
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Bombs kill 52 A series of 4 'callous' and coordinated bombings in transport system. Power failed on crowded underground trains
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London wins 2012 Olympics |
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| Jun.11 |
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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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Blair heads for historic third term
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Prince Charles marries Camilla
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Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC
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Diana crash investigation ordered |
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Millions in peace protests. European Union
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| Jan.7 |
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Terror suspects, ricin seized |
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Queen Mother dies |
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| Jun.7 |
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Blair won by landslide |
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