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Former ELO cellist killed in car accident
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Cricket player confirms corruption |
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Fiona prompts warning for Bermuda |
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Arrest over cricket 'bets scam'| A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged cricket betting scam centred on the current Test between Pakistan and England at Lord's | |
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Britain demands Israeli soldier's release |
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UN Tribunal |
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Model tells court of 'dirty stones' gift
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BP ousts CEO Hayward Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley
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BP set to announce record loss |
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BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
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BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
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England |
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Scientists discover monster star |
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
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Lockerbie bomber release 'not BP's fault' |
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 Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking| BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion. The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could la... | |
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England |
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$1M Roman treasure unearthed |
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| Jul.9 |
Northern England |
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Gunman Raoul Moat kills himself
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BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
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U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief |
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Bloody Sunday killed were innocent 
Map of Londonderry United Kingdom All those killed on Bloody Sunday were innocent, the Saville Report has ruled. Thirteen marchers were shot dead on 30 January 1972
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Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf |
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12 killed in England shooting spree
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland
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| May.15 |
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Chelsea win Cup Double |
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Cameron coalition team in cabinet meeting |
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| May.11 |
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David Cameron named UK prime minister 
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| May.10 |
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Brown 'stepping down as Labour leader'
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| May.7 |
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Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks |
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| May.6 |
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Conservatives head for big gains The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party in a hung parliament, after nearly 200 election results
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Polls give UK debate win to Cameron |
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| Apr.28 |
Northern England |
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PM apologizes for calling woman 'bigot'
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London |
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Race begins as Brown confirms 6 May date
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London |
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BA cancels nearly half of flights amid strike |
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London |
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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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| Feb.22 |
Mexico |
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Argentina rallies support over Falklands |
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London |
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Police hunt airline terror link |
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England |
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Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
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London |
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British Airways cabin crew strike illegal |
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London |
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Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences |
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| Sep.7 |
England |
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Three guilty of airline bomb plot |
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| Sep.5 |
London |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action |
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Brown: No room for economic complacency |
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| Aug.20 |
 Libya |
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Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes |
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| Aug.8 |
Iran |
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UK, French embassy employees on trial |
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London |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record |
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| Jun.28 |
Iran |
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British Embassy workers seized in Iran |
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| Jun.8 |
London |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits |
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London |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation
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| May.31 |
England |
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Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 |
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| May.19 |
London |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'
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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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London |
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Thousands join G-20 protest
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| Mar.14 |
London |
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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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Northern Ireland |
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Police officer shot dead in town |
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
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Two die in Army attack Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured
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London |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights |
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UK bank rescue package imminent
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New York |
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World markets continue to slide
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London |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed'
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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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Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan |
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London |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway |
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| Dec.6 |
England |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam'
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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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England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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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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London |
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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 |
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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| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath
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| Jun.29 |
London |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked
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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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London |
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Rushdie knighted in honours list
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London |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
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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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London |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran |
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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%3A%2F%2Fi.a.cnn.net%2Fcnn%2Finteractive%2Fmaps%2Fworld%2Fpersian.gulf%2Fpopup.iraq.shatt.al.arab.gif Iran 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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London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
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London |
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy |
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| Dec.12 |
England |
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5 prostitutes killed
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| Dec.1 |
London |
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Pair test positive for polonium |
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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
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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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London |
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Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered |
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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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| 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
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| Jul.8 |
Scotland |
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G8 pledges $50 billion to Africa |
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London |
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Bombs kill 52 Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fshared%2Fspl%2Fhi%2Fuk%2F05%2Flondon_blasts%2Fwhat_happened%2Fhtml%2Fdefault.stm England A series of 4 'callous' and coordinated bombings in transport system. Power failed on crowded underground trains
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Singapore |
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London wins 2012 Olympics |
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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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Blair heads for historic third term
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Prince Charles marries Camilla
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London |
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Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC
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London |
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Diana crash investigation ordered |
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Turkey |
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Bomb attacks kill 30 |
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England |
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found |
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European Union |
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Millions in peace protests
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London |
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Terror suspects, ricin seized |
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London |
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Queen Mother dies |
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Los Angeles |
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George Harrison dies |
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Northern Ireland |
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IRA put weapons beyond use For the first time IRA has ever disposed weaponry
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London |
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Blair won by landslide |
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Northern England |
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Doctor may have killed 297 |
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Northern Ireland |
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Parliamentary powers restored |
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