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| May. 9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Sailor dies as US race boat capsizes| A British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran capsized during a training session for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay | |
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| Apr. 30 |
Bermuda |
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Charter jet makes emergency landing in Bermuda 
A British-based charter jet has made an emergency landing in Bermuda after a fire apparently broke out in the cabin
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| Apr.6 |
London |
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Jet pilots 'dozed off twice over London'
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| Jan.19 |
Scotland |
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Four dead after Glencoe avalanche
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| Jan.16 |
London |
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Helicopter crashes in London rush hour 
| A copter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick fog, killing the pilot and another person and sparking flames | |
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| Jan.10 |
Peru |
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Dakar Rally hit by deaths |
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| Dec.23 |
England |
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More rain set to exacerbate flood disruption
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| Nov.25 |
England |
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England flooding kills 1, more rain on way
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| Nov.21 |
Hong Kong |
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'Fat Duck' chefs die in Hong Kong crash
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| Oct.15 |
Bermuda |
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Tropical Storm Rafael churns toward Bermuda |
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| Sep.9 |
Bermuda |
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Tropical Storm Leslie expected to pass east of Bermuda |
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| Sep.7 |
Bermuda |
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Bermuda closes schools as Hurricane Leslie advances |
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| Sep.5 |
Bermuda |
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Hurricane Leslie threatens Bermuda |
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| Aug.19 |
Los Angeles |
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British director Tony Scott dead Best known for the films 'Top Gun' and 'Beverly Hills Cop II,' died in an apparent suicide Sunday when he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bri...
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| Aug.7 |
London |
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Cameroon athletes go missing at Olympics
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| Jun.8 |
Japan |
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Solo round-the-world explorer rescued after storm |
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| May.29 |
Northern England |
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Parents detained over fire deaths |
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| May.5 |
South Africa |
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Tourist mauled by 'tame' cheetah |
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| Apr.16 |
London |
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US-bound jet in emergency landing |
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| Apr.14 |
Northern Ireland |
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Titanic tragedy remembered |
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| Mar.17 |
Arctic |
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Arctic climate 'tech fixes' urged |
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| Mar.5 |
England |
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Power fault brings Eurostar chaos
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| Mar.2 |
Louisiana |
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BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal
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| Feb.5 |
London |
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Heathrow cancels flights as snow blankets
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| Nov.5 |
England |
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Seven confirmed dead in UK crash
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| Sep.16 |
Wales |
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Second trapped UK miner dead
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| Aug.23 |
Lesser Antilles |
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Fire destroys private home of Branson
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| Aug.5 |
Norway |
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Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip
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| May.24 |
Scotland |
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Ash flight delays hit thousands
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| Apr.20 |
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BP sues Gulf oil spill companies
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| Feb.27 |
Libya |
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Rescue missions sent to Libyan desert
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| Dec.20 |
London |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
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| Nov.26 |
London |
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Case for man-made warming increased |
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| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
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Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
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| Oct.18 |
London |
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Pinera: Mining conditions must improve |
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| Sep.19 |
Bermuda |
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Bermuda feels wrath of Hurricane Igor |
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| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
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Capped well not leaking, BP says |
|
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
|
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 last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
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| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
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| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
|
| |
Washington |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
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| Jun.12 |
Washington |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
|
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf On day 46 of the oil spill, BP began to siphon oil from the ruptured undersea well to the surface, where it was flowing onto the awaiting drill...
|
| May.29 |
Louisiana |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
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| May.26 |
Louisiana |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
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| May.23 |
Louisiana |
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US warns it may 'push BP aside |
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| May.17 |
London |
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UK ash cloud restrictions easing |
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| May.16 |
London |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick Britain's two busiest airports are to close shortly as a volcanic ash cloud drifts further south, threatening major disruption to thousands of...
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| |
Northern England |
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Map of Liverpool England Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
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| May.3 |
Ireland |
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK |
|
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Louisiana |
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BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
|
| Apr.19 |
Iceland |
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New cloud could extend travel threat |
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| Apr.18 |
England |
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Test flights: European skies may be safe
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| Dec.18 |
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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| Nov.20 |
London |
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Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria |
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| Jul.3 |
London |
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6 die in high-rise fire |
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| May.29 |
London |
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Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic |
|
| Mar.21 |
Scotland |
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British helos grounded after Canada crash |
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| Mar.13 |
London |
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'High risk' of plane fault repeat |
|
| Feb.16 |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and its French Le Triomphant collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean
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| Feb.13 |
London |
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2 hurt in London City Airport crash |
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| Feb.2 |
London |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights The snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 650 flights at the airport and shut down the city's bus network
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| Dec.5 |
London |
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PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action |
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| Oct.5 |
Hong Kong |
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Melamine in Cadbury products |
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| Sep.11 |
France |
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea tunnel linking the two countr...
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| Jan.17 |
London |
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Heathrow crash probe to begin |
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| |
London |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway
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| Aug.3 |
England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth Map of Guildford United Kingdom 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease
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| Jul.24 |
England |
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140,000 homes without water |
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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 | |
|
| May.20 |
London |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark
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| Apr.13 |
Scotland |
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3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship |
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| Feb.3 |
England |
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Bird flu virus is Asian strain
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| Jan.18 |
London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe | Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands. The storms are ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppli... | |
|
|
| Dec.21 |
England |
|
Flu 'could wipe out 62 million' |
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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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Dead spy's contact 'has radiation' |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
|
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
| Sep.11 |
Bermuda |
|
Florence cuts power to thousands
|
| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
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14 Britons die in NATO crash
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| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
|
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
|
|
| Dec.11 |
England |
|
Fuel depot blasts injure dozens Several large explosions are lighting up the predawn sky, injuring 43 people and sparking a massive blaze
|
| Oct.18 |
England |
|
Bird flu declared 'global threat' |
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| |
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| Nov.6 |
England |
|
Train tragedy probe after six die |
|
| Jun.2 |
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Computer failure grounds flights
|
| Feb.6 |
Northern England |
|
18 die in tide |
|
|
| Dec.26 |
England |
|
Beagle 2 not calling home from Mars |
|
| Sep.5 |
Bermuda |
|
Fabian pounds with 120 mph winds |
|
| Aug.28 |
London |
|
Rush hour power cut hits London |
|
| |
|
| Jul.19 |
England |
|
Weapons expert had slashed wrist |
|
| Jan.25 |
London |
|
30 hurt after Tube crash |
|
| Jan.1 |
England |
|
Tanker strikes sunken vessel |
|
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
|
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits |
|
| Dec.4 |
England |
|
Probe after Concorde loses rudder |
|
| Jul.19 |
England |
|
Full 'Dr. Death' horror revealed |
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
|
Fire at Buckingham Palace
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
|
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
|
| |
|
|
| Dec.7 |
England |
|
Countess' sorrow at lost baby |
|
| Apr.24 |
England |
|
Foot-and-mouth in humans |
|
| Mar.27 |
England |
|
Body found in U.S. pilots search |
|
| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
|
U.S. jets missing |
|
| Feb.28 |
England |
|
13 dead in rail crash |
|
|
| |
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
|
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| May.29 |
Northern England |
Parents detained over fire deaths |
| 2011 |
|
| Aug.23 |
Lesser Antilles |
Fire destroys private home of Branson
| 2009 |
|
| Jul.3 |
London |
6 die in high-rise fire |
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.11 |
France |
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea tunnel linking the two countr...
| 2007 |
|
| May.20 |
London |
Fire rips through Cutty Sark
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
Fire at Buckingham Palace
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Peru |
Dakar Rally hit by deaths |
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.21 |
Hong Kong |
'Fat Duck' chefs die in Hong Kong crash
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.5 |
England |
Seven confirmed dead in UK crash
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.20 |
London |
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria |
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.5 |
London |
PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action |
|
| Oct.5 |
Hong Kong |
Melamine in Cadbury products |
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.3 |
England |
Bird flu virus is Asian strain
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.21 |
England |
Flu 'could wipe out 62 million' |
|
| Dec.1 |
London |
Pair test positive for polonium
|
| Dec.1 |
London |
Dead spy's contact 'has radiation' |
| 2005 |
|
| Oct.18 |
England |
Bird flu declared 'global threat' |
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.19 |
England |
Full 'Dr. Death' horror revealed |
| 2001 |
|
| Dec.7 |
England |
Countess' sorrow at lost baby |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Sailor dies as US race boat capsizes| A British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran capsized during a training session for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay | |
| 2012 |
|
| Jun.8 |
Japan |
Solo round-the-world explorer rescued after storm |
|
| Apr.14 |
Northern Ireland |
Titanic tragedy remembered |
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.16 |
|
British, French nuclear submarines collide A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and its French Le Triomphant collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.13 |
Scotland |
3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship |
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Northern England |
18 die in tide |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.1 |
England |
Tanker strikes sunken vessel |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Mar.5 |
England |
Power fault brings Eurostar chaos
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.11 |
Bermuda |
Florence cuts power to thousands
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.28 |
London |
Rush hour power cut hits London |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| May.24 |
Scotland |
Ash flight delays hit thousands
| 2010 |
|
| May.17 |
London |
UK ash cloud restrictions easing |
|
| May.16 |
London |
Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick Britain's two busiest airports are to close shortly as a volcanic ash cloud drifts further south, threatening major disruption to thousands of...
|
| May.16 |
Northern England |
Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Map of Liverpool England Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
|
| May.3 |
Ireland |
Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK |
|
| Apr.19 |
Iceland |
New cloud could extend travel threat |
|
| Apr.18 |
England |
Test flights: European skies may be safe
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.7 |
London |
Cameroon athletes go missing at Olympics
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Sep.16 |
Wales |
Second trapped UK miner dead
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.18 |
London |
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.23 |
England |
More rain set to exacerbate flood disruption
|
| Oct.15 |
Bermuda |
Tropical Storm Rafael churns toward Bermuda |
|
| Sep.9 |
Bermuda |
Tropical Storm Leslie expected to pass east of Bermuda |
|
| Sep.7 |
Bermuda |
Bermuda closes schools as Hurricane Leslie advances |
|
| Sep.5 |
Bermuda |
Hurricane Leslie threatens Bermuda |
|
| Mar.17 |
Arctic |
Arctic climate 'tech fixes' urged |
|
| Feb.5 |
London |
Heathrow cancels flights as snow blankets
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.20 |
London |
Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
|
| Nov.26 |
London |
Case for man-made warming increased |
|
| Sep.19 |
Bermuda |
Bermuda feels wrath of Hurricane Igor |
| 2009 |
|
| May.29 |
London |
Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic |
|
| Feb.2 |
London |
Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights The snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 650 flights at the airport and shut down the city's bus network
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.18 |
London |
47 dead as storm batters Europe | Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands. The storms are ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppli... | |
| 2003 |
|
| Sep.5 |
Bermuda |
Fabian pounds with 120 mph winds |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.25 |
England |
England flooding kills 1, more rain on way
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.24 |
England |
140,000 homes without water |
|
| Jul.23 |
England |
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 | |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Apr. 30 |
Bermuda |
Charter jet makes emergency landing in Bermuda A British-based charter jet has made an emergency landing in Bermuda after a fire apparently broke out in the cabin
|
| Apr.6 |
London |
Jet pilots 'dozed off twice over London'
|
| Jan.16 |
London |
Helicopter crashes in London rush hour | A copter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick fog, killing the pilot and another person and sparking flames | |
| 2012 |
|
| Apr.16 |
London |
US-bound jet in emergency landing |
| 2009 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Scotland |
British helos grounded after Canada crash |
|
| Mar.13 |
London |
'High risk' of plane fault repeat |
|
| Feb.13 |
London |
2 hurt in London City Airport crash |
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.17 |
London |
Heathrow crash probe to begin |
|
| Jan.17 |
London |
Heathrow jet lands short of runway
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
14 Britons die in NATO crash
|
| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.2 |
|
Computer failure grounds flights
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.4 |
England |
Probe after Concorde loses rudder |
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
| 2001 |
|
| Mar.27 |
England |
Body found in U.S. pilots search |
|
| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
U.S. jets missing |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| May.5 |
South Africa |
Tourist mauled by 'tame' cheetah |
| 2011 |
|
| Aug.5 |
Norway |
Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Louisiana |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal
| 2011 |
|
| Apr.20 |
|
BP sues Gulf oil spill companies
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
|
| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
Capped well not leaking, BP says |
|
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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 last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
|
| |
|
| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
|
| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
|
| Jun.16 |
Washington |
BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
|
| Jun.12 |
Washington |
US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
|
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf On day 46 of the oil spill, BP began to siphon oil from the ruptured undersea well to the surface, where it was flowing onto the awaiting drill...
|
| May.29 |
Louisiana |
'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
|
| May.26 |
Louisiana |
BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
|
| May.23 |
Louisiana |
US warns it may 'push BP aside |
|
| May.3 |
Louisiana |
BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
|
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.19 |
Scotland |
Four dead after Glencoe avalanche
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.19 |
Los Angeles |
British director Tony Scott dead Best known for the films 'Top Gun' and 'Beverly Hills Cop II,' died in an apparent suicide Sunday when he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bri...
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.19 |
England |
Weapons expert had slashed wrist |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.18 |
England |
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
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.6 |
England |
Train tragedy probe after six die |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.25 |
London |
30 hurt after Tube crash |
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.28 |
England |
13 dead in rail crash |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Libya |
Rescue missions sent to Libyan desert
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Dec.26 |
England |
Beagle 2 not calling home from Mars |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.3 |
England |
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth Map of Guildford United Kingdom 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.24 |
England |
Foot-and-mouth in humans |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.11 |
England |
Fuel depot blasts injure dozens Several large explosions are lighting up the predawn sky, injuring 43 people and sparking a massive blaze
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