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Terror suspects, ricin seized| 6 terror suspects are being questioned by police after traces of ricin were discovered at a London address | |
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| Jan.8 |
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French tip-off led to ricin 'lab' French intelligence services provided the tip that led British authorities to arrest 6 men in a London apartment
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| Jan.11 |
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Ricin: police charge four
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| Jan.14 |
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Palestinians defy London talks ban The Palestinians have taken part in the talks via video link . Sharon warned the UK not to trust Yasser Arafat
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| Jan.19 |
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Anti-terror police raid mosque
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| Jan.25 |
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30 hurt after Tube crash Train carrying 800 people derailed in central London. Rear 3 carriages derailed and hit a wall
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| Jan.26 |
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'Human shields' being used - U.S.
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| Feb.11 |
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Attack fears grow: London on alert
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| Feb.13 |
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Man with grenade held at Gatwick Police have arrested a man at London's Airport after finding a live grenade in his luggage
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| Feb.15 |
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Millions in peace protests| In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever | | |
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| Feb.17 |
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Congestion charge cuts traffic levels The scheme is seen as a huge political gamble by London Mayor Ken Livingstone
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| Mar.18 |
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Parliament backs Iraq war Blair has won key support for a military campaign, despite a major rebellion in his Labour Party
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London arrests after bombs found
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| Mar.19 |
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Valencia dumps Arsenal
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| Apr.9 |
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Concorde services to end October British Airways and Air France plan to stop the flights because they are not making enough money
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| May.11 |
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West Ham relegated to first division
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| May.17 |
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Arsenal win 1-0, retain FA Cup
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| Jun.4 |
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Weapons criticis blast Blair Blair said that claims the government doctored a dossier on weapons of mass destruction were 'completely untrue'
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| Jun.16 |
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Inquiry into WMD claims| Committee will focus attention on claims that Iraq had the capacity to launch a strike using WMD within 45 minutes | |
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| Jun.23 |
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Hewitt crashes out of Wimbledon
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| Jun.24 |
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Putin arrives for UK state visit President is to begin the first state visit to Britain by a Russian leader in more than 125 years
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| Jun.28 |
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Teen Sharapova knocks off Dokic
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Agassi, Phillippoussis come out winners
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| Jun.30 |
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Serena powers into quarterfinals
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With 46 aces, Philippoussis ousts Agassi
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| Jul.1 |
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Both Williams get semifinals at Wimbledon
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| Jul.2 |
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Storm leaves men high and dry
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| Jul.3 |
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Serena advanced to Wimbledon final
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Injured Venus battles past Clijsters The 23-year-old American needed extensive treatment in semifinal, but battled back to seal a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory
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| Jul.4 |
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Federer makes to Wimbledon final Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-3 to become Wimbledon's first Swiss finalist
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| Jul.5 |
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Serena claims Wimbledon glory Serena Williams clinched her second straight crown with 4-6 6-4 6-2 victory over her sister Venus
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| Jul.6 |
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Federer wins Wimbledon Roger Federer claims his first Grand Slam title with a demolition of Mark Philippoussis 7-6 (7/5) 6-2 7-6 (7/3)
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Navratilova wins 20th Wimbledon title
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Clijsters and Sugiyama win doubles title
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| Jul.9 |
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Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found' Senior Government figures no longer believe WMD are likely to turn up in Iraq. They believe the weapons did exist
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| Jul.14 |
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UK praises Sharon's 'peace work'
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| Aug.8 |
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Freed bombing convicts leave Saudi
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| Aug.28 |
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Blair defiant at Iraq inquiry Prime Minister said that if a report accusing of sexing up intelligence had been true, it would have merited his resignation
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Rush hour power cut hits London Hundreds of thousands of passengers were trapped on the Underground and thousands of took to the streets
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| Aug.29 |
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Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits| Downing Street media chief said his resignation was not related to the Hutton inquiry | |
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| Sep.8 |
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Security tight around arms fair
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| Sep.17 |
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Gunners upended
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| Oct.19 |
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Plot to kill Putin foiled 2 men have been arrested by British anti-terrorist police in London over a plot to assassinate Russian President
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| Oct.24 |
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Last Concorde flights touch down 3 needle-nosed jets have touched down in London in a spectacular finale to the era of supersonic travel
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| Nov.20 |
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Mass anti-Bush protest| Thousands have marched in protest against U.S. President policies on Iraq. 5,500 police were on duty | | |
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| Nov.25 |
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5-goal Arsenal stun Inter Milan
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| Nov.27 |
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Police question al-Qaeda suspect
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| Dec.8 |
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London halts to greet rugby heroes
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| Dec.10 |
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Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv