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| Jan.30 |
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Iran 'must face Security Council' The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have agreed Iran should be hauled before that body
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| Feb.20 |
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Holocaust denier Irving jailed
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| Feb.22 |
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist 
Map of Kent United Kingdom Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
| The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work.
A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed.
The manager's wife and young son were kidnapped from their home.
6 men tied up the depot staff on duty and then loaded the money into the truck.
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| Mar.31 |
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Rice denies US is world's jailer |
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| Apr.12 |
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Russia, Britain blast Iran's nuclear move |
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| Apr.21 |
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Birthday walkabout for queen at 80
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| Apr.25 |
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Hero Lehmann as Arsenal make final |
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| Apr.27 |
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Amazing comeback puts Boro through |
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| Apr.29 |
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Chelsea keep title |
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| May.4 |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat Labour Party suffered major losses in elections in England, which could increase pressure on Blair
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| May.5 |
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Embattled Blair axes top ministers
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| May.10 |
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UK told US won't shut Guantanamo |
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| May.11 |
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7/7 report faults terror planning |
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| May.17 |
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Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph Arsenal goalkeeper became the first player sent off in a European Cup final as Barcelona triumphed 2-1
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| Jun.2 |
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Man shot in anti-terrorism raid |
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| Jun.15 |
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UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor |
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Late goals see England through |
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| Jun.20 |
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England come top after Sweden draw |
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| Jun.21 |
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al-Qaeda planned to hijack from Heathrow |
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| Jun.24 |
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Goat demoted for parade incident |
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| Jun.25 |
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England wins 1-0 over Ecuador |
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| Jul.1 |
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Portugal through to semis over England
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| Jul.3 |
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Al-Qaeda 'bid to infiltrate MI5' |
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| Jul.6 |
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Henin-Hardenne into women's final |
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Video of 7 July bomber released |
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Mauresmo ousts Sharapova in semis |
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| Jul.7 |
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Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered Britain marked one year since 4 suicide bombers killed 52 people in the Underground system and on a bus
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| |
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Federer and Nadal reach the final |
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| Jul.8 |
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Mauresmo's Wimbledon title triumph
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| Jul.9 |
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Federer resists challenge of Nadal
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| Jul.10 |
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900 more UK troops for Afghanistan |
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| Jul.11 |
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Pink Floyd's Barrett dies aged 60 |
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| Jul.19 |
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Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave |
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| |
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Web users urged on China policy |
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| Jul.23 |
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Emotional Woods defends Open title |
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| Jul.24 |
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Blair, Iraq PM discuss troop exit |
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| Jul.26 |
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Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' |
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| Aug.9 |
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Royal phone-tap probe 'widened' |
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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. The explosive devices to be smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist o... | |
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| Aug.10 |
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Police probe flights terror plot
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| |
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Assets of 'plane plotters' frozen |
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| Aug.11 |
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Plotters met alleged al Qaeda bomber
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UK threat level remains critical
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'Do your attacks now' triggered arrests |
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| Aug.12 |
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Terror plot: Internet cafes raided |
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| Aug.13 |
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New terror attack on UK 'likely' |
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| |
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UK terror threat level downgraded |
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| Aug.14 |
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UK hand baggage restrictions eased |
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UK police search for explosives |
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| Aug.15 |
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UK police probe terror money trail |
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EU ministers in air terror talks |
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| Aug.16 |
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UK-US flight in emergency divert
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| |
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Terror plot suspects stay detained |
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| Aug.17 |
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Bomb suitcase found |
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| Aug.21 |
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Air terror 'plot': 11 charged
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| Aug.23 |
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Air plot: Court gives more time |
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| Aug.24 |
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Air plot: 1 more person charged |
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| Aug.29 |
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15 now charged over 'air plot' |
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| Aug.30 |
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Beatles to sue over royalty claim |
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| Sep.1 |
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14 held in terror swoop |
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| Sep.5 |
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PM gone within year, allies say
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| Sep.6 |
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Blair faces wave of resignations |
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| Sep.7 |
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Blair: I will resign within a year| Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure | |
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| Sep.17 |
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Casey overwhelms Micheel in final |
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| Sep.19 |
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Soldier pleads guilty to Iraqi mistreatment
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| Sep.26 |
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It's hard to let go, admits Blair 
Tony Blair used his last Labour conference speech to urge the party to unite and win a fourth term
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| Sep.28 |
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Blair, Musharraf meet
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| |
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Musharraf faces spy agency fallout |
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| Oct.6 |
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World powers mull Iran sanctions
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| |
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Big six: Iran sanctions possible U.S., Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia agreed to pursue possible U.N. sanctions against Iran
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| Oct.12 |
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Man admits UK-US terror bomb plot |
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General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces 'exacerbates the security problems'
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| Oct.13 |
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Army chief defends Iraq comments
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| Oct.17 |
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Blair: Veil is sign of separation |
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| Oct.18 |
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Mills silent over divorce reports |
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| Oct.23 |
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We'll hold Iraq nerve, says Blair
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| Oct.24 |
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Reid outlines new EU work curbs |
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| Oct.30 |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
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| Nov.7 |
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Al-Qaeda plotter jailed for life
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| Nov.9 |
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MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' Security service's head Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller: MI5 is keeping 1,600 individuals under surveillance
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| Nov.13 |
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Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help
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| Nov.15 |
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Michael Jackson returns to stage |
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| Nov.17 |
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq The prime minister has publicly accepted that the violence since the US-led invasion in 2003 has been a disaster
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| Nov.18 |
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Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK' Scotland Yard is investigating the alleged poisoning of the critic of President Putin, Alexander Litvinenko
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| Nov.21 |
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Poisoned spy 'had death threats'
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| Nov.22 |
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UK may transfer Basra 'in spring' |
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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
| The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in the matter. The former KGB spy met with a contact who claimed to have information connecting the Russian government with the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
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| Nov.24 |
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Former spy poisoned by radiation British health officials: Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned by radiation from polonium 210
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| Nov.25 |
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Spy radiation death: Video studied
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| |
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Blair: 'Sorrow' over Britain's slavery role |
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| Nov.27 |
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More radiation found in spy case |
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| Nov.29 |
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Radioactive traces on BA planes |
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| Nov.30 |
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed Traces of radiation have been found at a dozen sites; 5 jets were being investigated for possible contamination
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| Dec.1 |
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Dead spy's contact 'has radiation'
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| |
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Pair test positive for polonium A contact and the wife of dead former spy Litvinenko have both tested positive for polonium-210
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| Dec.3 |
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Poisoned spy probe widens to U.S., Russia |
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| Dec.4 |
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UK nuclear weapons plan unveiled |
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| Dec.5 |
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Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions
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Scaramella: I warned poisoned spy |
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| Dec.7 |
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Russia opens spy poison probe |
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| Dec.8 |
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Fiji suspended from Commonwealth |
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| |
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Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident
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| Dec.11 |
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Car of ex-spy contact contaminated
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Spy death police quiz key figure |
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| Dec.12 |
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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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| Dec.13 |
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Massive response in murders probe
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| |
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UK supports Darfur no-fly zone
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| Dec.14 |
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
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| |
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Funds scandal: Police quiz Blair |
|
| Dec.16 |
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Prostitute killings: CCTV footage released |
|
| Dec.17 |
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Aussies regain Ashes from England |
|
| Dec.18 |
|
Man held over 5 prostitute deaths Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested at his home in Trimley, near Felixstowe, Suffolk
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| Dec.21 |
|
Man charged with Suffolk murders |
|
| |
|
Holocaust denier: No need for remorse |
|
| |
|
Flu 'could wipe out 62 million'
|
| Dec.23 |
|
Archbishop attacks Iraq strategy |
|
| Dec.24 |
|
Dead spy's Italy contact arrested Police have arrested Mario Scaramella who met Russian former spy Litvinenko the day he fell ill from poisoning
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| |
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Report: Tunnel is terror target |
|
| Dec.29 |
|
UK arrests four wanted by Rwanda |
|
| |
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2 crew die in U.S. submarine tragedy |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.10 |
900 more UK troops for Afghanistan |
|
| Sep.19 |
Soldier pleads guilty to Iraqi mistreatment
|
| Oct.12 |
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces 'exacerbates the security problems'
|
| Oct.13 |
Army chief defends Iraq comments
|
| Oct.23 |
We'll hold Iraq nerve, says Blair
|
| Nov.17 |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq The prime minister has publicly accepted that the violence since the US-led invasion in 2003 has been a disaster
|
| Nov.22 |
UK may transfer Basra 'in spring' |
|
| Nov.27 |
More radiation found in spy case |
|
| Nov.29 |
Radioactive traces on BA planes |
|
| Dec.4 |
UK nuclear weapons plan unveiled |
|
| Dec.13 |
UK supports Darfur no-fly zone
|
| Dec.29 |
UK arrests four wanted by Rwanda |
|
| Dec.29 |
2 crew die in U.S. submarine tragedy |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jun.21 |
al-Qaeda planned to hijack from Heathrow |
|
| Jul.19 |
Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave |
|
| Oct.30 |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
| Dec.1 |
Dead spy's contact 'has radiation'
|
| Dec.1 |
Pair test positive for polonium A contact and the wife of dead former spy Litvinenko have both tested positive for polonium-210
|
| Dec.11 |
Car of ex-spy contact contaminated
|
| Dec.21 |
Flu 'could wipe out 62 million'
|
| Dec.29 |
2 crew die in U.S. submarine tragedy |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jun.24 |
Goat demoted for parade incident |
|
| Jul.11 |
Pink Floyd's Barrett dies aged 60 |
|
| Jul.19 |
Web users urged on China policy |
|
| Jul.26 |
Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' |
|
| Aug.9 |
'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. The explosive devices to be smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist o... | |
|
| Aug.14 |
UK hand baggage restrictions eased |
|
| Aug.15 |
UK police probe terror money trail |
|
| Aug.30 |
Beatles to sue over royalty claim |
|
| Oct.18 |
Mills silent over divorce reports |
|
| Oct.24 |
Reid outlines new EU work curbs |
|
| Oct.30 |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
| Nov.15 |
Michael Jackson returns to stage |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Apr.25 |
Hero Lehmann as Arsenal make final |
|
| Apr.27 |
Amazing comeback puts Boro through |
|
| Apr.29 |
Chelsea keep title |
|
| May.17 |
Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph Arsenal goalkeeper became the first player sent off in a European Cup final as Barcelona triumphed 2-1
|
| Jun.15 |
Late goals see England through |
|
| Jun.20 |
England come top after Sweden draw |
|
| Jun.25 |
England wins 1-0 over Ecuador |
|
| Jul.1 |
Portugal through to semis over England
|
| Jul.6 |
Henin-Hardenne into women's final |
|
| Jul.6 |
Mauresmo ousts Sharapova in semis |
|
| Jul.7 |
Federer and Nadal reach the final |
|
| Jul.8 |
Mauresmo's Wimbledon title triumph
|
| Jul.9 |
Federer resists challenge of Nadal
|
| Jul.23 |
Emotional Woods defends Open title |
|
| Sep.17 |
Casey overwhelms Micheel in final |
|
| Dec.17 |
Aussies regain Ashes from England |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.20 |
Holocaust denier Irving jailed
|
| Feb.22 |
Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist Map of Kent United Kingdom Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
| The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work.
A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed.
The manager's wife and young son were kidnapped from their home.
6 men tied up the depot staff on duty and then loaded the money into the truck.
|
| |
|
| May.11 |
7/7 report faults terror planning |
|
| Jun.2 |
Man shot in anti-terrorism raid |
|
| Jun.15 |
UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor |
|
| Jun.21 |
al-Qaeda planned to hijack from Heathrow |
|
| Jul.3 |
Al-Qaeda 'bid to infiltrate MI5' |
|
| Jul.6 |
Video of 7 July bomber released |
|
| Aug.9 |
Royal phone-tap probe 'widened' |
|
| Aug.9 |
'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. The explosive devices to be smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist o... | |
|
| Aug.10 |
Police probe flights terror plot
|
| Aug.10 |
Assets of 'plane plotters' frozen |
|
| Aug.11 |
Plotters met alleged al Qaeda bomber
|
| Aug.11 |
UK threat level remains critical
|
| Aug.11 |
'Do your attacks now' triggered arrests |
|
| Aug.12 |
Terror plot: Internet cafes raided |
|
| Aug.13 |
New terror attack on UK 'likely' |
|
| Aug.13 |
UK terror threat level downgraded |
|
| Aug.14 |
UK police search for explosives |
|
| Aug.15 |
UK police probe terror money trail |
|
| Aug.15 |
EU ministers in air terror talks |
|
| Aug.16 |
UK-US flight in emergency divert
|
| Aug.16 |
Terror plot suspects stay detained |
|
| Aug.17 |
Bomb suitcase found |
|
| Aug.21 |
Air terror 'plot': 11 charged
|
| Aug.23 |
Air plot: Court gives more time |
|
| Aug.24 |
Air plot: 1 more person charged |
|
| Aug.29 |
15 now charged over 'air plot' |
|
| Sep.1 |
14 held in terror swoop |
|
| Sep.19 |
Soldier pleads guilty to Iraqi mistreatment
|
| Oct.12 |
Man admits UK-US terror bomb plot |
|
| Nov.7 |
Al-Qaeda plotter jailed for life
|
| Nov.9 |
MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' Security service's head Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller: MI5 is keeping 1,600 individuals under surveillance
|
| Nov.18 |
Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK' Scotland Yard is investigating the alleged poisoning of the critic of President Putin, Alexander Litvinenko
|
| Nov.21 |
Poisoned spy 'had death threats'
|
| Nov.23 |
Poisoned former KGB spy dies Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
| The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in the matter. The former KGB spy met with a contact who claimed to have information connecting the Russian government with the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
|
| |
|
| Nov.24 |
Former spy poisoned by radiation British health officials: Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned by radiation from polonium 210
|
| Nov.25 |
Spy radiation death: Video studied
|
| Nov.27 |
More radiation found in spy case |
|
| Nov.29 |
Radioactive traces on BA planes |
|
| Nov.30 |
Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed Traces of radiation have been found at a dozen sites; 5 jets were being investigated for possible contamination
|
| Dec.3 |
Poisoned spy probe widens to U.S., Russia |
|
| Dec.5 |
Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions
|
| Dec.5 |
Scaramella: I warned poisoned spy |
|
| Dec.7 |
Russia opens spy poison probe |
|
| Dec.8 |
Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident
|
| Dec.11 |
Car of ex-spy contact contaminated
|
| Dec.11 |
Spy death police quiz key figure |
|
| Dec.12 |
5 prostitutes killed | British police were racing against time to find the killer. The naked bodies have been found in and around Ipswich | |
|
| Dec.13 |
Massive response in murders probe
|
| Dec.14 |
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
|
| Dec.14 |
Funds scandal: Police quiz Blair |
|
| Dec.16 |
Prostitute killings: CCTV footage released |
|
| Dec.18 |
Man held over 5 prostitute deaths Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested at his home in Trimley, near Felixstowe, Suffolk
|
| Dec.21 |
Man charged with Suffolk murders |
|
| Dec.21 |
Holocaust denier: No need for remorse |
|
| Dec.24 |
Dead spy's Italy contact arrested Police have arrested Mario Scaramella who met Russian former spy Litvinenko the day he fell ill from poisoning
|
| Dec.24 |
Report: Tunnel is terror target |
|
| Dec.29 |
UK arrests four wanted by Rwanda |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.30 |
Iran 'must face Security Council' The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have agreed Iran should be hauled before that body
|
| Mar.31 |
Rice denies US is world's jailer |
|
| Apr.12 |
Russia, Britain blast Iran's nuclear move |
|
| Apr.21 |
Birthday walkabout for queen at 80
|
| May.4 |
Blair suffers local poll defeat Labour Party suffered major losses in elections in England, which could increase pressure on Blair
|
| May.5 |
Embattled Blair axes top ministers
|
| May.10 |
UK told US won't shut Guantanamo |
|
| May.11 |
7/7 report faults terror planning |
|
| Jul.7 |
Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered Britain marked one year since 4 suicide bombers killed 52 people in the Underground system and on a bus
|
| Jul.19 |
Web users urged on China policy |
|
| Jul.24 |
Blair, Iraq PM discuss troop exit |
|
| Aug.9 |
Royal phone-tap probe 'widened' |
|
| Aug.13 |
UK terror threat level downgraded |
|
| Aug.15 |
EU ministers in air terror talks |
|
| Sep.5 |
PM gone within year, allies say
|
| Sep.6 |
Blair faces wave of resignations |
|
| Sep.7 |
Blair: I will resign within a year| Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure | |
|
| Sep.26 |
It's hard to let go, admits Blair Tony Blair used his last Labour conference speech to urge the party to unite and win a fourth term
|
| Sep.28 |
Blair, Musharraf meet
|
| Sep.28 |
Musharraf faces spy agency fallout |
|
| Oct.6 |
World powers mull Iran sanctions
|
| Oct.6 |
Big six: Iran sanctions possible U.S., Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia agreed to pursue possible U.N. sanctions against Iran
|
| Oct.13 |
Army chief defends Iraq comments
|
| Oct.17 |
Blair: Veil is sign of separation |
|
| Oct.23 |
We'll hold Iraq nerve, says Blair
|
| Nov.13 |
Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help
|
| Nov.17 |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq The prime minister has publicly accepted that the violence since the US-led invasion in 2003 has been a disaster
|
| Nov.18 |
Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK' Scotland Yard is investigating the alleged poisoning of the critic of President Putin, Alexander Litvinenko
|
| Nov.22 |
UK may transfer Basra 'in spring' |
|
| Nov.25 |
Blair: 'Sorrow' over Britain's slavery role |
|
| Dec.4 |
UK nuclear weapons plan unveiled |
|
| Dec.8 |
Fiji suspended from Commonwealth |
|
| Dec.13 |
UK supports Darfur no-fly zone
|
| Dec.14 |
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
|
| Dec.14 |
Funds scandal: Police quiz Blair |
|
| Dec.23 |
Archbishop attacks Iraq strategy |
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