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| Jan.12 |
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Ronaldo crowned FIFA Player of Year
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| Jan.23 |
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UK in recession as economy slides
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| Jan.31 |
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PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
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| Feb.2 |
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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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| Feb.13 |
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2 hurt in London City Airport crash |
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| Mar.5 |
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UK lawmakers meet with militant groups |
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| Mar.10 |
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Gerrard double as Reds destroy Real |
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| Mar.13 |
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'High risk' of plane fault repeat |
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| |
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G20 ministers meet amid divisions
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| Mar.14 |
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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
| Commitment to fight all forms of protectionism and maintain open trade and investment.
A key commitment to restoring bank lending
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| Mar.18 |
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Actress Richardson dies aged 45 British actress Natasha Richardson, 45, has died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident at the Mont Tremblant resort
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| Mar.28 |
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Thousands join G-20 protest Despite fears of violence that have prompted a major security operation in the capital, the demonstration has so far been peaceful
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Biden appeals to G20 protesters |
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| Mar.30 |
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Brown: G-20 will rise to challenge |
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| Mar.31 |
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G20 leaders gather amid security |
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| Apr.1 |
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Thousands demonstrate ahead of G-20
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| |
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U.S., Russia announce nuke talks
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| |
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G20 leaders get down to business |
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| Apr.2 |
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G20 leaders: We can unite
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| |
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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
| The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. There will be sanctions against secretive tax havens and tougher global financial regulation
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Obama hails 'historic' G20 summit |
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| Apr.7 |
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Police at rally shoved man who later died |
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| Apr.8 |
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12 arrested in 'very serious' terror plot
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| Apr.9 |
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Police chief quits over blunder |
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| Apr.28 |
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Chelsea hold Barca in stalemate |
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| Apr.29 |
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O'Shea gives Man Utd slender advantage |
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| May.2 |
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UK minister attacks Labour's 'failure' |
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| May.5 |
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Man United crush Arsenal to reach final |
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| May.6 |
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Last-gasp Barcelona edge through to final |
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| May.12 |
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Brown: Scrutinise all MPs' claims |
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| May.15 |
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Justice minister Malik steps down |
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| May.16 |
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Man Utd clinch record title
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| May.18 |
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Key lawmaker in expenses scandal
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| May.19 |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'| Michael Martin has told MPs he intends to stand down, so becoming the first Commons Speaker to be forced out of office for 300 years | |
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| May.29 |
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Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic |
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| May.31 |
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Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton
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| Jun.2 |
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Home secretary Smith to step down |
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| Jun.3 |
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Brown attacked after Blears quits |
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| Jun.4 |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation Prime Minister said he was 'disappointed' over the resignation of James Purnell. In his letter of resignation Purnell also called on Brown to step aside
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| |
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Darling 'to remain as chancellor' |
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| Jun.5 |
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I won't walk away, insists Brown |
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| Jun.8 |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits Gordon Brown is preparing to face his Labour critics after Environment minister Jane Kennedy quit with a blast at his leadership
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| |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims
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| Jun.9 |
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London officers accused of waterboarding |
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| Jun.11 |
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Man Utd accept $130m Ronaldo bid |
|
| Jun.16 |
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BA asks staff to work for nothing |
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| Jun.22 |
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Dog walker trampled to death by cows |
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| |
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Lawmakers elect new speaker |
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| Jul.2 |
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Sisters Williams beat Russians |
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| Jul.3 |
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Roddick dumps out Murray in semifinal |
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| |
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Straight sets victory puts Federer in final |
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| |
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6 die in high-rise fire |
|
| Jul.4 |
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Serena powers to Wimbledon title
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| |
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UK threatens new Burma sanctions |
|
| Jul.5 |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record Roger Federer became the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beat Roddick in 5 dramatic sets for a 6th Wimbledon and 15th major title
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| |
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Britiain warns Iran about embassy arrest |
|
| Jul.11 |
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Afghan strategy 'right', PM says |
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| Jul.15 |
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Low carbon way 'to reshape lives' |
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| Jul.23 |
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Swine flu hits church wine |
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| Jul.25 |
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WWI veteran Patch dies aged 111 |
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| Jul.27 |
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Britain hails 'success' of anti-Taliban push |
|
| Jul.29 |
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Sunbeds as harmful as cigarettes |
|
| Jul.31 |
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UK Pentagon hacker to face U.S. trial
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|
| Aug.1 |
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UK troops 'given too many tasks'
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| Aug.6 |
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Train robber Biggs wins freedom |
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| Aug.7 |
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UK 'may have 40-year Afghan role' |
|
| Aug.8 |
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Ministers deny torture collusion
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| Aug.12 |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes| An international search operation was underway for a cargo Russian-crewed Arctic Sea ship was involved in piracy in European waters | |
|
| Aug.21 |
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Three charged over $65M jewelry heist |
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| |
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Trade 'link' to bomber's release
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| Aug.30 |
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Minister denies deal on Lockerbie release |
|
| Aug.31 |
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British PM: Terrorist was not traded for oil |
|
|
| Sep.4 |
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Bonus row opens up G20 divisions
|
| Sep.5 |
|
Brown: No room for economic complacency Finance ministers from the G-20 nations meeting have reiterated their commitment to coordinated action to tackle the economic crisis
|
| |
|
G20 pledges tougher bank action Finance ministers from the most powerful economies have agreed a series of measures to try to regulate the global banking system
|
| Sep.6 |
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Brown backs bid for Libya pay-out Gordon Brown has confirmed that the UK will support compensation claims being made against Libya by the families of IRA victims
|
| Sep.7 |
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Three guilty of airline bomb plot 3 men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes from London to N. America with home-made liquid bo...
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| Sep.8 |
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Games, music look to Beatles for 'Help!' |
|
| Sep.11 |
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8 arrested at protest outside mosque |
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| |
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MI6 reports own officer over torture claim |
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| Sep.13 |
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Britain denies 'secret deal' over slain cop |
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| Sep.14 |
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Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences Three men convicted of plotting to bomb planes flying to North America with liquid explosives hidden in soft drink bottles were given life sentences
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| Sep.22 |
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Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs
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| Sep.29 |
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We're not done yet, insists Brown |
|
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| Oct.4 |
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MI5 'struggled' with Soviet spies |
|
| Oct.14 |
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UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan
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| Oct.15 |
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Far-right UK party to consider non-whites |
|
| Oct.16 |
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Dutch lawmaker enters UK after ban |
|
| Oct.18 |
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Brilliant Button clinches title |
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| Oct.28 |
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Iran worker 'jailing' angers UK |
|
| Oct.29 |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage
|
| |
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Blow to Blair's hopes of EU job |
|
| Oct.30 |
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Ransom demanded for yacht couple |
|
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| Nov.6 |
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Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan |
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| Nov.8 |
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UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises
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| Nov.10 |
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Pilot charged after UK airport arrest |
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| Nov.12 |
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British Airways, Iberia close to merger
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| Nov.13 |
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MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims The Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating 33 new allegations of abuse by the UK military in Iraq
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| Nov.14 |
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No public probe into Iraq 'abuse'
|
| Nov.16 |
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Brown plans Afghan handover talks
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| Nov.20 |
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Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria
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| |
|
Parts of Scotland, England underwater |
|
| Nov.21 |
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope agree The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agreed to seek closer relations between Anglicans and Catholics at a meeting in Rome
|
| |
|
Praise for policeman killed in UK floods |
|
| Nov.24 |
|
Police hunt for former royal aide |
|
| Nov.26 |
|
Computer hacker 'is facing a US trial' |
|
|
| Dec.5 |
|
Climate change protests ahead of summit |
|
| |
|
Queen issues warning over paparazzi |
|
| Dec.12 |
|
Blair: I would removed Hussein anyway
|
| Dec.13 |
|
Cadbury and Hershey in bid talks |
|
| Dec.15 |
|
British Airways crews vote to strike |
|
| Dec.16 |
|
British Airways trying to block strike
|
| Dec.17 |
 |
British Airways cabin crew strike illegal High Court: A strike by British Airways cabin crew planned for Christmas has been declared illegal
|
| Dec.18 |
|
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 | |
|
| Dec.19 |
|
Eurostar suspended amid cold snap |
|
| Dec.20 |
|
Eurostar runs tests after train failures |
|
| Dec.23 |
|
Jailbreak fugitive updates Facebook page
|
| Dec.26 |
|
Police hunt airline terror link Counterterrorism officers were searching the suspected home of a man at the center of an incident aboard a U.S.-bound passenger flight
|
| Dec.28 |
|
Final pleas for life of Briton on death row
|
| |
|
Mentally ill British man executed Akmal Shaikh, 53, a father-of-five, convicted of drug smuggling in China, had denied any wrongdoing
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.1 |
U.S., Russia announce nuke talks
|
| Jul.11 |
Afghan strategy 'right', PM says |
|
| Jul.25 |
WWI veteran Patch dies aged 111 |
|
| Jul.27 |
Britain hails 'success' of anti-Taliban push |
|
| Aug.1 |
UK troops 'given too many tasks'
|
| Aug.7 |
UK 'may have 40-year Afghan role' |
|
| Sep.22 |
Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs
|
| Oct.14 |
UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan
|
| Nov.6 |
Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan |
|
| Nov.8 |
UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises
|
| Nov.13 |
MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims The Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating 33 new allegations of abuse by the UK military in Iraq
|
| Nov.14 |
No public probe into Iraq 'abuse'
|
| Nov.16 |
Brown plans Afghan handover talks
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.2 |
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
|
| Feb.13 |
2 hurt in London City Airport crash |
|
| Mar.13 |
'High risk' of plane fault repeat |
|
| May.29 |
Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic |
|
| Jun.22 |
Dog walker trampled to death by cows |
|
| Jul.3 |
6 die in high-rise fire |
|
| Jul.23 |
Swine flu hits church wine |
|
| Jul.29 |
Sunbeds as harmful as cigarettes |
|
| Nov.10 |
Pilot charged after UK airport arrest |
|
| Nov.20 |
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria
|
| Nov.20 |
Parts of Scotland, England underwater |
|
| Nov.21 |
Praise for policeman killed in UK floods |
|
| Dec.18 |
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 | |
|
| Dec.19 |
Eurostar suspended amid cold snap |
|
| Dec.20 |
Eurostar runs tests after train failures |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.23 |
UK in recession as economy slides
|
| Jan.31 |
PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
|
| Mar.13 |
G20 ministers meet amid divisions
|
| Mar.14 |
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
| Commitment to fight all forms of protectionism and maintain open trade and investment.
A key commitment to restoring bank lending
|
| |
|
| Mar.18 |
Actress Richardson dies aged 45 British actress Natasha Richardson, 45, has died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident at the Mont Tremblant resort
|
| Apr.1 |
G20 leaders get down to business |
|
| Apr.2 |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
| The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. There will be sanctions against secretive tax havens and tougher global financial regulation
|
| |
|
| Jun.8 |
Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims
|
| Jun.16 |
BA asks staff to work for nothing |
|
| Jul.15 |
Low carbon way 'to reshape lives' |
|
| Sep.4 |
Bonus row opens up G20 divisions
|
| Sep.5 |
Brown: No room for economic complacency Finance ministers from the G-20 nations meeting have reiterated their commitment to coordinated action to tackle the economic crisis
|
| Sep.5 |
G20 pledges tougher bank action Finance ministers from the most powerful economies have agreed a series of measures to try to regulate the global banking system
|
| Sep.8 |
Games, music look to Beatles for 'Help!' |
|
| Nov.12 |
British Airways, Iberia close to merger
|
| Nov.20 |
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria
|
| Dec.13 |
Cadbury and Hershey in bid talks |
|
| Dec.15 |
British Airways crews vote to strike |
|
| Dec.16 |
British Airways trying to block strike
|
| Dec.17 |
British Airways cabin crew strike illegal High Court: A strike by British Airways cabin crew planned for Christmas has been declared illegal
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Ronaldo crowned FIFA Player of Year
|
| Mar.10 |
Gerrard double as Reds destroy Real |
|
| Apr.28 |
Chelsea hold Barca in stalemate |
|
| Apr.29 |
O'Shea gives Man Utd slender advantage |
|
| May.5 |
Man United crush Arsenal to reach final |
|
| May.6 |
Last-gasp Barcelona edge through to final |
|
| May.16 |
Man Utd clinch record title
|
| Jun.11 |
Man Utd accept $130m Ronaldo bid |
|
| Jul.2 |
Sisters Williams beat Russians |
|
| Jul.3 |
Roddick dumps out Murray in semifinal |
|
| Jul.3 |
Straight sets victory puts Federer in final |
|
| Jul.4 |
Serena powers to Wimbledon title
|
| Jul.5 |
Federer win breaks Sampras record Roger Federer became the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beat Roddick in 5 dramatic sets for a 6th Wimbledon and 15th major title
|
| Oct.18 |
Brilliant Button clinches title |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Mar.5 |
UK lawmakers meet with militant groups |
|
| Apr.8 |
12 arrested in 'very serious' terror plot
|
| Jul.31 |
UK Pentagon hacker to face U.S. trial
|
| Aug.6 |
Train robber Biggs wins freedom |
|
| Aug.12 |
Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes| An international search operation was underway for a cargo Russian-crewed Arctic Sea ship was involved in piracy in European waters | |
|
| Aug.21 |
Three charged over $65M jewelry heist |
|
| Aug.30 |
Minister denies deal on Lockerbie release |
|
| Aug.31 |
British PM: Terrorist was not traded for oil |
|
| Sep.7 |
Three guilty of airline bomb plot 3 men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes from London to N. America with home-made liquid bo...
|
| Sep.11 |
8 arrested at protest outside mosque |
|
| Sep.14 |
Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences Three men convicted of plotting to bomb planes flying to North America with liquid explosives hidden in soft drink bottles were given life sentences
|
| Oct.4 |
MI5 'struggled' with Soviet spies |
|
| Oct.29 |
Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage
|
| Oct.30 |
Ransom demanded for yacht couple |
|
| Nov.10 |
Pilot charged after UK airport arrest |
|
| Nov.24 |
Police hunt for former royal aide |
|
| Nov.26 |
Computer hacker 'is facing a US trial' |
|
| Dec.23 |
Jailbreak fugitive updates Facebook page
|
| Dec.26 |
Police hunt airline terror link Counterterrorism officers were searching the suspected home of a man at the center of an incident aboard a U.S.-bound passenger flight
|
| Dec.28 |
Final pleas for life of Briton on death row
|
| Dec.28 |
Mentally ill British man executed Akmal Shaikh, 53, a father-of-five, convicted of drug smuggling in China, had denied any wrongdoing
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Mar.5 |
UK lawmakers meet with militant groups |
|
| Mar.13 |
G20 ministers meet amid divisions
|
| Mar.14 |
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
| Commitment to fight all forms of protectionism and maintain open trade and investment.
A key commitment to restoring bank lending
|
| |
|
| Mar.28 |
Thousands join G-20 protest Despite fears of violence that have prompted a major security operation in the capital, the demonstration has so far been peaceful
|
| Mar.28 |
Biden appeals to G20 protesters |
|
| Mar.30 |
Brown: G-20 will rise to challenge |
|
| Mar.31 |
G20 leaders gather amid security |
|
| Apr.1 |
Thousands demonstrate ahead of G-20
|
| Apr.1 |
U.S., Russia announce nuke talks
|
| Apr.1 |
G20 leaders get down to business |
|
| Apr.2 |
G20 leaders: We can unite
|
| Apr.2 |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
| The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. There will be sanctions against secretive tax havens and tougher global financial regulation
|
| |
|
| Apr.2 |
Obama hails 'historic' G20 summit |
|
| Apr.7 |
Police at rally shoved man who later died |
|
| Apr.9 |
Police chief quits over blunder |
|
| May.2 |
UK minister attacks Labour's 'failure' |
|
| May.12 |
Brown: Scrutinise all MPs' claims |
|
| May.15 |
Justice minister Malik steps down |
|
| May.18 |
Key lawmaker in expenses scandal
|
| May.19 |
Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'| Michael Martin has told MPs he intends to stand down, so becoming the first Commons Speaker to be forced out of office for 300 years | |
|
| May.31 |
Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton
|
| Jun.2 |
Home secretary Smith to step down |
|
| Jun.3 |
Brown attacked after Blears quits |
|
| Jun.4 |
Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation Prime Minister said he was 'disappointed' over the resignation of James Purnell. In his letter of resignation Purnell also called on Brown to step aside
|
| Jun.4 |
Darling 'to remain as chancellor' |
|
| Jun.5 |
I won't walk away, insists Brown |
|
| Jun.8 |
Pressure on PM as another minister quits Gordon Brown is preparing to face his Labour critics after Environment minister Jane Kennedy quit with a blast at his leadership
|
| Jun.9 |
London officers accused of waterboarding |
|
| Jun.22 |
Lawmakers elect new speaker |
|
| Jul.4 |
UK threatens new Burma sanctions |
|
| Jul.5 |
Britiain warns Iran about embassy arrest |
|
| Jul.11 |
Afghan strategy 'right', PM says |
|
| Jul.15 |
Low carbon way 'to reshape lives' |
|
| Jul.23 |
Swine flu hits church wine |
|
| Aug.1 |
UK troops 'given too many tasks'
|
| Aug.8 |
Ministers deny torture collusion
|
| Aug.21 |
Trade 'link' to bomber's release
|
| Aug.30 |
Minister denies deal on Lockerbie release |
|
| Aug.31 |
British PM: Terrorist was not traded for oil |
|
| Sep.5 |
Brown: No room for economic complacency Finance ministers from the G-20 nations meeting have reiterated their commitment to coordinated action to tackle the economic crisis
|
| Sep.5 |
G20 pledges tougher bank action Finance ministers from the most powerful economies have agreed a series of measures to try to regulate the global banking system
|
| Sep.6 |
Brown backs bid for Libya pay-out Gordon Brown has confirmed that the UK will support compensation claims being made against Libya by the families of IRA victims
|
| Sep.11 |
8 arrested at protest outside mosque |
|
| Sep.11 |
MI6 reports own officer over torture claim |
|
| Sep.13 |
Britain denies 'secret deal' over slain cop |
|
| Sep.22 |
Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs
|
| Sep.29 |
We're not done yet, insists Brown |
|
| Oct.15 |
Far-right UK party to consider non-whites |
|
| Oct.16 |
Dutch lawmaker enters UK after ban |
|
| Oct.28 |
Iran worker 'jailing' angers UK |
|
| Oct.29 |
Blow to Blair's hopes of EU job |
|
| Nov.6 |
Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan |
|
| Nov.8 |
UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises
|
| Nov.14 |
No public probe into Iraq 'abuse'
|
| Nov.16 |
Brown plans Afghan handover talks
|
| Nov.21 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope agree The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agreed to seek closer relations between Anglicans and Catholics at a meeting in Rome
|
| Nov.24 |
Police hunt for former royal aide |
|
| Dec.5 |
Climate change protests ahead of summit |
|
| Dec.5 |
Queen issues warning over paparazzi |
|
| Dec.12 |
Blair: I would removed Hussein anyway
|
| Dec.28 |
Final pleas for life of Briton on death row
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