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UK halts business with Iran firms on nuclear fears
Britain froze business ties with an Iranian bank and state-run shipping firm Monday, citing fears that they were involved in helping the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:19
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UK defence industry warns of risks from cutbacks
Budget cuts could damage Britain's armed forces and investing in the defence industry could help lead Britain out of recession, leading figures from the UK's armaments sector said on Tuesday.
Sep 2, 2009, 05:55
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Police rescue five children in sex abuse raids
Five children who were held captive and sexually abused live over the internet have been rescued in raids by police, according to a Scottish newspaper report.
Sep 2, 2009, 05:51
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British energy shift could cause shortages
Britain could face widespread power shortages within eight years due to the country's switch to cleaner energy generation, according to forecasts contained in a government report.
Sep 1, 2009, 05:46
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Webb leaves Myanmar with American
U.S. senator Jim Webb said on Sunday he had asked Myanmar to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and let her take part in politics during talks that secured the release of an American jailed for visiting her.
Aug 16, 2009, 16:00
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Soldier's death brings UK Afghanistan toll to 200
The number of British military deaths in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 rose to 200 on Saturday when a soldier wounded in an explosion died in a British hospital, the Defence Ministry said.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:57
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Britain may tighten laws on bankers' pay
The government is prepared to tighten the laws on bankers' pay and bonuses if companies continue to reward excessive risk-taking, Chancellor Alistair Darling told the Sunday Times.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:54
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British infant dies after hotel fall in Sardinia
An 18-month-old British boy has died after falling from a hotel balcony in the Sardinian coastal resort of Chia, police said on Sunday.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:49
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British girl escapes as car plunges over cliff
An 11-year-old girl had a narrow escape when she jumped from a moving car moments before it plunged over a cliff at a campsite in north Wales, rescuers said on Sunday.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:47
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Bank's Sentance sees growth in 2009
Britain's economy should return to growth in the second half of 2009, although the speed of recovery will depend on the effect of bank lending constraints and the state of the global economy, Bank of England policymaker Andrew Sentance said.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:43
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Trott to make England debut in Ashes decider
Uncapped batsman Jonathan Trott will make his England debut in the Ashes decider against Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:34
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Rooney gets Man United off to winning start
Wayne Rooney got Manchester United's bid for a fourth consecutive Premier League title off to a winning start with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over promoted Birmingham City at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:28
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Ryanair spooks investors with profit warning
Budget airline Ryanair trimmed its full-year profit forecast on Monday as it was forced to cut fares to fill aircraft, sending its shares down 12 percent and hitting the broader airlines sector.
Jul 27, 2009, 20:20
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UK declares success in Afghan offensive
Britain announced the end of a five-week offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan on Monday, saying it had succeeded in driving militants out of population centres ahead of national elections next month.
Jul 27, 2009, 19:27
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Darling urges more lending to small businesses
Chancellor Alistair Darling told banks to lend more to small businesses on Monday, though surveys showed some firms are now finding it easier to raise bank loans and get finance from debt markets.
Jul 27, 2009, 19:22
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Two more British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two more British soldiers died in explosions in southern Afghanistan on Monday, bringing the total killed in the bloodiest month for British soldiers in the campaign to 22, the Ministry of Defence said.
Jul 27, 2009, 19:18
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Immigration workers vote for strike
Immigration workers have voted for a 48-hour strike over changes in work conditions, a union said on Monday, in a move that threatens to disrupt ports and airports during the holiday period.
Jul 27, 2009, 19:08
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Teacher in court over pupil "attempted murder"
A Nottinghamshire teacher appeared in court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of one of his teenage pupils.
Jul 27, 2009, 18:57
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Massa off respirator, out of coma
Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa has been brought out of an artificial coma, was taken off a respirator and has been able to communicate with his doctors and family representatives, his doctors said on Monday.
Jul 27, 2009, 18:53
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UK teen escapes jail over White House bomb hoax
A British teenager who phoned the White House and claimed as part of a "drunken prank" that there was a bomb in the centre of New York, escaped jail on Monday.
Jul 27, 2009, 18:50
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Ex-Murdoch paper editor says phone taps not policy
The media adviser to the leader of the Conservatives said on Tuesday he believed a "rogue reporter" was to blame for phone hacking when he edited a Rupert Murdoch tabloid.
Jul 21, 2009, 15:26
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Public finances hit worst June on record
Crumbling tax revenues propelled Britain's budget deficit to a record high for the month in June, putting the government under further pressure on Tuesday to spell out a credible debt-reduction strategy.
Jul 21, 2009, 15:20
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Only rich Britons can get professional jobs - report
Only children from the richest families can enjoy careers in top professions like law and medicine because of increasingly impenetrable social barriers, a government-commissioned report said on Tuesday.
Jul 21, 2009, 15:15
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Man jailed for 8 years for locking nurse in car boot
A man who abducted a nurse and left her tied up in the boot of her own car for 10 days was sentenced to at least eight years in jail on Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2009, 15:11
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Police handler to be prosecuted over dogs' deaths
A police dog handler is to be prosecuted over the deaths of two German shepherd dogs which were left in a car outside a police headquarters on one of the hottest days of the year, an animal charity said on Tuesday.
Jul 21, 2009, 15:08
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Harry Potter actor sentenced to community service
A judge on Tuesday ordered actor Jamie Waylett, who plays school bully Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter movies, to serve 120 hours of community service after he admitted growing cannabis at his mother's home.
Jul 21, 2009, 14:51
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Geithner and Darling see near-term growth
There is a strong chance the United States and other leading economies will start growing again over the next few quarters, but big risks to the outlook remain, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:46
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Doctor and girl die after catching H1N1 flu
A family doctor and a six-year-old girl have died after catching H1N1 flu, health officials said on Monday, days after the first British death from the infection in an otherwise healthy patient.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:43
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Government criticised over Afghanistan equipment
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth faced angry questions in parliament on Monday over the shortage of vital military equipment in Afghanistan, where 15 British soldiers have been killed in the past two weeks.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:38
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Bank stake sales will take years
Britain will need several years to sell stakes in two of its biggest banks, the body managing the holdings said, refusing to set a precise timescale on an exit that could cost taxpayers billions of pounds.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:28
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Congested Heathrow “losing” £1 billion a year
Britain loses around one billion pounds every year it delays building a third runway at Heathrow airport, a report argued on Monday.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:23
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Friends rebuffs Resolution proposal
Friends Provident rejected a takeover proposal from Clive Cowdery's Resolution, saying the entrepreneur's terms were inadequate, his company was opaque and a tie-up would hobble the life insurer's management.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:17
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Man who spiked lover's omelette jailed for life
A school caretaker was jailed for life on Monday for murdering his lover after lacing her omelette with sleeping pills and punching her face so hard she suffered fatal brain damage.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:09
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Brown urges Iraq hostage takers to release Britons
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday urged those holding three British hostages captive in Iraq to release them immediately after the bodies of two other hostages were handed over by their kidnappers.
Jun 22, 2009, 19:03
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UK suffers first H1N1 flu death
Britain recorded its first death from H1N1 flu on Sunday after a patient suffering from the disease died in Scotland, health officials said.
Jun 14, 2009, 20:59
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