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Thatcher had warned Reagan two years before Lockerbie bombing that US raids on Libya risked acts of revenge

Newly released secret documents placed in the National Archives in Kew, in the United Kingdom show that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was deeply troubled by US plans to attack…

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Mosques in Birmingham the target of vandal attacks

Four mosques in Birmingham were attacked overnight and had their windows smashed with a sledgehammer. A mosque in Birchfield Road, another in Slade Road, Erdington, and in Witton Road, Aston,…

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‘Frozen’ musical heads to London’s West End

The stage adaptation of the Disney movie 'Frozen', is heading to London's West End. It will reopen the Drury Lane Theatre in Autumn 2020 after the theatre's refurbishment. The musical…

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Former Stasi agents interviewed by Scottish prosecutors as part of Lockerbie investigations

A number of former officers from communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, were interviewed by the Scottish prosecution service in connection with ongoing investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. The…

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Brexit delay ushers more uncertainty for Sterling

Sterling fell by a third of a percent on Wednesday as investors remained wary about the prospects of the British currency as Prime Minister Theresa May requests a short…

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Thousands of EU children ‘could become undocumented’ after Brexit

A British children’s legal charity has warned that thousands of children of EU nationals risk becoming undocumented after Brexit. Coram Children’s Legal Centre expressed concern that vulnerable children could become…

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A quick look at St. Patrick’s Day

Today Ireland celebrates St. Patrick's Day, without doubt the most popular Irish holiday around the world with festivities organised even in countries with a miniscule Irish community. Here are some…

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Slideshow: Tonka’s final farewell

The Tornado, nicknamed the Tonka, this week was retired by the RAF after four decades of service. The last British Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 touched down for the very…

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Sir Vince Cable to quit as Lib Dem leader

Sir Vince Cable has announced he will step down as the Liberal Democrat leader after May's English local elections. The former business secretary is planning to remain as an…

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Shoreham airshow tragedy pilot cleared

Andrew Hill, the pilot in control of the vintage Hawker Hunter jet that crashed at the Shoreham Airshow on 22 August 2015, killing 11 men, has been cleared of manslaughter…

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No-deal Brexit means millions of British must renew their passport today

The leading British consumer group Which? has warned that millions of UK travellers could be barred from entering many European countries in the event of a no-deal Brexit unless they…

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Stricter UK rules for golden visas

Britain is introducing stricter rules on so-called golden visas as part of a crackdown spurred by the Skripal nerve agent attack last year in Salisbury. The Financial Times reported that…

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Evacuations at the University of Essex due to suspicious package

Police evacuated several buildings at the University of Essex after a suspicious package was reported. It comes after Edinburgh’s Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) headquarters and several buildings at the…

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Irish Police helping British colleagues investigate London parcel bombs

The Irish Police or Gardaí announced that it was helping British colleagues investigate who mailed three small bombs to two of London’s airports and a major rail station on Tuesday.…

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Royal family hardens stance against online trolls

The Royal Family issued rules for followers of its social media channels, warning that anyone who posts offensive comments will be blocked or even reported to the police following a…

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Suspicious Russian network with link to Prince Charles exposed

In an exclusive report The Guardian revealed that a charity run by Prince Charles received donations from an offshore company that funneled vast amounts of money from Russia in a…

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Another mass attempt by migrants to board cross-Channel ferry to Dover

Police in the French port of Calais arrested more than 40 migrants on Sunday after an attempt to board a cross-Channel ferry bound for Dover. French police sprung into action…

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A Year On From The Skripal Poisonings

The HuffPost UK takes a look at Salisbury a year after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found slumped on a bench. A town that which…

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Irish PM sceptical of hard Brexit

Euronews reported that Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar said he doesn't believe the UK will leave the European Union without a deal. Varadkar made the comments during a visit to…

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Spanish contingency plan to grant residency to 400,000 Britons if there is a hard Brexit

The English version of the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that in the eventuality of hard Brexit Spain is planning to grant residency to 400,000 Britons. The Spanish contingency plan…

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Frozen food sold in Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Waitrose, and Iceland recalled after deadly bacteria outbreak

CAMBRIDGESHIRE LIVE : Frozen food sold in some of Britain's biggest supermarkets including Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Waitrose, and Iceland has been removed from their shelves because of a deadly outbreak of bacteria. In all 43 products have…

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Public display of affection in front of grandma is fine, unless she’s the Queen and its an official do

Cosmopolitan: Freshly wed and deeply in love. Definitely the case of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. So much that Meghan Markle can't hold the display affection. However, Meghan and Harry…

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Post-Brexit customs arrangements to be debated on July 16 and 17

Reuters: British lawmakers will debate the government’s proposed legislation on post-Brexit customs arrangements and trade on July 16 and 17, creating another potential flashpoint between Prime Minister Theresa May and pro-European…

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Insight : What is the nerve agent Novichok?

The Week: Novichok is a series of highly toxic nerve agents, each with a different potency, first developed in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s, Reuters reports. The specific circumstances of…

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New nerve agents victims possibly not the target of any new attack but consequence of previous

Times of Israel / BBC / AP British officials investigating a second case of poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok in southwestern England say they suspect the victims were not directly…

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Brexit on top of Agenda in summit between Merkel and May

BBC: Theresa May has said she hopes her cabinet will be able to "discuss and decide on a substantive way forward" on Brexit at their crucial Friday awayday. The UK prime…

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Trump will be the 12th US President to meet Queen Elizabeth

Reuters: When Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth next week, he will become the 12th U.S. President that the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in…

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UK: Parents no longer buy toy guns for their children

It was once regarded a harmless children’s game but “cops and robbers” may become a thing of the past as parents are no longer buying toy guns and swords for…

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Analysing YouGov polls on BREXIT

Liberal Democratic Voice's Tahir Maher writes that since the Brexit referendum media and politics seems to have turned anti-European but it seems that the public opinion is slowing starting to shift towards being…

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SNP accused of forcing votes to interrupt MPs from watching England’s game

Sky News: The SNP have defended themselves after they were accused of forcing a series of parliamentary votes to interrupt MPs from watching England's crucial World Cup match against Colombia.…

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Two collapse in Wiltshire – declared as major incident – another Salisbury?

Updated British counterterrorism police were investigating Wednesday after two people were left in critical condition, exposed to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former Russian spy and…

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The Sun’s “Go KANE!” headline irks Colombian UK ambassador

The Sun decided to fully embrace the Little Englander stereotype for its front page today and not everyone was a fan. The paper splashed with a picture of Harry Kane ahead…

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Healthcare worker arrested on suspicion of murdering 8 babies and attempted murder of 6 more

A healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill a further six at the Countess of Chester hospital in Cheshire. Cheshire police said…

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UK Migrant’s child separation – Not just Trump

Sky News: A migrants' rights charity has condemned the UK government for "routinely" separating families by placing parents in immigration detention. Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) says it deals with…

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UK MP calls for bans on bouncy castles after 3 year old girl death

Sky News: An MP has called for bouncy castles in public areas to be banned temporarily after the death of a girl in Norfolk. The little girl, who has not…

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That football shirt exchange during EU Summit

The Guardian: They say sports and politics make uneasy bedfellows, and Theresa May will no doubt now agree. At the start of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, the British prime…

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Emotional and historical significance of the Chapel chosen for the christening of Prince Louis

Vogue: Kate Middleton and Prince William have announced that Prince Louis will be welcomed into the Church of England on July 9 at the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, London. His godparents…

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UK: Supreme Court rules that heterosexual couples can enter into a civil partnership

BBC: A heterosexual couple have won their legal bid for the right to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. The couple wanted that the rights of civil partnerships given…

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Prince William visits location in Jordan where his wife visited with her family as a little girl

Prince William who is on a royal tour of the Middle East, and while in Jordan he went ahead and visited the exact same location in Jerash that Kate visited…

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British Parliament approves Heathrow Airport Expansion

MPs have voted 415-119 in favour of building a £14bn third runway at Heathrow Airport. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government agreed to the £14 billion (US$18.5 billion) plan earlier…

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Prince William arrives in Israel

The Guardian: The Duke of Cambridge has arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a historic five-day Middle East tour, on which he will become the first British royal to…

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The hottest day of the year so far in Britain at 29.4C

Britain has enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures reached 29.4C in St James's Park, London. Parts of the UK will be as hot as southern…

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Iraqi Sister who fled Islamic State is denied entry to Britain for the second time

The Catholic Herald : An Iraqi Sister who was forced to flee Islamic State in 2014 has been denied entry to Britain for a second time. Sister Ban Madleen previously applied…

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Corbyn: UK would recognise Palestine as a state under a Labour government

The UK would swiftly “recognise Palestine as a state” under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The party’s leader said he would take steps towards “a genuine two-state solution”…

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100,000 people took part in demonstration to support new Brexit referendum

At least 100,000 people took to the streets yesterday as part of the largest ever demonstration of support for a new referendum over Britain’s final Brexit deal. With more businesses poised to…

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Chicken shortages face UK after CO2 shortages

Sky News: First drinks producers were warning about beer - now chicken could also be at risk due to dwindling carbon dioxide (CO2) stocks. The British Poultry Council (BPC) has…

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UK likely to end up with no EU deal warns Irish PM

The Irish Examiner: Deadlock over the Irish border means it is more likely that the UK will crash out of the European Union without a deal, the Taoiseach has warned. Leaders…

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Campaigner loses bid for gender-neutral passports

SkyNews: Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane has lost a High Court action against the government's policy on gender-neutral passports. Elan-Cane has been fighting for "X" passports for people who define as neither "M"…

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“We expect that the timetable will be adhered to” according to Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany believes the timetable for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union can be kept to, a government spokeswoman said on Friday, adding that while some issues still…

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BMW line up task force for a worst case scenario Brexit

Auto Express: BMW has created a specialist task force to prepare for a worst-case Brexit scenario, one in which the UK leaves the customs union and the single market, as well…

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Prince William to visit both Palestine and Israel

Jerusalem (AFP) - Prince William will next week become the first member of Britain's royal family ever to pay an official visit to both Israel and the Palestinian territories. Britain…

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Breaking News: Man claiming to have a bomb , who led to London’s Charing Cross Rail terminal evacuation arrested

Charing Cross station in central London was evacuated on Friday morning amid reports of a man on the tracks. British Transport Police said they are working to reopen the major…

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14,000 jobs at risk as Airbus warns it could leave UK after Brexit

Airbus has warned it could leave the UK if the country exits the European Union single market and customs union without a transition deal. The European planemaker said the warning…

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May avoids damaging Brexit defeat with last-minute concession

The Telegraph: Theresa May has told MPs they must “trust the judgement” of the British people who voted to leave the EU as she saw off a rebellion over her flagship…

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Children should be banned from using their mobile phones (UK)

The Telegaph: Children should be banned from using their mobile phones at school, the culture secretary has said. Not content with merely barring them from being used in the classroom, Matt…

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Prince Louis to be christened on 9th July

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 8-week-old son will be christened on Monday, July 9, Kensington Palace confirmed on Wednesday. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are pleased to announce that the christening…

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Southgate station explosion: Police classify it as minor. No serious injuries.

Developing Story: BBC: Five people have been injured in a suspected explosion at a Tube station. Witnesses described smelling "burning rubber" and seeing "six-foot flames" at the entrance to Southgate…

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