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Haye regains heavyweight title  David Haye has successfully defended his WBA title after defeating John Ruiz to make a successful first defense of his world heavyweight tit...
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Jailed kissing pair lose appeal British pair, Ayman Najafi, 24, and Charlotte Adams, 25, jailed in Dubai for kissing in public have lost their appeal against their conviction
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 PM to announce 6 May general election Gordon Brown will announce on Tuesday morning that the general election will, as expected, be held on 6 May
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Race begins as Brown confirms 6 May date  | Political leaders have headed off on the campaign trail after Prime Minister announced the UK general election would be held on 6 May | |
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 Speculation rife over royal engagement British newspapers were filled with speculation that Prince William may soon propose to his girlfriend, Kate Middleton
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Bayern knock Man Utd out Munich produced a spirited fight back to knock 10-man Manchester United out of Champions League and set up a semifinal against Lyon
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Conjoined twins separated Surgeons successfully separated Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, four-month-old conjoined twins, after a 14-hour operation
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Former Sex Pistols manager McLaren dead Malcolm McLaren, the London boutique owner unleashed punk-rock pioneers on an unsuspecting world, has died of cancer at age 64
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 Shanghai |
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Jenson Button won a rain-hit Grand Prix The burning question is how F1's 12 teams will get their sizeable loads of personnel and equipment back to Europe
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  Test flights: European skies may be safe| A few dozen test flights offered hope that the skies over much of Europe may be safe for air travel, but officials made no promises | |
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  World opinion of US rises under Obama BBC World Service poll: Views of the US around the world have improved sharply over the past year
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New cloud could extend travel threat Map of Eyjafjallajokull Iceland The eruption of an volcano strengthened, spewing a new ash that officials said was heading toward the United Kingdom
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| Apr.22 |
London |
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 Gloves off in second leaders' debate In the second prime ministerial debate Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg clashed over global affairs
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| Apr.25 |
London |
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 Kebede ends Kenya's reign at London Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia won the London Marathon to end a 6-year, and Shobukhova led home a Russian 1-2 in the women's race
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London |
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First Iraqi flight to London in 20 years Map of Gatwick United Kingdom The first commercial flight from Iraq to the United Kingdom in 20 years landed at Gatwick Airport and took off for Baghdad
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| Apr.28 |
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 PM apologizes for calling woman 'bigot' Map of Rochdale United Kingdom| Gordon Brown described himself as a 'penitent sinner' after personally apologizing to a voter Gillian Duffy, he described as a 'bigoted woman' | |
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| Apr.29 |
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Polls give UK debate win to Cameron| Gordon Brown fought in a debate against David Cameron of the Conservative Party and Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats | |
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Fulham and Atletico go through to final Minnows Fulham is coming from behind to beat Bundesliga side Hamburg 2-1. Atletico lost 2-1 to Liverpool -- but went through on away goals
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 Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick| Calls for swifter action were led by Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, who urged BP to commit more resources to tackling the catastrophe | |
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