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England |
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Queen Mother in hospital
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Northern Ireland |
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Car bomb defused
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| Aug.2 |
England |
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Australia shot out England for 185
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 London |
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 6 injured in explosion| A suspected car bomb went off 100 yards from the Ealing Broadway station. Police blamed Northern Irish group | |
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| Aug.3 |
Northern Ireland |
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Parties denounce UK bomb Both sides in Northern Ireland have condemned a car bomb in London
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England |
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England paceman stops Australia
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| Aug.4 |
England |
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Australia beats England by 7 wickets
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| Aug.5 |
England |
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Skipper Waugh injured
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| Aug.6 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA makes dramatic weapons move Irish Republican Army has proposed to put its weapons 'beyond use'
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| Aug.7 |
Northern Ireland |
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Trimble demands more from IRA Ulster Unionist leader could not back the London-Dublin plan until IRA began disarming
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| Aug.8 |
England |
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2 die in power station blast An explosion and subsequent fire happened at the gas-fired Teesside Power Station
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| Aug.9 |
Northern Ireland |
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Trimble rejects IRA arms statement Leader of the Protestants accused the Irish Republican Army of failing to give a clear undertaking
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| Aug.13 |
Northern Ireland |
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3 injured in Belfast blast A small, homemade bomb was thrown into the crowd of rioters
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA retracts arms offer The Irish Republican Army withdraws offer to put its weapons beyond use
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United Kingdom |
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Man arrested in hacking case 24-year old man was responsible for a computer virus known as the 'Leaves worm'
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| Aug.15 |
England |
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 Air chiefs push for Concorde return Airbus UK and Airbus France are seeking permission to resume passenger flights
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| Aug.16 |
London |
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Diana butler charged with theft| Paul Burrell has been charged with 3 counts of theft of 342 items belonging to Princess of Wales | |
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| Aug.17 |
Northern Ireland |
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Police reform plan The Police Implementation Plan has been published to criticism from Protestants and Catholics
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| Aug.20 |
United Kingdom |
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Woman fights for right to die Diane Pretty, 42, suffers from the incurable disease. Husband could face criminal prosecution if he helped her to die
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Northern Ireland |
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Police plan gets Catholic backing Catholic SDLP urged Catholics to join a reformed police force
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England |
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England defeats Aussies by 6 wickets
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| Aug.21 |
Northern Ireland |
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Protestants miss reform deadline Unionists have failed to meet a deadline for endorsement reform of police force
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 Colombia |
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 Colombia charges IRA members 3 men associated with the Irish Republican Army were charged with training FARC rebels
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Northern England |
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Liverpool, Barca qualified
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| Aug.22 |
Scotland |
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Celtic in Champions League. Ajax out
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| Aug.23 |
Scotland |
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 Lockerbie bomber granted appeal Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has been granted leave to appeal against his life sentence
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| Aug.24 |
England |
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Australia in control at The Oval
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England |
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New foot-and-mouth case The infection was discovered in northeastern England
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| Aug.25 |
England |
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Warne joins 400 club
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| Aug.26 |
England |
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Rain delays Aussie push
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| Aug.27 |
 Macedonia |
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 British soldier killed| Ian Collins killed by youths who throw the lump of concrete. Rebels begin arms surrender | |
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England |
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 Australia retains the Ashes| Australians wins 4-1. Warne took a match-haul of 11-229 | |
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London |
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Diana fund to help dying patients A charity is launching a $7.5 million initiative to help ease the suffering of the dying in the Third World
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| Aug.30 |
 France |
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Refugees attempt Channel walk| 44 asylum seekers walked 7 miles along the Channel Tunnel. They were escorted back to France | |
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| Aug.31 |
England |
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Army fights foot-and-mouth Soldiers are trying to stop the spread of disease after 3 new cases were confirmed
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