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| Oct.2 |
 South Africa |
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 Superb Australia reach Champions final  England crashed out of the Champions Trophy at the semi-final stage as they were thoroughly outplayed by Australia
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| Oct.3 |
 Scotland |
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Computer glitch delays dozens of flights Dozens of trans-Atlantic flights from the UK were delayed, but the problem was fixed a few hours later
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| Oct.4 |
London |
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 MI5 'struggled' with Soviet spies Official history of MI5: British intelligence could barely cope with the number of Soviet spies in the UK during the Cold War
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| Oct.14 |
London |
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 UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan| Gordon Brown says the UK will send 500 more forces personnel to Afghanistan - but only if key conditions are met | |
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| Oct.15 |
London |
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Far-right UK party to consider non-whites The British National Party agreed to consider letting nonwhite members join after the Equality and Human Rights Commission took them to court
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| Oct.16 |
Northern Ireland |
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Police investigate explosion Map of Belfast United Kingdom 38-year-old woman was injured and a vehicle was damaged. Some politicians blamed the explosion on terrorists
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London |
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Dutch lawmaker enters UK after ban Days after a court allowed him entry into Britain, controversial Geert Wilders said his arrival Friday marked 'a victory for the freedom of speech'
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| Oct.18 |
 Sao Paulo |
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Brilliant Button clinches title| Jenson Button has secured his maiden Formula One world championship for Brawn GP as Red Bull's Mark Webber won the Brazilian Grand Prix | |
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| Oct.20 |
Northern England |
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Late Lyon winner stuns Liverpool Lyon snatched a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 victory at Anfield as Liverpool lost 4 games in succession for the first time since 1987
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| Oct.21 |
United Kingdom |
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 H1N1 vaccinations rolled out in UK A mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine
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| Oct.24 |
Scotland |
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 Police 'reviewing Lockerbie case' Police are pursuing 'several potential lines of inquiry' as they review the Lockerbie 1988 bombing case
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| Oct.28 |
London |
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 Iran worker 'jailing' angers UK Foreign Secretary Miliband has urged Iran to overturn a four year jail sentence reportedly given to a British embassy employee
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| Oct.29 |
 Somalia |
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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| Tony Blair's hopes of becoming president of the European Council are fading after his supporters failed to secure the backing of EU leaders | |
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| Oct.30 |
Somalia |
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Ransom demanded for yacht couple| Somali pirates who have kidnapped a couple have issued a ransom demand of $7m (£4.3m) in a call to the BBC | |
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