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BA cancels nearly half of flights amid strike| British Airways was operating roughly half its flights despite a three-day strike by cabin crew that started at midnight | |
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BA cabin crew begin strike action| British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next 3 days | |
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BA cabin crew to strike this month Union members representing British Airways cabin crew announced they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working con...
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British Airways cabin crews vote to strike |
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| Feb.17 |
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Britain releases new UFO files |
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UK pressure Israel over Dubai murder
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| Feb.16 |
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Abbey Road studios hits auction block |
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| Feb.11 |
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Broadcasters condemn Iran over jamming |
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MI5 denies withholding documents |
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| Jan.28 |
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Afghan conference sets deadlines |
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| Jan.22 |
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Britain raises terror threat level to severe |
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| Jan.10 |
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UK to ban controversial Islamist group |
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| Jan.8 |
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3 arrested after incident at Heathrow |
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| Dec.28 |
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Mentally ill British man executed |
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| Dec.26 |
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Police hunt airline terror link
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| Dec.17 |
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British Airways cabin crew strike illegal
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British Airways trying to block strike |
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| Dec.15 |
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British Airways crews vote to strike |
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| Nov.13 |
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MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims |
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| Sep.22 |
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Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs |
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Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences Three men convicted of plotting to bomb planes flying to North America with liquid explosives hidden in soft drink bottles were given life s...
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| Sep.6 |
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Brown backs bid for Libya pay-out |
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| Sep.5 |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action
Finance ministers from the most powerful economies have agreed a series of measures to try to regulate the global banking system
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Brown: No room for economic complacency
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Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
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| Aug.21 |
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Trade 'link' to bomber's release |
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| Aug.8 |
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Ministers deny torture collusion |
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| Jul.5 |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record
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| Jul.3 |
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6 die in high-rise fire |
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| Jun.8 |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits
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| Jun.5 |
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I won't walk away, insists Brown |
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| Jun.4 |
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Darling 'to remain as chancellor' |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation
Prime Minister said he was 'disappointed' over the resignation of James Purnell. In his letter of resignation Purnell also called on Brown to step aside
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| May.29 |
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Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic |
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| May.19 |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity' Michael Martin has told MPs he intends to stand down, so becoming the first Commons Speaker to be forced out of office for 300 years
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| May.18 |
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Key lawmaker in expenses scandal |
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| Apr.9 |
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Police chief quits over blunder |
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| Apr.7 |
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Police at rally shoved man who later died |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal| Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis. The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. Th... | |
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G20 leaders: We can unite |
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G20 leaders get down to business |
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Thousands demonstrate ahead of G-20 |
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| Mar.31 |
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G20 leaders gather amid security |
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| Mar.30 |
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Brown: G-20 will rise to challenge |
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| Mar.28 |
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Thousands join G-20 protest
Despite fears of violence that have prompted a major security operation in the capital, the demonstration has so far been peaceful
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth
Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
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G20 ministers meet amid divisions |
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'High risk' of plane fault repeat |
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2 hurt in London City Airport crash |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights
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PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
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| Jan.23 |
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UK in recession as economy slides |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
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World's central banks slash interest rates |
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World markets continue to slide
New York: In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
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More secret files found on train |
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New mayor is eccentric, offensive |
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| Apr.7 |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed'
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Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway
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| Nov.1 |
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Police guilty in 'bomber' case
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Saudi king's royal meet draws fire |
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| Oct.19 |
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Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson |
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| Oct.6 |
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Brown rules out autumn election |
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Bhutto announces Pakistan return |
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| Aug.30 |
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Sharif names Pakistan return date |
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| Aug.15 |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Jul.20 |
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Fans receive final Potter book
The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum
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| Jul.16 |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats |
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| Jul.9 |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
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UK on highest terror alert |
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| Jun.29 |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked
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Bomb 'packed with nails' |
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Brown: Let work of change begin
Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair, following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
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Rushdie knighted in honours list
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UK jails 7 'dirty bomb' plotters |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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| May.20 |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark
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British bomb plotters jailed for life
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| Apr.5 |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands
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Six accused of bomb plot |
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy
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Pair test positive for polonium
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies| Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning. The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in... | |
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MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' |
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| Oct.30 |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos'
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It's hard to let go, admits Blair |
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Blair: I will resign within a year Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted
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Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered |
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Embattled Blair axes top ministers |
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| May.4 |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat |
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Birthday walkabout for queen at 80 |
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Bomber in tape claim |
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| Jul.29 |
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4 UK bomb suspects held |
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4 blasts hit transport
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Vigil for bombing victims |
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Bombs kill 52
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London wins 2012 Olympics. Singapore
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
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Blair heads for historic third term Tony Blair is heading for an 3rd term in government but with a greatly reduced majority
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Prince Charles marries Camilla A solemn ceremony has blessed the wedding, at which the couple each pledged to be faithful to each other
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Blair calls election for May 5 |
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BBC apologizes as Dyke quits |
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Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC A senior judge says the government did not act in a 'dishonorable, underhand or duplicitous' way in its handling of David Kelly
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Diana crash investigation ordered
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| Nov.20 |
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Mass anti-Bush protest |
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| Aug.29 |
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Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits |
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Inquiry into WMD claims |
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Millions in peace protests European Union: In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever
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Terror suspects, ricin seized
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Fire at Buckingham Palace |
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| Apr.9 |
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Poignant farewell to Queen Mother |
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Queen Mother dies
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Princess Margaret dies |
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Blair won by landslide
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Race rioters battle police |
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