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Storm Bert Strikes UK And Ireland, Brings Extreme Flooding And Travel Chaos
Britain and Ireland faced travel chaos on Saturday as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice.
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Eurostar Train Services Disrupted After Flooding In Tunnel Near London
Flooding in a railway tunnel near London forced the cancellation of more than a dozen trains linking Britain with the European mainland early on Saturday, international rail operator Eurostar said.
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With Queen Gone, King Charles III Faces Battle To Win Over Black Community
Queen Elizabeth II's death earlier this month prompted a flood of tributes -- but not from everyone. In Britain's black community, many asked: what had she ever done for us?
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Cryptocurrency’s Online Promotions Should Be Governed to Address 'Problematic Content', British Watchdog Says
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) called for powers to govern the online promotion of cryptoassets to combat a flood of "problematic content" which it said has no value.
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Britain Launches 5 Million Pound Climate Resilience Research
Britain has launched a 5 million pound ($7 million) research programme to help better prepare for risks posed by climate change such as heatwaves and floods, the government said on Friday.
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1 Dead As Storm Dennis Slams UK, Power Cuts Hit France
A man died after falling into a river on Sunday as Storm Dennis swept across Britain with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds.
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Rare "Danger To Life" Warning Issued As Storm Dennis Hits Britain
Storm Dennis swept across Britain on Sunday with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds, officials warning it could be "life-threatening" in South Wales.
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Big Budget Needed For Big Ben Bongs On Brexit
Britain's bewildering battle to get Big Ben to bong for Brexit is becoming brutal -- and big-budget to boot as public cash donations flooded in Friday for a celebratory peal.
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Hackers Hit UK Political Parties With Back-to-Back Cyber-Attacks
Hackers hit Britain's two main political parties with back-to-back cyber-attacks on Tuesday, sources told Reuters, attempting to force political websites offline with a flood of malicious traffic just weeks ahead of a national election.
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Gold Toilet, Once Offered On Loan To Trump, Stolen From British Palace
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from an art exhibition at Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said -- causing flooding to the World Heritage Site.
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Queen Elizabeth Gives Bravery Award To 4 Divers For Thai Cave Rescue
A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honours alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin.
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3 Indian-Origin Men, 2 Pakistanis Jailed In UK For Drug Smuggling
Three Indian-origin men along with their two Pakistani accomplices have been sentenced to a total of 95 years in jail by a UK court for running an international drug-smuggling racket to "flood the streets of Britain" with more than 10 million pounds of illegal Class A drugs.
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Climate Change Behind Some 2015 Floods, Fires, Heat Waves: Study
Last year's heat waves across Europe and Asia, fires in Alaska, unusually sunny winters in Britain and high-tide floods in Florida were influenced by climate change, a US report showed Thursday.
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Britons Flood Ireland With EU Passport Queries After Brexit Vote
Britons trying to hang onto EU citizenship have inundated Ireland's embassy in London and post offices in British-run Northern Ireland with passport enquiries and requests for application forms, the Irish foreign office said on Monday.
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December Was 'Wettest Month For UK' In Over 100 Years
Britain has just experienced its wettest month in more than a century, the MeT Office said today.
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Storm Bert Strikes UK And Ireland, Brings Extreme Flooding And Travel Chaos
Britain and Ireland faced travel chaos on Saturday as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice.
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Eurostar Train Services Disrupted After Flooding In Tunnel Near London
Flooding in a railway tunnel near London forced the cancellation of more than a dozen trains linking Britain with the European mainland early on Saturday, international rail operator Eurostar said.
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With Queen Gone, King Charles III Faces Battle To Win Over Black Community
Queen Elizabeth II's death earlier this month prompted a flood of tributes -- but not from everyone. In Britain's black community, many asked: what had she ever done for us?
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Cryptocurrency’s Online Promotions Should Be Governed to Address 'Problematic Content', British Watchdog Says
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) called for powers to govern the online promotion of cryptoassets to combat a flood of "problematic content" which it said has no value.
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Britain Launches 5 Million Pound Climate Resilience Research
Britain has launched a 5 million pound ($7 million) research programme to help better prepare for risks posed by climate change such as heatwaves and floods, the government said on Friday.
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1 Dead As Storm Dennis Slams UK, Power Cuts Hit France
A man died after falling into a river on Sunday as Storm Dennis swept across Britain with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds.
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Rare "Danger To Life" Warning Issued As Storm Dennis Hits Britain
Storm Dennis swept across Britain on Sunday with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds, officials warning it could be "life-threatening" in South Wales.
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Big Budget Needed For Big Ben Bongs On Brexit
Britain's bewildering battle to get Big Ben to bong for Brexit is becoming brutal -- and big-budget to boot as public cash donations flooded in Friday for a celebratory peal.
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Hackers Hit UK Political Parties With Back-to-Back Cyber-Attacks
Hackers hit Britain's two main political parties with back-to-back cyber-attacks on Tuesday, sources told Reuters, attempting to force political websites offline with a flood of malicious traffic just weeks ahead of a national election.
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Gold Toilet, Once Offered On Loan To Trump, Stolen From British Palace
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from an art exhibition at Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said -- causing flooding to the World Heritage Site.
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Queen Elizabeth Gives Bravery Award To 4 Divers For Thai Cave Rescue
A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honours alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin.
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3 Indian-Origin Men, 2 Pakistanis Jailed In UK For Drug Smuggling
Three Indian-origin men along with their two Pakistani accomplices have been sentenced to a total of 95 years in jail by a UK court for running an international drug-smuggling racket to "flood the streets of Britain" with more than 10 million pounds of illegal Class A drugs.
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Climate Change Behind Some 2015 Floods, Fires, Heat Waves: Study
Last year's heat waves across Europe and Asia, fires in Alaska, unusually sunny winters in Britain and high-tide floods in Florida were influenced by climate change, a US report showed Thursday.
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Britons Flood Ireland With EU Passport Queries After Brexit Vote
Britons trying to hang onto EU citizenship have inundated Ireland's embassy in London and post offices in British-run Northern Ireland with passport enquiries and requests for application forms, the Irish foreign office said on Monday.
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December Was 'Wettest Month For UK' In Over 100 Years
Britain has just experienced its wettest month in more than a century, the MeT Office said today.
