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Britain Is Ill-Prepared For Extreme Weather, Warn Climate Advisers
Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2050, its climate advisers said on Wednesday, warning the country is ill-prepared for extreme weather that is already occurring.
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UK Defence Academy To Bar Israelis Over Gaza War
A prestigious UK government-run defence studies institute will not accept Israeli post-graduates from September 2026 over the Gaza war, the defence ministry said.
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Cash-Strapped Britons Give Up Pets As Living Costs Surge
Stood on her hind legs to greet any prospective owner who might approach her glass-doored kennel, Harriet is a black English cocker spaniel abandoned as a deepening cost-of-living crisis pushes growing numbers of Britons to part with their pets.
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"Made Sure She Is Protected": Prince Harry After Meeting Queen Elizabeth
Britain's Prince Harry said he made sure that Queen Elizabeth had the "right people around her" and was "protected" when he met the British monarch during a rare visit to Europe last week.
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UK Government Accused Of 'Blackmail' To Keep Boris Johnson In Power
A senior Conservative lawmaker accused the British government on Thursday of intimidating and attempting to "blackmail" those lawmakers they suspect of wanting to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of power.
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Active Chinese Spy In Parliament: UK Security Services Warn Lawmakers
British security services have warned MPs that a suspected Chinese agent "knowingly engaged in political interference activities" inside parliament, authorities said Thursday.
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Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Place: Prince Andrew's Sexual Assault Case
Britain's Prince Andrew is stuck between a rock and a hard place: He either settles out of court with his sexual assault accuser or endures a grilling by lawyers under oath, experts say.
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Britain's Prince Charles' Collection Of Watercolours Displayed In London
The largest collection of watercolours by Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, have gone on display in Britain.
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Britain To Halt 'Smart Motorways' Rollout For 5 Years: Transport Secretary
Britain will pause the rollout of new "smart motorways" for five years while it gathers safety data on those already operational, following criticism that they are dangerous, the government announced Wednesday.
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16-Year-Old British Sikh Boy Stabbed To Death In London Robbery: Police
Scotland Yard officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old British Sikh teenager on a west London street.
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UK tabloid ex-editor Rebekah Brooks lays bare 'car-crash' private life
Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of Britain's News of the World tabloid, laid bare her "car-crash" private life in an emotional testimony on Friday in her phone hacking trial.
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British MPs want cameras that make them look good
British lawmakers have backed plans for new cameras to be set up in the House of Commons that will not show their bald spots, bags under the eyes and extra weight.
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Britain's Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower: Report
Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said on Friday.
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Queen Elizabeth's 60th anniversary party gets under way
Queen Elizabeth gets four days of celebrations to mark her 60 years on the British throne under way on Saturday with one of her favourite pastimes, a trip to the horse races, as tributes to the long-serving monarch pour in.
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Pilot lands chopper on beach for ice creams
The pilot of a British rescue helicopter made a dramatic halt on a popular beach so that its crew could buy ice creams.
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Britain Is Ill-Prepared For Extreme Weather, Warn Climate Advisers
Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2050, its climate advisers said on Wednesday, warning the country is ill-prepared for extreme weather that is already occurring.
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UK Defence Academy To Bar Israelis Over Gaza War
A prestigious UK government-run defence studies institute will not accept Israeli post-graduates from September 2026 over the Gaza war, the defence ministry said.
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Cash-Strapped Britons Give Up Pets As Living Costs Surge
Stood on her hind legs to greet any prospective owner who might approach her glass-doored kennel, Harriet is a black English cocker spaniel abandoned as a deepening cost-of-living crisis pushes growing numbers of Britons to part with their pets.
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"Made Sure She Is Protected": Prince Harry After Meeting Queen Elizabeth
Britain's Prince Harry said he made sure that Queen Elizabeth had the "right people around her" and was "protected" when he met the British monarch during a rare visit to Europe last week.
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UK Government Accused Of 'Blackmail' To Keep Boris Johnson In Power
A senior Conservative lawmaker accused the British government on Thursday of intimidating and attempting to "blackmail" those lawmakers they suspect of wanting to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of power.
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Active Chinese Spy In Parliament: UK Security Services Warn Lawmakers
British security services have warned MPs that a suspected Chinese agent "knowingly engaged in political interference activities" inside parliament, authorities said Thursday.
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Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Place: Prince Andrew's Sexual Assault Case
Britain's Prince Andrew is stuck between a rock and a hard place: He either settles out of court with his sexual assault accuser or endures a grilling by lawyers under oath, experts say.
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Britain's Prince Charles' Collection Of Watercolours Displayed In London
The largest collection of watercolours by Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, have gone on display in Britain.
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Britain To Halt 'Smart Motorways' Rollout For 5 Years: Transport Secretary
Britain will pause the rollout of new "smart motorways" for five years while it gathers safety data on those already operational, following criticism that they are dangerous, the government announced Wednesday.
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16-Year-Old British Sikh Boy Stabbed To Death In London Robbery: Police
Scotland Yard officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old British Sikh teenager on a west London street.
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UK tabloid ex-editor Rebekah Brooks lays bare 'car-crash' private life
Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of Britain's News of the World tabloid, laid bare her "car-crash" private life in an emotional testimony on Friday in her phone hacking trial.
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British MPs want cameras that make them look good
British lawmakers have backed plans for new cameras to be set up in the House of Commons that will not show their bald spots, bags under the eyes and extra weight.
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Britain's Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower: Report
Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said on Friday.
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Queen Elizabeth's 60th anniversary party gets under way
Queen Elizabeth gets four days of celebrations to mark her 60 years on the British throne under way on Saturday with one of her favourite pastimes, a trip to the horse races, as tributes to the long-serving monarch pour in.
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Pilot lands chopper on beach for ice creams
The pilot of a British rescue helicopter made a dramatic halt on a popular beach so that its crew could buy ice creams.
