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Tandem Skydive Ends In Tragedy For Two In UK's Devon
A tandem skydiving jump is when a first-time jumper is secured to a highly experienced instructor.
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British Hiker Found Dead, Another Missing In Spain's Mallorca After Storm
A British hiker has been found dead and another is missing on the Spanish island of Mallorca after heavy rains swept over the popular tourist destination, emergency services said on Wednesday.
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Firefighters Respond To Emergency Call, Find Parrot Imitating Fire Alarm. Watch
A British fire department said firefighters rushed to the scene of an emergency at a home in Daventry, UK, after receiving reports of "multiple activations of a smoke alarm". However, on reaching the spot, they found the culprit was actually a parrot mimicking the smoke alarm noise.
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12 Arrested For Attack In London That Left 7 Dead, 47 Injured: 10 Facts
Twelve people have been arrested in Barking, in east London, in connection with yesterday's attack at London Bridge that left seven people dead and injured 47 people. The three men responsible for the attack were "radical Islamist terrorists", Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd said. Yesterday, as Londoners were enjoying a relaxed Saturday, the...
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Hospitals Across Britain Hit By Large Scale Cyber Attack
British hospitals said they were forced to divert emergencies on Friday after a suspected national cyber attack.
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Former British PM David Cameron In Race To Be Next NATO Chief: Report
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron emerged as a frontrunner to be the next Secretary General of NATO after various reports emerged that he will be nominated by Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Controversial British Photographer David Hamilton Dies
British fashion photographer David Hamilton, 83, was found dead in his Parisian home on Friday, emergency services sources said Friday.
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68 People Found in Shipping Container at UK Port
British emergency services said today they had found 68 people locked in a container at a port in southeast England, including two pregnant women.
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'Jihadi John' Contemplated Suicide in 2010: Report
The London man believed to be Islamic State executioner "Jihadi John" told a journalist four years ago that surveillance by British security services had left him contemplating suicide, it emerged Saturday.
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Edward Snowden Attacks British Emergency Surveillance Laws
Fugitive US intelligence expert Edward Snowden attacked British plans for emergency laws to allow police and security services greater access to Internet and phone data on Sunday.
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Tandem Skydive Ends In Tragedy For Two In UK's Devon
A tandem skydiving jump is when a first-time jumper is secured to a highly experienced instructor.
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British Hiker Found Dead, Another Missing In Spain's Mallorca After Storm
A British hiker has been found dead and another is missing on the Spanish island of Mallorca after heavy rains swept over the popular tourist destination, emergency services said on Wednesday.
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Firefighters Respond To Emergency Call, Find Parrot Imitating Fire Alarm. Watch
A British fire department said firefighters rushed to the scene of an emergency at a home in Daventry, UK, after receiving reports of "multiple activations of a smoke alarm". However, on reaching the spot, they found the culprit was actually a parrot mimicking the smoke alarm noise.
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12 Arrested For Attack In London That Left 7 Dead, 47 Injured: 10 Facts
Twelve people have been arrested in Barking, in east London, in connection with yesterday's attack at London Bridge that left seven people dead and injured 47 people. The three men responsible for the attack were "radical Islamist terrorists", Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd said. Yesterday, as Londoners were enjoying a relaxed Saturday, the...
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Hospitals Across Britain Hit By Large Scale Cyber Attack
British hospitals said they were forced to divert emergencies on Friday after a suspected national cyber attack.
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Former British PM David Cameron In Race To Be Next NATO Chief: Report
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron emerged as a frontrunner to be the next Secretary General of NATO after various reports emerged that he will be nominated by Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Controversial British Photographer David Hamilton Dies
British fashion photographer David Hamilton, 83, was found dead in his Parisian home on Friday, emergency services sources said Friday.
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68 People Found in Shipping Container at UK Port
British emergency services said today they had found 68 people locked in a container at a port in southeast England, including two pregnant women.
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'Jihadi John' Contemplated Suicide in 2010: Report
The London man believed to be Islamic State executioner "Jihadi John" told a journalist four years ago that surveillance by British security services had left him contemplating suicide, it emerged Saturday.
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Edward Snowden Attacks British Emergency Surveillance Laws
Fugitive US intelligence expert Edward Snowden attacked British plans for emergency laws to allow police and security services greater access to Internet and phone data on Sunday.
