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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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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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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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Britain Urges China to Speed Up Steps to Cut Steel Capacity
Britain asked China to tackle overcapacity in its steel industry on Saturday, hoping to stem the flood of cheap imports into Europe which Tata Steel said caused it to pull out of the United Kingdom, putting 15,000 jobs at risk.
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Tata Steel to Cut 1,050 UK Jobs
Tata Steel Ltd said on Monday it would axe 1,050 jobs in Britain, a further blow for the beleaguered steel industry as it reels from falling European steel prices driven by a flood of cheap imports, mainly from China.
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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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Flooding Continues In England As New Storm Hits Scotland
Heavy rains and gusty winds are causing more problems for residents in large swaths of Britain. Officials say 5,500 homes in Scotland lost power Wednesday as gale-force winds hit.
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British PM David Cameron On Spot Over Floods As Europe Hit By Freak Weather
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the flood-hit historic city of York on Monday as thousands of people in northern England started a clean-up amid volatile weather conditions around Europe.
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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?
-
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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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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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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Britain Urges China to Speed Up Steps to Cut Steel Capacity
Britain asked China to tackle overcapacity in its steel industry on Saturday, hoping to stem the flood of cheap imports into Europe which Tata Steel said caused it to pull out of the United Kingdom, putting 15,000 jobs at risk.
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Tata Steel to Cut 1,050 UK Jobs
Tata Steel Ltd said on Monday it would axe 1,050 jobs in Britain, a further blow for the beleaguered steel industry as it reels from falling European steel prices driven by a flood of cheap imports, mainly from China.
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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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Flooding Continues In England As New Storm Hits Scotland
Heavy rains and gusty winds are causing more problems for residents in large swaths of Britain. Officials say 5,500 homes in Scotland lost power Wednesday as gale-force winds hit.
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British PM David Cameron On Spot Over Floods As Europe Hit By Freak Weather
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the flood-hit historic city of York on Monday as thousands of people in northern England started a clean-up amid volatile weather conditions around Europe.
