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Two die in mid-air light aircraft collision in UK
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:03:32 GMT
Reuters - Two people died after a mid-air collision by two light planes during an air race over the Isle of Wight, police said on Saturday.
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Dublin pelt Blair at first book signing
(AFP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:36:56 GMT
 AFP - Angry protestors hurled plastic bottles and flip-flops at former British prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing of his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin on Saturday.
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Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin
(AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:09:03 GMT
 AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
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Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:48:52 GMT
Reuters - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.
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6 million in UK told they've paid wrong income tax
(AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:10:15 GMT
AP - British tax collectors say a new computer system has revealed that almost 6 million people have paid the wrong amount of income tax, and 1.4 million will be told to repay an average of 1,500 pounds ($2,300) each.
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Afridi apologises for 'fixing' row
(AFP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:21:40 GMT
 AFP - Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi apologised Saturday for the scandal engulfing his side's tour of England after British police questioned three players over an alleged betting scam.
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Fresh probe urged into phone-hacking row
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:43:34 GMT
 AFP - Former ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid's ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.
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Most Britons against paying for pope's visit: survey
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:10:10 GMT
 AFP - More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.
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Rangers thugs jailed for UEFA Cup final rampage
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:27:08 GMT
 AFP - A court jailed 11 hooligans Friday over what the judge called the worst destruction Manchester has seen "since the Blitz", when Rangers fans caused mayhem at the 2008 UEFA Cup final.
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Ashley Cole divorced by singer wife
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:59 GMT
 AFP - The four-year marriage of England footballer Ashley Cole and his television star wife Cheryl Cole ended Friday when the High Court in London granted them a quick divorce.
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Miliband brothers fighting for top Labour post
(AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:38:10 GMT
 AP - Mom is neutral. Everyone else has an opinion.
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UK political life starts early for leader's baby
(AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:17:44 GMT
 AP - Prime Minister David Cameron took a few minutes out of his paternity leave to introduce his new daughter to Britain's media.
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Cameron welcomes baby number four to Number 10
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:49:53 GMT
 AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha introduced their newborn baby to Downing Street on Friday, posing for pictures outside the famous Number 10 door.
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Ex-MI6 agent gets 12 month jail sentence
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:12:26 GMT
 AFP - An ex-MI6 agent has been sentenced to 12 months in jail Friday after trying to sell top secret information.
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Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal
(AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:53:37 GMT
AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.
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Booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:29:56 GMT
 AFP - Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
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Fugitive tycoon Nadir finally in dock 17 years on
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:19:00 GMT
 AFP - Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, one of the country's most high-profile fugitives, finally appeared in court Friday after 17 years on the run to face claims he stole a fortune from his collapsed firm Polly Peck.
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After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court
(AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:59:39 GMT
 AP - A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial he insists will vindicate him.
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Aamer reports to British police station
(AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:34:12 GMT
 AFP - Mohammad Aamer, one of three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, reported to a British police station on Friday.
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BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8B
(AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:02:47 GMT
 AP - BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
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