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Now playing Next United Kingdom British soldier Lee Rigby's murderers sentenced to decades in prison Two men who mowed down a British soldier before hacking him to death on a London street have been sentenced to decades in prison. In December the 26/02/2014
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Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: Former Guantanamo Bay detainee arrested on suspicion of Syria terrorism offences A former detainee at Guantanamo Bay has been arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences, police say. Moazzam Begg, who spent around 25/02/2014
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Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: MPs vote in favour of smoking ban in cars carrying children Britain’s parliament has voted in favour of banning smoking in cars carrying children. The UK government said a ban would be introduced before the 10/02/2014
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Greek football star Kostas Mitroglou joins Fulham Fulham Football Club announced the signing of Greece international Konstantinos Mitroglou on a four-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed 31/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Elevated levels' of radioactivity detected at UK Sellafield nuclear plant British nuclear reprocessing plant Sellafield said it had detected elevated levels of radioactivity at one of its on-site monitors on Friday. The 31/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom Irony as cycling safety advert banned because it features a rider without a helmet An advert to promote bike safety has been banned – because it features a cyclist riding without a helmet. The Advertising Standards Authority 29/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: Police in a flap over learner driver's pet parrot Police in England stopped a learner driver – because she was accompanied by just a pet parrot. It’s illegal in the UK for a learner to drive 29/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom Watch: UK pair banned from road after being caught speeding at 144mph (231kph) Two men have been handed three-year driving bans after being caught speeding at 144mph (231kph) – more than double the maximum UK limit. Daniel 29/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: man charged with stealing discarded food from supermarket bin Prosecutors will push ahead with the trial of a man caught stealing discarded food from a supermarket’s rubbish bin. Paul May, 35, will go on trial 29/01/2014
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Now playing Next business planet Lean and green: Ecostars inspires competitiveness and fuel efficiency Some 80 percent of European businesses have cited reducing energy costs, particularly transport, as a major objective. In Edinburgh, Scotland several 24/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom Man United fan calls 999 asking to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson A drunk Manchester United fan called 999 and asked to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson after his club was eliminated in the semi-final of the Capital One 24/01/2014
Now playing Next World Blair warns Syria conflict could spread outside region Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair, now a Middle East peace mediator, has been attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 23/01/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom Sponsor Zoopla ends West Brom deal after "alleged anti-Semitic" gesture by Anelka Property website Zoopla is ending its sponsorship of English soccer club West Bromwich Albion following an outcry over an alleged anti-Semitic 20/01/2014