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Meet the man trying to make amends for England’s hooligan shame

An expat in Amsterdam says he was left so ashamed by English football hooligans he went to great lengths to put things right.

United Kingdom

Car rams into revellers in Gravesend nightclub

Witnesses claim the driver twice rammed the gate before ploughing into a marquee in the Kent town of Gravesend.

United Kingdom

Thousands of vacant posts leave UK health service suffering

Official figures show 100,000 posts remain unfilled.

Sport

6 Nations kicks off this weekend

Ireland and England go into 6 Nations as favourites for the 2018 title

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United Kingdom

Hospitals in England take drastic measures to cope with winter demand

The UK health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has defended the plans to postpone non-urgent surgery until the end of the month.

United Kingdom

How thieves can steal a car in seconds without breaking in

CCTV released by West Midlands Police show thieves stealing a car with the help of a relay box.

Sport

World record for England golf team

Team England have broken the world record for the 'fastest hole of golf by a team of four'

United Kingdom

World famous Stonehenge to be freed from traffic

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Black Pudding Throwing Championship

World Black Pudding Throwing Championships take place near Manchester.

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British mermaids break world record

United Kingdom

Former Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cormac Murphy O'Connor dies

Former Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cormac Murphy O'Connor dies aged 85

United Kingdom

Deported asylum seeker’s reprieve after pilot refuses to fly him to Afghanistan

Pilot said he wasn't prepared to fly Samim Bigzad to Afghanistan because his 'life was in danger'

World

Wayne Rooney retires from international football

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May the best toe win!

Toe wrestling is a bit like arm wrestling - but with your feet!

United Kingdom

Giant pipes wash up on UK beach

Some giant plastic pipes have been discovered washed up on the English coastline

World News

England's women cricketers queens of the cricketing world

England beat India to win the cricket World Cup

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IVF hopes for northern white rhino

Scientists at a British zoo use IVF techniques to help save the northern white rhino.

United Kingdom

Jane Austen featured on new British bank note

Britain is to get a new ten pound bank note made of plastic and with the face of a famous woman on the back of it, the novelist Jane Austen.

United Kingdom

UK: Thousands join anti-government protest

Carrying placards reading "Tories out" and "Not one day more," thousands marched through London on Saturday in protest against the conservative government's policies.

United Kingdom

Six people face criminal charges over Hillsborough football disaster

Criminal charges may be brought against 23 suspects over the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster in the UK which claimed the lives of 96 fans.