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London's New Year's Day Parade marks 30 years

Marching bands, cheerleaders and acrobats helped mark the 30th year of London’s New Year’s Day parade. More than 8,500 performers from 20 different

Sport

'Glad to be back' - Hiddink on Chelsea return

Dutchman Guus Hiddink has said he is ‘glad to back’ at Chelsea after being hired as caretaker manager to replace Jose Mourinho, who was sacked at the

Germany

US Fed rate decision boosts confidence as markets rally

European shares surged in early trading on Thursday on news of the Fed’s decision. The European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 1.8 percent by just

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Stars and fans invade London for the premiere of The Force Awakens

London went Star Wars crazy as the full cast turned out on the red carpet for the European premiere of The Force Awakens. Simon Pegg, Gwendoline

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Fans get first glimpse of Star Wars, The Force Awakens

Fans dressed as stormtroopers and Darth Vader queued for hours as Star Wars, The Force Awakens, opened in Paris and several other European cities

United Kingdom

Protesters call for end to British airstrikes in Syria

Protesters have taken to the streets of London, to call on the government to end its airstrikes in Syria. They marched through the centre of the

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London: What a fright!

Passers-by in the Shepherds Bush neighborhood of West London, Uxbridge Street, get a major fright when the roof of a building collapses onto the

United Kingdom

Defiant Londoners keep living their lives despite Tube stabbing and terror threat

Undaunted London-dwellers were still taking the Tube on Sunday at Leytonstone station, despite the knife attack there a day earlier by a man

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Stabbing at London tube station is a possible "terrorist incident" - police

UK police are treating a stabbing at a London underground station as a terrorist incident. Three people were injured one seriously after a man

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UK police treat stabbing at metro station as a "terrorist incident"

UK police are treating a stabbing at Leytonstone underground station in east London as a terrorist incident. Three people were injured, one of them

Sport

Djokovic downs Federer to secure ATP World Tour title in London

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic outclassed Roger Federer in straight sets to secure the ATP World Tour finals title in London on Sunday. The world number

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France and England football fans unite for La Marseillaise at Wembley

In a change of protocol for an international football match at England’s Wembley Stadium, God Save the Queen was played first, leaving the French

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'Bond in Motion' 007's wheels on show in London

James Bond films are as much about cars as they are about espionage, seduction and dry martinis. The latest movie, ‘Spectre,’ is no exception and

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Pedro's a jazz cat from Madrid..man!

If you’re a guitar aficionado passing by the Headbanger Rare Guitar shop in Madrid, you might be lucky to find a teenager in a baseball cap bent

World News

World pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks

People around the world showed their sorrow and solidarity with France on Saturday in the wake of the Paris attacks. In Rio de Janeiro the iconic

Culture news

Francesca Hayward, rising star of London's Royal Ballet

Seeing her in 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Royal Opera House, many say a star is born.

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Christmas comes early with Elf The Musical

Based on the popular 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, ‘Elf the Musical’ is the tale of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag

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British film archive prepares "long lost" Disney rabbit for Christmas

Film archivists at London have rediscovered a long-lost Walt Disney animation from 1928. “Sleigh Bells” features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character

Economy

Poor clothes sales hit Marks & Spencer's profits

Marks and Spencer has reported disappointing sales in clothing and homeware. Several factors have been cited for a 1.2 percent decline in general

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Kylie Minogue lights up London for Christmas

Kylie Minogue flicked the switch on London’s famous Oxford Street Christmas lights on Sunday night (November 1) in front of a crowd of thousands

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