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Tearful farewells, kung-fu kicks and Ronaldo's insane goal tally

It was a weekend of ‘‘farewells’‘ across the world of European football Big boots are to be filled at Barcelona. Captain Xavi played his final game

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Churchill war bunker Tube station set to come back from the dead

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West End musical aims to challenge Bollywood clichés

It’s a mesmerising show of dance and music. Offering a mixture of traditional and modern Indian dance, ‘Beyond Bollywood’ has opened in London’s West

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UK marks Victory in Europe Day with London ceremony

Putting political quarrels aside, UK party leaders paid their respects at the Cenotaph in London to mark 70 years since Winston Churchill declared

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London Museum examines creativity born from WWII rationing

Seventy years ago, the people of Britain swarmed Buckingham Palace, the Mall and Trafalgar Square carrying British flags and jubilant smiles to

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Voting with Boris

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Boris Johnson evades media scrum at polling station

Boris Johnson may have hoped to amble quietly to the polling station to cast his ballot in his Islington consitituency in north London, but it turned

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Humble, homely 10 Downing St - a modest mansion for a world leader

There can’t be many buildings known the world over by a simple number. ‘Number 10’ is synonymous with the seat of power of the UK government, the

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Young British artist elevates Plasticine to art

From a distance, his artworks look just like oil paintings on giant canvases. But get closer, and you will notice Henry Hudson’s works are made of

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Britain's new princess in her new palace for a couple of days

Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented their new daughter to a delighted crowd of royal fans in London. The three posed for photos on the

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Britain celebrates arrival of new princess

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British landmarks and Royal Navy crew congratulate royal baby

Congratulations shone out from many UK landmarks for Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their new royal baby girl. London’s BT Tower

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It's a girl: Britain's Duchess of Cambridge gives birth in London

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Mind the gap: economic recovery hides precarity of life in Britain

Although the British economy now sees some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, many Britons have not yet felt it brighten their lives.

Cinema

Maisie Williams stars in mass hysteria drama 'The Falling'

Set in a strict English girls’ school in 1969, ‘The Falling’ tells of a mysterious fainting epidemic that breaks out in the aftermath of a tragedy

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Londres, je t’aime! 5 reasons French prefer London

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Julian Assange agrees to Swedish questioning in London

Julian Assange has agreed to be questioned at Ecuador’s London embassy over allegations of sexual assault, according to the WikiLeaks founder’s

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Jewels 'worth millions' stolen from London's diamond district

Italy

Aiming to win made me a champion, says Galiazzo

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Ancient Greek statues still excite in new British Museum show

The British Museum in London has a new exhibition examining Ancient Greece’s preoccupation with the body beautiful, and the influence sculptures have

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