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Chelsea vow to ban any fans involved in Paris Metro race attack

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Cinema

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Sport

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt announced on Saturday he will retire after the 2017 World Championships in London. The 28-year-old had initially been

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Jamaica

Usain Bolt to retire after London 2017 Worlds

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United Kingdom

London Night Tube will lose £19.6m in first year, say unions

It’s not yet up and running but London's 24-hour night tube is already proving controversial with trade unions. They say plans to have the

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United Kingdom

Britain retraces Winston Churchill's final journey 50 years on

It was a day an entire nation was watching, re-created 50 years later. Britain has commemorated the state funeral of wartime Prime Minister Winston

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United Kingdom

Outcry after London museum retires Dippy the dinosaur

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Russia

Ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko 'killed at third attempt'

Over eight years after Litvinenko's death in London from radioactive polonium poisoning, a public inquiry has opened into whether Russia ordered his murder.

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Musica

Giordano's French Revolution drama returns to London's Royal Opera House

After a 30-year absence Giordano's Andrea Chénier is on again at London's Royal Opera House

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United Kingdom

The fight against ISIL: Kerry says coalition campaign is getting results

The US Secretary of State says ISIL’s momentum in Iraq has been halted or reversed. John Kerry was speaking in London after a meeting of over 20

22/01/2015

United Kingdom

Turning the tide against ISIL: US-led coalition holds key talks in London

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met British premier David Cameron on Thursday. The encounter came as foreign ministers from over 20 countries

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France

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

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Culture news

London's Collections Men revisits classic British gent

The creme de la creme of fashion was out for the Burberry Prorsom show at London’s menswear fashion week, including the hottest model of the moment

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Culture news

Men's Fashion in London is bright and quirky

Lindley Hall was turned into a real life snow globe for the eagerly awaited Moschino show at London Collections: Men. Animal print, patchwork and

13/01/2015

France

"Je suis Charlie" resonates around the globe in demonstrations of solidarity

London lights up in solidarity and others march in peace as the victims of the Paris terror attacks are remembered.

12/01/2015

Cinema

Woman in Black 2: a chilling sequel

‘Woman in Black: Angel of Death’ tells the story of a group of orphaned children forced to leave World War II London during the Blitz and move to the

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USA

Global extravaganzas of fireworks and music & light shows ring in 2015

From New York to Sydney, 2015 has been welcomed with extravaganzas of fireworks and music and light shows

01/01/2015

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London: human rights campaigners protest outside the Egypt embassy

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United Kingdom

Virgin Atlantic airplane returns safely after landing gear problem

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United Kingdom

UK shoppers flock to stores for Boxing Day sales

Thousands of shoppers in the UK have been queuing outside stores hoping for a bargain on Boxing Day. December 26 is one of the busiest days for

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