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British army put on standby to help ease fuel supply crisis
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UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels
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Kosovo blamed for slowing down Europe's electricity
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Thousands of vacant posts leave UK health service suffering
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Chicken emergency: Police called over KFC closures in UK
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