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New UK award coming for artists with a billion streams

This is the first UK certification from BPI that recognises streams across an artist's entire career.

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UK will investigate whether its special forces killed Afghan civilians

The inquiry was announced by the UK's defence ministry on Thursday.

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Watch: UK nurses union stage strike for first time in history

Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland downed tools today in a dispute over pay.

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Boris Becker freed from prison

German tennis legend Boris Becker has been freed from prison after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence.

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UK nurses walk out for first time in NHS history

The Royal College of Nursing joins the postal service and rail unions in the latest string of strikes to bring Britain to a standstill

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Inside the UK's warm banks where people go to escape the cold

“Knowing that people were out there in the cold, we just couldn't bear it," said Kim Griffiths, a volunteer at the Elim warm bank. "We had to do something.”

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What are liquid rules at UK airports and when are they changing?

The UK government is ditching the requirement to remove liquids and laptops from hand luggage during security checks.

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UK grapples with more industrial action as postal workers strike

Is Britain facing a winter of discontent? Thousands of postal workers in the UK were on strike on Wednesday in the third of six days of walkouts in the run-up to Christmas.

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London is giving the homeless free theatre tickets

To get out of the cold and enjoy the arts, charities and arts venues have teamed up to create a free ticket system for those going without next year.

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Four people dead after small migrant boat capsizes in English Channel

Dozens were also rescued after an overnight emergency operation off the coast of Kent in southern England, where many small boats arrive carrying migrants from France.

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Christmas cold snap: Northern Europe braces for freezing conditions

The French government has extended its snow and ice warning, putting 28 departments from Brittany to Alsace on high alert.

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Winter of discontent? First two days of rail strikes hit UK

More mass industrial action is under way Tuesday in Britain, with the first of four days of rail strikes over pay and conditions.

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Snow hits Europe: London turns white; eastern Europe battles blizzard

A blanket of snow has descended on London and other parts of the UK on the same day as a national rail strike, adding to the travel chaos.

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Watch: Thick blankets of snow across parts of Europe

Snow storms hit many European countries Sunday evening as temperatures struggle to rise above freezing during the day.

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Treacherous weather conditions in Europe cause disruption to travel

Snow in the UK, Poland, Estonia causes widespread travel chaos to public transport and airports as heavy rain in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia causes rivers to burst their banks

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UK government backs law against public sexual harassment

The British government has backed a law to criminalise public sexual harassment, increasing the penalty for catcalling and other intimidating acts.

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Three boys die after falling into an icy lake in England, say police

A fourth boy remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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Charity concerned over lack of sponsors for Ukrainians arriving in UK

After an initial wave of public interest in housing Ukrainians at the start of the war, the number of sponsors has since dropped.

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Britain seeks out new friends in Africa, Asia and Latin America

The British foreign secretary is expected to say on Monday that his country must look beyond its "traditional" allies.

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Postal workers are the latest to add to the wave of strikes in the UK

In the UK it’s the Royal Mail postal workers who are the latest to go on strike as the country faces a wave of industrial action. The strikers want their pay to rise with inflation, which is now at eleven point one percent.