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750,000 poppies dropped over the Battle of Britain memorial

An original Second World War C-47 aircraft, also known as Dakota, dropped 750,000 poppies over the Battle of Britain memorial in Kent on Sunday as part of Remembrance Day services.

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Watch: UK Royal Family leads annual Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day honours the sacrifice of British troops involved in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

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London's €21bn Crossrail delayed again until at least 2021

The east-west rail link, one of Europe’s most ambitious engineering projects, has been repeatedly delayed and could now cost an €750m.

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Torrential rain causes floods in northern England

Torrential rain in Yorkshire caused the banks of the River Don to burst onto roadways, affecting traffic in Sheffield and Rotherham.

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Five people injured as roof of London theatre partially collapses

Several injuries were reported and more than a thousand people evacuated after the roof of a theatre in London's West End partially collapsed during a play.

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Dutch, UK police find 31 people in lorries in two separate operations

Wiltshire police recovered 15 people in a lorry in Wednesday while their Dutch counterparts found 16 people in a truck about to board a ferry.

Spain

Britain won't act on European arrest warrant for Catalan separatist

The UK has put on hold an European arrest warrant for Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati, according to official documents seen by Reuters.

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to police protest ban

Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday (November 6) against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.

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Von der Leyen reminds Johnson of 'obligation' to nominate commissioner

The future president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has reminded UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of duty to nominate new commissioner.

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Police ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful says High Court

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful says High Court

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Burning crosses and Boris Johnson effigy light up Lewes bonfire night

Costumed processions and bonfires mark the foiling of Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605, and the memory of Lewes' Protestant martyrs.

Portugal

Barnier: ‘Not even Farage can explain the benefits of Brexit to me’

“No-one has ever managed to explain the added value of Brexit to me, not even Nigel Farage,” the EU's chief Brexit negotiator told Web Summit in Lisbon.

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Watch: UK charity struggles to meet demand for children's shoes

A UK charity that donates school shoes to children around the world is receiving requests closer to home. Shoes are distributed through baby banks or often requested by concerned teachers.

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Euroviews. Britain’s post-Brexit survival depends on being more open to the world – by promoting tourism ǀ View

The UK general election in December shouldn’t just be about Brexit. It should be about how we cushion the effects of Brexit, if and when we leave - and even if we don’t.

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UK terror threat level downgraded to 'substantial'

"Despite the change in the threat level, terrorism remains one of the most direct and immediate risks to our National Security," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

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Euroviews. I’m not British. I was born Irish. It’s simply who I am and no court will tell me otherwise ǀ View

The people of Northern Ireland remain British citizens even if they identify as Irish, according to a court ruling in the United Kingdom last month. It’s a startling decision that strikes at the foundations of Northern Ireland’s peace process and creates a divide between the two main communities.

Vietnam

Vietnam arrests eight people in connection with Essex truck deaths

Vietnamese authorities have arrested eight people in connection with the deaths of 39 people who were found in the back of a truck container in Essex.

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British student, 21, wants to be youngest to walk solo to South Pole

A 21-year-old student from Nottingham University will attempt to beat the record as the youngest person to walk solo to the South Pole.

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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage will not run in UK election

Farage told the BBC he chose instead to campaign countrywide against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's EU divorce deal.

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Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking

The government said the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.