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Chelsea striker Diego Costa banned for three matches

Diego Costa will have to sit out Chelsea’s next three matches after a Football Association charge of violent conduct was upheld. The player had

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Japan look for second Rugby World Cup win in their match against Scotland

Japan’s shock victory over South Africa in the Rugby World Cup has put a smile on the faces of the players and a spring in their steps. The squad

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Londoners meditate on World Peace Day

Hundreds braved the rain on Monday to meditate in London's Trafalgar Square for 30 minutes as called for by the United Nations in observance of this year's 'World Peace Day'.

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British author Jackie Collins dies

Best-selling British author Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer. She was 77. The younger sister of actress Joan Collins passed away in Los

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Whinging Wenger and Morose Mourinho, again

Once again a Chelsea and Arsenal match has descended into farce including behaviour unbecoming of grown men, never mind professional athletes. Arsene

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France v Italy a Rugby World Cup nail-biter

France and Italy will lock horns in their World Cup opener at Twickenham on Saturday without key players. Rugby World Cup 2015: Wesley Fofana out of

Cinema

British short 'The Bigger Picture' wins Cartoon d'Or

British animated short film ‘The Bigger Picture’ by Daisy Jacobs has won the Cartoon d’Or, a pan-European award for animation short films. Daisy

Sport

Rugby prepares to welcome rugby back home

The start of the Rugby World Cup has special significance in the heart of England, in particular the Midlands town the game took its name from

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Schoolgirl commemorates Battle of Britain in song

‘If You Hadn’t Done What You Did’ is the debut single by Charlotte Mellor to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. 18-year old

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Lomu leads London haka ahead of Rugby World Cup

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Jeremy Corbyn makes his first appearance as Leader of the Labour Party at Prime Minister's Question Time

Pure theatre. That’s how British Parliament’s weekly question-and-answer session is viewed with verbal jousting between the prime minister and the

Sport

Rugby World Cup: Lomu leads the line in street-side haka

In the past the sight of Johna Lomu leading the line in a haka was one that put the fear into most, if not all, national rugby teams across the

Economy

UK inflation rate down to zero

Inflation in the UK fell to zero in August, due to cheaper fuel prices, clothing prices which rose less than they did a year ago, and stiff

Economy

H&M blames hot weather for poor August sales

H&M is blaming the hot summer weather in key parts of Europe for its weakest monthly sales growth in more than two years. The Swedish company, the

United Kingdom

A 'radically different international policy': Jeremy Corbyn explained

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UK: New Labour leader Corbyn defends Shadow Cabinet choices

Jeremy Corbyn does not look like a typical politician. And the staunch left-winger doesn’t act like one, notably shunning the media since his

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Large rally in London calls for more aid for refugees and migrants

What began as an appeal on social media turned into an event that organisers say gathered more than 100,000 people in central London in support of

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Riding to the rescue or driving off a cliff? Britain's left gets radical new leader

Britain’s opposition Labour party has elected a new leader, radical leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn. His margin of victory was huge, scooping over a quarter

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All you need to know about new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

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Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader of UK Labour Party