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Surfers enjoy rare river wave

23/03/2015

United Kingdom

Ashya King 'free from cancer' 7 months after leaving Britain

23/03/2015

United Kingdom

Nowruz celebrations mark the start of spring

21/03/2015

United Kingdom

Iranians in London prepare to celebrate Persian New Year

Iranians in London are preparing to celebrate the Persian New Year, Norouz. Norouz was recognised in 2009 by UNESCO as part of Humanity’s Intangible

20/03/2015

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Extreme ironing creator returns to world's weirdest sport

20/03/2015

Sport

Champions League: Monaco survive Arsenal scare

Monaco survived a huge scare to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals despite losing on the night to Arsenal. The visitors, who needed to

17/03/2015

Sport

Chelsea and Manchester City both stutter

Welcome back to The Corner, our weekly round-up from the world of football. Chelsea failed to fully bounce back from their Champions League exit but

16/03/2015

Turkey

British schoolgirls helped by coalition spy from Syria, says Turkey

The man who allegedly helped three British schoolgirls join ISIL militants has been detained in Turkey, but mystery shrouds his motives. Mobile phone

13/03/2015

United Kingdom

Wikileaks' Julian Assange accepts Swedish prosecutors request

Julian Assange's lawyer says the Wikileaks founder has accepted a request from Swedish prosecutors to be questioned in London over sexual assault charges.

13/03/2015

United Kingdom

Britain commemorates end of UK involvement in Afghan war

Queen Elizabeth joined veterans of the Afghan war and relatives of those who died, at commemorations in London marking the end of Britain’s

13/03/2015

Culture news

London Alexander McQueen show draws creme de la creme in fashion

A long-awaited exhibition celebrating the life and work of visionary designer Alexander McQueen has opened in London, drawing the biggest names in

13/03/2015

United Kingdom

Swedish prosecutors ask to quiz Assange in London

Swedish prosecutors have asked for approval from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to quiz him in London. He has been stuck in the Ecuadorian embassy

13/03/2015

United Kingdom

British fantasy writer Terry Pratchett dies at 66

British writer Terry Pratchett has died aged 66, his publishers have announced. They released a statement on social media saying: “It is with

12/03/2015

United Kingdom

Fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies at 66

12/03/2015

France

Back to the battlefield for Napoleon's hat

A unhappy trip down memory lane for Napoleon’s hat, as it left for Waterloo for the bicentenary commemorations of the battle which led to his demise

11/03/2015

United Kingdom

Jeremy Clarkson's future unclear at BBC after suspension

An online petition to get suspended Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson reinstated by the BBC has 400,000 signatures and counting. The controversial

11/03/2015

United Kingdom

Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC's Top Gear after 'punching producer'

11/03/2015

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Cocktails underground: 1940s-themed bar opens in London air raid shelter

10/03/2015

United Kingdom

London: Man takes to roof of Westminster parliament buildings

British police have made an arrest, after a man was seen walking on the roof of the Westminster parliament buildings in London. The individual is

08/03/2015

United Kingdom

Farage calls for "common sense immigration policy "

The leader of the Britain’s UK Independence party has joined the election race ahead of the May 7 poll, by unveiling his anti-EU party’s immigration

05/03/2015