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UK MPs to vote on plain cigarette packaging

Cigarette packets are set to get a dramatic makeover in UK. MPs will vote on a law introducing plain packaging in England and Wales before May’s

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The fight against ISIL: Kerry says coalition campaign is getting results

The US Secretary of State says ISIL’s momentum in Iraq has been halted or reversed. John Kerry was speaking in London after a meeting of over 20

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Cries of 'whitewash' and 'incompetence' greet more delays to Britain's Iraq War report

A further postponement of the long-awaited Chilcot Report into Britain’s role in the Iraq War has drawn accusations of a whitewash. It is unlikely

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Sun drops topless page three girls and shunts nudity online - at a price

After 44 years of literally titillating its readers with bare-breasted women on page three, British daily tabloid The Sun is dropping the semi-naked

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Greece again calls for return of Elgin Marbles

A demonstration was held outside the Acropolis Museum in Athens on Sunday to demand the return of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin

World News

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

United Kingdom

Channel tunnel closed due to a fire on a truck

A fire on a truck has caused the closure of the Channel tunnel between France and the UK. The incident is reported to have been on the French side of

USA

Obama urges Congress not to trigger new sanctions against Iran

President Obama says new Iran sanctions could upset diplomatic talks

United Kingdom

The Beagle has landed - Britain's missing spacecraft found on Mars

Beagle 2 was part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission

Culture news

Controversial play about Princess Di's death opens in London's West End

‘Truth, Lies, Diana’ is a controversial West End show that promises to reveal “sensational new information about the death of Princess Diana”

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British far-right in its "worst state for 20 years": report

Culture news

Laura Doggett: a voice to watch

Laura Doggett has a lot to be excited about. After supporting chart-topping soul man John Newman on his tour last autumn, the young British

Culture news

Men's Fashion in London is bright and quirky

Lindley Hall was turned into a real life snow globe for the eagerly awaited Moschino show at London Collections: Men. Animal print, patchwork and

Sport

Liverpool skipper Gerrard to sign with LA Galaxy

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is on the verge of signing an 18-month contract to play for the LA Galaxy. The 34-year old announced he would quit

Sport

The Corner: Valencia end Madrid's winning run, Real Sociedad stun Barcelona

Welcome back to The Corner, our weekly round-up from the world of football. Spanish giants Real Madrid failed to start the new year as they finished

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Cameron hints at early UK referendum on EU membership

David Cameron has hinted that a possible future referendum on Britain’s EU membership could take place earlier than planned. The prime minister said

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Operation launched to salvage car container ship off southern England

Coastguards say a major salvage operation has been launched to free a large container ship carrying cars that ran aground in the Solent, near the

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Buckingham Palace repeats denial of Prince Andrew sex claims

Buckingham Palace steps up denials that Prince Andrew had sex with an underage girl, as reports of the case fill the Sunday papers.

France

Mass brawl between 200 migrants in Calais

Seven people were injured in Calais as tensions erupted into clashes between some 200 migrants seeking to cross the Channel to Britain.

United Kingdom

UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'critically ill' in London hospital

Fears are growing for a British nurse being treated for Ebola in London after hospital officials said her condition had deteriorated and she is now