LONDON (Reuters) - Workers on London’s underground rail network walked out Monday in a staggered 24-hour strike over plans to save money by reducing staffing at stations and closing ticket offices.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.
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Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing
LONDON (Reuters) - British customs officials have arrested three people in London as part of an investigation into money-laundering following a police inquiry into allegations of corruption within the Pakistan cricket team.
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Three arrested in money-laundering inquiry
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will not suspend any players being investigated for alleged corruption without proof of wrongdoing, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt says.
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Pakistan will not drop players without proof - PCB
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan endured the worst day in their turbulent cricket history on Sunday when a corruption scandal erupting overnight was succeeded by their heaviest test defeat.
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Pakistan endure worst day in their test history
BRADFORD, England (Reuters) - Far-right protesters hurled bricks and smoke bombs on Saturday as riot police kept them apart from anti-racism demonstrators.
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Far-right protesters clash with police
LONDON (Reuters) - Theo Walcott’s sparkling early-season form continued on Saturday as he scored again in Arsenal’s 2-1 Premier League victory at Blackburn Rovers.
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Sparkling Walcott helps Arsenal win at Blackburn
LONDON (Reuters) - England batsmen Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad set a world record eighth wicket partnership on Saturday when they extended their stand to 332 on the third day of the fourth test against Pakistan at Lord’s.
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Trott and Broad set world record for eighth wicket
LONDON (Reuters) - More tests will be carried out on Thursday on the body of a man who worked for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service MI6 found at a flat near the agency’s headquarters.
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More tests on MI6 worker’s body
LONDON (Reuters) - England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup would be unbeatable, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told FIFA delegates assessing facilities on Monday.
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Clegg tells FIFA England’s 2018 bid will be unbeatable
LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Carroll helped himself to a hat-trick as Newcastle United stunned Aston Villa 6-0 to mark a memorable home return to the Premier League on Sunday.
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Newcastle stun Villa 6-0 to continue weekend goal rush
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan were on the verge of victory over England on the fourth day of the third test at the Oval on Saturday after racing to 115 for three at lunch in pursuit of a target of 148.
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Pakistan on brink of victory over England in third test
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya kept a low profile on Friday after Britain warned against any repeat of the celebrations a year ago that greeted the release of a Libyan intelligence agent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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Libya keeps quiet a year after Lockerbie release
LONDON (Reuters) - England opener Alastair Cook rode his luck on Friday after a prolonged batting slump to give his team the overall lead on the third day of the third test against Pakistan at the Oval.
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Cook emerges from prolonged slump to put England ahead
LONDON (Reuters) - Students performed better than ever in A-level exams, results showed on Thursday, with more than 8 percent achieving the new A-star (A*) grade, but many will still face a struggle to get into university.
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A level results improve, but future bleak for many
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz celebrated his test debut with three cheap wickets on the opening morning of the third test against England at the Oval Wednesday.
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Debutant Riaz strikes three times as England struggle
LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City renewed hostilities as the Premier League kicked off on Saturday with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane.
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Tottenham and Man City draw a blank in season opener
LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Fabio Capello has effectively signalled the end of former captain David Beckham’s international career and will hand him a farewell appearance in a friendly at Wembley Stadium later this year.
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Beckham to exit England stage after farewell bow
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari addressed a rally in Britain for his political party on Saturday, ending a visit he was criticised for making while millions struggled with devastating floods at home.
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Zardari ends British visit with a political rally
LONDON (Reuters) - President Asif Ali Zardari addresses Britain’s Pakistani community on Saturday after coming under fire at home for being out of Pakistan during its worst flooding in 80 years. Zardari is due to speak at a rally in the city of Birmingham after talks with Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday in which they agreed to do more together to fight Islamist militancy and brushed aside a diplomatic spat.
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Zardari to address British Pakistanis for support
LONDON (Reuters) - It must seem to some that Christmas comes earlier and earlier each year, and for shoppers in one London store that was certainly true this week.
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Christmas comes but once a year — in August
LONDON (Reuters) - Porters at Britain’s historic Billingsgate fish market began a campaign on Tuesday against reform plans they say would destroy the 680-year-old institution.
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Historic Billingsgate market protests at reform plan
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Mo Farah completed the first distance double at the European championships for 20 years with a dominant victory in the 5,000 metres as Britain won a hat-trick of golds at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
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Swiss Roethlin wins marathon gold in humid Barcelona
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Mo Farah completed the first distance double at the European championships for 20 years with a dominant victory in the 5,000 metres as Britain won a hat-trick of golds at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
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Farah leads British gold rush with 5,000 win
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England’s Eoin Morgan plundered 125 not out for his maiden test century to help dig his team out of trouble and steer them to 331 for four at stumps on day one of the first test with Pakistan on Thursday.
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Morgan’s maiden test ton puts England in charge
LONDON (Reuters) - The British monarchy generates over 500 million pounds a year from overseas tourists, according to a report on Friday.
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Monarchy generates over £500 million a year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - English Premier League club Manchester United suffered the first defeat on their pre-season North America tour when they were upset 2-1 by the 10-man Kansas City Wizards in Kansas City on Sunday.
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Manchester United stunned by 10-man Kansas City
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland’s most senior politician said on Wednesday there was no conspiracy in the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber, following U.S. questions over oil company BP Plc’s influence on the process.
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Scotland denies conspiracy over Lockerbie release
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland’s most senior politician said on Wednesday there was no conspiracy in his country’s decision to release the Lockerbie bomber, following U.S. questions over oil company BP’s influence on the process.
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Scotland says no conspiracy over Lockerbie release
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ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen turned the British Open into a procession on Sunday, winning the famed Claret Jug after crushing the world’s best by seven strokes at the home of golf.
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Classy Oosthuizen romps to seven-shot victory
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen’s overnight five-shot lead was there to be shot at on Saturday as sunny, breezy conditions saw the red, below par-numbers pile up on the British Open scoreboards in Saturday’s third round.
LONDON (Reuters) - A court fined oil major Total and four other companies on Friday over their role in an explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in 2005, which resulted in Europe’s biggest peacetime fire.
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Court fines firms over Buncefield blast
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen set about reeling in Rory McIlroy’s overnight British Open lead with real gusto in the hammering rain at St Andrews on Friday, moving one clear of the field after a superb outward 33.
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Oosthuizen overtakes McIlroy as rain hammers down
TOKYO (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday his government would seek closer economic ties with Japan as a part of a diplomatic drive to boost trade and investment and aid Britain’s tentative recovery.
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Britain wants closer economic ties with Japan
BELFAST (Reuters) - One of Northern Ireland’s most senior police officers criticised the province’s government on Tuesday for not doing enough to control violence as fresh tallies showed 82 officers had been injured since the weekend.
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Police slam government on Northern Ireland riots
BELFAST (Reuters) - One of Northern Ireland’s most senior police officers criticised the province’s government on Tuesday for not doing enough to control violence as fresh tallies showed 82 officers had been injured since the weekend.
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Police slam government on NI riots, 82 officers hurt
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Australian Mark Webber won the British Formula One Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday.
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Webber wins British Grand Prix for Red Bull
BRISTOL, England (Reuters) - Bangladesh beat England by five runs in the second one-day international on Saturday.
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Bangladesh beat England by five runs in second ODI
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LONDON (Reuters) - Police hunting fugitive gunman Raoul Moat said on Thursday they had charged two other men with conspiracy to commit murder.
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Police charge two men in gunman search
LONDON (Reuters) - Police hunting suspected gunman Raoul Moat said on Wednesday they believed he was still in the vicinity of the rural Northumberland town of Rothbury.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Police hunting suspected gunman Raoul Moat said on Tuesday the net was closing in on him as officers imposed an exclusion zone around the village of Rothbury in Northumberland.
LONDON (Reuters) - A gunman suspected of killing one man and injuring his ex-girlfriend and a police officer in a shooting spree has declared war on police, pledging not to stop “until I’m dead,” according to a letter sent to officers.
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Gunman on the run declares war on police
LONDON (Reuters) - Spain’s Rafael Nadal reached his fourth Wimbledon final with a 6-4 7-6 6-4 win over Britain’s Andy Murray on Friday.
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Nadal overcomes Murray to reach fourth Wimbledon final
LONDON (Reuters) - A sense of stunned disbelief descended over south west London at 3.46pm on Wednesday when the unthinkable happened — Roger Federer’s remarkable reign as Wimbledon champion was finally over.
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Berdych ends Federer’s Wimbledon reign
LONDON (Reuters) - Sweat seeping from his baseball cap after four hours scratching for his game on a dusty baseline, Andy Roddick became Wimbledon’s biggest casualty on Monday when he lost to the son of a Taiwanese chicken farmer.
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Roddick falls foul of Lu as Federer stays cool
PILTON, England (Reuters) - One of the hottest Glastonbury festivals in memory provided plenty of hits and a few misses for 150,000 revellers, who put a brave face on the England soccer team’s abject defeat during the four-day event.
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Stevie Wonder lifts Glastonbury after soccer sadness
LONDON (Reuters) - Newspapers were unsparing in their condemnation of England after they were defeated 4-1 by Germany in the second round of the World Cup in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
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Newspapers condemn England
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Germany thrashed England and Argentina subdued a tough Mexico side on Sunday to storm into the World Cup quarter-finals in matches both marred by controversial refereeing decisions.
LONDON (Reuters) - Even bright sunshine and the hottest day of the year were unable to lift the spirits of England supporters after watching their team crash out of the World Cup to long-time rivals Germany 4-1.
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Fans’ anger turns to shame as England thrashed
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - European rivals Germany and England do battle yet again on Sunday while Diego Maradona’s free-flowing Argentina expect to knock out Mexico for a second consecutive World Cup in the day’s other big clash.
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Old foes Germany and England battle again
BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) - Germany have got physical problems while England’s are mainly in their heads as the two old foes prepare to land the first heavyweight knockout blow in the World Cup on Sunday.
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England need to forget past to beat Germany
PILTON, England (Reuters) - Nearly 180,000 fans will descend on a farm in southwest England from Thursday for four days of music, and, if the rain falls, mud, for which the annual Glastonbury music festival is justly famous.
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Glastonbury readies for music, mud and Gorillaz
LONDON (Reuters) - Rafael Vinoly, the architect behind the designs for the proposed revitalisation of London’s Battersea Power Station on the River Thames, is undaunted by the size and scale of the project.
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Just a Minute With: Architect Rafael Vinoly
PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - Striker Jermain Defoe rescued England’s stuttering World Cup campaign with a first-half strike that was enough to beat Slovenia 1-0 in Group C on Wednesday and book a place in the second round.
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Defoe goal puts England into last 16
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne announced the biggest shake-up of the regulatory landscape in 13 years on Wednesday as he pledged to give the Bank of England ultimate control over financial supervision.
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron apologised on Tuesday for the killing by British troops of 14 demonstrators in Northern Ireland in 1972 on what has become known as Bloody Sunday.
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Cameron apologises for Northern Irish Bloody Sunday
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton drove a superb tactical race to hold off his McLaren team mate Jenson Button and win Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix from pole position and jump to the top of the Formula One drivers’ championship.
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Hamilton back on top after Canada win
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - A howler by goalkeeper Robert Green gifted the United States an equaliser as England struggled to a disappointing 1-1 draw in their opening Group C game at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium Saturday.
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Green gaffe gifts draw to United States
LONDON (Reuters) - Four politicians face trial over charges of false expenses accounting after a judge on Friday dismissed their claim they were protected by ancient laws of parliamentary privilege.
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Four politicians fail to stop expenses trial
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Steven Gerrard shared the content of his dreams, his happiness with the team hotel and his views on his captaincy and leadership, but uttered not a word on the team, tactics and players England face on Saturday when their World Cup campaign begins.
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Gerrard shows true England focus: on themselves
LONDON (Reuters) - Diane Abbott and four former cabinet ministers will fight it out to lead the Labour Party, charged with turning the opposition back into a winning force in politics following its defeat in the May 6 election.
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Five candidates to fight for Labour leadership
LONDON (Reuters) - The presence of British troops in Afghanistan is vital to the success of international efforts to pacify the country, the chief of U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday.
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British troops vital for Afghan success - U.S. general
MORULENG, South Africa (Reuters) - A remote, bare and sparsely populated village in north-west South Africa was transformed into a horn-blaring focus for World Cup football fans on Monday.
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England journey across savannah and defeat local team
DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Briton Justin Rose clinched his first PGA Tour win at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.
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Rose storms to Memorial victory
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Ian Bell’s 11th test century helped put England in a commanding position at 399 for seven against Bangladesh at lunch on day two of the second and final test at Old Trafford on Saturday.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli navy intercepted and was shadowing another ship bound for blockaded Gaza carrying aid and activists on Saturday, five days after the bloody seizure of a Turkish ship triggered an international outcry.
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Israel shadows new Gaza-bound ship: activists
WHITEHAVEN, England (Reuters) - Police said on Thursday they may never be able to fully explain why a quiet taxi-driver shot dead 12 people in the scenic Lake District, in Britain’s worst gun rampage for years.
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Police seek answers over shooting rampage
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - A cluster of local workers, police and security guards and a pack of television crews welcomed the England World Cup squad to their Rustenburg base in warm sunshine on Thursday.
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England arrive to play it safe in high crime city
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unlike most emerging Hollywood stars, there’s nothing Russell Brand won’t talk about.
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Russell Brand talks his way to Hollywood stardom
LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal winger Theo Walcott was the surprise omission from England’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals announced by coach Fabio Capello on Tuesday.
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Walcott left out of England squad
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Briton Dario Franchitti coasted to a second Indianapolis 500 win in four years on Sunday, claiming victory after a spectacular crash ended the race under caution.
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Franchitti leads British Indy 500 charge
LONDON (Reuters) - Detectives investigating the murder of three women from Bradford, northern England, who worked as prostitutes in the area said they may have discovered more body parts on Saturday.
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More body parts likely found in women search - police
LONDON (Reuters) - A 40-year-old man will appear in court on Friday accused of murdering three women who worked as prostitutes in Bradford.
LONDON (Reuters) - England eased to 105 for one at lunch against some undemanding Bangladesh bowling after being asked to bat first on the opening day of the first test at Lord’s on Thursday.
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England cruise against innocuous Bangladesh bowling
MANAMA (Reuters) - Britain has no immediate plans to speed up the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Liam Fox was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Fox says no change in Afghanistan policy
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The curtain comes down on the 2010 Cannes film festival on Sunday night with British director Mike Leigh and France’s Xavier Beauvois firmly in the frame for the coveted Palme d’Or for best picture.
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British, French films in frame for top Cannes award
LONDON (Reuters) - Two more contenders joined the race to lead the Labour Party on Thursday after an election this month ended its 13 year grip on power.
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Diane Abbott brings Labour leader hopefuls to six
LONDON (Reuters) - Moulded from steel left over from the last girder on the Olympic stadium, London’s 2012 mascots are neither cuddly nor cute but organisers say the gleaming one-eyed metallic forms will strike a chord with children.
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London mascots not so cute
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways Plc won a legal bid on Monday to block a threatened five-day strike by cabin crew members, though unions said they would immediately appeal the decision.
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BA wins court bid to block strike
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the Netherlands shut or planned to close major airports because of volcanic ash from Iceland on Monday, threatening large-scale air traffic disruption in Europe at the start of the working week.
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Ash shuts major British, Dutch and Irish airports
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - England won the World Twenty20 in magnificent style with a 111-run partnership from South Africa-born batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Craig Kieswetter setting them up for a seven-wicket win over Australia on Sunday.
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England upset Australia for first world title
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland shut several of its airports and Britain imposed a no-fly zone on parts of its airspace on Sunday as another cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland looked set to disrupt European air travel yet again.
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UK and Ireland shut some airspace due to ash cloud
GROS ISLET (Reuters) - Impressive England reached the final of the Twenty20 World Cup after outclassing Sri Lanka to win by seven wickets with four overs to spare on Thursday.
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England ease into Twenty20 final
GROS ISLET (Reuters) - Impressive England reached the final of the Twenty20 World Cup after outclassing Sri Lanka to win by seven wickets with four overs to spare on Thursday.
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England ease into Twenty 20 final
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero proved too classy a double act for Fulham in Wednesday’s Europa League final, the two South Americans combining to earn Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win and a first major European trophy in 38 years.
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Heartbreak for Fulham after epic run
GROS ISLET (Reuters) - England continued their prime form to beat New Zealand in the World Twenty20 Super Eights in St Lucia on Monday, knocking the Kiwis out of the tournament and putting Pakistan through.
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Hot England, lucky Pakistan make semi-finals
LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives entered detailed talks with the smaller Liberal Democrats on Sunday to look for ways to form a government, under pressure to make progress before nervous financial markets reopen on Monday.
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Conservatives seek ways to govern with Lib Dems
LONDON (Reuters) - The investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has bought the famous London department store Harrods from Egyptian-born businessman Mohamed al-Fayed in a deal reported to be worth around 1.5 billion pounds.
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Qatar investor buys department store Harrods
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - A belligerent half-century by Kevin Pietersen led England to a total of 168 for seven in their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match against South Africa on Saturday.
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Pietersen pummels South Africa as England make 168-7
LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives offered to work with the Liberal Democrats in government on Friday after a dramatic parliamentary election that produced no outright winner for the first time since 1974.
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Conservatives need partners after inconclusive vote
LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour party has lost the mandate to rule, the Conservative leader said on Friday after an exit poll suggested his party would win most parliamentary seats but fall short of an overall majority.
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Cameron says Labour has lost right to rule
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain was set for an inconclusive result to its closest election in three decades, with a forecast making the Conservatives the largest party, but just short of a parliamentary majority.
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Conservatives seen as largest party, no majority
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland lifted all restrictions on its airports on Thursday after a volcanic ash cloud blew away from Europe after having disrupted flights for several days.
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Ireland given all-clear as ash cloud blows away
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s political parties should work together to devise a credible plan for tackling a record budget deficit and not become distracted by a dispute over when to start a fiscal squeeze, the Liberal Democrats said.
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Tackling deficit needs all-party deal - Lib Dems
LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City set up a Champions League showdown for next Wednesday when they both won on Saturday to knock Aston Villa out of the race and leave Liverpool hopes of fourth place hanging by a thread.
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Spurs, Man City set up Champions League showdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Fulham, in the fourth tier of English football just 13 years ago, completed their fairy-tale run to the Europa League final with a 2-1 win over Hamburg SV at Craven Cottage Thursday.
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Fulham keep up fairy-tale run by reaching Europa final
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of voters in swing seats may still change their minds about who to vote for in next week’s election, an opinion poll published on Thursday showed, suggesting the outcome is still wide open.
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown needs a show-stopping performance in a final election debate on Thursday to offset a blaze of bad publicity after he was caught calling a supporter of his Labour Party “bigoted.”
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"Bigot" gaffe haunts Brown before TV debate