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Duck house, symbol of UK expenses scandal, sold
(Reuters)
Reuters - A floating duck house, which came to symbolize a parliamentary expenses scandal that rocked British politics last year, has been sold and the money given to a cancer charity, the organization said on Monday.
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Get the celebrity scent with UK tabloid's perfume
(Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper launched its own celebrity perfume on Monday to provide readers with the scent of showbiz.
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Coulson under pressure over hacking row
(AFP)
AFP - Opposition lawmakers called for Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief to quit Monday over fresh allegations that he knew about illegal phone tapping by reporters when he was a tabloid editor.
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EU budget chief sparks row over British rebate billions
(AFP)
AFP - Europe's budget chief sparked a fierce row with Britain on Monday over the 'Thatcher rebate' which sees billions returned to London in lieu of farm payments to France and Germany.
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UK police may probe alleged tabloid phone hacking
(AP)
AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron's communications director, a former tabloid editor, offered Monday to meet with police as they consider reopening an investigation into claims his newspaper's reporters illegally eavesdropped on scores of politicians and celebrities.
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Schoolboy finds pipe bomb in Northern Ireland
(AFP)
AFP - A Northern Ireland school was evacuated Monday after an eight-year-old boy found a pipe bomb in the playground, in what police said was a "cowardly" attack blamed on militants opposed to the peace process.
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Govt to announce student visas crackdown
(AFP)
AFP - The government is to outline a crackdown on people arriving on student visas Monday as it bids to tighten its immigration system, described by a minister as "largely out of control".
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Police release new shots after MI6 death
(AFP)
AFP - Police released new images Monday of a British spy whose naked, decomposing body was found padlocked into a bag in his bath tub.
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Ex-headteacher jailed for abusing boys
(AFP)
AFP - A former boarding school headteacher who subjected his pupils to a brutal regime of sexual abuse and beatings during the 1970s and 1980s was jailed on Monday for 21 years.
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Rare color footage of London blitz found
(AP)
AP - Rare color footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz.
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Blair cancels book signing amid Iraq protest threat
(AFP)
AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair on Monday cancelled a planned book signing session in London to promote his memoirs after anti-war protestors threatened to target it.
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Blair cancels book-signing over protests
(Reuters)
Reuters - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had canceled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests.
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Police hunt for 2 people in slain UK spy case
(AP)
AP - Police investigating the mystery death of a British spy say they are hunting for two people seen entering his apartment block.
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UK minister jailed for 4 years over sham marriages
(AP)
AP - A British judge sentenced a Church of England minister to four years in jail on Monday for his part in a sham-marriage scam which saw hundreds of African men marry European women so they could stay in Britain.
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Raphael tapestries go on show in Britain
(Reuters)
Reuters - Four priceless tapestries designed by the Renaissance master Raphael have gone on display with their original drawings for the first time at an exhibition in London to coincide with Pope Benedict's visit to Britain.
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Church of England vicar jailed for marriage scam
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Church of England vicar who oversaw hundreds of sham marriages to help migrants settle illegally in Britain was jailed for four years on Monday.
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BA-Iberia target 12 other airlines
(AFP)
AFP - British Airways and Iberia have identified 12 airlines as potential takeover targets once their own tie-up is finalised, as they bid to create the world's biggest carrier, newspapers reported on Monday.
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Car sales drop 17.5% in August
(AFP)
AFP - New car sales in Britain dropped by 17.5 percent in August compared with the level 12 months earlier after the end of a government subsidy scheme, trade data showed on Monday.
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Blair may cancel London appearance over protests
(AP)
AP - Tony Blair says he could cancel a planned public appearance in London to promote his new memoir amid security concerns.
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Policeman filmed attacking middle-aged woman
(AFP)
AFP - Footage showing a police sergeant assaulting a woman as he threw her into a cell emerged on Sunday, again putting the spotlight on the behaviour of some officers.
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