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The Jeremy Corbyn victory scenario: confrontation or cooperation?
The issue of how the one-time Labour mainstream responds to a Corbyn victory is the central question among its MPs. By Patrick Wintour.
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British Atlantis: archaeologists begin exploring lost world of Doggerland
A lost world off the British coast which was flooded by the rising North Sea thousands of years ago, is finally to reveal its secrets. The ancient country of Doggerland was once the home to thousands of stone age settlers and was an important land bridge between Britain and Northern Europe. Now archaeologists at the University of Bradford have begun a huge project to reconstruct the ancient Mesolithic landscape which is now hidden beneath the waves.
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The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2015 winners – in pictures
An image of gannets on a Shetland Island clifftop leads this year’s stunning selection of winning photographs that capture the diversity of British wildlife
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Son: Briton, 74, may not survive Saudis' 360 lashes for homemade wine
The crime is related to homemade wine. But can 74-year-old Karl Andree survive the punishment -- 360 lashes by Saudi authorities? His son fears that he won't, conceding that while Andree may have done wrong in the eyes of Saudi officials, it shouldn't warrant what may amount to a death sentence.
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Ai Weiwei accuses Cameron of sacrificing Britain's values by pursuing China’s money
One of the world's leading human rights campaigners has launched a scathing attack on David Cameron - accusing him of sacrificing British values for Chinese cash. Ai Weiwei accused the Prime Minister is lowering Britain's standards on human rights and its "essential values" by agreeing billions of pounds worth of trade deals during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK.
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Decadence and Madness at the Top: Inside Britain’s Secretive Bullingdon Club
They drink heavily, shatter champagne flutes and smash furniture -- before moving on to positions of leadership. The elite Bullingdon Club is an exclusive haven for Britain’s rich and powerful. But members don’t like to talk about it. By Christoph Scheuermann.
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The High-Class Chaos Engulfing One of London’s Wealthiest Neighborhoods
Mayfair, home of the 1 percent’s 1 percent, has seen a flare up of drama of all sorts in recent months. The Taubman family feud, which should come to a resolution at a multi-million-dollar Sotheby’s auction this week, is but one. By James Reginato.
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12 reasons why Cameron will lose on Brexit
The pundits have got it wrong: The Brits will vote themselves out of Europe. By Dennis MacShane.
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India sues the Queen for return of 'stolen' £100m diamond
It was once the world's largest-known diamond, is worth a reported £100m and is currently part of Britain's crown jewels. But India wants it back. Bollywood stars and businessmen have united to instruct lawyers to begin legal proceedings in London’s High Court to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond.
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How the River Thames was brought back from the dead
Sixty years ago, nothing could survive in the Thames – but today it is home to seals, porpoises and even the occasional stray whale. On a sunny autumn morning in London's financial district, Rod Guzman is looking for his favourite seal. Right next to the banking hub of Canary Wharf, between the grimy docks that once formed a global shipping port, lies a hidden hotspot for herons, cormorants, moorhen – and seals.
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Toddler loses eyeball after errant drone slices it in half
A British toddler recently had his right eye sliced in half by a neighbor’s drone, which resulted in the removal of his eyeball. He will eventually be fitted with a prosthetic. According to BBC Watchdog, Oscar Webb was just 16 months old at the time of the accident. He was out playing in front of his home in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire when a neighbor’s drone hit him in the face. Pilot Simon Evans, a next-door neighbor of the Webb family, flew the drone ...
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Fairy lights could 'slow' wi-fi speeds warns Ofcom - BBC News
Christmas tree lights might be slowing your wi-fi speeds warns watchdog Ofcom as it releases an app that can check for interference.
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The death and life of the great British pub
Across the country, pubs are being shuttered at an alarming rate – scooped up by developers and ransacked for profit – changing the face of neighbourhoods and turning our beloved locals into estate agents, betting shops, and luxury flats. This is the story of how one pub fought back. By Tom Lamont.
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Britain To Foreign Workers: If You Don't Make $50,000 A Year, Please Leave
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron promised back in 2010 to bring net migration down to 100,000 people a year. Six years later, it's more than three times that number. That's one reason the government's Home Office decided that non-Europeans on skilled worker visas — known as Tier 2 visas — are not welcome to stay unless they are making at least 35,000 British pounds (about $50,000 a year).
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Britain accuses China of serious breach of treaty over 'removed' Hong Kong booksellers
China has committed a “serious breach” of a longstanding bilateral treaty, the British government has said, after finding that a missing bookseller was likely to have been “involuntarily removed” from the former colony of Hong Kong. In a six-monthly report to parliament, foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, wrote that Lee Bo, a British passport holder who disappeared from Hong Kong in late December, was likely to have been taken to China against his will.
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EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote
The UK will vote on whether to remain in the EU on Thursday 23 June, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The prime minister made his historic announcement in Downing Street after briefing the cabinet. He said he would be campaigning to remain in a reformed EU - and described the vote as one of the biggest decisions "in our lifetimes".
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Incredibly Well-Preserved Bronze Age Wheel Discovered At "Britain's Pompeii”
Archaeologists have uncovered what is believed to be the largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wooden wheel ever found in the U.K., at a site that has been described as “Britain’s Pompeii." The astonishing new find has been revealed not long after the team excavating the site in the soggy fens of Cambridgeshire announced that they had found some of the most perfectly preserved Bronze Age houses, thought to date to around 3,000 years old.
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Eric 'Winkle' Brown: Celebrated British pilot dies, aged 97
The Royal Navy's most decorated pilot, Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown, has died at the age of 97. Capt Brown also held the world record for flying the greatest number of different types of aircraft - 487. During World War Two, Capt Brown, who was born in Leith in 1919, flew fighter aircraft and witnessed the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp. The pilot, who had been appointed MBE, OBE and CBE, died at East Surrey Hospital after a short illness.
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How British businesses helped the Confederacy fight the American Civil War
The American Civil War devastated the US, but it also had serious consequences for the world beyond. Among them was the Lancashire cotton famine, which plunged thousands of British subjects into poverty. But the war also provided great opportunities to others outside the US who were willing to exploit them.
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eGames: British government announces eSports version of the Olympics
The British government has announced the very first eGames, an event to take place every four years that will act as the eSports equivalent of the Olympic Games, and take place in the host countries of each Olympiad, including this year's in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. eGames will be a non-profit organisation which offers no prize money, but like the Olympics themselves will use national pride and the nature of competition to generate interest and draw in competitors.
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