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The death of Queen Elizabeth will be the most disruptive event in Britain in the last 70 years
Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, is not going to live forever. Since ascending to the throne in 1952, the monarch has seen 12 Prime Ministers serve Britain, and lived through another 12 US Presidents. She's now 88. At some point — not for many years yet, we hope — Queen Elizabeth II's reign will come to an end. But what happens then?
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Hacking the Nazis: The secret story of the women who broke Hitler's codes
Of the 10,000-plus staff at the Government Code and Cypher School during World War II, two-thirds were female. Three veteran servicewomen explain what life was like as part of the code-breaking operation during World War II.
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Election 2015: The Americanisation of the UK election
There's a growing worry that the UK is heading down a path toward the US model of electioneering that lasts months and even years, reports Anthony Zurcher.
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Passport exit checks in UK reintroduced
Share the joy Share the joy People who are leaving the UK will have to get their passports checked and the details will be sent to the Home Office under the new rules. The exit checks of the passports were shut down in 1998 and have been re-introduced as a part of the Immigration Act passed by Westminster in …Share the joy
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University of Huddersfield £27.5m expansion gets green light
The University of Huddersfield has been granted planning permission for its £27.5m expansion near the Shorehead Roundabout.
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Nerd³ Extra - SUPER IMPORTANT UK STUFF
REGISTER HERE https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote GUIDE HERE http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/16/how-to-register-to-vote-in-the-general-election-2015
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The Yard For Red Phone Boxes That Ring No More
The number of red phone boxes has fallen sharply as BT's sold thousands off. Where have they gone?
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Court Orders UK to Cut NO2 Air Pollution
The Supreme Court has ruled that the UK government must draw up plans to reduce air pollution by the end of this year.
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Queen Mary 2 leads Cunard's 175th Anniversary Sailaway
To mark the beginning of celebrations for Cunard's 175th anniversary, the cruise line's Three Queens met in Southampton for a historic sail away
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British Acts Account for 1 in 7 Albums Sold Worldwide
With 13.7% of worldwide sales, it's the highest British share since the BPI began recording those figures in 2000.
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Fifty Shades Rewrite Grey Breaks Record in First Week
EL James' new Fifty Shades of Grey spin-off breaks UK sales records in its first week, beating Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.
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Will soaring temperatures affect the tennis at Wimbledon?
Temperatures at Wimbledon this week could reach an all-time high.
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Missing UK family 'safer than ever with Islamic State'
A UK family of 12 who went missing have joined so-called Islamic State and feel "safer than ever", according to a statement said to be on their behalf. The statement, purportedly sent by a British member of IS, said it was "outrageous" to suggest the Mannan family from Luton had been kidnapped and forced to join the group. The BBC has not been able to verify if the statement is genuine. A friend of a teenager among the 12 said he thought he had been "tricked".
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Gove is right: our antiquated court system produces two-nation justice
In this commentary piece from The Guardian, the author points to the "the costly, tortuous steps to access court records" that interfere with access to due process. This builds from a speech made by Lord Chancellor Gove on 10 May 2015.
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It’s too late to save our world, so enjoy the spectacle of doom | Stewart Lee
The business world is right – let’s just get on with the third Heathrow runway, and the extinction of all life on Earth while we’re at it – why delay the inevitable?
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IDS fires Kalashnikov into air
IAIN Duncan Smith has been reprimanded for firing a machine gun into the air following yesterday's budget speech.
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Have your say on plans to pedestrianise part of Norwich city centre
I am actually beside myself in excitement...thank you to whoever allowed this to be published.
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The history of British slave ownership has been buried: now its scale can be revealed
A new BBC documentary tells how a trove of documents lays bare the names of Britain’s 46,000 slave owners, including relatives of Gladstone and Orwell.
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Indian-Origin Schoolboy in UK Develops New Alzheimer's Test
A 15-year-old Indian-origin boy in the UK has developed a potential test for Alzheimer's which could allow the disease to be diagnosed 10 years before the first symptoms appear and even stop its progression.
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Eric Roberts: The spy who suffered
One of the UK's most brilliant wartime spies was poorly treated by colleagues at MI5, family documents suggest.
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