teacher held on suspicion of attempted murder of pupil
London - A 49-year-old science teacher at a central English school has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a 14-year-old pupil in a classroom set-to, police confirmed Thursday. The whole class was said to have been traumatised by ...
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Senior British Foreign Office minister to step down
London - Britain's Foreign Office minister for Africa, Asia and the United Nations, Mark Malloch Brown, is to step down from his post at the end of July, he announced Wednesday. Malloch Brown, 53, said he was leaving the government of Prime Minister ...
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Another British soldier dies in Afghanistan
London - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, taking to seven the number of British military fatalities in just one week, reports in London said Wednesday. The soldier was taking part in a maj...
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Hyde Park memorial for British terrorism victims unveiled
London - A memorial of 52 tall stainless steel pillars to remember the victims of the 2005 London transport bombings was unveiled in Hyde Park on the fourth anniversary of the atrocity Tuesday. Prince Charles, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and London M...
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Miliband: Iran to free British embassy worker
London - Iran is to release the eighth of nine Iranian detained employees of the British embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Sunday. The man is expected to be released later on Sunday, according to Miliband, who said that all eff...
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Six dead as flames engulf high-rise in south London - Summary
London - Six people including a three-week-old baby and two children died late Friday in a blaze that struck a 12-storey apartment house in south London, while 30 more were rescued or escaped the rapidly spreading flames in dramatic circumstances. Po...
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Six die in fire in London tower block - Summary
London - Six people, including three children, have died in a fire in a block of flats in London, the fire brigade said late Friday. Three children, one just three weeks old, were among the victims of the blaze in the 12-storey block on a housing est...
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Six dead in high-rise fire in south London
London - Six people died Friday in a blaze that struck a 12- storey apartment house in south London. The dead included three children, rescue officials said. About 30 people were rescued from the building. Twelve people, including several children, w...
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