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Foiled by Twitter: British couple found guilty of planning London terrorist attack
30 декабря, 2015
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Foiled by Twitter: British couple found guilty of planning London terrorist attack

London’s Central Criminal Court has found a British couple guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in the city after the husband tweeted seeking advice on where to target, reports Corruption.World Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan, both from Reading, were convicted Tuesday of planning the attack which police believe...

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BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature
08 декабря, 2015
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BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature

What does the rest of the world see as the greatest British novels? In search of a collective critical assessment, BBC Culture contributor Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics, from Australia to Zimbabwe – but none from the UK. This list includes no nonfiction, no plays, no narrative or epic poems (no Paradise Lost or...

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BBC: UK launches first Syria airstrikes
03 декабря, 2015
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BBC: UK launches first Syria airstrikes

RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first airstrikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the British Ministry of Defence has confirmed, according to the BBC. Four Tornados took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus shortly after British MPs voted to approve bombing, the BBC wrote. The strikes focused on six targets in an...

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Shakespeare’s kitchen discovered in dig
29 ноября, 2015
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Shakespeare’s kitchen discovered in dig

Archaeologists find hearth and cold storage pit while digging up bard’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon. Archaeologists have found Shakespeare’s kitchen during a dig at the bard’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon. A hearth and cold storage pit, fragments of plates, cups and other cookware were also found during the dig...

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Adele’s new album ‘fastest selling record in British history’
28 ноября, 2015
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Adele’s new album ‘fastest selling record in British history’

Adele is officially the UK's biggest selling artist, as her new album becomes the fastest selling record in British history. 25, the third full-length record from the Oscar-winning Skyfall singer, has sold 800,307 copies in the first week of its release — surpassing Oasis's previous 18-year record. The Britpop...

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ISIS release chilling new video in English threatening UK for being part of a ‘coalition of devils’
26 ноября, 2015
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ISIS release chilling new video in English threatening UK for being part of a ‘coalition of devils’

The film also taunts America claiming that military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have left troops "demoralised". ISIS have released a chilling new video threatening the UK for being part of a 'coalition of devils'. The film also taunts America to 'bring it on' claiming that military operations in...

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‘Stop war crimes’: London, Paris protest against Israeli treatment of pro-Palestine demonstrators
18 октября, 2015
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‘Stop war crimes’: London, Paris protest against Israeli treatment of pro-Palestine demonstrators

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of European capitals to voice their support for Palestinians and express their anger against Israel and its use of force against demonstrators and biased media coverage of recent Israeli-Palestinian tensions. The activists marched from Oxford Circus to BBC headquarters in London...

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12 killed, 10 injured in tourist convoy as Egyptian forces ‘hunting ISIS’ shoot Mexicans by mistake
14 сентября, 2015
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12 killed, 10 injured in tourist convoy as Egyptian forces ‘hunting ISIS’ shoot Mexicans by mistake

At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured when a convoy transporting Mexican tourists through Egypt’s Western Desert was mistakenly attacked by the military. The tourists were taken for Islamist militants, whom the forces had been pursuing, Cairo said. “A joint force from the police and military, whilst chasing...

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Israeli PM Netanyahu faces protests during 2-day UK visit
09 сентября, 2015
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Israeli PM Netanyahu faces protests during 2-day UK visit

Protesters are gathering outside Downing Street to call on British Prime Minister David Cameron to impose sanctions on Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in the UK. Netanyahu will spend two days in Britain to discuss a range of issues including stalled peace talks and the labeling of products made in Jewish...

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