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One in 8 UK militants prosecuted after returning from Syria, Iraq
May 24, 2016 03:07Only one of eight British militants who have fought along terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq have faced prosecution after they return to the UK.
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Brexit to lead UK to year-long recession: Chancellor
May 24, 2016 03:00The head of the British Treasury, George Osborne, has warned that leaving the EU, known as Brexit, would lead the UK into a year-long recession as well as 820,000 job losses.
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Cameron warns of higher food prices in UK following Brexit
May 22, 2016 07:59British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned of higher food prices in the UK if Britain decides to leave the European Union at a June 23 referendum.
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Four UK Marines charged with torturing colleague
May 19, 2016 01:17Four British Royal Marines have been charged with subjecting a colleague to a brutal initiation ceremony involving “waterboarding” and other forms of torture.
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10m may die a year from superbugs by 2050: Report
May 19, 2016 01:11A UK report has warned of at least 10 million deaths a year by 2050 as a result of infections resistant to traditional antibiotic drugs, which would mark the advent of “dark ages” of deadly pandemics.
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UK Queen, King Hamad revel in Bday bash amid Bahrain ‘bloodier times’
May 19, 2016 00:53Rights groups critical of Bahrain’s human rights track record are questioning the decision to seat of the King of Bahrain next to UK’s Queen Elizabeth II during her 90th birthday celebrations.
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England, Wales hit record high in 2015 abortion rate
May 18, 2016 03:24Official figures in England and Wales show that the number of abortions carried out in 2015 was the highest in five years as the number of pregnancy terminations among women in their 30s and 40s is on the rise.
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UK: Severed human head found in Cambridgeshire quarry
May 17, 2016 12:14A severed human head has been found at a toxic waste facility in England’s eastern county of Cambridgeshire, prompting a major investigation by police.
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3.6mn people in persistent poverty in UK: Study
May 17, 2016 02:46The UK has 3.9 million residents who are living in “persistent poverty,” a new study shows, underscoring the country's precarious nature of work.
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100 MPs, 300 business leaders want UK out of EU
May 17, 2016 02:37Around 100 UK parliamentarians and more than 300 business leaders have called for Britain to leave the EU in June’s referendum.