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Extended licencing came into force for alcohol licensed premises

Added: 30 Nov '05, 00:00

BBC News Item

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David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservative party

Added: 30 Dec '05, 00:00

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Terrorists struck London with 4 bombs targeted at the transport system.

Added: 31 Jul '05, 00:00

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The I.O.C. announced that London will host the 2012 olympic games.

Added: 31 Jul '05, 00:00

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The Live8 Concerts were held around the world to improve awareness of the poverty in Africa

Added: 31 Jul '05, 00:00

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Michael Jackson found not guilty on charges of child abuse.

Added: 30 Jun '05, 00:00

BBC News Item

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Tony Blair & The Labour Party win an historic 3rd term in office.

Added: 31 May '05, 00:00

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Pope John Paul II died on 2 April at the age of 84

Added: 30 Apr '05, 00:00

BBC News Item

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Doctor Who returned to the screens of Saturday evening TV on BBC One at 7:00pm

Added: 31 Mar '05, 00:00

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Prince Charles & Camilla Parker Bowles announced their engagement and will wed on Friday 8 April

Added: 28 Feb '05, 00:00

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E.S.A. Probe Huygens successfully became the first lander on Saturn's moon Titan

Added: 31 Jan '05, 00:00

BBC News: 'Airlines terror plot' disrupted

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A plot to blow up planes in flight from the UK to the US and commit "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" has been disrupted, Scotland Yard has said.

Added: 10 Aug '06, 14:16

BBC News: 'ID theft risk' on bank websites

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Three UK banks are failing to prevent the possible theft of online customers' identity, an online security company has warned.

Added: 23 Oct '06, 20:35

BBC News: As it happened: Euro elections 09

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Live text commentary of the European Elections 2009

Added: 08 Jun '09, 19:03

BBC News: BBC 6 Music and Asian Network face axe in shake-up

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Digital radio stations BBC 6 Music and Asian Network are facing closure as part of a shake-up of the corporation, the director general has announced.

Added: 02 Mar '10, 18:57

BBC News: BBC correspondents: What the world expects

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Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States. BBC correspondents report on the mixed expectations from around the world.

Added: 05 Nov '08, 18:59

BBC News: BBC Trust rejects 6 Music closure plan

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The BBC Trust has rejected the BBC's plans to close the digital radio station 6 Music.

Added: 05 Jul '10, 21:55

BBC News: Blair defiant despite poll losses

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Tony Blair has insisted Labour has a "good springboard" to win the next general election, despite suffering big losses in Scotland, England and Wales.

Added: 04 May '07, 17:45

BBC News: Blaze ravages historic Cutty Sark

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A fire which swept through the famous 19th Century ship Cutty Sark may have been started deliberately, police say.

Added: 22 May '07, 22:29

BBC News: Blog records Britons' daily lives

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Thousands of people across Britain have contributed to a project aiming to create an online archive of a day in the life of the country.

Added: 17 Oct '06, 17:41

BBC News: Brown is UK's new prime minister

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Gordon Brown has become the UK's prime minister, succeeding Tony Blair.

Added: 27 Jun '07, 19:39

BBC News: Comic Relief appeal raises Â£40.2m

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Comic Relief has raised more than £40m during an eight-hour TV show which featured sketches starring Tony Blair, Kate Moss and a host of comedians.

Added: 17 Mar '07, 18:41

BBC News: Deadly shooting at US university

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At least 22 people have been killed and 21 more injured after a gunman went on the rampage at the campus of Virginia Tech university in Virginia, US.

Added: 16 Apr '07, 18:18

BBC News: Diana concert a 'perfect tribute'

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The charity memorial concert for Diana, Princess of Wales was "the most perfect way of remembering her", Princes William and Harry have said.

Added: 02 Jul '07, 18:09

BBC News: Elections 2009 - Council Map

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Results of the Local Elections 2009

Added: 08 Jun '09, 19:05

BBC News: EMI takes locks off music tracks

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Music giant EMI is taking software locks off its digital music sold via download sites such as iTunes.

Added: 04 Apr '07, 19:17

BBC News: European Election 2009 - UK Results

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UK results of the European Elections

Added: 08 Jun '09, 19:06

BBC News: Hospital lifts ban on mobile phones

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It used to be one of the few places to escape the dreaded ring-tone, but now we could be hearing the phrase " I'm in the hospital " a lot more.

Added: 18 Apr '07, 18:42

BBC News: Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'

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People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering.

Added: 24 Feb '08, 10:40

BBC News: In Depth: The Queen at 80

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BBC Coverage of the Queen's 80th birthday celebrations from April 2006

Added: 23 Apr '06, 08:31

BBC News: Iraq allies hail Zarqawi killing

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The US and UK have hailed news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has died in a US air strike.

Added: 08 Jun '06, 19:20

BBC News: Iraqi PM hails Saddam's sentence

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The Iraqi prime minister has hailed the sentencing of Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for crimes against humanity as "a verdict on a whole dark era".

Added: 05 Nov '06, 23:20

BBC News: ISPs could face piracy sanctions

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Internet service providers must take concrete steps to curb illegal downloads or face legal sanctions, the government has said.

Added: 24 Feb '08, 10:39

BBC News: It's hard to let go, admits Blair

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Tony Blair admitted "it's hard to let go" as he used his last Labour conference speech as leader to urge the party to unite and win a fourth term.

Added: 26 Sep '06, 16:32

BBC News: Jail system in 'serious crisis'

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The jail system is in "serious crisis" with overcrowding affecting rehabilitation of offenders, the chief inspector of prisons has warned.

Added: 30 Jan '07, 19:55

BBC News: Labour loses council strongholds

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Labour has lost control of its four remaining county councils in England after damaging defeats in what were once seen as traditional strongholds.

Added: 08 Jun '09, 19:01

BBC News: Labour slumps to historic defeat

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Labour has suffered its worst post-war election result after it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw the BNP gain its first seats at Brussels.

Added: 08 Jun '09, 19:00

BBC News: London unveils logo of 2012 Games

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The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has been unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London.

Added: 04 Jun '07, 18:39

BBC News: Mayor reported for 'crook' remark

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London mayor Ken Livingstone has been reported to a standards watchdog after likening the US ambassador in London to a "chiselling little crook".

Added: 28 Mar '06, 14:34

BBC News: Ministers proposing 'Britain Day'

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A national day to promote a stronger sense of British identity, and prevent communities from becoming more divided, has been suggested by two ministers.

Added: 05 Jun '07, 18:17

BBC News: Music execs criticise DRM systems

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Almost two-thirds of music industry executives think removing digital locks from downloadable music would make more people buy the tracks, finds a survey

Added: 15 Feb '07, 23:06

BBC News: Obama wins historic US election

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Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States, prompting celebrations across the country.

Added: 05 Nov '08, 18:56

BBC News: Q&A: Identity card plans

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The way has been cleared for the introduction of ID cards after weeks of parliamentary wrangling. BBC News examines the next steps, and what form the scheme will take:

Added: 19 Dec '06, 15:44

BBC News: Q&A: Premium rate phone lines

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Television companies have been caught up in a row over their use of premium rate phone lines that has centred on some of the highest-rating programmes.

Added: 09 Mar '07, 17:48

BBC News: Q&A: Middle East crisis

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The Middle East has been plunged again into an escalating crisis. The BBC News website's Tarik Kafala looks at the key issues.

Added: 20 Jul '06, 16:50

BBC News: Russia scoops Eurovision victory

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Russian singer Dima Bilan has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Added: 25 May '08, 00:27

BBC News: Seven million 'use illegal files'

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Around seven million people in the UK are involved in illegal downloads, costing the economy tens of billions of pounds, government advisers say.

Added: 30 May '09, 12:34

BBC News: Singer Jade wins Eurovision berth

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Jade Ewen has been chosen to sing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Eurovision Song Contest entry for the UK in Moscow.

Added: 31 Jan '09, 20:22

BBC News: Singer Michael Jackson dies at 50

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Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.

Added: 26 Jun '09, 12:34

BBC News: Six taken ill after drug trials

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Six men remain in intensive care after being taken ill during a clinical drugs trial in north-west London.

Added: 15 Mar '06, 09:52

BBC News: Snow falls across the South East

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Heavy snow has led to rush hour travel problems and school closures across south-east England.

Added: 08 Feb '07, 19:50

BBC News: Two arrested in Securitas robbery

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A man and a woman have been arrested by police investigating a raid on a Securitas depot in Kent in which armed robbers got away with up to �50m.

Added: 23 Feb '06, 20:59

BBC News: Whale spotted in central London

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A seven-tonne whale has made its way up the Thames to central London, where it is being watched by riverside crowds.

Added: 20 Jan '06, 18:17

BBC News: What the EU vote means for parties

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The numbers from the European Union elections speak for themselves - and they are screamingly bad news for Gordon Brown.

Added: 08 Jun '09, 18:59

BBC News: Wind 'could power all UK homes'

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All UK homes could be powered by offshore wind farms by 2020 as part of the fight against climate change, under plans unveiled by John Hutton.

Added: 11 Dec '07, 18:32

Daily Mail: EU switches off our old lightbulbs

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The death knell for the traditional lightbulb has been sounded.

Added: 10 Mar '07, 19:59

Guardian: 6 Music saved from closure

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BBC Trust says that 'the case has not been made' for digital station's closure � but no reprieve for Asian Network

Added: 05 Jul '10, 22:24

Guardian: Digital Britain: Analogue radio switch-off set for 2015

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All the UK's national radio stations and many local services will stop broadcasting on analogue by the end of 2015, according to ambitious switch-off targets unveiled by the government today.

Added: 17 Jun '09, 17:26

InfoWars.net: Europe Moves To Kill The Internet

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The latest move to kill off online freedom and the spread of information comes in the form of proposed EU legislation that would prevent users from uploading any form of video, whether that be a hard hitting political documentary film or your friends goofing around with diet coke and Mentos.

Added: 19 Oct '06, 22:30

Telegraph: Argos delivery too slow, say prisoners

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Some of the country's most dangerous prisoners have complained about poor television reception and delays in receiving goods from the Argos catalogue.

Added: 19 Jul '06, 03:04

Telegraph: BBC staff revolt after spending cuts announced

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BBC staff have reacted angrily to a package of proposed cuts, including the closure of BBC 6 Music and the Asian Network, outlined by the corporation's director general Mark Thompson.

Added: 02 Mar '10, 18:59

Telegraph: FM radio switched off by 2015

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Digital Britain report: Listeners will no longer be able to access British radio stations via FM come 2015, as the government aims for all stations to available digitally only.

Added: 17 Jun '09, 17:27

Telegraph: Nasa told its new Moon rockets are too expensive

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NASA may have to scrap a manned Moon rocket project on which it has already lavished $3 billion (£1.8 million) and four years' research amid fears that it is too expensive.

Added: 17 Jul '09, 23:43

Telegraph: Singer Michael Jackson dies in Los Angeles aged 50

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Michael Jackson, the singer, has died after suffering a suspected heart attack. He was 50.

Added: 26 Jun '09, 18:52

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