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Last Updated: April 25, 2013, 2:00 am
 

 




Security tight for Thatcher funeral
Thousands of police will be on duty as dignitaries from across the world gather in London for the funeral of former UK Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher

 
Last respects paid to Lady Thatcher
The Queen has led mourners in St Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain's longest serving prime minister of modern times.

London plane fall man identified as Jose Matada
A man who fell to his death in west London from the undercarriage of an aeroplane has been identified.

Ban Ki-Moon pays tribute to Thatcher
The United Nations Secretary-General is said to be saddened to learn of the passing of former Prime UK Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher.

Tributes paid to Margaret Thatcher
Baroness Thatcher, the UK's first female prime minister, continues to be remembered at home and abroad after her death at the age of 87.

Statement: BHC mourns death of Lady Thatcher
I was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Lady Thatcher. For my generation she was a defining figure in the British political landscape.

Ex-UK Prime Minister Magaret Thatcher is dead
Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died at 87 following a stroke, her spokesman has said.

Ghanaian, 4 others dead in Canary Islands cruise ship accident
Five crew members including a Ghanaian have died after a lifeboat they were in fell from a cruise ship docked in the port of Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands.

UK lawmakers back gay marriage bill
MPs have approved legislation for same-sex marriage in England and Wales, despite the opposition of dozens of Conservative MPs.

Three Britons confirmed dead in Algeria - UK PM
Three Britons are confirmed to have been killed, and three more are believed to be dead following the Algeria hostage crisis, the prime minister says.

Helicopter 'crashes into crane' in London
The emergency services are responding to reports of a helicopter crash in south London.

Half of all food 'thrown away' claims report
As much as half of the world's food, amounting to two billion tonnes worth, ends up being thrown away, a UK-based report has claimed.

Kate hoax nurse was found hanged
A nurse fooled by a hoax call to the London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge was later found hanged, an inquest is told.

Royal pregnancy: Hoax call to Duchess of Cambridge hospital
The hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge said it "deeply regrets" giving out information about her condition to hoax callers from an Australian radio station.

William and Catherine expecting royal child
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage, the palace announced Monday.

London Metropolitan University's visa licence revoked
A London university is banned from teaching and recruiting overseas students, leaving more than 2,000 undergraduates potentially facing deportation.

London Olympics: teenager shouts 'Allahu Akbar' as he tries to grab Olympic flame from torch bearer
A 17-year-old shouted 'Allahu Akbar' - Arabic for 'God is Great' - as he unsuccessfully tried to grab the Olympic torch during a stretch of the flame's route through Maidstone towards Redhill.

UK Ministers furious after being ordered to use public transport to get to Olympics
David Cameron has risked another fallout with his own MPs after decreeing they must travel to Olympics events by public transport and not in their chauffeur driven cars.

Cameron to be quizzed at UK press inquiry
British Prime Minister David Cameron will face a full day of questioning on oath, with the focus expected to be on his relationship with News International.

UK top court backs extradition of WikiLeaks boss
Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, an important turning point in the Internet activist's controversial career.

Royal wedding difficult without Diana, Prince William says
The Duke of Cambridge has said it was "very difficult" not to have his late mother at his wedding.