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Alastair Cook receives a knighthood in New Year Honours

Former England captain Alastair Cook is to become the youngest cricketing knight ever....

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UK says rising migrant Channel crossings are a major incident

Sajid Javid has said the fast-growing number of would-be immigrants crossing the English Channel from France in dinghies...

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Three men guilty of Leicester shop explosion

Three men were found guilty of murdering five people, in an explosion at a shop....

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HMV could enter administration for the second time in six years

In more bad news for the retail sector's already subdued festive spirit, entertainment retailer HMV Retail could enter a...

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Corbyn calls for MPs Christmas break to be cut short for Brexit vote

Jeremy Corbyn told the Independent newspaper the Labour party's attempt to force a general election by tabling a no-conf...

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Indonesia flights re-routed over volcanic activity

Indonesia has rerouted all flights around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano between Java and Sumatra islands....

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Trump makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq

President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly ...

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Top Trump aide says government shutdown may go into New Year

U.S. President Donald Trump's budget director and chief of staff said the partial U.S. government shutdown could continu...

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Landslide on Krakatau volcano seen as likely trigger of Indonesia tsunami

A large chunk of the southern flank of the volcanic Anak Krakatau island may have slipped into the ocean just minutes be...