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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
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K. soldier has been shot dead by insurgents in southern Afghanistan.The Ministry of Defense says the soldier from 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh was killed by small arms fire Friday during a foot patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.The soldier's name was not released. Officials say his family has been informed.The death brings the number of British troops to die in Afghanistan since 2001 to 416....The Royal Bank of Scotland on Wednesday is celebrating the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II by issuing 20 million pounds ($31 million) worth of 10-pound notes wit...
Englishman Ross Fisher took a two-stroke lead at the Wales Open Friday after shooting a 5-under par 66 in the second round at Celtic Manor.Overnight leader Lee Slatt...
Defending champion Alexander Noren has withdrawn from the Wales Open because of a back injury after shooting a 10-over 81 in the first round.Noren had six bogeys, a ...
Ross Fisher bogeyed his first hole Friday, but not much else went wrong for the Englishman as he jumped into the lead after two rounds of the Wales Open.Fisher fired...
Britain's foreign ministry says UK is expelling 3 Syrian diplomats over civilian deaths.
Seven people in Britain were arrested on suspicion of instigating the riots that swept London last summer, police said Thursday.Six of the suspects were taken into c...
The patriotic bunting is ready, the golden carriage on standby, the boats freshly painted, the shops filled with royal souvenirs.The normal ebb and flow of British l...
Britain's highest court rules Julian Assange should return to Sweden to face sexual assault charges
Saying yes could mean dooming Ireland to more long, hard years of austerity. But saying no could mean national bankruptcy next year.Ireland's debt-burdened voters co...
Prime Minister David Cameron's handling of Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal faces new criticism after a minister assigned to make an impartial decision on a t...
The wife of a British sailor who went missing in Dubai said Friday she is "desperately worried" about her husband's safety and pleaded for help to track him down.Lea...
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LONDON -- England and Scotland work "so much better together" than apart, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, as he appealed to Scots not to break u...
British taekwondo officials on Friday picked Sarah Stevenson for the Olympic team at the London Games even though the world champion has not competed for months due ...
England's Lee Slattery overcame windy conditions on Thursday with a four-under 67 and is the first-round leader of the Wales Open.Marcel Siem and Tim Sluiter are one...
Britain will ban leaders guilty of human rights abuses from traveling to the U.K. for the 2012 London Olympics, a senior British official said Wednesday.Jeremy Brown...
Heading to Scotland for talks on an independence referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that he would fight "head, heart and soul" to prevent...
Englishman Ross Fisher took a two-stroke lead at the Wales Open Friday after shooting a 5-under 66 in the second round at Celtic Manor.Overnight leader Lee Slattery ...
British Prime Minister David Cameron will hold talks with Scotland's leader this week on plans for an independence ballot, his office said Monday, with the two expec...
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