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Two die in mid-air light aircraft collision
LONDON (Reuters) - Two people died after a mid-air collision by two light planes during an air race over the Isle of Wight, police said on Saturday.
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England-Pakistan series opens with air of suspicion
CARDIFF (Reuters) - England play their first Twenty20 international on Sunday since claiming the World Cup in Barbados this year against a backdrop of suspicion and innuendo rather than celebration.
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Nearly 6 million have paid wrong amount of tax
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly six million people are to be told they have paid the wrong amount of tax, and authorities will demand about 2 billion pounds more from hundreds of thousands of taxpayers, HM Revenue and Customs said on Saturday.
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Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.
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Former minister seeks probe into NoW hacking
LONDON (Reuters) - A former Labour minister plans legal action after accusing the Metropolitan Police of failing to fully investigate claims of widespread phone hacking by reporters with the News of the World newspaper.
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Car insurance premiums jump 31 percent - AA
LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of car insurance has risen by almost a third in the past year, its biggest ever increase, as insurers seek to offset a sharp rise in claims expenses driven in part by fraud, AA Insurance said.
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Alcohol consumption suffers sharp slump
LONDON (Reuters) - Alcohol consumption in Britain saw its sharpest decline in more than 60 years in 2009 in contrast to the perception that the country has a growing drink problem, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said on Friday.
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Orange, T-Mobile UK roaming to start in October
LONDON (Reuters) - British customers of France Telecom's Orange and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile will be able to roam across each other's UK networks from October, the new joint venture of the two companies said.
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Larger than life Liberal Cyril Smith dies
LONDON (Reuters) - Liberal Democrat stalwart and former Rochdale MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his party said on Friday.
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Tycoon appears in court 17 years after fleeing Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Fugitive businessman Asil Nadir appeared in court on Friday for the first time since returning to London last month, 17 years after he fled while awaiting trial on fraud and theft charges related to one of Britain's biggest corporate failures.
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