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England

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England is the largest of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. Most of [[Australia]'s 20 million people and [[New Zealands 4 million people had an ancestor born there.

It wins the Ashes now and again.


Rail line hit by driver shortage
The rail service on an entire route into London's Kings Cross station is cancelled for the day because there are not enough drivers. [?]
Queen leads remembrance event
The Queen leads the Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall. [?]
Twitchers flock to see rare bird
A bird which is rarely seen in the UK is spotted on the River Severn at a nature reserve in Gloucestershire. [?]
Officers held in pub disturbance
Two off-duty police officers from Cumbria are arrested following a disturbance at a pub in County Durham. [?]
Super fuels ban for Met drivers
Drivers for the Metropolitan Police are banned from filling up with premium super fuels. [?]
Three arrested over double murder
Police arrest three suspects over the murders of two men found dead in their shared flat in south-east London. [?]
Shot Briton 'liked Amarillo song'
The parents of a British man shot dead in the US city of Amarillo say he only went there because he liked the Tony Christie song. [?]
I Know It's Over - Morrissey cuts show short after bottle thrown
Morrissey walks off stage in Liverpool after he is hit on the head by a plastic beer bottle. [?]
It only takes a marriage, girl - Greatest Day for Take That's Mark
Take That are reunited for the wedding of band member Mark Owen to his fiancée Emma Ferguson in the Highlands. [?]
Haye shocks Valuev to take crown
Britain's David Haye beats giant Russian Nikolay Valuev on points to be crowned WBA heavyweight champion in Nuremberg. [?]
England beaten convincingly by Australia
Australia produce a dominant second-half performance to beat England for the second time in a row at Twickenham. [?]
Car scrappage
Why it's not good news for all parts of the motor trade [?]
In pictures
London's David Haye becomes world champion [?]
In the balance
'Other people's motion would make me sick' [?]
Victoria Cross
Families meet to mark 1915 Gallipoli hero's bravery [?]
'Dealer in death'
The criminal past of ex-Army sergeant who supplied guns [?]
BBC Local
Find out about your community from bbc.co.uk [?]
Man dies after being hit by bus
A man dies after being trapped under a bus in central London following a crash in the early hours, the Metropolitan Police confirms. [?]
Charge over teenager river death
A man is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a teenage girl died during floods in September 2008. [?]
Historic museum opens to public
The UK's oldest public museum, the Ashmolean in Oxford, reopens after a £61m redevelopment to create 39 new galleries. [?]
Muggers attack two-year-old girl
A two-year-old girl is punched in the head during an attempted robbery by two teenage girls in north-west London. [?]
Oldest cast iron pier is reopened
The world's oldest surviving cast iron pier is reopened by a restaurant company after six months closure. [?]
Woman saved from burning home
A woman was rescued from her burning home in Oxfordshire after she became unconscious. [?]
Released woman found dead
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is notified after a woman is found dead shortly after being released from custody. [?]
Fire breaks out at council office
Dozens of firefighters are sent to tackle a blaze at a council office building in the centre of Leicester. [?]
Absconded murderer arrested
A convicted killer who absconded from Sudbury open prison is arrested by officers in North Lincolnshire. [?]
Four people rescued from fire
Four people and a dog trapped in their home after a fire broke out are rescued by fire crews in Cambridgeshire. [?]
Drinks firm Barr to close plant
Drinks manufacturer AG Barr is to close its plant in Nottinghamshire with the loss of 100 jobs and transfer work to Scotland. [?]
Petition aims to save town school
Parents take to the streets of a Leicestershire town to collect signatures to prevent a school being changed to a sixth form college. [?]
Students fined over fake burglary
Two students who kicked their front door in then tried to tell police they had been burgled are fined for wasting police time. [?]
Arrest over curry house shooting
West Yorkshire Police arrest an 18-year-old man in connection with a shooting outside a curry house in Bradford. [?]
Nightclub injuries teenager dies
A 19-year-old man who suffered head injuries at a nightclub in a County Durham town dies in hospital. [?]
Murder probe into man's death
A murder inquiry is under way after a man is found dead at a house in Lancashire. [?]
Police name vehicle blaze victim
A young electrician who died in a car fire is named by police in Cumbria. [?]
No action against nursery worker
Investigations into allegations of sexual assault by a 32-year-old female nursery worker are dropped. [?]
Firework victim 'devoted' mother
The nine children of a woman killed in a house fire in Cornwall after a firework was put through the door pay tribute to her. [?]
Two escape garden wall car crash
A car carrying two people crashes into a front garden wall in Dorset causing structural damage. [?]
Appeal to 'adopt' WWI graves
An appeal is being made for volunteers in Gloucestershire to tend the graves of World War I soldiers. [?]
Changes to taxi rules proposed
Taxi drivers in Gloucester are being asked for their views on proposed changes to rules on how they operate. [?]
Discussion on hospital's future
Supporters of Dorset County Hospital meet to discuss possible impacts to services if jobs and services are cut to fill a £7m financial black hole. [?]
Man rescued after tide stranding
A man walking along a beach in Cornwall is winched to safety after getting cut off by the tide. [?]


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