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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the realm occupying all of the island of Great Britain (with England, Scotland, and Wales) and six counties of Ireland (with Northern Ireland). It is the hub of the Commonwealth of Nations, a body formed largely by former members or subjects of the British Empire.
- Final pleas for death row Briton
- A British man is facing what could be his final hours on death row in China as supporters make last-minute pleas for clemency. [?]
- Bomb suspect was on UK watch-list
- A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says. [?]
- UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
- A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms. [?]
- Met Office warning of heavy snow
- An early warning of heavy snow during Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of Wales and central England has been issued. [?]
- Boy dies in motorcycle accident
- A five-year-old boy dies after an accident while riding on a child's motorcycle at a closed cattle market ground. [?]
- 'Record high' Boxing Day shopping
- The number of people who went shopping on Boxing Day was at its highest since records began, retail analysts say. [?]
- Lib Dems deny Tory 'similarities'
- The Liberal Democrats dismiss David Cameron's claim there are fewer policy differences between the two parties than in the past. [?]
- 'Peacemaker' dies after attack
- A passer-by dies after being hurt in a fight between two groups in east London that he had tried to break up. [?]
- Illness forces DUP MP to quit
- The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson announces she is to quit politics after suffering bouts of depression. [?]
- Classical track O Fortuna has the X Factor
- The 30 most listened to classical music pieces of the last 75 years are revealed on BBC Radio 2. [?]
- Chelsea labour to win over Fulham
- Chelsea open up a five-point gap at the top of the Premier League table as they come from behind to beat Fulham. [?]
- Cook ton guides England into lead
- Alastair Cook's patient century helps England move 43 ahead at 386-5 after three days of the second Test with South Africa. [?]
- Man City end away win drought
- Roberto Mancini's Manchester City win their first away game in three months by seeing off Wolves. [?]
- Spurs go fourth after win
- Luka Modric marks his first start in four months with a telling contribution as Tottenham beat West Ham to go fourth in the Premier League. [?]
- Flight checks
- How are air travellers screened for security? [?]
- Brown's year
- PM had little to smile about - but all is not quite lost [?]
- Year in pictures
- Striking pictures from the year's news in the UK [?]
- In pictures
- Wasps thrive in 2009, but other species struggle [?]
- Meet the family
- The reality for Asian brides who live with their in-laws [?]
- Heart to Hart
- What made artist Tony Hart so special, by Morph [?]
- DPP rejects self-defence law call
- A call by the Tories to make it harder for people who tackle burglars to be prosecuted is rejected by the Director of Public Prosecutions. [?]
- British skier killed in the Alps
- A British skier who went missing in the Alps on Christmas Day dies after being caught in an avalanche, French police say. [?]
- Woman arrested over hit-and-run
- A woman is arrested in connection with a shooting and hit-and-run collision in Kent in which one man died and another was seriously injured. [?]
- Child absence higher among poor
- Persistent absence in the poorest areas is five times that in the richest, analysis of government statistics shows. [?]
- House price rise 'slows down'
- Growth in house prices in England and Wales slowed in December to just 0.1% as demand from new buyers fell, a survey suggests. [?]
- Six arrests in fall death inquiry
- Six people are arrested in a murder inquiry after the death of a man thought to have fallen from a building in Cheltenham. [?]
- Back to the future
- The young must learn from the past, says Clive James [?]
- Top of the plots
- What makes a Christmas soap special... special? [?]
- Novice worship
- What can people expect at Christmas services? [?]
- Papers probe 'bomber' background
- The failed airline bomb dominates the papers again, with many articles examining the childhood of the accused. [?]
- Baby P council file left on train
- A review is ordered after a confidential report drawn up by staff at the council involved in the Baby P scandal is left on a train. [?]
- Three Labradors die in house fire
- Three Labrador dogs die in a fire in a two-storey house in Fordingbridge while the owners are overseas. [?]
- Cardinal Cahal Daly seriously ill
- Ireland's most senior Catholic cardinal, Dr Cahal Daly, is taken to hospital where he is believed to be seriously ill. [?]
- Big freeze hits water supply
- Northern Ireland Water says it has taken 4,000 calls in the last 24 hours as freezing weather causes disruption to supplies. [?]
- Ice alert as cold spell continues
- Fresh travel warnings are issued as the wintry conditions continue to cause problems on Scotland's roads. [?]
- Teacher cutbacks 'short-sighted'
- Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, attacks the government over "short-sighted" cuts in teacher training numbers. [?]
- Fresh snow 'blizzards' warning
- The Met Office warns of heavy snow across south and mid Wales with blizzard conditions on higher ground. [?]
- Remand over assault on girl, 15
- A man of 18 is remanded in custody after a teenager suffered severe facial injuries in an assault. [?]
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