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UK has worst outcome for stroke patients in western Europe

The UK urgently needs to reorganise stroke services to improve outcomes for patients, argues a senior doctor in this week’s BMJ.

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Spread of foot-and-mouth disease halted in UK, PM says

Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds said an interim epidemiology report on the outbreak "indicates that infection may be contained to the Surrey area."

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Russia to limit livestock imports from Britain

Russia intends to place a temporary ban on livestock imports from the United Kingdom following confirmation by British authorities of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the Russian food safety watchdog said Monday.

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University of Bath "very pleased" to be ranked ninth in UK

The University of Bath was "very pleased" to be ranked ninth among UK universities in the Daily Telegraph’s league table today (July 30).

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Two men killed by fumes in flood-hit English town

Two men suffocated from exhaust fumes while trying to pump flood water from a rugby club in Gloucestershire in southwest England, local police said Thursday.

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Spain or France destinations of choice for UK citizens moving abroad

Spain or France are the destinations of choice for overseas property buyers moving abroad with many UK citizens wanting to take up residence in either of those two countries, according to new research from Bank of Scotland International.

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UK Housing Survey shows a market full of unhappy householders

A recent property market survey by Savills UK Housing Survey shows a market full of unhappy householders wanting bigger and better homes, but who are constrained by high prices and lack of supply.

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Britain could expel Russian diplomats in Lugovoi standoff

The U.K. could expel a number of Russian diplomats following Moscow's refusal to extradite businessman Andrei Lugovoi, the main suspect in the murder of former security officer Alexander Litvinenko, a respected British paper said Monday.

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150 UK MPs sign Early Day Motion 357

Another important milestone on the journey to UK Recognition of the Genocide was passed on July 11.

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Russia says U.K. refusal to open case vs. Berezovsky ungrounded

Russia's top prosecutor's office said Friday British authorities' refusal to open a criminal case against fugitive oligarch Boris Berezovsky over his calls to overthrow President Vladimir Putin was unjustified.

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UK Royal Mail Goes On Strike

UK's Royal Mail has issued the following statement on July 5

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Princes Harry and William Host Diana Memorial Concert in London

An international lineup of pop stars paid tribute to Princess Diana overnight at a memorial concert watched by her sons Princes William and Harry and a crowd of 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium.

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