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British schools send off 900 violent pupils each day

Schools across Britain temporarily send off around 900 violent and foul-mouthed students every day, while 65 are permanently expelled every week, says a new official report.

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Syria’s Assad must reform or step aside: Britain

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British foreign secretary William Hague said today that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must implement reforms in his country or step aside, as the embattled leader prepared to make a major speech.

Britain ends Iraq military mission

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Britain concluded its naval training mission in Iraq on Sunday, more than eight years after it contributed the second largest contingent of troops to the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

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Queen heads to Ireland as bomb defused

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Queen Elizabeth II embarks on Tuesday on the first visit to Ireland by a British monarch since 1922 after troops defused a bomb near Dublin following threats by republican hardliners.

The landmark fo

NATO must intensify strikes, Gaddafi needs to go: Britain

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged NATO allies to intensify military operations against the Libyan regime and called on Muammar Gaddafi to step down.

"We must maintain and intensify ou

Britain to let in 20,000 Indians every year

London: Britain is preparing to let in some 20,000 skilled Indian workers every year, a media report said, citing secret documents.

The Indian migrants, most of them skilled information technol

UK defends 1 bn pound aid to India

London: As an outcry blew over Britain's decision to continue over 1 billion pounds in aid to New Delhi until 2015, the David Cameron government has defended the move, saying India symbolises a deve

CWG: Now UK asks for uncleared dues

New Delhi: A day after Sports Minister Ajay Maken directed the payment of all 'legitimate' dues related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, British High Commissioner Richard Stagg on Friday asked for expe

Britain, Australia condemn Israel settlements

Britain and Australia on Tuesday urged Israel to refrain from settlement building on the West Bank and called for a "return to direct talks" between Israel and the Palestinians.

Islam converts double in UK

Jan. 4: The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to a study by an inter-faith think tank. The study by think tank Faith Matters attempts to est

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