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World News tagged with england

This Day in History 1564: William Shakespeare Born
World  (tags: on this day, william shakespeare, shakespeare, globe theatre, england, dramatist, drama, poet )

Chrissy
- 216 days ago - history.com
According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, a
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ON THIS DAY - 1964: 'Great Train Robbers' Get 300 Years
World  (tags: on this day, britain, uk, england, robbers, jail, court, great train robbery, train )

Chrissy
- 224 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Some of the longest sentences in British criminal history have been imposed on men involved in the so-called "Great Train Robbery". Sentences totalling 307 years were passed on 12 men who stole £2.6m in used bank notes after holding up the night mail trai
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Gunmen Have United Northern Ireland
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', world, Ireland, IRA, England, peace, violence, politics, government, conflict )

Tom
- 260 days ago - thelede.blogs.nytimes.com
A wave of protests against violence across Northern Ireland on Wednesday suggested that, a decade after a peace agreement was first signed, there now may be enough popular will to keep the peace process moving forward.
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ON THIS DAY - 1993: Two Boys Charged With Toddler's Murder
World  (tags: on this day, england, liverpool, uk, james bulger, murder, sadness, child, toddler, children )

Chrissy
- 279 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Two 10-year-old boys have been charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool. The toddler went missing from the Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle last Friday and his body was found on a railway embankment less than three m
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ON THIS DAY - 1996: Bomb Blast Destroys London Bus
World  (tags: on this day, england, london, bomb, terrorism, deaths, sadness )

Chrissy
- 280 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Three people are feared dead and eight have been hurt after a bomb exploded on a double decker bus in the heart of London's West End. The front of the bus was destroyed by the force of the blast on the Aldwych near the Strand.
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Police Beat Up An England War Hero for No Reason
World  (tags: england, manchester, police, brutality, fight, violence, human, rights )

Ultra
- 327 days ago - policebrutality.info
Three Greater Manchester Police officers attack Lance Corporal Mark Aspinall, 'highly praised by his commanding officer for bravery against the Taliban in Afghanistan'.
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On This Day: November 15th 1940: Germans Bomb Coventry to Destruction
World  (tags: war, ww2, germany, england, coventry, bombs, luftwaffe, history )

Chrissy
- 375 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The German Luftwaffe has bombed Coventry in a massive raid which lasted more than 10 hours and left much of the city devastated. Relays of enemy aircraft dropped bombs indiscriminately. One of the many buildings hit included the 14th century cathedral,
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Granny With a Broom Brushes Off Robbers   video
World  (tags: ntd, robbers, england, withers, violence, fighting back )

Gregory
- 481 days ago - youtube.com
Robbers might want to think twice about robbing one shop in South West England. Two robbers carrying with hammers stormed the shop demanding money from the stores owner when Ms Withers stepp...
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ON THIS DAY - 1993: Missing Two-Year-Old Found Dead
World  (tags: uk, england, james bulger, murder, youths, toddler, 1993, on this day )

Chrissy
- 652 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Police have confirmed a body found on a railway embankment in Merseyside is that of missing toddler James Bulger. A murder inquiry has been launched. His injuries were described as "horrific" by Merseyside police.
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Year of Events for Angel Birthday - UK/England
World  (tags: uk, england, angel, tyneside, anniversary )

Chrissy
- 652 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Ten couples are to be invited to renew their wedding vows at the foot of Tyneside's Angel of the North to celebrate its 10th birthday. The iconic 20m (66ft) sculpture, created by Antony Gormley, overlooks the A1 motorway and has become one of the UK's bes
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Nearly Quarter of Brits Think Churchill a Myth: Poll - Britain
World  (tags: britain, reality, myths, british, england, winston churchill, king )

Chrissy
- 661 days ago - abc.net.au
Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll which shows nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth, while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real. The survey found that 47 per cent thought the 12th Century English King
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ON THIS DAY - 1983: British Police on Trail of Mass Murderer
World  (tags: england, uk, mass murderer, deaths, bones, bodies, grim find, human remains, 1983, on this day )

Chrissy
- 662 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
murder investigation in London after discovering human remains in drains. They are looking for a total of 16 victims who they describe as male and probably young and homeless. Scotland Yard has confirmed the remains of three men have been found on the
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Husband Is Spared Jail for Suffocating Sick Wife Who Wanted to Die - England
World  (tags: england, uk, lewes, husband, wife, suicide, help, manslaughter, disease )

Chrissy
- 663 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
A husband who helped his wife to kill herself rather than watch her continue to suffer from a debilitating disease was given a 12-month suspended sentence yesterday. Robert Cook, 60, admitted manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility
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Driver Faces Jail for Killing Cyclist While Sending Text - UK/England
World  (tags: uk, england, cyclist, death, mobile phone, cell phone, test message, sms )

Chrissy
- 663 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
A speeding motorist who was sending a text message when she crashed into a teenage cyclist was convicted yesterday of causing his death by dangerous driving and was told that she faces a jail sentence. Jordan Wickington, 19, who had not been wearing a
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Rapist Aged 11 Drank Lager and Vodka Before Attack - UK/England
World  (tags: uk, england, child, boy, girl, rape, alcohol, attack, sadchildren )

Chrissy
- 664 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
A boy who admitted raping a seven-year-old girl when he was 11 has become one of the youngest children to be convicted of the offence in this country. The child, now 12, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked the girl during a drunken truth-or-
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