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Soldier formally charged after "losing his rag" during a virtual battlefield exercise.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May is facing pressure from within her own party to step down.
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Europe offers UK more time to leave the bloc
French President Emmanuel Macron sounds warning to UK lawmakers.
Hundreds gather in London for vigil for Christchurch victims
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Five Birmingham mosques attacked with sledgehammer
Five mosques in Birmingham have been targeted in a string of violent attacks.
Maddie McCann mystery: The 48 police questions Kate didn't answer
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MPs facing stark choice of May's deal or no-deal
Theresa May makes statement as EC leader suggests MPs must back the PM's deal.
Plane nosedived after loose pen jammed the controls
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UK speaker stymies May's bid for third vote on Brexit deal
Theresa May to ask EU leaders to postpone Britain's departure from the EU.
Theresa May to put off vote if she cannot win it
If it is pulled, a Brexit delay of up to two years is on the cards.
New DNA evidence claims to unveil identity of Jack the Ripper
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UK taxi driver 'threatened by pair citing NZ terror attack'
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Long career in education ending for Whanganui woman
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Madeleine McCann mystery: The 48 questions Kate McCann wouldn't answer
Kate McCann was asked harrowing questions by Portuguese police in 2007.
New Zealand attack exposes Five Eyes' blinkered view
Domestic terrorist organisations and right-wing extremists are slipping under the radar.
British MPs: Theresa May must go to secure Brexit deal
May hopes DUP support will win over party critics.
Six photos that prove Meghan's due date
The Princess of Duchess has kept her due date a secret.
Britain's long, painful breakup: What comes next?
Lawmakers have voted to ask for more time but seem no closer to agreeing on an outcome.
British ex-soldier to be charged in Bloody Sunday killings
Following a 12-year, $390m investigation, one soldier will be charged over killings.
UK MPs reject 'no deal' Brexit in tight vote
British MPs have narrowly voted against leaving the European Union with no deal.
NZ dollar higher against British pound on Brexit jitters
Speculation suggests UK Prime Minister Theresa May is heading for a defeat.
Brexit vote: Last-minute deal could save Brexit and Theresa May
British government's Brexit strategy is in chaos following legal advice.
H-Files: Ex-lover murdered with a chef's knife
Chef murdered ex-fiancee in her mother's Whanganui home after love turned sour.
Rich-lister Eric Watson faces monster $200m tax bill
Eric Watson's company could be embroiled in courts for years facing a tax bill of $200m.