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'Do me a favour': Murray hits back after legacy questioned
Three-times Grand Slam champion Andy Murray hit back at suggestions he could "damage his legacy" if he continues his career after the 36-year-old Scot suffered a third straight first-round exit to start the season.
Ex-refugee Ali becomes women's boxing trailbazer
Britain's Ramla Ali said she sometimes felt she was dreaming after her journey from Somali refugee to trailblazing women's boxer took a big leap forward in Saudi Arabia.
Mo Farah wins UK plaudits after revealing true past
Olympic great Mo Farah won praise from across Britain's political spectrum Tuesday after the shock revelation that he was illegally trafficked as a child to the country and forced to work in domestic servitude.
Britain to offer work visas to graduates from world's top universities
Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world's best universities in an expansion of its post-Brexit immigration system that is designed to attract the "best and brightest" workers.
Bidyanondo founder Kishore awarded by Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II of UK has recognized Bidyanondo founder Kishore Kumar Das with Commonwealth Points of Light award in honour of his exceptional voluntary service.
Britain calls ship seizure 'hostile act' as Iran releases video of capture
Britain denounces Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" and rejects Tehran's explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.
Britain bans 'harmful' gender stereotypes from ads
Ads featuring "harmful gender stereotypes" which are likely to cause offence will be banned in Britain under new rules that could have a major impact on the industry.
Brexit future lies in MPs' hands: May
Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said it was up to MPs to decide whether Britain leaves the European Union next March with no deal despite the potentially catastrophic impact.
'Terror attack' near UK parliament
British police arrest a man on suspicion of terrorism offences after he drove a car into security barriers outside parliament and injured at least two people.
Anger in France, Britain over Trump's gun law speech
US President Donald Trump sparks anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris in 2015, and linking a wave of knife crime in London to a handgun ban.
Britain, Russia lock horns as Moscow cuts diplomats
Moscow tells Britain it must cut just over 50 more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia as a standoff deepened over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
UK police say shots fired in incident at US military base, no staff injured
British police says shots have been fired by US service personnel during an incident at a military base in central England used by the US air force.
UK Labour 'ready for government': Corbyn
Britain's main opposition Labour party is "now the political mainstream" and "ready for government", leader Jeremy Corbyn says following unexpected advances in a June general election.
Boxing: Pacquiao to fight Britain's Khan in April
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and British fighter Amir Khan confirmed separately on Sunday that they would face each other on April 23 after weeks of conflicting reports.
Tennis: Murray eases to 25th straight win
Andy Murray began 2017 where he left off last year, beating Jeremy Chardy in straight sets in his season opener in Qatar on Tuesday to register his 25th consecutive victory.
Football: Chelsea apologises to abused former player
English soccer club Chelsea issued a public apology to former striker Gary Johnson on Saturday for the sexual abuse he suffered as a young player and said it had been wrong to insist on a confidentiality clause when paying him compensation.
WADA says hackers released another batch of athlete data
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says that another batch of athlete data has been leaked by the same Russian cyber espionage group that published confidential medical data earlier this week.
Greg swaps spikes for dancing shoes
Britain's long jump world champion Greg Rutherford is to take a break from his day job to appear on the BBC's popular
Britain taking no chances
Record-seeking Britain pull out all the stops for their Rio Olympics campaign -- to the extent of employing their own plumber for the leaky athletes' village.
