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2013 Ashes Test Dates Announced

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: England Australia Ashes, UK Cricket, Australia, Ashes Test Series, England Cricket, England, UK Sport, England Australia, Australia Cricket, Ashes, UK Sport News

The England Cricket Board have announced the dates for the 2013 Ashes Test series between England and Australia. England will be bidding to retain ...

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Reverend Sued By Own Daughter After Falling Down Stairs With Grandchild In Her Arms

Eugene Henderson | Sara C Nelson | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Hannalore Hoffman, Head Injuries, UK News, Australia, Susan Hoffman, UK News

A woman who fell down stairs while clutching her five-month-old granddaughter has been successfully sued by her own daughter. The Reverend Hannalor...

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WATCH: Meet The World's Richest Woman

Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Gina Rinehart, Andrew Heathcote, UK News, Australia, Rich List, Gina Rinehart Rich, Mining, UK News

Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is the richest woman in the world, according to the Business Review Weekly Rich 200. The 58-year-old mother...

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Travel Eye: Why You Have to See the Great Barrier Reef at Least Once in Your Life...

Karen Edwards | Posted 18.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Travel, Queensland, Australia, Adventure Travel, Great Barrier Reef, Travel Blogs, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Snorkelling and swimming around the Great Barrier Reef is an experience I'll never, ever forget. Yes, it took me the best part of three days to get there and hell, yeah, it didn't come cheap - but my goodness, it was worth it...

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Banksy's Rat Destroyed By Australian Builders

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 16.07.2012 | Home

Read More: Video, Slideadbigshot, Parachuting Rat, Australia, Australian Builders, Arts, Melbourne, Banksy, Tina McKenzie, Home News

He may be a superstar of British art and adored by American celebrities, but one place where Banksy doesn’t appear to be appreciated is down under. ...

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Quit Facebook Or Be Expelled, Students Told

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Primary Schools, Social Media, Australia, Children, Schools, Facebook, Queensland, Students, UK Universities & Education News

Students at a primary school have been told by teachers to quit social networking site Facebook or be expelled. In Harlaxton State School's newslet...

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High Tech House On The Hill, Australia - PHOTOS

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: High Tech Home, UK-Innovation, Australia, Tech News, Homes, Architecture, UK Tech, Travel, UK Tech News

Can a high tech home actually be liveable? Andrew Maynard's House on the Hill in Melbourne, Australia, is a prime example of a high tech home blen...

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Model Left Badly Burned As She Tried To Outrun Bushfire During Marathon

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Turia Pitt, Australian-Bushfires, Racing the Planet, Australia, Marathon, UK News

A model who was so badly burned she has to wear a head-to-toe decompression suit has appeared at a parliamentary inquiry to describe how she tried to ...

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WATCH: Sacha Baron Cohen Appears As The Dictator On Australian Morning TV

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Comedy

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Just in case you hadn't realised - despite his all-guns-blazing marketing campaign and unfortunate accident with Kim Jong-il's ashes and Ryan Seacrest...

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Koalas Named Protected Species After Sharp Drop In Numbers

Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK

Read More: New South Wales, Koalas, UK News, Australia, UK World, Endangered Species, Australian Capital Territory, Animals, Queensland, Act, UK News

Koalas have been named a protected species in Australia after statistics showed a sharp drop in the number of the animals in the country over the past...

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WATCH: 'I Don't Know What She Said, But I Support What She Said'

Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Video, UK Diary, Australia, Julia Gillard, Bill Shorten, UK Politics News

In a display of loyalty that David Cameron could only dream of, and that Jeremy Hunt probably needs right now, an Australian minister decided the best...

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Poor Niall!

WENN | Posted 25.04.2012 | Home

Read More: Celeb, Food Poisoning, One Direction, UK News, Australia, New Zealand, 1d, Down Under, Slidewide, Celebrity, Niall, News, Home News

One Direction star Niall Horan has been struck down with food poisoning following the band's tour of Australia and New Zealand. The music sensation...

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The One Direction Inspection: Why Is Niall Missing From The Koala Holding Line Up?

MyDaily | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK Style

Read More: One Direction, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Australia, Koala Bear, The One Direction Inspection, UK Style News

The One Direction boys are taking over the world. After spending time in America they are now touring Australia, so naturally took time out to visit t...

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Assange Lawyer 'Stopped' At Heathrow For Being On 'Watch List'

PA | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Julian Assange Trial, UK News, Jennifer Robinson, Australia, UK World, Heathrow Airport, Julian Assange, Julian Assange Lawyer, Wikileaks, UK News

A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claims she was stopped at Heathrow Airport and told she was on a watch list requiring official approval ...

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'Stand Up, If You Hate Melbourne'

Paddy Madden | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sydney, Australia, Fan-Culture, Football, A-League, UK Sport News

It appears that for once, the Aussies are willing to take a lead from their great Pommy rivals.

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FIRST LOOK: Another Dark Night For Aaron Eckhart

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Bill Nighy, Aaron Eckhart, UK Film, Australia, UK Film Thrillers, I Frankenstein, Miranda Otto, UK Entertainment News

Aaron Eckhart's grisly transformation as Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight will have been good preparation for this. The big screen adaptation of the...

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Is the First Offer the Best?

David Hone | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK

Read More: European Union, Australia, Cap and Trade, United States, Climate Change, UK Environment, UK Green, UK News

Energy policy development over the last decade has shown one thing for certain, governments the world over are persistent in their desire to alter the...

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Tour of the Scottish Highlands

Raj Gill | Posted 06.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

We have lived in Scotland for most of our lives, yet we have never had the time to take a guided tour of our magnificent country.

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Scottish Independence 'Could See The Queen Lose Australia'

Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Scottish Independence, UK Diary, UK News, Australia, Queen Elizabeth II, UK Politics News

The Queen could lose sovereignty over Australia if Scotland becomes independent, according to a senior solicitor. David Denton SC, a senior counsel...

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Crocodile Attacks Swimmer In Australia

Posted 03.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Crocodiles, Crocodile Attack, Western Australia, UK News, Australia, Tara Hewes, Woman Attacked, News, UK News

A woman attacked by a two-metre long crocodile in Western Australia has been discharged from hospital after being treated for lacerations and puncture...

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Murdoch Slams 'Old Toffs And Right Wingers' Amid Fresh Hacking Claims

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 29.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, UK Media, News Corp, UK News, Australia, Surrey Police, UK News

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has said his company News Corporation is planning to "hit back hard" at fresh allegations of hacking rival businesses in an...

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Murdoch Faces Fresh Hacking Claims Against Rivals In Australia

Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal, News Corp, UK Media, UK News, Australia, Nds, UK News

Rupert Murdoch has been hit by fresh allegations that a firm used by his company News Corporation used hacking in an attempt to bring down rival busin...

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Why Earthquakes, Tsunamis And Floods Led To A £500m Loss For Lloyd's

PA | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Lloyd's of London, New Zealand Earthquake, Thailand, UK News, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Australia, Financial Crisis, Lloyd's, UK Finance, UK News

Earthquakes, tsunamis and floods pushed Lloyd's of London to a £516 million loss in 2011 as catastrophe claims hit a record high for the 324-year-old...

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'Silence Of The Lambs' Rapist Deported To Britain

PA | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Australian Department of Immigration, Rapist, Rape, UK News, Australia, Heathrow Airport, British-Citizen, London, Melbourne, UK News

A British rapist who carried out a horrific sex attack likened to The Silence of the Lambs has been deported from Australia to the UK. Leslie Cunli...

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Australia's 'Most Wanted Man' Captured

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK

Read More: New South Wales, UK News, Australia, Australian Fugitive, Police, Malcolm Naden, Most Wanted Man, Fugitive, Ned Kelly, UK News

The 'most wanted man in Australia' has been captured in a midnight raid by officers after evading capture for seven years. Wilderness expert Malcol...

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