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Markets react to NDP win, as voting begins in the UK

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The end of the affair?

Will too much compromise split Britain’s coalition government?

Two years in, relations between Britain’s coalition partners Cameron and Clegg hit an all-time low
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Britain’s tea addiction is sparking an ecological crisis

Tea bags are now the single largest food waste contributor
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French breast implants: a Science-ish saga?

It turns out we don’t know much about how risky implants are
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Down and out in London

Many of those struggling to get by in the British capital are former immigrants from Eastern Europe
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There’s nothing political about stealing sneakers

Don’t blame the U.K. riots on unemployment or tuition costs
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Pay up‚ or else...

British private schools are turning to collection agencies to go after parents who are defaulting on tuition
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Too many elections? Please.

Barring coalitions, things can only get worse from here on in
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12 arrests made in the UK over suspicion of a terror attack

Counter-terrorism detectives feared a Christmas-related plot