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Rock Royalty To Join Queen's Jubilee Concert

Rock Royalty To Join Queen's Jubilee Concert

Sir Elton John says he's "jazzed up" about playing for the Queen at the Jubilee Concert because the monarch has always been a part of his life.

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School's Beacon Of Bright Light For The Queen

School's Beacon Of Bright Light For The Queen

As the highest school in England, Flash primary in the Peak District has always had something to boast about - but now it has received a real royal accolade.

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A Million Line The Thames For Queen's Pageant

A Million Line The Thames For Queen's Pageant

The Queen and other members of the royal family have taken part in a flotilla of more than 1,000 boats that made its way along the Thames in the Diamond Jubilee river pageant.

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Royal Couple Attend Jubilee Street Party

Royal Couple Attend Jubilee Street Party

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall joined one of the many street parties and Big Lunches being held in the UK to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

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Rock Royalty To Join Queen's Jubilee Concert

School's Beacon Of Bright Light For The Queen

A Million Line The Thames For Queen's Pageant

Royal Couple Attend Jubilee Street Party

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Plane With 153 On Board Crashes Into Buildings

Plane With 153 On Board Crashes Into Buildings

A passenger plane has crashed into buildings in a densly-populated area of Nigeria's largest city, killing all 153 people on board and others on the ground.

Gunman At Large After Deadly Canada Shooting

Gunman At Large After Deadly Canada Shooting

A gunman fired shots into a crowd of people in a busy shopping centre in Toronto killing at least one man and injuring seven others, police have said.

Police Probe Into Mystery Death Of Teenager

Police Probe Into Mystery Death Of Teenager

Police have said it is "too early to draw conclusions" into the unexplained death of a 15-year-old girl in Liverpool.

British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

A soldier has been shot dead while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Egypt: Protesters Return To Tahrir Square

Egypt: Protesters Return To Tahrir Square

Hundreds of demonstrators have been staging a sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir Square as protests continue over the verdicts in the trial of Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak.

Syria: 15 Killed In Lebanon Border Clashes

Syria: 15 Killed In Lebanon Border Clashes

The death toll has risen to 15 in clashes between Syrian government forces and activists in neighbouring Lebanon.

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