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Royal Wedding: the history and the pantomime
Jon Snow mounts his bike and gets ready to cover the Royal Wedding in all its pomp and ceremony.
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Former Royal Marine bomb maker jailed
A former Royal Marine who lived a double life as a bomb maker for dissident Irish republicans has been jailed for 18 years 31 year old Ciaran Maxwell stashed away a huge cache of weapons, including anti-personnel mines and pipe bombs. Four of the devices were later used in attacks by violent extremists in Northern…
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‘It’s not all wigs & make-up’: Irish dancers come to London
One week after the Irish president’s visit, London is hosting the World Irish Dancing Championships. Channel 4 News delves into the world of wigs and jigs – and gets a few tips from the dancers.
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Irish republican splinter leader arrested at home
Brian Leeson, the leader of an Irish republican group which split from Sinn Féin has been arrested at his home in Dublin.
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Irish newspaper publishes topless Duchess pictures
The Irish Daily Star is to become the first publication in the British Isles to print pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless while on holiday with Prince William in France.
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Royal women to get equal rights to throne
Females in the Royal Family are to be given equality with men. But Republican campaigners tell Channel 4 News “we are talking like five-year-olds about a fairytale”.
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Royal Wedding: ‘Just a small family affair’
“We’re supposed to have a small family affair,” jokes Prince William, as a million people throng the streets – and two billion tune in around the world – for his wedding to Catherine Middleton.
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The Royal Wedding – coming to a street party near you?
The guest list is out, the seating plan has been revealed but not everyone in Britain is proving keen to celebrate the Royal Wedding.
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PMQs: royal engagement sneaks into the Commons
David Cameron fought off the opposition during PMQs as he basked in the realisation that months of royal distraction from the problems at home are ahead, writes broadcaster Peter McHugh.
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Britain’s oldest poppy seller found dead in Avon Gorge
Olive Cooke, 92, is found dead near Clifton Suspension Bridge after 76 years of fundraising. She had complained of losing money in the post and of being inundated by begging letters from charities.
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Army cuts: what is the real impact?
The government is under fire today for a 20 per cent cut to the armed forces, but Iraq hero Tim Collins says the “best has been done with a bad situation”.
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British soldier who dies in hospital named
A British soldier has died in hospital from injuries suffered in an explosion in Afghanistan more than two months ago. He has been named as Corporal Jack Stanley from The Queen’s Royal Hussars
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Dodging bullets from a Taliban marksman
“The Taliban marksman was off his game. The bullet landed short at the feet of a young soldier it was meant to kill.” Captain Doug Beattie writes from Helmand on the changing threat of the insurgency.
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Afghanistan: the relentless search for hidden bombs
Captain Doug Beattie writes from the Afghan frontline on the relentless search for IEDs and recounts the courage of those whose job is to unearth the hidden bombs.
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Afghanistan: nearly ten years, what progress in Helmand?
As the war in Afghanistan approaches a milestone, Captain Doug Beattie writes from the Helmand frontline on how progress only comes with a price paid by both soldiers and the local population.
