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US hails ’special ties’ with UK

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hails America’s “special” ties with the UK during talks with David Miliband.

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Dual heritage

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Importance of Obama to people of mixed race

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Good manners may have led to more Britons dying on the Titanic

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More British passengers died on the Titanic because they queued politely for lifeboats, researchers believe.

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British climber dies in Argentina

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A Briton who suffered a heart attack was the fourth climber to die in a week on Mount Aconcagua in the Argentine Andes.

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Lloyds pays $350m to end US case

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Lloyds TSB agrees to pay a $350m penalty to US authorities after admitted violating US sanctions.

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Gambling tycoon to forfeit $300m

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Internet gambling billionaire Anurag Dikshit pleads guilty to a federal offence in the US and agrees to forfeit $300m (£192m).

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