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New Sherlock Holmes exhibition displays rare artifacts in London

The Museum of London on Friday opened its largest Sherlock Holmes exhibition in over 60 years, displaying a variety of rare artifacts assembled globally about the fictional British icon.

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Liverpool's Everyman Theatre wins Britain's top prize for architecture

Britain's highest honor for architecture, the Royal Institute for British Architecture (Riba)' s Stirling Prize was awarded Thursday to Britain's newest theatre, Liverpool's newly rebuilt Everyman.

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London faces multiple public health threats caused by smoking, obesity

London face a series of "shocking" public health threats, including the emergencies caused by tobacco, alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise and pollution, the London Health Commission (LHC) said in a report presented to London mayor Boris Johnson Wednesday.

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Four terrorist suspects arrested in London

​Four men were arrested on Tuesday in a series of police raids across London as part of an investigation into "Islamist-related terrorism", British media said.

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City of London elects new Lord Mayor, effective from Nov. 7

​The City of London Monday announced that it has elected Alderman Alan Yarrow as its 687th Lord Mayor, the global ambassador for Britain-based financial and business services.

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Success of RMB internationalization reflected in payments figures

​New figures from Swift RMB tracker show that RMB payments through London have increased by 123 percent in just one year.

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London autumn cultural season to highlight Ming Dynasty exhibition

London's most well-known cultural institutions gathered together Thursday to promote the metropolis' autumn cultural season, which will highlight an exhibition about China's Ming Dynasty.

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Moscow threatens to retaliate Britain for denying visas to Russian delegation

Russia might take tit-for-tat actions for London's refusal to issue entry visas to some members of a delegation heading for an aerospace exhibition, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.

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British gov't to expand support to homeless people amid "spike scandal"

Britain's Department for Communities and Local Government said on Tuesday it will expand support for vulnerable people, and over 65 million pounds (110 million U.S. dollars) of funding will be offered to local departments to tackle homelessness in the country.

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Fire breaks out at major retail market in London

A fire broken out Monday evening at Stables market, a major retail market in London, leading to the evacuation of around 600 people, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said Monday.

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Traditional publishers explore digital opportunities in London Book Fair

The three-day London Book Fair (LBF) closed Thursday at the Earls Court, with thousands of traditional publishers from around the world looking for new possibilities in the digital and mobile era.

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Britain marks Queen Elizabeth II's 62nd year on throne

The start of the 62nd year on the throne for British Queen Elizabeth II was marked with a 41-gun salute by artillery in central London's Hyde Park on Thursday.

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88 people injured in London theater roof collapse

Some 88 people were injured, including 7 serious cases, after part of the roof in London's Apollo Theatre collapsed on Thursday.

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Renminbi globalization regains momentum: Standard Chartered

Banking multinational Standard Chartered said Monday that the offshore Renminbi market is regaining momentum following a soft patch in late second quarter and early third quarter, as its Renminbi index rose 2.4 percent in October from the previous month.

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Britain to levy tax on foreign property investors from 2015

British government will levy foreign property owners on selling homes that are not their primary residence, Finance Minister George Osborne announced on Thursday in his autumn budget statement.

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RMB clearing services to debut in UK

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and Standard Chartered Bank will offer renminbi clearing services in the United Kingdom (UK), the first banks to do so.

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Moscow blames Friends of Syria for attempt to undermine Geneva-II

A meeting of the "core" of the Friends of Syria has attempted to revise all key provisions of the Geneva communique adopted on June 30, 2012, and to distort the shape of the future Geneva-II conference, Moscow said Wednesday.