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Murray ends Britain’s 74-year Wimbledon final wait

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Andy Murray ended Britain's 74-year wait for a male Wimbledon finalist on Friday as the world number four clinched a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 semi-final victory over French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

UK terror raid near Olympic Stadium

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Armed British police carried out an early-morning raid on a residential address near London's Olympic Park on Thursday, using smoke grenades and a stun gun in what they called a pre-planned anti-terro

Radwanska reaches first Wimbledon final

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Agnieszka Radwanska became the first Polish Grand Slam finalist for 73 years as the world number three cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Germany's Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursda

Rohan-Zheng in quarterfinals of mixed doubles

Rohan Bopanna and his Chinese partner Jie Zheng reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Wimbledon with a straight-set victory over the Italian pair of Daniele Bracciali and Roberta Vinci here.

Serena beats Azarenka to reach Wimbledon final

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Four-time champion Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) on Thursday to reach her seventh Wimbledon final.

The 30-year-old American will face Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska

Murray battles past Ferrer to reach semis again

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Andy Murray survived a gruelling examination from Spain's David Ferrer to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the fourth successive year with a 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory on Wednesd

Bank of England to restart printing presses as outlook dims

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The Bank of England is expected to fire up its printing presses for a third round of economic stimulus later on Thursday just two months after shutting them down.

Policymakers have essentially been f

Brit comic Eric Sykes dies at 89

Eric Sykes, a popular comic actor who first forged a career in entertainment by writing for others, has died, his manager said on Wednesday. He was 89.

WikiLeaks publishing two million Syria emails

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WikiLeaks said on Thursday it was publishing over two million emails from Syrian political figures dating back to 2006 but also covering the period of the crackdown on dissent by Syria's regime.

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Police shut part of UK motorway after alleged terror alert

Armed police closed a section of the M6 highway in both directions Thursday during a police-led incident involving a bus in central England.

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