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Empire of the Deep by Ben Wilson: When Britain ruled the waves
2013-08-04 14:48:42| Chemicals - Topix.net
Smoke on the water: a boy watches a panorama of the Sebastopol siege during the Crimean war.
Japan urges Britain not to leave EU
2013-07-21 03:28:09| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Thousands of jobs with Japanese firms could be at risk if the UK leaves the Europe Union, the Japanese government indicates.
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Grass fires break out in London as heatwave bakes Britain
2013-07-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Grass fires broke out in east London on Friday, requiring intervention by 120 firefighters as Britain sweltered in a heatwave that has prompted health warnings from the authorities. In scenes unusual for famously wet Britain, two swathes of yellowed grass, firs and gorse were on fire, sending smoke high enough to be visible from the Olympic Park several miles away. The London Fire Brigade said one of the areas affected at Wanstead Flats, just south of scenic Epping Forest, measured around nine...
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Britain battles seventh day of 30-plus temperatures
2013-07-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The heatwave is piling pressure on England's already over-stretched A&E services, with last week being the busiest so far this year while rising temperatures indicate accident and emergency departments could come under even more pressure next week. Official figures show that 457,459 people attended A&E wards, minor injury units or walk-in centres in the week ending 14 July more than in any week during the winter and the second highest weekly attendance since week-by-week records began three...
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Heatwave: city centre road melts and wildfires blaze across Britain
2013-07-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: A 15-year-old boy is thought to have drowned in a river in the latest heatwave water death. The teenager was airlifted to hospital after the incident in Roe Valley Country Park near Limavady, Northern Ireland, yesterday afternoon, but died in hospital. It takes the death toll of water-related deaths to 14 since Britain's longest heatwave for seven years began. According to Public Health England, 650 people died in the hot weather from July 6 to July 14, with more deaths likely to have added...
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