‘Breathtaking’ solar eclipse occurs
Craig TaylorMillions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years, with large areas plunging into deep shadow. BBC News – UK
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Osborne draws election battle lines
George Osborne draws the battle lines for the general election in seven weeks’ time, after unveiling what he called a Budget for a “comeback country”. BBC News – UK
Match chief admits causing 96 deaths
Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield accepts his failure to shut a tunnel leading to football terraces “was the direct cause” of 96 deaths. BBC News – UK
Syria-bound British teenagers bailed
Three teenagers who were stopped from travelling to Syria after UK police alerted Turkish officials are released on bail. BBC News – UK
First missing UK schoolgirl named
A missing London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria ahead of her three friends is named by her father as 15-year-old Sharmeena Begum, from Bethnal Green. BBC News – UK
Service honours UK Afghan war effort
The Queen and many veterans attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral to commemorate the end of British involvement in the war in Afghanistan. BBC News – UK