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Man with arms round woman with face covered by mask 2005: Bomb attacks on London

A series of bomb attacks on London's transport network kills more than 30 people and injures about 700 others.

The stand-off between rioters and the police 2001: Two stabbed in Bradford race riots
Two people are stabbed and many more injured in running battles between white and Asian gangs in Bradford.

Photograph of the British High Commissioner to Kampala Mr James Hennessey 1976: British grandmother missing in Uganda
Ugandan authorities deny knowledge of the whereabouts of missing British-Israeli citizen Dora Bloch.

Boris Becker 1985: Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17
Tennis unknown Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at the age of 17.

Brian Jones 1969: Brian Jones died of 'drink and drugs'
Former Rolling Stones guitarist, Brian Jones, drowned after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs, an inquest is told.

1998: Chief's death sparks turmoil in Nigeria
At least 19 people are killed in riots in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, following the death of the opposition leader.
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