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Arsenal and Palace games moved to ease congestion
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Kate and Queen lay Armistice Day wreaths as nation pays tribute
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Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan's interior minister
Mohsin Naqvi says the bomber tried to gain entry to a court complex but was unable to get inside.