The experts examined how various aspects of UK life would handle these 1-in-200-year type events.
The incident is the biggest loss of UK life in a single incident in Afghanistan since 2006.
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The firm said the cuts marked the end of a three-year programme to simplify its UK life and pensions operation.
"However, given tough equity markets and the well-publicised issues of the UK life market, we have no choice, " he added.
Egg, the online bank of UK life insurance and pensions group Prudential, starts trading on the stock exchange on Monday.
But strict rules govern which foreign criminals can be removed from the UK - those who have their family life in the UK, and in particular those from EU countries, are among the hardest to remove on human rights grounds.
In the UK, the average life expectancy in 2010 was 80 years - 82.5 years for females and 78.5 for males.
About three-quarters of people in the UK are satisfied with life, according to a study to measure well-being by the Office for National Statistics.
And while certain women have risen to posts in the Vatican, others considered "difficult" have been removed, says Dr Gemma Simmonds, Director of the UK's Religious Life Institute.
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Better known as Don (the Italian for father) Bosco, the saint had wanted to visit the UK in his earlier life before he ended up working with destitute children in Turin.
David Cumming, head of UK equities at Standard Life Investments, which owns about 7% of BA's shares, told the BBC's Today programme on Monday that the union was "clearly a malevolent force".
Other highlights during the three-week festival this May will include a world premiere celebrating the Britten Centenary Year, and the UK premiere of My Life After by Argentine playwright and performer Lola Arias.
He fled for his life and in 2002 the UK government agreed he had a genuine fear that his life was in danger.
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The revised Life in the UK test covers topics as sport, music and history.
More than 150, 000 Life in the UK tests were taken nationally last year, with 77, 000 of those in London.
In 1986 the BBC launched an ambitious project to record a snapshot of life across the UK for future generations.
This value attached to such possessions was a particular feature of family life in the UK, said report author Agnes Nairn.
Salman Rushdie was born in India but is a British citizen and has lived in the UK for most of his life.
Rani (not her real name) is one such 25-year-old is hoping for a better life in the UK. She got married in January.
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The iPlayer is rapidly becoming a way of life in the UK, and its inclusion on any mobile or desktop operating system gives said OS a badge of credibility.
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The report from the WRVS, formerly the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, describes how "fragmented" family life in the UK can leave older people stranded with little contact from their own children.
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The teenager's week back in Kenya was also an escape from the pressures of her life in the UK. In London she has early morning training and late nights catching up with homework.
The spokesman played down suggestions Britain might try to deter Bulgarian and Romanian arrivals by launching an advertising campaign in those countries stressing the negative aspects of life in the UK, including the weather.
"Having a citizenship test that teaches people about life in the UK is important, but Theresa May has many other issues in her department that are far more important to focus on, " the shadow immigration minister said.
Critical national infrastructure also includes sectors such as financial services, government, mass communication, health, transport, and food and water - all of which are deemed necessary for delivering services upon which daily life in the UK depends.
Now in their sixth year, the Cats Protection's National Cat Awards are the UK's biggest celebration of the real-life stories of companionship, bravery and survival among the UK's 10 million cats.
The UK charity Chernobyl Children's Life Line helps families in Ukraine and neighbouring Belarus affected by harmful radioactive fallout.
Danilo Restivo is currently serving a life sentence in the UK for killing Heather Barnett in Bournemouth in 2002.
He has lived in the UK since 1991, saying his life would be at risk if he returned to Pakistan.
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