Scientists at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute and the University College London Cancer Institute have been trying to crack how cancers become so diverse in the first place.
Across the UK, London once again bucked the overall trend and saw significant increases in prices, while the North East and Wales saw the biggest drops.
Noted for its patronage of new music, the Proms presents a record 15 BBC commissions this season, with a further 13 world, UK or London premieres.
The "seismic shifts" in population will have a "noticeable effect on day-to-day life in the city", but universities' influence cannot be "consistently predictable and positive", she told a conference run by Universities UK in London.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning of ice for a large chunk of the UK from London in the south east, across north Wales up to Northern Ireland and across northern England and southern Scotland.
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In an accompanying editorial in The Lancet, Edmund Jessop from the UK Faculty of Public Health in London said the UK had done very well in many areas of public health - it had stronger tobacco control than any other country in Europe, for example - but there was still "plenty of room for bold action by politicians".
Mean Fiddler runs a range of music venues in the UK, including London's Astoria, Forum and Jazz Cafe.
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The play debuted off-Broadway in February 2010, before making its UK premiere at London's Royal Court later that year.
It's much more like the UK average than London, for instance.
Organisers of the performance said they are "thrilled" that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will have its Royal UK premiere in London on 12 December.
Its marine parks agreement will be formally signed at Renewable UK Wave and Tidal Conference in London and witnessed by UK climate change minister Greg Baker and Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing.
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 late Marvin Hamlisch, who died last August, was also honoured with the inaugural prize for best original music for his score for the 2002 Broadway musical Sweet Smell of Success, which received its UK premiere at London's Arcola Theatre.
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Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, who ended a UK tour at Wembley Arena in London on Monday night, are two of the UK's most respected pop musicians.
Amazon has launched its own daily deal website in the UK, beginning with London.
In London, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said the continuing violence was "deplorable and must stop".
Edinburgh now boasts more Michelin stars than any UK city apart from London.
Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri in the USA, but later moved to the UK and settled in London.
Monday 6th August, 2012 - London, UK: RED5.co.uk, the ultimate gadget shop, is today launching the appBlaster v.2 to market.
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But Philip Stott, professor of biogeography at the University of London, UK, a longstanding climate change sceptic, sounded a different note.
The photo exhibition was launched first in 2006 in Ottawa, Canada, and has toured extensively since then in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, London, UK, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
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It is very unusual for a significant piece of financial legislation to pass without the backing of the UK, whose capital London is Europe's major financial centre.
London, UK, 6 November 2012: Nikon introduces the latest D-SLR to its mid-range DX-format line-up, the 24.1 megapixel Nikon D5200, designed to bring out your creative side.
Dr Norman MacLeod, the keeper of palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, London, UK, told the BBC that the iridium anomaly could be attributed to other factors.
Mr Pronk, a former Dutch environment minister, briefing journalists in London, UK, said Johannesburg would need to agree a plan of action, with an agreed timeframe on implementation.
In an accompanying commentary, Dr Gordon Johnson of University College London, UK, says that "ophthalmic surgeons should not be pressured to go for quantity at the expense of quality".
London, UK, 2 January, 2013: Canonical today announced a distinctive smartphone interface for its popular operating system, Ubuntu, using all four edges of the screen for a more immersive experience.
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The government funded Tech City Investment Organization offers strategy, support and international connections to London and UK tech entrepreneurs, while the Technology Strategy Board hands out public money to worthy startups.
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The first Blockbuster store in the UK opened in south London in 1989, and the firm has sought to expand its services in recent years, including with a trade-in facility for pre-owned titles.
London, UK - At Nokia World, the destination for people passionate about mobility, Nokia today announced a family of smartphones powered by the all new Symbian platform which brings significant enhancements in speed and ease of use.
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