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There was the man on a fishing trip who was shown around a flying saucer by aliens in green overalls; another who befriended an extraterrestrial called Algar and wanted to introduce him to the government; and the astonished air traffic controller who...
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Between a quarter and a third of the world’s wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to data compiled by the Zoological Society of London.
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British Airways said Friday it will pay a dividend for the first time in seven years after reporting its full-year profits more than doubled.
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Two photo agencies have agreed to pay $113,000 to Hugh Grant, his ex-girlfriend Liz Hurley and her husband for taking photos of them while they were vacationing in the...
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BT Group PLC, Britain’s biggest telecommunications company, reported a 6.2 percent decline Thursday in its fourth quarter profit, as costs rose and it lost some...
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Barclays PLC reported a $1.94 billion write-down in the first quarter Thursday, but bucked a trend in the banking sector and did not announce a capital increase to...
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The wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said she and her husband watched in distress as George Bush won the U.S. presidential election in 2000, according...
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The Royal Air Force is using instructions on the many uses of condoms as a tactic to lure young British men to sign up for the RAF Regiment.
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Britain’s Defense Ministry will conduct an inquiry into the death of an Iraqi man who died while in British custody, officials said Wednesday.
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Sometimes it seems Paul McCartney can’t win for losing.
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Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage that allegedly shows her taking drugs, her spokesman said Wednesday.
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Bruised at the ballot box and savaged by critics, Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown plotted a political comeback Wednesday _ armed with a raft of...
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The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their...
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Four artists have been nominated for this year’s Turner Prize, awarded annually to a British artist under the age of 50.
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The “Sex and the City” stars lit up London’s Leicester Square for the world premiere of the cinematic sequel to their New York adventures, delighting...
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A man was stabbed to death in broad daylight in London’s main shopping district on Monday, police said.
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Sometimes love isn’t all you need. A judge in London granted a preliminary divorce Monday to former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. If no one objects,...
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Justice Hugh Bennett granted a preliminary divorce decree Monday for Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.
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Oil prices retreated Monday from last week’s record close near $126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the euro and yen.
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A judge in London has granted a preliminary decree of divorce for former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.
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HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that first-quarter profit was better than a year ago, despite a $3.2 billion write-down on subprime mortgage assets in the United States.
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British Airways said Friday it will pay a dividend for the first time in seven years after reporting its full-year profits more than doubled.
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BT Group PLC, Britain’s biggest telecommunications company, reported a 6.2 percent decline Thursday in its fourth quarter profit, as costs rose and it lost some...
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Barclays PLC reported a $1.94 billion write-down in the first quarter Thursday, but bucked a trend in the banking sector and did not announce a capital increase to...
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The wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said she and her husband watched in distress as George Bush won the U.S. presidential election in 2000, according...
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Queen Elizabeth II listened to a recital of the Quran at an Ottoman-era mosque Wednesday, the second day of a state visit to Turkey.
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Britain’s Defense Ministry will conduct an inquiry into the death of an Iraqi man who died while in British custody, officials said Wednesday.
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Bruised at the ballot box and savaged by critics, Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown plotted a political comeback Wednesday _ armed with a raft of...
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The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their...
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A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended...
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A man was stabbed to death in broad daylight in London’s main shopping district on Monday, police said.
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The gipsy mother who forced her daughter of 13 to marry a 14-year-old boy yesterday dismissed British values as irrelevant to her.
Renata Gural said she was...
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HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that first-quarter profit was better than a year ago, despite a $3.2 billion write-down on subprime mortgage assets in the United States.
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Tony Blair considered not running for a third term as British prime minister but his wife and others persuaded him it would be seen as an admission that he had been...
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How should Britain deal with louts and bullies who make their neighbors’ lives miserable? A top law-enforcement official says the answer is to bully them right...
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A special immigration appeals commission in Britain has decided to release a Muslim preacher accused of having ties to al-Qaida.
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Authorities have arrested a fourth former Khmer Rouge soldier suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and killing of a British mine clearance expert and his...
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Best Buy Co. Inc., the biggest U.S. electronics retailer, is paying $2.1 billion for a 50 percent stake in Europe’s largest cell phone retailer, the companies...
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The European Central Bank and the Bank of England are both expected to keep their interest rates unchanged Thursday, as more evidence mounts that growth in the euro...
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Lawyers for a Guantanamo Bay detainee said Wednesday they have filed a lawsuit seeking to force the British government to hand over documents that they claim prove the...
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In this undated photo made available Friday May 16, 2008, by auction company Lyon & Turnbull, showing a page of manuscript, part of a collection of works, written and published by William McGonagall, the man internationally celebrated as the worst poet...
