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U.K. May Change Monarchy Marriage Rules

Wall Street Journal | AARON O. PATRICK | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


The prohibition on British monarchs marrying Catholics, and the primacy of princes over princesses in regal succession would become relics of history ...

G-20 Protest In UK: Send Us Your Photos

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


The G-20 will convene a summit in London next week to discuss global economic reforms. Tens of thousands of people are expected to march through Lond...

Foot in Mouth Disease

Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


Kelly van der Kwast

Of course, the Hizbollah terrorist issue is not to be overlooked. But maybe we should deal with that after we give everyone a chance to speak.

UK School Warns Parents Their Dead Daughter Can't Go To Prom

Manchester Evening News | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


The parents of a girl who died suddenly two months ago have been sent a letter from her school demanding she improves her attendance....

Bloggers to Make History at G20 Summit in London

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media


Louis Belanger

A coalition of NGOs -- the G20Voice -- and the UK government are breaking with convention and, for the first time, allowing 50 bloggers to report live from the G20 summit.

Taxing and Banning: The Only Clear Strategies Our Leaders Seem to Have

Alan Miller | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics


Alan Miller

In these troubled times it seems the one thing that we can be sure of is that bureaucrats and politicians are keen to go after the small pleasures of life and hit us where it hurts.

It's Time to Catch Up With Britain: Crufts, the AKC, the BBC, and USA Network

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


Bruce Friedrich

It's time that the U.S. catches up with Britain's animal welfare standards. If breeders want something to manipulate and deform within an inch of their lives, they should take up bonsai.

Green Custard Thrown In Opposition Of Airport Expansion

AFP | 1 Hr 27 Mins Ago | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green


LONDON (AFP) -- A protester threw a cupful of green custard in the face of business secretary Peter Mandelson on Friday, in a stunt to highlight oppos...

Google Earth Pinpoints Top-Secret British Nuke Base

smh.com | Posted 04.03.2009 | World


The British military has worked itself into a lather over new high-resolution images on Google Earth showing an aerial view of its top-secret nuclear ...

US, Britain discuss coordinated action on economy

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Prepping for a global financial summit, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown signaled together Tuesday th...

Not Greeting Geert Nicely

Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


Kelly van der Kwast

Hatemonger, demagogue or defender of free speech; the verdict is still out. Either way, banning Geert will not silence him. He will speak, and he will be free, and there is little we can do about it.

Britain Aided Iraq Terror Renditions, UK Admits

Guardian.co.uk | Richard Norton | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


The government has admitted that British troops in Iraq handed over terror suspects to the US, which then secretly rendered them to a prison in Afghan...

Britain's Toxic Waste Dumped In Africa (Multimedia)

The Independent | Cahal Milmo | Posted 03.21.2009 | World


Tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country's obligation to ensu...

Giant White Horse Size Of Statue Of Liberty To Tower Over British Countryside

CNN | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


A sculpture of a giant white horse taller than the Statue of Liberty is set to tower over the countryside as part of an unusual scheme to help revive ...

UK Social Work Industry Capsizing At Worst Possible Time

Neon Tommy | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


It's ironic that in a world where instant teleportation is made possible through the virtual realm, human beings are becoming more isolated from one a...

NATO Mired In Stalemate With Afghanistan's Taliban

Times Online | Michael Evans, Defence Editor, Tom Coghlan in Kabul and James Bone in New York | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


Britain and her Nato allies in Afghanistan are stuck in a stalemate with the Taleban, David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, admitted yesterday. Hi...

Lizard Dung Collection Of 7 Years Mistakenly Thrown Out By University

AP | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green


LONDON — A British university has apologized to a Ph.D. student for throwing away his treasured, seven-year collection of lizard dung. Daniel Be...

UK Spends Billions On Controversial High-Tech ID Cards, Forgets Card Readers

Crunch Gear | Devin Coldewey | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


This has to be one of the dumbest things I've heard in a long time. The UK has spent £4.4 billion ($6.6bn US) on a controversial high-tech National I...

Garbage-Powered Garbage Truck Debuts In UK

Discover Magazine | Rachel Cernansky | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green


Last week, SITA UK, a recycling and waste management company, and the Kirklees Metropolitan Council in Northern England unveiled a garbage truck that ...

Gordon Brown: We Must Not Resort To Protectionism

The Guardian | Ashley Seager | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business


The international community must not resort to protectionism as it tries to find solutions to tackle the global financial crisis, Gordon Brown said to...

Why Did the BBC Censor a Cry to Help Gaza Victims?

Erik Ose | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media


Erik Ose

The BBC has let down its worldwide viewership by refusing to broadcast this charity appeal to help Palestinian victims of the violence.

UK Will Be Hardest Hit By Global Recession: IMF

The Independent | Posted 02.28.2009 | World


World economists predicted today that the UK would be hit harder than any other developed nation by the worst recession in more than 60 years. The In...

UK Cabinet Papers On Iraq Invasion Must Be Released

The Independent | James Tapsfield, Press Association | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


The Government was ordered today to release the minutes of Cabinet meetings where the invasion of Iraq was discussed. The Information Tribunal upheld...

Britain Unveils Second Bank Bailout

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business


LONDON — Britain announced a second rescue plan for the country's ailing banks on Monday, hoping to thaw frozen lending by offering to insure ba...

Greenpeace, Emma Thompson, Others, Buy Land To Foil London Airport Plans

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green


LONDON — An environmental coalition led by Greenpeace has thrown a monkey wrench into expansion plans for London's chronically congested Heathro...