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Oscars Academy honors Pedro Almodovar in London
Iconoclastic director Pedro Almodovar was hailed by Hollywood on Thursday at an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences retrospective in London.
Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker
Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases ...
Man jailed for 2 years for defacing Rothko work
A Polish man who defaced a Mark Rothko painting in London's Tate Modern gallery with black ink to promote an obscure artistic creed was sentenced ...
McQuaid dismisses LeMond's claim to lead UCI
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond's claim that he should take over cycling's governing body to lead the sport out of crisis following the ...
Lawyer: Killed Kremlin critic worked for UK spies
Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent-turned-Kremlin critic, was a "registered and paid" agent working for Britain's foreign intelligence ...
Inquest: Nurse in British royal hoax found hanging
A nurse was found hanging in her room three days after she had been duped by a hoax call from Australian DJs about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, ...
Financial crisis explained to Queen Elizabeth II
In 2008, Queen Elizabeth II asked academics why no one saw the financial crisis coming. On Thursday, she finally got an answer. Sujit Kapadia from the ...
London police drop racism case against fan
London police are taking no further action against a man arrested after being pictured making an alleged racist gesture during a League Cup match ...
Review: Meyerbeer's rare 'Robert' staged in London
Degas painted it. Chopin wrote variations on it. Balzac and Dumas mentioned it in their fiction. The Paris Opera performed it 100 times in just three ...
Autopsy results on nurse in hoax due out Thursday
The result of an autopsy on the nurse involved in a prank call for information about the former Kate Middleton's hospital stay will be revealed ...
Prince William graces 'Hobbit' green carpet in UK
Prince William is joining stars such as Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett on the green carpet in London for the U.K. premiere of "The Hobbit," the first ...
Scientists seek to solve mystery of Piltdown Man
It was an archaeological hoax that fooled scientists for decades. A century on, researchers are determined to find out who was responsible for ...
Times of London editor says he was pushed to quit
James Harding, editor of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's Times of London, announced he was resigning Wednesday, and said he was pressured to step down.
Ocampo pulls out of title fight vs Burns
Ricky Burns will not defend his WBO lightweight title in London on Saturday after Filipino opponent Jose Ocampo pulled out of the fight citing ...
Liverpool sorry to Fulham over Dempsey pursuit
Fulham has received an apology from Liverpool chairman Tom Werner for his club's "unprofessional" behavior in pursuing Clint Dempsey during the ...
Mick Jagger love letters sell for $300,000
Jumpin' Jack Flash! A batch of love letters written by Mick Jagger to a 1960s muse have sold at auction for 187,250 pounds ($301,472). Sotheby's says ...
Critics savage Spice Girls stage musical
The critics have spoken — "Viva Forever" did not spice up their lives. British reviewers were scathing Wednesday about the big-budget stage show built ...
Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' opens in London
"Viva Forever"? Time will tell. Girl Power lit up London's West End on Tuesday at the premiere of the new Spice Girls musical — but audiences and ...
Census: UK getting less religious, more diverse
Millions fewer Christians, many more immigrants and fewer married couples. Compared to a decade ago, Britain today is more ethnically diverse and less ...
Sikh soldier wears turban on palace guard duty
Britain's Ministry of Defense says a Sikh soldier has become the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace while wearing his traditional ...
Delta buys 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic
Delta Air Lines said it will buy almost half of Virgin Atlantic for $360 million as it tries to catch up to rivals in the lucrative New York-to-London ...
Court fines 3 companies for Olympics ticket scam
A British court has fined three companies a total of 70,000 pounds ($113,000) for selling tickets for the London Olympics at "hugely inflated prices.
UK authorities arrest 3 in LIBOR rate probe
British police arrested three people Tuesday as part of their investigation into the manipulation of a key benchmark interest rate — the first British ...