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Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin meet in English field
Henry Moore has company on his muddy home turf. At the late British artist's former home in the English countryside, swooping sculptures sit on ...
Newspapers worried about new UK media regulation
Britain's politicians have finally struck a deal to regulate their country's press. Whether the press will allow itself to be regulated is another ...
Politicians strike deal over UK press regulation
British politicians struck a last-minute deal on press regulation Monday, unveiling new rules that aim to curb the worst abuses of the country's ...
Captain Peacock actor Frank Thornton dies
British actor Frank Thornton — best known as Captain Peacock in the long-running television comedy "Are You Being Served?" — has died at age 92, his ...
Lampard hits 200th Chelsea goal in West Ham win
Frank Lampard proved his enduring value to Chelsea on Sunday by reaching 200 goals for the European champions in a 2-0 victory over former club West ...
Country singer McGraw playing first UK show
Tim McGraw is taking to the UK stage for the first time Saturday night. The Grammy-winning music star is headlining a two-day concert called "Country ...
Olympic Stadium still in running for 2015 WCup
The Olympic Stadium in London is still in the running to host matches at the 2015 Rugby World Cup after tournament organizers were granted extra time ...
London rail workers find likely plague burial pit
Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death — a plague that ...
X Factor musical to hit London stage
Simon Cowell is bringing "The X Factor" — or a version of it — from television screens to the London stage in early 2014. The acerbic judge's firm, ...
3 men plead guilty to terror charges in UK
Three British Muslims, including a convert who was featured in a documentary about radical Islam, pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in London on ...
5 convicted of inventing movie to hide tax fraud
The clue was in the title. In some ways "A Landscape of Lies" was a typical indie film, with a tiny budget, a B-list cast and an award from an ...
Pope's partial lung shouldn't affect duties
The new pope has daunting challenges ahead ranging from the church sex abuse scandal to reinvigorating the flock. And the 76-year-old Francis will ...
Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr dies at 56
Clive Burr, former drummer with heavy metal icons Iron Maiden, has died. He was 56 and had been suffering from multiple sclerosis. The band says on ...
When all goals aren't equal in football
At the heart of football's appeal is its simplicity: the team with the most goals wins. Except that is when it comes to two-legged cup matches, when ...
UK phone hacking arrests at new media: Mirror
British police made four arrests for suspected phone hacking Thursday, the first time that top editors and journalists at the Mirror group have been ...
Injured Dibaba out of London Marathon
Olympic 10,000-meter champion Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of the London Marathon next month because of a shin injury. The 27-year-old Ethiopian was ...
Burberry moves menswear shows from Milan to London
Luxury fashion house Burberry says it is moving its menswear catwalk shows to London after showing them in Milan for more than a decade. The British ...
Cathedral announces plans for Richard III burial
A new War of the Roses is brewing over the remains of King Richard III. England's Leicester Cathedral revealed details Wednesday of plans to rebury ...
17 athletes face sanctions in IAAF doping cases
Seventeen track and field athletes face possible bans after being charged with doping violations uncovered by the sport's blood-profiling program, an ...
Suspect in Russian spy murder pulls out of inquest
The main suspect in the grisly poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London withdrew on Tuesday from the British inquest into the murder, ...
UK queen celebrates Commonwealth Day after illness
Queen Elizabeth II attended a London reception to celebrate Commonwealth Day on Monday, her first public appearance since she was briefly hospitalized ...
British ex-minister jailed for obstructing justice
A former U.K. Cabinet minister and his ex-wife were each sentenced to eight months in jail on Monday over a convoluted attempt to transfer a 2003 ...
Daniel Radcliffe returns to London stage
The time is coming — maybe sooner than you expect — when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter." The 23-year-old actor has gone ...