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Thatcher funeral set for April 17; queen to attend
Queen Elizabeth II will be among the mourners at the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on April 17, officials announced Tuesday.
LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to cyberattacks
A British computer hacker affiliated to the group Lulz Security pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberattacks on institutions including Sony, Britain's ...
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed ...
Thatcher had profound effect on popular culture
Margaret Thatcher was not just a political titan, she was a cultural icon — skewered by comedians, transformed into a puppet and played to ...
Thatcher, even in death, divides world opinion
Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for ...
Thatcher detonated change in UK business
It went beyond the Big Bang. Margaret Thatcher transformed the British economy over little more than a decade in office. She introduced free-market ...
UK: Thatcher to receive ceremonial funeral
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honors next week, the British government said Monday.
Ballet star Sergei Polunin walks out of 2nd show
One of the ballet world's brightest but most volatile stars has vanished, again. Sergei Polunin had been due to star in a dance piece based on Billy ...
British Library sets out to archive the Web
Capturing the unruly, ever-changing Internet is like trying to pin down a raging river. But the British Library is going to try. For centuries the ...
UK minister asked to make good on welfare pledge
A British government minister is being asked to put his money where his mouth is. Opponents of a raft of welfare changes that took effect this week ...
Bolt to run 150-meter race at Copacabana beach
Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his 150-meter world best in a street race this weekend in Rio de ...
Britain's domestic spy agency names new director
Britain's domestic spy agency has chosen a new director, a 50-year-old ornithologist with counter-terrorism experience in the Middle East and Northern ...
Pistorius allowed to leave SAfrica with conditions
Oscar Pistorius could compete at this year's world championships after a South African judge eased his bail restrictions and ruled Thursday that the ...
Saddam-linked legal adviser jailed for fraud
A flamboyant but unqualified lawyer whose clients included deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in jail for fraud.
Eggs-treme: Christie's auctions super-sized egg
It's a foot long, nearly nine inches in diameter, and would once have made a really, really, big omelet. A London auction house is hoping buyers will ...
Helen Mirren up for best actress at Olivier awards
Helen Mirren received another accolade for her royal performance as Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday — a best-actress nomination at Britain's Olivier ...
Glance: Other Russians whose deaths have rocked UK
Russia's transition from a Kremlin-controlled economy to a free market free-for-all in the 1990s brought on a wave of contract killings as criminals, ...
Head of UK domestic spy agency to step down
The head of Britain's domestic spy agency, MI5, will step down from his post next month at the end of his contract. Jonathan Evans has led MI5 as ...
Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death
There was no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian tycoon who went from Kremlin ...
Art world shivers at sale of Henry Moore statue
The massive bronze sculpture is formally known as "Draped Seated Woman," a Henry Moore creation that evoked Londoners huddled in air raid shelters ...
UK police: Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead
Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken Russian tycoon who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in ...
'Book of Mormon' smashes 1-day box office record
The seemingly unstoppable hit "The Book of Mormon" has broken another record — this time on the other side of the Atlantic. The quirky, profane ...
Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies
The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and ...
Deal reached for West Ham to move to Olympic venue
Premier League club West Ham will move into London's Olympic Stadium, ending drawn-out negotiations over the future of the $783 million venue that ...
Broadway hit 'The Book of Mormon' lands in London
Broadway sensation "The Book of Mormon" has landed in London, to a warm reception from theatergoers and mixed notices from critics Reviewers delivered ...