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Cops, British Army guided Belfast lawyer's killing
British police and army agents planted inside Northern Ireland's major Protestant gang played a pivotal role in assassinating a Belfast attorney, a ...
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar dies at age 86
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, who wrote more than 30 books and focused on positivity and leading a balanced life, died Wednesday in Texas. He was ...
BBC drama 'The Hour' back to make the 1950s sexy
The media are under fire, celebrities are under the microscope. Welcome to Britain in 2012 — or in the 1950s, the setting for the BBC drama "The Hour.
Actress Deborah Raffin dies at age 59
Deborah Raffin, an actress who ran a successful audiobook company with the help of her celebrity friends, has died. She was 59. Raffin died Wednesday ...
BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal
The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into ...
Developments in Britain's child sex-abuse scandal
The BBC's top executive, George Entwistle, resigned Saturday night amid a flood of controversy over the broadcaster's handling of child sex-abuse ...
BBC apologizes for broadcasting abuse allegations
For the last month, the BBC has been heavily criticized for not airing allegations of child sex abuse committed by one of its star hosts, the late ...
Changing times: Politicians' tears more common now
It seems out of place: The president of the United States breaking down in tears as he thanked campaign workers for their tireless work for his ...
A year after lavish funeral, Savile myth in ruins
At Jimmy Savile's funeral, a year ago Friday, the priest delivering the homily was emphatic: the DJ and television host "can face eternal life with ...
UK's Cameron orders checks into new abuse claims
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron ordered an investigation Monday into newly raised allegations related to a major child abuse scandal in north ...
Nobel prize for EU is case of winning ugly
Just what does the EU really stand for? With a multitude of nations at the same table, the European Union has always been a big, bickering family of ...
UK police blamed the dead for 1989 stadium tragedy
British police and medics whose failures contributed to the deaths of 96 soccer fans in the country's worst sports disaster unfairly blamed the dead ...
Thatcher power suit sold for $39,670 at auction
A turquoise wool suit that Margaret Thatcher wore on the day she was confirmed as Conservative Party leader has sold at auction for 25,000 pounds ...
Bank scandals tarnish London's reputation
It's been a tense summer in the City of London as one bank after another has faced allegations of massive misbehavior. Bankers in the British capital, ...