http://www.mail.com/int/locations/70-united-kingdom.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/70-united-kingdom.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2092760-ferguson-heads-retirement-seeking-1-win.html CARRINGTON, England (AP) — Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury holidays, watching horse racing, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages. Before that, though, there's one final challenge to overcome — beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday in his 1,500th and last game as Manchester United manager. "One thousand five hund... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:32:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2092760-ferguson-heads-retirement-seeking-1-win.html 2013-05-17T13:32:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2092680-briton-sentenced-to-8-years-uk-soldiers-death.html LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus criminal court on Friday sentenced a British teenager to eight years in prison over the stabbing death of a British soldier during a nightclub brawl on the east Mediterranean island. The court said that Mohamed Abdulkadir Osman was provoked and "lost self-control" when he pulled out a switchblade and fatally stabbed in the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2092680-briton-sentenced-to-8-years-uk-soldiers-death.html 2013-05-17T10:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2092054-english-fa-approves-minimum-5-game-ban-racism.html LONDON (AP) — Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction will be the entry-level punishment for the least serious discriminatory offenses, with longer bans possible. The FA Council agreed Thursday to the sanctions first reported by The Associated Press ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2092054-english-fa-approves-minimum-5-game-ban-racism.html 2013-05-17T00:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091720-column-love-hate-beckham-ignored.html Like his former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, David Beckham has picked the right time and best way to retire — as a winner and before the worst ravages of age became painfully apparent. It always was a stretch to believe that Beckham, at 38, would or should sign up again with Paris Saint-Germain for what would have been his 22nd season of professi... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091720-column-love-hate-beckham-ignored.html 2013-05-16T21:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story. David grew up as a football-loving child & achieved his dreams, and unquestionably ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html 2013-05-16T19:05:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091138-beckhams-famous-haircuts.html LONDON (AP) — Through the years, David Beckham has become as famous for his hair styles as for his free kicks. Here's a look at some of his more famous "hair-lights": 1990s Still a youngster in 1999 and enjoying his most successful season as a footballer, Beckham had dyed blonde hair and left it long in the front and... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:14:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091138-beckhams-famous-haircuts.html 2013-05-16T18:14:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2090060-nz-up-plodding-england-1st-day-lords.html LONDON (AP) — In the curtain-raiser to an action-packed English summer of international cricket, New Zealand stole the show by limiting England to a plodding 160-4 on the first day of the first test at Lord's. The stage was set for England to show its true colors on Thursday, with the team back at full strength, at cricket's HQ, and desperate to rectify f... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2090060-nz-up-plodding-england-1st-day-lords.html 2013-05-16T18:09:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2091000-trump-to-court-to-oppose-scotland-wind-farm.html LONDON (AP) — American tycoon Donald Trump is taking legal action to challenge the Scottish government's decision to approve an offshore wind farm near his luxury golf resort. The Trump Organization said Thursday it has lodged a petition with Scotland's Court of Session. The company is asking for a judicial review of the decision by Scottish officials to ... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2091000-trump-to-court-to-oppose-scotland-wind-farm.html 2013-05-16T17:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2090958-coetzee-tells-spain-drop-pro-bullfighting-law.html LONDON (AP) — Nobel Literature laureate J.M. Coetzee has called on Spain to abandon plans to protect bullfighting, making a rare public appeal against what he called "an archaic form of entertainment." In an open letter to Spain's legislature released Thursday, Coetzee called bullfights "a throwback to a time when people took no heed of the feelings of an... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:21:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2090958-coetzee-tells-spain-drop-pro-bullfighting-law.html 2013-05-16T17:21:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2090250-boy-band-direction-world-tour-year.html LONDON (AP) — Hit boy band One Direction has announced plans for an ambitious world tour in 2014. Plans call for the youthful chart-toppers to play major stadiums in Latin America, Britain and Ireland during the first leg of the mega-tour that begins in April. U.S. dates are expected to be announced later. The band a... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:40:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2090250-boy-band-direction-world-tour-year.html 2013-05-16T16:40:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the we... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html 2013-05-16T16:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090780-ups-downs-david-beckhams-career.html LONDON (AP) — Some up and downs in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he would retire from football at the end of the season: Up: Signs professional contract with Manchester United in 1993 and helps team win Premier League-FA Cup double in 1996. United wins league title again a year later. Down: Gets red ... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090780-ups-downs-david-beckhams-career.html 2013-05-16T16:24:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed. In his second appearance before Parliament in roughly six months, Google Vice President Matt Brittin tried to defend his company's complex corporate structur... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html 2013-05-16T16:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090512-david-beckham-career-highlights.html LONDON (AP) — Highlights in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from football at the end of the season: 1975 — Born May 2 in Leytonstone, east London. 1991 — Joins Manchester United as trainee. 1993 — Signs professional contract at Old Trafford. 1996 — Wins first FA Cup and Premier League title at Manchester United; Scores goal o... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090512-david-beckham-career-highlights.html 2013-05-16T15:16:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090424-titles-won-david-beckham.html LONDON (AP) — A look at the titles won by David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from football at the end of the season: MANCHESTER UNITED Premier League: 6 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003). FA Cup: 2 (1996, 1999). Community Shield: 4 (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998). ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090424-titles-won-david-beckham.html 2013-05-16T14:48:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2090302-rbs-to-cut-1400-retail-bank-jobs-uk.html LONDON (AP) — Royal Bank of Scotland says it is cutting 1,400 jobs from its retail banking operations over the next two years. The bank says the latest round of cuts affects support staff. Around half of those affected are based in Edinburgh, and most of the rest are in London. The bank has already slashed thousands of jobs since it was rescued by the Bri... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:16:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2090302-rbs-to-cut-1400-retail-bank-jobs-uk.html 2013-05-16T14:16:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html LONDON (AP) — British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S. government to intervene. The reports say BP hopes Cameron will ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html 2013-05-16T14:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090128-nasri-gourcuff-uruguay-brazil-matches.html PARIS (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps recalled midfielders Yoann Gourcuff and Samir Nasri on Thursday for two friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil next month. FC Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala and Saint-Etienne midfielder Josuha Guilavogui were among the surprise selections as Deschamps uses the matches to test out younger players. But Patric... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090128-nasri-gourcuff-uruguay-brazil-matches.html 2013-05-16T13:47:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090050-andy-carroll-recalled-england-friendlies.html LONDON (AP) — Andy Carroll has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The burly striker, who is on loan at West Ham from Liverpool, will be competing for a spot up front alongside Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck. Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has bee... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:40:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090050-andy-carroll-recalled-england-friendlies.html 2013-05-16T12:40:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090026-frank-lampard-to-stay-chelsea-season.html LONDON (AP) — Only hours after helping Chelsea with another European title, Frank Lampard was given a one-year contract extension by the Premier League club. The 34-year-old Lampard, the club's all-time leading scorer, had initially been told he was not wanted beyond the end of the season. But Chelsea, which added the Europa League title to its Champions ... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090026-frank-lampard-to-stay-chelsea-season.html 2013-05-16T12:25:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2089758-england-wins-toss-bats-1st-vs-nz-1st-test.html LONDON (AP) — England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the first test at Lord's on Thursday. England's only change from the drawn third test in Auckland in March has Graeme Swann back for Monty Panesar. Fast bowler Tim Bresnan has missed out and Steven Finn is retained. New Zealand is unchanged from the Ed... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:05:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2089758-england-wins-toss-bats-1st-vs-nz-1st-test.html 2013-05-16T10:05:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2089698-uk-campaign-group-loses-challenge-tax-deal.html LONDON (AP) — A U.K. pressure group Thursday lost its legal challenge to what it called a "sweetheart" tax deal between U.K. authorities and Goldman Sachs. UK Uncut Legal Action, which campaigns against tax avoidance, had sought a High Court declaration that it was unlawful for the U.S.-based investment bank to avoid a multimillion pound interest bill on ... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:58:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2089698-uk-campaign-group-loses-challenge-tax-deal.html 2013-05-16T09:58:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote "yes" because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end the escalating conflict. The United States co-... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html 2013-05-15T23:13:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2088798-britain-urges-pressure-syrian-regime-rebels.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for urgent action to pressure the Syrian government and opposition to get together and agree on a transitional government that everyone can support. Cameron told reporters after meetings at the U.N. on Wednesday that he supports the U.S.-Russian initiative for a new conference to launch... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:37:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2088798-britain-urges-pressure-syrian-regime-rebels.html 2013-05-15T22:37:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2087040-scottish-cardinal-to-atone-sexual-misconduct.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing a rare public sanction against a "prince of the church" and the first such punishment meted out by Pope Francis. Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigned as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2087040-scottish-cardinal-to-atone-sexual-misconduct.html 2013-05-15T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2087004-uk-casino-accuses-us-poker-star-ivey-cheating.html LONDON (AP) — A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat. Court papers filed in Britain's High Court by the Malaysia-based Genting Group say that Ivey and an accomplice successfully used a scam to rack up winnings o... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2087004-uk-casino-accuses-us-poker-star-ivey-cheating.html 2013-05-15T18:01:02Z