http://www.mail.com/locations/68-england.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/68-england.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764128-lawyer-killed-kremlin-critic-worked-uk-spies.html LONDON (AP) — Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent-turned-Kremlin critic, was a "registered and paid" agent working for Britain's foreign intelligence agency when he died after being mysteriously poisoned, a lawyer representing his widow told an official hearing Thursday. Another lawyer said the U.K. has evidence the Russian government was behind Litvinenko's death... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764128-lawyer-killed-kremlin-critic-worked-uk-spies.html 2012-12-13T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763450-inquest-nurse-british-royal-hoax-hanging.html LONDON (AP) — 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, a U.K. inquest was told Thursday. The case is being treated as an apparent suicide. Coroner's officer Lynda Martindill said nurse Jacintha Saldanha was discovered hanging by a scarf from a ward... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763450-inquest-nurse-british-royal-hoax-hanging.html 2012-12-13T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1764620-study-people-worldwide-living-longer-sicker.html LONDON (AP) — Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats. The last comprehensive study was in 1990 and the top health ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1764620-study-people-worldwide-living-longer-sicker.html 2012-12-13T16:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764648-financial-crisis-explained-to-queen-elizabeth-ii.html LONDON (AP) — 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 Bank of England's Financial Services Committee gave the queen three reasons as she visited the central bank in London. He told her that financial crises are like earthquakes — rare and difficu... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764648-financial-crisis-explained-to-queen-elizabeth-ii.html 2012-12-13T16:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763798-man-jailed-2-years-defacing-rothko-work.html LONDON (AP) — 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 Thursday to two years in jail. Wlodzimierz Umaniec, also known as Vladimir Umanets, was arrested after visitors discovered a scrawl across the bottom of Rothko's "Black on Maroon" on Oct 7. The 26-... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763798-man-jailed-2-years-defacing-rothko-work.html 2012-12-13T15:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764352-oscars-academy-honors-pedro-almodovar-london.html LONDON (AP) — Director Pedro Almodovar is being hailed by Hollywood at an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences retrospective in London. The iconoclastic Spaniard is due to receive tributes at Thursday's event from colleagues and admirers, including fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, screenwriter Peter Morgan and fellow directors Stephen Frears an... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764352-oscars-academy-honors-pedro-almodovar-london.html 2012-12-13T15:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763606-review-meyerbeers-rare-robert-staged-london.html LONDON (AP) — 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 years. For more than a half-century after its premiere in 1831, Giacomo Meyerbeer's "Robert le Diable" was everywhere. Then, as its composer's reputation plummeted, it all but disappeared. Now ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763606-review-meyerbeers-rare-robert-staged-london.html 2012-12-13T10:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1760654-autopsy-nurse-hoax-thursday.html LONDON (AP) — 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 Thursday, London police said. Scotland Yard said on Wednesday the cause of Jacintha Saldanha's death will not be released until a Westminster Coroner's Court hearing. Saldanha answered the phone when... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1760654-autopsy-nurse-hoax-thursday.html 2012-12-13T03:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762022-prince-william-graces-hobbit-green-carpet-uk.html LONDON (AP) — 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 part of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" prelude. William's pregnant wife, Kate, is missing from the prince's arm — she cancelled her appearance at the premiere due to acute morning sic... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762022-prince-william-graces-hobbit-green-carpet-uk.html 2012-12-12T19:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761708-scientists-seek-to-solve-mystery-piltdown-man.html LONDON (AP) — It was an archaeological hoax that fooled scientists for decades. A century on, researchers are determined to find out who was responsible for Piltdown Man, the missing link that never was. In December 1912, it was announced that a lawyer and amateur archaeologist named Charles Dawson had made an astonishing discovery in a gravel pit in sout... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761708-scientists-seek-to-solve-mystery-piltdown-man.html 2012-12-12T17:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1760942-mick-jagger-love-letters-sell-300000.html LONDON (AP) — 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 a private collector bidding by phone on Wednesday snapped up the Rolling Stones frontman's 10 letters to singer Marsha Hunt. Hunt is an American-born singer who was the inspiration for the Ston... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1760942-mick-jagger-love-letters-sell-300000.html 2012-12-12T12:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1760784-critics-savage-spice-girls-stage-musical.html LONDON (AP) — The critics have spoken — "Viva Forever" did not spice up their lives. British reviewers were scathing Wednesday about the big-budget stage show built around the songs of 1990s "Girl Power" pop group the Spice Girls. "I'll tell you what I wanted, what I really, really wanted — I wanted this terrible show to stop," said Charles Spencer in the... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1760784-critics-savage-spice-girls-stage-musical.html 2012-12-12T11:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757746-spice-girls-musical-viva-forever-opens-london.html LONDON (AP) — "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 critics will decide whether it has the energy to become a hit. The five members of the 1990s girl group, who all attended the show, were confident as they took the stage alongside the cast for a cu... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757746-spice-girls-musical-viva-forever-opens-london.html 2012-12-11T22:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758380-sikh-soldier-wears-turban-palace-guard-duty.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Ministry of Defense says a Sikh soldier has become the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace while wearing his traditional turban. Fifty family members were on hand Tuesday as Guardsman Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar as he took part in the changing of the guard at the London home of Queen Elizabeth II. Bhullar, a 25-year-o... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758380-sikh-soldier-wears-turban-palace-guard-duty.html 2012-12-11T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1758056-delta-buys-49-percent-stake-virgin-atlantic.html 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 travel market. Delta plans to form a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic so they can sell seats on each other's flights, share the costs and profits, and set the flight schedules in ways that help both airli... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1758056-delta-buys-49-percent-stake-virgin-atlantic.html 2012-12-11T17:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758114-british-government-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage.html LONDON (AP) — The British government announced Tuesday that it will introduce a bill next year legalizing gay marriage — but banning the Church of England from conducting same-sex ceremonies. Equalities minister Maria Miller said the legislation would authorize same-sex civil marriages, as well as religious ceremonies if religions decide to "opt in." "I f... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758114-british-government-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage.html 2012-12-11T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757902-uk-authorities-arrest-3-libor-rate-probe.html LONDON (AP) — British police arrested three people Tuesday as part of their investigation into the manipulation of a key benchmark interest rate — the first British arrests in a scandal that's had global ramifications. The three men — aged 33, 41 and 47 — were not named by officials. Search warrants were executed at the homes of all three, who are British... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757902-uk-authorities-arrest-3-libor-rate-probe.html 2012-12-11T14:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758188-english-soccer-to-tackle-racism-with-education.html LONDON (AP) — All professional soccer players and managers in England and newcomers from abroad will have cultural lessons regarding discrimination as part of proposals to fight racism. The move is part of the reaction by the Professional Footballers' Association to government pleas for more to be done to stop discrimination. They follow two recent high-p... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758188-english-soccer-to-tackle-racism-with-education.html 2012-12-11T13:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1757682-experts-stations-royal-hoax-call-illegal.html SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian radio station behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation, legal experts said Tuesday. Last week's prank was widely condemned days after it aired, after the still-unexplained death of a nurse who answered the p... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1757682-experts-stations-royal-hoax-call-illegal.html 2012-12-11T11:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756960-hsbc-to-pay-19b-to-settle-money-laundering-case.html LONDON (AP) — HSBC avoided a legal battle that could further savage its reputation and undermine confidence in the global banking system by agreeing Tuesday to pay $1.9 billion to settle a U.S. money-laundering probe. Europe's largest bank by market value will pay the biggest penalty ever imposed on a bank after facing accusations it transferred funds thr... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756960-hsbc-to-pay-19b-to-settle-money-laundering-case.html 2012-12-11T11:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1755274-australian-djs-apologize-royal-hoax-call.html SYDNEY (AP) — They say they expected a hang-up and a few laughs. Instead, the Australian DJs behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated were deeply apologetic Monday as they described how their joke ended up going too far. The phone call — in which they impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1755274-australian-djs-apologize-royal-hoax-call.html 2012-12-10T21:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756404-uk-police-arrest-6th-person-sex-abuse-probe.html LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested another suspect in the sex abuse probe spurred by allegations against the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of sexual offences. The man, who was not identified, was taken to a London police station for questioning and was later rel... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756404-uk-police-arrest-6th-person-sex-abuse-probe.html 2012-12-10T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755254-falling-man-changes-london-neighborhood.html LONDON (AP) — The suburban stillness of the comfortable, two-story homes in west London's Mortlake neighborhood is broken only by the roar of jets thundering overhead on the final approach to Heathrow Airport. It's a pleasant place, with easy connections into central London, generally free of crime and congestion. That changed early on a sunny Sunday morn... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755254-falling-man-changes-london-neighborhood.html 2012-12-10T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754776-column-van-persie-millions-cheap.html Actor Tom Cruise was in the crowd, but Robin van Persie was the top gun. He supplied the Hollywood ending on a day of thunder for English soccer because it suggested the Premier League title will move across Manchester again at the end of the season, but this time from City back to United. Alex Ferguson owes Arsene Wenger a thank-you card because his Manc... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754776-column-van-persie-millions-cheap.html 2012-12-09T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1753992-australian-radio-chair-station-reviewing-policy.html LONDON (AP) — The reverberations from the death of a nurse who accepted a hoax phone call about the ill Duchess of Cambridge spread through two countries Sunday, as Australian authorities said London police had contacted them about a possible investigation. The Australian radio station behind the call also announced an immediate review of its broadcast pr... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1753992-australian-radio-chair-station-reviewing-policy.html 2012-12-09T16:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1752952-rolling-stones-rock-brooklyn-anniversary-gig.html NEW YORK (AP) — It sure didn't feel like a farewell. The Rolling Stones — average age 68-plus, if you're counting — were in rollicking form as they rocked the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for 2½ hours Saturday night, their first U.S. show on a mini-tour marking a mind-boggling 50 years as a rock band. And although every time the Stones ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1752952-rolling-stones-rock-brooklyn-anniversary-gig.html 2012-12-09T08:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753284-webcam-update-lucy-freelance-to-full-time.html LONDON (AP) — Since graduating in fashion over the summer, dissatisfied with how her university prepared her for real life, Lucy Nicholls has tried to make it in the freelance world — trying out a variety of short-term gigs from merchandising to photo shoots. Jobs came to her, but she found she wasn't so good at going after jobs — a vital skill to succeed... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753284-webcam-update-lucy-freelance-to-full-time.html 2012-12-08T18:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1752688-anger-australian-radio-station-royal-hoax.html LONDON (AP) — It started out as a joke, but ended in tragedy. The sudden death of a nurse who unwittingly accepted a prank call to a London hospital about Prince William's pregnant wife Kate has shocked Britain and Australia, and sparked an angry backlash Saturday from some who argue the DJs who carried out the hoax should be held responsible. ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1752688-anger-australian-radio-station-royal-hoax.html 2012-12-08T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752940-long-disdain-jamaica-1st-patois-bible.html KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — When English teacher Faith Linton first proposed translating the Bible into Jamaica's patois tongue in the late 1950s, most people who heard the idea shook their heads. Some on the deeply Christian island believed it was sacrilegious. Others opposed it because the unique mixture of English and West African languages was widely dis... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752940-long-disdain-jamaica-1st-patois-bible.html 2012-12-08T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1751488-uk-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html LONDON (AP) — The news that Prince William and the former Kate Middleton were expecting their first child — joyous news for a couple looking forward to starting a family — immediately turned bittersweet with the simultaneous announcement that the duchess was being hospitalized for acute morning sickness. Then there was an invasion of her privacy by two disc jockeys who imper... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1751488-uk-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html 2012-12-08T04:02:00Z