Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:21 PM EST
Acclaimed British fashion designer Luella Bartley said Tuesday that her company has stopped trading because of financial problems.
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:07 PM EDT
A conservative group of Anglican bishops are pushing for change in their own churches rather than suggesting the faithful turn to Rome.
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Fri Oct 9, 2009 7:45 AM EDT
The choice of President Barack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize was cheered Friday by a global chorus from European leaders to minibus passengers in Kenya — but it also elicited criticism over the decision to break with tradition and recognize hopeful promise over concrete achievement.
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Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
President Tony Blair? Don't laugh, it could happen.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:41 PM EDT
A Palestinian bid to have Israeli defense chief Ehud Barak arrested for alleged war crimes during a visit to Britain has failed, a lawyer for the groups involved said Tuesday.
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:04 PM EDT
The world-famous British Museum, home of the contested Elgin Marbles sought by Greece, is leaping into another controversy with a special exhibit re-examining the life of Montezuma, the doomed last ruler of the Aztecs.
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Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:21 PM EDT
Burberry and its creative director Christopher Bailey made a triumphant return to London on Tuesday night, winning over a star-studded audience at the glitziest event of the capital's fashion week.
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Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:32 PM EDT
Look out London, Anna Wintour is coming.
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Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:16 PM EDT
Look out, Madonna and Angelina Jolie — pop star Elton John has decided he wants to join the ranks of A-list celebrities with adopted children.
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Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:42 AM EDT
Britain's complicated relations with Libya returned to center stage Sunday as Foreign Office diplomats took the unusual step of denying a newspaper report about a secret deal with Moammar Gaddafi's regime.
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Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:42 PM EDT
On the day to remember the terror of 9/11, the war it spawned in Afghanistan sowed fresh divisions. President Barack Obama, speaking under rainy skies after placing a wreath at the site of the attack on the Pentagon, called on the world to "renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act and who plot against us still."
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Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:39 AM EDT
Britain's National Health Service has a message for teens: Sex can be fun. Health officials are trying to change the tone of sex education by urging teachers to emphasize that sexual relations can be healthy and pleasurable instead of simply explaining the mechanics of sex and warning about diseases.
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Wed Jul 1, 2009 3:02 AM EDT
Now that the reality of Michael Jackson's death has sunk in, some Londoners are assessing the economic impact of his sudden departure — and they don't like what they see.
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Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:39 PM EDT
The godfather of Michael Jackson's three children says the circumstances surrounding the singer's death "don't add up" because he never saw him take drugs.
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Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
More than 750,000 Michael Jackson fans can get full refunds for the pop star's canceled 50-night "This is It" concert extravaganza — or opt to receive souvenir tickets instead, the promoters announced Monday.
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Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:52 PM EDT
It was to be the comeback of the young century: Michael Jackson using the "This is It" tour to retake his throne as King of Pop, lord of the dance and darling of the masses.
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Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:49 PM EDT
Britain has replaced America as Iran's "Great Satan."
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Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:08 AM EDT
They were childhood chums. Then they drifted apart, lost touch completely, and only renewed their friendship decades later, when illness struck.
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Thu May 28, 2009 9:56 AM EDT
It's always a bad hair day for Susan Boyle — until she starts to sing.
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Wed May 20, 2009 11:03 AM EDT
Conservative Party leader David Cameron called Tuesday for sweeping reforms to Britain's political system, part of an aggressive damage-control campaign that has made him the only political figure to gain ground from a scandal over lawmakers' expenses.
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Wed May 13, 2009 11:59 AM EDT
The British government Wednesday announced plans for major improvements at Stonehenge to be completed ahead of the 2012 Olympics, when hordes of visitors are expected.
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Wed May 13, 2009 9:23 AM EDT
Britain's modern architects still have a formidable foe in Prince Charles, but a quarter century after he first attacked the profession in a famously fiery speech, the heir to the British throne wants to work with the practitioners of the trade — not trash them.
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Tue May 12, 2009 3:21 PM EDT
There were no empty seats in the Royal Institute of British Architects auditorium Tuesday night as a planned boycott of Prince Charles' speech fizzled.
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Mon May 11, 2009 11:38 AM EDT
A respectful audience, polite applause, and congratulatory cocktails at the inevitable reception. That's what's expected when Prince Charles gives a speech.
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Thu May 7, 2009 9:01 AM EDT
The Battle of the Bust is over, and consumers have triumphed.
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