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Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions

Brown also promises more troops for Afghan fight as Bush departs Europe

(Newser) - Britain and the European Union will slap Iran with a new round of sanctions over its refusal to curtail its nuclear program, PM Gordon Brown announced today, handing President Bush an unexpected farewell gift on the last day of his weeklong European trip. Brown froze the assets of Iran's largest...

Secret UK Terrorism Files Left on Train—Again

Misplaced papers look bad for Gordon Brown government

(Newser) - For the second time this week, confidential British government documents on fighting terrorism were left on a train and passed to the media. The papers blast countries like Iran for financial policies that can be used to terrorists’ advantage, reports the Independent, which released no other details about the documents....

1780 British Warship Found
 1780 British Warship Found 
Jun 14, 2008 6:22 AM CDT

1780 British Warship Found

Extraordinarily well-preserved Revolutionary War sloop located in Lake Ontario

(Newser) - Two intrepid explorers using sonar and a remote-controlled submersible have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes, the AP reports. HMS Ontario, a British warship carrying as many as 130, sank in a storm in Lake Ontario in 1780. Since 1781, when six sailors’ bodies washed...

Actor Who Called Soldiers 'Wimps' Apologizes

Everett backtracks after outburst about 'all this whining'

(Newser) - Rupert Everett apologized "without reserve" for calling soldiers “wimps” who join the army to torture prisoners, the Telegraph reports. In a recent interview, the actor said, "The whole point of being in the Army is going to war and getting yourself blown up.” He now says...

Superhero Dads Protest on Lawmaker's Roof

Fathers' group demonstrates for paternal access rights

(Newser) - Two dads in superhero getups climbed on a British lawmaker's roof today to demand their rights, the AP reports. A fathers' group staged the protest to promote paternal access rights, after talks with 10 Downing St. broke down. “We are now resuming a full-scale campaign of direct action,”...

Wills Lands Splashy Training in Caribbean

Commanders decide against deploying prince to Persian Gulf

(Newser) - Instead of heading to duty in the Persian Gulf, one Sub Lieutenant Wales is set to embark on several weeks of training in the Caribbean with Britain's Royal Marines and Royal Navy. Prince William "commendably wanted to be as close to the front line as possible," says a...

US, UK Workers to Create First Trans-Atlantic Union

Steelworkers close to pact with huge guild in Britain

(Newser) - Workers from the US and UK are close to joining forces in what would be the first trans-Atlantic labor union, the Wall Street Journal reports. United Steelworkers is in talks with Britain’s Unite to create a 3-million-member group that would act as a single union in the US, Canada,...

Nuclear Sub Damage Linked to Tracing Paper

British vessel runs aground because of nautical chart mishap

(Newser) - Investigators have found the culprit behind a $10 million nuclear submarine accident: Tracing paper. HMS Trafalgar struck the seabed in 2002 because a piece of tracing paper obscured key details on a nautical chart, the Guardian reports.

Vandals Chip Away at Stonehenge

It's a grab and run

(Newser) - Vandals chipped off a coin-sized piece of Stonehenge’s central megalith last week before escaping security guards, the AP reports. Two men used a hammer to knock off the piece, then hopped a fence and drove away. Local police are investigating the attack on the ancient World Heritage site.

New Election Loss Could Be Knock-Out Punch for Brown

Tory takes vacancy in industrial district

(Newser) - The crushing defeat for the Labor Party yesterday in an election in a working class district of England could spell disaster for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, reports the Guardian. The opposition Tory candidate beat the ruling party choice in a by-election to fill a death vacancy by a whopping margin...

MI5 Implicated in F1 Chief's Nazi Orgy

Spy canned after wife is revealed as one of Mosley's hookers

(Newser) - A British spy is out of a job following his admission that his wife was one of the five prostitutes who participated in Max Mosley's Nazi-themed orgy, reports the Times of London. Worse yet, the wife was purportedly behind the camera, though MI5 yesterday denied Mosley's accusation that it set...

Oreos Dip into UK Market
 Oreos Dip into UK Market 
May 18, 2008 7:35 AM CDT

Oreos Dip into UK Market

'Biscuit-mad' culture not so sweet on Yank dessert staple

(Newser) - Oreo cookies have finally invaded Britain after decades of popularity in America—but they face a battle for the taste buds of “biscuit-mad” Britons, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Dipping biscuits (read: bland cookies) in tea is a sacred British ritual dating back centuries. Despite Kraft’s saturation of...

British Judges Not Happy to Ditch Their Wigs

Lawyers, also hirsute by tradition, could be next, though change has foes aplenty

(Newser) - The sun may never set on the British Empire, the saying goes—so bald judges might want to watch out, as some are being forced to give up their customary wigs in October, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're also getting new robes by a designer associated with “funky...

Britain Opens X-Files Vault
 Britain Opens X-Files Vault 
May 14, 2008 11:23 AM CDT

Britain Opens X-Files Vault

ET, phone the home office: 90% of UFO sightings are bogus

(Newser) - Britain has released the first batch of secret files on reported UFO sightings, Reuters reports, and concluded that 90% are bogus. The Defense Ministry's Flying Saucer Working Party found that the other unexplained 10% posed no security threat. It has investigated some 11,000 reports dating back to the '50s...

Outlook Dark for Britain's Brown
Outlook Dark for Britain's Brown
May 11, 2008 1:53 PM CDT

Outlook Dark for Britain's Brown

PM's ratings tank in new poll, prompting Labour worries party could go down with him

(Newser) - British PM Gordon Brown suffered his worst ratings yet today, falling behind Conservative Party leader David Cameron in every category in a new survey. The Labour leader is scrambling to win back public favor after three in four people said he was doing a bad job, with almost half calling...

Women Hot on Gwyneth's Heels
 Women Hot on Gwyneth's Heels 
May 10, 2008 7:12 AM CDT

Women Hot on Gwyneth's Heels

Actress sports oh-so-high stilettos, and sales skyrocket

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow's choice to wear Pacini heels as high as 6, 7 or, gasp!, 8 inches while traveling the world to promote her turn as Pepper Potts in Iron Man has spiked sales of the heels in Britain's trendier shops, the Independent reports. Credit crunch, begone: The "Gwyneth-effect" is...

Maddy Missing One Year Today
 Maddy Missing One Year Today 
May 3, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Maddy Missing One Year Today

Services in UK, Portugal mark anniversary of girl's disappearance

(Newser) - On the first anniversary of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in Portugal, her parents attended a UK church service in her honor, and similar ceremonies were planned elsewhere in Britain and Portugal. Supporters of the McCann family will light candles tonight in Madeleine’s honor, while the girl’s favorite...

Prince, Gal Pal Get Serious
 Prince, Gal Pal Get Serious 
Apr 28, 2008 11:24 AM CDT

Prince, Gal Pal Get Serious

'Playing house' may signal forthcoming royal wedding

(Newser) - In a possible indication that a royal wedding is in the cards, a royal live-in relationship appears to be unfolding at Prince William's residence, Clarence House. On-again-off-again girlfriend Kate Middleton has her own place, but she’s an overnight guest so frequently that she’s installed a gym, and she...

Blair's Deputy PM Reveals Bulimia Battle

Prescott links illness to heavy stress; urges sufferers to seek help

(Newser) - After publicizing his own stunning battle with bulimia yesterday, former British deputy prime minister John Prescott toured TV stations urging fellow sufferers to get help, reports the Times of London. “Do take advice, it can help you out of a lot of misery,” Prescott, 69, said in a...

UK Revives Flagging US Stars
 UK Revives Flagging US Stars 
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Apr 20, 2008 2:04 PM CDT

UK Revives Flagging US Stars

David Gest, Janice Dickinson among celebs reviving fame abroad

(Newser) - Britain is having a Statute of Liberty-esque effect on B-list US celebs, as Hollywood's tired, poor, huddled stars revive their fame across the pond, Tom Teodorczuk writes in Radar. Model Janice Dickinson, director Woody Allen, and music producer David Gest are just a few such celebs soaking in what one...

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