LONDON (AP) — The British judge presiding over a wide-ranging inquiry into media ethics and practices has suggested that social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter should be seen differently than traditional publishers. (more)
The United Kingdom’s Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) will soon allow for-profit abortion providers to run ads on television and radio programs. The move was met with scorn from conservative members of Parliament and Christian charities. (more)
LONDON (AP) — What do you get for a monarch who has almost everything? Not, apparently, a new yacht, at least not one paid for with taxpayer funds. (more)
Republican presidential candidate and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is comparing herself to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (more)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II. (more)
Stocks closed sharply lower Monday after doubt emerged that last week’s historic agreement to bind the budgets of European countries more closely together will solve the region’s financial crisis. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) – Europe’s fiscal pact may save the euro from collapse and stave off worldwide financial panic. But the concerns of many investors are more personal: Will it lift my flagging 401(k)? (more)
LONDON (AP) — The leader of the junior party in Britain’s coalition government has criticized Prime Minister David Cameron’s move to block European Union treaty changes, saying it was “bad for Britain” and he was bitterly disappointed by the outcome. (more)
All European Union states except Britain moved toward setting up a new treaty Friday, giving up crucial powers over their own budgets in an attempt to overcome a crippling debt crisis. (more)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western powers after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (more)
LONDON (AP) — Tossing rioters out of state-subsidized homes, unmasking young men who hide their faces behind hoods, demanding that phone networks shut off access to messaging services or social networks during unrest. (more)
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron recalled Parliament from its summer recess Tuesday and tripled the number of police on the streets of London to deal with the crisis touched off by three days of rioting. (more)
It doesn’t really matter whether you’re against the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton because you think it’s a gross waste of resources, you’re an anarchist, or because you’re vehemently opposed to state-recognition of unions and monolithic institutions, because the future King Britain and his bride are getting hitched at London, England’s Westminster Abbey on Friday whether you like it or not. (more)
With her upcoming wedding to Prince William, Kate Middleton will enter into England’s storied royal family. But a new report claims that she’s related to the man who wouldn’t be king: America’s own George Washington. (more)
The US and Britain have raised the prospect of arming Libya’s rebels if air strikes fail to force Muammar Gaddafi from power. (more)
The European Commission on Monday unveiled a “single European transport area” aimed at enforcing “a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers” by 2050. (more)
American planes and warships are being deployed close to Libya as the U.S. and its allies consider establishing a no-fly zone over the embattled North African nation, the Financial Times reports. (more)
LONDON — A British court on Thursday ordered Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, to be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual abuse. His lawyers have seven days to appeal the ruling and immediately indicated that they would so. (more)
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is urgently reviewing arms export licenses to Bahrain in light of violence in the Persian Gulf kingdom . (more)
THOUSANDS of British women are so desperate for a bigger bottom they are risking their lives by taking pills designed to fatten up chickens. (more)
