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UK royals: Topless anger, bottomless support?

Barry NeildSeptember 20, 2012 06:24

LONDON — In the wake of the furor over the topless photos of Kate Middleton, you can be forgiven for thinking Britain is a country of outraged patriotic citizens furiously waving Union Jack flags in protest at the treatment of their future queen. But while some undoubtedly bestow mystic powers of infallibility on the somewhat interbred European aristocrats that Queen Elizabeth II counts as her ancestors, there are considerably more who are willing to hold the royal family to account.

Northern Ireland: Police hurt in sectarian clashes

Kaitlin FunaroSeptember 4, 2012 06:47

This is the worst violence since a 2010 riot in Ardoyne that injured 80 officers.

The naked truth about Britain’s scandal-proof prince

Barry NeildAugust 31, 2012 06:00

LONDON — Far from destroying his reputation, saucy cell-phone snaps of him playing strip billiards in Las Vegas earlier this month made many believe the third in line to the British throne to be cooler than ever.

Fire in London is the largest in years, say officials

Alexander BesantAugust 12, 2012 15:55

The 2012 London Olympics went out with a blaze Sunday, as the English capital saw the largest fire it had experienced in years.

UK economy falls deeper into double dip recession

Kaitlin FunaroJuly 25, 2012 15:37

The UK, which is Europe’s third largest economy, is struggling to climb out of the deep recession. It's economy shrank by 0.7% this quarter.

Murdoch inquiry: staff may have used data from stolen cell phones

Lizzy TomeiJuly 23, 2012 13:52

Further details have emerged in the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed tabloid king Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

Fifty Shades of Grey beats fastest one million sales record

Luke BrowneJune 28, 2012 08:53

Book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan said EL James’s novel – the first in a trilogy – passed the million mark in just 11 weeks, and has now sold 1,162,637 copies.

Queen and ex-IRA chief Martin McGuinness in historic handshake

Luke BrowneJune 27, 2012 08:02

The handshake comes 14 years after three decades of violence between pro- and anti-British forces in Northern Ireland came to a halt with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

Briton arrested in Bangkok with roasted human fetus for black magic ritual

Luke BrowneMay 18, 2012 08:12

The arrest was made after police responded to information they received saying infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients via a black magic services website.

Dalai Lama to give away $1.75MN award

Luke BrowneMay 14, 2012 07:01

The 76-year-old spiritual leader, Nobel laureate, and leader of a Tibetan government in exile in India was in London Monday to receive the Templeton Prize at St Paul’s Cathedral for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.