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British ex-DJ gets jail time in Slovakia for child porn
Bratislava - A Slovak court Wednesday sentenced former British radio disc jockey Chris Denning to five years in prison for production of child porn, the court said. Denning, 67, worked with The Beatles and helped British pop stars Garry Glitter and t...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-08 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Philippines protests alleged racial slur in BBC comedy show
Manila - The Philippines protested to the British government on Tuesday for the alleged racial slur against Filipino housemaids in a television show aired by the British Broadcasting Corp in London. Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo summoned the Briti...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-07 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

British singers found coalition to assert rights with record labels
London - British music stars Robbie Williams, Radiohead, Kate Nash, The Verve and the Kaiser Chiefs are among those that founded a coalition Saturday to assert performers' rights with their record labels. More than 60 bands and performers have joined...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-04 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

JK Rowling world's highest-earning author, says magazine
London - Harry Potter-author JK Rowling is the world's highest-earning author, making more than 5 pounds (8.80 dollars) every second over the past year, it was reported Friday. US business magazine Forbes said Rowling made a total of 170 million poun...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-03 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Kate Moss in solid gold unveiled in British Museum in London
London - A solid gold sculpture of British top model Kate Moss went on public display in the august surroundings of the British Museum in London Thursday alongside statues of ancient Greek beauties and works of modern art. The 50-kilogram-statue, ent...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-02 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Report: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to buy own private jet
London - After more than 50 years on the British throne, Queen Elizabeth II is to buy her own private jet for 7 million pounds (13 million dollars), The Sun newspaper reported Saturday. The queen is expected around Christmas personally to choose the ...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-27 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Busta Rhymes held by British immigration officials ahead of gig
London - US rapper Busta Rhymes was Thursday detained at a London airport on arrival in Britain to perform a charity gig, his concert promoter said. The 36-year-old star was held at London City airport in connection with unresolved convictions in t...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-25 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Life of Brian comes to British seaside town - 30 years late
London - The controversial Monty Python classic The Life of Brian is to be screened for the first time in a British seaside town nearly 30 years after its showing was banned by the local council. The 1979 classic comedy, condemned by some as blasphem...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-24 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Revealed: Prince Philip told PM aides to 'eff off' after Diana death
London - Known for not mincing his words, British Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II, told government representatives to ''f**k off'' after the death of Princess Diana in 1997, a new book revealed Saturday. The book Tony's Ten Years: Memoirs ...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-20 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Damien Hirst auction in London smashes all records
London - A two-day sale of art work by contemporary British artist Damien Hirst Tuesday set a new record for an auction dedicated to one artist by raising 111 million pounds (198 million dollars), auction house Sotheby's in London said. The result br...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-16 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Montenegro to hold early elections in March

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn calls for clearer food labelling in UK

EXTRA: Ukraine official: Russia wants to cut off most gas to Europe

Indian export industry predicts 10 million job losses by March

Inflation plunge adds to rate cut pressure - Summary

Lebanon tells Damascus it is time to begin border demarcation

Germany in grip of Arctic weather

NATO soldier, police officers killed in southern Afghanistan

Turkey condemns Israel's actions in Gaza as 'humanitarian disgrace'

EXTRA: EU keeps up push for truce, says Israel's image destroyed

Turks won't go cold, minister says amid gas cutoff - Summary

Hospital-wide mobile phone bans should be lifted in England

Fresh xenophobic violence in South Africa: One killed

EXTRA: Massive gas supply cut to Austria affects other countries

Troops head towards former military garrison in northern Sri Lanka

Sarkozy visits with Syrian president on Mideast tour

At least 22 killed as Israel presses on with Gaza assault - 2nd Update

Tottenham Hotspur agree fee to re-sign Defoe from Portsmouth

Czechs report sharp gas supply drop amid Russia-Ukraine row

EU condemns 'completely unacceptable' gas cuts