Report: Confidential data again goes missing in Britain
London - A computer disk containing the personal data of around 5,000 prison workers in Britain has gone missing, in another case of several similar incidents that have embarrassed the British government, a British tabloid reported Sunday. Informatio...
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Artists and the Holocaust - new exhibition in London - Feature
London - Paintings capturing the impact of the Holocaust on artists who survived Nazi concentration camps and others who reflected on the subject in the decades since World War II are at the centre of a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in Lo...
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'Rattling' Labrador in Britain had 13 golf balls in stomach
London - A black Labrador who became known as the rattling dog had 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after picking up the white balls like truffles when taken for walks on a golf course in Scotland, it was reported Friday. Owner Chris Morris...
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Musical tastes reveal who you are says British study
London - A British study investigating the link between musical tastes and personality has found that classical music listeners and heavy metal fans share vital character traits such as creativity and shyness. The research, published Friday by Heriot...
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Ice blockage likely cause of BA crash landing say investigators
London - The crash landing of a British Airways Boeing 777 in London in January was probably caused by ice blocking its fuel system, a report by Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said Thursday. Investigators believe that a restricti...
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British man reunited with 'dead father' after police blunder
London - A British man has been reunited with his father after spotting him by chance on a television missing persons appeal five years after he was told by police the septegenarian had died, the Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. John Renehan was ...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth to visit Slovenia and Slovakia
London - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit the states of Slovenia and Slovakia for the first time next month, Buckingham Palace announced in London Thursday. The queen, 82, and her husband, 87, will travel to Slovenia on October...
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London policewoman forgets gun during visit to cafe toilet
London - A female Scotland Yard officer who once served as a bodyguard to ex-prime minister Tony Blair left her semi-automatic gun behind in the loo of a central London cafe, the police force said Thursday. Confirming a report in the Sun newspaper, S...
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