British police charge woman under Terrorism Act
London - A 40-year-old woman was charged under the Terrorism Act in Britain on Friday, following raids on homes in Manchester, northern Britain, and in the Netherlands, police said. Houria Chahed Chentouf, from Manchester, was charged with possessing...
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Drug case pair admit selling cocaine to Amy Winehouse
London - A couple accused of drugs offences admitted in court on Friday that they had sold drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, to the British singer Amy Winehouse. The 34-year-old man and his 22-year-old partner pleaded guilty to drugs charges. ...
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Lockerbie bomber seeks interim release form prison
London - Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohammed al-Megrahi has applied for interim liberation pending the outcome of an appeal, British media reported Friday. The former Libyan intelligence agent, 56, is suffering from prostate cancer and...
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German Chancellor meets Queen Elizabeth II on British visit
London - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was delighted to have been received by Queen Elizabeth II during a flying visit to London Thursday. Merkel said she had told the British monarch during their private meeting in Buckingham Palace tha...
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British general says NATO has 'reached limits' in Afghanistan
London - A top British general has warned that NATO forces in Afghanistan have reached their limit and suggested that it was time to consider supporting the formation of local tribal militias to help stabilize the country. General Michael Rose, for...
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Financial times hopes that Obama will 'get the job'
London - Britain's leading Financial Times newspaper Monday threw its weight behind US presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying the campaign had shown that the Democrat was the right choice to lead the US. At the outset, we were not so confiden...
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All accounted for in abandoned British hill race - Summary
London - All competitors were finally accounted for Sunday afternoon following anxious hours of searching after torrential rain and floods caused a hill race in northern England to be abandoned the previous day, officials said. An air force helicopte...
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All-clear given after evacuation of London City Airport
London - London police gave the all-clear Friday afternoon after a suspicious piece of luggage had earlier forced the evacuation of the London City Airport. Authorities said there was no connection to terrorist activity. ...
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Stephen Hawking to give up Cambridge chair
London - British theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking will retire from teaching next year, the University of Cambridge has announced. Hawking, who suffers from a motor neurone disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that has lef...
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