Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 10, 2008 7:15:01 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: United Kingdom

Stories

Stories 21 - 40 of 181

<< Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 10 Next >>
  • July 2008

    • Catastrophic Loss for Brown in Scottish Vote

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 25, 08 6:43 AM CDT

      Catastrophic Loss for Brown in Scottish Vote

      (Newser) - Gordon Brown suffered a potentially fatal blow to his leadership when Labour lost a once rock-solid seat to the Scottish National Party in a special election early this morning. In one of the most stunning upsets in years, the separatists seized the constituency of Glasgow East as more than 22% of voters who went Labour at the last election abandoned the party.  "We are in trouble," one minister admitted to the Guardian . More »

      Tags

      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Scotland  • special election  • Scottish National Party

    • Mosley Wins Privacy Suit over 'Nazi' S&M Orgy

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 24, 08 6:09 AM CDT

      Mosley Wins Privacy Suit over 'Nazi' S&amp;M Orgy

      (Newser) - Max Mosley has won his lawsuit against a British tabloid for exposing a sadomasochistic orgy he took part in and falsely claiming it had Nazi overtones, reports the Guardian . In a landmark decision, the head of world motorsport was awarded $120,000 in damages—thought to be a record in a British privacy case—from the News of the World , owned by Rupert Murdoch. More »

      Tags

      United Kingdom  • News Corp  • privacy  • sado-masochism  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • FIA  • invasion of privacy  • News of the World

    • Europe Can't Wait for Obama

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 16, 08 6:57 PM CDT

      Europe Can't Wait for Obama

      (Newser) - Europe is brimming with excitement for the arrival of Barack Obama next week, but his supporters are hoping not to hurt him with too tight an embrace, the Los Angeles Times reports. British, French and German polls show strong support for Obama, but as the Guardian warned, “To be seen as Europe’s pet is the last thing a presidential candidate needs— especially one who wants to shed his elitist image with white working-class American voters.” More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • France  • Germany  • United Kingdom  • Europe  • blue-collar vote

    • Tab Claims It's ID'd Graffiti Artist Banksy

      Mail on Sunday (UK)  |  Jul 14, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      Tab Claims It's ID'd Graffiti Artist Banksy

      (Newser) - An exhaustive investigation has uncovered the carefully guarded identity of guerrilla graffiti artist Banksy, the Mail on Sunda y claims. The man whose works are coveted by celebrities and sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars is Robin Gunningham, now 35, who attended a posh private school as the son of middle-class parents in Bristol, in the west of England. More »

      Tags

      United Kingdom  • art  • anonymous  • graffiti

    • Mosley Bares Lurid Details in Hopes of Privacy

      New York Times  |  Jul 9, 08 7:06 AM CDT

      Mosley Bares Lurid Details in Hopes of Privacy

      (Newser) - The spanking and the alleged Nazi overtones might be entertaining, but the Max Mosley trial playing out in London could have huge implications for the rights of the media, writes John F. Burns in the New York Times . The Formula 1 chief's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News of the World is a high-stakes gamble aiming to transform privacy law, especially when it comes to "Britain's attack-dog tabloids." More »

      Tags

      United Kingdom  • News Corp  • privacy  • sado-masochism  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • FIA  • News of the World

    • Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue Lottery-Winning Attacker

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 9, 08 5:04 AM CDT

      Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue Lottery-Winning Attacker

      (Newser) - Britain's High Court has ruled that a rape victim can sue her lottery-winning attacker 20 years after the crime, reports the Guardian . The man bought a lottery ticket while on day release from prison and won a $14 million jackpot. The case is exceptional but it may set a precedent for other victims previously defeated by a six-year limit for compensation claims. More »

      Tags

      lawsuit  • United Kingdom  • rape  • sex offenders  • lottery  • prisoner

    • Pringles Aren't Potato Chips, British Court Rules

      Reuters  |  Jul 4, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Pringles Aren't Potato Chips, British Court Rules

      (Newser) - It’s official: Pringles are legally no longer considered potato chips in England—and manufacturer Procter & Gamble couldn’t be happier, Reuters reports. In an effort to avoid the UK's tax on chips, P&G went to court to argue the tube-dwelling snacks were actually more like cakes or biscuits. It turns out Pringles aren’t even made of potatoes. More »

      Tags

      United Kingdom  • court  • junk food  • snack foods  • Pringles  • Procter & Gamble

  • June 2008

    • Humiliating Defeat for UK Ruling Party

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 27, 08 6:45 AM CDT

      Humiliating Defeat for UK Ruling Party

      (Newser) - On the first anniversary of Gordon Brown's premiership, the Labour Party went down to a humiliating fifth-place finish in a special election near Oxford, reports the Times of London. Although the Tories had been expected to retain the seat vacated by new London mayor Boris Johnson, the ruling party came behind not only the third-party Liberal Democrats, but also the Greens and a whites-only extremist party. More »

      Tags

      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • Oxford

    • One Year On, a Prime Minister Diminished

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 26, 08 10:11 AM CDT

      One Year On, a Prime Minister Diminished

      (Newser) - Gordon Brown has seen his reputation collapse in his year as UK prime minister: once the colossus of the Labour Party who enjoyed buoyant poll ratings, he is now so diminished that many in his own party want him to resign. To mark the first anniversary of his elevation to prime minister, the Guardian provides an in-depth look at the event that changed everything—Brown's decision to cancel a snap election he probably would have won. More »

      Tags

      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • election  • Labour Party

    • As Celtic Tiger Slows, Ireland Again Empties

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 08 12:01 PM CDT

      As Celtic Tiger Slows, Ireland Again Empties

      (Newser) - The massive Irish economic engine of the '90s brought decades of emigration to a screeching halt and hordes of EU immigrants flooding through open borders to lay claim to plentiful jobs. But as the Celtic Tiger begins to look like a kitty, the Wall Street Journal reports, many of those immigrants are packing their bags and heading home—where the boom times are on the rise. More »

      Tags

      United Kingdom  • European Union  • immigration  • Ireland  • Eastern Europe  • Celtic Tiger

    • Bin Laden's 'Right-Hand Man' Released

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 18, 08 10:36 AM CDT

      Bin Laden's 'Right-Hand Man' Released

      (Newser) - The British government will appeal the release of a terrorism suspect described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe," the Telegraph reports. A judge ruled that Abu Qatada should be released because he has not been convicted of a crime and is not facing deportation. The British government has thus far failed to deport him to his native Jordan. More »

      Tags

      terrorism  • United Kingdom  • terrorist  • Osama bin Laden  • September 11  • 9/11 attacks  • Jacqui Smith

    • Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 13, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election

      (Newser) - With the p