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  • May 2008

    • GPS Beams Laughs to British Drivers

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 3, 08 7:32 PM CDT

      GPS Beams Laughs to British Drivers

      (Newser) - The world's first satellite navigation comedy has British drivers chuckling up and down the country's busiest highway, the Guardian reports. The "satcom," called 230 Miles of Love, features audio comedy sketches set to play when drivers reach certain points along the country's 230-mile-long M6 highway. More »

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      United Kingdom  • comedy  • driving  • GPS  • highways  • satellite navigation

    • 'Buffoon' Boris Takes London's Mayor Race

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 3, 08 5:08 AM CDT

      'Buffoon' Boris Takes London's Mayor Race

      (Newser) - Self-described "buffoon" Boris Johnson won a hard-fought race last night to become mayor of London, the Guardian reports, dealing British PM Gordon Brown's party a stunning loss in his first election test. Johnson unseated Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone 53% to 47% after a 15-hour count that ended with a conservative taking the nation's first high-profile office in more than a decade. More »

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      United Kingdom  • London  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • Ken Livingstone  • Boris Johnson  • London mayoral election

    • Brown, Labor Savaged in UK Elections

      Times (UK)  |  May 2, 08 5:43 AM CDT

      Brown, Labor Savaged in UK Elections

      (Newser) - Labor has suffered its worst showing in 40 years in local elections across England and Wales. Just one year after Gordon Brown became prime minister, his party pulled only 24% of the projected national vote, 20 points behind the Tories and behind even the third-party Liberal Democrats. As for the night's most closely watched race—for mayor of London—both parties privately project that Tory challenger Boris Johnson has won. More »

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      United Kingdom  • London  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • Ken Livingstone  • Boris Johnson  • British elections  • Tories  • Liberal Democrats

  • April 2008

    • Support for Scot Independence Hits Record Low

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 30, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Support for Scot Independence Hits Record Low

      (Newser) - It's been one year since a separatist government came to power in Scotland, vowing to break away from the United Kingdom. But a new poll shows while the Scottish still admire Alex Salmond, the region's first minister, support for independence is at an all-time low—with only 19% wanting to be independent, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Scotland  • Scottish National Party  • independence movement  • Alex Salmond

    • Labour Will Lose London, Final Poll Says

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 29, 08 9:21 AM CDT

      Labour Will Lose London, Final Poll Says

      (Newser) - With 48 hours to go before the election, a final poll gives Boris Johnson a 10-point edge in the race for mayor of London. The shambolic Tory is poised to romp to victory over incumbent Ken Livingstone Thursday, according to the pollster YouGov. The finding is completely at odds with other surveys, which have consistently judged the race too close to call, writes the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • London  • Gordon Brown  • poll  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • Ken Livingstone  • Boris Johnson

    • UK Intelligence 'Sent Citizens to Be Tortured'

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 29, 08 3:40 AM CDT

      UK Intelligence 'Sent Citizens to Be Tortured'

      (Newser) - British intelligence officers have been accused of sending citizens to a Pakistani agency to be tortured, reports the Guardian.  MI5 officials requested Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency to arrest British terror suspects in the country, where they were subjected to beatings, whippings, sleep deprivation and fingernail extraction, according to lawyers for the victims. More »

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      Pakistan  • United Kingdom  • War on Terror  • torture  • intelligence  • intelligence agencies  • MI5  • Inter Service Intelligence

    • Brits 'Duped' Over Olympic Pricetag

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 22, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      Brits 'Duped' Over Olympic Pricetag

      (Newser) - The projected pricetag of the 2012 Olympic games in London has more than doubled to $18 billion since the city was picked as host three years ago—and the British  government is being accused of deliberately low-balling estimates to sell the event to the public, the Guardian reports. A public spending watchdog says the original figure was completely unrealistic. More »

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      United Kingdom  • London  • 2012 London Olympics  • Ken Livingstone  • British Parliament

    • Health History Hidden in Urine

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 21, 08 10:07 AM CDT

      Health History Hidden in Urine

      (Newser) - Urine does indeed hold metabolic clues, researchers have found, and could shed light on blood pressure and heart problems, the Times of London reports. "Metabolic profiling can tell us how specific aspects of a person’s diet and how much they drink are contributing to their risks for certain diseases"—something DNA research can't do, says one of the scientists involved. More »

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      China  • Japan  • United Kingdom  • United States  • public health  • metabolism  • urine cultures

    • UK Psychics Foresee Trouble

      Independent (UK)  |  Apr 18, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      UK Psychics Foresee Trouble

      (Newser) - Britain’s mediums are consulting their crystal balls about a new EU law that might expose them to lawsuits, the Independent reports. A group of them marched up Downing Street today to deliver a 5,000-signature petition to No. 10, hoping to convince the government not to adopt the European measure. “What we have here is a fundamental attack on our right to practice our religion,” said one spiritualist. More »

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      United Kingdom  • European Union  • spirituality  • occult

    • Latest Credit Victim RBS Seeks $24B

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 18, 08 9:34 AM CDT

      Latest Credit Victim RBS Seeks $24B

      (Newser) - Royal Bank of Scotland is preparing to issue new stock after conceding it was facing serious cash flow problems. After consulting with the Treasury and the nation's financial oversight authority, Britain's second-largest bank is planning a rights issue for around $24 billion to rebuild its capital reserves. The move may trigger a wave of other appeals for help, writes the Telegraph . More »

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      credit crisis  • United Kingdom  • Royal Bank of Scotland  • Financial Services Authority  • ABN Amro

    • On Pope's Heels, Brown Arrives in America

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      On Pope's Heels, Brown Arrives in America

      (Newser) - The pope might be commanding the headlines, but another world leader is in America this week—Gordon Brown arrived in New York yesterday for a three-day visit. In an op-ed for today's Wall Street Journal , the British PM announces a raft of initiatives designed to fortify the "special relationship," from business link-ups to a joint cancer research program. More »

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      United Nations  • United Kingdom  • United States  • Gordon Brown  • Ben Bernanke  • Transatlantic trade

    • British PM Won't Attend Olympic Opening

      BBC  |  Apr 9, 08 3:36 PM CDT

      British PM Won't Attend Olympic Opening

      (Newser) - British PM Gordon Brown w