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July 2008
- Maddy 'Suspect' Wins Libel Damages
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 17, 08 6:47 AM CDT
  
  A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will collect $1 million in libel damages from a number of British newspapers in a deal expected to be announced today. Brit Robert Murat, 34, lived near the Portuguese resort where Maddy disappeared during a family vacation last year. Maddy's parents, also named as suspects, have also won major libel settlements. Portuguese officials plan to announce the next step in the case Monday. More »
  
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  Great Britain • Madeleine McCann • Kate McCann • Portugal • Gerry McCann • missing child • libel
- UK Immigration Rules Would Exclude This Man
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT
  
  Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with a bachelor's degree and you earn [$52,000] a year, you're a high-skilled migrant. You can come in, but Bill Gates can't.'' More »
  
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  Great Britain • Gordon Brown • immigration • college • Steve Jobs • Bill Gates • immigration reform • Michael Dell • college graduates • skilled labor
- From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 13, 08 4:32 PM CDT
  
  Next year's 007's may look more like Charlie's Angels than James Bond, as MI6 seeks to recruit more women and minority agents, the AP reports. The drive, which has netted 20,000 résumés over the past 12 months, welcomes Asian and Middle Eastern language speakers, the disabled, and women—and guarantees that female agents won't be used as "honey pots." More »
  
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  Great Britain • counterterrorism • gender • James Bond • gender discrimination • intelligence agencies • MI6 • gender stereotypes
- Could Murray Finally Do UK Proud at Home?
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 1, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  In last night's match between the world's 10th- and 11th-best tennis players, Andy Murray's drive to defeat Richard Gasquet had some extra steam. Murray is the UK's last hope for seeing a local win at Wimbledon, and in dispatching the Frenchman in five sets, the Scotsman keeps that dream alive, Chuck Culpepper writes in the Los Angeles Times . More »
  
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  Great Britain • tennis • Wimbledon
- BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history was contained inside. More »
  
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  Great Britain • music industry • radio • Paul McCartney • Beatles • BBC • John Lennon
June 2008
- Windsor Bills a Royal Pain for Taxpayers
  
  newser | ABC News | Jun 30, 08 7:49 AM CDT
  
  Britain’s royal family is facing the effects of tough financial times, ABC News reports—but it's easier to cope when you have taxpayers to foot the monarchy's $80 million in annual expenses. While that’s just $1.30 per taxpayer, Buckingham Palace says, critics note unnecessary expenses, like a $44,000 helicopter trip to the Kentucky Derby. More »
  
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  Great Britain • economy • British royals • Queen Elizabeth II • Buckingham Palace • taxpayers
- Back on Stage, Wacky Winehouse Lurches Into Fan
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 29, 08 8:12 AM CDT
  
  Whacked out singer Amy Winehouse appeared to lunge for an audience member in the pit yesterday in her first British gig in 7 months, reports the Daily Telegraph. She also blasted headliner Jay-Z, saying he’s “got some front to come here with tunes you don’t even remember," mumbled between songs and said her husband would be “out of jail” soon. In other words, pretty much par for the Winehouse course. More »
  
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  Great Britain • music • Amy Winehouse • Jay-Z • Glastonbury Festival
- Mugabe Targets Opposition— in Britain, Too
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Jun 28, 08 3:05 PM CDT
  
  Robert Mugabe has agents in Britain harassing dissidents and disrupting opposition fundraising, the Independent reports. British security sources confirmed that Zimbabwean government supporters in England are terrorizing the nearly 4,000 supporters of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the UK as Mugabe seeks to keep his grip on power. A key target of the covert operation is the money—up to $20,000 monthly—being chaneled to Tsvangirai's party. More »
  
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  Great Britain • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Zimbabwe elections • Zimbabwean emigrants
- Humiliating Defeat for UK Ruling Party
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 27, 08 6:45 AM CDT
  
  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 »
  
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  Great Britain • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Oxford
- Britons: New Trash Laws Are Rubbish
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 27, 08 4:32 AM CDT
  
  In the midst of a garbage overload, the UK is cracking down on trash with strict new rules, sparking a backlash among Britons, the New York Times reports. Many areas now pick up trash only biweekly, and accept only regulation amounts. Some reject recycling bins tainted with garbage. In response, some Britons are yelling at trash collectors, stealing neighbors’ bins—and burning their rubbish. More »
  
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  Great Britain • environment • recycling • garbage • trash
- One Year On, a Prime Minister Diminished
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jun 26, 08 10:11 AM CDT
  
  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 »
  
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  Great Britain • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • election • Labour Party
- Cigar Woes Snare Another Politician
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 24, 08 2:40 PM CDT
  
  London's mayor found out yesterday that he is “the one and only Western politician to be brought to justice for crimes committed in Iraq.” Boris Johnson's misdeed? Taking a cigar case as a souvenir from the smashed villa of Iraq’s former deputy prime minister while on assignment as a journalist in 2003, the Times of London reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Great Britain • England • Tony Blair • Saddam Hussein • war crimes • justice • Tariq Aziz
- South African Prez to Plead With Mugabe to Save Race
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 24, 08 4:30 AM CDT
  
  The president of South Africa is is flying today to Zimbabwe to plead with strongman Robert Mugabe to save this week's presidential election after Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew to protest government violence. Britain’s foreign secretary said an uncontested race would be “the most rigged election in African history" and called on nations to refuse to recognize the results, reports the Times of London. More »
  
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  Great Britain • United Nations • Zimbabwe • Gordon Brown • Robert Mugabe • Zimbabwe elections • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • UN Security Council
- Broker Breaks Ranks to Rant on Profession's 'Gibberish'
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Jun 21, 08 10:41 PM CDT
  
  A London broker who wrote a popular, anonymous newspaper column that lambasted the greed, superficiality, and "gibberish"-peddling nature of his profession is going public, quitting the financial world, and, of course, writing a book about it all, Bloomberg reports. “We didn't invent greed,” said Geraint Anderson, who revealed his identity in TheLondonPaper this week, “but we have certainly become its finest exponents.” More »
  
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  Great Britain • business • newspaper • columnists • analyst guidance
- UK Won't Let Martha Visit
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 19, 08 10:21 PM CDT
  
  Domestic diva Martha Stewart has been refused entry into the United Kingdom because of her felony conviction, the Daily Telegraph reports. She planned a business trip this month to meet with leading figures in the fashion and design worlds and to speak at the Royal Academy, but Britain refused to grant her a visa. Stewart served five months in prison for lying to investigators about some shady stock transactions. More »
  
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  Great Britain • Martha Stewart • obstruction of justice • UK Border Agency
- Joy Division Rocks, But Enough Already
  
  newser | Anthem | Jun 19, 08 8:01 PM CDT
  
  Joy Division, writes Nik Mercer for Anthem , “is one of those bands that gains significance exponentially as the years pass.” As testament to their place in pop music consciousness, recent years have seen three films on the band: 24 Hour Party People , focusing on their label and scene; Control , a Cobain-izing biopic of Ian Curtis; and now simply Joy Division: A Documentary . More »
  
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  Great Britain • music • England • documentary • documentary film
- UK Lawmaker Resigns to Protest Civil Liberties
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 18, 08 4:40 PM CDT
  
  A British lawmaker resigned from Parliament today to protest what he views as a government assault on civil liberties, especially a recent law that extends to 42 days the length of time that terror suspects can he detained. David Davis of the Conservative Party hoped to call attention to the issue by triggering a special election, but the ruling Labour Party sees his move as a "political stunt" and won't run a candidate against him, the AP reports. More »
  
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  Great Britain • Gordon Brown • David Davis
- Mom of Prince's Girlfriend Set to Meet Queen
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 18, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  The mother of Prince William's girlfriend is set to meet Queen Elizabeth tomorrow, the Telegraph reports, with Carole Middleton scoring an invitation to the royal box at the Ascot races. The news intensified speculation that Kate Middleton and Prince Charles' elder son could soon be engaged, seven years after meeting at university. More »
  
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  Great Britain • British royals • Prince William • Queen Elizabeth II • Kate Middleton • Royal Family • engagement
- Proms' Glitz Blitz Captivates UK Teens
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 17, 08 3:40 PM CDT
  
  Parents and traditionalists alike are feeling the pinch as expensive American-style proms migrate to the UK, the Wall Street Journal finds. Teens crave the stretch limos and extravagant gowns seen in US shows like The O.C . and My Super Sweet 16 . But some educators criticize the trend, including one headmaster bothered by "the ones who are excluded by cost." More »
  
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  Great Britain • culture • teenager • lifestyle • high school students • Proms
- Low-Profile US-Iraq Pact Sparks Big Worries
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 17, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  The US is pressuring Iraq to sign off on a long-term security agreement that looks unfortunately similar to a disastrous 1930 pact between Iraq and Britain, and the new pact "could haunt Washington’s relations with Baghdad for years to come," historian and journalist Karl E. Meyer writes in the New York Times . More »
  
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  Iraq • Great Britain • Nazi • UN sanctions • nationalism

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