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October 2007
- Poll Confirms: Brown Bubble Has Burst
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Oct 31, 07 11:41 AM CDT
  
  The "Brown Bounce" is over, says the Guardian . A sobering new poll puts Labour five points behind the Tories, the lowest showing for the party since Gordon Brown entered No. 10. Based on the distribution of seats, Labour would have remained the largest party in the Commons but lost its majority had tomorrow's canceled general election taken place. More »
  
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  Gordon Brown • England • Labour Party • Tory Party
- Clapton Recounts Pain, Triumph
  
  newser | Vanity Fair | Oct 28, 07 1:01 PM CDT
  
  "Slowhand" takes up a pen in Clapton: The Autobiography. Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll—it’s all there in guitar legend Eric Clapton’s memoir. There’s also the death of a child and more than one journey to sobriety. Vanity Fair excerpts the poignant tale of the man who started the road to recovery one day by falling to his knees. More »
  
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  music • Italy • England • alcoholism • drug abuse • George Harrison • Eric Clapton • autobiography • Pattie Boyd
- Scotland Yard Busts Royal Sex Tape Blackmailers
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Oct 28, 07 10:52 AM CDT
  
  Two men have been arrested for attempted blackmail of a member of the British royal family who was threatened with exposure of a videotape allegedly showing a sex act, according to Scotland Yard officials. Authorities would not reveal the identity of the target, who was told to pay $100,000 to keep the video secret. The men also claimed to have evidence that their target provided cocaine to an aide. More »
  
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  Great Britain • England • British royals • Prince Charles • sex tape • Scotland Yard • royalty • blackmail
- Brits Plotting Battle of Bulge on Plumpies
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Oct 25, 07 3:49 AM CDT
  
  Two sobering reports have frantic Brits casting about for ways to combat their obesity epidemic, reports the Christian Science Monitor . England is the fattest country in Europe and half of its population could be obese by 2050, the reports warn. Now the country is looking into everything from regulating junk food to requiring workplaces to provide daily exercise hours. More »
  
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  obesity • England • public health • exercise • obesity epidemic • junk food • healthy eating
- McCann Friends Questioned as Maddy Hunt Starts Over
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Oct 22, 07 11:26 AM CDT
  
  Portuguese police hope to question two close friends of the McCann family as new detectives attempt to make up for early bungling of the Madeleine McCann search. One of the two, who were with Maddy's parents when she disappeared, reported seeing a man carry a child from the McCanns' apartment, the Times of London reports. More »
  
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  kidnapping • England • Madeleine McCann • investigation • Kate McCann • Portugal • Gerry McCann
- Defeat in Russia Leaves England on the Brink
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Oct 18, 07 4:22 AM CDT
  
  England allowed Russia no shots on goal in last night's Euro 2008 qualifying match, but "five minutes of madness" gave Russia a 2-1win that could keep England from advancing to next summer's finals. Wayne Rooney's penalty on Roman Pavlyuchenko turned the tide of a game that England was supposed to take handily, reports the London Times. More »
  
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  Russia • England • Euro 2008
- England Sees Huge Leap in Alcohol Problems
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Oct 14, 07 3:30 PM CDT
  
  England’s liberal alcohol policies may be coming home to roost. Alcohol-related hospital admissions have skyrocketed, according to documents obtained by the Observer , two years after England relaxed alcohol policies and allowed booze to be sold 24 hours. The figures, which trace admissions ranging from drunken driving to liver problems, have risen 27.3% for men and 28.9% for women since 2002. More »
  
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  alcohol • England • alcohol abuse
- William Lashes Out at Paparazzi
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Oct 6, 07 1:48 PM CDT
  
  Prince William blasted the paparazzi after they "aggressively" pursued him and his girlfriend in a high-speed car chase in the wee hours, the Guardian reports. The chase comes just days after the beginning of an inquest into the death of Princess Diana under similar circumstances. The prince's spokesman called the timing "incomprehensible." More »
  
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  England • paparazzi • British royals • Princess Diana • Prince William • Kate Middleton
September 2007
- McCann Prosecutor: No Body, No Case
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Sep 25, 07 3:36 AM CDT
  
  A Portuguese prosecutor has announced that unless the body of Madeleine McCann is found, it would be nearly impossible to convict her parents of her murder. Suspects Kate and Gerry McCann vowed to continue to search for their daughter, who disappeared on vacation from her bedroom while her parents were dining out, and try to clear their names. More »
  
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  murder • England • Madeleine McCann • investigation • Kate McCann • Portugal • Gerry McCann
- British Schools Crack Down on 'Cyberbullying'
  
  newser | BBC | Sep 23, 07 10:42 AM CDT
  
  England's education chief wants schools to put their digital foot down when it comes to “cyberbullying.” The schools should confiscate mobile phones when necessary and pull down hurtful material from websites, the BBC reports. The schools chief called cyberbullying a particularly “insidious” form of abuse because it follows students home. More »
  
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  education • England • cyberbullying
- Lit Hits the Fan as UK Publishing Feud Heats up
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Sep 22, 07 2:25 PM CDT
  
  The upper rungs of British publishing are reeling in disrepair, after a handful of high-end agents resigned over the last month. At the center of the storm is Pat Kavanagh, wife of Julian Barnes, who left her post at a revered agency after plans for a major buyout went south. When Kavanagh left, a slew of agents followed, the Times reports. More »
  
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  England • publishing • English literature
- Wig Out! Brit Courts Could Ditch The Hairpieces
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Sep 19, 07 5:36 AM CDT
  
  Judges and barristers in England and Wales have been wearing horse-hair wigs and black gowns to court since the 1600s, but that could all change depending on the results of an official survey seeking opinions from those who sport the hairpieces. The Lord Chief Justice will make a final decision. A change is only being considered for civil and family courts; criminal court dress will remain the same. More »
  
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  England • court • judge • Wales • wigs
- Cops Head to England With Questions for McCanns
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Sep 19, 07 4:00 AM CDT
  
  Portuguese investigators headed to England to question Madeleine McCann's parents just hours after the couple announced they have "perfectly innocent" explanations for how their missing daughter's DNA wound up in the trunk of their rental car. The detectives are expected to hand a list of 40 questions to British police, but probably won't be allowed to be present during the interrogation. More »
  
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  DNA • England • Madeleine McCann • Kate McCann • Gerry McCann • Portugal • disappearance
- Euro 2008 Success Unites Thrilled Brits
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Sep 14, 07 7:22 AM CDT
  
  In the UK, where following soccer usually means either supporting or scorning Manchester United, the national teams of England and Scotland are captivating the public, the Telegraph reports. And with England's 3-0 trouncing of Russia and Scotland's unexpected 1-0 triumph over France this week, both national teams have a shot at the Euro 2008 quarterfinals. More »
  
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  United Kingdom • England • soccer • Scotland • Euro 2008 • Manchester United
- Brits Will Pay Moms-to-Be to Eat for Two
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Sep 9, 07 10:23 AM CDT
  
  Starting 2009, all expecting moms in the UK will receive a lump sum of $240, intended to be spent on a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables to help prevent low-birth-weight complications in newborn children. The "pregnancy grants" are part of Britain's new health secretary's plan to close the gap between rich and poor, the Guardian reports. More »
  
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  health • food • pregnancy • England • public health • diet • women's health • parents • mothers • prenatal care
- London Transit Strike Off, But Headaches Still On
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Sep 5, 07 11:13 AM CDT
  
  The union representing London’s Tube workers has called off a threatened 3-day strike after a day of shutdowns that hobbled the city’s transit system, but commuters still face lingering aftershocks. Transit of London, which runs the Underground, and the RMT union say they made sufficient progress yesterday to restart nine of the 12 lines that had been sidelined. More »
  
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  London • Gordon Brown • England • strike • Ken Livingstone • underground • Tube
- Stay Outta Town, Welsh Tell Truckers
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Sep 2, 07 11:57 AM CDT
  
  A small British town has resorted to posting signs telling truck drivers to ignore their GPS navigation systems because vehicles too big for the hamlet's narrow country roads were trying to squeeze through. Foreign drivers in particular were relying on what their navigation systems told them and missing signs that warned truck drivers not to drive through town. More »
  
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  United Kingdom • England • GPS • Wales • truckers
August 2007
- No Moss, but Rolling Stones May Gather Fine
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Aug 22, 07 5:01 PM CDT
  
  Threat of fines appear unlikely to keep the Rolling Stones from smoking onstage, the Times reports. Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood lit up during a show yesterday in London despite frantic warnings from venue staff. "You might say that Keith and Ronnie lighting up while they swap licks is part of the Stones performance," one source said. More »
  
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  United Kingdom • London • England • smoking • concert • musician • smoking ban • Rolling Stones • Keith Richards • Ronnie Wood
- Fans Flock to See Becks Sit on Bench
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Aug 13, 07 2:44 PM CDT
  
  David Beckham may be sidelined with an ankle injury but that hasn't kept American fans from turning out in droves to watch the British soccer phenom train, sit on the bench, or sub in for a measly 18 minutes for the LA Galaxy as he did in Washington DC last week. That away match was attended by 50,000 fans—a boost from the average 4,000 Beckham's teammates are used to. More »
  
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  Los Angeles • United States • England • Las Vegas • soccer • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • L.A. Galaxy • Adidas
- Big Ben Silenced for Repairs
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Aug 11, 07 4:14 PM CDT
  
  The world’s most famous clock chimed its last tones of August at 8 AM this morning, and its hands were set to 12:00. Though it will soon tell time again, Big Ben will be silent for at least a month as it undergoes maintenance, the Guardian reports. This morning Londoners watched the work begin, as a group of "industrial rope access technicians" repelled down the clock face. More »
  
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  London • England • repair • clock

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