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(Newser) - Al Gore today likened the challenge of global warming to the threat from Nazi Germany and the Axis powers, the Times of London reports. Gore reminded a British audience that “Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilization in World War II,” saying the situation... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • England • World War II • Nazis • Axis • Winston Churchill

(AP) - Andy Roddick reached his fourth Wimbledon semifinal,  beating 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt today 6-3, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4. The American broke Hewitt to lead 5-4 in the final set and then served out the match. He finished the match with 43 aces. More »

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England • Andy Roddick • Wimbledon • semifinals • Lleyton Hewitt • Andy Murray • men's tennis • tournament

(Newser) - Canadians—contrary to popular belief—are pretty sure they live in the best country in the world. In a poll pegged to today’s Canada Day celebrations, the Globe and Mail found that 89% of Canucks think their nation can’t be beat, and 87% consider it best suited to... More »

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Queen Elizabeth • Canada • England • nationalism • national pride • opinion polls • Canada Day • self-image

(AP) - Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final. Five-time champion Venus overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 today, and two-time winner Serena followed her into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka. No. 3-seeded Venus will next face top-ranked Dinara Safina; No.... More »

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England • Wimbledon • Serena Williams • Venus Williams • Agnieszka Radwanska • women's tennis • sibling rivalry • Elena Dementieva • Dinara Safina • tournament • final • Victoria Azarenka • women's issues

(Newser) - Anorexia might not be a social or psychological malady but rather an inherited genetic problem, Time reports. Furthermore, researchers see commonalities between that condition and autism. “Both autism-spectrum conditions and anorexia share a narrow focus of attention, a resistance to change and excellent attention to detail,” one doctor... More »

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anorexia • autism • England • medical research • gender gap • Asperger's Syndrome • genetic defects

(Newser) - Controversial artist Banksy has mounted a huge show at his hometown Bristol City Museum—but the secretive vandal is nowhere to be seem, the Times of London reports. The exhibition was planned in secret through Banksy’s representatives. “We couldn’t even tell the council and the whole... More »

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entertainment • art • England • sculpture • painting • Bristol • graffiti • Banksy • exhibition • Jay-ZTV • Bristol City Museum

(Newser) - After failing to reach an agreement with management, London Underground workers will go on a two-day strike starting tomorrow evening, Reuters reports. The dispute over worker safety could affect millions of commuters and tourists. London transportation authorities say they will add extra buses and ferries to accommodate the disruption. More »

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London • subway • England • strike • transportation • London Tube • labor unions • Boris Johnson • London Underground • job safety

Murder Suspect Tycoon Nabbed in Woods

Ian Griffin removed cash from account of murdered lover: cops

Jun 2, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British tycoon suspected of fatally beating his wealthy lover with furniture and his fists in a Paris hotel has been found camping in England, reports the Telegraph. Ian Griffin, 39, was tracked down "living rough" in Cheshire, said a police source. He had withdrawn a "large amount"... More »

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crime • France • murder • England • Paris • fugitive • camping • Britain • beatings • Ian Griffin • Kinga Legg

(Newser) - London’s Big Ben will celebrate three 150th birthdays this year, starting with today’s anniversary of the first movement of the huge clock, the Evening Standard reports. July 11 marks the first ringing of “Big Ben,” the Great Bell that eventually gave its name to the tower,... More »

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architecture • London • British Parliament • England • Big Ben • anniversary • landmark • clock tower

MARKETS

 Dow Worries Its Way Down 130 


May 21, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Markets were off today on news that credit raters might downgrade England and other countries, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though oil remained stable, the stocks of construction-related firms like Home Depot, Caterpillar, and Alcoa plunged; the price of gold surged. The Dow was off 129.91 to 8,292.... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • Dow Jones • construction • England • Standard and Poor • S&P 500 • housing sector • credit rating

(Newser) - Somali pirates are being aided by an information-gathering “consultant” team in London, the Guardian reports. According to a European intelligence report, the pirates use satellite phones to stay in touch with the London cell, which has access to specific information about routes and ship layouts provided to European... More »

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Somalia • London • England • piracy • pirates • satellite phones • intelligence gathering • handler • informer • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - A British dog is healthy after emergency surgery to remove an alphabet’s worth of fridge magnets from his belly, the BBC reports. Jack had just returned home from being neutered, and his owner put him in the kitchen to rest. “The next morning I noticed the whole alphabet... More »

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surgery • England • alphabet • Labrador Retriever • pet owners • gastrointestinal • yellow lab • kitchen magnets

UK Man 'Gives Birth' to Fetus
of Dead Twin

Thirty-year-old's stomach ruptures; brother pops out

May 9, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gavin Hyatt had been in pain for a month, plagued by a mysterious lump on his stomach. The plumber almost had it operated on but canceled at the last minute. Then one day, in a scene straight out of Alien, Hyatt felt a stabbing pain and saw the lump pushing... More »

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weird • twins • England • fetus • Gavin Hyatt

(Newser) - Scientists are developing a bulletproof turban that would allow Britain’s Sikh police officers to handle firearms and become riot cops, the Telegraph reports. The religion requires men keep their turbans on at all times, barring them from wearing helmets required in certain high-risk scenarios. “There needs to be... More »

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United Kingdom • police • England • religion • helmets • turbans • Sikh • bulletproof • Kevlar

Pregnant Brit Won't Face Laos Death Penalty

Law prohibits execution of those with child; lawyer still can't see her

May 5, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Samantha Orobator, the Briton jailed in Laos on heroin-smuggling charges, will not face the death penalty because she is pregnant, CNN reports. The 20-year-old was, however, denied access to a British attorney who flew in with assurances they could meet. The lawyer “was refused her first visit,” a... More »

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death penalty • pregnancy • England • Laos • drug smuggling • Samantha Orobator

(Newser) - British women wash their bras only six times a year, the Daily Express reports. The slightly confusing results of a study indicate that although women own an average of 15 bras, they wear each one seven times before throwing it in the hamper. “The extra dirt is clearly... More »

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women • England • poll • clothing • survey • underwear • bra • washing machine • laundry

Mustachioed Horse
Bridles at Shaving

Shave and a hair cut: neigh way

Apr 27, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - When his groom tries to shave Alfie's bushy blond mustache, the proud British horse says "neigh" and runs away, reports the Independent. "He's obviously rather proud of his facial hair," said the groom. "He runs a mile if he thinks we're going to trim it."... More »

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England • horse • moustache • mustache • Shire • beard • horsehair

Immigrant Busted Clinging to 186 mph Eurostar

Cops aren't saying how he did it

Apr 27, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - An illegal immigrant was nabbed in England clinging to the outside of a Eurostar rail car, reports the Independent. The trains reach speeds of 186 mph. The train originated in Brussels and traveled through France. Police provided no details on how the man survived the risky journey. Immigrants sneaking into... More »

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immigration • Belgium • London • France • England • aliens • Brussels • Eurostar • Britain

(Newser) - A second autopsy of the man who died during recent G20 protests in London revealed that abdominal bleeding, not a heart attack, killed him, the New York Times reports. The follow-up by a board looking into police misconduct did not specify what caused the bleeding. But Ian Tomlinson was filmed... More »

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London • crime • England • protests • heart attack • hemorrhage • coroner's report • G20 • Ian Tomlinson • bleeding

(Newser) - Pop songs are handily beating out traditional hymns in England as the preferred soundtrack for the final goodbye, the Telegraph reports. A survey by a funeral-services company shows that 58% of funerals feature popular music as the top request, versus 35% for hymns; classical grabs just 7%. The top request?... More »

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music • classical music • Scotland • England • pop music • funeral • Leonard Cohen • burial • Frank Sinatra • AC/DC • Meat Loaf • hymn

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