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NEWS ABOUT: England

England stories: 178 news summaries

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(Newser) - A British vegetarian group is calling on Ikea to stop selling reindeer salami in its in-store cafes, citing cruel hunting practices, the Independent reports. In Sweden, reindeer are herded by snowmobile and helicopter then shipped hundreds of miles to slaughterhouses, which the group says causes “considerable physical and... More »

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food • England • animal cruelty • Ikea • Sweden • vegetarianism • Britain • salami • reindeer

 Brits Turn to Sex 
 for Cheap Thrills 

Hard times encourage people to find inexpensive activities, poll finds

Dec 1, 08 3:41 AM CST
(Newser) - For those who can't afford to shop during the holidays, the British offer a suggestion: have sex instead. Love-making topped a list of increasingly popular cost-free activities, followed by window shopping and gossiping—which beat out sex among women—in a survey of 2,000 Brits. The findings coincide with... More »

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women • men • Scotland • England • sex • money • British • weakening economy • economy

 Queen Takes Lead 
 in Royal Belt-Tightening 

Royal Family curbs lavish lifestyle to commiserate with strapped Brits

Nov 27, 08 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The British, from PM Gordon Brown on down, are turning to the queen for leadership during tough economic times, the Telegraph reports. The monarch has been curbing indulgences and meeting with Britons feeling the impact of the slowdown. Princes Harry and William are falling in line, beefing up their public... More »

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Prince William • Prince Harry • Queen Elizabeth II • England • recession • Britain • economy • financial crisis

(Newser) - Britain may make "happy hour" specials illegal and force companies to put cigarette-style health warnings on booze bottles, the Telegraph reports. With alcohol taking more lives and costing the nation up to $37 billion a year in health bills, the government is also planning a public awareness campaign. Officials... More »

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alcohol • England • bars • happy hour

 UK to Slap Johns With Rape 

Crackdown targets those who deal with trafficked prostitutes

Nov 19, 08 11:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Lay a finger on a trafficked sex worker, and the Brits will slap you with rape and toss you in the clink, reports the BBC. New laws will make it a criminal offense in England and Wales to pay for sex with prostitutes controlled by pimps, as Britain's Home secretary... More »

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prostitution • crime • England • rape • Wales • Britain • brothel • pimp


 Beefy Brits 
 to Get Paid 
 for Walking 

England allots $47M
to tackle obesity 'epidemic'

Nov 10, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Fat people in Manchester, England will soon be paid to go outside and walk around, the Daily Mail reports. Part of a $47 million national plan to tackle obesity, the scheme will reward walkers and joggers with free gym time and healthy food. But critics say people are bound to... More »

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obesity • health • England • exercise • Manchester

 Queen Mum 
 Was a 'Ghastly 
 Old Bigot' 

Delivered ethnic slurs with 'tiara-strength twinkle,' says BBC author

Nov 10, 08 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Britain's Queen Mother was a "ghastly old bigot" who once referred to some of England's closest EU allies using ethnic slurs that left a BBC newscaster appalled. "The words were delivered with the eyes on maximum tiara-strength twinkle, but I froze," said Edward Stourton, who revealed the... More »

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BBC • England • British royals • Queen Mother

 Widow Opens 
 Up About 
 'Ratty' Dahl 

On eve of Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Felicity Dahl grants an exclusive interview

Nov 9, 08 6:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Tears reach Felicity Dahl's eyes as she walks to the work hut of her famous ex-husband, Roald. She's not alone, either: Director Tim Burton burst out crying when he saw it. "People have strong reactions to this house," said the widow of the acerbic scribe who... More »

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England • book • children's books • Roald Dahl • authors

opinion

Keynes Not a Dirty Word Anymore

Ideas of slandered economist could save the world

Nov 8, 08 7:58 PM CST
(Newser) - In his time, John Maynard Keynes was revered as a genius for his belief that humans shouldn’t “think of themselves as victims of impersonal economic laws,” writes Nick Fraser of the Independent. Later, conservatives mocked him and tarnished his name, attaching the word “Keynesian” to “... More »

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economics • England • John Maynard Keynes

Blinded Pilot Lands After Mid-Flight Stroke

Pilot recovering sight, but still in serious condition

Nov 8, 08 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - An amateur pilot who suffered a stroke and went blind as he flew over North England landed his plane without a scratch, the Independent reports. Jim O’Neill, 65, was initially unable to follow instructions from civilian traffic controllers, but was guided to safety by British military planes. He remains... More »

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flight • England • blindness • rescue • pilot • stroke • Royal Air Force • Britain

Festive Brits Blow Up
Palin Effigy

400-year-old tradition 'roasts' politicians

Nov 2, 08 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - It was all in good fun, insisted a group of Brits yesterday after they exploded an effigy of Sarah Palin, which was packed with firecrackers. The spectacular send-off was the climax of an annual bonfire celebration in the southern town of Battle, which traditionally blows up an effigy of someone... More »

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John McCain • England • effigy • Britain • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • firecrackers

 Brit Marathoners 
 Stranded in 
 Mountain Storm 

Several still missing

Oct 26, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of British marathoners remained unaccounted for after they were hit by torrential rains and raging winds during a race in the rugged terrain of the Lake District yesterday, reports the Telegraph. Pockets of athletes sought shelter in a barn, community center and a school, while mountain rescue workers searched... More »

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race • England • storm • marathon • Britain • Lake District

Beer-Loving
Mare Banned
From UK Bar

Pub owner gets new carpet, puts end to horsin' around

Sep 30, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A beer-swigging mare has been kicked to the curb following renovations at her favorite British watering hole, reports the Evening Chronicle. Peggy, a regular at the establishment since following her owner into the pub years ago, has been told to keep her hooves off the new carpeting. “Although... More »

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weird • England • horse • animal behavior • bars • John Smiths bitter

OPINION

Views on the Meltdown
From Across the Pond

How Europe, but mostly England sees the crisis

Sep 30, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The banking crisis isn’t limited to the US—it’s a cross-continental phenomenon. Here’s what the British press saying about the mood:
  • France and Germany are livid, reports Charles Wyplosz of the Financial Times. There, individualism isn’t seen as a virtue, and free markets
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Germany • France • England • global economy • credit market • Globalization

British PM Adds Obama Clip in Bid to Boost Popularity

Brown faces revolt from within his ruling Labour party

Sep 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown sought to capture some of Barack Obama’s political celebrity today, the AP reports, with the embattled British prime minister showing a gathering of his Labour Party old footage of the Illinois senator praising him. Brown faces a slumping economy, and elements within Labour would like to see... More »

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Barack Obama • Gordon Brown • England • world economy • Britain • weakening economy

 Market Crunch 
 Spanks UK 
 Nannies 

Unemployed mom and dad cut child care costs

Sep 21, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - British nannies are lining up for jobs alongside the bankers and financiers who once employed them, Reuters reports. Renowned as the world's best, Britain's nannies are losing work to the credit crunch that has wiped out US investment banks and rippled through London's financial district, threatening thousands of jobs. Problems... More »

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England • job market • nanny • subprime crisis

Noodle Chain Rules London Dining Scene

Wagamama tops
pricey competitors in new Zagat survey

Sep 9, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wagamama, a chain of inexpensive Japanese-inspired noodle bars, is London’s most popular restaurant in the latest Zagat survey, the Telegraph reports. The low-key chain topped fine-dining establishments such as the Ivy and Gordon Ramsay for the top honor, which also takes price, atmosphere, and overall value into account. Ramsay’... More »

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London • best restaurants • England • restaurant criticism • restaurant • cheap • Zagats • Gordon Ramsay

Dad Saves Toddler Sucked Into Storm Drain

Girl was carried 230 feet through pipe into river swollen with floodwater

Sep 9, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Emergency workers are praising the "incredibly quick thinking" of a British man who saved his 3-year-old daughter from drowning yesterday after she was sucked into a storm drain with her dog, the Guardian reports. Royal Air Force sergeant Mark Baxter raced to a river just in time to save... More »

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United Kingdom • England • Durham • flood • flooding • rescue

UK Millionaire Set Fire After Killing Family

Footage shows Foster blocking exits before murder/suicide

Sep 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police have found the body of a UK millionaire inside the charred remains of his mansion, the Guardian reports. Authorities now believe Christopher Foster fatally shot his wife and teenage daughter, along with three family horses and four dogs, early on Aug. 26 before setting the house ablaze and turning... More »

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United Kingdom • murder • England • murder-suicide • millionaires • arson • Britain • wife • daughter • arsonist • Christopher Foster

UK Cops Hunt Millionaire Family in Arson Attack

Failed businessman 'not to be trusted,' according to judge

Aug 29, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - British police have issued an "all-ports" alert for a family whose mansion was mysteriously gutted by arson this week, the Independent reports. The charred remains of  the home are still unsafe to enter and police are unsure if the bodies of Christopher Foster, his wife and their teenage daughter... More »

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United Kingdom • murder • England • arson • mansion

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