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Classic 1960s song's organist wins royalties battle

The organist on the seminal 1960s song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has won a long-running legal battle for a share in the royalties for the tune.

UK legal victory for assisted suicide campaign

A British woman won a major legal victory Thursday in her fight to die with her husband by her side if she travels abroad for assisted suicide.

UK lawmakers elect new speaker after expenses anger

British lawmakers Monday elected a new Speaker of the House of Commons Monday after scandal forced the previous speaker to resign last month.

Police to investigate UK lawmakers over expenses

British police will investigate the alleged misuse of parliamentary expenses by "a small number" of lawmakers.

UK House of Lords suspends 2 over corruption claims

Britain's House of Lords voted Wednesday to suspend two of its members over corruption claims -- the first time a lord has been barred from the chamber since 1642, a spokesman for the chamber said.

Crunch-hit tycoon loses bid to cut divorce payout

A British court Wednesday told a business financier he would still have to pay a $13.6 million divorce settlement despite losing a fortune in the credit crunch.

UK TV channels could allow abortion-related ads

British TV channels could advertise abortion services for the first time under new advertising rules proposed Thursday by an ad industry group.

Sound off: Does ban curb extremism or free speech?

A Dutch lawmaker who made a controversial film about Islam is attempting to beat a ban on entry to Britain where he has been invited to speak in the House of Lords.

Anti-Islamic film's maker faces UK ban

A Dutch lawmaker who made a controversial film about Islam planned to travel to Britain on Thursday despite a ban on his entry.

'Cello scrotum' exposed as a hoax

A medical ailment that has worried male members of string sections across the music world for over 30 years has been exposed as a hoax.

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