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Rupert Murdoch 'not fit' to run companyupdated: Tue May 01 2012 11:39:00

A British Parliament report blasts media mogul Rupert Murdoch over the phone hacking scandal at his tabloid papers.

Queen Elizabeth vows continued service in speech to Parliamentupdated: Tue Mar 20 2012 13:22:00

Queen Elizabeth II pledged to rededicate herself to the service of her people Tuesday, as she addressed both houses of Parliament as part of celebrations of her Diamond Jubilee, or 60 years on the throne.

British lord found guilty of expense fraudupdated: Tue Jan 25 2011 14:47:00

A member of Britain's House of Lords was found guilty Tuesday of falsifying expenses, marking a new turn in the expense scandal that has rocked Parliament.

UK government pledges to fight deficitupdated: Wed May 26 2010 08:39:00

The economy was the focus of Queen Elizabeth II's speech to open Britain's Parliament. CNN's Phil Black reports.

New British government unveils political reformsupdated: Wed May 19 2010 09:39:00

The new British government plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber of Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Wednesday.

Cameron accepts prime minister postupdated: Wed May 19 2010 09:39:00

British Prime Minister David Cameron vows that he will form a "full coalition" with Liberal Democrats.

Is Israel-bashing anti-Semitic?updated: Tue Feb 16 2010 18:05:00

Jennifer Tonge is not a lunatic. She is a member of the British House of Lords, appointed to that eminent body in 2005 after a career in politics and medicine.

UK lawmakers face expenses chargesupdated: Sat Feb 06 2010 07:46:00

Four British Parliamentarians are facing charges over false expense claims totaling more than $93,000 over the past six years, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service announced.

Pope wades into UK gay clergy battleupdated: Tue Feb 02 2010 10:48:00

A furor has erupted in Britain over comments by the pope seen as critical of a new law the Roman Catholic church fears will force it to accept homosexuals into its ranks.

Airplane air toxic?updated: Mon Aug 17 2009 13:58:00

CNN's Allan Chernoff takes a look at whether the air we breathe on airplanes could be toxic.

Classic 1960s song's organist wins royalties battleupdated: Thu Jul 30 2009 15:25:00

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 campaignupdated: Thu Jul 30 2009 15:22:00

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 angerupdated: Mon Jun 22 2009 16:06:00

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

Money row rocks UK Parliamentupdated: Mon Jun 22 2009 16:06:00

Expenses fiddling revelations are wrecking Parliament's authority, CNN's Robin Oakley reports.

Police to investigate UK lawmakers over expensesupdated: Sat Jun 20 2009 05:09:00

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

'I quit, now you quit'updated: Sat Jun 20 2009 05:09:00

Uk minister quits, call for Brown's resignation. CNN's Don Riddell has the latest from London.

UK House of Lords suspends 2 over corruption claimsupdated: Wed May 20 2009 17:03:00

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 payoutupdated: Wed Apr 01 2009 09:07:00

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 adsupdated: Thu Mar 26 2009 12:09:00

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?updated: Thu Feb 12 2009 13:40:00

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 banupdated: Thu Feb 12 2009 09:53:00

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 hoaxupdated: Wed Jan 28 2009 11:21:00

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.

Time.com: Corfugate Scandal Cheers Gloomy Britonsupdated: Fri Oct 24 2008 10:00:00

A squabble between politicians over what happened on an Adriatic Island provides a welcome distraction from the grim economic news

Cleric faces U.S. extradition after appeal lossupdated: Fri Jun 20 2008 14:51:00

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza moved a step closer Friday to extradition to the U.S., where he faces terrorism-related charges.

UK MPs vote for extending terror detention timeupdated: Thu Jun 12 2008 04:08:00

British lawmakers narrowly approved a counterterrorism bill Wednesday that allows authorities to hold terrorism suspects without charge for up to six weeks.

Unknowing twins married, lawmaker saysupdated: Sat May 31 2008 04:49:00

British twins who had been separated at birth learned they were related only after they had become husband and wife, according to a senior British lawmaker.

Ex-archbishop's plea to 'honorable' kidnappersupdated: Sat May 17 2008 15:20:00

A former archbishop of Canterbury called Saturday for the release of five British hostages in Iraq, appealing to their captors as "men of faith."

Secret UFO files released by UK governmentupdated: Thu May 15 2008 04:02:00

Britain's Ministry of Defense has released files on UFO sightings dating back to the 1970s, including witness accounts and the government's response.

Britain's X-files releasedupdated: Thu May 15 2008 04:02:00

CNN's Phil Black reports on why Britain?s Ministry of Defence says it's revealing everything it knows about UFOs.

Ex-UK PM Thatcher leaves hospitalupdated: Sat Mar 08 2008 09:08:00

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher walked out of a London hospital Saturday morning where she spent the night after feeling "unwell" during a dinner at the House of Lords.

Woman can sue 'lotto rapist'updated: Wed Feb 06 2008 08:14:00

A woman has won the right to sue a lottery winning rapist, as CNN's Owen Thomas reports.

Woman wins right to sue 'lottery rapist'updated: Wed Feb 06 2008 08:14:00

Britain's highest court decided Wednesday that a rapist who won the lottery while in prison may be sued by his victim even though the statute of limitations ran out 20 years ago.

Teddy row teacher leaves Sudanupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 16:14:00

A British teacher convicted of insulting religion in Sudan by allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Mohammed" has left Khartoum on a flight home, the British Foreign Office said Monday.

British teacher freed in Sudanupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 16:14:00

A British teacher jailed for insulting Islam was pardoned by Sudan's president. CNN's Emily Chang reports.

Protesters call for punishmentupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 12:45:00

Sudanese reportedly demand the execution of a British teacher whose students named a teddy bear Muhammad.

Sudan protesters: Execute teacherupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 12:45:00

Hundreds of angry protesters, some waving ceremonial swords from trucks equipped with loud speakers, gathered Friday outside the presidential palace to denounce a teacher whose class named a teddy bear "Mohammed" -- some calling for her execution.

UK lawmakers meet teddy bear teacherupdated: Sat Dec 01 2007 11:57:00

Two British Muslim lawmakers are reported to have met a British teacher jailed in Sudan for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Mohammed" and they said she was in good spirits.

CNNMoney: Conrad Black remains free on bailupdated: Wed Aug 01 2007 06:08:00

A U.S. judge extended Conrad Black's $21 million bail Wednesday but maintained restrictions that confine the convicted former newspaper tycoon to an area around Chicago and his Florida estate while he awaits sentencing.

British lawmakers endorse electing House of Lordsupdated: Wed Mar 07 2007 23:17:00

The dukes, barons and other British noblemen who sit by birthright in the House of Lords may soon have to pack their powdered wigs and go, after an historic parliamentary vote Wednesday.

UK moves closer to elected House of Lordsupdated: Wed Mar 07 2007 19:03:00

The dukes, barons and other British noblemen who sit by birthright in the House of Lords may soon have to pack their powdered wigs and go, after a historic parliamentary vote Wednesday.

Blair rejects pressure to resignupdated: Fri Feb 02 2007 03:34:00

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has refused to step down before police finish a political corruption probe into his party, despite fears the investigation is damaging his party.

Greenfield: A house dividedupdated: Wed May 31 2006 09:18:00

It looks like we're headed for a huge political fight -- not between Republicans and Democrats, but between the Senate's immigration bill and the one passed last December by the House of Representatives: enforcement-only, no-guest-worker, no-path-to-citizenship bill.

Toobin: Authorities may have feared Entwistle would fleeupdated: Thu Feb 09 2006 10:08:00

A Briton whose American wife and baby were found shot to death last month in Massachusetts was arrested Thursday in London in connection with their killings, officials said.

Storm in a Teacake over tax refundupdated: Fri Jul 29 2005 07:49:00

Marks and Spencer's decade-long battle for a refund on purchase tax paid on its chocolate-covered marshmallow Teacakes has again been sent to the European Court of Justice.

Cherie warns on anti-terror lawsupdated: Wed Jul 27 2005 04:42:00

The wife of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged the government not to undermine civil liberties in its response to the terrorist attacks in London.

Study shows fliers are out of breathupdated: Tue Apr 26 2005 11:47:00

Airline passengers are putting up with "significant" drops in the supply of oxygen while flying at high altitude, according to researchers.

Pressure on over Iraq war adviceupdated: Fri Mar 25 2005 04:56:00

Prime Minister Tony Blair's government remained under pressure Friday following media reports of a "cover-up" after a document emerged which suggested that Britain's top law officer changed his mind about the legality of the Iraq war shortly before its outbreak.

Straw denies Iraq war cover-upupdated: Thu Mar 24 2005 03:17:00

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has rejected claims of a "cover-up" after a document emerged that suggested the country's top law officer wavered about the legality of the Iraq war just before its outbreak.

Deadlock over Blair terror billupdated: Fri Mar 11 2005 08:09:00

The two British houses of parliament remained locked in a grim war of attrition Friday over Prime Minister Tony Blair's proposed anti-terrorism law, as authorities prepared to release on bail eight foreign terrorist suspects.

UK deadlocked over terror billupdated: Fri Mar 11 2005 03:28:00

The British parliament is deadlocked over Prime Minister Tony Blair's terrorism bill, despite lawmakers debating through the night.

Report: Terror row suspects freedupdated: Fri Mar 11 2005 02:38:00

The two British houses of parliament remained deadlocked over Prime Minister Tony Blair's proposed anti-terrorism law as authorities began releasing on bail a number of foreign terrorist suspects.

Lords again block Blair terror lawupdated: Thu Mar 10 2005 03:58:00

Britain's House of Lords has rejected key parts of Prime Minister Tony Blair's terrorism bill Thursday, as Monday's deadline loomed under which 11 foreign terrorist suspects could be set free.

Blair makes terror law concessionsupdated: Wed Mar 09 2005 06:46:00

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has offered new -- but limited -- concessions to speed through controversial anti-terror laws, which have faced tough opposition in parliament.

Hunters vow to keep up chaseupdated: Fri Feb 18 2005 03:40:00

Thousands of British hunters vowed to keep up the chase Friday after hunting with dogs became illegal in England and Wales.

UK court rejects terror detentionsupdated: Thu Dec 16 2004 05:17:00

Britain's highest court has ruled against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial.

Commons powder attack on Blair updated: Wed May 19 2004 07:26:00

A protester hit British Prime Minister Tony Blair with a purple powder as he was speaking in the House of Commons, sparking major security fears.

Fortune: BARGAINS IN BARONIESupdated: Mon Sep 06 1993 00:01:00

Britain's economic slump has made joining its aristocracy a bargain. Commoners, both English and foreign, have bought baronies at prices from $80,000 to $112,000, about $10,000 less than a year ago...

Fortune: A $600,000 CAR FOR MORAL BUYERS ONLYupdated: Mon Jan 14 1991 00:01:00

The legendary Italian carmaker Bugatti Automobili will mark the 110th anniversary of its founder's birth this coming September 15 with its first model in 30 years: a 220-mph, 550-horsepower two-sea...

Fortune: PRAGMATIC PACS PREFER INCUMBENTSupdated: Mon Nov 07 1988 00:01:00

What labor is to Democrats, big business is to Republicans, right? Not when it comes to money. Corporate America is backing Democrats over Republicans in November's Senate and House elections. Prag...

Fortune: The View From the Tub, Betting on Fancy Dress, Swimming Without Bias, and Other Matters. Against All Oddsupdated: Mon Jul 20 1987 00:01:00

Keeping Up's senior policy analyst was on assignment in Britain during that country's recent titanic election and occasionally made entries in his diary. Like these, for example: -- June 6 (in Edin...

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