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New Bond film 'Skyfall' gets royal red carpet premiere
Daniel Craig thrilled James Bond fans in London Tuesday when he stepped onto the red carpet with co-stars Judi Dench and Javier Bardem for the world premiere of the 23rd Bond film "Skyfall".
24 October 2012
Britain to get 'tough but intelligent' on law and order
British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Monday call for a "tough but intelligent" approach to law and order, advocating a combination of tough prison sentences and lighter rehabilitation methods.
23 October 2012
Up to 200 potential abuse victims in BBC star Savile probe: police
British police investigating the late BBC star Jimmy Savile said Friday they were now dealing with up to 200 potential victims, and had launched a full criminal probe into other suspects who are still alive.
20 October 2012
British cabinet minister quits after swearing at police
British cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell resigned on Friday after launching a foul-mouthed tirade at police officers guarding the gates of Prime Minister David Cameron's Downing Street office.
20 October 2012
From Dorothy to Darth Vader, London museum dresses up
Dorothy's blue and white dress and her sparkling ruby slippers have travelled from Oz to London's Victoria and Albert museum, where more than 130 of cinema's iconic costumes star in a new exhibition.
19 October 2012
Scotland secures terms for 2014 independence vote
Britain's prime minister and Scotland's first minister have fired the starting gun on a two-year campaign for the hearts and minds of Scottish voters ahead of an independence referendum to be held in 2014.
17 October 2012
Smoking in cars beats UN pollution threshold
Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants to many times the limit recommended by the world's health agency.
17 October 2012
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban arrives in UK for treatment
A 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban has a chance of making a "decent recovery", said a doctor at the British hospital where she was airlifted Monday.
16 October 2012
Bones under car park hold key to England's Richard III
Archaeologists and one hopeful relative are anxiously waiting to see if a skeleton dug up from a hole in a car park in the English city of Leicester is the remains of the much-maligned King Richard III.
15 October 2012
EU's Van Rompuy details eurozone budget rationale
EU President Herman Van Rompuy argued Friday that the 17-state eurozone could have a central 'Treasury' with a shared budget and raise funds on commercial bond markets.
14 October 2012
Kyrgyzstan says toppled president's son arrested in London
The son of Kyrgyzstan's ousted president has been arrested in London and could be extradited to the United States, the Kyrgyz presidency said late Friday.
13 October 2012
Britain faces sink or swim moment, Cameron says
Britain faces a sink or swim moment and must take painful action to avoid falling behind its global competitors, Prime Minister David Cameron was set to warn on Wednesday.
11 October 2012
Cannabis eases sclerosis stiffness - study
Use of cannabis extract helps ease painful muscle stiffness among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a large trial published on Tuesday in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
10 October 2012
Man arrested over Rothko graffiti
British police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern gallery.
10 October 2012
Gaga and Assange meet in London
US pop star Lady Gaga has visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at London's Ecuadorian embassy, where he is currently seeking refuge.
10 October 2012
Lady Gaga donates peace prize to Aids charity
Lady Gaga said on Tuesday she would donate a peace prize given to her by artist and activist Yoko Ono to Elton John's Aids charity.
10 October 2012
Bergey Ryskaliyev and his brother spotted in London
Kazakhstan's ex high profile official Bergey Ryskaliyev and his brother Amanzhan Ryskali, both on the wanted list in Kazakhstan, were recently spotted in Zuma restaurant in London.
09 October 2012
Radical preacher Abu Hamza extradited to US
Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition.
07 October 2012
Bond girls: From Ursula Andress to Eva Green
Over 50 years of cinematic success, James Bond has exercised his masculine charms on a string of women, although the role of the "Bond Girls" has subtly evolved over the years.
07 October 2012
Britain condemns Syrian shelling of Turkish town
Britain on Thursday denounced as "outrageous" the Syrian shelling of a Turkish border town that killed five civilians.
04 October 2012