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In Britain, many are weary of royal wedding mania

In Britain, many are weary of royal wedding mania

There's still a month to go until the royal wedding and yet some Britons are already asking: Is it over yet?

 

London's biggest protest since Iraq war in 2003

More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II - one of the largest demonstrations since the Iraq war - as riot police clashed with a small groups. More than 200 people were arrested.

 

Lottery winner goes back to work at McDonald’s

Lottery winner goes back to work at McDonald’s

McDonald’s is the last place you’d expect to find a millionaire. But at a McDonald’s store in Cardiff, you’re likely to be served by one. Luke Pittard won £1.3 million in the UK National Lottery and quit his job at the fast food chain soon after.

 

Dad to Record 1,600 Words Before Losing Voice

Dad to Record 1,600 Words Before Losing Voice

A British man who will lose his voice because of disease said Sunday that he is recording thousands of words so he can continue to read his son bedtime stories. Laurence Brewer, from Bolton, northern England, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) three years ago and expects to lose his speech as his condition worsens.

 

UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks

British police arrested five young men on Thursday as they and U.S. authorities conducted searches as part of a probe into Internet activists who carried out cyber attacks against groups they viewed as enemies of the WikiLeaks website.

 

Rihanna makes history in UK chart

Rihanna makes history in UK chart

Rihanna becomes the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve number one singles in five consecutive years.

 

UK warns aviation of possible al Qaeda attack

UK warns aviation of possible al Qaeda attack

The British government has warned the aviation industry of a possible al Qaeda attack, security sources and the BBC said on Friday.

 

Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe

Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe

Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury Monday at transportation officials' inability to clear snow and ice from planes, runways and high-speed train tracks, failings that have caused holiday travel chaos and fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas....

 

Ten dead as H1N1 flu returns to Britain

Ten dead as H1N1 flu returns to Britain

The H1N1 swine flu virus which swept the globe last year has returned to Britain with 10 people dying in the last six weeks, health officials said Saturday.

 

WikiLeaks demos planned in Spain, Latin America

WikiLeaks demos planned in Spain, Latin America

Demonstrations are planned Saturday to protest the detention of the founder of WikiLeaks and the closing of the secret-spilling website's Swiss ...

 

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