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4 plead guilty to selling girls for sex

A group of people who trafficked underage girls to London to sell them for sex will be sentenced Tuesday for trafficking and prostitution offenses, police said.

 

Blair cancels book-signing over protests

Blair cancels book-signing over protests

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had canceled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests.

 

Britain Plans to Decentralize National Health Care

The new government’s plan would be the most radical reorganization of the National Health Service since its inception in 1948.

 

David Cameron becomes Britain's prime minister

David Cameron becomes Britain's prime minister

Following Gordon Brown's resignation, meeting with queen, Conservative Party chief takes over to form coalition government with Liberal Dems.

 

Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure

Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure

The British prime minister announced that his Labour Party would launch formal talks with Liberal Democrats and that he was prepared to step down as party leader.

 

Hung Parliament in Britain May Mean Many Scenarios

Hung Parliament in Britain May Mean Many Scenarios

With the British vote ending in a hung Parliament for the first time since the 1970s, several possibilities could now play out.

 

U.S., other big powers back Mideast nuclear arms ban

U.S., other big powers back Mideast nuclear arms ban

The United States, Russia, Britain, France and China on Wednesday voiced support for making the Middle East a nuclear-arms-free zone, which would mean Israel would have to scrap any atomic bombs it has.

 

Brown to take 'full responsibility' for election loss

Brown to take 'full responsibility' for election loss

British prime minister Gordon Brown says he will take "full responsibility" if his Labour party loses the May 6 general election, as party leaders embark on frantic last-minute campaigning.

 

British Leaders Brace for Final Television Debate

British Leaders Brace for Final Television Debate

A chastened Gordon Brown appeared to see an opportunity to recoup after calling a voter “bigoted.”

 

Gordon Brown Calls Voter 'Bigoted'

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was recorded on Wednesday as he told an aide that a woman he had just sparred with on the campaign trail was "bigoted."

 

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