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Binge drinking: Why do intelligent women drink to oblivion every night?

Binge drinking: Why do intelligent women drink to oblivion every night?

Many of the women pictured in nights out in British cities are well-qualified pillars of the community but are determined to shake-off their responsibilities by getting 'smashed'.

 

Goodell: NFL hoping to add 2nd game in London

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is interested in adding a second regular-season game in London and says the move will be discussed at the owners meetings this week.

 

Man raped walking along footpath

A man is raped after being attacked while walking along a footpath in Southampton, prompting a police investigation.

 

British police charge six with terrorism offences

Six men have been charged with terrorism offences a week after they were arrested in a police operation in Birmingham, Britain's second largest city, police said on Sunday.

 

Parents 'force-fed baby to death'

Parents 'force-fed baby to death'

A couple used a jug to make their 10-month-old daughter take solid food which eventually killed her, a court hears.

 

McDonald's begins showing calories on menus in UK

More than 1,000 McDonald's restaurants in Britain will begin displaying the calorie count of each fast food item on their menus, as part of a government-led program to fight obesity.

 

Why Manchester United Picked Singapore for IPO

Why Manchester United Picked Singapore for IPO

The U.K. soccer giant chose Singapore for its $1 billion IPO so it could have a dual-share structure—one with voting rights and one without—that enables its owners to effectively retain control of the team.

 

Google chairman Schmidt to woo TV elite

Google's Eric Schmidt faces a wary audience of British television professionals on Friday following a major acquisition that could turn Google TV into a real competitor for TV advertising dollars.

 

Top Tabloid Editors Endorsed Hacking, Letter Says

Top Tabloid Editors Endorsed Hacking, Letter Says

A high-profile parliamentary panel investigating phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid released embarrassing new evidence Tuesday that the practice of intercepting voice mail had been widely discussed at the newspaper, contradicting assertions by its owners and editors.

 

Cameron: Riots due to 'moral collapse'

Prime Minister David Cameron blames the riots that shook Britain over the past 10 days on a "slow-motion moral collapse ... in parts of our country," he will say Monday, according to his office.

 

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