Penguins in the River Thames, oak trees in the shape of the queen, the door to 10 Downing Street being repainted red and biscuits being used to resurface roads: could it be April Fool’s Day in Britain? The national press hit the stands with a range of nonsense exclusives on Saturday.
The Beatles’ record company Apple Corps re-entered battle with Apple Computer at London’s High Court on Wednesday, accusing it of breaching a trademark agreement by promoting music products. The dispute centres on Apple Computer’s revolutionary iTunes online music store, which allows users of its iPod to download and save songs through the internet.
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/ 23 February 2006
The manhunt was under way on Thursday for an armed gang who disguised themselves as police officers and stole what could be a record £40-million from a security depot in southeast England after abducting its manager and his family.
The leader of Britain’s second opposition party was fighting for his political life on Friday after an unprecedented admission that he has been battling alcoholism, at a time of fierce wider public debate over the use and abuse of alcohol. Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy (46) had repeatedly denied health problems despite some eyebrow-raising public appearances and media rumours.
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/ 4 December 2005
George Best’s son Calum thanked the ”amazing” people of Northern Ireland, returning the warmth shown to his football legend father during an emotionally-charged funeral for the province’s sporting idol. The 24-year-old said he had been greatly moved and strengthened by the tens of thousands of mourners who packed the rain-soaked streets of Belfast.
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/ 7 November 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair reluctantly accepted on Monday that he would have to back down on proposed anti-terror laws that would enable police to hold people for up to 90 days without charging them. Blair faced a showdown with rebel lawmakers from his own Labour Party later on Monday.
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/ 20 October 2005
Rory Carroll, an Irish journalist working for the British newspaper The Guardian, has been kidnapped by armed men in Iraq, the newspaper said on Wednesday. Alan Rusbridger, The Guardian‘s editor, said on the newspaper’s website: ”We’re deeply concerned at Rory’s disappearance.”
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/ 10 October 2005
Dazzling lights, an Eiffel Tower of its own and the constant "ker-ching" of slot machines make Blackpool Britain’s answer to Las Vegas. But unlike the booming extravagant resort in the Nevada desert, Blackpool is fading fast, and the seaside town is gambling on a Vegas-style super-casino makeover to save it.
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/ 23 September 2005
Troubled British supermodel Kate Moss got sympathetic words on Friday after she apologised following allegations of cocaine abuse that saw her high-profile catwalk career crumble around her. British cosmetics giant Rimmel, which has featured Moss in its advertising since 2001, welcomed her statement late Thursday, offering the 31-year-old some hope of at least holding on to her lucrative deal with them.
The arrested fugitives from the botched July 21 London bomb attacks faced an intense grilling as police were congratulated on Saturday for seizing all four suspects in a massive international manhunt. Dramatic raids in London and Rome left the alleged bombers in police custody.