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UK to announce start of troop exit from Iraq

Prime Minister Tony Blair will on Wednesday announce a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional United States troops are arriving…

Bollywood star speaks of racist attacks on TV

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has said for the first time she is being racially abused in a British reality TV show, which has sparked protests in London and New Delhi and…

UK police probe Big Brother threats in racism row

Police are investigating threats against Celebrity Big Brother housemates after an outburst of public concern over alleged racist bullying of Indian Bollywood siren Shilpa Shetty…

Man charged with UK prostitute murders

A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged with murdering five prostitutes in eastern England in less than two months, in a case that has gripped Britain. Steven Wright is…

Britain faces 30 terrorism plots, spy chief warns

Muslim extremists are plotting at least 30 major terrorist attacks in Britain and the threats may involve chemical and nuclear devices, according to the head of Britain’s…

UK army chief says troops should leave Iraq

Britain’s army chief said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating security problems on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon. In bluntly worked comments to…

UK troops worsen problems in Iraq

Britain’s top army commander said British troops in Iraq should be withdrawn soon because their presence was exacerbating security problems in the country, according to a British…

Tennis-mad tourists out in force at Wimbledon

With a punnet of strawberries in one hand and a glass of Pimms in the other, tennis-mad tourists from as far away as Japan, China and even Australia are out in force at Wimbledon…

MP under fire for saying killing Blair ‘morally justified’

A British lawmaker renowned for his firebrand rhetoric drew a storm of criticism on Friday by saying a suicide bomber would be ”morally justified” in killing Prime Minister Tony…

Republicans push to end monarchy in UK

Britain’s Prince Charles may have a fight on his hands when the time comes to inherit the crown from his elderly mother, Queen Elizabeth II, if a growing band of republicans has…

Exhibition of Chinese corpses pits science against morality

A fetus lies scrunched inside a jar near the dissected corpse of a woman and an array of human organs. All are from China and all feature in an exhibition that is causing a stir…

Labour launches probe into own party finances

British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour Party was at the centre of an investigation on Thursday launched by the party itself into a series of large loans received last year.…

Mushroom makeover, a new way to look younger

It may not be the secret to eternal youth, but one Italian company claims to have found a unique way to make people’s skin look younger, healthier and even lighter using, of all…

Power cuts get in the way of romance in Baghdad

Ahmed Hadi and his new wife Tiba Mohammed, like many young married couples in Baghdad, are not getting enough sex. The problem is not a lack of desire but of power — electrical…

Row brews over changes to federal Iraq

A row was brewing in Iraq on Thursday after a top Shi’ite leader spoke out against amending the country’s federal system, a main demand by minority Sunni Arabs who fear being…

At least 120 dead in Iraq bomb attacks

At least 120 people, including five United States soldiers, were killed in bomb attacks across Iraq on Thursday, fuelling sectarian tensions as the country waits to form a new…

Britain prepares crackdown on oldest profession

Britain is preparing to launch a crackdown on prostitution in the New Year because the trade harms communities and supports drug dealers and abusers, the Home Office said on…

Christmas has come … and it is only October

Tinsel, toys, mince pies and marzipan — Christmas has truly invaded Britain and it is only October. But retailers insist the demand is out there, with some selling festive gear…

Britain’s Prince William to enter the army

Prince William is embarking on an army career after being admitted to Britain’s premier military academy where his younger brother is already training, royal officials said…

Should we move Christmas?

Tinsel, toys, mince pies and marzipan — Christmas has truly invaded Britain and it is only October. But retailers insist the demand is out there, with some selling festive gear…