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UK rioters face harsh justice

Two men who posted messages on Facebook inciting other people to riot in their home towns have been sentenced to four years each in prison.

Iran epiphany leads Blair’s sister-in-law to Islam

Former UK prime minister’s sister-in-law has converted to Islam after having what she describes as a "holy experience" during a visit to Iran.

Three sisters, one child

A woman who was left infertile after chemotherapy to treat cervical cancer has a baby boy thanks to her two sisters — one of whom donated an egg and the other who acted as a…

Romance is back in fashion

A survey released in London on Valentine’s Day indicates that the attitudes embodied in Sex and the City are over — and 2005 heralds a return to romance. Casual sex and…

Chatroom closure panned

Rival companies have accused Microsoft of cynical commercialism for pulling the plug on its Internet chatrooms. MSN — the Internet arm of Bill Gates’s Microsoft empire — said it…

Cavern goes global

The notoriously crowded and sweaty basement club where the Beatles played some of their first gigs is about to become a global brand, writes Helen Carter in London, and will soon…

Books that get second looks

Described as the karma of literature, book crossing is a phenomenon taking UK cities by storm, writes Helen Carter.