News of the British Isles
Saturday, March 20
LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- A new type of armor would use pulses of electrical energy to repel projectiles away from an armored vehicle, British scientists say.
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News of the British IslesSaturday, March 20LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- A new type of armor would use pulses of electrical energy to repel projectiles away from an armored vehicle, British scientists say. |
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| Friday, March 19NEWPORT, England, March 19 (UPI) -- A woman died of eating poisonous mushrooms her niece found growing wild at a botanical garden in southern England, a coroner has found. YORK, England, March 19 (UPI) -- The more babies danced to music, the more they smiled, British and Finnish researchers found. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Author Ian McEwan says an English-language opera based on his novel "Atonement" is to have its premiere at a German opera house in 2013. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Britain's kingfisher population appears to have been hit hard by the coldest winter since the early 1960s, bird watchers said. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in Britain and Germany say they've created a tiny cloak of invisibility that could someday rival the one worn by fictional wizard Harry Potter. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Nutritional training is important to every area of clinical practice but has been long neglected, researchers in Britain said. EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 19 (UPI) -- A study of older people in New Zealand found those who have never smoked benefited most from smoking bans, British researchers said. |
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| Thursday, March 18LONDON, March 18 (UPI) -- British actor Ian McKellen says on his Web site the two "Hobbit" films are to start shooting simultaneously in New Zealand in July. LEEDS, England, March 18 (UPI) -- Omega 3 -- in the form of eicosapentaenoic acid -- may help curb colon polyps, British researchers said. LONDON, March 18 (UPI) -- Production on the latest screen adaptation of the literary classic "Jane Eyre" is to begin next week in the United Kingdom, Focus Features said. DUBLIN, Ireland, March 18 (UPI) -- Disney Research and an Irish scientific organization called Clarity say they are starting a research project in broadcasting and sports visualization. |
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| Wednesday, March 17NORWICH, England, March 17 (UPI) -- British-led scientists say they've created a technology that can transfer broad spectrum resistance against plant diseases across plant families. |
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| Tuesday, March 16MANCHESTER, England, March 16 (UPI) -- British and Norwegian scientists say they've discovered arctic reindeer don't use the internal clock that drives daily biological rhythms in other organisms. |
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| Monday, March 15LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- British pop star Mark Owen's wife told a friend she may leave him even though he is seeking treatment for alcohol addiction in an effort to save his marriage. LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- Representatives for British celebrity couple Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes say the actress and director have separated. LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- The owner of Britain's smallest apartment, measuring 11 feet by 5.5 feet, said he has no plans to sell despite its $273,000 value. EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 15 (UPI) -- Scottish researchers say they've solved a longstanding puzzle -- why some chickens appear to be male on one side of their body and female on the other. LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- The two remaining original members of The Hollies said they will miss the band's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction in New York because of a prior engagement. LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress-producer Drew Barrymore, reflecting on an at-times troubled life, told a British newspaper she is "happier now than I've ever been." |
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| Friday, March 12WEYMOUTH, England, March 12 (UPI) -- The skeletons of more than 50 young men buried in a pit along an ancient roadway in Southwest England have been identified as beheaded Viking raiders. LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- An in-house critic says that if near-illiterate teenagers can use Facebook and Twitter, staffers for the British broadcaster BBC do not need a course. LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. actor John Malkovich has been cast as an Austrian serial killer in the London stage production of "The Infernal Comedy," the BBC said. CAMBRIDGE, England, March 12 (UPI) -- Maternal information transmitted to an egg lets prenatal chicks know how much food they're likely to get once they're born, scientists in Britain said. ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 12 (UPI) -- A 40-year study showed oral contraceptives reduced the risk of cancer and extended some women's lives, researchers in Scotland said. |
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| Thursday, March 11LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- An opera inspired by the life of former U.S. model and television personality Anna Nicole Smith is to premiere at London's Royal Opera House, the BBC said. LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- British film director Joe Wright is to begin shooting his new adventure thriller "Hanna" in Europe, Focus Features announced Thursday. LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A British TV host is driving 210 miles from London to Manchester, England, in a coffee-powered car as part of a major science fair. |
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| Wednesday, March 10TAUNTON, England, March 10 (UPI) -- Animal experts in Britain said they have no explanation for why more than 100 starlings dropped dead from the sky onto the garden of a home. NORTHAMPTON, England, March 10 (UPI) -- Residents of an English city were warned Wednesday that a Burmese python might be on the loose. MANCHESTER, England, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have combined chalk and polystyrene to produce a tough new material that could make other materials more durable. LONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered immune cells can ensnare tumor and other dangerous cells by using bungee-like membrane nanotubes. YORK, England, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered a mechanism that might lead to a new way of converting wood and straw into liquid biofuels. LONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- Incoming "Doctor Who" star Matt Smith is to visit several cities in the British Isles by tour bus to introduce himself, the BBC said. |
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| Monday, March 8BASINGSTOKE, England, March 8 (UPI) -- A British man said his girlfriend accepted the video marriage proposal he arranged to have screened before a showing of "Avatar" at his local movie theater. NEWCASTLE, England, March 8 (UPI) -- A team of British and Dutch scientists say they've found disturbing evidence that soil microbes are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- TV personality Piers Morgan says his fellow "Britain's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell has topped his list of U.K. celebrities that really matter. |
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| Sunday, March 7CAMBRIDGE, England, March 7 (UPI) -- A Cambridge University student says she read news headlines on the air naked in response to students at the British school who take themselves too seriously. |
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| Saturday, March 6LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- Sean Lennon, son of the late British singer John Lennon, says money was not the reason footage of his father was used in a car advertisement. |
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| Friday, March 5LONDON, March 5 (UPI) -- British filmmaker Nick Park says he would like to make a Plasticine picture in 3D. LONDON, March 5 (UPI) -- Evidence of manmade global warming is stronger than the besieged U.N. climate panel claimed, with rainfall changes altering the Earth, British scientists said. |
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| Thursday, March 4LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Three quarters of the 250 actors surveyed said the West End London theater where they work has a rodent problem, The Times of London said. |
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| Tuesday, March 2LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- The British Broadcasting Corp. has confirmed it plans to close its BBC 6 Music and Asian Network divisions as a cost-saving measure. MANCHESTER, England, March 2 (UPI) -- A former member of Britain's Royal Marines said an airport worker told him to cover his "offensive" commando dagger tattoo. LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- British-led medical researchers say they have identified four aspects of immune system disturbances that lead to the development of celiac disease. LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- More intelligent children may be more likely to grow up to be liberals, a researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests. |
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| Monday, March 1BIRMINGHAM, England, March 1 (UPI) -- Frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population, researchers say. DERBY, England, March 1 (UPI) -- Online bids for a British nuclear bunker dating back to the Cold War era are approaching $30,000 on eBay. LONDON, March 1 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Lady Gaga announced plans Monday to add dates to her Monster Ball concert tour. |
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| Sunday, February 28LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A group of Britain's classical music stars have gathered in London to record a song for Haiti fundraising, organizers say. LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Harry is being considered as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, despite once saying he didn't have the "brain capacity" for it, sources say. |
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| Saturday, February 27LONDON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- British actress Minnie Driver said despite being pregnant with her son, Henry, she starred in a film and followed it up with two films post-pregnancy. LOND, England, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Broadcasting unions say they will oppose a series of cuts by the BBC targeting the British broadcaster's Web site and two of its radio stations. |
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| Friday, February 26LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Two sketches of nudes by Adolf Hitler, along with a drawing of an elderly woman thought to be his mother, will be sold at auction in Britain, the seller said. YORK, England, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A woman buried in the British city of York 16 centuries ago with signs of great wealth in her tomb was of African descent, scientists said Friday. DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Childhood abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes, say researchers at Ireland's Trinity College Dublin. OXFORD, England, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- British scientists say they're building a micro-ear that would let researchers listen to the inner workings of micro-organisms. |
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| Thursday, February 25CHICHESTER, England, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- An 89-year-old British man said he was outraged when employees at a store asked him to remove his flat cap because of security concerns. CHERTSEY, England, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A British theme park said it is seeking the smelliest possible urine for a maze attraction based on the "Saw" series of horror films. LONDON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Stella McCartney were among the mourners at a funeral for fashion designer Alexander McQueen in London Thursday. LONDON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Europe's Odeon movie theater chain says it will screen Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" after initially pledging to boycott it. |
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| Wednesday, February 24LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The Michelangelo Dream exhibition, spotlighting a series of drawings the Renaissance artist created of a possible male love interest, has opened in London. LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Cheryl Cole's publicist confirmed the British pop star has separated from her soccer player husband Ashley Cole. NORTH LUFFENHAM, England, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- A British animal charity awarded a bravery medal to a bomb-sniffing dog that twice alerted troops to the presence of explosives in Afghanistan. BRISTOL, England, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Participants in a British "flash mob" event said hundreds of "Star Wars" fans came out to a shopping center for a massive lightsaber battle. |
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| Tuesday, February 23LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- British actor Ian McShane is in talks for a supporting role in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," Empire Online reported Tuesday. LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- British stand-up comedian and former "Strictly Come Dancing" competitor Jason Wood has died, his agents confirmed to the BBC. He was 38. TORQUAY, England, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in Britain said a cliff-top house lost a "substantial" amount of land in a rockslide mere days after the home was purchased for $231,000. LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Odeon says Tim Burton's 3D version of "Alice in Wonderland" will not be shown in its movie theaters in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy. |
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| Saturday, February 13SHEFFIELD, England, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Rhubarb, especially when cooked, shows potential for killing or preventing cancer cells, researchers at Britain's Sheffield Hallam University said. HUTTON RUDBY, England, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A 25-year-old blonde voted Britain's sexiest female farmer proves not all farm hands chew straw and are scruffily dressed, contest officials said. |
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| Friday, February 12LONDON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The British rock band Muse and U.S. singer Stevie Wonder have been booked for this summer's Glastonbury performing arts festival in England, organizers said. NOTTINGHAM, England, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- British researchers say the risk of blood clots increases three-fold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Researchers in Scotland say lower intelligence was second only to smoking as a predictor of cardiovascular disease. |
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| Thursday, February 11LONDON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Australia's RSPCA has fined the British television network ITV for allowing contestants on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" to kill and eat a rat. LONDON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A high-end British supermarket promises its latest brand of toilet paper, made with cashmere, is "the most luxurious yet." NORWICH, England, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A British- and U.S.-led international consortium says it has sequenced the first member of the wheat and barley group of grasses. |
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| Tuesday, February 9ABERGLASNEY, Wales, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A British woman who brought her more than 200-year-old plate to the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow" in Wales said appraisers told her the item was worth $156,000. LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A lawyer for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie says the celebrity couple is suing a British newspaper for erroneously reporting they broke up. WALLINGFORD, England, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.K. scientists studying global change say they've found the trend toward earlier springs and summers has affected a wide range of plants and animals. ABERGLASNEY, Wales, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A British woman who brought her more than 20-year-old plate the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow" in Wales said appraisers told her the item was worth $156,000. SWANSEA, Wales, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British researchers said they found distinct demographic profiles for Crohn's disease and colitis -- inflammatory bowel diseases. |
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| Monday, February 8MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- People with anxiety and depression are most likely to use a shade of gray to represent their mental state than blue, researchers in Britain say. LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- "Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical" and "Sister Act" were among the shows nominated for the best new musical Olivier Award in London Monday. LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The Haiti charity song "Everybody Hurts," recorded by Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole and Susan Boyle, has been released online. LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. and British scientists say they have determined the three-dimensional structure of a critical enzyme found in HIV and other retroviruses. CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Children whose mothers suffer from depression during pregnancy are more likely than others to show anti-social behavior, British researchers say. |
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| Friday, February 5LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- British actress Emma Watson was Hollywood's highest-paid actress in 2009, Vanity Fair reported. LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Props and costumes used on the iconic British science-fiction series "Doctor Who" are to be auctioned off in London, Bonhams auction house said. CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- An algorithm that analyzes glucose levels could lead to wireless devices that recommend insulin adjustments in type 1 diabetics, British scientists said. CORK, Ireland, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Researchers in Ireland say they've created a vaccine that stimulates the immune system to attack cancer cells left after prostate surgery. LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- .Runoff from agriculture, roads and housing has badly polluted 80 percent of British ponds, stripping them of much of their plant and animal life, a study says. |
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| Thursday, February 4CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- British and Belgian researchers say they have communicated with a patient in a vegetative state through the person's thoughts. LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The death of Susan Morgan, a British novelist who wrote under the names Zoe Barnes and Sue Dyson, has been declared a suicide, officials said. LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A British poll suggests one-third of adults in the country confuse the leader of the British National Party with the protagonist from TV's "Family Guy." CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Seeing someone perform a virtuous deed -- especially helping another person -- makes people feel good, U.S. researchers say. BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- People move faster when they react to something in their environment than when they initiate the action ourselves, researchers in Britain found. |
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| Wednesday, February 3LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Recent breakdowns in British rail service have been caused by rats and mice cutting through cables, officials say. NEWSHAM, England, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Residents of a British town said they have been left afraid to leave their homes by the threat of a pecking attack from an aggressive pheasant. LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is in talks to headline a night of this June's Glastonbury Festival in England, festival organizers said. LEEDS, England, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- People who spend a lot of time browsing the Internet are more likely to show depressive symptoms, researchers in Britain found. |
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| Tuesday, February 2LONDON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The Lancet, a British medical journal, retracted a 1998 study that linked the childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism. |
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| Monday, February 1LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Scottish comedian Billy Connolly says comedians in the United Kingdom are held to a higher standard of conduct than other artists and he thinks that's unfair. LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Despite the financial downturn, the number of male breast reductions rose by 80 percent in Britain from 2008 to 2009, plastic surgeons said. HATFIELD, England, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- An international team of British-led astronomers says it has discovered what may be the coolest sub-stellar body ever found outside our own solar system. |
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| Saturday, January 30LONDON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Emma Amelia Pearl Czikai alleges in a complaint that producers of the British TV show purposely embarrassed her. |
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| Friday, January 29PORVENIR, Chile, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A study of worms, sponges and other macrobenthos animals are revealing the mysteries of the Straits of Magellan, a British scientist said. |
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| Thursday, January 28LONDON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- West End shows earned more than $806 million in box-office receipts in 2009, the Society of London Theatre said this week. CARDIFF, Wales, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A Welsh Tesco supermarket has become the first in the country to introduce a dress code, banning customers from shopping in pajamas or bare feet. MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've used synthetic molecules to activate specific genes in bacteria, a method that could lead to new drug and gene therapies. |
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| Wednesday, January 27BLACKBURN, Scotland, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle told police she was entering her home in Blackburn late Tuesday when she saw a stranger run out of her house. EXETER, England, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have developed a technique that allows monitoring of Earth's peatlands via satellite images and airborne laser scanning data. |
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| Tuesday, January 26LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Ambidexterity -- mixed-handedness -- may be linked to problems in school, a British researcher said. LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A dressed-up pair of British TV presenters filming a segment for a children's show say they were stopped by police and questioned under anti-terror law. CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've determined the small brain of Homo floresiensis, a small-brained extinct hominid popularly known as 'the Hobbit,' was normal. LEICESTER, England, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A British study suggests most European men are descended from the first farmers to migrate from the Near East about 10,000 years ago. LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole and Take That are recording a cover of the song "Everybody Hurts" to raise money for Haiti's earthquake victims. LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Scottish movie star James McAvoy has announced his wife, British actress Anne-Marie Duff, is pregnant with their first child. |
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| Monday, January 25HINXTON, England, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- British researchers say they have developed a new method to track the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. LONDON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Britain's leading astronomer says the universe could contain life forms more developed than the human beings of Earth. |
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| Saturday, January 23LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- British actor, documentarian and non-fiction author Ross Kemp has written his first novel, which is to be published in July, his publisher says. |
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| Thursday, January 21LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A survey of British youngsters suggests 26 percent of the country's under-16 population erroneously believe bacon comes from sheep. LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Judy Craymer, producer of the hit stage and movie musical "Mamma Mia!," says she is working on a show based on the songs of Britain's Spice Girls. EXETER, England, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Researchers in Britain have linked thyroid disease with human exposure to stain repellent containing perfluorooctanoic acid. LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- "Avatar," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" have been nominated for the Orange British Academy Film Award for best picture. |
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| Wednesday, January 20LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Actor Liam Neeson presided over a dinner that raised nearly $400,000 to help rebuild the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A London museum stripped its photographer of the year of his award Wednesday because judges now say he rented his subject from a wildlife park. LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has pleaded guilty to common assault and disorder for a hair-pulling altercation at a theater last month. SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Fish oil given intravenously to patients in intensive care reduces inflammation and results in a shorter hospital stay, British researchers found. LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U2, Jay-Z and producer Swizz Beatz have collaborated on a single intended to raise money for the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti. |
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| Tuesday, January 19LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The Irish pop group Boyzone has announced plans to release its first new song since member Stephen Gately died in October. LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- British producer Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment have announced the creation of a new long-term global venture. LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- British supermodel Kate Moss has gotten engaged to her longtime beau, musician Jamie Hince, The Daily Telegraph says. CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- British scientists say diseased hearts have DNA "marks" not found on healthy hearts. |
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| Monday, January 18YORK, England, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Genetic mapping of the plant Artemisia annua will speed breeding of the herb for urgently needed malaria treatments, scientists in Britain said. LONDON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A computerized system that screens mammograms could save lives by spotting breast cancer results doctors may miss, a British researcher said. LONDON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Officials with a London store said they are selling a specially prepared 15.43-pound ham for $2,940 -- believed to be the world's highest price tag for ham. HALIFAX, England, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A British gym teacher said he set a Guinness World Record for longest soccer throw-in by tossing the ball 163.32 feet, half the length of a soccer field. LONDON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Women over age 50 should not be banned in Britain from seeking fertility treatments at private clinics, several fertility specialists said. LONDON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A British radio disc jockey "lacked compassion" for playing the song "Jump" while police tried to coax a suicidal woman off a ledge, a critic says. |
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| Sunday, January 17GRAVESEND, England, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The design of a 164-foot high horse statue under construction in England is intended to allow the work of art to survive a bomb attack, an official says. LONDON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Letters written by Vincent Van Gogh on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London offer insights into the late artist, observers say. SHEFFIELD, England, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- British actor Sean Bean was honored Saturday in his native town with a plaque on Sheffield's Walk of Fame. |
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| Saturday, January 16LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- British comedian Ricky Gervais, who starred in the British version of "The Office," is eyeing a guest spot on the sitcom's U.S. version, his publicist says. |
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| Friday, January 15MERTHYR TYDFIL, Wales, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A Welsh fan of "The Simpsons" said he is planning to stay awake for more than 150 straight hours to watch all 451 episodes back-to-back in a record attempt. LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The British government's formal apology to Thalidomide victims comes 50 years too late but is important nonetheless, a Thalidomide Trust official said. LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Surgeons want 6-week-old conjoined twins to grow and gain strength before deciding whether to separate them, officials in London say. LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- British researchers say an eye test may help detect and monitor Alzheimer's disease. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A valuable watercolor was stolen from a library while 200 people were listening to a talk by a bishop on the Reformation's effect on Scotland, authorities said. |
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| Thursday, January 14LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Britain's publicly funded healthcare system gives dementia services short shrift despite official promises to the contrary, a national audit report found. |
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| Wednesday, January 13EXETER, England, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- British researchers found more evidence linking bisphenol A exposure -- a chemical often used in plastic food containers -- and cardiovascular disease. LONDON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- British filmmaker Guy Ritchie has started up a record label and signed his bar's house group The Punchbowl Band, as his first act, the BBC said. |
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| Tuesday, January 12LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Motion-sensitive night cameras for the first time have captured a cricket pollinating orchids, British researchers said. LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The most common type of children's brain cancer can arise from stem cells, researchers in Britain say. LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- British comedian, writer and actor Ricky Gervais says he is looking to book dates around the world for his fourth live comedy tour. OXFORD, England, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Carrying extra weight on the hips, butt and thighs -- those called "pear-shaped" -- is better for health than having a big waist, British researchers say. |
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| Monday, January 11UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A failure to protect the world's natural resources is a wake-up call for people everywhere, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. LONDON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Discovery of a gene that regulates heart beat could lead to new treatments for cardiac rhythm disturbances, British researchers said. BRISTOL, England, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Evidence that Neanderthals wore body paint dispels the idea they were "half-wits," a British archaeologist said. |
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| Saturday, January 9LONDON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom's postal service, the Royal Mail, says its 2010 stamp program features postage based on classic album covers. LONDON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe says British TV personality Jonathan Ross should try to get a job in the United States. |
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| Friday, January 8LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Jeremy Irons has signed up to star in Dennis Kelly's new stage drama "The Gods Weep," which begins performances in March, the Royal Shakespeare Company said. LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- British folktronica singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has topped the BBC's Sound of 2010 list of rising music stars, the British broadcaster announced. LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Invasive gray squirrels are not responsible for the 40-year decline of some bird populations in Britain, orthinologists said. TARBERT, Scotland, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Basking sharks are making a comeback off Scotland after being hunted for generations for their livers and fins, researchers said. |
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| Thursday, January 7LONDON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- British television and radio star Jonathan Ross has announced he will leave the BBC when his contract expires in June. |
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| Wednesday, January 6LONDON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood screen icon Sylvester Stallone says he needed surgery after he broke his neck shooting a fight scene for his upcoming movie, "The Expendables." LONDON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Keepers at the London Zoo are engaged this week in a task resembling the biblical account of Noah, counting thousands of animals belonging to 750 species. |
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| Monday, January 4DUNCHURCH, England, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Residents of a British town said pranksters carried on a 40-year tradition of disguising a statue in the village, this time as Homer Simpson. LONDON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Three billion years ago, Mars was warm enough to sustain lakes that were as wide as 12 miles, scientists at Britain's Imperial College said. MEDWAY, England, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Mosquitoes whine to attract a mate of the correct species, said scientists in Britain who study the maddening sound made by the insects. LONDON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- British actor, author and comedian Stephen Fry said he is giving up Tweeting until after he finishes the second volume of his autobiography. LONDON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Vinnie Jones, Stephen Baldwin and Heidi Fleiss were among the house guests on Sunday's premiere of the final edition of Britain's "Celebrity Big Brother." |
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| Sunday, January 3LONDON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A small art gallery in London said it secretly purchased a painting by famed Russian-French artist Marc Chagall at a fraction of its estimated worth. |
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| Saturday, January 2LONDON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A New Year's Day showing of actor David Tennant's last appearance on "Doctor Who" earned the British TV series 10.4 million viewers, early figures indicate. LEIPZIG, Germany, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- It's now possible to distinguish between ancient DNA and modern DNA that contaminates an archaeological site, a German scientist said. |
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| Friday, January 1LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British doctors say they will begin human trials in 2010 of a revolutionary spaghetti-like artificial artery in heart bypass surgery. |
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| Thursday, December 31LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Northern Irish singer Van Morrison says an announcement claiming he is a new father at 64 is untrue and was posted on his Web site by a hacker. LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The director of Britain's National Science Learning Center, known for bringing excitement back into Britain's science classes, was made a knight Thursday. LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- British actor Patrick Stewart has been knighted in London as part of the New Year Honors list for his contributions to drama, officials said. CWMRHYDYCEIRW, Wales, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Binge drinking has sparked a rash of gout among Welsh men in their 20s, likely leading to chronic ill health, a hospital emergency room consultant says. |
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| Wednesday, December 30LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Snow Patrol's 2006 single "Chasing Cars" was the most played song in England during the 2000s, the BBC reported. LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Scottish actor James McAvoy is to play James Bond novelist Ian Fleming in a new movie, sources told Empire Online. |
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| Tuesday, December 29NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A drug derived from a mushroom -- cordycepin -- may be used to treat some cancers, British researchers say. CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- High-speed video has shown some insects use vision rather than touch to find footholds, scientists at England's University of Cambridge said. LONDON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Northern Irish singer Van Morrison announced on his Web site Monday night he has became a father for the fourth time at the age of 64. |
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| Monday, December 28EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Scottish environmental groups are applauding railway officials for including artificial animal dens and a "newt fence" as part of a $480 million project. GALWAY, Ireland, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Using disinfectants may cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics as well as the disinfectant itself, National University of Ireland researchers say. NEWCASTLE, England, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Soil studies show antibiotic resistance in nature is growing despite tighter control over antibiotic use in medicine and agriculture, British scientists said. |
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| Saturday, December 26LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- An iPhone application designed to discourage binge drinking has had the opposite effect and been turned into a drinking game, some British users say. LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Veterans' charities said "Big Brother" producers should not go through with their proposal to feature amputee soldiers in the British TV series. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- "Killing Bono," a movie about a rock band that tried to get off the ground at the same time U2 was getting started, is to be shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
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| Thursday, December 24LONDON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The British government and doctors should do more to crack down on those who promote remedies such as curing AIDS with vitamins, a researcher says. EXETER, England, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The invasive American mink has become increasingly dependent on seafood from the coastline of Scotland's Outer Hebrides, scientists in Britain said. |
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| Wednesday, December 23LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A judge at London's High Court says pop star Boy George cannot appear in the final series of the TV reality show "Big Brother." LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a fellow theatergoer at a play last weekend. LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- British rocker Ronnie Wood has been issued a warning for a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend in Surrey this month, officials said. |
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| Tuesday, December 22LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William and France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, have been shedding light on the plight of the homeless, ABC News said. LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The London Film Critics' Circle says it plans to present Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino with its highest honor at a ceremony in February. |
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| Monday, December 21LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- British rocker Pete Doherty, whose music career has been overshadowed by his rehab stints and legal woes, has been arrested again, officials say. LUTON, England, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A British TV presenter turned political candidate failed in her bid to break the world record for eating Brussels sprouts after finishing only five in a minute. LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- British supermarkets say sales of premium toilet paper are spiking during the holiday season as people stock up on the soft stuff to impress guests. LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A British company says dozens of schools are using its educational rock and rap songs for General Certificate of Secondary Education exam preparation. LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Understanding the differences between skull and limb bones could lead to new ways to treat or prevent osteoporosis, British scientists said. LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Television sportscaster Chris Hollins and his professional partner Ola Jordan have won the British competition series "Strictly Come Dancing." LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" has been declared the United Kingdom's "Christmas No. 1 song." |
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| Sunday, December 20LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The British government said it will give $32.3 million to a trust intended to help those individuals whose lives were impacted by thalidomide. LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will knight "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor Patrick Stewart, Buckingham Palace sources say. LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- British films are expected to surpass $1.6 billion in ticket sales this year for the first time thanks to several blockbusters, industry officials say. DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Adam Clayton, bassist for the Irish rock group U2, alleges in a lawsuit his former personal assistant stole nearly $2.6 million from him. LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A tribute show scheduled to take place in London in honor of the late U.S. pop singer Michael Jackson is at risk of not occurring, organizers say. LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A lawyer for the Village People said a British TV network is facing a legal battle for a TV promotion featuring the music group's trademarked costumes. LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Russell T. Davies, chief writer for "Doctor Who," said actor David Tennant's final episodes with the British TV series turned out well. |
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| Saturday, December 19LONDON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The British Broadcasting Corp., facing ageism allegations, is about to hire two new BBC News broadcasters in their 50s, insiders said. LONDON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Results of a survey for the British Phonographic Industry trade association indicate illegal downloading of music in the United Kingdom is not decreasing. |
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| Friday, December 18LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Rembrandt painting sold last week for $33.2 million was bought by a representative for Las Vegas casino owner Stephen A. Wynn, sources say. LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Goran Visnjic have begun shooting the television miniseries "The Deep" in Glasgow, Scotland, the BBC announced. |
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| Thursday, December 17LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The BBC has come under fire for a controversial Internet discussion it sponsored on proposed legislation in Uganda to execute some homosexuals. LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Those wacky nanotechnology elves at the National Physical Laboratory in London shared the holiday spirit by building a teeny-tiny snowman in a seasonal video. NORFOLK, England, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Staff at a British aquarium said gas bubbles resulting from a green sea turtle's healthy diet caused the tank overflow alarms to sound. LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- There is a type of "war of the roses" being waged in some British hospitals, with some staff determined to rid patients' rooms of flowers, researchers say. |
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| Wednesday, December 16LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The genetic codes for lung and skin cancer have been mapped, an accomplishment that could lead to vastly improved treatments, scientists in Britain say. LICHFIELD, England, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A British chef said he is honoring the 20th birthday of "The Simpsons" with a 4-foot-tall bust of series matriarch Marge Simpson made of margarine. |
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| Tuesday, December 15EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The National Galleries of Scotland has acknowledged a portrait long thought to be of Bonnie Prince Charlie more likely depicts his younger brother. LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Imperial College London scientists say they have ruled out the possibility that methane is delivered by meteorites into Mars' atmosphere. |
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| Monday, December 14HIGHCLIFF, England, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A 66-year-old British woman said she re-purchased a cornet she sold at age 25 in 1968 after finding the instrument for auction on eBay. LONDON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The British rock band Coldplay has announced plans to sell instruments they have used, as well as other memorabilia, in an "End of Decade Clearout Sale." |
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| Sunday, December 13LONDON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- British Comedy Awards judges named "Outnumbered" best sitcom and best comedy of the year, while also honoring one of the British TV comedy's stars. |
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| Saturday, December 12LONDON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- British actress Judi Dench said she is concerned the arts in her country are paying the price for holding the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. |
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| Friday, December 11LONDON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Pop star Rihanna has announced plans to perform eight concerts in the United Kingdom this spring, organizers said. LONDON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A binding protein released within minutes of a heart attack could help rapidly diagnose a problem even in weak attacks, British scientists said. NEWCASTLE, England, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Cultured stem cells from eyes helped improve the sight of eight patients with Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency, a painful, blinding disease, British doctors said. GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Radio presenter Nasim Jamil, who was discovered slain in her Glasgow, Scotland, home this week, died of severe head injuries, police said. LONDON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- "Head of a Muse," a 16th-century drawing by Raphael, was sold at a London auction this week for $48 million, Christie's said. |
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| Thursday, December 10LONDON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- More than 840,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" were sold its first day on DVD, making the British flick the year's fastest-selling video. LONDON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A British study suggests the spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer cells into the bloodstream of mice is governed by a growth factor. |
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| Wednesday, December 9BRISTOL, England, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Two British women attempting a world record by rowing across the Atlantic say they hope to shave a few days off the trip by completing the feat naked. |
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| Tuesday, December 8LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- British painter Richard Wright was named the winner of this year's Turner Prize at a ceremony at the Tate Britain, organizers said. LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Traumas as a child live on into adulthood as health risk factors, British researchers suggest. LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A fox was spotted running down an escalator at a London Underground train station, a witness to the unusual urban wildlife episode says. LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Fifteen music acts made the long list for the BBC's Sound of 2010 honor, which recognizes the most exciting artist or group for the coming year. LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A British retailer says it is now stocking bra pads that inflate to increase cleavage by up to a cup size with the push of a button. LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The post-surgical risk for a potentially fatal blood clot is higher and lasts longer than previously thought, researchers in Britain said. |
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| Monday, December 7BRISTOL, England, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- British scientists say the Earth might be up to 50 percent more sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide than has been estimated. LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered the musty odor produced by old books can be used to assess the book's condition and help preserve it. LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Binge drinking habits and cheap alcohol are partially to blame for the increasing number of cancer cases in England, medical experts said. LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney has narrated a 13-minute video about slaughterhouses for the group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Abba tops the charts, Queen comes in second and Frank Sinatra places third among hits Britons love to belt out during karaoke, says a new ranking. |
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| Sunday, December 6LONDON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- British singer George Michael says he is in the studio working on new music, indicating he's mining his troubled past for material. MALHAM, England, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- An unusual colony of cave spiders, descended from pioneers who hitched a ride with scientists, is being returned to a cavern in northern England. LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The British royal family wants intrusive photographers to back off and stop using long lenses to catch the royals in private moments, officials said Saturday. |
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| Saturday, December 5COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Cellphone users in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden showed no significant increase in brain tumors, a study from the Danish Cancer Society said. |
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| Friday, December 4LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Irish-born actor Richard Todd has died at his home near Grantham in England after a battle with cancer, his family said. He was 90. BERLIN, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The Iron Curtain that divided Europe for nearly a half-century protected Eastern Europe from invasive bird species introduced by people, scientists said. |
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| Thursday, December 3MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A British psychologist said his research indicates foot movements are one of the most powerful indicators of whether a woman finds a suitor attractive. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Patients often complain that hospital noise keeps them awake, but British researchers say simple things can lower noise levels by 20 percent. LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- British rocker Ronnie Wood was arrested for suspicion of assault in connection with a domestic incident, police in Surrey said. LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Prolific Hollywood filmmaker Steven Soderbergh says he plans to take a break from directing after he completes the projects on which he is already working. |
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| Wednesday, December 2CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A group of international scientists has published what it calls the first comprehensive review of Antarctica's climate and its relationship to global warming. CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A British-led group of international scientists says a new drug resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium is causing life-threatening disease in Africa. |
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| Tuesday, December 1LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- British novelist Jane Austen most likely died in 1817 of bovine tuberculosis, not Addison's disease as previously believed, a scholar says. NEWCASTLE, England, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've used human brain tissue removed from people suffering from epilepsy to do research that may lead to better treatments. SOUTHHAMPTON, England, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- British scientists say the water temperature of Kuwait Bay in the northern Arabian Gulf has increased three times faster than the global average since 1985. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- In anticipation of a "miserable" old age, young men are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking, Irish researchers said. LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Scientists in Britain have identified the trigger leading to arterial damage caused by atherosclerosis, the disease that causes heart attacks and strokes. LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- They finally got around to translating Jonathan Littell's book "The Kindly Ones" into English and Monday night it won a British award for bad sex in fiction. |
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| Monday, November 30LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A documentary shot during the British pop band Blur's rehearsals and summer 2009 concert tour is to be released in U.K. theaters in January, the BBC said. NORWICH, England, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've crystallized a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract, thereby aiding producers of probiotics. LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Several hospitals in Britain are not meeting patient safety and infection control standards, while others have unusually high mortality rates, a report said. LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- British police have apologized for arresting the black rock band The Thirst after receiving an erroneous tip the musicians had a gun in their vehicle. LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Writers' Guild of Great Britain honored Andrew Davies, who has adapted dozens of literary works for the screen, with a lifetime achievement award. LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Royal Society of London says is celebrating its 350th anniversary year by starting a unique, interactive historical Web site. |
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| Sunday, November 29LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The brother of Susan Boyle said U.S. actress Kathy Bates should portray his sister in a film about the amateur Scottish singer's life. LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Former U.S. model Cindy Crawford said she previously received Botox injections in London to help limit the wrinkles that came with her advancing age. |
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| Saturday, November 28MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Jet lag sufferers may have help soon in re-tuning their body clock to lessen the effects of the travelers' condition, a British research study suggests. GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle returned to her Scotland home after a successful but nerve-wracking promotional stop in New York, authorities said. CARDIFF, Wales, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Europe's new Herschel telescope is examining a dying star that is 30 to 40 times more massive than Earth's sun, astronomers said. |
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| Friday, November 27BATH, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A British music Web site has named Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" as the "Greatest Guitar Riff of All Time," followed by "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses. LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Christopher Eccleston will portray slain British rock 'n' roll star John Lennon in an upcoming television movie, the BBC announced. LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, said children in Britain are being exposed to graphic music videos from artists like U.S. pop singer Beyonce. LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Robbie Williams' mother has confirmed her British pop star son is engaged to U.S. actress Ayda Field. BATH, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Hollywood film star Nicolas Cage helped turn on the Christmas lights in Bath, England, where he has a home, organizers of the yuletide event said. ESSEX, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A new report has severely criticized a British hospital in Essex for allegedly deplorable conditions leading to a death rate a third higher than normal. WARWICK, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- High salt intake is unequivocally linked to stroke and heart disease, researchers in England and Italy found. |
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| Thursday, November 26LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney said at the London launch of his new CD and DVD that playing music helps him "revisit" his fallen former band mates and late wife Linda. LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Rare footage of Sir Winston Churchill, in a screen test for television, will be shown to mark the 75th anniversary of British party political broadcasts. |
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| Wednesday, November 25LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" has fetched $172,630 at a British auction, Christie's auction house said. LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Carla Bruni, a singer and model as well as the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, confirmed she has landed a role in Woody Allen's upcoming film. LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found brain size is much less related to the complexity of an organism's thought and behavior than is currently assumed. YORK, England, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- British and African scientists say they have discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania in Eastern Africa. |
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| Tuesday, November 24LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Scottish-born actor Alan Cumming was made an Officer of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in London Tuesday. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A total of 264 cases of syphilis were diagnosed in Scotland in 2008, the most in more than half a century. LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Steven Spielberg has finished shooting his big-screen version of the iconic Belgian comic-book series "Tintin," producer Peter Jackson said. |
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| Monday, November 23LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Irish rockers U2 have been booked to headline England's 2010 Glastonbury music festival, organizers announced. LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Model Katie Price has left the British version of the reality TV competition series "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A doctor said Britain's National Health Service needs to focus on improving the health of its staff members in areas such as smoking and obesity. NEWCASTLE, England, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Half of British women lack vitamin A due to a genetic variation, scientists found. |
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| Sunday, November 22LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- An Asian news presenter alleges in an $8.25 million lawsuit against ITV that one of the British broadcaster's anchors is guilty of racism and ageism. LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Christie's auction house in London said a first edition copy of Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" that once resided in a bathroom could sell for $99,000. |
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| Saturday, November 21LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Scripts for the special Christmas episodes of "EastEnders" were stolen from the home of one of the British TV series' writers, the BBC reports. BLACKPOOL, England, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. singer Lady Gaga will be among the stars performing for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the upcoming Royal Variety Performance. |
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| Friday, November 20LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- British and Norwegian researchers said depression is as big of a mortality risk factor as smoking. LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The alternative rock band Blur has won the award for best headline performance of 2009 for its closing-night set at the Glastonbury music festival last June. LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A proposed Google program would allow anyone with Internet access to spot illegal logging in tropical rainforests and report it, the company said. LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Bird flu would need two simultaneous mutations to spread from human to human, British and U.S. researchers say. |
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| Thursday, November 19LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The British government is moving toward mandating evolution be taught in all public primary schools as a science subject starting in September 2011. |
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| Wednesday, November 18LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- British pop icon Elton John says he is feeling much better after battling the flu and an E.coli infection. LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- David Suchet and Barbara Hershey are set to star in a new British TV adaption of Agatha Christie's mystery novel "Murder on the Orient Express," the BBC said. |
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| Tuesday, November 17GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Scottish singer Susan Boyle says she was tormented as a child by classmates and teachers because she suffered from learning disabilities. LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The stars of the Broadway production of "Hair" are to move to the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End in April, the musical's producers have announced. LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Health experts in England say legislation to stop sunbed use by children is urgently needed. LEEDS, England, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have developed a simple technology that can be used in existing chemical reactors to ensure more efficient drug crystal formation. |
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| Monday, November 16ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Diet may be crucial to the look of healthy skin, researchers in Scotland and England said. LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Derek Boland, the British hip-hop artist known professionally as Derek B., has died of a heart attack, the BBC reported. He was 44. OXFORD, England, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A British woman said the device she created to help her battle insomnia as a student is now available for $210 online. BRISTOL, England, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The prostitute whose experiences inspired the TV series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" has revealed herself as a research scientist at a British university. BRISTOL, England, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A British study suggests Earth's ecosystems and oceans have a much greater capacity to absorb carbon dioxide than has been previously estimated. LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- British researchers discovered taking too much of the essential mineral selenium can increase cholesterol by 8 percent. |
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| Sunday, November 15LONDON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A member of the British Parliament said a new law paves the way for the return of pieces of art stolen from their rightful owners during World War II. |
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| Friday, November 13LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- British television personality Sharon Osbourne has apologized via Twitter for saying singer Susan Boyle is a lovely lady who had been hit by the ugly stick. ALDRIDGE, England, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Authorities in Britain said six teenagers treated for drinking ethanol were apparently inspired by a storyline on a TV drama. LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Hollywood screen icon Debbie Reynolds is taking her one-woman show "Debbie Reynolds Alive and Fabulous" to London's West End, producers said. LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Daniel Radcliffe's spokeswoman denied a newspaper report claiming the 20-year-old British actor was spotted smoking marijuana at a London party. LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Teens who grow up unhappy, poor, do not enjoy school and are despondent about their future are at increased risk of pregnancy, British researchers said. |
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| Thursday, November 12LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- George Hamilton, Samantha Fox and Camilla Dallerup have signed up to compete in Britain's version of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" producers said. OLDBURY, England, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- An Oldbury, England, woman says she'll fight a $125 littering fine handed her for feeding ducks and geese in a park with her toddler son. |
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| Wednesday, November 11LONDON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A London High Court judge Wednesday granted Jo Wood a divorce from her estranged husband, British rocker Ronnie Wood, officials said. LEEDS, England, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found fig wasps can travel about 100 miles in fewer than 48 hours, transporting pollen 10 times farther than any other insect. |
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| Tuesday, November 10NORWICH, England, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Plant ants generally live in harmony with their hosts, but a British-Brazilian study finds that when the ants run out of space they can become destructive. |
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| Monday, November 9LONDON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- British scientists say an Internet social networking tool meant to advance the science of natural history has generated responses from 1,100 registered users. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, England, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A British researcher said his study indicates using swear words increases a person's tolerance for pain. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A team of Northern Ireland researchers say they are developing futuristic communications systems to protect front-line combat troops. |
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| Sunday, November 8LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- British actor Simon MacCorkindale said he was diagnosed with bowel cancer more than three years ago and it has since become terminal. LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom Film Council estimates British actress Kate Winslet is worth nearly $99.7 million to her country in terms of tourism and industry. |
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| Saturday, November 7LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The runner-up in this year's Miss England pageant, Lance Cpl. Katrina Hodge, has replaced winner Rachel Christie after an alleged barroom brawl, organizers say. |
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| Friday, November 6LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Rachel Christie has given up her title of Miss England after being arrested for allegedly assaulting another beauty queen at a costume party. NORTH TAWTON, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The facade of a British church featured in a popular TV series and many of the churchyard's gravestones were vandalized by a trio of teenagers, police say. LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A group of British scientists is asking the government to respect the independence of scientific advisers and protect them from political interference. LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Elton John's spokesman said the British pop star has been discharged from the London hospital where he has been treated for the flu and E.coli infection. |
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| Thursday, November 5LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- British military records published online revealed playwright Noel Coward was discharged during World War I with "neuroasthenia." PEMBREY, Wales, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Welsh couple whose wedding cake turned out to be a polystyrene fraud won $514 from the bakery in small claims court. SOUTHHAMPTON, England, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- British and U.S. scientists are warning deep-sea ecosystems occupying 60 percent of the Earth's surface could be vulnerable to the effects of global warming. |
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| Wednesday, November 4LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Beyonce has been announced as the final performer for the upcoming 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin. LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- British pop star Robbie Williams has confirmed he plans to rejoin the group Take That for an upcoming performance. LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have identified a gene that's critical in the fruit fly for synchronizing its temperature cycle with that of its environment. LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- London's High Court has approved a settlement in which the Daily Mail newspaper is to pay actress Kate Winslet $41,000 in libel damages. |
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| Tuesday, November 3LONDON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. rock icon Iggy Pop says he and his band The Stooges have been rehearsing for a 2010 concert tour. |
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| Monday, November 2LONDON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Eating a lot of processed food may increase a person's risk for depression, researchers in Britain found. |
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| Sunday, November 1LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Crimes against wildlife in Britain have increased more than two-fold since last year, pushing one species to the brink of extinction, authorities say. LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- British artist manager Simon Fuller said the Spice Girls will reunite to perform in advance of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. |
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| Saturday, October 31LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A series of letters written by the late British poet George Gordon Byron has sold for a world record $458,000, Sotheby's auction house in London said. LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Scottish actor David Tennant said he was very emotional filming his final scenes as the lead of the science fiction series "Doctor Who." |
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| Friday, October 30LONDON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Computer gamers will soon race their on-screen cars against real drivers during actual televised auto races, a British computer game company says. LONDON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Elton John has postponed the final date on his Red Piano concert tour because he is still suffering from the flu. LONDON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Depression and alcohol abuse are the top psychological problems faced by British soldiers returning from combat, a psychiatric study found. LONDON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A scheduling conflict has forced Robbie Williams to cancel his planned performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards next week, the pop star's spokesman said. WREXHAM, Wales, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- That enigmatic Mona Lisa smile, mystifying millions for centuries, has been unveiled in a Wales shopping mall, looming larger than ever, its creators said. |
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| Thursday, October 29LONDON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Two genetic mutations linked to the risk of fungal infections have been identified by a team of British and Dutch scientists. LONDON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- George Michael's spokesman said the British pop star is to release a new holiday single in December. LONDON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Actress Barbara Windsor says she plans to leave the British soap opera "EastEnders" in 2010 after playing character Peggy Mitchell since 1994. |
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| Wednesday, October 28LONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- British singer Morrissey performed at London's Royal Albert Hall Tuesday, just days after collapsing on stage at a gig in Swindon. NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A substitute teacher involved in a 2006 cheating scandal at Central Connecticut State University has appealed a ruling that she copied a term paper. |
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| Tuesday, October 27LONDON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Elton John, who is suffering from the flu, has canceled a third U.K. show, promoters said. OXFORD, England, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- British and Danish scientists say they've determined testicular tumors can explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers. BRISTOL, England, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found mantis shrimp can see in 12 colors -- humans see in only three -- and can distinguish various forms of polarized light. |
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| Monday, October 26EXETER, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A small study found exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive, British researchers suggest. BRISTOL, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- U.K. and Canadian scientists say they've found a structure on a tropical butterfly's wing that allows it to distinguish between high and low pitch sounds. LONDON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Elton John's publicist says the pop star was forced to cancel two concerts in his native England during the weekend because he was suffering from the flu. SUNDERLAND, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A British woman dubbed the country's top Avon saleswoman said confidence was the key to going from unemployment to $408,000 a year. GREAT YARMOUTH, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The British organizers of a world record attempt said 901 people dressed as the hero of the "Where's Waldo?" puzzle books, but fell short of a record. SWINDON, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- British singer Morrissey was hospitalized after crumpling to the stage Saturday during a concert in Swindon, England, officials said. BRISTOL, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- British researchers say focusing on a relationship between marijuana use and risk of schizophrenia may be misguided. |
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| Sunday, October 25LONDON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A British book reviewer says crime fiction has become so graphic in depicting violence against women she is refusing to review new books. LONDON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokesman said in a statement. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Actor/director Mel Gibson said he has second thoughts about Scottish patriot William Wallace and now calls the man he portrayed in "Braveheart" a "monster." |
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| Saturday, October 24SWINDON, England, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- British singer Morrissey was hospitalized after crumpling to the stage Saturday during a concert in North Yorkshire, England, officials said. LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Internet entrepreneur Andrew Cowles said he will not accept his portion of the estate of his late partner, Irish pop singer Stephen Gately. LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- More British students than ever are studying engineering and science at a college level, officials said. LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Long-term cell phone users face a higher risk of developing brain tumors later in life, researchers in Britain warn. |
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| Friday, October 23AUKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A pair of New Zealand researchers claim a medium-sized dog has about the same carbon footprint as a sport-utility vehicle due to its diet. LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Amanda Seyfried says there may be a sequel to her blockbuster movie musical, "Mamma Mia!" DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Irish and British researchers say risk-reducing lifestyle changes are still key to treating peripheral arterial disease. |
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| Thursday, October 22LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The British indie rock band The Rakes said Thursday it has broken up and canceled U.K. and U.S. concert dates. GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's Oxford University Press said it is publishing the world's first historical thesaurus after 44 years of work on the project. SWINDON, England, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've determined specialized molecules that activate immune system receptor cells could revolutionize the design and use of vaccines. |
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| Wednesday, October 21LONDON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Amy Winehouse's father says the British soul singer recently had breast-enhancement surgery. GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Scottish guitarist who made it to the finals of a Britain-wide talent competition was disqualified for being too young. PORTSMOUTH, England, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Briton named Harry Potter said the fictional wizard who shares his name has made his life seem as if it were under the influence of a "bad spell." LEEDS, England, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've demonstrated that unusual metal compounds can be used to form effective cancer drugs. |
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| Tuesday, October 20LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Amy Winehouse's father, Mitch Winehouse, says the British soul singer has been drug-free for a year after undergoing treatment in rehabilitation clinics. |
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| Monday, October 19LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The rock band Def Leppard has announced on its Web site it is canceling a series of planned North American concert dates "due to unforeseen personal matters." LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Tahar Rahim, best known for his work in the celebrated film, "Un Prophete," has joined the cast of the Roman epic, "The Eagle of the Ninth," producers said. DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- An estimated 450 people attended a reception in Dublin following the private funeral and cremation of Irish pop star Stephen Gately, sources told the BBC. LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A high-end British retailer has become the first department store to stock edible garnishes made from real gold and silver. GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A British politician is criticizing the BBC for a children's show that changed traditional nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" to give it a happy ending. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists say an immune system study may help explain why younger people are more susceptible to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease than older people. |
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| Sunday, October 18BATH, England, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Nicolas Cage is selling a castle near Bath, England, at a significant loss due to mounting tax problems, property market sources say. |
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| Saturday, October 17LONDON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- MTV said young people throughout the United Kingdom will soon be able to enjoy "The Hills" and "South Park" on its new youth channel, called Viva. |
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| Friday, October 16LONDON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney, Take That, Lily Allen and Muse have been booked to perform at a concert for the charity Children in Need in London next month, organizers said. DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The Irish pop group Boyzone says it is grateful for the kind words fans have offered following the death of Stephen Gately, a member of the band. |
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| Thursday, October 15LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Norwegian pop band A-ha has announced they are breaking up after 27 years. PORTSMOUTH, England, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Fossils of a flying reptile found in China reveal a strangely disjointed creature, British paleontologists say. |
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| Wednesday, October 14LONDON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting singer Leona Lewis as she signed copies of her new book at a London shop Wednesday, police said. LONDON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Britain's Tate Modern gallery says it has replaced a controversial nude photo of U.S. actress Brooke Shields as a child with an image of her as an adult. DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A funeral for Irish pop star Stephen Gately has been set for Saturday in Dublin, a family spokesman said. |
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| Tuesday, October 13LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane says the adult stars of the Harry Potter film franchise are just as upset as the young actors that the last movie is wrapping up. LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Irish singer Stephen Gately, a member of the singing group Boyzone, died from acute pulmonary edema, an autopsy conducted on his body revealed. |
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| Monday, October 12SUTTON BONNINGTON, England, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A 74-year-old British break dancer was ordered to pay back $4,740 in disability benefits after he displayed his skills on "Britain's Got Talent." LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've identified a gene that has a significant effect on regulating hemoglobin in the body. CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.K. and German scientists say they have conducted a genome-wide study into the impact genetic variations eight blood measurements have on human diseases. LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Con O'Neill has replaced Matt Lucas in the West End production of "Prick Up Your Ears," the show's producers announced. LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- "My Suicide," a film starring the late U.S. actor David Carradine, won the best international feature award at London's Raindance independent film festival. CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A 31-year-old British man died from lung cancer after receiving the lungs of a man who was a heavy smoker, officials in Cambridge, England, said. |
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| Sunday, October 11LONDON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- European Union rules limiting how many hours doctors can work each week cause avoidable patient deaths, about half of all British surgeons surveyed say. |
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| Saturday, October 10LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- French-Canadian circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte said the Earth looks "fragile" while hosting a two-hour global show from the International Space Station. LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Britain must consider storing millions of tons of the potentially deadly greenhouse gas carbon dioxide beneath cities to slow climate change, a geologist says. |
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| Friday, October 9LONDON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A study by Britain's National Health Service shows up to one in 50 hospital patients requires additional treatment for problems caused by previous NHS care. LONDON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- British actress Keira Knightley will star in an upcoming London West End production of Moliere's "The Misanthrope." LONDON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.K. soul singer Amy Winehouse is expected to finish work on an album next year and release it on her new Lioness label, Island co-president Darcus Beese said. LIVERPOOL, England, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Vaccination and other measures taken by Asian governments may control the brain infection Japanese encephalitis, British researchers say. SWANAGE, England, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The British Royal Navy said a lobster that took up residence in an unexploded World War II mine off the coast of England was destroyed with the explosive. LEEDS, England, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Minimally invasive operations for female urinary incontinence were as effective as open surgery, British researchers say. |
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| Thursday, October 8SHEFFIELD, England, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Oral contraceptives may affect a woman's choice of mate away from rugged types to more boyish men, British researchers said. LONDON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Whitney Houston is to appear on "The X Factor," giving her first performance on British television in 12 years. LONDON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess have been cast as the Phantom and Christine in the upcoming West End London musical, "Love Never Dies," show producers said. |
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| Wednesday, October 7PENICUIK, Scotland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists say a bacterium possibly linked to Crohn's disease could be lurking in wild animals, supporting theories of wildlife infection reservoirs. LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A survey suggests "The Godfather" and its sequels are the classic films Britons are the most likely to claim to have seen without actually watching the movies. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Women who eat large amounts of licorice while pregnant could adversely affect their child's intelligence or behavior, Scottish and Finnish researchers said. LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Hilary Mantel was declared the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction at a ceremony in London Tuesday night. STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- British environmental officials say they're investigating a spill of cyanide and sewage into the River Trent, warning the public to avoid the waterway. |
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| Tuesday, October 6LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- British actor Matt Lucas has dropped out of the West End production of "Prick Up Your Ears" to mourn the death of his former civil partner. |
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| Monday, October 5LONDON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Tickets for England's 2010 Glastonbury performing arts festival were sold out less than 24 hours after going on sale Sunday morning, organizers said. SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- British scientists have developed a new technology that can distinguish between farmed and wild salmon by examining the chemistry of their scales. LONDON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Officials with a British campaign against littering say individuals driving Ford vehicles are the most likely to toss garbage from their cars. LONDON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- British actress Maggie Smith says she is considering giving up stage acting because her battle with breast cancer has left her exhausted. |
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| Sunday, October 4AMESBURY, England, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The area around Stonehenge, a 5,000-year-old monument in England, will be given a facelift and freed from unsightly surrounding traffic, officials said. LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Quality will determine whether British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will succeed in his sequel of "Phantom of the Opera," a lyricist says. LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A 62-year-old mechanic says he was excited to learn he was the inspiration behind the title character of the British comic strip "Dennis the Menace." LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Britart star Tracey Emin says she is considering leaving Britain because of an increased tax rate introduced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. televangelist Benny Hinn was unable to attend a rally in London after British authorities denied him entry into the country, a spokeswoman says. LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Professional dancer Anton Du Beke of the British TV series "Strictly Come Dancing" says he is not a racist despite calling TV star Laila Rouass a "Paki." LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An auction house head says more than 30 outfits worn by Audrey Hepburn will be auctioned off in London along with letters written by the British actress. LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The British government is set to sponsor episodes of the U.S. TV series "The Simpsons" as part of a new physical fitness campaign, officials say. |
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| Friday, October 2LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- British theater and movie director Sam Mendes is producing a stage musical adaptation of the children's book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." OXFORD, England, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Children ages 5 and older are the least likely to be protected by insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Africa, British researchers said. BRIGHTON, England, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A British computer expert who used fake train tickets to take more than $19,000 worth of free rides was spared jail by a judge. LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists at Britain's Rothamsted Research and Warwick University have been awarded $1.5 million to study the collapse of honeybee populations. LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Jermaine Jackson has agreed to be a judge on the upcoming British competition television series, "Move Like Michael Jackson," the BBC said. |
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| Thursday, October 1LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- British actor John Simm says the upcoming two-part "Doctor Who" Christmas special is a "brilliant send-off" for outgoing star, David Tennant. LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- London's Tate Modern gallery has removed a controversial nude portrait of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields from an exhibition after a visit from police. |
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| Wednesday, September 30BRISTOL, England, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Vestiges of unused foreign languages learned as children may be deeply embedded in people's memory banks, British researchers say. LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A British teenager who died shortly after being vaccinated against cervical cancer had a "serious" underlying medical condition," a health official says. LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Welsh writer, actor and comedian Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has confirmed he became a father again this month at age 67. |
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| Tuesday, September 29NOTTINGHAM, England, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- British and Vietnamese scientists say they've discovered parasitic gut worms, such as hookworms, might help prevent and treat asthma and other allergies. COVENTRY, England, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A 14-year-old girl British girl died and several others were hospitalized after being vaccinated against the human papilloma virus, officials said. |
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| Monday, September 28LONDON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A British author says he has found an award-winning essay written by rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney when he was 10. LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- An international team of pathologists reveals two-thirds of prostate cancer patients do not need treatment, a University of Liverpool researcher says. EDINBURGH, England, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Scottish researchers found transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus among heterosexuals slower than among homosexual men. CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've used NASA's satellite-based lasers to conduct the most comprehensive study to date of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. |
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| Sunday, September 27LONDON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The British throne has moved to stop publication of a book about the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson's undercover trip to a Turkish orphanage, sources say. |
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| Friday, September 25LONDON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Geological formations under the North Sea could store more than 100 years' worth of emissions from British power stations, energy officials said. BEIJING, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A feathery four-winged fossil found in China proves birds evolved from dinosaurs, archeologists at the Academy of Science in Beijing said. |
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| Thursday, September 24EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Protesters angered by developer Donald Trump's planned golf resort in Scotland decorated statues Thursday with golf clubs and anti-Trump slogans. LONDON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old, graffiti-covered Abbey Road street sign is being sold on eBay to raise money for London's transportation department. |
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| Wednesday, September 23CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Some individuals in vegetative and minimally conscious states can learn, researchers in Argentina and Britain said. GORAK SHEP, Nepal, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Three adventurers say they have successfully completed an extremely high-altitude skydive, jumping from 20,000 feet onto a spot near Mount Everest in Nepal. LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The International Commission on Stratigraphy says it has revised the date of the start of Earth's prehistoric Quaternary Period by 800,000 years. LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have developed a new computing tool that can predict how plants will react to various environmental conditions. |
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| Tuesday, September 22PRESTON, England, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A British man running an online Sudoku competition for a $1.1 million home says he will let his fish pick the winner from correct entries. EXETER, England, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Employees at a Tesco grocery store in England are facing criticism for threatening a pair of Italian students with legal action for touching muffins. LONDON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Influenza, both seasonal and H1N1, may trigger a heart attack and cardiovascular death in cardiac patients, a British review found. |
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| Monday, September 21BROMLEY, England, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Google has explained the presence of UFO and crop circle doodles on its main page, saying they put were to mark the birthday of British author H.G. Wells. EXETER, England, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- British scientists are calling for urgent research to determine the impact of renewable energy developments on Earth's marine life. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists say they've discovered a protein that's present in all cells in the body could help lead to a better understand of how we store fat. |
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| Sunday, September 20DORKING, England, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- British TV host James May says he built the world's first full-size home made of Lego building blocks and is now facing its likely destruction. NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Kenyan native was ridiculed and coerced into drinking blood when he ran track at Central Connecticut State University, the runner's lawsuit alleges. WORTHING, England, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A pet tortoise rescued from a busy highway in southern England has been nicknamed "Freeway." |
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| Saturday, September 19LONDON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- E. coli outbreaks linked to petting farms warrant review of guidelines involving children and animals, a British bacteriologist said. |
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| Friday, September 18LONDON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A suspected E.coli outbreak has forced the shutdown of a farm in Nottinghamshire, England, Britain's Health Protection Agency says. |
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| Thursday, September 17DURHAM, England, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have created a model of the British and Irish ice sheets that shows they moved in unexpected ways. |
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| Wednesday, September 16LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- British pop star Samantha Fox has teamed with Canadian musician Marc Mysterio on "Tomorrow," a new dance single available exclusively through Beatport. HALIFAX, England, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A man who followed bad directions from his satellite navigation device and got his car stuck on a 100-foot-high cliff was fined $1,470 by a British court. LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Aging U.S. punk rocker Iggy Pop is to be presented with the living legend prize at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honor awards in London, organizers said. NOTTINGHAM, England, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A British researcher won a prize for work that may help reverse the muscle loss that leaves many senior citizens with too-thin limbs. |
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| Tuesday, September 15CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.K. and U.S. scientists have linked, for the first time, declining carbon dioxide levels and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps 34 million years ago. LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've identified the master gene that causes blood stem cells to turn into disease-fighting immune cells. |
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| Monday, September 14GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Organizers of a mass cancan in Scotland said nearly 10,000 people participated in the dance to set a world record. NORWICH, England, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- British scientists say their finding that computers are better lip-readers than humans may lead to improved lip-reading training for the deaf. BROUGHTON, England, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Broughton, England, residents say they don't want detailed photos of their village on Google Street Finder, so they refuse to cooperate with photographers. |
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| Sunday, September 13LONDON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A British man Sunday said he will protest the government's refusal to compensate victims of the drug Thalidomide, administered to their mothers while pregnant. LONDON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Department for Culture Media and Sport says the British government will lift its ban on product placement on television to help struggling networks. LONDON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- British pop singer Elton John says he wants to adopt a Ukrainian boy he met while visiting an orphanage in the Eastern European country. KINGSTON, England, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Four of the 12 children ailing as a result of an E. coli outbreak in the English county of Surrey are seriously ill, health officials say. LONDON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Swedish musician Benny Andersson of the group ABBA says the pop group will not create music for a sequel to the popular musical and film "Mamma Mia!" |
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| Saturday, September 12LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A children's book illustrator Jim Downer says was the first by the late British author Ted Hughes will be released 50 years after it was written. LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- British producer Jeremy Thomas claims his new movie "Creation" has not found a U.S. distributor because of its take on evolutionist Charles Darwin. LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The book "The Lost Symbol" by author Dan Brown has become a heavily sought-after novel in Britain and abroad, experts say. LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The British government is reportedly considering putting severe limits on allowing children under 14 to appear on reality and other factual TV programs. |
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| Friday, September 11LONDON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The winners of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's upcoming U.K. reality competition series will star in a new stage musical version of "The Wizard of Oz," the BBC said. |
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| Thursday, September 10LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- British actors Richard Armitage and Andrew Lincoln have been cast in a six-part drama series based on Chris Ryan's novel "Strike Back," The Guardian said. LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Scottish actor Robert Carlyle says "Porno," a sequel to his 1996 film "Trainspotting," is in the planning stages with director Danny Boyle again at the helm. LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. pop singer Barbra Streisand has agreed to be interviewed by British television personality Jonathan Ross, the BBC said. LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- British geneticist Alec Jeffreys, a pioneer in the use of DNA in criminal investigation, says his country's DNA database should be reduced dramatically. LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney says he hasn't played "The Beatles: Rock Band," a new video game featuring his former group's music. EXETER, England, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found some female insects can control the amount of sperm they store in an effort to select the best father for their young. |
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| Wednesday, September 9PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey said their study suggests tall people lead happier lives than those of lower stature. LONDON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Six squatters who have taken up residence in the former Mexican Embassy in London say their presence in the building is part of an art project. SOMERSET, England, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A British cheese manufacturer said it has taken out an $83 million insurance policy on its master cheese grader's nose. LONDON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- British researchers have concluded that contraception is a much cheaper way to reduce carbon emissions than conventional green technologies. LONDON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Climate change, not overfishing, is causing cod to disappear from the North Sea, a study published in a British journal says. LONDON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Film star Ralph Fiennes presented actress Vanessa Redgrave with a lifetime achievement award at the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year event in London. ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists say they have discovered several bacterial strains that are capable of neutralizing toxins produced by blue-green algae. LEICESTER, England, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- British scientists say they are using chimpanzees to study so-called mobile DNA that is found in the genomes of humans and other primates. CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins, researchers in Wales suggest. |
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| Tuesday, September 8SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A cold or stomach bug may mean more memory loss for an Alzheimer's patient, researchers in Britain say. LONDON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Authors A.S. Byatt, J.M. Coetzee, Adam Foulds, Hilary Mantel, Simon Mawer and Sarah Waters have been nominated for Britain's Man Booker Prize for Fiction. |
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| Monday, September 7LONDON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The surviving members of the British pop band the Bee Gees plan to reunite on stage for a series of live concerts, Robin Gibb said. LONDON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Veteran Irish broadcaster Terry Wogan has announced he intends to leave BBC Radio 2's morning program "Wake Up to Wogan" at the end of the year. |
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| Sunday, September 6TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Two Florida brothers set a record for a trans-Atlantic journey in a 21-foot fishing boat, the smallest powerboat to make the trip, they reported on their blog. GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Scottish musicians like Tommy Reilly and Midge Ure are set to perform at an event recognizing the end of Scotland's Year of Homecoming 2009, organizers say. BRAEMAR, Scotland, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was on hand with fellow royals in the Scottish village of Braemar for a high-profile Highland Games event, organizers say. |
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| Saturday, September 5LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Royal Opera House in London says it only played a 25-minute portion of the world's first Twitter opera Saturday because of length concerns. HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Olivia Harrison, widow of the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison, has a fence around her British home that is a danger to pets, a neighbor says. ILFORD, England, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Jack Tweed, the widower of the late British reality TV star Jade Goody, was remanded into custody following a court appearance Saturday on a rape charge. |
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| Friday, September 4LONDON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- British actor Idris Elba, who starred in the American TV series "The Wire" and "The Office," is to star in a new U.K. police drama, the BBC said. LONDON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The ancestors of modern-day Europeans likely were farmers and not hunter-gatherers, British researchers said. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A new method of monitoring earthquakes allows scientists to better understand the behavior of deep tremors, Scottish researchers said. LEICESTER, England, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Swiss drug maker may be able to provide a one-dose H1N1 vaccine instead of the two-dose inoculation required previously, the company said Thursday. |
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| Thursday, September 3LONDON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- NBC is developing a U.S. remake of the popular British television series "Prime Suspect," which starred Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren. DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Current or past exposure to bullying in the workplace is associated with increased sleep disturbances, a researcher in Ireland said. |
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| Wednesday, September 2LONDON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Rolling Stones are denying an Internet rumor that claims longtime drummer Charlie Watts has quit the iconic British rock 'n' roll band. TIVERTON, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A British car enthusiast says the red 1978 Mini he bought 20 years ago is in such mint condition even the oil in the crankcase is original. LONDON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- British researchers have determined the ability to digest the milk sugar lactose evolved in central European dairy farming communities about 7,500 years ago. NOTTINGHAM, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A new screening test for in-vitro fertilization is improving the chances of successful pregnancies, British scientists say. |
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| Tuesday, September 1STACKSTEADS, England, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of the World Gravy Wrestling Championships in Britain said 24 people climbed into the messy ring to raise money for charity. LLANWRTYD WELLS, Wales, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of the annual World Bog Snorkeling Championship in Wales said more than 150 people turned out to brave a pair of 60-yard trenches. PAR, England, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The English organizer of a failed world-record attempt for Elvis impersonators said the event was stifled by the economy and poor weather. LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The U.K. 3-D stereoscopic production company Vision3 has announced its appointment as exclusive 3-D consultants on the film "Elfie Hopkins and the Gammons." |
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| Monday, August 31LONDON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Sussex, England, say in light of new evidence they are taking another look at the 1969 death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones. LONDON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A study of U.S., British and German diabetes patients found 44 percent say the disease affects their ability or desire to have sex, researchers said. LEICESTER, England, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Organizers of a tribute to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in Britain said they have submitted the 475-person group dance to Guinness World Records. |
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| Sunday, August 30READING, England, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Arctic Monkeys put on a good show at the Reading Festival in Britain thanks to a featured mix of the rock band's new and old material, an attendee says. LONDON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- British singer Noel Gallagher says his split from the rock group Oasis was due in part to "intimidation" from his fellow band mates. |
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| Saturday, August 29EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. TV producer David Simon, creator of the TV series "The Wire," says in Scotland that pay television has helped create higher quality dramas. LANARK, Scotland, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A young ram shattered previous record prices at sheep sales this week in Scotland, selling for the equivalent of $377,000. |
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| Friday, August 28LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Noel Gallagher says he has quit Oasis, the British rock band he helped create in 1991 with his brother Liam. |
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| Thursday, August 27LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Kate Winslet has signed on to narrate the English-language version of the "The Sunshine Boy," an Icelandic documentary about autism. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, England, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- British scientists are trying to determine why a Jupiter-style planet orbiting close to its sun has not spiraled into the star and burned up. LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A British businessman has sued his ex-wife and her new husband for the cost of raising two children he says were fathered by the other man, court papers say. LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Actor and comedian Eddie Izzard will headline a Christmas movie for British television, the BBC said. |
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| Wednesday, August 26LONDON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Britain's Channel 4 says it has decided not to renew the decade-old U.K. version of the reality TV competition series "Big Brother." |
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| Tuesday, August 25LONDON, Equatorial Guinea, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A British telecommunications company has hired reformed pickpockets to work as "put pockets," slipping money into pockets and handbags in a marketing campaign. BARNSTAPLE, England, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- An effort to build a 10-mile long toy railroad for a British television show has been derailed by theft and vandalism. LONDON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Five London ATMs programmed with "Cockney" as an alternative language left some users amused and others annoyed. LONDON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Filming has begun on the Roman epic adventure "The Eagle of the Ninth," starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland, its producers said. NOTTINGHAM, England, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- British scientists say studying brown adipose tissue found in hibernating animals and newborn babies may lead to new ways of preventing obesity. |
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| Monday, August 24DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. rock band REM has announced plans to release a two-CD set featuring live rehearsals recorded at Dublin's Olympia club in 2007, the BBC said. SEVENOAKS, England, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A pair of British men have announced plans to drive 4,000 miles in a 20-year-old Volvo nicknamed the "sauna on wheels." LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse performed for the first time in England in a year at this past weekend's V Festival. |
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| Sunday, August 23LONDON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The opening show of the sixth season of Britain's "X Factor" drew just under 10 million viewers, easily beating its competition, ratings indicate. LONDON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard says his decision to run 40 marathons for charity is gaining a lot of attention along the nation's roads. |
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| Saturday, August 22RUTLAND WATER, England, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- British organizations that seek to protect birds say they have begun a $414,000 effort to save endangered species. LONDON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. comic book writer Stan Lee, known for being the co-creator of Spider-Man, says he is working with Disney on a new online comic book series. LONDON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, plans to marry his longtime partner at the zoo in a pavilion next to the reptile house. |
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| Friday, August 21LONDON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Two men were sentenced in a London court to 100 days of community service for stealing a memory card containing photos of Prince William and his girlfriend. UPTON, England, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A British doctor warns mothers-to-be not to use personal monitoring devices because they may lead to a false sense of security and delay medical action. |
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| Thursday, August 20CHARD, England, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A British woman with a thing about snakes got a nasty surprise when she looked in the bottom of her shopping bag and saw a 3-foot python. LONDON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- About 1,000 ukulele players gathered in London to simultaneously play "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony." LEEDS, England, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- British scientists say targeted investments in climate science could lead to enormous economic savings for both the United Kingdom and Europe. BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Two street musicians who played the same two songs endlessly in a Birmingham neighborhood have been banned from begging in England and Wales. |
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| Wednesday, August 19LONDON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A British expert on the human form of mad cow disease says it is essential that coroners test the brains and spleens of all young people who die. |
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| Tuesday, August 18LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The surviving members the iconic British comedy troupe Monty Python are to be presented with a special BAFTA honor this fall, the BBC reported. CHERTSEY, England, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Bosses at a British amusement park said they banned patrons from putting their arms in the air during roller coaster rides due to concerns about body odor. |
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| Monday, August 17ALDEBURGH, England, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in an English resort town are warning tourists they could face fines of up to $4,085 for feeding seagulls. POOLE, England, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- British scientists said they have discovered a plant in the Philippines that feeds by luring and consuming rats. WOODBOROUGH HILL, England, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A crop circle discovered in England has been identified by some fans of the Harry Potter book and film franchise as a tribute to the boy wizard's pet owl. |
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| Sunday, August 16OXFORD, England, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The late British author William Golding told his wife that he once attempted to rape a girl when he was a teenager, an unpublished memoir says. |
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| Saturday, August 15LONDON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The Edge, a guitarist with the Irish rock group U2, said the huge stage the band plays on during its world tour is for the fans. READING, England, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- British singer George Michael was freed without being charged after being detained on suspicion of drunken driving following a serious car crash, police say. LONDON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Britain's oldest known wild golden eagle has died on the isle of Jura at age 22, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said. |
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| Thursday, August 13LONDON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A man taking part in a London art project promising anyone the opportunity to become a "living statue" shed his underpants and was asked by police to cover up. HOVE, England, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- An English priest walked a tightrope for charity after his plan to be carried across by a circus performer proved unworkable because of his weight. LONDON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Archaeologists say the oldest timber structure found yet in the London area was discovered during the excavation of a peat bog near Belmarsh Prison. WOODCHESTER, England, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A British government scientist is believed to have contracted bovine tuberculosis from an infected badger, a government official said. |
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| Wednesday, August 12LONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- British researchers say they've developed an intelligent harvesting robot imager that might save farmers up to $165,300 each year. LONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Women are not that interested in casual sex, but women are more willing if the man is exceptionally attractive, British researchers suggest. OXFORD, England, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- In a study in rats, after nine days of a high-fat diet, physical endurance and a decline in cognition appeared, British researchers found. LEEDS, England, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Scientists say mosquitoes that might be carrying diseases lethal to many species of Galapagos Islands wildlife are being brought to the islands by aircraft. |
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| Tuesday, August 11LANGLEY GREEN, England, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The makers of a BBC TV spot about crime and safety on British railways said the live special accidentally featured a man running across the path of a train. EXETER, England, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- British researchers found drinking beetroot juice made it possible to exercise up to 14 percent longer. LONDON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Two Michael Jackson tribute concerts scheduled for London's O2 Arena were canceled after promoters failed to reach agreements with artists. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Scottish and British scientists say a new way to analyze marine microbes might lead to better methods to manufacturer drugs for epilepsy, diabetes and flu. OXFORD, England, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Children with mild cases of swine flu should not be given Tamiflu, British researchers said in calling on the government to reconsider its pandemic strategy. |
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| Monday, August 10LONDON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- British actor Mark Lester is not the father of Michael Jackson's daughter and isn't claiming paternity despite published reports, a Jackson family friend said. OXFORD, England, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis found anti-virals such as Tamiflu and Relenza may not help children with novel H1N1 flu, or swine flu, a researcher in Britain said. |
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| Sunday, August 9WARWICK, England, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A tomb at an English church may hold manuscripts that could resolve claims that William Shakespeare didn't write all the works attributed to him, searchers say. LONDON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- British actor Mark Lester, best known for starring in the musical "Oliver!," says he may be the biological father of singer Michael Jackson's daughter Paris. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Scottish national parks are dealing with camping equipment so inexpensive many visitors simply abandon tents and sleeping bags, rangers said. BRISTOL, England, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- An English couple are campaigning for legal restrictions on pet pythons after their cat ended up as a meal for a neighbor's pet snake. |
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| Saturday, August 8GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The bacteria Clostridium difficile is on the rise in Scottish hospitals and killing more people than the H1N1 virus, an infectious disease specialist said. |
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| Friday, August 7CRAWLEY, England, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Officials in an English town that annually spends $66,7000 cleaning up graffiti say they are offering a class for children to improve their spray can technique. LEDBURY, England, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A total of 4,026 people dressed as zombies at Britain's Big Chill festival set a world record for the largest gathering of the undead, organizers said. |
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| Thursday, August 6LONDON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A British fan of the TV comedy "Friends" said he stayed awake for a record-breaking 84-hour marathon, viewing every episode of the show. LIVERPOOL, England, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Experiments by British scientists could reveal the make-up of the universe, the University of Liverpool said Thursday. MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Forty percent of women who have a high risk of breast cancer had risk-reducing mastectomies and 45 percent had ovaries removed, British researchers said. |
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| Wednesday, August 5NOTTINGHAM, England, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- An energy-inefficient house built to 1930s specifications is going green, becoming what British researchers say they hope will be a zero-carbon structure. CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- One tiny change in DNA could lead to the evolution of a new species, an English researcher reported. LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Finnish-born action movie director Renny Harlin says he plans to make a big-screen drama about the South Ossetian conflict with a strong anti-war message. |
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| Tuesday, August 4LONDON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A Modest Mouse music video Australian actor Heath Ledger directed before he died is to be released on the Internet. |
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| Monday, August 3BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A play in Belfast, Northern Ireland, can only be seen by five people at a time because it's performed by a pair of actors driving and riding in a Hackney cab. CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The screen of a forthcoming Amazon Kindle e-book rival is so thin it can be rolled up and flattened out like a sheet of paper, its British maker says. LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Artist Andy Warhol's 1984 portrait of the late pop star Michael Jackson is going on display at London's O2 arena before it is sold at auction in New York. |
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| Sunday, August 2LONDON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- British Conservative Party shadow Broadcasting Minister Ed Vaizey says his party wants the BBC to sell Radio 1 and publish the salaries of top BBC stars. |
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| Saturday, August 1TWEEDSMUIR, Scotland, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The developer who had big plans for a Scottish pub where Robert Burns and other writers raised their glasses now says he wants to work with preservationists. |
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| Friday, July 31LONDON, July 31 (UPI) -- An album of litanies and popular chants performed by Pope Benedict XVI is to be released just in time for Christmas, the Geffen record label has announced. GLASGOW, Scotland, July 31 (UPI) -- Scientists in Scotland and Singapore say they have unraveled how red wine's resveratrol controls inflammation. LONDON, July 31 (UPI) -- Slightly more than half of the children involved in a flu study suffered side effects from taking the drug Tamiflu, researchers in Britain said. |
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| Thursday, July 30LEICESTER, England, July 30 (UPI) -- Primary care physicians in Britain were able to recognize about half of people who had clinical depression, researchers said. TEWKESBURY, England, July 30 (UPI) -- A woman who broke her leg in the outside smoking area of a British pub has been awarded a $30,000 out of court settlement. CARDIFF, Wales, July 30 (UPI) -- Comets held a vast ocean of water in their interiors during the first million years after their formation, a study by a Welsh university says. GUILDFORD, England, July 30 (UPI) -- Two satellites were sent into space to improve the world's only space-based disaster monitoring system, the British company that makes the satellites said. |
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| Wednesday, July 29LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Jude Law's publicist says an ex-girlfriend of the British actor, whose identity hasn't been revealed, is pregnant with his child. LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- An industrial town was negligent in cleaning up an abandoned steelworks site and may have contributed to birth defects, Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday. LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ashley Jensen's agent has confirmed the British actress is pregnant with her first child. LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Authors Colm Tobin, J.M. Coetzee, A.S. Byatt and Sarah Waters were among the nominees for the 2009 Man Booker Prize announced in England Wednesday. LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ultraviolet radiation tanning beds and UV radiation were moved up to the highest cancer risk category by a World Health Organization agency, officials said. |
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| Monday, July 27LONDON, July 27 (UPI) -- A drug counselor said his Mercedes was totaled in a London collision with musician Robert Plant's Audi. LONDON, July 27 (UPI) -- British experts said the swarms of flying ants being reported across the country are likely the result of the warm, wet conditions brought about by summer. LONDON, July 27 (UPI) -- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom so far this year, Warner Bros. Pictures International said Monday. TADCASTER, England, July 27 (UPI) -- A British university has quietly resumed growing genetically modified potatoes a year after protesters ripped up the crop, prompting calls of foul play. LONDON, July 27 (UPI) -- A sperm and egg donor shortage in Britain means a ban on paying people to donate should be repealed, the head of the government's fertility watchdog says. |
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| Saturday, July 25LONDON, July 25 (UPI) -- The Royal Council of Nursing in the United Kingdom says it has shifted its stance on assisted suicide from opposition to a neutral stance. |
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| Friday, July 24LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- British actor Matt Smith has begun shooting his first season as the titular character in TV's "Doctor Who," the BBC said Friday. CAMBRIDGE, England, July 24 (UPI) -- An H1N1 flu pandemic could overwhelm critical care beds and ventilators in England, medical researchers in Britain say. OXFORD, England, July 24 (UPI) -- Animals of the same species who look different from each other may have evolved that way to deter predators, British scientists said. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 24 (UPI) -- Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon says her country has transferred a critically-ill female H1N1 flu patient to Sweden for treatment. OXFORD, England, July 24 (UPI) -- A power system now in development could charge cell phones and other gadgets without the use of wires, researchers at a conference in Britain said. LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- British soul singer Amy Winehouse said she is relieved she was acquitted of an assault charge Friday. |
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| Wednesday, July 22OXFORD, England, July 22 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency officially opened its new research facility in Britain Wednesday. LONDON, July 22 (UPI) -- The music acts La Roux, Bat for Lashes and Florence and the Machine were among the nominees for Britain's Mercury Prize announced Tuesday. |
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| Tuesday, July 21LONDON, July 21 (UPI) -- A British teenager has changed her mind about getting a heart transplant, saying she now realizes it might improve her life. LONDON, July 21 (UPI) -- Men in their early 20s still living at home with their parents are more violent than those who live independently, researchers in Britain found. LONDON, July 21 (UPI) -- Jamie Waylett, a supporting player in the "Harry Potter" film franchise, has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service, London court officials said. LONDON, July 21 (UPI) -- A study involving 14,960 participants age 65 and older found increased fish consumption is associated with lower dementia risk, a British researcher says. |
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| Monday, July 20LONDON, July 20 (UPI) -- People interviewed for an anatomy study did no better overall than those surveyed 40 years ago for a similar project, British researchers said. LONDON, July 20 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts said it will not include more nominees on its shortlist for BAFTA best picture next year. LONDON, July 20 (UPI) -- There is little evidence that mother's milk protects babies against illness or allergies, a leading British pediatrician said. MANCHESTER, England, July 20 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Ne-Yo blamed a bad sinus infection and exhaustion for his on-stage meltdown during a gig in Manchester, England, last week. |
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| Sunday, July 19LONDON, July 19 (UPI) -- Canadian writer Yann Martel, author of "Life of Pi," has signed a deal to write a book to be published next year, a British publisher says. LONDON, July 19 (UPI) -- The British government's official voice for older people, Joan Bakewell, alleges the BBC routinely cuts ties with female news presenters after they turn 50. |
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| Saturday, July 18NAVAN, Ireland, July 18 (UPI) -- A movie theater in Navan, Ireland, says people considering seeing the comic mockumentary "Bruno" should be aware it is "vile" and offensive. |
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| Friday, July 17LONDON, July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Ne-Yo fell ill and left the stage crying during a concert in Manchester, England. |
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| Thursday, July 16LONDON, July 16 (UPI) -- Jamie Waylett, a supporting player in the Harry Potter film franchise, has pleaded guilty to growing 10 cannabis plants at his mother's London home. LONDON, July 16 (UPI) -- A London High Court judge has granted Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil a tentative divorce ending their stormy two-year marriage. |
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| Wednesday, July 15FALMER, England, July 15 (UPI) -- Cats give an indication of human sensitivity to cues relevant to nurturing, a British scientist suggests. BRISTOL, England, July 15 (UPI) -- A British woman said she was shocked when the movie her boyfriend took her to turned out to be video of him dancing to a music video and proposing marriage. LONDON, July 15 (UPI) -- A third Bridget Jones movie is being developed with Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger once again set to play the beloved British singleton. |
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| Tuesday, July 14LONDON, July 14 (UPI) -- Troubled recording artist Amy Winehouse is back home in England after an extended holiday in St. Lucia, her friends told People.com. LONDON, July 14 (UPI) -- Ty Pennington, host of the U.S. reality TV series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," is set to star in the special "Ty's Great British Adventure," ABC said. LONDON, July 14 (UPI) -- Sacha Baron Cohen's raunchy big-screen comedy "Bruno" has been edited for under-18 audiences in the United Kingdom, the BBC reported. |
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| Monday, July 13LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- Danny Huston has agreed to play Richard the Lionheart in the big-screen Robin Hood adventure Ridley Scott is shooting in England, The Hollywood Reporter said. LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- An Australian motorcyclist is the first to perform a back flip while jumping the River Thames via the Tower of London's famous lift bridge, local media report. LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- Actress Denise Van Outen and comedian Johnny Vegas were among the nearly 1,000 dancers who recreated the street dance scene from "Fame" on a London street. LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's fans gathered Monday outside London's O2 arena where the late U.S. pop star was set to begin his series of comeback concerts. |
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| Sunday, July 12LONDON, July 12 (UPI) -- News about the British royal family is now available through the social networking service Twitter, Buckingham Palace announced. NEWCASTLE, England, July 12 (UPI) -- People in pain should try swearing, researchers at Britain's Keele University say. LONDON, July 12 (UPI) -- Britain plans to vaccinate its entire population against the H1N1 virus, with as many as 20 million people being inoculated this year, health officials said. |
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| Friday, July 10OXFORD, England, July 10 (UPI) -- Over-the-counter sport creams and heat gels are unproven and may do no more than rubbing your skin with saliva, a British biochemist said. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 10 (UPI) -- One in three women shown to have breast cancer undergo unnecessary surgery and chemotherapy, scientists in Europe said. EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 10 (UPI) -- The discovery of a mutant gene that doubles the risk of allergies could lead to therapies that would prevent severe cases of asthma, Scottish scientists said. LONDON, July 10 (UPI) -- The High Court in London has ordered Express Newspapers to pay actress Kate Beckinsale thousands of dollars in damages for a story it ran about her. |
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| Thursday, July 9LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- Pop star Alesha Dixon will be a judge on "Strictly Come Dancing" when the British TV competition series starts its seventh season this fall, the BBC said. LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- The British government says 14 people infected with the H1N1 influenza virus, or swine flu, have died in Britain to date. LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- The upcoming 60th birthday of former British supermodel Twiggy is to be marked with a photo exhibit at London's National Portrait Gallery, the gallery says. |
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| Wednesday, July 8LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- Shaheen Jafargholi, a 12-year-old past finalist on "Britain's Got Talent," said he was honored to sing at Michael Jackson's public memorial service. NORWICH, England, July 8 (UPI) -- The beloved vintage car from the 1968 movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" can't appear in a British parade because it's not roadworthy, local officials say. LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- The BBC has received numerous complaints regarding its extensive coverage of pop star Michael Jackson's public memorial service in Los Angeles. NEWCASTLE, England, July 8 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have created human sperm in a laboratory, which they said could help men with fertility problems father a child. |
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| Tuesday, July 7SWINDON, England, July 7 (UPI) -- A British cancer patient says the worst time in her life ended in a burst of luck when she was declared cancer-free and then won a big lottery jackpot. OXFORD, England, July 7 (UPI) -- E.C. Osondu, a Nigerian-born writer living in Rhode Island, has been awarded the Britain-based 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing for his story "Waiting." CAMBRIDGE, England, July 7 (UPI) -- British scientists say some species in Antarctic waters may be at risk due to global warming since they're now living close to their upper temperature range. LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Give British women a romance novel or a novel with a little raunchy sex and they're in heaven, a survey indicated. NOTTINGHAM, England, July 7 (UPI) -- British medical scientists have discovered the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell's ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan. GLASGOW, Scotland, July 7 (UPI) -- A British air passenger volunteered his services as an engineer, enabling a flight to avoid a lengthy delay because of mechanical problems, an airline says. LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Scottish actor David Tennant has signed on to co-star alongside Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in the next film in the "St. Trinian's" franchise. LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Britons who climbed onto an empty plinth in London's Trafalgar Square to become "living statues" say the experience is both exhilarating and terrifying. WARWICK, England, July 7 (UPI) -- Lack of sleep may increase risk of heart disease in women but not in men, British researchers say. |
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| Monday, July 6EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 6 (UPI) -- The Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland said it closed part of its park after a troop of monkeys made a break for freedom during a transfer from one habitat to another. LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- The National Health Service in London says a 9-year-old girl has become the fifth swine flu sufferer to die in the United Kingdom. MALTON, England, July 6 (UPI) -- A new rollercoaster in North Yorkshire, England, has been confirmed as the world's steepest, park officials say. ALTON, England, July 6 (UPI) -- A Scottish man has broken the world's record for running while on fire, witnesses said. LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair says it is seeking permission to sell standing room tickets on flights. LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- The British TV series "Robin Hood" has been canceled after three seasons due to low ratings, the BBC announced. LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Swedish songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have confirmed they will take part in an ABBA tribute concert in London in September. |
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| Sunday, July 5LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- "Britain's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell says the first recorded album track from Scottish singer Susan Boyle sounds "fantastic." GLASTONBURY, England, July 5 (UPI) -- The alternative band Blur and Canadian rocker Neil Young reportedly provided a couple of the more memorable performances at Britain's Glastonbury Festival. LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- A publicist for British actor Rupert Grint says the "Harry Potter" movies star is recovering from the swine flu. LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna asked fans at her London concert to recognize the accomplishments of the late singer Michael Jackson. LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Participants in an upcoming public art exhibit in London say they are ready to pose as living statues in Trafalgar Square. LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Children under age 5 who live in Britain's poorest neighborhoods are four times more likely to be obese than affluent children, health officials say. |
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| Saturday, July 4WIMBLEDON, England -- If she had beaten anybody else for a third Wimbledon title, Serena Williams surely would have hopped up and down, shrieked with joy, maybe even climbed up into the player's box to hug her relatives. But it was her big sister, Venus, at the losing end of the 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 match, so Serena muted her celebration. LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Costa Rica tops the "Happy Planet Index," a ranking of ecological efficiency among the world's nations, survey officials say. LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- "Britain's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell says the first recorded album track from Scottish singer Susan Boyle sounds "fantastic." |
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| Friday, July 3EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 3 (UPI) -- Scotland has the highest skin cancer rate in the United Kingdom due to widespread unsafe tanning practices, British medical experts said. OXFORD, England, July 3 (UPI) -- The reintroduction of the Large Blue butterfly to Britain offers lessons in helping plants and animals threatened by climate change, scientists said. LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Milder weather brought about by climate change is causing Soay sheep to shrink on an uninhabited British island, scientists said. |
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| Thursday, July 2WIMBLEDON, England -- Richard Williams plans to fly back to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Friday, a day before his daughters battle for an eighth Wimbledon title. He could not be convinced to stick around for the All-American July 4 sister-fest. WIMBLEDON, England -- It will be an all-Williams Wimbledon final on July 4. Only Hollywood comes up with story lines so perfect. LONDON, July 2 (UPI) -- The obvious question on last week's "Question Time" TV program in England was, "What's that cat doing walking around the set?" LONDON, July 2 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have identified a signal molecule made by the body that triggers chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. LONDON, July 2 (UPI) -- Welsh crooner Tom Jones has returned to Britain after living for more than three decades across the Pond in Los Angeles. LONDON, July 2 (UPI) -- European scientists say they have built the world's largest quantum key distribution network to transmit secure quantum encrypted information. |
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| Wednesday, July 1STIRLING, Scotland, July 1 (UPI) -- Scottish-led scientists say they've discovered the first proof that inbreeding reduces bumblebee colony fitness by hiking production of inefficient males. LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Burke's Peerage and Gentry, the definitive guide to British toffs, has decided to move with the times, listing children by birth order without regard to gender. LEICESTER, England, July 1 (UPI) -- An international team of astronomers using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory says it's discovered a new kind of black hole. VIRGINIA WATER, England, July 1 (UPI) -- British 1960s pop singer Cliff Richard must tear down a $50,000 conservatory on his property or face prosecution, a local government council has ruled. |
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| Tuesday, June 30EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 30 (UPI) -- Scottish researchers say they found right hemisphere differences in the brains of those with dyslexia. LONDON, June 30 (UPI) -- Concert promoter AEG Live says ticket-holders for Michael Jackson's planned London concerts can get a full refund or a commemorative ticket. |
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| Monday, June 29WIMBLEDON, England -- Raindrops sprinkled from the sky here at 4:35 p.m. Monday, and rather than a collective moan echoing from Centre Court, there was a thunderous, enthusiastic roar. "Roof! Roof! Roof!" the fans chanted as they closed their umbrellas and pointed their cellphone cameras toward the heavens. LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- The BBC spent about $2.5 million and sent 407 personnel to cover the Glastonbury music festival, but didn't broadcast full music sets, critics say. GLASTONBURY, England, June 29 (UPI) -- Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am says he and Michael Jackson recorded new songs before the U.S. pop superstar's death. NEWCASTLE, England, June 29 (UPI) -- A British blogger who fantasized the kidnapping, rape and killing of the pop group Girls Aloud did not break obscenity laws, a court has ruled. GLASTONBURY, England, June 29 (UPI) -- Fans acclaimed British bands Madness and Blur the stars of this year's Glastonbury music festival, observers say. |
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| Sunday, June 28SWANSEA, Wales, June 28 (UPI) -- A Welsh artist says she has gotten $33,000 to create plaster casts of women's buttocks in a bid to get to bottom of cultural attitudes about female fannies. LONDON, June 28 (UPI) -- A British television show art expert identified a painting put up for sale for $25,000 as a Thomas Gainsborough original worth $1.2 million, observers say. |
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| Friday, June 26CARDIFF, Wales, June 26 (UPI) -- Doctors vary greatly by country in prescribing antibiotics for cough, European researchers say. |
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| Thursday, June 25EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 25 (UPI) -- Scottish medical scientists say they have discovered specific structural differences in the brains of people with distinct subtypes of dyslexia. |
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| Wednesday, June 24LONDON, June 24 (UPI) -- Additional tickets for Michael Jackson's upcoming London concert dates were made available Wednesday, the BBC said. |
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| Tuesday, June 23NOTTINGHAM, England, June 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have created a new type of "laser" that generates ultra-high frequency sound waves instead of light. |
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| Monday, June 22LONDON, June 22 (UPI) -- Mercy James Ciccone, the little girl Madonna adopted from Malawi, is set to accompany the U.S. pop star when she goes back on tour this summer, sources said. |
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| Sunday, June 21BRIGHTON, England, June 21 (UPI) -- British disc jockey Fatboy Slim has canceled a popular annual beach concert in his home town of Brighton, an official says. LONDON, June 21 (UPI) -- The BBC's new series "Strictly Come Dancing on Wheels" will combine celebrities with disabled dancers in wheelchairs, an official for the British network says. |
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| Saturday, June 20LONDON, June 20 (UPI) -- British actor and comedian Stephen Fry says he has lost more than 80 pounds in the past six months, trading his "appallingly corpulent" body for a leaner one. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, June 20 (UPI) -- An eye care expert in Northern Ireland suggests vitamin supplements may slow sight loss in the elderly. |
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| Friday, June 19ARMAGH, Northern Ireland, June 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in Northern Ireland say stroke survivors report experiencing blurred gender roles and loss of sexual desire. CARDIFF, Wales, June 19 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle's agent said the Scottish singer has canceled her appearance at Friday night's "Britain's Got Talent" concert in Cardiff, Wales. |
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| Thursday, June 18LONDON, June 18 (UPI) -- Daniel Dae Kim is spending his summer hiatus from the U.S. television drama "Lost" starring in a West End production of "The King & I." LEICESTER, England, June 18 (UPI) -- British scientists have determined an ice age occurring about 440 million years ago that's been regarded as a brief period actually lasted 30 million years. BIRMINGHAM, England, June 18 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they used an animal study to demonstrate a method of making an early diagnosis of muscular dystrophy, before symptoms develop. LEICESTER , England, June 18 (UPI) -- Researchers in Britain say marijuana damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans. |
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| Wednesday, June 17LONDON, June 17 (UPI) -- British scientists say some African bird species could encounter relocation problems in their struggle to survive global warming. LONDON, June 17 (UPI) -- A major effort is under way in Britain to get the government to ban cigarette smoking in cars when children are present, a smokers' advocacy group says. |
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| Tuesday, June 16GLASGOW, Scotland, June 16 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle's publicist said the singer resumed performing as part of the "Britain's Got Talent" concert tour after canceling two appearances so she could rest. CAMBRIDGE, England, June 15 (UPI) -- A newly developed cognitive test for detecting Alzheimer's disease is quicker and more accurate than many current tests, researchers in Britain said. |
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| Monday, June 15LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- A seven-bedroom house in London's swanky Mayfair neighborhood has been repossessed, in what analysts said is believed to be Britain's largest foreclosure. LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney, along with his daughters Mary and Stella, are promoting a new food campaign called Meat Free Monday. LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- A teacher alleges in a lawsuit that Britain's Environmental Agency is responsible for a branch falling and hitting her on the head. LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- One of the "living statues" kicking off an art exhibit in London's Trafalgar Square is a man who made a costume meant to resemble feces. LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- Scottish singer Susan Boyle has dropped out of two concerts in Manchester, England, so she can rest, her spokesman said. LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- Nigerian-born Australian actor Hugo Weaving has been cast in "The Hobbit" movies, the two films' director Guillermo del Toro said. |
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| Sunday, June 14LONDON, June 14 (UPI) -- Russian soprano Ekaterina Shcherbachenko has won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009 final, the British broadcaster said Sunday. |
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| Saturday, June 13LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- Alexandra Shulman, editor of the British edition of Vogue, has reportedly scolded fashion designers for foisting overly skinny models on her publication. LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- A British censorship board says it will not cut any scenes from "Antichrist" despite the fact the film features female self-mutilation, sex and violence. BIRMINGHAM, England, June 13 (UPI) -- Scottish singer Susan Boyle may not have won "Britain's Got Talent," but fans raved about her performance at a live tour concert in the city of Birmingham. GRAIGUENAMANAGH, Ireland, June 13 (UPI) -- An "audacious" gang of thieves used stolen cars, a stolen trailer and a stolen mechanical digger to steal an ATM machine from a bank in a quaint Irish village. EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 13 (UPI) -- Police in Scotland are hunting for the killer who left poisoned bait consumed by a red kite, a bird of prey that almost became extinct decades ago. |
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| Friday, June 12LONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- Christopher Lee, the 87-year-old British veteran of more than 200 movies, is to receive a knighthood, the government announced Friday. LONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- Britain is preparing now for an expected surge in swine flu cases when children return from their summer vacations, health officials said. LONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- Just half of the 722 people interviewed for an anatomy study knew where their heart was located, researchers at England's Kings College said. LONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- A spike in the number of ermine moths has left trees in parts of Britain covered entirely in cocoons of silk resembling giant spider webs, observers said. |
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| Thursday, June 11LONDON, June 11 (UPI) -- British rocker Pete Doherty was arrested on drug and motor vehicle charges early Thursday, police in Gloucestershire told the BBC. LONDON, June 11 (UPI) -- A study of patients and members of the public in Britain found most people cannot identify where in the body the heart is, researchers said. PRESTON, England, June 11 (UPI) -- A young British man suffering from a heart condition revived spontaneously half an hour after he was pronounced dead, witnesses said at an inquest. LONDON, June 11 (UPI) -- Three youths have been found guilty in a London court of killing Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of former "EastEnders" actress Brooke Kinsella. ABERDEEN, Scotland, June 11 (UPI) -- Scottish and U.S. scientists say their discovery of how some bacteria protect themselves when they are under attack might lead to new antimicrobial drugs. EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S., Chinese and British researchers say the H1N1 swine flu virus was transmitted to humans long before the existing outbreak was noticed. |
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| Wednesday, June 10KINNERTON, Wales, June 10 (UPI) -- A Welsh couple returning home from a five-year stay in North America said they discovered a black widow spider stowing away in a garden hose. LONDON, June 10 (UPI) -- The British rock band Depeche Mode has resumed its tour after front man Dave Gahan's surgery to remove a low-grade malignant tumor from his bladder. |
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| Tuesday, June 9LONDON, June 9 (UPI) -- Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama attended Tuesday night's performance of Disney's "The Lion King" in London, representatives for the musical said. DURHAM, England, June 9 (UPI) -- British engineers say the secret of sandcastle construction could help revive an ancient building technique that uses rammed earth. LONDON, June 9 (UPI) -- What is being billed as the world's smallest microwave promises new convenience for consumers but so far it's just a prototype, British industry analysts said. |
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| Monday, June 8LONDON, June 8 (UPI) -- A survey suggests Jesus Christ is the person Britons would most like to communicate with from beyond the grave, closely followed by Princess Di and Shakespeare. |
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| Sunday, June 7LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- Alexandra Tolstoy, a distant relative of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy, is struggling with a newborn while divorcing her husband, a family friend says. LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- The BBC says it is attempting to determine if British businessman Alan Sugar will return to star in the hit British TV series, "The Apprentice." LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- Blondes may have more fun -- just not with fictional British superspy James Bond, who researchers found prefers dark-haired women for his romantic liaisons. OXFORD, England, June 7 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have for the first time developed a way to use brain scans to objectively measure the levels of pain felt by patients. LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- The woman behind the Beatles' hit song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has the auto-immune disease lupus, British singer Julian Lennon says. LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- Medical experts in Britain say the Department of Health is not doing enough to highlight the risks associated with HIV, leading to its spread. |
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| Saturday, June 6LONDON, June 6 (UPI) -- Henry Allingham, Britain's oldest man -- and its oldest veteran -- was honored Saturday by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force with a 113th birthday party. RENFREW, Scotland, June 6 (UPI) -- A baby born prematurely to a woman critically ill with swine flu has shown no symptoms of the H1N1 virus, doctors in Scotland said. |
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| Friday, June 5LEICESTER, England, June 5 (UPI) -- People with mental health problems receive inadequate medical care, researchers in British, New Zealand and United States said. LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Kevin Spacey has agreed to star in director Trevor Nunn's revival of "Inherit the Wind" at London's Old Vic theater. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, June 5 (UPI) -- Researchers in Northern Ireland said that 25 percent of nursing home residents carry the bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- Advances in cell biology and computer models will end experiments on animals within a generation, a British scientist said. LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- Future generations of humans living in space are likely to be fat, short, ugly, bloated and bald, researchers at London's University College said. PORTSMOUTH, England, June 5 (UPI) -- Humans likely inherited their ability to laugh from apes, British researchers studying primate evolution said. LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- A vaccine that could prevent more than 500,000 deaths a year among children with diarrhea remains too costly to use worldwide, British scientists said. LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle's brother says the "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up has left London's Priory clinic where she was treated for anxiety and exhaustion this week. |
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| Thursday, June 4LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Whoopi Goldberg attended the opening night of the West End musical adaptation of her hit 1992 movie "Sister Act" this week. LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- British scientists say large bombardments of meteorites 4 billion years ago might have made early Earth and Mars more habitable for life. LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. author Marilynne Robinson was presented with the Orange Prize for Fiction for her third novel, "Home," CHELTENHAM, England, June 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. sociologist who specializes in Alzheimer's care says the level of care given to Alzheimer's patients in Britain needs to be improved dramatically. |
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| Wednesday, June 3LONDON, June 3 (UPI) -- Being held captive in a hostile and life-threatening environment may cause more psychological damage than physical torture, British researchers said. DURHAM, England, June 3 (UPI) -- British researchers say retaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital if African bird species are to be saved from climate change effects. LONDON, June 3 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle's brother Gerry says neither he nor the "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up feel she was exploited by the media. LONDON, June 3 (UPI) -- The cast of "Gavin and Stacey" is scheduled to begin rehearsals next week for the third and final season of the British TV comedy series. |
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| Tuesday, June 2LONDON, June 2 (UPI) -- Diversity, the dance troupe that won the "Britain's Got Talent" TV competition last weekend, is to appear in "Street Dance," a new 3D movie. COLCHESTER, England, June 2 (UPI) -- A Range Rover owner dissatisfied with his $83,000 vehicle parked it outside of an English dealership with signs touting its flaws. NEWCASTLE, England, June 2 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've discovered a blood pressure medicine, losartan, can reverse the effects of early-stage liver disease in some patients. LONDON, June 2 (UPI) -- "Britain's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan said England's Prime Minister Gordon Brown called him to see how hospitalized singer Susan Boyle is doing. |
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| Monday, June 1EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 1 (UPI) -- The horror/classic literature mash-up "Romeo & Juliet vs. The Living Dead" is to have its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Third Star Films said. BRISTOL, England, June 1 (UPI) -- British health officials say the risk of infection from a dentist's unsanitary instruments is low, but they still want to alert thousands of patients. NEW BRITAIN, Conn., June 1 (UPI) -- A researcher at Central Connecticut State University says the state's mental health agency should turn over health records from the Civil War era. MANCHESTER, England, June 1 (UPI) -- A British scientist says the use of silver in healthcare and hygiene is increasing, frequently because of a shortage of new antibiotics. LONDON, June 1 (UPI) -- "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up Susan Boyle has been admitted to a clinic and is being treated for exhaustion. |
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| Saturday, May 30LONDON, May 30 (UPI) -- The dance troupe Diversity beat out second-place finisher Susan Boyle of Scotland for the grand prize Saturday on "Britain's Got Talent." LONDON, May 30 (UPI) -- Karen Gillan, a relatively unknown 21-year-old actress, says she is thrilled to have been chosen as a cast member for the British TV series "Doctor Who." LONDON, May 30 (UPI) -- A new swimsuit material that lets 80 percent of the sun penetrate to the skin could contribute to deadly forms of skin cancer, British health experts said. |
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| Friday, May 29LONDON, May 29 (UPI) -- Climate change today accounts for more than 300,000 deaths throughout the world each year, officials of humanitarian group in Switzerland said. INVERARAY, Scotland, May 29 (UPI) -- The return of beavers to Britain after 400 years has enthralled conservationists and disgusted at least one property owner who calls them "nocturnal rats." LONDON, May 29 (UPI) -- A message posted on the "Britain's Got Talent" Web site says popular contestant Susan Boyle won't be quitting the competition as some have speculated. LONDON, May 29 (UPI) -- Scottish actor David Tennant has signed on to reprise the title role he played on stage in "Hamlet" in a BBC television production of the drama. |
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| Thursday, May 28LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- The cuckoo has joined Britain's "red list" of endangered birds, researchers said Thursday. LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Charles said in a London speech preserving the world's rainforests is the key to fighting climate change. LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle's publicist says the Scottish singing sensation only cursed at a reporter in a London hotel this week after the paparazzo provoked her. LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- Dave Gahan, the lead singer of Depeche Mode, has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his bladder, the British band said on its Web site. |
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| Wednesday, May 27CAMBRIDGE, England, May 27 (UPI) -- An editorial in the journal PLos Medicine calls for U.S. political and religious leaders to realign research and policy for improved sexual health. CAMBRIDGE, England, May 27 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says data from its XMM-Newton space observatory has allowed astronomers to closely study a supermassive black hole. CAMBRIDGE, England, May 27 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis found people who have diabetes but maintain low blood-sugar levels are at less risk for heart attacks, researchers in Britain say. |
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| Tuesday, May 26LONDON, May 26 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. Tuesday announced it will re-brand its Jetix channels in five Central and Eastern European countries as the Disney Channel. CAMBRIDGE, England, May 26 (UPI) -- Rooks are as clever at making and using simple tools with their beaks as chimpanzees are with their hands, British zoologists said. GALWAY, Ireland, May 26 (UPI) -- Irish scientists say they have discovered a major coral reef off Ireland's west coast covering approximately 77 square miles in the North Atlantic Ocean. CAMBRIDGE, England, May 26 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis found people who have diabetes but maintain low-blood sugar levels are at less risk for heart attacks, researchers in Britain say. |
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| Monday, May 25LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- British actress Rosamund Pike says she has "no idea" why her filmmaker beau Joe Wright called off their wedding last year. LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- The musical acts Status Quo, Tom Jones, Franz Ferdinand and Spinal Tap have all been booked for this year's Glastonbury Festival in England, organizers said. |
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| Sunday, May 24OXFORD, England, May 24 (UPI) -- Ruth Padel should resign her professor of poetry post at England's University of Oxford for leaking information on a former rival, a broadcaster says. LONDON, May 23 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle, the 47-year-old Scottish singer who became an international celebrity on "Britain's Got Talent," advanced to the semifinals Saturday. |
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| Saturday, May 23LONDON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Tony Curtis said in a profanity-laced interview with a BBC journalist he was upset by his Oscar nomination for the film "The Defiant Ones." |
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| Friday, May 22WARSAW, England, May 22 (UPI) -- Mothers used to call fish "brain food," but researchers in Britain say fish and sunshine really do help cerebral cognitive function. WARWICK, England, May 22 (UPI) -- British researchers say sunshine helps reduced heart disease and diabetes risks in older people. LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Photos of Paul McCartney's London house were removed from the locator Web site Google Street View after the rock N roll star's security team complained. LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Jonathan Ross's British radio show is now being pre-recorded, the BBC said. CARDIFF, Wales, May 22 (UPI) -- A blood test and improved communications could help cut the growing number of inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, researchers in Wales suggest. LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- The British Marine Conservation Society said in its annual Good Beach Guide that only about half of the country's beaches are fit for swimming this year. OXFORD, England, May 22 (UPI) -- Human trials of a virus that kills cancer cells in mice without harming healthy cells is at least two years away, British researchers said. LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Amy Winehouse's management has announced the cancellation of the British soul singer's scheduled May 31 gig in London. LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Up to a third of children with dyslexia could be helped through a 3-D computer program, a British vision researcher said. LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- The annual costs of autism spectrum disorder in Britain is more than $42 billion a year, researchers estimate. |
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| Thursday, May 21MANCHESTER, England, May 21 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have developed a new technique called rehydroxylation for dating archaeological objects by using fire and water. LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- AEG Live President Randy Phillips says Michael Jackson's postponement of four London concerts this summer has "absolutely nothing" to do with his health. CARDIFF, Wales, May 21 (UPI) -- British scientists say studying the way a person's brain "sings" could improve our understanding of conditions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. LONDON, June 25, 2008 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino says he is happy to have finished the screenplay for his upcoming World War II picture, "Inglourious Basterds." |
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| Wednesday, May 20LONDON, May 20 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson has postponed the first four dates of his sold-out concert series at London's O2 arena, AEG Live said Wednesday. LONDON, May 20 (UPI) -- British scientists say they are a step closer to making environmentally friendly "magnetic" refrigerators and air conditioning systems. PARIS, May 20 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency announced its selection Wednesday of a British helicopter pilot to be one of its six new astronauts. |
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| Tuesday, May 19NOTTINGHAM, England, May 19 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they have discovered how meningococcal bacteria break through the body's natural defense system to attack the brain. |
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| Monday, May 18LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Italian artist Paola Pivi says she wants 1,000 people to come together outside the Tate Modern in London to scream in unison. |
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| Sunday, May 17LIVERPOOL, England, May 17 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Britons gathered at Liverpool Cathedral this weekend to hear John Lennon's anti-religion anthem "Imagine" played on its bells, observers said. LLANDRINDOD WELLS, Wales, May 17 (UPI) -- The National Trust says it is in negotiations with the children of Laura Ashley regarding the purchase of the late Welsh designer's rural home in Wales. HULLAND WARD, England, May 17 (UPI) -- Police in England's Derbyshire county say three people were hurt when a stage collapsed during heavy winds at the Bearded Theory music festival. LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- A new book claims British actor David Niven unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in a fit of sadness in 1946. |
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| Saturday, May 16LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- Artist Antony Gormley says his plan to have 2,400 people serve as living statues in London's Trafalgar Square will address the question of identity. LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson has been diagnosed with skin cancer, but is expected to make a full recovery, a source told The Sun newspaper: LONDON, May 15 (UPI) -- Depeche Mode has been forced to cancel concert dates in Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia, the British band's spokesman said. |
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| Friday, May 15LONDON, May 15 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to support the OneVoice movement, the grassroots organization said. LONDON, May 15 (UPI) -- The swine flu is a current worry, but bird flu viruses do not cause pandemics in humans easily, British and U.S. researchers said. LONDON, May 15 (UPI) -- The British government has ordered 90 million doses of the vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu virus, the World Health Organization said Friday. LONDON, May 15 (UPI) -- Britain's poison-resistant rat population has risen to an estimated 80 million -- an increase of more than 200 percent since 2007, scientists said. CAMBRIDGE, England, May 15 (UPI) -- Tiny pyramid-shaped cells found on 80 percent of flowers provide a Velcro-like surface on which bees hook their feet, British scientists reported Friday. |
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| Thursday, May 14BIRMINGHAM, England, May 14 (UPI) -- As many as 85 percent of healthcare workers in Britain may stay home from work in the event of a influenza pandemic, a survey indicates. |
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| Tuesday, May 12LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- The clothes music icon John Lennon was wearing the day he was gunned down in 1980 are to go on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York. LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- Pop star Boy George has been released from Edmunds Hill Prison in Suffolk, England, after serving four months of a 15-month sentence for false imprisonment. ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 12 (UPI) -- A U.K. agency says it has determined retail chicken is the single largest source of campylobacter food poisoning in Scotland. |
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| Monday, May 11LONDON, May 11 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles branch of BAFTA presented Tracey Ullman with its inaugural Charlie Chaplin award at the British Comedy Festival and Awards. |
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| Friday, May 8LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's former representative and an actress who appeared in the iconic 1983 "Thriller" music video are suing the U.S. pop star. EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 8 (UPI) -- Residents of England and Wales are as likely as Scots to think devolution has been good for Scotland, a poll released Friday said. LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- The late musician, singer and songwriter George Harrison's handwritten lyrics to an unpublished song have gone on permanent display at the British Library. DOOAGH, Ireland, May 8 (UPI) -- Ireland's Health Service Executive said it is investigating the death of an elderly man at a Mayo County nursing home where food poisoning is possible. LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey is to interview Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle via satellite for her U.S. chat show. |
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| Thursday, May 7LONDON, May 7 (UPI) -- Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has announced on her Web site plans for her first North American concert tour. LEEDS, England, May 7 (UPI) -- Immigrant populations in Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a "Western" lifestyle, scientists in Britain said. |
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| Wednesday, May 6LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Lady Gaga has signed up to sing at this summer's Glastonbury performing arts festival in England. BRIGHTON, England, May 6 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've determined nicotine can delay the effects of ricin used during a bioterrorism attack. |
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| Tuesday, May 5EXETER, England, May 5 (UPI) -- A sympathetic ear or regular words of encouragement can improve sports performance, British researchers have found. COVENTRY, England, May 5 (UPI) -- Children who are bullied appear more likely to develop psychotic symptoms in early adolescence, British researchers said. LONDON, May 5 (UPI) -- A new book suggests Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh lost his ear in a scuffle with fellow painter Paul Gauguin outside of a brothel. |
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| Monday, May 4LONDON, May 4 (UPI) -- British soul singer Amy Winehouse was briefly hospitalized and treated for dehydration after she collapsed on the island of St. Lucia, her spokesman said. LONDON, May 4 (UPI) -- An exhausted doctor allegedly killed a 70-year-old British man by giving him 10 times the amount of pain killer intended, government health officials said. LONDON, May 4 (UPI) -- England's Catholic Bishop of Nottingham, the Rev. Malcolm McMahon, has denounced the film "Angels & Demons" as "total rubbish." |
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| Sunday, May 3LONDON, May 3 (UPI) -- Paparazzi photographers will have to stay 100 yards away from the London home of British singer Amy Winehouse, the pop star's spokeswoman says. |
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| Saturday, May 2EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 2 (UPI) -- Scottish anglers are being urged to release all the salmon they catch during this year's spring run. STIRLING, Scotland, May 2 (UPI) -- A Scottish playwright's past has caught up with him, forcing him to turn down an honorary degree from Stirling University because of an undergraduate assault. |
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| Friday, May 1LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers say low levels of lithium found naturally in some water systems may help prevent suicides. LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- One of only two copies of a 1965 single by Motown artist Frank Wilson has been sold for a record $38,000, a British dealer says. LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- The British rock group Coldplay says it will give away free copies of a new live CD at most of its remaining live shows in 2009. LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Carol Ann Duffy, whose poetry has "stretched our imaginations," has been named Britain's first female poet laureate, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday. WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, May 1 (UPI) -- A Dutch study has found that middle-aged men who drink about half a glass of wine a day live five years longer on average than alcohol abstainers. |
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| Thursday, April 30LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- Kate and Gerry McCann's appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is to air in England, a day after its U.S. broadcast, NBC Universal Global Networks said. LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- Welsh actor Christian Bale admits he went overboard with his profanity-laced tirade against the director of photography for "Terminator Salvation." LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- A bowl thought to be 1,700 years old has been discovered in London and may hold clues to life in ancient Roman Britain, researchers say. |
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| Wednesday, April 29MANCHESTER, England, April 29 (UPI) -- British scientists say a cosmetic anti-aging product can reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by sunlight. |
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| Tuesday, April 28LEICESTER, England, April 28 (UPI) -- British researchers warn of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can be manufactured in the event of a pandemic. LONDON, April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Linda Evans was declared the winner of the British TV cooking competition series "Hell's Kitchen." LONDON, April 28 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures and Working Title Films say principal photography is set to begin next month in England on "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang." LONDON, April 28 (UPI) -- A British-led study has determined survival rates among HIV positive and HIV negative patients are similar following liver transplantations. |
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| Monday, April 27LONDON, April 27 (UPI) -- Vitamin D cut prostate specific antigen levels, used to mark the seriousness of prostate cancer, by some 50 percent in some subjects, British researchers said. NOTTINGHAM, England, April 27 (UPI) -- British researchers say they've discovered parasite infestations might have a good side, acting as a conditioning agent for a "natural" immune system. LONDON, April 27 (UPI) -- Dev Patel's mother has confirmed the British actor is dating his "Slumdog Millionaire" co-star Freida Pinto. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, April 27 (UPI) -- A Scottish study challenges longstanding expectations that men are promiscuous and women tend to be more particular when it comes to choosing a mate. |
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| Sunday, April 26LONDON, April 26 (UPI) -- Demand for Internet bandwidth is growing so rapidly that connectivity will suffer starting as early as next year, U.S. experts predict. LONDON, April 26 (UPI) -- Comedian Omid Djalili said during a recent TV conference that BBC3 chief Danny Cohen is ill-equipped to control the British TV channel, an attendee says. |
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| Friday, April 24BLACKBURN, Scotland, April 24 (UPI) -- "Britain's Got Talent!" and YouTube star Susan Boyle has been photographed sporting a new hairdo and more stylish clothes than she wore for her TV debut. LONDON, April 24 (UPI) -- Readers of FHM magazine have voted British singer and reality personality Cheryl Cole the world's sexiest woman. |
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| Thursday, April 23LONDON, April 23 (UPI) -- French-born British actress Emma Watson says although she may be ready to tackle new projects, she will be heartbroken when the last "Harry Potter" film wraps. LONDON, April 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found plants absorb carbon dioxide more efficiently under Earth's polluted skies than they would in cleaner settings. LEEDS, England, April 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have created chemical compounds that kill the most deadly malaria parasites, including those resistant to existing drugs. |
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| Wednesday, April 22BRISTOL, England, April 22 (UPI) -- British scientists fitted rock ants with tiny radio-frequency ID tags to determine the process by which ants select a new home. SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 22 (UPI) -- Abstinence is the key to surviving alcohol-related liver disease, a British researcher says. LONDON, April 22 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Mia Farrow says she plans to go on a hunger strike to protest the Sudanese government's decision to expel foreign aid agencies from Darfur. BRISTOL, England, April 22 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've discovered human fetal stem cells can effectively heal back leg ischemic ulcers in a model of type 1 diabetes. |
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| Tuesday, April 21LONDON, April 21 (UPI) -- U.S. actor William Petersen says a film version of his crime scene procedural "CSI" is in the works. LONDON, April 21 (UPI) -- The comedy team of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will be honored with a fellowship at Sunday's British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV awards show. CAMBRIDGE, England, April 21 (UPI) -- Scientists at England's Cambridge University have discovered freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other. CARDIFF, Wales, April 21 (UPI) -- Welsh researchers say they've discovered a possible mechanism that Lithium uses to combat bipolar disorders, suggesting more effective treatments. LONDON, April 21 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle's heartwarming performance of the song "I Dreamed a Dream" on "Britain's Got Talent" has been viewed more than 100 million times on the Internet. |
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| Monday, April 20HATFIELD, England, April 20 (UPI) -- Astronomers using the U.S. space agency's Spitzer Space Telescope say they have discovered at least one in 100 white dwarf stars has orbiting asteroids. PONTYPRIDD, Wales, April 20 (UPI) -- A 22-year-old actress, who was a longtime cast member of the recently wrapped BBC Wales TV drama "Belonging," has been found dead, police said. |
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| Sunday, April 19LONDON, April 19 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have developed a stem procedure that will reverse the most common cause of blindness, age-related macular degeneration. LONDON, April 19 (UPI) -- British comedian Russell Brand said Sunday his attempted radio comeback will include an appearance by TV host Jonathan Ross. LONDON, April 19 (UPI) -- Award-winning British singer Elaine Paige says she may be open to doing a duet with amateur songbird Susan Boyle, who earned kudos on "Britain's Got Talent." LONDON, April 19 (UPI) -- British author Chris Cleave says he is pleased his novel about seeking asylum, "The Other Hand," is getting attention from the likes of actress Nicole Kidman. |
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| Saturday, April 18LONDON, April 18 (UPI) -- Patsy Kensit married disc jockey Jeremy Healy in a London ceremony Saturday, marking the fourth marriage for the actress, a public relations expert says. |
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| Friday, April 17LONDON, April 17 (UPI) -- Susan Boyle, the Scottish woman who became an unlikely celebrity after a heartwarming appearance on "Britain's Got Talent," won't be getting a makeover. |
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| Thursday, April 16NEW BRITAIN, Conn., April 16 (UPI) -- The editor of the Central Connecticut State University newspaper says an opinion editor was fired for acting on her political beliefs, not her socialist views. OKEHAMPTON, England, April 16 (UPI) -- British scientists say the Earth's crops and drinking water could be adversely affected if predicted climate changes occur in rainfall patterns. |
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| Wednesday, April 15LONDON, April 15 (UPI) -- Russian pop star Oksana Pochepa says she has been having a serious romantic relationship with married actor-director Mel Gibson. LONDON, April 15 (UPI) -- Scottish church volunteer Susan Boyle admits appearing on "Britain's Got Talent" last weekend was something of a nerve-wracking experience. |
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| Tuesday, April 14LONDON, April 14 (UPI) -- Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed was sentenced in London to 12 weeks in jail for assaulting a cab driver after magistrates considered his personal circumstances. LONDON, April 14 (UPI) -- A performance by a 47-year-old woman who was called extraordinary by "Britain's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell has gotten more than 3 million hits on YouTube. LONDON, April 14 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've created a statistical method that can estimate the origin and time of an aerosolized release of the pathogen causing anthrax. |
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| Monday, April 13LONDON, April 13 (UPI) -- Procol Harum's 1967 song, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," topped a BBC Radio list of songs most frequently played in public in England during the last 75 years. LONDON, April 13 (UPI) -- British actor Ralph Fiennes is set to star in "The Men at the Pru," a big-screen comedy co-written and co-directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. DUBLIN, Ireland, April 13 (UPI) -- A randomized controlled trial showed omega-3 fatty acids helped preserve muscles in patients who had surgery for esophageal cancer, Irish researchers said. EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 13 (UPI) -- Scottish pop star Annie Lennox says she may not be able to perform a full concert again, following surgery to release a trapped nerve in her back. |
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| Sunday, April 12LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- Swedish songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus, who helped write the ABBA tunes used in the movie "Mamma Mia!," says he's opposed to a sequel despite the original's success. LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- British pianist Nick van Bloss says he is confident his Tourette's syndrome will not impede him during an upcoming concert in London. LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- An artist says Britain's Channel 4 network has no qualms about broadcasting nude models during a new daytime series. LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- Performance artist Mark McGowan says he will re-enact the final hours of Jade Goody's life as a tribute to the late British reality TV star. |
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| Saturday, April 11EAST GRINSTEAD, England, April 11 (UPI) -- An increasing number of the Baby Boomer generation are opting for lens implants for deteriorating sight instead of eyeglasses, a researcher in Britain says. LONDON, April 11 (UPI) -- Advocates for the return of red squirrels to parts of Britain say they thrive once invasive gray squirrels are eliminated from their habitat. LONDON, April 11 (UPI) -- British TV producer Simon Cowell says he is ready to take a pay cut to work with ITV in creating quality programming. |
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| Friday, April 10BANGOR, Wales, April 10 (UPI) -- Deadly saw-scaled vipers that feed on scorpions are far more dangerous than those that eat mammals and reptiles, a Welsh researcher says. LONDON, April 10 (UPI) -- The British pop act Pet Shop Boys has declined to change its name to Rescue Shelter Boys at the behest of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. LONDON, April 10 (UPI) -- Sugary diets and poor dental care have resulted in an increasing number of children having teeth pulled under general anesthetics, say dentists in England. BIGGAR, Scotland, April 10 (UPI) -- Artifacts found near Biggar, Scotland, suggest humans roamed the area 3,000 years earlier than previously thought, archaeologists at the National Museum said. LONDON, April 9 (UPI) -- An exhibition that uses digital technology to virtually restore a tapestry that once belonged to King Henry VIII is to open in London. |
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| Thursday, April 9LONDON, April 9 (UPI) -- A sculpture of an orchestra, made out of sheet music and installed in London's Royal Festival Hall, was created by convicted child killer Colin Pitchfork. LONDON, April 9 (UPI) -- British researchers suggest brain activity already present in young people may be associated later with Alzheimer's disease. LONDON, April 9 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have created a sensor capable of measuring localized ultrasonic cavitations in research that will help hospitals remain hygienic. |
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| Wednesday, April 8LONDON, April 8 (UPI) -- Jamie Waylett, a 19-year-old British actor who plays a supporting role in the "Harry Potter" movies, has been arrested for alleged cannabis possession. |
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| Tuesday, April 7LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music announced Tuesday they are releasing the original Beatles catalog, digitally re-mastered for the first time, on CD. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, April 7 (UPI) -- Men with premature ejaculation who used a topical spray before intercourse were able to delay orgasm six times longer than normal, Irish researchers said. LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- The stage musical "Mamma Mia!" celebrated its 10th anniversary in London's West End Monday night. |
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| Monday, April 6BUCKHURST HILL, England, April 6 (UPI) -- Reality TV show star Jade Goody said goodbye to her loved ones in a video message played at her funeral Saturday in Britain. LONDON, April 6 (UPI) -- Making five lifestyle changes could substantially reduce the rate of colorectal cancer in Britain -- particularly among men -- researchers said. |
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| Sunday, April 5LONDON, April 5 (UPI) -- Actress Romola Garai says she is thrilled to portray the heroine of 19th century novelist Jane Austen's classic "Emma" for the BBC. |
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| Saturday, April 4BUCKHURST HILL, England, April 4 (UPI) -- The late realty TV show star Jade Goody said goodbye to her loved ones in a video message played at her funeral Saturday in Britain. |
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| Friday, April 3BIRMINGHAM, England, April 3 (UPI) -- Smokers who do not want to quit, but want to cut down, are twice as likely to stop smoking if they use nicotine replacement therapy, British researchers said. BIRMINGHAM, England, April 3 (UPI) -- People from the most deprived areas of England have a far higher risk of death after cardiac surgery than those in richer areas, researchers said. CAMBRIDGE, England, April 3 (UPI) -- A robot scientist acting without human help has made its first real, albeit modest, discoveries, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. LONDON, April 3 (UPI) -- Doctors in Britain say a U.S. woman nearly lost a leg as a result of a blood clot caused by her grapefruit diet and her contraceptive pills. LONDON, April 3 (UPI) -- England's broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has fined the BBC $220,000 for Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's infamous on-air prank call to actor Andrew Sachs. MIAMI, April 3 (UPI) -- A 37-year-old British woman has regained her title in the extreme sport of freediving with a 314-foot plunge beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| Thursday, April 2LONDON, April 2 (UPI) -- Stem-cell research has led to what British scientists are calling a "major breakthrough" in the hunt for a cure for deafness, observers say. |
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| Wednesday, April 1LONDON, April 1 (UPI) -- British actress Gemma Arterton and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen have been hired for parts in the remake of the 1981 movie "Clash of the Titans," the BBC said. SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 1 (UPI) -- Babies born to women with anxiety or depression before they were pregnant are more likely to sleep poorly, researchers in Britain said. NEWCASTLE, England, April 1 (UPI) -- British mathematicians say they've created a formula that can be used to predict tsunamis and how destructive the tsunamis might become. LEICESTER, England, April 1 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have made a discovery about plant growth that might have an enormous impact on crop production as global warming increases. HARROGATE, England, April 1 (UPI) -- Sex workers said they prefer self-collection of samples for sexually transmitted infections, British researchers said. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, April 1 (UPI) -- Workers at an auto parts plant in Northern Ireland promised Tuesday to continue a sit-in to protest its closing and the skimpy severance packages offered. |
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| Tuesday, March 31EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 31 (UPI) -- Scottish and English scientists say a study supports the depiction of insects in the films Antz and Bee Movie, in which insects live in conformist societies. HARROGATE, England, March 31 (UPI) -- British researchers say tea tree oil is an effective antiseptic, but is even better when mixed with silver. LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say the discovery of a large number of slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria might lead to new anti-TB drugs. LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- A team of British, Chinese and U.S. researchers has identified a new cancer gene called UTX, on the X chromosome. |
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| Monday, March 30HATFIELD, England, March 30 (UPI) -- A British psychologist says shopping "therapy" could be a way for premenstrual women to deal with the negative emotions created by hormonal changes. LONDON, March 30 (UPI) -- Jade Goody's young sons are not expected to attend the late reality television star's funeral this weekend in England, People.com reported Monday. HARROGATE, England, March 30 (UPI) -- Soldiers who survive severe injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan can be at risk of developing infections in their wounds, U.S. researchers say. EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 30 (UPI) -- Scottish and French scientists say dust trapped deep beneath Antarctic ice sheets may provide data that can help them predict climate changes. LONDON, March 30 (UPI) -- British newcomer Jamie Campbell-Bower says he has landed the key role of vampire leader Caius in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." LONDON, March 30 (UPI) -- The latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight" picked up three prizes at the Empire Awards ceremony in London. LIVERPOOL, England, March 30 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered single-cell amoeba might allow salmonella bacteria to successfully survive in the environment. |
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| Sunday, March 29CANTERBURY, England, March 29 (UPI) -- Archbishop of Canterbury Roman Williams, the Church of England's top bishop, says Christian programming is getting the short end of the stick on the BCC. LONDON, March 29 (UPI) -- Pop singer Madonna should end her plans to adopt a young Malawian girl and let the child remain with her extended family, a British charity says. |
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| Saturday, March 28WARTER, England, March 28 (UPI) -- British artist David Hockney, planning to paint a stand of trees in Yorkshire in all four seasons, discovered they had been felled before he got to spring. CAMBRIDGE, England, March 28 (UPI) -- Art conservators in Britain mistakenly removed key details from a portrait of playwright-poet William Shakespeare while restoring it, an expert says. LONDON, March 28 (UPI) -- Holocaust survivors and their families should be given back works of art stolen by the Nazis during World War II, a British lawmaker proposes. LONDON, March 28 (UPI) -- Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones says he has been asked by British rocker Roger Daltrey to assume control of charity performances from him. LONDON, March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson is renting a country house in the London suburbs near caves rumored to be haunted, a source says. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, March 27 (UPI) -- A researcher at Queen's University Belfast says crabs and other crustaceans are capable of feeling pain. |
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| Friday, March 27LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet is speaking out against Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to the use of condoms. LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- A study of tea drinkers in Iran suggests drinking very hot beverages may raise the risk of esophageal cancer, the British Medical Journal said. LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- Joely Richardson has returned to the London set of her TV remake of "The Day of the Triffids" just days after burying her late sister Natasha Richardson. LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- British pop singer Robbie Williams says he is considering reuniting with his former Take That bandmates. |
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| Thursday, March 26NOTTINGHAM, England, March 25 (UPI) -- An anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve the quality of life for many home dialysis patients, researchers in Britain said. |
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| Wednesday, March 25BELFAST, Northern Ireland, March 25 (UPI) -- U.K. scientists say they have solved one of the most puzzling features of the sun: why its outside atmosphere is hotter than its inner photosphere. LONDON, March 25 (UPI) -- Spandau Ballet, a British pop rock band that split up in 1989 after releasing several hits, is planning to reunite for a world tour, The Daily Telegraph said. LONDON, March 25 (UPI) -- British actress Dame Judi Dench has returned to the stage production of "Madame de Sade" after suffering a sprained ankle. LONDON, March 25 (UPI) -- Jade Goody's husband Jack Tweed will be able to attend the British TV star's funeral after officials said his sentencing in an assault case has been postponed. LONDON, March 25 (UPI) -- British TV and radio personality Jonathan Ross, who was suspended for a widely criticized on-air prank, has been shortlisted for a BAFTA award. EASTBOURNE, England, March 25 (UPI) -- At least three people died at a British hospital in an infectious outbreak that may be responsible indirectly for another 10 deaths, authorities say. |
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| Tuesday, March 24LONDON, March 24 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Kelly Clarkson has signed a deal naming Kobalt Music Group as her exclusive worldwide publishing administration company. LONDON, March 24 (UPI) -- British researchers say stroke patients may help restore their lost vision by listening to music they like. LONDON, March 23 (UPI) -- Jade Goody's family said her funeral will be held next week, but not screened live on television as the late British reality TV star's publicist had said. |
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| Monday, March 23SHEFFIELD, England, March 23 (UPI) -- The University of Sheffield successfully isolated human auditory stem cells from fetal cochleae into sensory hair cells and neurons, English researchers said. LONDON, March 23 (UPI) -- Nicholas Hughes, the 47-year-old son of late poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, has hanged himself at his home in Alaska, Britain's Guardian newspaper said. LONDON, March 23 (UPI) -- Jade Goody's funeral is to be conducted in the next two weeks and will be screened live on television, the late British reality TV star's publicist said. LONDON, March 23 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson wants the BBC to apologize for a comment tied to two of its comedians comparing him to the IRA, a source says. |
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| Sunday, March 22LONDON, March 22 (UPI) -- Hundreds of patients have died at Stafford Hospital in England because of inadequate treatment, an agency report maintains. |
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| Saturday, March 21LONDON, March 21 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson wants the BBC to apologize for a comment tied to two of its comedians comparing him to the IRA, a source says. EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 21 (UPI) -- A moth with a wingspan of an inch has forced a Scottish water company to change the route of a pipeline. |
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| Friday, March 20LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- Two music videos directed by the late Australian actor Heath Ledger are to be released, the BBC reported. EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 20 (UPI) -- Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales are twice as high among people born in Scotland or Ireland, researchers found. LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- Terminally ill British reality TV personality Jade Goody has said she wants to be buried in a churchyard near her home, her publicist said. |
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| Thursday, March 19ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 19 (UPI) -- An international team of researchers, led by scientists at Aberdeen University in Scotland, discovered a link between Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Britain's Advertising Standards Authority says it has banned a TV commercial for the DVD version of the action flick, "Wanted," because it glamorizes gun use. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Britain's leading government scientist says the world faces a perfect storm of food, energy and water shortages by 2030. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William has revealed that as a boy he wanted to be a police officer, The Sun newspaper reported. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- British actress Natasha Richardson's celebrity friends and admirers are expressing shock and sadness at her death following a skiing accident this week. LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- British researchers say returning beavers to the countryside could save money and help the environment. |
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| Wednesday, March 18SWANSEA, Wales, March 18 (UPI) -- A miniature portrait of the Victorian-era, Spanish-born opera singer Dame Adelina Patti is among the late Gianni Versace's belongings being auctioned. LONDON, March 18 (UPI) -- British rocker Liam Gallagher has announced plans to start his own line of clothing called Pretty Green this June. WARWICK, England, March 18 (UPI) -- University of Warwick researchers showed there is no clear link between the levels of vitamin D in the blood and depression. LONDON, March 18 (UPI) -- British soul singer Amy Winehouse has pleaded innocent to a charge of common assault, stemming from an incident in which she allegedly hit a fan. |
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| Monday, March 16LONDON, March 16 (UPI) -- Jade Goody's publicist says the British reality TV star isn't well enough to see her friend, Indian actress Shilpa Shetty. LONDON, March 16 (UPI) -- New British medical images show the viscosity of cancer cells increases dramatically when they die, providing insights into cancer cell death. |
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| Sunday, March 15LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- British scientists say they are looking for ways to reduce global temperatures and curb greenhouse emissions through geo-engineering. LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- The movie "The Young Victoria," about the late British royal, Queen Victoria, has a major historical inaccuracy, Queen Elizabeth II says. LIVERMORE, Calif., March 15 (UPI) -- Scientists in California say they're trying to replicate the power of the sun by firing laser beams at a tiny pellet of hydrogen. |
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| Saturday, March 14LONDON, March 14 (UPI) -- Spring has arrived in Britain this year, the result of global climate change, a survey of nature watchers indicates. LONDON, March 14 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says $80,685,000 raised by Comic Relief is indicative of his country's generosity. LONDON, March 14 (UPI) -- Music promoter Randy Phillips says U.S. singer Michael Jackson may unveil a new dance move during his upcoming performances in London. |
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| Friday, March 13LEEDS, England, March 13 (UPI) -- British scientists say toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- A study by a doctorate student who looked at the music U.S. students like and their Scholastic Aptitude Test scores suggests U2 fans are generally smart. LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William, whose mother Princess Diana was killed in a 1997 car crash, admits he still experiences a feeling of emptiness on Mother's Day. LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- Organizers of pop star Michael Jackson's shows at London's O2 Arena, set to begin in July, say all 50 scheduled concert dates are sold out. LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- Scientists at University College London are working on developing a form of mind reading using virtual reality and magnetic resonance imaging. |
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| Thursday, March 12EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 12 (UPI) -- Exposure to engine pollution results in arterial stiffness, but a face mask reduces exposure to airborne pollution particles, Scottish researchers said. LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- British filmmaker Joe Wright has signed on to direct the big-screen period drama "Indian Summer," Variety.com reported. DUBLIN, Ireland, March 12 (UPI) -- St. Patrick's Day this year will be celebrated with a special episode of "The Simpsons" in which the famous animated American family visits Ireland. LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- Twenty dates have been added to Michael Jackson's previously announced 10-concert run at London's O2 Arena this summer. |
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| Wednesday, March 11LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A 2007 contestant on Britain's "The X Factor" talent show died of cancer after his doctor said his illness was likely anxiety, an inquest heard. LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Tina Turner has been forced to postpone two concerts in England because she is suffering from respiratory flu, her publicist said. LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A so-called "Dracula" fish, named for its fangs made of bone, has been found in a stream in Burma, researchers in London say. LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- Dying reality television star Jade Goody has left the London hospital where she was being treated and gone home to be with her family. LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A study in the United Kingdom indicates screening might help to detect ovarian cancer before symptoms develop, a British magazine says. |
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| Tuesday, March 10LONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- More than 1 million people have registered to buy tickets to Michael Jackson's upcoming London concerts, the BBC reported. |
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| Monday, March 9LONDON, March 9 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've created a stem cell technology that can replace stroke-damaged brain tissue. LONDON, March 9 (UPI) -- A 41-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly wielding a hammer and confronting Jade Goody, the cancer-stricken reality TV star's publicist said. |
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| Sunday, March 8BIRMINGHAM, England, March 8 (UPI) -- An art restorer says a portrait of William Shakespeare will soon be authenticated as the only one created while the great British poet and playwright was alive. LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- A series of love letters written by the late British author George Orwell offer a rare glimpse into the mind of the "Animal Farm" writer, his biographer says. LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- Jade Goody and her two sons have been christened as part of the British reality TV star's dying wishes, her publicist says. LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- British writer Julie Myerson, whose book "The Lost Child" detailed her decision to evict her pot-smoking son, says she, too, has smoked the illegal drug. LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- British scientists have been given the go-ahead to drill through the Antarctic ice sheet into Lake Ellsworth, which has been sealed off for thousands of years. |
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| Saturday, March 7LONDON, March 7 (UPI) -- British actress Helena Bonham Carter says she will play Enid Blyton in an upcoming BBC movie about the late children's author. LONDON, March 7 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson made a rare public appearance at a London showing of the musical "Oliver," witnesses say. |
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| Friday, March 6LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- The British girl group The Mentalists, used iPhones instead of musical instruments to perform a cover version of the song "Kids," The Telegraph said. LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- Esquire magazine has chosen Britain's Prince Charles as the world's best-dressed man. LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- The Mumbai-set movie "Slumdog Millionaire" has earned $217 million at the worldwide box office, the BBC said. LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- U.S. musician and singer Peter Tork, known for his work with the popular band The Monkees, says he is suffering from a rare form of head and neck cancer. LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse has been charged with assault stemming from an alleged altercation last September, police in London said. |
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| Thursday, March 5LONDON, March 5 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson says he plans to kick off a series of concerts at London's O2 Arena in July that will serve as his "final curtain call." DURHAM, England, March 5 (UPI) -- A British study shows climate change is having a detectable impact on birds across Europe,. |
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| Wednesday, March 4LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Britain's ITV television network announced plans Wednesday to eliminate 600 jobs and slash its programming budget, The Times of London said. LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- A 22-year-old man was found guilty in a London court Wednesday of stabbing to death teen film actor Robert Knox. LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- British doctors say they're seeing an increase in the number of gout cases among younger people because of diets rich in meat and alcohol. LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's representatives say the U.S. pop star is planning a press conference at the O2 arena in London, sparking speculation he'll soon perform. LONDON, March 3 (UPI) -- A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Aldeburgh, England, for allegedly busting up a Ferrari Enzo belonging to Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay, police said. |
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| Monday, March 2LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle has visited his hometown of Radcliffe, Bury, to show off his new Oscar, the BBC reported. MANCHESTER, England, March 2 (UPI) -- Men age 24 or less who left the British armed forces have higher suicide risk than men in the general population or in active service, researchers said. LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- "Gran Torino" gave Clint Eastwood his biggest weekend box-office haul in the United Kingdom and Ireland last weekend, Warner Bros. said Monday. LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- U.K. "Big Brother" personality Jade Goody, who is suffering from terminal cancer, is hospitalized and specialists are managing her pain, her publicist said. |
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| Sunday, March 1LONDON, March 1 (UPI) -- Healthy eating and exercise could reduce bowel and breast cancer cases by more than 40 percent in Britain, the World Cancer Research Fund says. |
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| Saturday, February 28LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Healthcare workers in England have been blamed for making the country's flu epidemic worse by refusing to get flu shots, officials said. LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Poetry is once again gaining popularity thanks to the Internet, where amateur poets worldwide can publish their works, two respected U.K. poets say. LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The rock band U2, in a Beatles redux, performed several of its hits from the roof of the BBC's Broadcasting House in London, witnesses say. |
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| Friday, February 27DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Rocker Bono has denied he is a hypocrite for moving part of his band U2's business to the Netherlands to avoid paying higher taxes in Ireland. LIVERPOOL, England, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Officials at England's Liverpool Cathedral Friday said the church's bells will play the late John Lennon's "Imagine" for the North West's Futuresonic festival. LONDON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A team of British and European Union researchers are seeking permission to begin clinical trials of a technique that would allow voice box transplantation. |
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| Thursday, February 26LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A planned film version of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear," starring Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins, was scrapped, reportedly for economic reasons. ABERDEEN, Scotland, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Patients with balloon kyphoplasty showed more improvement in back function and back pain compared with those with non-surgical care, Scottish researchers say. |
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| Wednesday, February 25NOTTINGHAM, England, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Wheezing in children due to cold or flu is not reduced with steroid tablets, researchers in England have found. EXETER, England, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- British and Norwegian scientists say they've used game theory to explain the strange behavior of ravens observed foraging for food in "gangs." OXFORD, England, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Low to moderate alcohol consumption among women is associated with a statistically significant increase in cancer risk, British researchers said. |
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| Tuesday, February 24LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- England's National Trust has announced plans to open Greenway, the rural Devonshire home of the late mystery author Agatha Christie, to the public. LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An upcoming episode of the 23-year-old British television series "EastEnders" is slated to feature only black actors, The Daily Telegraph reported. LEEDS, England, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An Aston Martin DB5, identical to the model featured in a number of classic James Bond movies, is going up for auction, Eddisons announced Tuesday. LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Many believe more money will make people happier, however as societies grow richer, they don't necessarily become happier, a British researcher says. BANGOR, Wales, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Performing a mentally fatiguing task prior to an exercise test can result in people feeling more exhausted, Welsh researchers said. |
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| Monday, February 23LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Numerous major record labels have joined forces with Spotify, a British music service that allows people to stream music onto their computers for free. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Tourist interest in locations featured in several Oscar-nominated films has spiked in recent weeks, the proprietors of a Scottish flight search engine said. LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A message posted on Melanie Chisholm's Web site says the British pop singer has given birth to a daughter in London. OXFORD, England, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they are searching for a new class of drugs to treat type 2 diabetes. LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The British health system's use of tainted blood resulted in a "treatment disaster" that caused 1,756 deaths, says a report released Monday. GLASTONBURY, England, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. rock 'n' roll icon Bruce Springsteen has agreed to headline this year's Glastonbury music festival, organizers said. |
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| Sunday, February 22LONDON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A Serbian national allegedly confessed in public that he killed British TV host Jill Dando in 1999, police say. LONDON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Stage actor Simon Russell Beale says he is excited to play the fictional spy George Smiley in a series of radio plays set to debut in Britain. LONDON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Terminally ill actress Jade Goody, known for her turn on the British TV series "Big Brother," married her fiance, Jack Tweed, Sunday, her publicist says. |
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| Friday, February 20NORWICH, England, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- People with unhealthy lifestyles have double the risk of stroke than those who eat and drink sensibly, don't smoke and exercise, a British study found. LONDON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- British researchers say a hospital in Cambridge is having success with a treatment that may cure nut allergies. |
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| Thursday, February 19LEEDS, England, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Trees absorb nearly one-fifth of humanity's climate-change emissions, a 40-year British university study finds. LONDON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Art Garfunkel says he and Paul Simon are planning their first concert tour in five years. |
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| Wednesday, February 18GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Smokers of all social classes, regardless of gender, have a much higher risk of premature death than non-smokers, British researchers found. LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Pop singer Duffy walked away with three Brit Awards, including one for British female solo artist, at a ceremony in London Wednesday night. LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The environmental organization Greenpeace says it has conducted a three-year investigation into illegal electronic waste dumping in Nigeria. LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun," a book penned by late British author J.R.R. Tolkien at least 80 years ago, is to be published for the first time in May. |
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| Tuesday, February 17LONDON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A British man was infected with human mad cow disease passed along through contaminated blood plasma, health officials say. CHILTON, England, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Researchers say a new facility opening later this year at Britain's Diamond Light Source synchrotron may revolutionize science. |
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| Monday, February 16LONDON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Scottish singer Gerry Rafferty has been missing since August when he left a hospital where he was being treated for liver failure, his friends said. LONDON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Madame Tussauds in London Monday unveiled a new Britney Spears figure designed to capture the U.S. pop star's comeback look. LONDON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- David Tennant's return to the British stage as Hamlet after back surgery has been named the theater event of the year by participants in an online poll. LONDON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The British pop group Girls Aloud, the subject of breakup talk, says it has signed a three-album deal with its Fascination record label. |
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| Sunday, February 15WAKEFIELD, England, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A movie version is forthcoming about the life of Charles Bronson, dubbed Britain's most violent prisoner, filmmakers say. LONDON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Jade Goody of the British TV series "Big Brother" is dying of cancer and has only months to live, her publicist says. |
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| Saturday, February 14LONDON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A light as bright as a million-watt bulb may be able to help identify early signs of Parkinson's disease, British researchers say. LEICESTER, England, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- British researchers suggest the often quoted "1 in 10" figure for children born through infidelity is unlikely to be true. |
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| Friday, February 13ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Scottish researchers suggest there are differences between those who gradually recover memories of abuse in therapy and those who remember more spontaneously. LONDON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A British ecologist says lynx should be reintroduced in parts of Britain to help cull deer that are destroying crops and woodlands. EXETER, England, Feb. 13 (UPI) |