Reuters - Radical U.S. Muslim discussion groups are growing in influence much as similar forums did in 1990s Britain, a hardline British preacher said on Wednesday, referring to a period when London was Europe's Islamist hub.
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2010-09-02 23:12
2010-09-02 23:12
Rare Roman lantern found in UK farmer's field (Reuters)
Reuters - An intact Roman lantern made of bronze, believed by experts to be the only one of its kind in Britain, has been unearthed in a field by a metal-detecting enthusiast.
2010-09-02 23:12
Blair memoir lifts lid on Iraq, alcohol and royals (AFP)
AFP - Ex-premier Tony Blair's memoirs are a good read but they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat, newspapers said Thursday.
2010-09-02 17:12
Easyjet founder says to open budget gyms (AFP)
AFP - Tycoon Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of no-frills airline easyJet, said Wednesday that he planned to open budget gyms across Europe by taking advantage of low property prices.
2010-09-02 17:12
BBC staff vote for strike over pension overhaul (Reuters)
Reuters - Staff at Britain's BBC voted on Wednesday to strike in protest against the state-funded broadcaster's plans to reduce a large pension deficit by capping the growth of pensionable pay, unions said.
2010-09-02 17:12
UK's Blair says did not foresee Iraq "nightmare" (Reuters)
Reuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday he could have not have imagined what he called the "nightmare" that unfolded in Iraq but still did not regret joining the U.S.-led invasion.
2010-09-02 11:10
Top Gear's Stig to be unmasked as Bond stunt double (AFP)
AFP - The Stig, the mystery racing driver on BBC television's Top Gear programme, will soon be unmasked as former James Bond stunt double Ben Collins.
2010-09-02 11:10
Get your Blair book signed -- and obey the rules (Reuters)
Reuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair will sign copies of his memoir in Dublin on Saturday but customers can forget about getting a personal dedication or even a photograph from the author.
2010-09-02 11:10
Dead British spy was 'padlocked in bag' (AFP)
AFP - A British spy found dead in the bathtub of his London flat last month had been padlocked inside a bag, an inquest into his death heard on Wednesday.
2010-09-02 05:08
Tony Blair says did not foresee Iraq "nightmare" (Reuters)
Reuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday he could have not have imagined what he called the "nightmare" that unfolded in Iraq but still did not regret joining the U.S.-led invasion.
2010-09-02 05:08
UK hospital admissions for booze 'at record level' (AFP)
AFP - Hospital admissions in England due to alcohol have risen by 825 a day in five years to almost a million, a new survey has shown.
2010-09-02 05:08
Remains of the Day musical opens in London (AFP)
AFP - Award-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro is supporting a new musical based on his novel "Remains of the Day" even though he dislikes a lot of the musicals staged in London.
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