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UK Secretary: Not All Rape Is Equal

Seeks to halve sentences, says rapes 'vary enormously'

(Newser) - British justice secretary Kenneth Clarke has sparked a furious argument today over the definition of rape after saying he believed date rapes "vary enormously," according to the AP . Clarke was discussing government proposals to halve the sentences of some rapists who plead guilty when he suggested that some...

Irish Militants Issue London Bomb Threat

Warning comes day before queen's visit to Ireland

(Newser) - Irish militants called in a bomb threat targeting central London today, a day ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland—the first visit by a British monarch in more than a century, Reuters reports. A source says the threat has some credibility because the caller uttered a codeword known...

UK Overrun by Thousands of Parakeets

No one knows exactly why population exploded

(Newser) - The parakeet population in Britain has exploded in recent years, up from 1,500 in 1995 to 30,000 a few years ago. The result? Scenes that could be straight out of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, like one recent evening at a suburban park that saw hundreds of parakeets...

Queen's Reign 2nd-Longest in British History

Reign surpasses that of King George III today

(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II has become the second-longest reigning monarch in the last 1,000 years of British royal history. The queen today passes King George III in terms of total days served. She has been queen for 21,645 days, to the 21,644 days George racked up between 1760...

Topless Pippa Photos Ignite Fresh Paparazzi Debate

Middleton family files legal complaint over topless sunbathing pictures

(Newser) - As Prince William and Kate Middleton honeymoon in a secluded spot, the paparazzi who stalk them are back in the spotlight. The Middleton family, prompted by the publication of 5-year-old photos of bridesmaid Pippa Middleton sunbathing topless with Kate and Prince William on a yacht (not to be confused with...

UK Offers FarmVille ... on Actual Farm

Please, try not to kill the cows

(Newser) - Addicted to FarmVille? Now you can play the game on an actual farm—without leaving home. Britain’s National Trust is offering up an estate to be run by gamers, using a program called MyFarm . Users—there’s room for 10,000—make choices on which crops to plant, what...

5 Arrested on Terror Charges Near UK Nuke Plant

Homes of the five suspects were being searched

(Newser) - Five men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism outside a nuclear power facility in Britain, reports CNN . All five live in London and their homes were being searched, while roads near the Sellafield nuclear facility were temporarily closed. The arrests drew interest given the killing of Osama bin Laden,...

Village Cops Hunt Hitler Mustache Prankster

British police go house to house after pol complains

(Newser) - Police have descended on the tiny English village of Pitcombe in an effort to track down the prankster who drew a Hitler mustache on a poster of a local council member. Mike Beech reported the defaced poster to police, who have visited each one of the village's 20 houses...

Why We're Fascinated by the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton: Anne Applebaum
 Why Wills and 
 Kate Fascinate Us 
OPINION
Apr 26, 2011 1:45 PM CDT

Why Wills and Kate Fascinate Us

They're victims of an inescapable fate—but they seem happy anyway

(Newser) - Even to those of us with no plans to sit through the royal wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton are intriguing. “My friend is not a royal watcher or a tabloid reader. Neither am I,” writes Anne Applebaum in the Washington Post . Yet both were familiar with Kate’...

Britain to Send Advisers to Libya Amid Rebel Disarray

Critics in UK already warning of 'mission creep'

(Newser) - With anti-Ghadafi rebels still bickering over who's actually their leader, Britain plans to dispatch a team of miitary advisers to Benghazi to help them get their act together. London insists the advisers won't arm or train rebels or go beyond the UN mandate, reports al-Jazeera . Their biggest order...

Military Secrets Bared in Brit Internet Blunders

Redacted information often easy to restore, says British newspaper

(Newser) - British military secrets, contaminated blood information, commercial negotiations, and other secret data is now readily available online, reports the Telegraph . Most of the documents were made available through Freedom of Information laws—but with sensitive information redacted. But because of an Internet blunder by officials, the redacted information is often...

Kate's Face Appears on Jelly Bean, Brits Go Wild

'She was lying there, staring at me,' says co-owner of candy shop

(Newser) - It's a miracle! Soon-to-be-princess Kate Middleton's face has mysteriously appeared on a yellow jelly bean, and it's going to be sold on eBay. When jelly bean store owner Jessica White opened a jar of mango-flavored jelly beans, "I saw her immediately," said boyfriend and co-owner...

To Lower Cancer Risk, Stop Drinking So Much
 To Cut Cancer Risk, 
 Stop Drinking So Much 
study says
Apr 8, 2011 10:43 AM CDT

To Cut Cancer Risk, Stop Drinking So Much

Sticking to advised limits would prevent thousands of cases

(Newser) - Drinking leads to at least 13,000 cases of cancer in Britain each year, a study finds—and thousands could be avoided if people would stick to alcohol guidelines. That UK-centric finding comes from a study that examined the tie between diet and cancer in eight European countries. Researchers discovered...

Welsh Girls As Young as 13 Can Get Morning-After Pill

New rules allow pharmacies to dispense for free, without prescription

(Newser) - Wales began a controversial new policy today that allows pharmacists to dispense the morning-after pill for free to girls as young as 13. The teens won't need a doctor's prescription or their parents' permission. It's part of a plan to cut down on teen pregnancy among Welsh girls, who have...

Fake Bomb in Cake Box Sneaked Onto UPS Flight

Cargo 'bomb' in cake box went undetected on way to Turkey

(Newser) - British authorities are investigating how a fake bomb hidden in a wedding cake box was able to make it from the UK to Turkey without being detected. The package, containing a timer, wires, and a detonator, traveled on a UPS flight to Istanbul, reports the BBC . A 26-year-old man has...

10 Years Later, Cops Make ID in Thames Murder Case

British police traveling to Nigeria to probe child killing

(Newser) - London police have finally made a breakthrough in a horrifying murder case almost a decade after a young boy's torso was found floating in the Thames. A Nigerian woman says she cared for the 5-year-old boy in Germany for a year before she handed him over to people who killed...

250K March in London Against Spending Cuts

More than 200 people are arrested

(Newser) - More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II—one of the largest demonstrations since the Iraq war—as riot police clashed with a small group. More than 200 people were arrested. Although most of today's demonstration was peaceful, clashes...

Brits Feud Over Killing Gadhafi
 Brits Feud Over Killing Gadhafi 
Mar 22, 2011 3:43 AM CDT

Brits Feud Over Killing Gadhafi

Army chief at odds with government over targeting leader

(Newser) - The head of Britain's armed forces is embroiled in a public dispute with government ministers over the legality of killing Moammar Gadhafi. Gen. David Richards, apparently wary of "mission creep," has rejected ministers' suggestions that Gadhafi is a legitimate target for assassination, reports the Daily Mail . Targeting Gadhafi...

Supermoon Stranded 5 Ships: UK Coastguard

'Blame the moon' for low tides, exposed sand

(Newser) - Though it had nothing to do with Japan’s earthquake, this weekend's " supermoon " may be to blame for the stranding of five ships off the UK, the Telegraph reports. Low tides Saturday night left sandbanks particularly exposed, temporarily grounding a 3,200-ton cargo ship, among other vessels. “...

Why Are France, UK Leading War in Libya?

Not national interest, the real reason is about credibility

(Newser) - How did Libya, a desert nation of 6.5 million people and less than 2% of the world's oil reserves, become a French and British war? Michael Elliot in Time checks off a bunch of wrong answers first: No, the outcome in Libya is not a vital national interest of...

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