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Athletes warned not to wear big country logos to Sochi
LONDON (Reuters) - Athletes heading to the Sochi Winter Olympics have been warned not to wear team kit with large logos promoting their country on their way to Russia due...
Expat Scots demand a vote in independence referendum
LONDON (Reuters) - A million Scots living outside of Scotland should be allowed to vote in a referendum this year on whether their country becomes an independent nation, one of...
British TV chef Nigella Lawson faces no action over drugs: police
LONDON (Reuters) - British TV chef Nigella Lawson will not face legal action after admitting to a court that she had taken drugs, as a prosecution could deter future witnesses...
WWII codebreaker gets royal pardon for gay sex conviction
Mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win World War Two by cracking Nazi Germany's "unbreakable" Enigma code, was granted a rare royal pardon on Tuesday for a criminal conviction for...
WWII codebreaker gets royal pardon for gay sex conviction
Mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win World War Two by cracking Nazi Germany's "unbreakable" Enigma code, was granted a rare royal pardon on Tuesday for a criminal conviction for...
Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre
LONDON (Reuters) - Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city's...
Eurocopter issues safety alert over EC135 fuel gauge error
LONDON (Reuters) - Eurocopter issued a safety alert to operators of its EC135 helicopters on Monday after aircraft from the same fleet as one that crashed into a Scottish pub...
Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc in Britain, head to Europe
BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be...
It’s the economy, Scots: independence plan unveiled
GLASGOW (Reuters) - The Scottish government will focus on the potential economic gains from independence on Tuesday when it unveils its vision for the future if Scots choose to end...
‘Slave’ women held for 30 years rescued from London house
LONDON (Reuters) - Three women enslaved for 30 years have been rescued from a house in London including one who has spent her entire life in domestic servitude, police said...