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Brit MP Quits to Be With Metallica Manager

Louise Mensch stepping down to move to US with family

(Newser) - Britain's Conservative Party is losing one of its rising stars to New York City and heavy metal. Louise Mensch has decided to step down as a member of parliament to move to the US with her three children, reports the Daily Mail . She married Metallica manager Peter Mensch—whom...

Official Seeks Ban on 'Kick in the Face' Preacher

Todd Bentley says Holy Spirit moves him to violence

(Newser) - What to do with a tattooed evangelist who tries to cure people by kicking them in the face? Todd Bentley, a Canadian based in the US, plans to tour the UK this month—but Labour MP Malcolm Wicks says no way, the Daily Mail reports. "His visit can do...

Britain Finally Grabs a Gold
 Britain Finally Grabs a Gold 
olympics
Aug 1, 2012 6:51 AM CDT

Britain Finally Grabs a Gold

5 days into games, women win top rowing honors

(Newser) - The egg-on-face potential has been eliminated: Olympic host Britain has finally captured its first gold medal of the London Games. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the final of the women's pair at the Olympic rowing regatta on today, after establishing a big lead early in the race and...

Teen Charged for Tweet-Taunting UK Diver

Teen faces charges for 'malicious' tweets: Police

(Newser) - A British teenager has been arrested over an abusive tweet directed toward one of his country's Olympians, reports the BBC . After synchronized diver Tom Daley missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish, he received this: "You let your dad down i hope you know that."...

Japan Wins Gymnastics Silver After Appeal

China takes gold; Britain forced to settle for bronze

(Newser) - China easily took the gold medal in the men's gymnastics final today, but who got silver was a matter of some controversy. When the event was first concluded, Britain stood at an astonishing second place, followed by the Ukraine. But Japan, sitting in fourth, launched an appeal, complaining that...

These Games Will Be Quite British

 These Games 
 Will Be Quite 
 British 
olympics
Jul 27, 2012 8:57 AM CDT

These Games Will Be Quite British

London 2012 will celebrate UK—without going overboard

(Newser) - Don't expect a rerun of Beijing: This year's Olympics will have a more understated character, better suited to their host country, organizers say. "What you’re going to get, generally speaking, is an image of the UK as it is, warts and all," says a promoter....

London Mayor Bashes Romney
 London Mayor Bashes Romney 
Jul 26, 2012 5:36 PM CDT

London Mayor Bashes Romney

Olympic comments offend allies across the pond

(Newser) - Britain isn't getting over Mitt Romney's comments questioning its handling of the 2012 Olympics. London Mayor Boris Johnson, for instance, mocked the presidential candidate in front of a 60,000-strong rally today, the Huffington Post reports. "There are some people who are coming from around the world...

UK Border Staff Striking on Eve of Olympics

Government slams 'shameful' strike

(Newser) - Olympic organizers fear that a strike called for the day before the Games open will massively snarl the plans of hordes of visitors. Thousands of government workers—including immigration staff at London's Heathrow Airport—plan a 24-hour strike next Thursday, which will be followed by a refusal to do...

Tetra Pak Heir Charged With Not Burying Wife

Rausing may have lived with corpse for weeks

(Newser) - Billionaire Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing has been charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife, Eva, whose body may have lain in the couple's luxury home for weeks before it was discovered. Rausing, who was arrested last week on suspicion of murder, is being...

Olympic Security a 'Shambles,' Chief Admits

Firm keeping $90M management fee despite massive failures

(Newser) - The chief of security giant G4S was summoned before British lawmakers for an Olympic-size scolding yesterday. Under questioning, Nick Buckles was forced to acknowledge that his company's arrangements for the London Olympics are a "humiliating shambles," CNN reports. The company admitted just weeks before the Games that...

Galaxy Tab Not 'Cool' Enough to Be iPad Ripoff

British court rules in favor of Samsung

(Newser) - Samsung won a bittersweet victory in a British court today: A judge ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab wasn't an Apple rip-off, but only because it was entirely too stodgy to be mistaken for the iPad, reports Bloomberg . The Samsung gadgets "do not have the same understated and...

Britain Cutting Army by a Fifth

Budget cuts to shrink force by end of decade

(Newser) - The British Army is taking a sizable cut as part of the government's austerity drive. The country's defense secretary unveiled plans yesterday to cut the force's 102,000 troops to 82,000 by the end of this decade, axing a total of 17 units and merging others,...

UK Busts 7 Terror Suspects After Routine Traffic Stop

Car had no insurance ... but it did contain firearms, weapons

(Newser) - Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses in Britain after a routine vehicle search turned up firearms and weapons, police said today. The arrests, which took place earlier this week, were announced one day after officers in London detained six other terror suspects using stun guns and...

Next Big Move for Romney: Go Abroad?

Foreign-policy tour would take him to Britain, Israel, Germany, Poland

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's message has thus far been all about the economy—but that could change in a few weeks. The candidate is mulling an international tour that would take him to Britain, Israel, Germany, and Poland. The trip could help push back against Democratic questioning of Romney's foreign...

British Terror Scare Caused by ... E-Cig

Highway shut down over mystery vapor from bag inside bus

(Newser) - British troops, police, bomb squads, and firefighters rushed to the scene of a feared terrorist attack—only to learn that the culprit was an electronic cigarette. A highway was closed for more than four hours over reports that a Megabus passenger's bag was emitting "vapor," the BBC...

Hotel Removes Bible, Adds Kindle

But the holy text is preloaded

(Newser) - A hotel in Britain is doing away the ubiquitous Bible in the bedside table. Instead, the Hotel Indigo will stick a Kindle in the drawer—preloaded with the Bible, of course. Guests can download a different religious ebook of their choosing at no extra charge, provided it doesn't cost...

Assange: I 'Almost Certainly' Won't Turn Myself In

Cops want him out of Ecuadorian embassy this morning

(Newser) - Police have ordered Julian Assange to turn himself in this morning, in what police say is the first step toward extraditing him to Sweden, but he says that's highly unlikely, the Independent reports. "Our advice is that asylum law both internationally and domestically takes precedence over extradition law,...

Big Ben's Home Gets New Name: Elizabeth Tower

Renamed to mark Diamond Jubilee

(Newser) - Britain isn't finished celebrating the queen's 60 years on the throne. Now her name will be affixed to an international icon: the tower that houses Big Ben. Until now, its technical name had been simply the Clock Tower, though the name Big Ben is often used to refer...

US to Britain: Stop Russian Arms Shipment to Syria

Washington wants cargo ship's insurer to withdraw its cover

(Newser) - Washington is putting its foot down—or at least asking Britain to put its foot down—over alleged shipments of attack helicopters to Syria, the Telegraph reports. US officials have enlisted Britain to stop a Russian ship from delivering its cargo to Syria, by having the ship's insurer, based...

Food Blogger, 9, Prompts School-Lunch Overhaul

Martha Payne's photos inspire better meals

(Newser) - She's only nine years old, but Martha Payne's reporting has already shaken things up at her school. The Scottish writer of the NeverSeconds blog posted reviews and camera-phone photos of some rather gross-looking cafeteria lunches; her work brought some 2 million visitors to her site. The attention prompted...

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