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Key Brown Aide Quits Amid 'Sex Smear Scandal'

Adviser planned to slander top rivals' wives on gossip site

(Newser) - A senior adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has resigned after word leaked of a plan to smear opponents with sex rumors on a gossip website, the Guardian reports. In email exchanges with a blogger, Damian McBride discussed targets for the project, including the wives of top Conservatives. One...

Pet Shop Boys Reject PETA's Request to Change Name

'Rescue Shelter' boys perhaps?

(Newser) - The Pet Shop boys turned down a curious request from PETA to change their name to the "Rescue Shelter Boys," CNN reports. The animal-rights group admitted its request might seem “bizarre” but exhorted the dance-music duo to consider the attention they could bring to the squalid conditions...

UK Terror Busts Thwarted Big Easter Attack: Cops

Investigators probing Pakistani extremists' links to al-Qaeda

(Newser) - Britain's arrest of a dozen terror suspects this week—nearly overshadowed by the public blunder and subsequent resignation of a top terror official—is believed to have foiled a major plot to bomb Easter shoppers, sources tell the Daily Telegraph. The suspects, mostly Pakistani nationals in the UK on student...

New Yorker Who Cracked G20 Death Case Backs Probe

London visitor came forward with evidence of police attack

(Newser) - The New Yorker whose video revealed a police attack on a man who died during the G20 protests is glad the footage has led to an investigation, he tells the Guardian. The fund manager, who attended the London protests out of curiosity, came forward with the footage after hearing of...

UK's Anti-Terror Chief Quits Over Photo Faux Pas

Learns the hard way not to carry top-secret memos in plain sight

(Newser) - The crack British counter-terrorism official who was inadvertently photographed carrying a paper with details of raids that snared 12 men linked to al-Qaeda yesterday has stepped down, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bob Quick, who was bringing the document to a meeting at Downing Street, had previously apologized for the...

Brit Official Blunders on Terror Probe

He walks with secret file in open view; arrests are sped up

(Newser) - One of Britain's top counter-terrorism officials may want to invest in a briefcase. The official, Bob Quick, showed up for a meeting at 10 Downing Street and walked by photographers carrying documents clearly marked "Secret" that outlined the government's plan to bust a suspected al-Qaeda cell, the Telegraph reports....

Man Died in G20 Protest After Clash With Cops: Witnesses

They saw news agent collapse after clash with cops

(Newser) - London police are interviewing witnesses who reported seeing cops attack a man shortly before he collapsed and died during last week's G20 protests, reports the Guardian. The 47-year-old news agent hit his head on the pavement after the clash, according to reports. The confrontation occurred as riot police with dogs...

US Teen Saves UK Facebook Pal From Suicide

Maryland girl's call goes to cops, White House, Scotland Yard

(Newser) - An American girl saved a British teen who sent her a Facebook message threatening to kill himself with a drug overdose, BBC says. The girl told her mother, who alerted local police, setting off a chain response from the White House to the British Embassy in Washington and finally to...

French Cops Battle NATO Rioters

Violence follows G20 leaders to Strasbourg for NATO summit

(Newser) - French cops clashed violently with rioters in Strasbourg last night as G20 leaders prepared to head there for a NATO summit today. Hundreds were detained by police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at rampaging masked protesters, reports the BBC. Shop windows were smashed and cars and bus stops...

British Village Chases Out Google Street View 'Spy'

Mob of wealthy villagers feared Google could help burglars case their houses

(Newser) - Google's attempt to add the scenic English village of Broughton to Street View was foiled by angry villagers, the Guardian reports. Residents, fearing that internet closeups of their homes would be an invitation to burglars, formed a human barrier to block the Google camera car after being alerted by a...

UK Bans Ad With Lusty 'Pope'
 UK Bans Ad With Lusty 'Pope' 

Apr 2, 2009 4:02 AM CDT

UK Bans Ad With Lusty 'Pope'

It caused 'serious offense,' ad council rules

(Newser) - A British advertising commission has blocked the use of a dancing, beer-guzzling photo-manipulated "Pope John Paul II" in an advertisement promoting a nightclub, reports the Telegraph. "It was hugely offensive," said a spokeswoman for a Polish organization, one of several Catholics who complained about the brochure. "...

Activist Dies at G20 Protest
 Activist Dies at G20 Protest 
Apr 2, 2009 2:21 AM CDT

Activist Dies at G20 Protest

Cops say protesters pelted them with missiles as they tried to help man

(Newser) - A demonstrator died after collapsing inside a police barricade at the G20 protests in London last night, the Guardian reports. Medics and cops were pelted with missiles as they tried to move and resuscitate the man, who was pronounced dead in a local hospital, said officials. The man had been...

Blimey! Michelle Touched the Queen

(Newser) - During her chat with the queen today, Michelle Obama briefly and lightly put her hand on the royal back. And while this may not seem like a big deal to ordinary humans, it is a violation of strict rules of royal etiquette, which amount to: Beyond a limp handshake, keep...

G20 Leaders Will Eat Well
 G20 Leaders Will Eat Well 
Apr 1, 2009 2:54 PM CDT

G20 Leaders Will Eat Well

But menu could represent some of the 'new Britain', chef says

(Newser) - President Obama and his fellow world leaders have their work cut out for them at the G20 summit tomorrow, but at least they won’t have to tackle the problems of global finance hungry. Star chef Jamie Oliver is planning a menu of organic Shetland salmon, Welsh lamb with mint,...

Obamas Visit the Queen, Bearing Gifts: iPod, Songbook

(Newser) - President Obama and Michelle Obama visited Buckingham Palace for a private meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, the AP reports. They brought gifts, ABC News reports: a personalized iPod and a rare songbook signed by the legendary American composer Richard Rodgers. Several thousand well-wishers crowded the traffic circle in front...

'Imprisoned' Cruise Ship Passengers Threaten Revolt

Passengers trapped on board after repairs delay round-the-word voyage

(Newser) - Furious British cruise ship passengers on a $12,000 around-the-world voyage threatened mutiny yesterday unless they're allowed to disembark to visit ports. Some 600 passengers on the Aurora have only been allowed to visit three cities in 22 days after the 76,000-ton ship was held up for repairs. Passengers,...

Madoff 'Used London Office as Piggy Bank'

Brits considering charges against Madoff's UK employees

(Newser) - British investigators believe Bernard Madoff's London operation played a central role in his Ponzi scheme, the Times of London reports. Authorities suspect the business was either "a cog in the giant washing machine" laundering Madoff's billions, his personal piggy bank, or both. Ruth Madoff received $2 million from Madoff's...

UK Eyes Youth Terror Threats
UK Eyes Youth Terror Threats
Mar 28, 2009 4:05 AM CDT

UK Eyes Youth Terror Threats

Outreach program IDs 200 kids in danger of turning to Islamic extremism

(Newser) - A counterterrorism project in Britain has intervened with at least 200 children as young as 13 believed to be in danger of turning to Islamic extremism, the Independent reports. Police have been working with educators and Muslim communities to identify children vulnerable to being radicalized, and are stepping in where...

Body of Pirate Victim Found at Sea
Body of Pirate
Victim Found at Sea
Mar 27, 2009 6:13 AM CDT

Body of Pirate Victim Found at Sea

Attackers said they were desperate for a boat to get to shore, according to police

(Newser) - The body of a British yachtsman murdered by pirates off the coast of Thailand was found by a fisherman yesterday floating in the sea, reports AP. Malcolm Robertson, 64, was beaten with hammers and his throat slit as his wife lay bound in the cabin of their sailboat earlier this...

DNA Test: 13-Year-Old Isn't Father
DNA Test: 13-Year-Old
Isn't Father
Mar 26, 2009 2:23 PM CDT

DNA Test: 13-Year-Old Isn't Father

Swab results sink claims about UK tabloid sensation

(Newser) - The British 13-year-old who became a tabloid sensation because he fathered a child with his teenage girlfriend isn't the dad after all, reports the Mirror, via the Mommy Files blog of the San Francisco Chronicle. A DNA test shows that Alfie Patten is not the UK's youngest father. The boy's...

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