China Slams Britain After Cameron Meets Dalai Lama
BEIJING (AP) – China criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday for meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying it amounts to support for Tibet’s independence from Chinese rule. The British government ignored Beijing’s objections in going ahead with Monday’s meeting in London, and doing so “hurts the feelings of [...]
McIlroy Finding A Balance In Golf And Life
RORY MCILROY went home to Northern Ireland after the Masters and left his clubs behind in Florida. He didn’t touch them again until he returned last month to start gearing up for a big summer that includes his title defense at the US Open. The Wells Fargo Championship will be only his second tournament in [...]
Donald Trump Demands Scotland Nix Wind Turbines
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) – He came, he saw, he blustered. Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland’s parliament to demand the country end plans for an offshore wind farm he fears will spoil the view at his exclusive new £750m golf resort. In a typically blunt display, the New York property tycoon told an inquiry [...]
Praise, Skepticism For Murdoch In UK Newspapers
CAGEY. CUDDLY. Witty. Master of the intimidating pause. The reviews in Thursday’s newspapers of Rupert Murdoch’s performance on the stand at Britain’s media ethics admired the performance, despite doubts about the accuracy of the story the News Corp. executive chairman spun. “Mr Murdoch was a picture of elderly innocence,” Matthew Deacon wrote in The Daily [...]
London Man Attempts Rowing From Miami To New York
A LONDON man is attempting to row from Miami to New York. Lewis Colam doesn’t have a lot of rowing experience, but he says he wanted to do something more adventurous than the desk job he left behind in England. He’s inspired by explorers James Cook and Sir Francis Drake, and by TV personality and [...]
Engelbert To Represent UK At Eurovision Song Contest
AT 75-years-old, Engelbert Humperdinck is the choice to represent the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The BBC’s choice surprised some fans by choosing Humperdinck – real name Arnold Dorsey – who has not had a hit for almost 40 years ago, as Britain’s entry in the 2012 contest. Humperdink famously beat the Beatles [...]
Davy Jones Of The Monkees Dies At 66
DAVY JONES, the English actor-turned-singer who helped propel the TV rock band The Monkees to the top of the pop charts and into rock ‘n’ roll history, died February 29 in Florida. He was 66. Jones, lead singer of the 1960s group that was assembled as an American version of the Beatles, died of a [...]
Prince Harry Qualifies As Apache Helicopter Pilot
BRITAIN’S defense ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the best co-pilot gunner in his class after 18 months of training. The ministry said Thursday the prize recognizes the student whose performance is the best among their peer group. Known in the military as Captain Wales, the third-in-line [...]
Britain Marks Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday
HE WROTE about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions – Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic. [...]
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