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William and Kate Surprise Crowd With Visit to Belfast

Mar 8th 2011 – 9:36AM
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- She flipped a pancake on Shrove Tuesday - and somehow it even landed back in the pan. Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton traveled to Belfast on Tuesday, delighting a surprised but enthusiastic crowd with their first official visit to Northern Ireland before their April 29...

Catherine Zeta-Jones Now a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for Some Reason

By Mary Phillips-SandyFeb 24th 2011 – 3:11PM

She's Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE, if you please. Today the Welsh actress-turned-Hollywood celebrity became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, in a Buckingham Palace ceremony. Prince Charles bestowed the honor in recognition of Zeta-Jones' acting career and charity work. When the Queen's Honours List...

Tripoli Evacuations: Nations Rush to Get Their Citizens Out of Libya [VIDEOS]

By Mary Phillips-SandyFeb 23rd 2011 – 6:56PM

As Moammar Gadhafi continues his violent crackdown on the protests in Libya, nations are rushing to evacuate their citizens from the country. Most are departing from Tripoli, Libya's capital and principal port. The U.K.-based Independent Television News captured footage of crowds at Tripoli International Airport, where...

Chelsy Davy: 5 Facts About Prince Harry's Sometimes Girlfriend

By Mary Phillips-SandyFeb 7th 2011 – 5:05PM

They're on, they're off and they may be on again. Royal observers are reporting that Prince Harry and his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy may be reuniting. Although the pair split last fall, they were seen together Saturday at a London nightclub. Rumor also has it that Davy will be Harry's date for his brother William's royal...

WikiLeaks: UK Advised Libya on How to Free Lockerbie Bomber

By Theunis BatesFeb 1st 2011 – 9:30AM
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LONDON -- The British government secretly advised Libya on how to secure the early release of Lockerbie plane bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, according to leaked diplomatic papers from the U.S. Embassy in London. The documents also suggest that Prince Andrew, the fourth in line to the throne, played a...

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The Queen and the U.S.A.: The Future of the Special Relationship

By Andrew Losowsky May 23rd 2012 - 03:47PM

In 1946, Sir Winston Churchill spoke of a "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain.

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Report: Great Britain set to introduce laws making "drug driving" a criminal offense

By Jonathon Ramsey May 16th 2012 - 08:07AM

It's taken three years but the Great Britain is finally ready to introduce laws to make driving while impaired by illegal and legal drugs against the law.

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LG lines up Optimus 4X HD for launch in Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland

By Richard Lawler May 14th 2012 - 11:44PM

While there's already plenty of excitement around other quad-core Android phones, LG will join the party soon when its Optimus 4X HD launches in a few European countries next month.

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Margaret Thatcher Hoax: Death Of Ex-Prime Minister Of Great Britain Publicized By Unlikely Source

By Christian Cotroneo May 09th 2012 - 05:17PM

An erroneous report of the "death" of Margaret Thatcher, the prominent ex-prime minister of Great Britain, was mistakenly publicized today by the most unlikely source.

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  • 06/01/12 How Is Armenian Interest Presented In Great Britain? Source: Armenian News Network / Groong How Is Armenian Interest Presented In Great Britain?
  • 05/31/12 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston launches GREAT Britain... Source: PRWeb London (PRWEB UK) 1 June 2012 ST KATHARINE DOCKS, LONDON: John Penrose MP, Minister for Tourism and Heritage, has welcomed Sir Robin Knox-Johnston aboard the GREAT Britain campaign this morning at a launch ceremony alongside the legendary yachtsman's recently restored boat Suhaili, which he sailed around the world in 1968-69 to become the first person to do so, solo and non-stop.
  • 05/31/12 A dress fit for a queen to be unveiled at Yorkshire... Source: Scarborough Today Prize pigs and champion cows are usually the stars at agricultural shows, but this year a fashion designer is set to wow in red, white and blue.
  • 05/31/12 Action underway at Taattersalls... Source: Offaly Independent Competition is underway at the Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland where Olympic hopefuls are striving to impress selectors ahead of London 2012.
  • 05/31/12 Qualified rugby coach Frank McCusker is to become... Source: Travel Weekly UK Qualified rugby coach Frank McCusker is to become chief executive of the Ski Club of Great Britain.

Background on great britain

Great Britain or Britain (, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr, ) is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe.

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