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Jade Johnson pulls out of Strictly

AFP European Edition 5 days ago

Olympic athlete Jade Johnson was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday because of injury, saying she was "absolutely gutted" but could not risk her long-term career. The long-jumper, one of a host of stars taking part in the ...

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WENN 6 days ago

Taylor Swift greets fans outside her London Hotel before making her way to the 'Children in Need' event at the BBC. London, England - 20.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

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WENN 6 days ago

Taylor Swift greets fans and signs autographs outside her London Hotel before making her way to the 'Children in Need' event at the BBC. London, England - 20.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Ship with British tourists free of Antarctic ice

AFP European Edition 6 days ago

A Russian ice-breaker cruise ship carrying more than 100 people, mostly British tourists, broke free of Antarctic ice and was on its way to Argentina after days of entrapment, the ship's operator said on Friday. "The Kapitan Khlebnikov ice-breaker with tourists on ...

Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice

AP Features 9 days ago

Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists stuck in the ice around Antarctica A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica was struggling to free itself from sea ice about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from ...

Enid Blyton banned by BBC for decades: memos

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

Popular children's author Enid Blyton was banned from the BBC for nearly 30 years because officials thought her work "lacked literary value", letters from the broadcaster's archives showed Monday. BBC executives turned down the chance to broadcast the plays and books of ...

Arsenal star Van Persie faces lengthy lay-off

AFP European Edition 11 days ago

Robin van Persie faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after reportedly damaging ankle ligaments during the Netherlands' 0-0 friendly draw with Italy, the Dutch press reported on Sunday. The Arsenal striker was stretched off the pitch after being tackled by Italian ...

BBC Bercow Interview

Getty Images 11 days ago

LONDON - NOVEMBER 15: (NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE) In this handout from the BBC, Sophie Raworth (not pictured), standing in for Andrew Marr this week, interviews Speaker for the House of Commons John Bercow, in the Speaker's House at the Palace of ...

Govt to apologise over child migrants: report

AFP Global Edition 11 days ago

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to apologise for the country sending thousands of children to former colonies like Australia, the BBC reported on Sunday, just before Australia's premier is due to say sorry. Under a programme which ended 40 years ago, Britain ...

Britain probes new claims of abuse by troops in Iraq

Reuters US Online Report Top News 12 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defense ministry said Saturday it was investigating fresh complaints that its troops had abused prisoners in Iraq. News of the probe came after the Independent newspaper reported that Phil Shiner, a lawyer acting for detainees, had catalogued 33 ...

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