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Guide on BBC children's show killed by elephant

AP News 4 days ago

Guide on BBC kid's show killed by charging elephant in Tanzania, children unhurt The BBC says that a British guide working on a children's television show in Tanzania was killed after being charged by an elephant. The British broadcaster says that 38-year-old ...

celebs leaving maida vale

WENN 4 days ago

Jenny Agutter arriving at the BBC Maida Vale studios on its 75th anniversary. Throughout the day, BBC Radio One will be airing 75 classic sessions recorded within the walls. London, England - 30.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

craig charles

WENN 4 days ago

Craig Charles arriving at the BBC Maida Vale studios on its 75th anniversary. Throughout the day, BBC Radio One will be airing 75 classic sessions recorded within the walls. London, England - 30.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Woman who admitted nursery assaults names victims

AFP European Edition 6 days ago

Vanessa George, the nursery worker charged with sexually abusing young children in her care, has on Thursday disclosed the names of some of her victims. The 39-year-old, who worked at the Little Ted's nursery in Plymouth, pleaded guilty earlier this month to ...

Singer Morrissey resumes tour after stage collapse

Reuters Life! Online Report 6 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Morrissey, the former frontman of British band The Smiths, has returned to the stage after collapsing during a concert in Britain last weekend. Morrissey performed at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday, joking about his recent collapse. The 50-year-old ...

French-language love letter found on UK coast

AP News 6 days ago

Mysterious French love letter sealed in a beer bottle washes up on Britain's coast A mysterious missive apparently written by a French-speaking woman to her married lover has washed onto a British beach and into the imagination of the U.K. media. The ...

Crackdown on expenses for MPs: reports

AFP European Edition 7 days ago

MPs will be banned from claiming mortgage interest payments as part of a sweeping overhaul of their expenses system in the wake of a damaging scandal, reports said late Tuesday. Members of parliament will also be barred from employing relatives under planned ...

Crackdown on expenses for lawmakers: reports

AFP European Edition 7 days ago

Lawmakers will be banned from claiming mortgage interest payments as part of a sweeping overhaul of their expenses system in the wake of a damaging scandal, reports said late Tuesday. Members of parliament will also be barred from employing relatives under planned ...

Composer Lloyd Webber has prostate cancer: BBC

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 10 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the BBC reported on Sunday. The broadcaster quoted a statement from the 61-year-old's spokesman as saying the condition had been caught in its very early stages. "Andrew is ...

Poll boost for BNP after TV first

AFP European Edition 10 days ago

Nearly a quarter of adults would consider voting for the far-right British National Party, a poll out Saturday said, after its leader made a controversial appearance on a BBC show. The YouGov survey for The Daily Telegraph newspaper, conducted after BNP chairman ...

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