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By Tom Sykes, on May 1st, 2013 Hands in the air for the new-look Dutch monarchy
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By , on April 30th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain’s anti-European and anti-immigration UK Independence Party faced a growing racism storm on Tuesday ahead of local elections seen as a test of its ability to take seats off Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives. Leader Nigel Farage admitted “teething problems” after a UKIP candidate was suspended for apparently making a Nazi salute – but then Farage himself drew criticism for referring to “coloured people” in a radio interview. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By ANDREW HIGGINS and ALAN COWELL, on April 30th, 2013 After a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix handed over on Tuesday to her son, Willem-Alexander, the country’s first king in 123 years.
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By , on April 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Actress Helen Mirren was in the limelight with a popular win at the Olivier Awards, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time emerged as best in show with seven trophies. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 25th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A prosecutor’s office says a French judge has placed under investigation the photographer and publishing company behind unauthorised topless photos of Prince William’s wife, Kate, that appeared in Closer magazine in France last September. Caroline Chassain, spokeswoman for the Nanterre prosecutor, said on Thursday that a photographer, the newspaper La Provence – the photographer’s employer – and Mondadori Magazines France were placed under investigation this month over possible criminal exploitation of images. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain’s military is wasting up to £94 million (HK$1.1 billion) a year training recruits aged under 18, human rights campaigners said. Britain is the only member of the European Union and only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council that allows military recruitment from the age of 16, though soldiers cannot deploy until they turn 18. Most countries recruit from the age of 18. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A group of independent experts has slammed Britain’s cosmetic surgery industry for not protecting patients adequately. It is calling for stricter controls in the aftermath of a breast implant scandal in Europe last year that left tens of thousands of women with cheap silicone implants prone to ruptures. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Alisher Usmanov, the Russian tycoon who owns nearly a third of the Arsenal Premier League soccer club, has ousted steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal from his position as Britain’s wealthiest person. Mittal spent eight years at the top of The Sunday Times rich list, but has dropped to fourth place in this year’s survey, after his estimated fortune fell by £2.7 billion (HK$31.9 billion) to £10 billion. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Spain’s King Juan Carlos stood with a throng of smiling journalists and onlookers, exchanging pleasantries, laughing at jokes and even trying on a pair of sunglasses proffered by a reporter from a comedy show. That was a typical public appearance back in 1997 when he was one of the world’s most popular monarchs, the media treated him kindly and the idea of abdication would have seemed absurd. Now almost half of Spaniards think he should step down in favour of his son, Prince Felipe, 45, and over a third, mostly young people, want their country to become a republic. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By RAPHAEL MINDER, on April 16th, 2013 No longer treated with profound deference, King Juan Carlos and the rest of the monarchy are under scrutiny, and some residents are even calling for an elected head of state.
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By Ilana Glazer, on April 15th, 2013 It has not been a good year for Spain’s royal family. A series of PR nightmares and a decline in popularity came to fruition on Sunday, when thousands of Spaniards gathered in Madrid to protest the family’s right to a royal title.
Continue reading Could this be the End for the Spanish Monarchy?
By Justin Green, on April 11th, 2013 I too think America is heading for a monarchy. (Hint: no, not really.)
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By , on April 7th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal coalition government, trying to rein in the national budget deficit, is bringing in a series of changes to the system this month – in the face of bitter opposition from the Labour Party. The debate has been fuelled by the case of Mick Philpott, a nationally notorious welfare-dependent father of 18, who was jailed last week for the manslaughter of six children in setting fire to his own house. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Accepting welfare a ‘lifestyle choice’, Cameron tells Britons
By , on April 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A British man was jailed for life and his wife and accomplice were given long prison sentences yesterday for accidentally killing six of their children in a bungled house fire plot aimed at getting custody of five other children. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thai lawmakers moved to change parts of a military-backed constitution after the country’s highest court agreed to hear a case that may block them from doing so, signalling a renewed round of political tension. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 1st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain’s government yesterday defended a raft of new welfare spending cuts, a key plank of its efforts to rein in spending as the economy flounders, after church leaders attacked them as unjust. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By The Fashion Beast Team, on March 29th, 2013 All Hail, Bernard Arnault: Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of French luxury goods company LVMH, has been rewarded by the British monarchy. According to WWD, Prince Charles awarded Arnault the title of “Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” in an intimate ceremony at his London residence earlier this week. Arnault’s new U.K. title enables him to put the initials KBE after his name.
Continue reading Bernard Arnault Gets an OBE; Pope Francis’s Shoes Spur Speculation
By , on March 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> North Korean state media issued two photos on Friday that, either by accident or design, appeared to show plans for striking the US mainland, as well as details of the North’s military strength. The pictures, released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), both showed leader Kim Jong-Un sitting at a desk in what looked like a dedicated military operations room. The photos accompanied a KCNA report on an emergency meeting with top army leaders in which Kim ordered strategic rocket units to prepare for a possible strike against US mainland and Pacific bases. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on March 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> British police on Thursday arrested a 82-year-old man as part of the investigation into widespread sexual abuses launched following the Jimmy Savile scandal. Metropolitan Police said officers from Operation Yewtree, established last year following a slew of abuse claims against late BBC presenter Savile, had detained a man from Berkshire, south England, on suspicion of sexual offences. Police stressed that the arrest was not connected to the specific allegations made against Savile and added that the suspect had been released on bail until May. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading British police arrest 11th man in Savile investigation
By , on March 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The director of the blockbuster, Lost In Thailand, has caused outrage by appearing next to an elegant-looking Yingluck Shinawatra while wearing a white shirt-with both sleeves rolled up and the top buttons undone. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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British eurosceptics caught in race storm
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain’s anti-European and anti-immigration UK Independence Party faced a growing racism storm on Tuesday ahead of local elections seen as a test of its ability to take seats off Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives. Leader Nigel Farage admitted “teething problems” after a UKIP candidate was suspended for apparently making a Nazi salute – but then Farage himself drew criticism for referring to “coloured people” in a radio interview. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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