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Valentine's flowers reach Britain's Kate from Falkland Islands

Feb 14, 2012, 16:17 GMT

London - Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, revealed Tuesday that her husband Prince William sent her flowers and a card for Valentine's Day from his faraway posting to the Falkland Islands. ... more

The Artist triumphs at British Baftas

Feb 12, 2012, 22:18 GMT

London - The Artist added to its list of accolades Sunday, with the silent, black-and-white film taking home best film honours at the Bafta awards. ... more

More Sun reporters arrested as probe into hacking scandal widens

Feb 11, 2012, 18:56 GMT

London - Police in Britain said Saturday they had arrested five journalists from The Sun tabloid, part of Rupert Murdoch's news empire, as part of an investigation into allegations of corrupt payments by journalists to public officials. ... more

Radical Islamists sentenced over planned London attacks

Feb 9, 2012, 18:10 GMT

London - Nine British Muslims who pleaded guilty to planning a major terrorist attack on key London landmarks in 2010 were Thursday given prison terms of between five and 16 years. ... more

Seventh heaven comes early as British couple hits jackpot

Feb 9, 2012, 17:11 GMT

London - A young British couple set to enter marital bliss was already in seventh heaven Thursday, making plans on how to spend a 45-million-pound (71-million-dollar) jackpot won this week. ... more

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