Tag: United Kingdom

Backdropped by St. Paul's Cathedral covered in mist, people and buses cross Waterloo Bridge during the second day of a 48 hour workers strike partially closing the London Underground train network in London, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union went on strike over management plans to close all ticket offices on the subway network, known as the Tube, which will result in around 750 job losses from the Underground's staff of 18,000. A further 72 hour strike is planned starting May 5. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

London Tube strike suspended as union says new talks starting

Bloomberg News · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 file photo, Peaches Geldof arrives to attend the ETAM's ready to wear fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion collection presented in Paris. Heroin is like to have played a role in the death of 25-year-old model and television personality Peaches Geldof, authorities said Thursday. Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate told an inquest into the death of the second daughter of Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof that a post-mortem examination was inconclusive, prompting further tests. In a 10-minute hearing, Fotheringham discussed her final days. "Recent use of heroin and the levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death," he said. The news offers a sad echo of the death of her mother, television presenter Paula Yates, who died of a drug overdose in 2000 when Peaches Geldof was 11. In her final message on Twitter, she posted a photograph of herself as a toddler next to her mother along with the caption: "Me and my mum." Peaches Geldof died at her home south of London on April 7. Inquests are held in Britain to determine the facts in sudden, violent or unexplained deaths. (AP Photo/C. d'Ettorre, file)

Heroin played a role in Peaches Geldof’s death

Danica Kirka · May 1, 2014 7:26 pm

UK judge halts fraud case in dispute over lawyers

Danica Kirka · May 1, 2014 5:16 pm

"Ukraine's unwavering commitment to its obligations under the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] demonstrates that when a country places itself squarely within the NPT and diligently adheres to all of the Treaty's obligations, all nations benefit," Thomas Countryman, assistant secretary of state for International Security and Nonproliferation, said Monday in New York City.

Beltway Confidential

State Department celebrates Ukrainian disarmament deal Russia violated by seizing Crimea

Joel Gehrke · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - This Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 file photo shows American actor George Clooney interviewed by Fabio Fazio during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy. Hollywood's most eligible bachelor may be getting hitched. A London law firm on Monday April 28, 2014, has congratulated one of its lawyers on her engagement to George Clooney. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu, File)

George Clooney engaged to UK attorney, firm says

Jill Lawless · April 28, 2014 5:35 pm

Peaches Geldof inquest to open this week

Washington Examiner · April 28, 2014 11:07 am

British government vetoes RBS bonus plan

Washington Examiner · April 25, 2014 10:17 am

Kate shows off new royal style in Down Under tour

Sylvia Hui · April 24, 2014 12:33 pm

FILE - This Aug. 8, 1999 file photo shows a road sign on the road going into Cornwall, in Launceston, England, Thursday April 24, 2014. The British government said Thursday April 24, 2014 that Cornish people have been given the same status as Scots, Welsh and Irish _ the U.K.'s other Celtic peoples _ under European Union law protecting national minorities. (AP Photo/PA, Toby Melville) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Cornish people recognized as official UK minority

Washington Examiner · April 24, 2014 12:18 pm

FILE - This Saturday, April 5, 2014 file photo shows Manchester United's manager David Moyes during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at St James' Park, Newcastle, England. Moyes was fired as Manchester United manager on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, paying the price for the club's spectacular and sudden decline in his 10 months in charge since replacing Alex Ferguson.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Man United’s brand strength softens blow of slump

Rob Harris · April 23, 2014 8:11 pm

Sri Lanka to deport UK tourist with Buddha tattoo

Washington Examiner · April 23, 2014 2:26 pm

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks.

National Security

Blair: Radicalized Islam a growing threat

Washington Examiner · April 23, 2014 9:25 am