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Elvis' secret UK visit revealed, 50 years on
Rock'n'Roll legend Elvis Presley did in fact visit Britain, it was revealed on Tuesday, with a secret visit to London accompanied by another rocker.
UK regulator says could order BAA to sell airports
BAA may be ordered to sell one or more of its seven UK airports after the competition regulator said the operator may not best be serving the interests of airlines or passengers.
Homeowners can help UK hit renewable goals - Centrica
Britain could meet its renewable energy goals without punishing the power sector by improved support for homeowners wanting to help out, the director of Centrica-owned
For Baghdad traders, safer streets but no upturn
Boxes full of toasters, washing machines and freezers are stacked high in front of Hashim Nur al-Moussawi's electrical equipment emporium on the edge of the Shorja market in central Baghdad.
Police find body believed to be of missing mother
Police said on Tuesday they had found a body, believed to be that of a mother who had gone missing with her severely disabled son.
Climate change can stoke Africa conflicts
Climate change in Africa could leave 250 million more people short of water by 2020, spurring conflicts and threatening stability on the world's poorest continent, the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner said on Tuesday.
EU gives more food aid due to soaring world prices
The European Commission will give a further 117.25 million euros ($185.6 million) in food aid to lessen the impact of rising food prices on the world's most vulnerable people, it said on Tuesday. "The rise in basic food prices is a worldwide humanitarian disaster in the making," EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel told the European Parliament.
UK Fraud Office to appeal Saudi arms deal decision
Britain's Serious Fraud Office is seeking permission to appeal against a London High Court ruling which sharply criticised the halting of a corruption investigation into a Saudi arms deal, it announced on Tuesday.
Skipping breakfast may mean your baby is a girl
Women on low-calorie diets or who skip breakfast at the time of conception are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, British scientists said on Wednesday.
UK fails to extend would-be Taliban's jail term
The British government has lost a bid to extend the "unduly lenient" jail term given to a London dentist for planning to fight for the Taliban and "kill many" British and U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
U.S. Earth Day goes political and corporate
Google went green and so did dozens of comic strips while President George W. Bush opted for a traditional tree-planting on Tuesday to mark Earth Day, an environmental event that has become increasingly political and corporate.
SAfrica honours US woman who forgave daughter's killers
An American woman was awarded on Tuesday one of South Africa's highest state honours for forgiving the men who stoned her daughter to death in the dying days of apartheid.
UK's Darling urges lenders to cut home loan costs
British finance minister Alistair Darling pressured mortgage lenders on Tuesday to bring down the cost of home loans as policymakers are getting worried about the housing market.
American accused of giving nuclear secrets to Israel
U.S. authorities arrested an American engineer on Tuesday on suspicion of giving secrets on nuclear weapons, fighter jets and air defense missiles to Israel during the 1980s, the Justice Department said.
Tax rebels raise pressure on Britain's Brown
Rebels in Britain's ruling Labour party threatened on Tuesday to inflict a damaging parliamentary defeat on Prime Minister Gordon Brown, further undermining his sagging authority.
Kirk Guild report highlights link between prostitution and trafficking
In a hard-hitting report to the General Assembly next month, the Church of Scotland Guild will highlight some of the work it has done in the past year investigating methods of alerting potential brothel clients to the evils of human trafficking.