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"Honeypots" need not apply: British spy agency is on the hunt for female, minority applicants.; Lynn Harris Jul 23, 2008
Dancing with the New Tsars: With their tricked-out yachts, trained servants and diamond-frosted toys, newly rich Russians have invaded London -- and thrown Britain's elite into a royal tizzy.; By Clare Foges Jun 12, 2008
The sad case of the wiggly chapati: Will a change in U.K. immigration laws doom the most savory relic of the British Empire?; Andrew Leonard Mar 20, 2008
Time off to care for kids? Hope you don't need your pension: The British government reneged on an amendment that would have allowed mothers to make up for pension contributions they missed while caring for their children.; Catherine Price Dec 20, 2007
Where the girls aren't: One man's quest to woo women back to rural British villages.; Catherine Price Oct 2, 2007
How Bush is trying to save face in Iraq: The president is now taking credit for turning Sunni tribes against al-Qaida in Iraq. But two years ago he rejected a Sunni offer to negotiate an end to the violence.; By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 13, 2007
Female genital mutilation a growing problem in Britain: London police launch campaign to stamp it out.; Lynn Harris Jul 11, 2007
Summer reading, summer eating: Elizabeth David's classic "Summer Cooking" is as fresh and enchanting today as it was 50 years ago, when seasonal food was still a subversive idea.; By Sarah Karnasiewicz Jul 10, 2007
Inside the minds of killer doctors: Some of the accused behind the recent terror plots in Britain were professional healers. What on earth prompts someone to snap from caregiver to killer?; By Juan Cole Jul 9, 2007
Bomb plot tests British again: New Prime Minister Gordon Brown edges away from Tony Blair and the Iraq war as the U.K. braces against the rising terror threat.; By James Geary Jul 2, 2007
Tony Blair's toodle-oo: If the British people really do want less spin and more substance from their prime minister, then Gordon Brown could be the man to deliver it.; By James Geary Jun 29, 2007
Tony Blair becomes Margaret Thatcher: Thanks to George W. Bush, the man who was supposed to reinvent the Labor Party leaves office with more friends in America than in the U.K.; By Andrew Brown May 10, 2007
The impertinent prince: Bush plays naughty boy to the queen at his not-so-royal state dinner. But all those white ties couldn't hide his low poll numbers.; By Sidney Blumenthal May 10, 2007
Attack of the female millionaires: New research shows that inheritance, divorce and entrepreneurship are catapulting more British women into the seven figures.; Carol Lloyd Apr 26, 2007
A neocon primer: Regime change in 18th-century India: Does this sound familiar? A Western-hatched plot to oust a Muslim dictator on bogus charges...; Andrew Leonard Apr 13, 2007
How Iran played the hostage "crisis": The captured British sailors ate decent meals and were set free in business suits -- as Tehran used them to score political points on the Arab street.; By Hooman Majd Apr 5, 2007
Iran's new hostage crisis: By seizing 15 British sailors, the embattled Iranians aim to rally anti-Western sentiment and force the Brits from Iraq.; By Juan Cole Apr 3, 2007
Friendly fire incident: Footage from a mistaken U.S. attack on British convoy; By David Puner Feb 6, 2007
Panic rooms: The British government puts up funds for domestic-violence victims to build safe rooms in their homes.; Catherine Price Dec 20, 2006
Bloody good food: Nigel Slater, England's favorite food writer, chats about his new cookbook, British food's bum rap, and the future of fish and chips.; By Adam Roberts Oct 31, 2006
Labor's love lost: How Britons came to hate Tony Blair and America, and why the next prime minister will pay the price.; By Andrew Brown Sep 14, 2006
Is the U.K. better than the U.S. at stopping terror?: Americans bust the hapless Seas of David gang. The British round up real terrorist rings. But experts say the U.K. arrests more extremists because more of them live on British soil.; By Mark Benjamin Aug 11, 2006
Should governments criminalize forced marriage?: A British Op-Ed says the failure to ban the practice is a betrayal of Asian women.; Page Rockwell Jun 16, 2006
Britain supports safe abortion services: The British government announces plans to supplement funds lost due to "global gag."; Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 6, 2006
Straight, no chaser: A British woman experiments with binge drinking -- and the results aren't pretty.; Hillary Frey Dec 27, 2005

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