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Britain: Horror attraction combines dark ride with haunted maze

2013-05-20 07:00:00

A unique new haunted attraction opening this summer at a small United Kingdom theme park will combine a walk-through horror maze featuring live actors with a dark ride journey inside an abandoned mine shaft. The Hobs Pit maze and ride is set to open...

John le Carre's 'A Delicate Truth' isn't gentle with war on terror

2013-05-16 13:00:00

John le Carr�'s novels have responded brilliantly to the absence of the Cold War, which was, from 1963's classic "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" to "The Secret Pilgrim" in 1990, their traditional domain. In one sense, though, whether set before or...

Britain court sentences four hackers guilty of cyberattacks

2013-05-16 10:47:00

LONDON – Four hackers who pleaded guilty to a series of high-profile cyberattacks on computers in the U.S. and Britain, including those of the CIA and Sony Pictures, were sentenced Thursday to up to 32 months in prison. The four men, all Britons,...

Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'

2013-05-14 12:03:00

Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...

British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership

2013-05-13 18:11:00

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's membership in the European Union, rejecting demands for a speedy public vote on exiting the trading bloc but insisting...

The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Some answers to readers' airline questions: Question: I understand that London's Heathrow Airport has a horrendous arrival fee. Is the same true for Stansted and Gatwick, London's two other airports? Answer: I'm not sure if you're referring to the...

Obama, Cameron press for diplomatic solution in Syria

2013-05-13 16:30:00

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday pressed for a negotiated settlement in Syria, but acknowledged that diplomatic efforts to end more than two years of deadly violence might not be successful. Speaking after a meeting...

Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit

2013-05-13 17:50:00

Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very� American pastime: football....

Fox adds a fifth Gordon Ramsay series as part of a multiyear deal

2013-05-10 15:42:00

Gordon Ramsay, the temperamental British chef, has been a fixture on Fox since the 2005 debut of "Hell's Kitchen." Now the network is extending the relationship with Ramsay even further with a multiyear deal that includes a new fifth show to star him,...

Britain's Cameron, meeting with Obama, under fire at home on EU

2013-05-13 10:31:00

LONDON – As he met in Washington with President Obama on Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron found himself on the defensive at home against members of his own party who want their country to withdraw from the 27-nation European Union as...

'Star Wars' sequel to shoot in Britain

2013-05-10 17:06:00

The force is returning to Britain. Disney-owned Lucasfilm announced Friday that production of "Star Wars: Episode VII" will take place in the United Kingdom, the latest example of a high-profile Hollywood movie filming outside California. Another big...

NBC News expected to name ITV's Deborah Turness as next president

2013-05-10 11:28:00

NBC News is expected to name Deborah Turness, a prominent British TV journalist, to be its next president. Currently editor of Britain's ITV News, Turness will take the position that was previously held by Steve Capus, who resigned from NBC News in...

British Prime Minister David Cameron, during a joint news conference with President Obama at the White House, said it was in Britain's interests to "reform the European Union, to make it more open, more competitive, more flexible."

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Britain's Prince Harry, center, speaks with Warner Bros. U.K. President Josh Berger, left, as they leave the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Workers paint over grafitti that reads "Burn in hell Maggie," referring to Britain's late ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in London on Friday.

2013-04-12 00:00:00