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Irish Tabloid
to Be Shut
Over Topless
Kate Pics

Sep 17, 2012 2:12 AM CDT

Irish Tabloid to Be Shut Over Topless Kate Pics

Journalists union blasts 'over the top' reaction

(Newser) - They don't mess around with nude royals in the UK. An Irish tabloid is about to be shut down by its British media mogul owner after the paper reprinted photos of the topless duchess of Cambridge. Some 120 people work for the Irish Daily Star, which is based in...

London Eye to Be
Twitter-Driven
'Mood Ring'

Jul 25, 2012 2:00 AM CDT

London Eye to Be Twitter-Driven 'Mood Ring'

Brit tweets will determine 'mood color' during the Olympics

(Newser) - Want to gauge the mood of Brits during the Olympics? Just check out the London Eye. The Ferris wheel will be turned into a huge "mood ring" for 30 minutes each night. The wheel will light up in different colors, depending on the nation's attitude about the day'...

Boy Finds Live Grenade
at Easter Egg Hunt

Apr 9, 2012 1:36 AM CDT

Boy Finds Live Grenade at Easter Egg Hunt

Bomb squad detonates scary 'egg'

(Newser) - Sometimes Easter's not all it's cracked up to be. Ask the parents of a 3-year-old British boy who ended up standing on a live grenade at an Easter egg hunt. "It was brown and about four inches high. It looked like an Easter egg, but it was...

'Sell-a-Pope' Site Hawks Baseball Caps, Fridge Magnets

'Pope Visit' Site
Hawks Magnets,
Baseball Caps

Aug 4, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

'Pope Visit' Site Hawks Magnets, Baseball Caps

Amen to profits

(Newser) - The Vatican opened a new "Papal Visit" official online store ahead of His Holiness' trip to the UK next month, selling tote bags, fridge magnets, "beatification" T-shirts and a papal flag with the Vatican seal to mark the first visit of a pope to England and Scotland since...

7-Year-Old
'Mini Monet'
Sells His Art
for $240K

Aug 3, 2010 4:08 AM CDT

7-Year-Old 'Mini Monet' Sells His Art for $240K

Hue and cry over new prodigy

(Newser) - He has the touch of an Impressionist master but he prefers Gameboys to waistcoats. And he's only been painting a couple of years because he recently turned 7. But Kieron Williamson, known in the British press as "Mini Monet," is enjoying the buzz of an established artist because...

Brits Bellowing
About 8K-Cow
'Factory'

Mar 1, 2010 3:22 AM CST

Brits Bellowing About 8K-Cow 'Factory'

Enterprise promises 'environmental disaster,' say foes

(Newser) - A monstrous 8,000-cow dairy operation in Britain has critics bellowing even before it opens. The "cow factory" enterprise, expected to be the largest in the world, will emit carbon emissions equal to 3,000 homes, say foes. The operation will combine herds from several regions and owners into...

Brit Cops Watch
Nurseries for
Baby Jihadists

Dec 11, 2009 4:42 AM CST

Brit Cops Watch Nurseries for Baby Jihadists

Police urge community groups to report suspicious kids

(Newser) - Counter-terrorism police have visited British nursery schools in a bid to identify radicalized toddlers. "Radicalization can take place from the age of 4," reads a letter from police urging community groups to report any developing jihadists in their midsts. The Shadow Home Secretary condemned the policy, saying it...