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The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

Ashton is Europe's first foreign policy chief, the international representative of half a billion people, with a euro7 billion ($10.5 billion) budget and a salary of more than $300,000 a year – but in her homeland, it's hard to find many who have ...

From JILL LAWLESS, San Diego Union-Tribune,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  House of Lords,  BBC,  Tony Blair,  David Miliband

Alan Bennett explores 'The Habit of Art'

LONDON—Alan Bennett is that peculiarly British thing, a writer who is both barbed and beloved, contrary and cuddly. The 75-year-old playwright of "The Madness of King George" and "The History Boys," who started his career in the 1960s satirical revue ...

From JILL LAWLESS, Boston Globe,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alan Bennett,  Tony Awards,  Benjamin Britten,  Paul Taylor,  Charles Spencer

Pomp meets politics as British govt unveils agenda

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will woo British voters with promises of new social programs and a clampdown on financial sector excess when the government's plans for the next parliamentary session are announced Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth II. The ...

From JILL LAWLESS, eTaiwan News,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Queen Elizabeth II,  House of Commons,  House of Lords

Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies

As many as 150,000 poor British children were shipped off to the colonies over three and a half centuries, often taken from struggling families under programs intended to provide them with a new start _ and the Empire with a supply of sturdy white ...

From JILL LAWLESS, Taiwan News,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Kevin Rudd,  BBC,  Ed Balls,  John Howard

Britain, Australia apologize to children sent away as migrants

Malta, often taken from unmarried mothers or impoverished families, were sent alone to Australia as migrants during the 20th century. Some of the children were told, wrongly, that they were orphans. LONDON — Britain and Australia are saying sorry to ...

From JILL LAWLESS ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Kevin Rudd,  BBC,  Ed Balls,  John Howard

Britain, Australia saying sorry to child migrants

LONDON—Britain and Australia are saying sorry to thousands of British children who were promised a better life overseas, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home. The British government said Sunday that Prime Minister Gordon Brown ...

From JILL LAWLESS, Boston Globe,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Kevin Rudd,  Ed Balls,  BBC,  John Howard

Opera-loving Scottish widow leaves millions to Met

Mona Webster had two passions: birds and music. The Scottish widow, who died in August at the age of 96, traveled the world well into old age in pursuit of both. In her will, she left the bulk of her 10 million pound ($16.6 million) fortune to ...

From JILL LAWLESS, eTaiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Metropolitan Opera,  Mona Webster,  BBC,  Inland Revenue

Fan bequeaths $7.5M to Met Opera; wild birds get the same

to Edinburgh. For years she worked for the Inland Revenue — and invested wisely, building up a substantial portfolio of property and shares. LONDON (AP) — Mona Webster had two passions: birds and music. The Scottish widow, who died in August at the ...

From JILL LAWLESS ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Metropolitan Opera,  Inland Revenue,  Mona Webster,  BBC

Afghan war debate heightens in Britain after troops’ deaths

LONDON - The deaths of five British soldiers gunned down by an Afghan police officer as they made tea after a patrol has shaken public support for the war in Afghanistan, intensifying debate about the human cost of the conflict and increasing calls for ...

From JILL LAWLESS, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Facebook Inc.,  Bill Rammell,  Gordon Brown,  NATO

Killing of British soldiers by Afghan policeman sparks calls for pullout

T he deaths of five British soldiers gunned down by an Afghan policeman as they made tea after a patrol has shaken public support for the war in Afghanistan, intensifying debate about the human cost of the conflict and increasing calls for a pullout. If ...

From JILL LAWLESS, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  NATO,  Ministry of Defence,  Facebook Inc.,  Bill Rammell

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