Mar 5th, 2010 · British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his country's decision to invade Iraq, but told an inquiry into the conflict that the U.S. dismissed warning of chaos once Saddam Hussein was ousted. At the time, Brown was part of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair's inner circle. He has faced criticism for not dissuading Blair from entering the war and for underestimating its cost.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Just weeks after taking over British confectioner Cadbury, Kraft has announced it's closing one of Cadbury's production facilities — despite its earlier promises not to. And that's got Cadbury workers at the flagship Bournville plant worried the same thing will happen to them.
Jan 24th, 2010 · Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused in the attempted Christmas Day airliner attack, had contacts with at least two suspected terrorists while a student in London, investigators tell NPR. Intelligence officials have linked him to a suspect in a 2006 plot against airliners and to a man implicated in a plan to behead a Muslim soldier.
Jan 22nd, 2010 · In announcing the change Friday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said: "This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but I should stress that there is no intelligence to suggest than an attack is imminent." "Severe" is the second highest level of alert in Britain; "critical" is highest.
Jan 17th, 2010 · Four years ago, the glamorous neo-soul singer broke through from the U.K. to the U.S. charts with "Put Your Records On," and suddenly she was everywhere. In the time since, she's lost her husband and mourned for two years. Rae is about to release a new album called The Sea — available for streaming in its entirety here until its release on Jan. 26.
Jan 11th, 2010 · Playing nine remarkable shows in Austin in 2009, Local Natives impressed enough fans, critics and record labels to get a release of their new album in the U.K. last fall (release in the U.S. is scheduled for February). Titled Gorilla Manor (in honor of their shared abode in Orange County,) the twelve-track collection is an emotional yet unfailingly cheerful pop offering.
Jan 10th, 2010 · An explosion outside a village in southern Afghanistan killed a U.S. Marine and a veteran war correspondent who became the first British journalist killed in the conflict, officials said.
Jan 8th, 2010 · Heavy drinking is taking a big toll in the U.K. Now there's growing support for an increase in taxes on booze, beer and wine to curb what some say is a major public health problem.