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  • UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

    LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

  • Woolwich attacker was radicalized in Britains youth jail at 17

    One of the two suspected terrorists, who hacked a British soldier to death on a busy London street, was radicalized in Britain's most notorious youth jail. Michael Adebowale is believed to have developed his sick views while he was serving a sentence for drug-dealing in Feltham young offender institution. According to the Mirror, Madeleine Edwards, 49, a friend of the family, recalled how ...

  • British Security Services Scrutinized After Soldiers Murder

    Britain's security services are facing questions over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a London street. Senior British officials have said the two men detained in connection with Wednesday's murder had been identified earlier by security teams investigating suspected Islamist extremists. Suspects Michael Adebolajo and Michael ...

  • Helen Mirren rallies for military charity

    Veteran actress Helen Mirren has urged people to back a military support charity after a soldier was brutally murdered on London streets. A 25-year-old Army Drummer named Lee Rigby was killed in Woolwich, south east London Wednesday. When he breathed his last, Rigby was wearing a t-shirt promoting Help For Heroes, a charity for troops injured in conflicts. Now "The Queen" star is urging fans ...

  • Friend of suspect in London hacking death of soldier arrested after BBC interview

    FILE - In this Friday, May 24, 2013 file photo, military boots are laid in tribute outside the Woolwich Barracks, in London, in response to the bloody attack on Wednesday when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of British soldier Lee Rigby. The friend, Abu ...


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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse [DVD]

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse [DVD]

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, an utterly absorbing documentary about the torturous three-year production of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), begins the only place it could: at Coppola's press conference following the u ... ...

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  • Champions League the day London became just a small town in Germany

    For one day only, the Wembley Tavern was a sea of garish yellow and black on Saturday as it played host to chanting Borussia Dortmund fans, while Thirsty Eddie's on the High Road was reserved for Bayern Munich supporters.Amid a surge of support ...

  • London turns red and yellow for Bayern-Borussia Champions League final

    Supporters of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have been sampling the delights of London ahead of Saturday night’s all-German European Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium. By nine o’clock in the morning, streets in central London were already filling with fans. Dortmund supporters were easy to spot, all kitted out in their team’s yellow colours, mixing happily with ...

  • Did British intel try to recruit London attack suspect

    A police officer stands guard outside the Woolwich Barracks in London May 24, 2013, in response to the bloody attack when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. (AP ...

  • Soldier beheaded in London terror attack seen ordering a pizza night before

    Wearing his distinctive Help for Heroes hoodie, Lee Rigby orders a pizza in the final image of him before his death.CCTV pictures show Lee making one of his regular trips to The Kebab Ye opposite the barracks at 9.23pm on the night before he was killed.He jokes with staff and plays on the fruit machine as he waits for the chef to cook his favourite thin crust pepperoni. Lee was hacked to death ...

  • Anti-Muslim Incidents Soar Across Britain After Wednesday’s Murder in London

    In the days following the murder of a British soldier in London, there has been a huge spike in anti-Muslim incidents, according to an interfaith charity. Faith Matters, an organization that works to reduce extremism, says it has received 162 calls on its helpline since Wednesday’s attack, a sharp increase from the six calls it receives on an average day. The incidents range from name ...

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