Tag: England
Slice of Diana wedding cake sells for 1,200 pounds
A piece of 27-year-old cake from the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana has been sold to an anonymous bidder at auction in Britain for 1,200 pounds ($A2,540).[MORE]
Premier League clubs scrape through in League Cup
English Premier League sides West Ham United, Fulham and Sunderland narrowly avoided upsets in the second round of the League Cup this morning (AEST).[MORE]
McCartney to play Israel concert
Paul McCartney to play in Tel Aviv - 43 years after being banned from performing there.[MORE]
Briton convicted over gun factory
A British man has been convicted of running a gun factory that converted replica machine guns into live weapons which have been linked to a series of fatal shootings.[MORE]
Man convicted of child cruelty over Shiite whipping ceremony
A man has been convicted of child cruelty for forcing two boys to whip themselves during a Muslim ceremony, British prosecutors said.[MORE]
Kuyt's late winner saves Liverpool
Dirk Kuyt scored a dramatic extra-time goal to earn a relieved Liverpool a place in the Champions League group stage with an unconvincing 1-0 win over Standard Liege this morning.[MORE]
Aussie netball team named for tri-series
Kate Beveridge, Kimberlee Green and Laura Geitz have been included in a 12-member Australian netball squad to take on England and New Zealand. [MORE]
Pavlyuchenko set for Spurs switch
Roman Pavlyuchenko is poised to join English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur from Spartak Moscow, the Russian striker said this morning (AEST).[MORE]
Rovers sign Socceroos star Grella
Australia midfielder Vince Grella joined English Premier League club Blackburn for a fee of around four million pounds ($8.6 million) from Torino this morning (AEST).[MORE]
Premier League trio out of League Cup
Bolton suffered an embarrassing League Cup second round exit as Northampton won 2-1 at the Reebok Stadium, while West Bromwich Albion and Hull also crashed out on Tuesday.[MORE]
Proteas crushed by Broad-inspired England
Stuart Broad deflected the praise after bowling England to a 10-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international at Trent Bridge this morning (AEST).[MORE]
Ex-bodyguard apologises to Rushdie
Salman Rushdie's former bodyguard apologises in court for lying in tell-all book.[MORE]
Broncos lose Eastwood to lucrative Super League
New Zealand international back rower Greg Eastwood agreed to join English Super League club Leeds overnight, signing a three-year contract from 2009.[MORE]
West slams Russia's move on Georgian regions
Relations between Russia and the West plumb new depths after Moscow recognises Georgia's rebel regions.[MORE]
Computer with banks' customer data sold on Ebay
Three banks in Britain are investigating how a computer with the personal data of one million bank customers was sold on the internet auction site Ebay.[MORE]
26 in hospital after plane's 'brutal depressurisation'
An emergency onboard a Ryanair aircraft flying from Britain to Spain has left 26 people in hospital. [MORE]
Clarke stays cool on English mint claims
Stand-in Australian captain Michael Clarke has played down the furore over former England opener Marcus Trescothick's revelation that he illegally used a breath mint to help his bowlers gain extra swing during the 2005 Ashes series.[MORE]
Injury keeps Sidebottom out
England bowler Ryan Sidebottom will miss the remaining four one-day internationals against South Africa due to a groin strain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.[MORE]
Hilton searches for British best friend
Calling all young, beautiful Britons with a yearning for life in the fast lane - Paris Hilton is heading to Britain to find a new best friend.[MORE]
850,000 flock to Notting Hill carnival
Some 850,000 revellers packed the streets of west London at the weekend as masquerade floats entertained partygoers at the Notting Hill carnival - Europe's biggest street festival.[MORE]
Fletcher snatches win for Man Utd
Champions Manchester United recorded their first win of the English Premier League season when Darren Fletcher's scruffy first-half goal secured a 1-0 triumph at Portsmouth this morning.[MORE]
Jamie Oliver roasts drunken slob Brits
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver roasts Britain's booze culture and poor cuisine.[MORE]
Baby boy critically ill after airgun accident
An 18-month-old boy is critically ill in a Birmingham hospital in England after being accidentally shot in the head with an airgun, police have said.[MORE]
Madonna kicks off world tour
Madonna kicked off her Sticky And Sweet world tour in Britain at the weekend with a two-hour extravaganza of hits and high fashion showing why she is still the "Queen of Pop" despite recently turning 50.[MORE]
Hindley portrait used in London's Olympic video
Uproar after London's tourism body uses child murderer's image in Olympics video.[MORE]
