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Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee Woes: Dining with Despots, Snubbed by Spain

It isn’t easy being Queen.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Underwear For Sale on eBay

Would the term “Anglophile” be a grotesque understatement in describing your devotion to all things British?

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Buried Treasure: World War II Spitfires to Be Unearthed in Burma

Paging Indiana Jones: a British farmer’s 15-year quest to find a squadron of legendary fighter planes buried in a far-off land has finally paid off

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Reading While Eating for April 13: Forever Young

Friday’s links look back at the days of jump rope, children’s books and Myspace.

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Rebekah Brooks, Husband Arrested in Phone-Hacking Investigation

Rebekah Brooks, the former CEO of Rupert Murdoch’s News International, was arrested Tuesday as part of a Scotland Yard investigation into phone hacking.

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Tough Standards: 8 ‘Misleading’ Ads Banned by U.K. Officials

From excessive Photoshop to promoting “socially irresponsible” behavior, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority has the power to veto any ad that it deems to be in violation of their strict rules. Take a look at eight advertisements that have been recently banned by the organization.

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Fred Goodwin’s Knighthood Stripped: Who Could Lose the Honor Next?

Some are criticizing the decision to punish Goodwin for comparatively minor offenses. With these relaxed rules, knights who make bad movies may be next.

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Britain’s Hardiest Emerge for Annual ‘Tough Guy’ Competition

The annual cross-country endurance race features flames, freezing temperatures, and obstacles of all kinds. A photographic look at the struggles of this year’s competitors in the brutally demanding fundraising event.

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Parents Who Hid Child’s Gender for Five Years Now Face Backlash

A British couple raised their child as “gender neutral” to avoid stereotypes. Why are people so upset about it?

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Jude Law, Other Celebrities Receive Settlements in Phone-Hacking Case

Law settled with Rupert Murdoch’s News International on Thursday, saying repeated phone hacking had made him “distrustful of people close to me.”