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Can Your Facebook Profile Get You Into a Bar?

Bouncers in the UK are now using patrons’ Facebook accounts to doublecheck IDs at bars.

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Watch: Russell Brand Testifies Before Parliament

The actor and comedian showed up to discuss British drug policy and his own experiences as a recovering addict.

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We’ll See Your Cheeseburger Stuffed Crust Pizza and Raise You

Sure, some may see the Crown Crust Cheeseburger Pizza as a sign of the apocalypse. But they ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

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Woman Who Died Running London Marathon Raises $82,000 for Charity

After 30-year-old Claire Squires collapsed on the final leg of the course, donations in her memory skyrocketed.

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Q&A: How to Give Away One Million Books in One Night

World Book Night, an event started in the U.K., aims to give away one million books to one million people. TIME spoke to Jamie Byng, the event’s founder and chair, about how books can make the world a saner place.

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Phone-Hacking Scandal Makes Its Way to America

It looks like the saga that’s engulfed the U.K. could make the leap across the pond, as a British lawyer has announced he’ll be taking legal action within the U.S. on behalf of three new alleged victims of phone-hacking.

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London’s ‘Big Ben’ Tower Could Be Renamed for Queen’s Jubilee

London visitors could be soon visiting the “Big Beth” instead of the Big Ben.

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Asma Assad, Syria’s First Lady and Self-Professed ‘Real Dictator’

Leaked emails offer a glimpse at the glamorous British-born former investment banker, who’s married to Syria’s oft-maligned president.

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Watch Your Back, Bieber: The Boy Band Is Making a Comeback

“The boys are back!” the Internet cried this week, reinstating the relevance of all-male pop groups.

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London’s Iconic Routemaster Bus Rolls Again, With a Modern Design

The famed red double-deckers make a celebrated, if controversial, return to London’s streets.