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Lunchtime concerts take place all over London in smaller concert halls, the big arts-center foyers, and churches; they usually cost less than £5 or are free, and feature string quartets, singers, jazz ensembles, or gospel choirs.
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The work of London-born Alan Turing will be celebrated on a U.K. commemorative stamp released in February 2012. His legacy as a master code breaker will be featured as part of a series of ten “Britons of Distinction.” Turing worked at the British Code...
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Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, sits down with the media during his visit to the University of California swim complex while attending the IOC World Conference on Women and Sport in Los Angeles, California... View Photo »
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The books excel in their clever plotlines and the remarkable evocation of the teeming, malodorous and dangerous streets of 17th century London and the restless, factional court of Charles II. Gregory always creates a cast of well-drawn characters, some...
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The most recent figures from National Churchwatch, an organisation that advises vicars on their personal safety, suggest that 12 per cent of them have suffered some sort of violence as they go about their ministry. This is based on research carried out...
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The playwright tells Karen Price how he developed the darkly comic script AS he wrote a 10-minute drama during a week-long writers’ residency, Tim Price couldn’t have imagined that it would grow into a critically-acclaimed full-length play. But the...
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Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, visits the University of Southern California swim complex while attending the IOC World Conference on Women and Sport in Los Angeles, California February 16, 2012. View Photo »
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Born in Cardiff, she moved to Aberystwyth when she was four years old. After studying English literature at Cambridge University, the 24-year-old ended up in London for a short period before heading for the sea air of the south coast and Brighton. Now...
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Clouds are seen above Battersea Power Station in London, February 16, 2012. London's decaying Battersea Power Station site would be worth an extra 470 million pounds ($735 million) to a developer who could demolish the protected landmark building itself , according to calculations done...
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Kentucky Senator Tom Jensen, R-London, shows a photo of a meth lab-related burn victim during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Judiciary at the Capitol Tuesday Feb. 16, 2012, in Frankfort, Ky. The committee voted 6-5 to approve a bill that would restrict ephedrine and...
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Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne leaves Westminster Magistrates court, London following an appearance to answer charges of allegedly attempting to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Huhne, who will continue to serve in Parliament with the Liberal Democrat...
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Stylist Brad Goreski (L) and musician Theophilus London pose on the runway at the Levi's Fall 2012 Global Collection Presentation at 82 Mercer on February 15, 2012 in New York City.
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Britain's Lord Michael Bates arrives in Trafalgar Square, London, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Bates returned to Britain after walking 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) from Greece to promote peace during the Olympics.
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A woman enters a job centre in central London, on February 15, 2012. Britain's unemployment rate rose to 8.4 percent in the three months to December, which was the highest level for 16 years, official data showed on Wednesday. The total number of unemployed people increased by 48,000...
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Musician Theophilus London and Angela Simmons attend the Diesel Black Gold Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 57 on February 14, 2012 in New York City.
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News Corp Chief Executive and Chairman Rupert Murdoch arrives in central London February 16, 2012.
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Marian Kihogo, a fashion stylist and blogger from London, shows off a pair of her shoes during Fashion Week, in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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Reflected in a window, people walk in London's City financial district, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Britain's AAA credit rating was put on a "negative outlook" by ratings agency Moody's Tuesday, amid fears over weaker growth prospects and potential shocks from the eurozone crisis. Britain's...
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 14: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger attends a training session at London Colney on February 14, 2012 in St Albans, England.
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