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Britain: Horror attraction combines dark ride with haunted maze
A unique new haunted attraction opening this summer at a small United Kingdom theme park will combine a walk-through horror maze featuring live actors with a dark ride journey inside an abandoned mine shaft. The Hobs Pit maze and ride is set to open...
Tags: Social Media, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Marketing, Celebrities
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John le Carre's 'A Delicate Truth' isn't gentle with war on terror
John le Carré's novels have responded brilliantly to the absence of the Cold War, which was, from 1963's classic "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" to "The Secret Pilgrim" in 1990, their traditional domain. In one sense, though, whether set before or...
Tags: Ethics, Cornwall, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief
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Britain court sentences four hackers guilty of cyberattacks
LONDON – Four hackers who pleaded guilty to a series of high-profile cyberattacks on computers in the U.S. and Britain, including those of the CIA and Sony Pictures, were sentenced Thursday to up to 32 months in prison. The four men, all Britons,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Computer Crime, U.S. Air Force, Organized Crime, PBS (tv network)
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Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'
Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...
Tags: Jersey Shore (tv program), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Harry of Wales, Greenwich, Imperial and Royal Matters
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British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's membership in the European Union, rejecting demands for a speedy public vote on exiting the trading bloc but insisting...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Conservative Party (UK), Lobbying, David Cameron, BBC
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The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more
Some answers to readers' airline questions: Question: I understand that London's Heathrow Airport has a horrendous arrival fee. Is the same true for Stansted and Gatwick, London's two other airports? Answer: I'm not sure if you're referring to the...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Southwest Airlines Co., Trips and Vacations, American Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines
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Obama, Cameron press for diplomatic solution in Syria
President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday pressed for a negotiated settlement in Syria, but acknowledged that diplomatic efforts to end more than two years of deadly violence might not be successful. Speaking after a meeting...
Tags: European Union, Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, David Cameron
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Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit
Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very American pastime: football....
Tags: Misty May-Treanor, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Harry of Wales
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Fox adds a fifth Gordon Ramsay series as part of a multiyear deal
Gordon Ramsay, the temperamental British chef, has been a fixture on Fox since the 2005 debut of "Hell's Kitchen." Now the network is extending the relationship with Ramsay even further with a multiyear deal that includes a new fifth show to star him,...
Tags: Television, Entertainment, MasterChef (tv program), Television Industry, Hell's Kitchen (tv program)
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Britain's Cameron, meeting with Obama, under fire at home on EU
LONDON – As he met in Washington with President Obama on Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron found himself on the defensive at home against members of his own party who want their country to withdraw from the 27-nation European Union as...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, European Union, Referenda, Trade Agreements, Barack Obama
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'Star Wars' sequel to shoot in Britain
The force is returning to Britain. Disney-owned Lucasfilm announced Friday that production of "Star Wars: Episode VII" will take place in the United Kingdom, the latest example of a high-profile Hollywood movie filming outside California. Another big...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Empire of the Sun (movie), Lucasfilm Ltd., Clash of the Titans (movie), Star Wars (movie)
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NBC News expected to name ITV's Deborah Turness as next president
NBC News is expected to name Deborah Turness, a prominent British TV journalist, to be its next president. Currently editor of Britain's ITV News, Turness will take the position that was previously held by Steve Capus, who resigned from NBC News in...
Tags: Television, Joe Flint, England, Entertainment, Journalism
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