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Britain's Iron Lady Laid to Rest With Full Pomp
Associated Press | Apr 17, 2013
LONDON -- Britain's Iron Lady was being laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing political figure. A coffin containing the body of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was driven from the Houses of Parliament to the church of St. Clement Danes for prayers ahead of the former le... more
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, Dead at 87
Associated Press | Apr 08, 2013
Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life - and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for her steely determination to modernize Britain's industrial landscape, even at the cost of strikes and riots, and to stand beside the United States as the west triumphed in the Cold War versus the So... more
UK Auditors See Struggle to Contain Defense Costs
Aviation Week's DTI | Feb 19, 2013
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. Auditors examining the U.K.'s defense equipment procurement plans for 2012-22 say the Defense Ministry is likely to struggle to control its costs over the next decade. London solidified its defense spending plans last month, publishing—for the first time—a Defense Equipment Plan ... more
UK Investigating Allegations of RAF Sexual Abuse
Associated Press | Feb 08, 2013
LONDON - Britain's defense ministry says it is investigating allegations of sexual abuse of children at a former Royal Air Force base in Berlin. The ministry said Friday the alleged offenses, which occurred between 1981 and 1989, involve a former RAF serviceman who was stationed in Berlin at the time and are being investigated by the RAF Police... more
Faulklands 'Worst Moment' of Thatcher's Life
Associated Press | Dec 28, 2012
LONDON - She called it, simply, the worst moment of her life. It came in March 1982 during the days before the Falklands War, after Argentina established an unauthorized presence on Britain's South Georgia island amid talk of a possible invasion of the Falklands, long held by Britain. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher realized there was lit... more