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(Reuters) - The Church of England published a plan on Friday to approve the ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. Full story
STANSTED, England (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they are treating an incident involving a plane carrying almost 300 passengers from Pakistan as criminal rather than as terror-related. Full story
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the men accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military target. Full story
The family of the British soldier brutally killed by two attackers in Woolwich on Wednesday spoke to the media today. The last text he sent to his mam read “Goodnight mam, I hope you had a fantastic day today, because you are the most fantastic, one in a million mum that anyone could ever wish for.”
There have been two more arrests in the murder of a British soldier, who was stabbed and hacked to death on a London street. The uncomplicated, simple attack has altered London’s psyche. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
A mother who confronted a man suspected of killing a British soldier yesterday says she did so in an "act of instinct."
On Wednesday, a man was killed by two knife-wielding men on a London street and is being called "ideologically motivated" by British security sources. The two suspects are now under arrest. NBC News' Michelle Kosinski and Annabel Roberts.
With weapons still in his blood-covered hands, one of the suspects in the attack made a long political statement to horrified bystanders. When police arrived the two suspects charged at officers, who opened fire. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
A statue of former England player Bobby Moore stands outside Wembley Stadium before the training sessions of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund ahead of their Champions League Final soccer match in London May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Katherine Legge of England takes a picture while standing on the pit wall before the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana May 24, 2013. The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft is seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested t
The scoreboard shows that play has been abandoned for the day at the second test cricket match between England and New Zealand at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Philip Brown (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)
