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Prince Harry admits finding army training tough (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:13 PM PDT

Prince Harry arrives at the Harlem Children's Zone on May 30, 2009 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Prince Harry admitted Monday that he sometimes questions whether he will succeed in his army training -- but said his brother Prince William helps take the pressure off by cooking for him.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Jackson)AFP - Prince Harry admitted Monday that he sometimes questions whether he will succeed in his army training -- but said his brother Prince William helps take the pressure off by cooking for him.

Brown says won't quit as poll predicts Euro election rout (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:57 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street in central London as he prepares to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Question time in the House of Commons, May 20, 2009. Brown insisted Sunday he would not quit despite a scandal over MPs expenses and dire poll ratings for his ruling Labour Party before crunch European and local elections.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Sunday he would not quit despite a scandal over MPs expenses and dire poll ratings for his ruling Labour Party before crunch European and local elections.

Millvina Dean, last Titanic survivor, dies in England: reports (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Millvina Dean, pictured in 2002, the last remaining survivor of the Titanic, died Sunday at a care home in England, the BBC reported, citing a friend. She was 97.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - Millvina Dean, the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, died in a care home in England on Sunday, media reports said. She was 97.

UK Lawmakers should not decide their own salaries (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 08:53 AM PDT

FILE - This May 19, 2009 file photo shows Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his monthly press conference at 10 Downing Street in London. Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers claiming lavish expenses, has promised Sunday May 31, 2009 to pursue constitutional reforms, including a proposal to take away legislators' power to decide their own pay. Gordon Brown said he was shocked by the recent revelations that scores of legislators from all three main political parties had filed claims for a range of expenses from tax advice to swimming pools. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers claiming lavish expenses, promised Sunday to pursue constitutional reforms including a proposal to take away legislators' power to decide their own pay.

London's Big Ben ticks over to 150th anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:43 AM PDT

The clockface of Saint Stephen's Tower, commonly known as AFP - Big Ben, arguably the world's most famous clock which towers over London, marked its 150th anniversary Sunday.

Boyle faces the music, takes second in TV show (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Locals gather at Blackburn, Scotland, community center to watch Susan Boyle on TV during the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' on Saturday May 30, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)AP - Susan Boyle may have been beaten by a group of street dancers who jumped, kicked and shook their way to victory against her on "Britain's Got Talent," but her musical career has barely begun.

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