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LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Touchstones of the English countryside like village pubs and red phone boxes are vanishing fast in the name of corporate profit, an American author says.
LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- New public trash cans in London will help improve British security by showing the television news and not serving as potential bombs, officials say.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- University College Dublin reportedly has honored Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie with its James Joyce Award.
LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- British lawmakers are considering the use of surveillance cameras to crack down on littering motorists, a newspaper said.
NORWICH, England, May 2 (UPI) -- Transplanted U.S. writer Bill Bryson has taken a leadership position in the fight against litter in Britain.
LONDON, April 13 (UPI) -- A list of the top 100 books written since 1982 shows male writers outpaced female authors, a staff survey at Waterstone's, Britain's largest book chain, said.
LONDON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Britain has bestowed an honorary Order of the British Empire on U.S. writer Bill Bryson for his contribution to literature.
LONDON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Actor Ralph Fiennes has joined the final judging panel for Britain's Whitbread Book Awards for 2003.
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Da Vinci Code -- Dan Brown, 100
2. The Guardian -- Nicholas Sparks, 91
Hardcover Fiction
1. Da Vinci Code -- Dan Brown, 100
2. The Devil Wears Prada -- Lauren Weisberger, 59
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