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Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born 13 October 1925), is the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. She was leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990. She is the only woman to have been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (UPI Photo)


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'Bruno' edited for young U.K. audiences
LONDON, July 14 (UPI) -- Sacha Baron Cohen's raunchy big-screen comedy "Bruno" has been edited for under-18 audiences in the United Kingdom, the BBC reported.
LONDON, July 11 (UPI) -- A swine flu patient who was otherwise healthy died Friday in England, health officials said.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 10 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom's Council of Mortgage Lenders says most young homeowners purchased their first home through funding assistance from their parents.
LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Health officials in the United Kingdom say the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, may not be containable due to the rampant spread of the influenza infection.
LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A study in the United Kingdom indicates screening might help to detect ovarian cancer before symptoms develop, a British magazine says.
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Three well-known European utilities announced plans to invest in power generation in the United Kingdom.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Swedish power generator Vattenfall announced it has acquired the United Kingdom's Thanet offshore wind project.
LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- British firm BP announced it will leave plans in the United Kingdom for investment in the United States.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Swedish power company Vattenfall announced it is set to acquire Eclipse Energy U.K.
LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom has overtaken Denmark as the No. 1 offshore wind producer.
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