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BBC faces dilemma as anti-Thatcher song tops chart

Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies.

 

Rolling Stones mark 50th year with London show

The Rolling Stones made a triumphant return to the London stage on Sunday night in the first of five concerts to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut as an American-oriented blues band....

 

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Friends and family were saying goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday at a private funeral ceremony in London.

 

Musician John Walker, 67, dies of liver cancer

John Walker, the American-born musician who was the frontman for the Walker Brothers, one of the most successful bands of Britain's Golden Age of rock `n' roll, has died at age 67....

 

Rolling Stones set to top chart

Rolling Stones set to top chart

The Rolling Stones are on course for their first number one album since 1994 with reissue Exile On Main Street.

 

Leona Lewis 'slapped' at signing

Police arrest a man in connection with an alleged assault on former X Factor winner Leona Lewis at a book signing in London.

 

British Internet talent star Boyle taken to clinic

British Internet talent star Boyle taken to clinic

British internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular "Britain's Got Talent" television contest, British media reported.

 

Susan Boyle Feels the Pressure, Throws F-Bombs Around

Susan Boyle Feels the Pressure, Throws F-Bombs Around

Well, it's just about that time in Susan Boyle's rise to fame where everyone turns on the singing sensation.

Just over a month ago, we were all tearing up over the...

 

Boyle advances in ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

Britain's singing sensation Susan Boyle, the frumpy church volunteer who wowed the world with her angelic voice, on Saturday was voted into the next round of a TV talent show.

 

'Hairy Angel' No More: Will Real Susan Boyle Please Stand Up?

As she admits she has been kissed, some question the singer's innocence.

 

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