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Angelina Jolie visits DR Congo warzone rape victims

A handout photo released on March 26, 2013 by the British Foreign Office shows Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie (L) talking to refugees on March 25 during their visit to the Lac Vert refugee camp in Democratic Republic of Congo. Angelina Jolie joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 25 in a bid to encourage world powers to do more to tackle rape and sexual assault in war zones. AFP PHOTO

Angelina Jolie joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a bid to encourage world powers to do more to tackle rape and sexual assault in war zones.

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Olympics ceremony wins London theater prize

British director Danny Boyle, left, and producer Tessa Ross with the award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)

Director Danny Boyle’s Olympics opening ceremony has been named theater event of the year at London’s Whatsonstage awards.

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‘Argo’ named best film at Britain’s Oscars

Grant Heslov (center), Ben Affleck (right) and George Clooney pose with the Best Film award for their film Argo during the annual BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 10, 2013. AFP FILE PHOTO

Iran-hostage drama “Argo” has been named best picture at the British Academy Film Awards.

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Elton John has second baby via surrogate

Elton John’s vocals, although a far cry from the soaring high pitch of his peak years in the 1970s, was a warm presence that triggered memories and insights by way of such classic hits “Bennie and the Jets,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters,” among others.  PHOTO BY MAGIC MALIWANAG

British pop star Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become parents for a second time, they confirmed on Wednesday.

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Mick Jagger love letters sold at London auction

Mick Jagger. AP FILE PHOTO/Charles Sykes

A collection of letters sent by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to his secret lover in the summer of 1969 sold for around $300,000 at a London auction on Wednesday, trumping their pre-sale estimate.

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Boyfriend of Amy Winehouse ‘raped woman as she slept’

Reg Traviss  AFP FILE PHOTO

The boyfriend of late Grammy-winning British singer Amy Winehouse allegedly raped a female friend while she was asleep, a British court heard Monday.

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Hobbit was almost filmed in Britain, director reveals

An undated handout photo obtained from Warner Bros on November 23, 2012 shows actor Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's new movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which has its world premiere in Wellington on November 28, 2012. AFP PHOTO / WARNER BROS

“The Hobbit” director Peter Jackson on Tuesday said the low point making his Tolkien epic was when the production almost moved from his native New Zealand to Britain because of a union dispute.

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Rolling Stones play London in first of 50-year shows

Mick Jagger, right and Keith Richards, left, and Charlie Watts behind, of The Rolling Stones perform at the O2 arena in east London, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The band are playing four gigs to celebrate their 50th anniversary, including two shows at London’s O2 and two more in New York. Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

The Rolling Stones were set to rock London on Sunday in their first stadium concert for five years as the band mark half a century together.

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‘Skyfall’ breaks 007′s British box office record

Wax figures of British actors Dame Judi Dench and Daniel Craig are unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London on October 29, 2012 after they were re-dressed in original costumes from the newly released Skyfall James Bond film. AFP / LEON NEAL

“Skyfall” has taken more in its opening weekend at the British box office than any previous James Bond film, its producers said on Monday.

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New Bond film ‘Skyfall’ gets royal red carpet premiere

Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (2R) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2L) are escorted by film producers Michael G Wilson (R) and Barbara Broccoli (L) as they arrive to attend the royal world premiere of the James Bond film "Skyfall" at the Royal Albert Hall in London on October 23, 2012.  AFP

Daniel Craig thrilled James Bond fans in London Tuesday when he stepped onto the red carpet with co-stars Judi Dench and Javier Bardem for the world premiere of the 23rd Bond film “Skyfall”.

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From Dorothy to Darth Vader, London museum dresses up

A woman looks at the ruby slippers worn by Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in the 1939 movie 'The Wizard of OZ' displayed at the Hollywood Costume exhibition in the Victoria and Alebrt Museum in London on October 17, 2012. The slippers, on a generous four week loan from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington DC, are on public display in Europe for the first time in history. AFP/ BEN STANSALL

Dorothy’s blue and white dress and her sparkling ruby slippers have travelled from Oz to London’s Victoria and Albert museum, where more than 130 of cinema’s iconic costumes star in a new exhibition.

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British TV show fooled by celebrity sperm bank hoax

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British television network ITV on Thursday issued a humiliating apology after daytime hit show This Morning was fooled into running a feature on a hoax celebrity sperm bank.

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