LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain is prepared to send more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the British Army said in an interview published Friday. Britain currently has 8,300 troops in Afghanistan. Richard Dannatt, the chief of the general staff, did not say how many troops he would be prepared to deploy. Britain currently has 8,300 troops in Afghanistan. Dannatt told The Times newspaper that elements of the 12th Mechanized Brigade had been "earmarked for Afghanistan." He said there are no plans to send the whole brigade of 4,000 troops. "If we're asked for more and we say we can, it's not going to be 4,000 -- it's going to be something in between" that and the current troop level, Dannatt told the Times. The Ministry of Defense confirmed his remark. British defense sources told The Times that a rise of 1,700 to 2,000 was "the uppermost ceiling." U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce a new strategy for Afghanistan on Friday that includes sending another 4,000 troops to the country with hundreds of civilian specialists, senior administration officials told CNN. The troops -- which are in addition to the 17,000 that the president announced earlier would be sent to Afghanistan -- will be charged with training and building the Afghan Army and police force. The plans include doubling the Army's ranks to 135,000 and the police force to 80,000 by 2011, the officials said. Military officials told CNN earlier that the Afghan government had requested the additional troops.

Question: who is  ready to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan?

Question: What number of possible soldiers will be sent?

Question: What is the army waiting for?

Question: who told  the Times up to 2,000 more could be sent?

Question: What is Britain ready to do?

Question: where is britain ready to increase troop numbers?

Answer: Britain

Answer: 1,700 to 2,000

Answer: U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce a new strategy for Afghanistan on Friday

Answer: British defense sources

Answer: Afghanistan,

Answer: Afghanistan,

Summary:
Britain is ready to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan, army chief says .
Richard Dannatt told the Times up to 2,000 more could be sent .
Army waiting for formal request by U.S. government, he says .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Home Office said Wednesday it is banning the military wing of Hezbollah, the Lebanese political movement, because of its support for "terrorism" in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. Hezbollah fighters with the Shiite militia's yellow flags during ceremony for slain commander Imad Mughnieh. Parliament must approve the order for it to become law. The announcement would make it a crime to belong to or encourage support for Hezbollah's military wing. The order does not apply to Hezbollah's political or social activities. "It sends out a clear message that we condemn Hezbollah's violence and support for terrorism," Home Office minister Tony McNulty said in a statement. Britain's Terrorism Act allows Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to ban any group that she believes is involved in terrorism. "Hezbollah's military wing is providing active support to militants in Iraq who are responsible for attacks both on coalition forces and on Iraqi civilians, including providing training in the use of deadly roadside bombs," McNulty said. "Hezbollah's military wing also provides support to Palestinian terrorist groups in the occupied Palestinian territories, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad." British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the ban came after "new evidence" of Hezbollah's involvement in terrorism in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. In the House of Commons, Brown called on Hezbollah to lay down its arms and participate in the Lebanese political process "on the same terms as other political parties." Hezbollah is the largest Shiite Muslim political movement in Lebanon and maintains an armed force that fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006. The group has been linked to numerous terrorist attacks against American, Israeli, and other Western targets and the United States lists it as a terrorist organization. But many in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East, particularly Shiites, view Hezbollah militants as freedom fighters.

Question: what does the UK Terrorism Act allows?

Question: What caused the ban?

Question: wich is the largest political movement in Lebanon?

Question: What is the largest Shiite Muslim political movement?

Question: Who allows Home Secretary to ban suspected terror groups?

Question: What does the PM thing Hezbollah is doing?

Question: Which act allow the Home Secretary to ban suspected terror groups?

Question: What is the largest Shiite Muslim political movement in Lebanon?

Answer: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to ban any group that she believes is involved in

Answer: because of its support for "terrorism" in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

Answer: Hezbollah,

Answer: Hezbollah

Answer: Britain's Terrorism Act

Answer: involvement in terrorism in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

Answer: Terrorism

Answer: Hezbollah

Summary:
UK Terrorism Act allows Home Secretary to ban suspected terror groups .
Will become a crime to belong to, encourage support for Hezbollah's military wing .
UK PM: Ban came after "new evidence" of Hezbollah's involvement in terrorism .
Hezbollah is the largest Shiite Muslim political movement in Lebanon .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's House of Lords voted Wednesday to suspend two of its members over corruption claims -- the first time a lord has been barred from the chamber since 1642, a spokesman for the chamber said. Britain's House of Lords voted to suspend two of its members. It's first time a lord has been barred since 1642. Lord Taylor of Blackburn and Lord Truscott allegedly agreed to use their influence to get a loophole into a proposed tax law in exchange for cash, but the person offering the bribe turned out to be an undercover reporter. The Sunday Times newspaper ran the sting operation, in which journalists approached members of the House of Lords, claiming to be acting on behalf of a foreign business looking to open a chain of stores in the United Kingdom. "Secret recordings showed Lord Truscott, a former energy minister, discussing a fee of up to $113,000 to work 'behind the scenes' on behalf of the lobbyists, while Lord Taylor offered to conduct a campaign to persuade ministers and officials for a one-year retainer of $189,000," the newspaper said. "Neither peer took any money or offered to [introduce] an amendment themselves." Truscott and Taylor were among four lords investigated by the House of Lords Sub-Committee on Interests. The ethics panel found last week that Truscott "was advertising his power and willingness to influence parliament in order for substantial financial inducement." He called the verdict "outrageous and slanderous," according to the official report by the panel, which rejected his appeal against the decision. Taylor said he knew the journalists were running a sting operation and that he made "increasingly extravagant and outlandish claims in an effort to 'flush out' the truth," according to the official Lords report on the incident. The ethics committee considered his defense "full of internal contractions" and found him in breach of the Lords Code of Conduct. Two other lawmakers, Lord Moonie and Lord Snape, were found not to have breached the code. The suspension of Truscott and Taylor is officially for breaching the Code of Conduct, which states that members are required to "always act on their personal honor." They will not face criminal charges, London's Metropolitan Police said. The suspension will last until the next session of parliament begins in November. Only the Queen can permanently strip a lord of his title. Both Taylor and Truscott are associated with the governing Labor Party. Thomas Taylor joined the House of Lords, the upper house of parliament, in 1978. Peter Truscott got his baronage in 2004. Their historic suspension comes a day after the speaker of the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament, was forced to resign -- the first such resignation in more than 300 years. CNN's Nicola Goulding contributed to this report.

Question: Who was barred for corruption charges?

Question: What did Lord Taylor and Lord Truscott allegedly agree to do?

Question: What did the police say?

Question: What did they agree to take?

Question: What did London's Metropolitan Police say?

Question: Who has been barred?

Question: What did the Metropolitan Police say?

Question: What did they agree to do?

Answer: Lord Truscott

Answer: get a loophole into a proposed tax law in exchange for cash,

Answer: They will not face criminal charges,

Answer: get a loophole into a proposed tax law in exchange for cash,

Answer: said.

Answer: Lord Taylor of Blackburn and Lord Truscott

Answer: They will not face criminal charges,

Answer: get a loophole into a proposed tax law in exchange for cash,

Summary:
Lord Taylor of Blackburn and Lord Truscott barred for corruption charges .
They allegedly agreed to take cash to influence specific legislation .
They will not face criminal charges, London's Metropolitan Police said .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince Charles has converted his 38-year-old Aston Martin to run on biofuel made from surplus wine, his office revealed Tuesday. Prince Charles with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, on a visit to a whiskey distillery in Northern Ireland last month. The car was a 21st birthday present from Queen Elizabeth, and the prince has converted it to run on 100 percent bioethanol as a way to reduce his carbon emissions, his office, Clarence House, said. The prince has also converted his other cars -- several Jaguars, an Audi and a Range Rover -- to run on 100 percent biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oil, his office added. Details of the prince's biofuel use were made public Monday in his household's 2008 Annual Review, which details the prince's income and activities over the past year. The report says Charles and his household reduced their carbon footprint by 18 percent last year after switching to green electricity supplies and reducing their travel-related emissions. Charles, 59, has a strong interest in environmental issues and rural affairs. He is active in environmental charities, and his food company, Duchy Originals, uses ingredients produced at his organic farm in Cornwall, southwestern England. The biofuels are converted and provided by Green Fuels Limited, a British company that previously provided biodiesel to power the royal train, Clarence House said. The wine used for the bioethanol comes from current vintage that remains after English wine producers reach the EU limit for annual wine production, a spokesman for Green Fuels said. The prince uses wine from a vineyard close to his Highgrove Estate, the spokesman said.

Question: how much did the household cut its carbon footprint by last year

Question: Prince Charles' car  runs on biofuel made from what?

Question: Prince converted other cars to run on biodiesel fuel made from what?

Question: How much did  prince's household cut carbon footprint by  last year?

Question: What does Prince Charles' run his car on?

Question: what does prince charles' car run on

Question: How much did the prince's household reduce their carbon footprint by?

Answer: 18 percent

Answer: surplus wine,

Answer: surplus wine,

Answer: 18 percent

Answer: 100 percent bioethanol

Answer: biofuel made from surplus wine,

Answer: 18 percent

Summary:
Prince Charles' office reveals his car runs on biofuel made from surplus wine .
Prince converted other cars to run on biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oil .
Report says prince's household cut carbon footprint by 18 percent last year .
The prince renown for strong interest in environmental issues and rural affairs .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million. Prince William has helped bust a speed boat smuggling $80 million worth of cocaine. William, who is serving in the Royal Navy, helped make the bust last weekend when he spotted a speedboat found to be carrying nearly a ton of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. William, 26, was one of the crew members aboard a helicopter attached to the frigate HMS Iron Duke who spotted the ocean-going speedboat hundreds of miles northeast of Barbados, the defense ministry said The 50-foot-long power boat raised suspicions because it was a small vessel far out to sea and resembled a "go-fast" boat commonly used for drug smuggling, the ministry said. The boat's location suggested it was en route to Europe or North Africa, it said. The chopper's crew informed the ship's captain about the boat, and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who were on the frigate then boarded the boat. They found 45 bales of cocaine weighing a total of 900 kilograms (just under a ton), the defense ministry said. The cocaine has a minimum street value of $80 million, the ministry said. The bust went smoothly with no violence, defense officials said. Navy crew detained the five men on the boat, which was in poor condition and later sank. William is in the middle of a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy as part of his continued experience with various branches of the military. The prince, who is called sub lieutenant Wales in the navy, is also expected to spend time aboard a mine hunter and submarine during his attachment, which ends August 1. William's vessel, the Iron Duke, is a patrol boat which supports overseas British territories in the event of a hurricane and carries out counter-narcotic operations. William completed a four-month attachment with the Royal Air Force earlier this year and received his pilot's wings on graduation in April. He learned to fly three different aircraft during the attachment and is known as Flying Officer Wales within the RAF. William is already a second lieutenant in the British Army, where he serves in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry. The attachments are designed to give the prince, who as king will be the head of the armed forces, experience with the military.

Question: In what way did Prince William help?

Question: Prince William helped the U.S. Coast Guard to do what?

Question: In association with what group did Prince William participate.

Question: What was the boat carrying?

Question: Who helped U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat?

Question: What was the street value of the boat's cocaine?

Question: What did Prince William help spot?

Question: What was the boat carrying?

Question: What did the U.S. Coast Guard bust?

Question: Where was the boat spotted?

Question: what was the value of cocaine carried in the boat?

Question: Who did Prince William help?

Question: What did Prince William do?

Question: Where was the boat?

Question: What did the Prince William help?

Answer: has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling

Answer: bust a speed boat smuggling $80 million worth of cocaine.

Answer: U.S. Coast Guard

Answer: cocaine

Answer: Prince William

Answer: $80 million,

Answer: boat

Answer: cocaine

Answer: boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million.

Answer: hundreds of miles northeast of Barbados,

Answer: minimum of $80 million.

Answer: U.S. Coast Guard

Answer: helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling

Answer: hundreds of miles northeast of Barbados,

Answer: the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling

Summary:
Prince William has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat .
Boat carrying cocaine with a street value of at least $80m, officials say .
Prince William helped spot the boat hundreds of miles northeast of Barbados .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William is starting a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy on Monday, part of the future king's continued experience with various branches of the military, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.

Prince William and his father, Prince Charles, at his graduation from the Royal Air Force in April.

William, 25, will spend the first part of his attachment on a basic sea safety course training in sea survival, firefighting and ship damage repair, according to the ministry.

If William passes the course, as expected, he will join the HMS Iron Duke in the Caribbean, the department said.

The ship's function is to support overseas British territories in the event of a hurricane and to carry out counter-narcotic operations.

The prince, who will be called Sub Lieutenant Wales in the Navy, is expected to spend time aboard a frigate, a mine hunter, a submarine and helicopters during his attachment, which ends August 1, the Ministry of Defense said.

William completed a four-month attachment with the Royal Air Force this year and received his pilot's wings upon graduating in April.

He learned to fly three different aircraft during the attachment and is known as Flying Officer Wales within the RAF.

William is also a second lieutenant in the British Army, where he serves in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry.

The attachments are designed to provide the prince with military experience for when he becomes head of the armed forces as king.

"When he becomes king, he needs to know his armed forces -- instinctively be very familiar with them -- and so he is doing this visit to the Royal Navy," said Rear Adm. Bob Cooling, the assistant chief of naval staff.

William's father, Prince Charles, had a five-year career in the navy in the 1970s. Charles served on the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and two frigates before qualifying as a helicopter pilot and joining a naval air squadron that operated from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes.

Prince Charles spent his last nine months in the navy in 1976 in command of the coastal minehunter HMS Bronington.

William's uncle Prince Andrew served 22 years in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot, seeing active service during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina in 1982.

Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, William's grandfather, spent more than 13 years in the Royal Navy. He saw active service throughout World War II and was in Tokyo Harbor when Japan surrendered.

Question: How many months attachment will Britain's Prince William embark on?

Question: who is the second lieutenant?

Question: What has William completed

Question: How long will the attachment last?

Question: Where did the Prince start working?

Question: Who began an attachment

Question: Where is he second lieutenant in?

Answer: two-month

Answer: Prince William

Answer: a four-month attachment with the Royal Air Force

Answer: two-month

Answer: Navy

Answer: Prince William

Answer: in the British Army,

Summary:
Britain's Prince William begins two-month attachment with Royal Navy on Monday .
William has completed attachment with the Royal Air Force .
The future king is a second lieutenant in the British Army .
Experience will prepare him for when he becomes head of armed forces as king .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William is starting a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy on Monday, part of the future king's continued experience with various branches of the military, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday. Prince William and his father, Prince Charles, at his graduation from the Royal Air Force in April. William, 25, will spend the first part of his attachment on a basic sea safety course training in sea survival, firefighting and ship damage repair, according to the ministry. If William passes the course, as expected, he will join the HMS Iron Duke in the Caribbean, the department said. The ship's function is to support overseas British territories in the event of a hurricane and to carry out counter-narcotic operations. The prince, who will be called Sub Lieutenant Wales in the Navy, is expected to spend time aboard a frigate, a mine hunter, a submarine and helicopters during his attachment, which ends August 1, the Ministry of Defense said. William completed a four-month attachment with the Royal Air Force this year and received his pilot's wings upon graduating in April. He learned to fly three different aircraft during the attachment and is known as Flying Officer Wales within the RAF. William is also a second lieutenant in the British Army, where he serves in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry. The attachments are designed to provide the prince with military experience for when he becomes head of the armed forces as king. "When he becomes king, he needs to know his armed forces -- instinctively be very familiar with them -- and so he is doing this visit to the Royal Navy," said Rear Adm. Bob Cooling, the assistant chief of naval staff. William's father, Prince Charles, had a five-year career in the navy in the 1970s. Charles served on the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and two frigates before qualifying as a helicopter pilot and joining a naval air squadron that operated from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. Prince Charles spent his last nine months in the navy in 1976 in command of the coastal minehunter HMS Bronington. William's uncle Prince Andrew served 22 years in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot, seeing active service during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina in 1982. Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, William's grandfather, spent more than 13 years in the Royal Navy. He saw active service throughout World War II and was in Tokyo Harbor when Japan surrendered.

Question: Which military branch is Britain's Prince William attached to

Question: On Monday, with whom will Prince William begin a two-month attachment with?

Question: Has Prince William completed his attachment with the RAF yet?

Question: What is his rank in the British Army?

Question: What is the future King's position in the British Army?

Answer: William is also a second lieutenant in the British Army,

Answer: Navy

Answer: pilot's wings upon graduating in April.

Answer: second lieutenant

Answer: second lieutenant


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William received his Royal Air Force pilot's wings at a graduation ceremony Friday. Prince William while attending Remembrance Sunday ceremonies last November in London. His father, Prince Charles, presented the wings to his son and 24 other graduating students at the ceremony, held at the Cranwell Air Force base in northern England. Prince Charles smiled broadly as he pinned the badge on his son's lapel. The two shared a few words and shook hands as the audience clapped. William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton, was among those watching the ceremony.  Watch William being presented with his wings » William, 25, is already a second lieutenant in the British Army, where he serves in the Household Cavalry (Blues and Royals). Since January, he has been on a four-month attachment with the Royal Air Force designed to give the future king experience with the various branches of the military. William plans to complete a similar attachment with the Royal Navy later in the year, according to his office at Clarence House. During his time with the RAF, William learned to fly three different aircraft: a Grob 115E light aircraft, the faster Tucano T1 plane, and a Squirrel helicopter. The prince was only eight days into his flying course when he made his first solo flight, Clarence House said. At the time, William described it as "an amazing experience." "Going solo is one of those things -- if you had a list of the top 50 things to do before you die, it would be in there," he said in January. Clarence House said it was William's "lifetime ambition" to learn to fly. After the ceremony, he will be known in the RAF as Flying Officer Wales. Prince Charles earned his wings more than 35 years ago at the same air force base, graduating as a Flight Lieutenant. William's uncle, the Duke of York, flew Sea King helicopters during the Falklands War in 1982. E-mail to a friend

Question:
Did his father give him his wings?
how long did he train?

Answer: son

Answer: four-month attachment with the Royal Air Force

Summary:
Britain's Prince William due to receive his Royal Air Force pilot's wings .
Future head of British armed forces completes four-month stint with RAF .
The 25-year-old has trained as a helicopter and fighter pilot .
His father, Prince Charles, presented his wings at graduation ceremony .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William went hiking Friday with a group of homeless teenagers on a picturesque peak in northern England to raise awareness for two charities he patrons, spokespeople for the prince and one of the charities said. Prince William, right, joined a group of homeless teams on a mountain climb in the UK. William, 27, was joined by six teenagers from Centrepoint, a charity for homeless young people, as they walked up Helvellyn, a mountain in the Cumbria region of northeastern England. Leading the group were members of Mountain Rescue, a volunteer-run charity. Prince William is the patron of both charities. The aim of the walk was to provide some of Centrepoint's homeless teens with a memorable and challenging day, and also to have an event that both charities could participate in together. Each teenager was paired with a Mountain Rescue volunteer as they climbed the mountain, said Andy Simpson, a spokesman for the charity who was on the walk. After days of spotty storms, the group got lucky with the weather and had sunshine and big, billowy clouds for much of the two-hour climb, Simpson said. He described Helvellyn as a moderate mountain that requires a certain level of fitness. The prince, however, did very well -- not surprising, given his military training. "He's a very fit bloke," Simpson said. "I had trouble keeping up with him." The location of Friday's hike was kept a secret until the last minute. That meant other climbers on Helvellyn had no idea they would encounter royalty on an otherwise-normal day out. "One or two of the people were quite surprised, to say the least, to see the future king of England coming the other way," Simpson said. William stopped to chat to the people he met, he said. "It was nice to see him engaging with so many members of the public. They just happened to be out for a walk and it's just made their day," he said. Partway up the mountain, by a lake called Red Tarn, the prince flew a flag for the London 2012 Olympics, Simpson said. Monday marks three years until the Opening Ceremony of the Games.

Question: What did Prince William do to help charities?

Question: Who lead the way up the mountain?

Question: Who did Prince William join on a hike?

Question: What is the age of Prince William?

Question: What age is William?

Question: Who did Prince William join on a hike to help charities?

Question: What charity did the six teenagers who Prince William joined belong to?

Question: What is Prince William's age?

Question: How many teenagers joined Prince William?

Answer: went hiking Friday with a group of homeless teenagers

Answer: Prince William,

Answer: group of homeless teenagers

Answer: 27,

Answer: 27,

Answer: group of homeless teenagers

Answer: Centrepoint,

Answer: 27,

Answer: six

Summary:
Prince William joins homeless teens on hike to help charities .
William, 27, was joined by six teenagers from the charity Centrepoint .
"Fit" prince leads the way up mountain .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a new medal Wednesday to honor the families of British service personnel killed while serving their country. The Elizabeth Cross may be given to family members of service personnel who have died since 1948. The Elizabeth Cross will be given to the next of kin of armed forces personnel killed on operations or as a result of terrorism "as a mark of national recognition for their loss," the Defense Ministry said. It is the first time the name of a reigning monarch has been given to a new award since the queen's father, King George VI, instituted the George Cross in 1940. That medal recognizes acts of bravery of both civilians and military personnel. The most prestigious medal, the Victoria Cross, was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 for acts of gallantry by the armed forces. "This seems to me a right and proper way of showing our enduring debt to those who are killed while actively protecting what is most dear to us all," the queen said in a message to the armed forces. "The solemn dignity which we attach to the names of those who have fallen is deeply ingrained in our national character. As a people, we accord this ultimate sacrifice the highest honor and respect." The Elizabeth Cross is a sterling silver emblem in the shape of a cross over a wreath. In the center is the queen's monogram, EIIR, which stands for Elizabeth II Regina, or Queen Elizabeth II. At each of the four tips of the cross are floral symbols: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland, and a daffodil for Wales. The reverse of the cross will be engraved with the name of the person who died. The name will also be written on a scroll signed by the queen, to be given to family members along with the medal, the Defense Ministry said. The award may be given to family members of all service personnel who have died since 1948. Charles Mosely, the former editor in chief of Debrett's, an authority on etiquette, said the Elizabeth Cross is a good way to recognize the sacrifice made by members of the military and their families. "It seems very praiseworthy and very overdue," he said. It makes sense for the medal to be named after the reigning monarch, he said, because she is head of the armed forces. "They have personal allegiance to the sovereign, a personal loyalty," he said.

Question: what is the medal made out of?

Question: What was the description of the medal?

Question: on what year did Queen Victoria introduced the most prestigious medal?

Question: what is the prestigious medal?

Answer: sterling silver emblem

Answer: a sterling silver emblem in the shape of a cross over a wreath. In the center is the queen's monogram, EIIR, which stands for Elizabeth

Answer: 1856

Answer: The Elizabeth Cross

Summary:
Elizabeth Cross for next of kin of armed forces personnel killed on operations .
Medal is a sterling silver emblem in the shape of a cross over a wreath .
First time name of a reigning monarch has been given to an award since 1940 .
Most prestigious medal, Victoria Cross, introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 82nd birthday Saturday with a parade and military ceremony known as "Trooping the Color." Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the Derby Festival at Epson Downs horse race course on June 7. The queen's birthday is actually April 21, but she officially celebrates it every year on a Saturday in June when good weather is more likely, according to Buckingham Palace. During the ceremony, which is open to the public, the queen inspects the troops. They then march past the queen, who rides in a carriage back to the palace. The Royal Air Force then conducts a colorful fly-past over Buckingham Palace while the queen and her family watch from the balcony. The queen has attended Trooping the Color every year of her reign except for one -- 1955, when a national rail strike canceled the event, the palace says. The ceremony gets its name from a tradition where colors of the battalion were carried, or "trooped," down the ranks so they could be seen and recognized by the soldiers, Buckingham Palace says.

Question: What age will the Queen be on her birthday?

Question: When is the Queen's birthday celebrated?

Question: when's queen's birthday celebrated?

Question: What month will the queen's birthday be celebrated?

Question: In what month is the Queen's birthday?

Question: Who does the flyover?

Question: What month is the queen's birthday in?

Question: What will military ceremony mark?

Answer: 82nd

Answer: every year on a Saturday in June

Answer: every year on a Saturday in June

Answer: June

Answer: April

Answer: Royal Air Force

Answer: April

Answer: Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 82nd birthday Saturday with

Summary:
Queen's April birthday is celebrated in June to enjoy good weather .
Parade, military ceremony will mark royal birthday .
Troop inspection, flyover by Royal Air Force, part of ceremonies .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Serious Fraud Office and London police are investigating an alleged $81 million (£56 million) fraud on the corporate banking department of Allied Irish Banks (AIB).

Allied Irish Banks has allegedly been the subject of a $81 million fraud.

The SFO said it had searched a business and two residential addresses in London and believed AIB was not the only financial institution deceived by the suspects.

It said that between 2003 and 2007 AIB, Ireland's largest bank by market value, loaned money for the purchase of UK investment properties to companies controlled by an individual who was now the main suspect.

The SFO said the main suspect operated with the assistance of others.

However, in 2008 AIB identified problems with one element of its security interests over the investment properties.

"Following an internal review it became apparent that the guarantees of certain lease payments on these properties by an investment grade counterparty (a blue chip property company) were fraudulent," the SFO said.

AIB referred the matter to the authorities and also took control of and sold the relevant properties, which resulted in a write down of the outstanding loan balances by £56m, the SFO said.

The office said the alleged fraud involved the borrowing companies creating "overriding" leases.

"These leases were generally for longer periods and at higher rents than the existing occupational tenants' leases.

"The apparent existence of these additional leases increased the values of the properties, with lease payments being a direct obligation of the investment grade counterparty," the SFO said.

AIB is considering legal action over the $81 million loss.

Question:
How much did the fraud cost?
What type of fraud is it?
What are British authorities probing?
What does the fraud involve?
Where did this take place?

Answer: $81 million (£56 million)

Answer: involved the borrowing companies creating "overriding" leases.

Answer: $81 million (£56 million) fraud on the corporate banking department of Allied Irish Banks

Answer: the borrowing companies creating "overriding" leases.

Answer: London

Summary:
British authorities probing alleged $81 million fraud involving Irish bank .
They say more firms are likely to have been deceived by scam .
It involved manipulation of leases on properties in the UK .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's accident prone "Octopus UFO" is just one of hundreds of unexplained sightings in the same area where a wind turbine was wrecked over the weekend, according to the latest reports. The Sun tabloid newspaper's UFO splash. Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper Thursday proclaimed from its front page that a wind turbine was ruined after a UFO hit one of its 20 meter-long blades in Conisholme, Lincolnshire. It quoted residents who saw strange balls of lights in the sky and heard a loud bang. However, another British national newspaper said the lights were just fireworks from a staff member's dad's birthday celebration. Turbine experts suggested it was a simple mechanical failure. The plot thickened further Friday, with The Sun saying it had been "bombarded" with reports of UFO sightings from hundreds of witnesses in the area where the turbine was destroyed. Watch video on the UFO incident "There have been reports of flying saucers for more than six months," the newspaper said. Local John Harrison, 32, told The Sun he looked out of his window and saw "a massive ball of light with tentacles going right down to the ground." The newspaper said "other respected witnesses, such as local council chairman Robert Palmer and GP Jenny Watson, described seeing 'streaking white lights'." Quoting unnamed Ministry of Defence "insiders," The Sun said the UFO sightings may be an unmanned stealth bomber on test flights. It said the Taranis "black delta-wing craft" was being developed nearby to deliver bombs undetected in war zones; back to the testing board then? However, initial reports when the Taranis contract was let last year said it would take at least four years to develop with flight testing due 2010... in Australia. CNN has also been "bombarded" with messages, but mainly from people less than convinced. J. Kale believed there was a very simple explanation. "The octopus thing obviously thought the wind turbine was a female doing a mating dance and tried to mate with it." Trevor Brown was worried the aliens did not "know how to drive a flying octopus." Mono was worried what the aliens might think about the fuss. "Well, let's hope there is intelligent life watching us. It would at least prove there is intelligence somewhere." Maxim, who lives near the turbines, had a simple explanation for the lights. "On Sunday there was a very spectacular meteor shower, like fireworks on the horizontal." Lilia was unimpressed with some of the explanations -- and your writer. "Listen, just report the story and follow through. Think you can do that? Without screwing up? The plausible explanations are absurd. You are going to tell me that the residents of the area are not going to recognize fireworks? This is a ridiculous and insulting explanation and it sounds exactly like that, offensive and ridiculous. I don't know if there was a UFO or not, but it is all rather odd. What I do know is that the arrogant tone has got to stop." Is it life Jim but not as we know it? Beam us up your thoughts.

Question: Who blamed the UFO for the destruction?

Question: What did the tabloid say destroyed the turbine?

Question: What was blamed for destroying the wind turbine blade?

Question: what is blamed for destroying wind turbine blade?

Answer: The Sun

Answer: UFO

Answer: "Octopus UFO"

Answer: UFO

Summary:
British tabloid blames UFO for destroying wind turbine blade .
"Octopus UFO" may have been unmanned stealth bomber on test flight, paper says .
CNN readers remain skeptical about role of UFO in turbine's ruination .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's coldest winter in almost two decades bared its teeth again Friday, with more snow trapping hundreds of motorists in their cars. Britain is suffering its coldest winter in almost two decades, with heavy snow falls causing havoc. Police, the army and civilian rescue teams rushed to help people trapped overnight south of Exeter, Devon, where 200 cars and dozens of trucks were snow-bound, the British Press Association reported. "Wherever they're gonna go, they're gonna get stuck," said PC Carter of Chudleigh Police, just outside Exeter. "Everything's ground to a halt." Rescuers needed 4x4s to reach the trapped motorists. Some drivers abandoned their cars along the road overnight, trudging to nearby hotels to wait for the snow to pass.  Watch the snow stall motorists » "You couldn't drive because it was coming onto your windscreen so thick and fast that it was just impossible to see," one woman staying warm at a hotel told CNN affiliate ITN. "You couldn't see the car in front and your tires were starting to skid, and it was really scary." One man was stuck in his truck. "I think I've been fairly lucky -- I managed to do most of what I've got to do, but this has got gradually worse," he told ITN from the cab of his truck. "It's got gradually worse and worse and worse until I got here. I've been here for 2 1/2 hours." Devon and Cornwall Police urged people to avoid the area altogether and avoid travel whenever possible. The snow, which has continued to fall across Britain following Monday's huge dump that brought the country to a virtual standstill, forced more airport closures Friday.  Watch an iReporter talk about being snowed in » Luton, about 50 kilometers north of London, cancelled all flights until at least midday, while Bristol said it was closing until mid-morning. However, London's major airports -- Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick -- were all open for business as normal. Britain's Met Office issued another severe weather warning, saying snow would be heavy at times with up to 10 cm over high ground. It said the snow was likely to lead to further travel delays and warned the icy conditions would continue into the weekend.

Question: Who issued weather warning?

Question: Who issued another severe weather warning?

Question: What nationality of motorists were rescued?

Question: This is the coldest winter for Britain in how long?

Question: Who is suffering it's coldest winter?

Question: What type of additional warning was issued?

Question: Who was rescued?

Question: Who were trapped?

Question: Who is suffering the coldest winter?

Answer: Britain's Met Office

Answer: Britain's Met Office

Answer: British

Answer: almost two decades

Answer: Britain

Answer: severe weather

Answer: trapped motorists.

Answer: motorists.

Answer: Britain

Summary:
Hundreds of British motorists trapped by fresh snow are rescued .
Met Office issues another severe weather warning .
Britain is suffering its coldest winter in nearly two decades .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's most celebrated fugitive -- "the last of the gentlemen crooks," as he liked to describe himself -- was born Ronald Arthur Biggs in Lambeth, south London, on August 8, 1929. Biggs spent more than three decades as a fugitive after escaping from prison in 1964. The youngest of five children, his criminal career began at the age of 15 when he was arrested for stealing pencils from a local shop. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1947 but was dishonourably discharged two years later after being convicted of breaking into a chemist's shop while AWOL. The latter offence resulted in his first spell in prison -- four months in Lewes Prison for Young Offenders. He was released in June 1949, but was back in jail within a month for car theft. This second prison term -- also at Lewes -- was to change Biggs' life. He met and became friends with Bruce Reynolds, the man who later masterminded the heist commonly known as the Great Train Robbery. Between 1949 and 1963 Biggs was regularly involved in criminal activity -- he served several jail sentences -- although he also made money legally working as a painter and decorator. In 1960 he married Charmian Powell with whom he had three children -- Nicholas, Christopher and Farley. The couple were subsequently estranged. On August 8, 1963 -- Biggs' birthday -- he was one of a gang of 16 who held up the Glasgow to London mail train, escaping with a record haul of more than £2.6 million ($4.4 million). He was arrested a month later after his fingerprint was found on some stolen notes, and in January 1964 he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. After serving only 15 months, however, he made a daring escape from Wandsworth Prison in south London, thus beginning 35 years on the run. His first stop was Paris, where he spent much of his £147,000 ($246,000) cut of the train robbery money on plastic surgery and acquiring papers to Australia. He remained in Melbourne until 1969, working as a builder, before he slipped out of the country using a false passport on a ship bound for Panama. There followed brief spells in Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela before he eventually settled in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 1974 he was arrested and faced being sent back to the UK. His Brazilian girlfriend Raimunda de Castro, however, was by that point pregnant with his child, and under Brazilian law that meant he could not be deported. Further attempts were made to bring him back to England, including a highly publicized kidnapping in 1981 when he was seized by adventurers hoping to claim a reward for his capture. He was taken to Barbados in a sack marked "Live Snake," but subsequently released due to a loophole in Barbadian law. In the meantime, he became something of a celebrity in Rio. He would entertain visitors at his house, where for a set fee he would provide a barbecue and tales of his criminal past. He featured on The Sex Pistols album "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle" -- singing No One is Innocent. Biggs suffered a minor stroke in March 1998, and with his health and finances failing he finally returned to the UK in 2001. His estranged wife Charmian said at the time: "The man I remember was a strong, fit, big man who could take on the world. Now he looks like a walking corpse, just skin and bone. I feel so sorry and sad for him." Biggs and his family campaigned for him to be released because of his poor health virtually from the day he returned to the UK and was immediately incarcerated in Belmarsh high security prison. Instead, Biggs was moved to a prison facility for elderly prisoners in Norwich, his parole prospects dismissed by justice ministers because of his apparent lack of remorse. But on August 4 Biggs was moved to a hospital suffering with severe pneumonia. On August 7, the eve of both his 80th birthday and the 46th anniversary of the heist that turned him

Question: How long did Biggs spend as a fugitive?

Question: who was the responsible for the great train robbery?

Question: Ronnie Biggs was part of a gang responsible for what 1963 crime.

Question: Who was part of the gang responsible for the Great Train Robbery?

Question: Before he escaped, what was the length of the prison sentence Biggs received?

Question: How long was Biggs sentenced to?

Answer: three decades

Answer: Bruce Reynolds,

Answer: held up the Glasgow to London mail train, escaping with a record haul of more than £2.6 million ($4.4 million).

Answer: Bruce Reynolds,

Answer: four months

Answer: 30 years in prison.

Summary:
Ronnie Biggs was part of gang responsible for 1963 Great Train Robbery .
Biggs released from prison on compassionate grounds on Friday .
Sentenced to 30 years in prison, Biggs escaped and spent decades as a fugitive .
Biggs was locked up since his return to UK from Brazil in 2001 in ailing health .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's rundown housing estates and deprived inner cities will be the setting for a new project that aims to use classical music to lift children out of the poverty trap. Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra rehearse ahead of a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall in November last year. Organizers are modeling the plan on a hugely successful scheme already in place in Venezuela that gives free instruments and training to children from poor and vulnerable backgrounds. They are hoping that lessons learned in the slums of Caracas can be made to work in Britain. Internationally renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is spearheading the initiative he hopes will give "a sense of purpose" to the lives of the most in need. Under the government-backed project, children as young as three will be taught to play classical instruments by trained musicians. "We're really trying to go to the most deprived children, to the most poor areas," Lloyd Webber told CNN. "You're talking about children from a background where classical music has almost certainly played no part." The inspiration behind the scheme is the El Sistema social program in Venezuela, which has helped improve the lives of thousands of young people since it began over 30 years ago. Many of those youths have gone on to be part of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, which was created as a result of the program and has performed around the world to rave reviews. The scheme has launched the musical careers of several of its members. One graduate, Gustavo Dudamel, currently conducts the orchestra but has been signed up to take over as musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic next year. The 27-year-old prodigy described by the New York Times as "classical music's hottest young podium property" was born to a poor family in the Venezuelan interior and took up the violin aged 10. However for Lloyd Webber, who has worked with a range of top musicians from Yehudi Menuhin to Elton John, the purpose of the UK project is not to create a new batch of professional musicians. "That's not the way we're looking at it. It's very likely most of those involved will not turn professional but they will hopefully be empowered to make something more of their lives." The Venezuelan project has grown from around 100 or so members when it started to involve 250,000 children and young people today. In the 1970s, Venezuela had only two professional orchestras mainly composed of immigrants from Eastern Europe and Italy. Thanks to El Sistema that number has expanded to over 110. But will the British version be able to match this astonishing success, given the very different social conditions that exist in the two countries? After all, though there are deprived areas in the UK they can't be compared with the grinding poverty of Venezuela's slums where the incentive to escape to a better life is surely much greater. Lloyd Webber disagrees, insisting that levels of poverty in Britain are far worse than many realize. "We have many of the same problems here that they've encountered there. We have drug issues, prostitution issues, gang warfare issues. "The Venezuelan project has been hugely helpful in reducing those kind of problems, and save children who would have possibly died without it." What about the wide array of distractions on offer in the West such as video games and television, not to mention the low regard many young people have for the world of classical music, which is still considered stuffy and uncool? Again he disagrees, claiming that children in poor areas of Britain often have nothing to distract them, which he says leads to anti-social behavior. "There are very poor areas in England and for the children who live there, there is often very little to do. That's why you see them out on the streets drinking, bored out of their heads." Lloyd Webber is charged with chairing the steering group set up to organize the project, which is initially funded to run for the next three years. He says the scheme will focus on three or four

Question: Who is leading El SIstema?

Question: what country is the scheme modelled from?

Question: Where was the programme modelled on?

Question: what is being provided?

Question: Who will be given instruments and training?

Question: Where was  there a successful program  providing musical instruments and training to children in poor areas?

Question: Which instrument does Julian Lloyd Webber play?

Answer: Julian Lloyd Webber

Answer: Venezuela

Answer: El Sistema social program in Venezuela,

Answer: children as young as three will be taught to play classical instruments by trained musicians.

Answer: children from poor

Answer: in Venezuela

Answer: cellist

Summary:
UK project to provide musical instruments and training to children in poor areas .
The scheme is modelled on a successful program in Venezuela .
El Sistema has helped lift many youths out of the slums through music .
The UK scheme is being led by famous cellist Julian Lloyd Webber .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has defended the UK's involvement in the war in Afghanistan following the British Army's bloodiest day of the near eight-year conflict. Soldiers from the Welsh Guards carry the coffin of Maj Sean Birchall, killed on patrol in Afghanistan in June. Addressing lawmakers on Monday, Brown said the security of Afghanistan was crucial to preventing terrorist attacks elsewhere in the world. "In 2009 the case for our continued involvement is the same: to prevent terrorist attacks in Britain and across the world by dealing with the terrorist threat at its source -- that crucible of terror on the border and mountain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan," Brown told the House of Commons. "I am confident that we are right to be in Afghanistan, that we have the strongest plan and the resources to do the job." Brown also rejected suggestions that British troops, who are fighting alongside other coalition and Afghan forces in Helmand province, are dying unnecessarily because they do not have enough helicopters -- leaving them vunerable to ambush because they have to travel by road.  See a map of Helmand province » "It's a sad fact that helicopters would not have saved the lives of the individuals last week," he said, citing Lt. Col. Nick Richardson, a British military spokesman in Afghanistan. "British armed forces are better equipped today than at any time... in the past 40 years. In the last two years we have increased helicopter numbers by 60 percent and... capacity by 84 percent." But opposition leader David Cameron argued that helicopter capacity in Afghanistan has not risen as fast as troop levels. "Isn't the real point this, that the number of troops has doubled since 2006, so proportionally there hasn't really been in increase in helicopter capacity at all?" the leader of the Conservative Party demanded. The former chief of the defense staff, Charles Guthrie, "has said more helicopters would save lives," Cameron said. The United Kingdom has been shocked by the deaths of 15 troops in 10 days, including eight in a 24-hour period.  Watch profiles of six British soldiers killled in Afghanistan on the same day » The eight dead are the largest number of British troops killed in a single day since the Falklands war between the UK and Argentina in 1982.  Watch a gallery of Britain mourning its fallen in Afghanistan » "If we cannot move our forces by air, they are more vulnerable on the ground," Conservative defense spokesman Liam Fox said Monday, asking if the Labour government had made a mistake by cutting the helicopter budget in 2004. Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth dismissed the criticism. British forces are "taking on the Taliban in one of their heartland areas," he told lawmakers. "That kind of "hand-to-hand fighting... cannot be conducted from inside a highly armored vehicle and it cannot be conducted from a helicopter." Ainsworth said more helicopters were on the way, but that many operations "cannot be conducted from helicopters." On Monday the Stop the War Coalition, which has campaigned against British involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, urged Brown to withdraw all British troops from Afghanistan, calling the conflict "an unwinnable and unjustified war." "We urge the British government to end now this futile war which, if continued, will only mean more wasted lives of British soldiers, countless deaths of Afghan civilians and further devastation of a country that has suffered from decades of war and occupation," the group said in a statement.

Question: What charge does Brown reject?

Question: What did brown say?

Question: What does Gordon Brown say about the Afghanistan campaign?

Question: Who have UK forces joined with?

Answer: suggestions that British troops,

Answer: security of Afghanistan was crucial to preventing terrorist attacks

Answer: was crucial to preventing terrorist attacks elsewhere in the world.

Answer: other coalition and Afghan

Summary:
Gordon Brown: Afghanistan campaign crucial to preventing terror attacks .
Brown rejects charge UK troops killed because of lack of helicopters .
UK shocked by deaths of 15 troops in 10 days including 8 in one day .
UK forces have joined with U.S., Afghan troops in offensive in Helmand .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah, wore an outfit from designer Britt Lintner to greet President Obama and his wife, Michelle, while Michelle Obama wore J.Crew, according to spokeswomen for both sides.

Sarah Brown, left, wears a dress from an American designer. Michelle Obama wears J.Crew.

Both women later changed and wore other designer outfits for the formal pre-G-20 summit dinner at 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister's official residence.

Wednesday morning, Sarah Brown wore a one-of-a-kind navy dress with red lining by the American-born Lintner, a spokeswoman for 10 Downing Street said.

The designer specially made the dress in navy for Brown, but retails the garment in black for $720, Lintner said.

Michelle Obama's outfit included a $158 green skirt and $298 bead and rhinestone cardigan from J.Crew, the store's Web site showed.

Brown also wore a pair of Astley Clarke earrings, according to a spokeswoman from 10 Downing Street. The Astley Clarke Web site sells earrings from less than $100 to more than $10,000.

The first ladies' choices of outfits during this summit are being closely watched by the world's media, both in terms of style and comparative cost.

Both women pay for all of their clothes themselves and receive no clothing allowance, according to spokeswomen for both sides.

Lintner first designed a dress for Brown for the British Fashion Council Awards in November 2007, Lintner said. She sells to clients only through her West London studio and said she started her company out of frustration over the selection of workwear available for women. Although the clothes are expensive, she said, they are made to last.

This is not the first time Michelle Obama has chosen an "off the rack" outfit. She has worn J.Crew before, including in American Vogue.

When appearing on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, she wore a J.Crew ensemble, on which she commented, "You get some good stuff online."

After the photo call, Obama and Brown visited Maggie's Cancer Caring Center, where Brown is a patron.

The spouses of the G-20 leaders have several events scheduled during their stay in London. On Tuesday, Brown will be host of a dinner for G-20 spouses.

The dinner will take place at No. 11 Downing Street, the London residence of the chancellor of the exchequer, while the G-20 leaders take a working dinner next door at No. 10.

As well as the spouses of the G-20 leaders, prominent women in British sport, arts, fashion, charity and business are also expected to attend. Downing Street has said those invited are "all intended to show off British talent."

Those invited include "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, supermodel Naomi Campbell and Olympic gold medal runner Kelly Holmes. Downing Street sources said Michelle Obama will be seated between Holmes and Rowling.

The spouses also will visit the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. They are expected to watch some short performances of opera and ballet, the Prime Minister's Press Office said.

Question: Where is the summit?

Question: What is Gordon Brown's wife's name?

Question: What did Michelle Obama wear?

Question: Who wore J.Crew?

Question: who is Gordon Brown?

Question: Who is Gordon Brown's wife?

Question: who is Michelle Obama?

Question: Who pays for all their clothes?

Question: Who wore J.Crew at the England summit?

Question: Who is Gordon Bronw's wife?

Question: Whose wife is Sarah?

Question: Who wore J. Crew?

Question: What did Michelle Obama wera?

Question: What type of clothes does Sarah wear to greet dignitaries?

Question: What does Michelle Obama wear?

Answer: London.

Answer: Sarah,

Answer: J.Crew,

Answer: Michelle Obama

Answer: British Prime Minister

Answer: Sarah

Answer: wife,

Answer: Both women

Answer: Michelle Obama

Answer: Sarah,

Answer: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's

Answer: Michelle Obama

Answer: J.Crew,

Answer: outfit from designer

Answer: J.Crew,

Summary:
Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah, greets dignitaries in American designer's outfit .
Michelle Obama wears J.Crew at London, England, summit .
Both women pay for all of their clothes themselves .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British TV channels could advertise abortion services for the first time under new advertising rules proposed Thursday by an ad industry group. The new proposals will also allow condoms to be advertised more widely on television. The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice, the industry body responsible for writing and enforcing advertising rules in Britain, said the commercials would be for pregnancy advisory services that give information about a range of options to pregnant women, including abortion. If an organization does not offer information about abortion, it would have to make that clear in the ad, BCAP spokeswoman Lynsay Taffe said. Abortion clinics, which require referrals from doctors or hospitals, would not be allowed to advertise under the proposed rules, Taffe said. There would be no restrictions on when such ads could air on British television, she said, but programmers would have to keep the sensitive topic in mind and not schedule the ads around religious programs, for example. "It's a sensitive product, so it would have to be scheduled sensitively," Taffe told CNN. The proposal is among a number of updates to current advertising standards that the Committee for Advertising Practice and BCAP, its broadcasting arm, published Thursday after an 18-month review. "Each year the British public (sees) millions of advertisements, many of which are memorable," the committee said. "The advertising codes aim to make sure that they are memorable for the right reasons." The public now has until June 19 to comment on the proposals before they come into force, likely in 2010, the committee said. The new proposals also contain a change on advertising condoms on television. Under current rules, condoms generally cannot be advertised on TV before 9 p.m. in order to protect younger viewers, the committee said. New rules would relax the restrictions on advertising condoms, with the only requirement that they not be shown around programs intended for children younger than 10. The change came after Joyce Gould, a member of the House of Lords, requested the change and noted that Britain had the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe along with spiraling rates of sexually transmitted diseases, the committee said. Gould reported a survey that showed young people believed TV was one of the most effective ways of encouraging them to use condoms. "The presence of condom advertisements on television continues to be a subject of complaint to the (Advertising Standards Authority), but numbers are very low," the committee said. "Nevertheless, BCAP has to balance public sensitivities against a public health problem that is clearly urgent."

Question: What do they give info about?

Question: What could British TV channels advertise?

Question: What does the industry group say the commercials are for?

Question: What kind of information do they give?

Question: Who can advertise abortion services under the new proposals?

Question: What would the commercials be for?

Question: What will the commercials give information about?

Question: What might British TV begin advertising?

Answer: a range of options to pregnant women, including abortion.

Answer: abortion services

Answer: abortion services

Answer: about a range of options to pregnant women, including abortion.

Answer: British TV channels

Answer: pregnancy advisory services

Answer: would be for pregnancy advisory services that

Answer: abortion services

Summary:
British TV channels could advertise abortion services under new proposals .
Industry group says commercials would be for pregnancy advisory services .
They give information about options for pregnant women, including abortion .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British airlines have put into effect measures to stop people with swine flu boarding flights in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading further. Medical screening for the swine flu virus has been introduced at many airports. British Airways said there had been a "very small number of cases" where people who had checked in with symptoms of H1N1 had been advised not to travel after having medical checks. Virgin Atlantic also said victims would not be allowed to board one of its planes without a fit-to-fly certificate from their doctor or a hospital, though there had been no cases yet. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global pandemic June 11. More than 120 countries have reported cases of human infection. About 98,000 cases have been documented worldwide, with 440 deaths, according to the WHO.  Watch as airlines ban sufferers » With 29 deaths and a huge rise in the number of cases, Britain has the worst swine flu figures in Europe. Eight British schoolchildren remained in hospital in China on Monday after contracting swine flu on a trip to the country, the Foreign Office said. The teenagers were diagnosed with the H1N1 virus in Beijing. More than 50 of their classmates and teachers are also quarantined in a hotel.  Watch as students are quarantined » Medical screening for the swine flu virus has been introduced at many airports around the world for passengers arriving on international flights but there are concerns that many people may not be aware they are infected. Those who do have symptoms have been advised by Britain's health authorities to delay their journeys until the signs have cleared up. "We have a medical team within the airline as well as a contingency planning group which has met for the past few years to look at the issue of a flu pandemic," A British Airways spokeswoman said. "We have a wide range of contingency plans in place which we can use depending on how the situation may evolve. "If we have concerns about a customer or the customer is concerned, then we have a 24-hour medical service we can call to give advice to staff. "They will speak to the customer and an assessment will be made about their fitness to fly. "There have been a number of cases where we have advised customers not to fly on the basis of their diagnosis or symptoms of H1N1."  Watch as a CNN reporter is quarantined » BA told CNN Monday though that it was "business as usual" and all flights were operating normally. Virgin Atlantic spokesman Paul Charles said: "If there are signs of something being wrong, be it excessive sneezing or coughing, not looking well, high temperature, then the airport staff can call in a medical team for extra advice. "If the medical team believe there are reasons not to fly, the passenger will be asked to produce a fit to fly certificate from their doctor or a hospital, and they will be put at our cost on to the next available flight." Swine flu has spread so rapidly and extensively around the globe that the World Health Organization is changing tactics against the H1N1 virus, including stopping a tally of cases and focusing on unusual patterns. "At this point, further spread of the pandemic, within affected countries and to new countries, is considered inevitable," the WHO said. The counting of all cases is no longer essential because it is exhausting countries' resources, the organization said. "In some countries, this strategy is absorbing most national laboratory and response capacity, leaving little capacity for the monitoring and investigation of severe cases, and other exceptional events." Monitoring is still required, the organization urged, but should focus on exceptional patterns. "Because the numbers of cases have increased in so many countries, it is very hard to keep up," Keiji Fukuda, WHO assistant director-general, said earlier this month. Laboratories have been inundated with testing requests and the virus is showing up in most lab tests in countries with major outbreaks, he said. The organization said it will

Question: what Medical screening for virus has been introduced?

Question: which it is the number of cases recorded by swine flu in 120 countries

Question: How many cases of swine flu has there been?

Question: Which airline stopped people with swine flu from boarding flights?

Question: How many swine flu deaths does Britain have?

Question: Who is being stopped by British Airlines?

Question: What has been introduced at many airports?

Question: How many people in Britian died from swine flu?

Question: How many world wide cases of swine flu?

Question: How many deaths have occurred in Britain due to swine flu?

Question: Who has the worst swine flu figures in Europe?

Question: How many cases of swine flu have been reported around the world?

Question: How many cases of swine flu have there been around the world?

Answer: swine flu

Answer: About 98,000

Answer: About 98,000

Answer: British

Answer: 29

Answer: people with swine flu

Answer: Medical screening for the swine flu virus

Answer: 29

Answer: 98,000

Answer: 29

Answer: Britain

Answer: About 98,000

Answer: 98,000

Summary:
British airlines stop people with swine flu boarding flights .
Around the world there have been 98,000 cases of swine flu in 120 countries .
With 29 deaths, Britain has the worst swine flu figures in Europe .
Medical screening for virus has been introduced at many airports .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British authorities and environmental groups were welcoming the launch this week of the world's first biodegradable chewing gum, which they say could help save some of the millions spent on clearing up the mess ordinary gum creates. Manufacturers say the gum decomposes within six weeks. The new gum becomes non-adhesive when dry and decomposes to dust within six weeks, a spokesman for Mexico's Chicza Mayan Rainforest Chewing Gum told CNN. The makers of Chicza say it is the first biodegradable chewing gum ever sold. Environmental and waste management groups told CNN that they, too, believe it is a first. Unlike other gums that contain petrochemicals the natural gum is produced from the sap of the chicozapote tree found in the Mexican rainforest, a spokesman for Chicza told CNN. A spokesman for campaign group Keep Britain Tidy told CNN they welcome any product that can help eradicate the staining on pavements caused by dropped chewing gum. Removing chewing gum litter costs local authorities £150 million ($222 million) a year, a spokesman for the Local Government Association told CNN. Sixty-five percent of British streets have chewing gum stuck on them, a spokesman from Keep Britain Tidy told CNN. One of the worst-affected areas is Westminster in central London, where a comprehensive gum clean-up would cost £9 million ($13.4 million), according to Westminster City Council. "Gum litter is a constant problem for us, especially given the vast number of visitors to Westminster every day. We spend £100,000 ($148,000) a year cleaning ugly blobs of conventional chewing gum off our streets," Westminster City Councilor Danny Chalkley said in a written statement. "It's an incredibly expensive and time-consuming task, so anything that could reduce the problem is very welcome indeed." he said. British parliamentarians have called on the government to introduce a tax on chewing gum, with the money raised going toward the cost of gum removal. In Britain, offenders can be fined up to £80 ($119) for discarding used chewing gum on a street. The producer of the new gum is Consorcio Chiclero, which comprises 46 cooperatives with around 2,000 chicleros farmers, working in an area of 1.3 million hectares of rainforest, according to a statement from Chicza. Locals have been extracting the natural chicle gum base from the bark of the chicozapote trees for a century, a spokesman for Chicza told CNN. After years of exporting the gum base to be used as an ingredient in the manufacture of regular chewing gum, the cooperative recently decided to start making its own gum using only chicle gum base and natural flavorings and sweeteners, Chicza said. The company launched its gum in Britain this week. It is available at a chain of supermarkets and Mexican restaurants. The Chicza gum sells for £1.39 ($2.06) for a pack of 12 squares.

Question: How much does it cost to remove gum from city sidewalks?

Question: What  costs millions to remove from city sidewalks?

Question: Who welcome the launch of biodegradable gum?

Question: How many weeks does it take for the mexican product to decompose?

Question: How long do manufacturers say it takes for the new Mexican product to decompose?

Question: How long does the new product take to decompose?

Question: What do authorities green groups welcome?

Question: What brand is producing the world's first biodegradable gum?

Answer: £150 million ($222 million) a year,

Answer: chewing gum

Answer: British authorities and environmental groups

Answer: six

Answer: within six weeks.

Answer: within six weeks.

Answer: biodegradable chewing gum,

Answer: Chicza Mayan Rainforest Chewing

Summary:
Authorities, green groups welcome launch of world's first biodegradable gum .
Chewing gum costs millions to remove from city sidewalks .
Manufacturers say new Mexican product decomposes in six weeks .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British bank Lloyds TSB has agreed to forfeit $350 million dollars to U.S. and New York authorities for criminally hiding information about prohibited dealings with Iranian and Sudanese customers. Prosecutors said that the bank's misconduct took place between 1995 and 2007. Under a settlement reached in a federal court in Washington late Friday, Lloyds acknowledged criminal conduct and forfeited $175 million to U.S. authorities and an equal amount to New York authorities. Court documents say for more than a decade Lloyds had been falsifying data which moved through U.S. institutions by "stripping out" of wire transfers any references to business deals involving customers in the two countries. Lloyds officials acknowledged they feared if the U.S. had been aware of the deals they would likely have been blocked because of restrictions on commercial deals with Iran and Sudan. "For more than 12 years Lloyd's facilitated the anonymous movement of hundreds of millions of dollars from U.S.-sanctioned nations through our financial system," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich. "Lloyds stripped identifying information from international wire transfers that would have raised a red flag at U.S. financial institutions and caused such payments to be scrutinized," he said. Although the money must be forfeited, under terms of the deal Lloyds will not presently be prosecuted because it accepted responsibility and has vowed to abide by the U.S. laws. After two years the U.S. will forego prosecution and formally drop the criminal charge. In a statement, the bank said: "We committed substantial resources to a thorough internal investigation, the results of which were shared with U.S. investigators and regulators. "We are committed to running our business with the highest levels of integrity and regulatory compliance across all of our operations and have undertaken a range of significant steps to further enhance our compliance programs." In October, the British government agreed a deal with Lloyds TSB, HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland to make a multi-billion investment in the three to help them through what Prime Minister Gordon Brown described as the "first financial crisis of the global age."

Question: What is the Bank accused of?

Question: For what reason did the bank help the customers?

Question: Where were the fraudulent customers?

Question: When did the violations occur?

Question: What countries did the customers come from?

Question: In what years did the violations occur?

Question: What did Lloyds TSB acknowledge?

Answer: criminally hiding information about prohibited dealings with Iranian and Sudanese customers.

Answer: because of restrictions

Answer: Iranian and Sudanese

Answer: between 1995 and 2007.

Answer: Iran and Sudan.

Answer: between 1995 and 2007.

Answer: acknowledged criminal conduct

Summary:
Bank accused of helping customers in Sudan and Iran avoid U.S. sanctions .
Violations took place between 1995 and 2007 .
U.S. Justice Department: Lloyds TSB acknowledged "criminal conduct"
It said Lloyds agreed to forfeit the funds in return for an end to its investigation .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British broadcaster Channel 4 has been criticized for creating a new television show which looks at how children as young as eight would cope without their parents for two weeks.

Channel 4 said the program was made with the parents' full consent.

Boys And Girls Alone -- which will be aired in the UK on Tuesday evening -- has been compared to adult reality show Big Brother.

The show allows 10 boys and 10 girls between the age of eight and 11 to create their own mini-societies, organizing everything from what they eat to how they should entertain themselves.

Ultimately the children are shown on camera squabbling over sleeping and cooking arrangements and, as they split into factions, some of them feel "picked on," the show's publicity says.

This has led to a stream of criticism from British lawmakers and children's charities, who have labeled Channel 4's "experiment" a disgrace that "served no purpose other than to cynically boost ratings," according to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper.

Camila Batmanghelidjh, of the charity Kids Company, was quoted by The Daily Mirror as saying: "Any situation that leaves a group of young people without the mediating presence of a responsible adult is cruel and abusive." Do you agree? Share your views

Labour MP Denis MacShane told the newspaper that "children should be protected and not exploited for commercial gain."

However, Channel 4 defended the show and said it features "the kind of tussling you'd get in any playground -- but no physical violence."

It added that one boy pointed a knife and fork during the series but emphasized that no one was in any danger, Britain's Press Association reported.

"This is not a project for commercial gain. It is done with the parents' full consent," a Channel 4 spokesperson was quoted by PA as saying.

"They were watching and there were mentors and a clinical psychologist who made sure there were no problems."

Question: What country is this show being aired?

Question: What has been compared to reality show Big Brother?

Question: what kind of show is it

Question: What is the name of the show?

Question: What does program show?

Question: is this show legal

Question: What type of show is this being compared to?

Question: who is making the show

Answer: UK

Answer: Boys And Girls Alone

Answer: reality

Answer: Boys And Girls Alone

Answer: allows 10 boys and 10 girls between the age of eight and 11 to create their own mini-societies, organizing everything from

Answer: the program was made with the parents' full consent.

Answer: adult reality

Answer: Channel 4

Summary:
Boys And Girls Alone has been compared to adult reality show Big Brother .
Children between 8 and 11 live without their parents for two weeks .
Program shows children squabbling and arguing with each other .
British lawmaker says children must not be exploited for commercial gain .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British lawmakers demanded answers Thursday after a newspaper reported that a UK tabloid illegally hacked the phones of thousands of public figures including Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and Elle MacPherson. Britain's News of the World tabloid is at the center of the phone-hacking allegations. Prosecutors said they would look again at claims of alleged phone hacking by the News of the World. However police said they would not conduct a new investigation into the claims by the Guardian newspaper. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates said officers had seen no additional evidence since its last investigation. Earlier Thursday the Guardian reported the cell phones of "several thousand public figures" were hacked into by reporters and staff of the News of the World tabloid during one month in 2006. The public figures named by the Guardian as victims of the phone hackings include lawmaker John Prescott, who was then the deputy prime minister; Tessa Jowell, who was the secretary of state for culture, responsible for the media; and London Mayor Boris Johnson, who at the time was the Conservative Party spokesman on higher education. The Guardian said actress Gwyneth Paltrow, model Elle MacPherson, actor Jude Law, singer George Michael, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, celebrity PR agent Max Clifford, and actors union Equity were also victims of the hacking. "The allegations -- the enormity of it -- is just unbelievable," Prescott told the BBC on Thursday morning. "I think it is outrageous," former Home Secretary Charles Clarke, who was not named among the alleged victims, told the BBC. "I think we do need action immediately." Thursday's revelations in the Guardian come from a case last year in which Gordon Taylor, the head of the Professional Footballers' Association, was suing the News of the World for illegally intercepting messages on his cell phone. The tabloid paid Taylor more than £400,000 ($800,000 at the time) to settle the case, the Guardian said. The case file was sealed, but the newspaper said it obtained the suppressed evidence. That evidence, the Guardian said, shows that journalists working for the News of the World paid private investigators to illegally hack the cell phones of several thousand public figures. The staff then paid for the information the investigators obtained, the Guardian said. News International, the parent company of the News of the World defended its journalists and said it would not "shirk from vigorously defending our right and proper role to expose wrongdoing." In a statement News International, the UK subsidiary of News Corporation, said it was prevented by "confidentiality obligations from discussing certain allegations made in the Guardian newspaper today." But the statement stressed its staff have been told they must operate within the law and the industry's code of conduct. Police and prosecutors also came under scrutiny in the Guardian's report. It said the Metropolitan Police were aware of the hackings and raided the offices of some of the private investigators but did not inform those whose phones allegedly were targeted. The paper also said prosecutors decided not to take any legal action over the claims. Prescott demanded to know why -- if those allegations are true -- he wasn't told that his phone had been allegedly been hacked. "I am writing to the chief of police to ask him and the Met authorities, did you know that many of our phones were being tapped? Did you tell the public prosecutor? Did the prosecutor then say 'no further action'?" Prescott told the BBC. "I can't believe that such legal authorities -- on such serious charges, if these allegations are right -- did nothing, and I want to know from them." A spokeswoman for Jude Law said the actor was not commenting on the Guardian's report. Other celebrities contacted by CNN had no immediate comment. A spokesman for Equity said the union was writing to the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to ask for evidence accompanying the claims. The Guardian reported that Equity was targeted as a way to get actors' addresses. "We have no evidence to support the claims in today's Guardian story

Question: Which celebrities are included in the cellphone hacking?

Question: Agains which newspaper have allegations been made

Question: Who rules out a new investigation?

Question: Will there be a new investigation?

Question: What does the Guardian newspaper report has been hacked?

Question: Which newspaper said several thousand public figures had their phone hacked

Question: Which police force has ruled out a new investigation

Question: Who are three of the celebrities that were hacked?

Question: What was hacked for several thousand public figures?

Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and Elle MacPherson.

Answer: Britain's News of the World tabloid

Answer: police

Answer: police said they would not conduct a

Answer: the phones of thousands of public figures including Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and Elle MacPherson.

Answer: Guardian

Answer: Metropolitan

Answer: Elle MacPherson.

Answer: phones

Summary:
Guardian newspaper: Cell phones of "several thousand public figures" hacked .
Celebrities include Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and Elle MacPherson .
Allegations against News of the World staff during one month in 2006 .
London's Metropolitan police rule out a new investigation .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British man Gary McKinnon appeared in court Tuesday to try to prevent his extradition to the United States, where he is wanted for allegedly hacking into U.S. government computers at the Pentagon and NASA. Briton Gary McKinnon is accused of carrying out the biggest ever U.S. military hacking operation. McKinnon, who has admitted breaking the law and intentionally gaining unauthorized access to computer systems, wants to be tried in Britain rather than the United States. He is asking judges at the High Court to review a decision by the director of public prosecutions not to pursue legal action in Britain, a spokeswoman at the prosecutor's office told CNN. The prosecutor's decision effectively cleared the way for McKinnon's extradition, and McKinnon is hoping it will be overturned. It is not clear when the judges will make a decision on McKinnon's request. Prosecutors made their decision in February despite saying there was sufficient evidence to prosecute McKinnon. But they said their evidence did not reflect the level of criminality alleged by U.S. authorities, so they would allow him to be tried in America. The U.S. government says McKinnon carried out the biggest military computer hacking of all time, accessing 97 computers from his home in London for a year starting in March 2001 and costing the government about $1 million. McKinnon, currently free on bail in England, has said he was simply doing research to find out whether the U.S. government was covering up the existence of UFOs. Prosecutors in the United States and Britain disagree. "These were not random experiments in computer hacking, but a deliberate effort to breach U.S. defense systems at a critical time which caused well-documented damage," Alison Saunders of the Crown Prosecution Service said in February. "They may have been conducted from Mr. McKinnon's home computer -- and in that sense there is a UK link -- but the target and the damage were trans-Atlantic." U.S. federal prosecutors accuse McKinnon of breaking into military, NASA and civilian networks and accessing computers at the Pentagon; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Meade, Maryland; the Earle Naval Weapons Station in Colts Neck, New Jersey; and the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, among others. In one case, McKinnon allegedly crashed computers belonging to the Military District of Washington. McKinnon is believed to have acted alone, with no known connection to any terrorist organization, said Paul McNulty, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. A U.S. federal grand jury indicted McKinnon on seven counts of computer fraud and related activity. If convicted, he would face a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count and a $250,000 fine. McKinnon's lawyer, Karen Todner, has complained that the United States has never provided evidence to prosecutors or McKinnon's legal team to support their extradition request -- and in fact, under Britain's Extradition Act of 2003, U.S. prosecutors are not required to. McKinnon has previously said it was easy for him to access the secret files. "I did occasionally leave messages in system administrators' machines saying, 'This is ridiculous,'" McKinnon has said. "(I left) some political diatribes as well, but also a pointer to say, you know, this is ridiculous." McKinnon was on the brink of extradition in August 2008, when the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, refused to reconsider the decision to send him to the United States, effectively clearing the way for his transfer. Shortly after that decision, however, McKinnon was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and he claims that diagnosis changed the case for extradition. It was on that basis that McKinnon made his appeals in Britain. Asperger syndrome is a form of autism that affects a person's social communication and interaction, according to Britain's National Autistic Society. Those affected often are of above-average intelligence and have fewer problems speaking than do those with autism. They sometimes have difficulty knowing when to start or end a conversation and can be very literal in what they say, with difficulty understanding jokes, metaphors and sarcasm.

Question:
What is Briton in court for?
What does the hacker admit?
What is the Briton accused of?
What nationality is the hacker?
What does Gary McKinnon admit to?
What was McKinnon researching?

Answer: to try to prevent his extradition

Answer: breaking the law and intentionally gaining unauthorized access to computer systems,

Answer: carrying out the biggest ever U.S. military hacking operation.

Answer: British

Answer: computer systems,

Answer: covering up the existence of UFOs.

Summary:
Briton in court in bid to prevent extradition to U.S. for allegedly hacking computers .
Gary McKinnon admits intentionally gaining access to government systems .
Briton accused of carrying out biggest ever U.S. military computer hacking .
He says he was researching whether U.S. was covering up existence of UFOs .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British military investigators interviewed a woman who claimed to have met a man from another planet while she was walking her dog, newly released Ministry of Defence files have revealed.

The woman said she had been approached by a man with a "Scandinavian-type accent" dressed in a flying suit-style outfit while out walking on a sports field near Norwich, eastern England, in 1989.

She claimed to have been "completely terrified" during the 10-minute encounter. Running home, she said she had then seen a large glowing object rising vertically from behind some nearby trees.

The woman called a local military base to report the encounter the following day. A cover note on the file of the incident describes it as "one of our more unusual UFO reports."

The incident is just one of around 1,200 sightings recorded by investigators between 1987 and 1993, according to the files released by the National Archives on Sunday.

On another occasion, military officials took the unusual step of briefing ministers about an unidentified flying object photographed in the sky over Scotland alongside an RAF fighter jet.

Witnesses claimed to have seen the large diamond-shaped object hanging in the air for about 10 minutes before it ascended vertically at high speed. Fearing intense media interest, investigators also commissioned detailed drawings of the object.

The files also reveal that the Ministry of Defence abandoned plans to build a computer database of sightings out of fears of a public relations disaster should details of its existence ever be revealed.

"I personally doubt that the the MoD would lose much if we filed UFO reports in 'WPD' (the waste paper basket)," one unnamed official wrote of the project.

Question:
What plans were abandoned?
What's released by National Archives?

Answer: build a computer database of sightings

Answer: files

Summary:
National Archives releases details of recorded UFO sightings from 1987 to 1993 .
One woman claimed to have met a man from another planet while walking dog .
Officials briefed ministers about 1990 UFO sighting over Scotland .
Ministry of Defence abandoned plans for UFO database fearing PR disaster .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British military officials on Sunday said Prince William had not breached any rules when he used a Royal Air Force helicopter to drop in at his girlfriend's house.

Chinhook helicopters are normally used for transporting troops and equipment in war zones.

The prince, second in line to the throne, landed a Chinook helicopter -- normally used for transporting troops -- in a field next to the home of Kate Middleton, according to the News of the World tabloid.

The paper said the trip had caused fury among some in the military who saw it as a waste of time and money at a time when British forces are thinly-stretched, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Defense said the maneuver was part of a planned training exercise designed to help the prince learn to fly in combat situations.

"Battlefield helicopter crews routinely practice landing in fields and confined spaces away from their airfields as a vital part of their training for operations," a statement said.

"These highly honed skills are used daily in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan."

The Ministry said that due to a shortage of landing fields available for practice, an offer to land near the Middleton house on April 3 was readily accepted.

It said no one got on or off the aircraft, which spent 20 seconds on the ground.

Britain's air forces have already come under  criticism for allowing William, 25, to fly a Chinook to attend a bachelor party, accompanied by his brother, Prince Harry.

William, a second lieutenant in the British Army, graduated as a pilot earlier this month following a detachment to the Royal Air Force. E-mail to a friend

Question: What newspaper says about landing?

Question: What Ministry of Defense says about the operation?

Question: What did Prince William use to visit a girlfriend?

Question: What did the Ministry of Defense say about it?

Question: who says operation was training procedure?

Question: What did the media say about  it?

Answer: The paper said the trip had caused fury among some in the military who saw it as a waste of time and money at a time when British forces are thinly-stretched, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Answer: the maneuver was part of a planned training exercise designed to help the prince learn to fly in combat situations.

Answer: Royal Air Force helicopter

Answer: the maneuver was part of a planned training exercise designed to help the prince learn to fly in combat situations.

Answer: The Ministry of Defense

Answer: The paper said the trip had caused fury among some in the military who saw

Summary:
Prince William drops in at girlfriend's house using RAF Chinook .
Ministry of Defense says operation was standard training procedure .
Newspaper says the landing has angered some in the military .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- British new wave ska legends The Specials rounded off the Brixton leg of their 30th anniversary tour with an electric performance that threatened to bring the crumbling south London venue crashing to the ground. The frenzied crowd at London's Brixton Academy The six-piece 2-tone outfit originally from the English Midlands played a total of five dates at what is now the O2 Academy, such was the phenomenal demand for tickets. It's no surprise really. From the rarefied perspective of the VIP bar, the sea of bobbing heads and mobile phone displays (which seem to have replaced cigarette lighters) created a fantastic spectacle. But down among the rude boys and rude girls the carnival atmosphere seemed to ratchet up a notch with each song. Balding, sweaty 40-something men in Fred Perry polo shirts were transported back to the late 1970s as they bounced around unselfconsciously, while post-Margaret Thatcher indie kids sloshed their pints in the air and enjoyed this unique experience for the first time. No one was standing with their arms folded here. Despite songwriter Jerry Dammers' continued absence and Lynval Golding's lost voice, the band was as tight as it ever was, both musically and personally. As soon as the curtain rose the band wasted little time plugging into the hysteria that greeted them. If "Do The Dog" appeared to hit the spot, then tracks such as "Too Much Too Young," and "Gangsters" literally had the earth moving in this imposing old theatre. Terry Hall, showing no sign of fatigue after a recent throat infection and the band's homecoming gig in Coventry the previous night, was in a chirpy mood. The Manchester United fan enjoyed reminding the London audience about his team's league success that afternoon. Meanwhile, the irrepressible Neville Staple seemed to galvanize the rest of the band with his seemingly limitless energy -- he must have spent the entire gig running on the spot. The dapper singer has aged well and was clearly reveling in the band's return to the spotlight. Despite only reforming recently, The Specials have rediscovered their mojo. They possess the kind of stage presence reserved for the truly great acts, while their lyrics still resonate today. "Ghost Town" encapsulated the gritty reality of Britain's urban landscape in 1981, and few in the audience would have argued that it remains a relevant portrait in today's troubled economic times.

Question: What hits did the band play?

Question: Where did the outfit originate from ?

Question: What hits did the Specials play?

Question: Where is the outfit from?

Question: Who reformed for a 30th anniversary tour?

Answer: "Too Much Too Young,"

Answer: the English Midlands

Answer: "Do The Dog"

Answer: the English Midlands

Answer: British new wave ska legends The Specials

Summary:
The Specials reformed for a 30th anniversary tour .
The six-piece 2-tone outfit are originally from the English Midlands .
Songwriter Jerry Dammers chose not to take part in the tour .
Band played hits including "Too Much Too Young," "Gangsters" and "Ghost Town"