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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2026: Best Dates, Peak Time And How To Watch The Sky Show
The Lyrid meteor shower, active from 16-25 April and peaking around 22-23 April, offers Northern Hemisphere skywatchers 10-15 meteors per hour under dark skies, with occasional surges up to 100 plus bright fireballs.
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Liz Truss's Exit Ends Revival Of Margaret Thatcher's Libertarian Economics
Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.
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I Am The One To Deliver Thatcherite Reforms For UK: Rishi Sunak
Former British chancellor Rishi Sunak has invoked the legacy of one of the Conservative Party's successful leaders and British Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher, as a way to connect with the traditional Tory electorate.
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Margaret Thatcher Named Outfits After Gorbachev, Reagan: Report
Late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had named some of her outfits after other world leaders, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former US President Ronald Reagan, newly released documents have revealed.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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After Operation Blue Star, UK Tried To Ban Sikh Protests, Say Documents
The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.
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Ghost Of Margaret Thatcher Haunts UK's Theresa May. Here's Why
A devastating election and a high-profile speech strewn with mishaps have ignited a leadership crisis for British Prime Minister Theresa May at a critical time as Brexit negotiators push for a deal in Brussels
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Margaret Thatcher Wanted To Stop Second Wives From Entering UK, Released Files Reveal
Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was against allowing second wives of men based in the UK to enter the country to join them, according to UK government documents released today.
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Theresa May Takes Centre Stage In British Parliament's Box-Office Show
Theresa May used her first parliamentary grilling as Britain's new prime minister today to taunt the opposition over women's rights, pointing out that it was her party that had made her the country's second female leader after Margaret Thatcher.
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Britain Will Have First Female Prime Minister Since Margaret Thatcher
The race to be Britain's next prime minister was whittled to two on Thursday, with Conservative Party lawmakers assuring that the country will have a female head of government - the nation's first since Margaret Thatcher stepped down more than a quarter century ago.
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Meet Theresa May, The British Politician Who Could Be The Next Margaret Thatcher
"Brexit means Brexit," Theresa May said as she kicked off her campaign Thursday to become the second female British prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
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From Beyond The Grave, 'Iron Lady' Thatcher Haunts Britain's EU Debate
A quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher was deposed by her own party, Britain's 'Iron Lady' has stirred a row: Would the hero of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party have voted to leave the European Union?
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Heroin Trade Strained India-Britain Relations In 1980s: Newly-Released UK Files
India's reluctance to allow Britain to position British officers in New Delhi and Mumbai to monitor illegal heroin trade in the 1980s strained India-UK relations, according to newly-released UK cabinet files.
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UK Minister Apologises For Racist Remarks 30 Years Ago
One of Prime Minister David Cameron's top advisers has publicly apologized for racist comments he made 30 years ago that have just been made public.
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Margaret Thatcher's Red Ministerial Box Sells For £242,500
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's famous red ministerial box fetched 242,500 pounds ($364,600, 334,000 euros) at a sale of her possessions held Tuesday in London by auction house Christie's.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2026: Best Dates, Peak Time And How To Watch The Sky Show
The Lyrid meteor shower, active from 16-25 April and peaking around 22-23 April, offers Northern Hemisphere skywatchers 10-15 meteors per hour under dark skies, with occasional surges up to 100 plus bright fireballs.
-
Liz Truss's Exit Ends Revival Of Margaret Thatcher's Libertarian Economics
Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.
-
I Am The One To Deliver Thatcherite Reforms For UK: Rishi Sunak
Former British chancellor Rishi Sunak has invoked the legacy of one of the Conservative Party's successful leaders and British Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher, as a way to connect with the traditional Tory electorate.
-
Margaret Thatcher Named Outfits After Gorbachev, Reagan: Report
Late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had named some of her outfits after other world leaders, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former US President Ronald Reagan, newly released documents have revealed.
-
New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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After Operation Blue Star, UK Tried To Ban Sikh Protests, Say Documents
The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.
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Ghost Of Margaret Thatcher Haunts UK's Theresa May. Here's Why
A devastating election and a high-profile speech strewn with mishaps have ignited a leadership crisis for British Prime Minister Theresa May at a critical time as Brexit negotiators push for a deal in Brussels
-
Margaret Thatcher Wanted To Stop Second Wives From Entering UK, Released Files Reveal
Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was against allowing second wives of men based in the UK to enter the country to join them, according to UK government documents released today.
-
Theresa May Takes Centre Stage In British Parliament's Box-Office Show
Theresa May used her first parliamentary grilling as Britain's new prime minister today to taunt the opposition over women's rights, pointing out that it was her party that had made her the country's second female leader after Margaret Thatcher.
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Britain Will Have First Female Prime Minister Since Margaret Thatcher
The race to be Britain's next prime minister was whittled to two on Thursday, with Conservative Party lawmakers assuring that the country will have a female head of government - the nation's first since Margaret Thatcher stepped down more than a quarter century ago.
-
Meet Theresa May, The British Politician Who Could Be The Next Margaret Thatcher
"Brexit means Brexit," Theresa May said as she kicked off her campaign Thursday to become the second female British prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
-
From Beyond The Grave, 'Iron Lady' Thatcher Haunts Britain's EU Debate
A quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher was deposed by her own party, Britain's 'Iron Lady' has stirred a row: Would the hero of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party have voted to leave the European Union?
-
Heroin Trade Strained India-Britain Relations In 1980s: Newly-Released UK Files
India's reluctance to allow Britain to position British officers in New Delhi and Mumbai to monitor illegal heroin trade in the 1980s strained India-UK relations, according to newly-released UK cabinet files.
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UK Minister Apologises For Racist Remarks 30 Years Ago
One of Prime Minister David Cameron's top advisers has publicly apologized for racist comments he made 30 years ago that have just been made public.
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Margaret Thatcher's Red Ministerial Box Sells For £242,500
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's famous red ministerial box fetched 242,500 pounds ($364,600, 334,000 euros) at a sale of her possessions held Tuesday in London by auction house Christie's.
