Queen Elizabeth not amused by looming fox hunting ban: report
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly not amused by an impending ban on fox hunting in England and Wales, and she has said so to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Home Secretary David Blunkett will not give police extra funds to "sensitively" police the hunting ban.
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The government faced looming battles with supporters of fox hunting in both the courts and the countryside after ramming through a law banning the centuries-old blood sport.
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British foxhunters failed to overturn a ban on their ancient sport on Friday but vowed to fight on in court, sparing Prime Minister Tony Blair rowdy protests in the run-up to an election expected in May.
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Calls for a law allowing licensed fox hunting instead of an outright ban are set to go to a vote in the Lords.
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Queen Elizabeth II's speech, which sets the lawmaking agenda for the upcoming year, largely dismayed the Press, with liberal broadsheets attacking it for trumpeting terror worries and conservative ones alarmed about the pricetag of "technocracy".
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Supporters of fox hunting lost a key court appeal to have the government overturn a ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales, two days before it takes effect.
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Diana thought Queen would abdicate and that Charles would not become king, inquest hears
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An outright ban on fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales appeared inevitable after a majority of over 100 MPs in the House of Commons rejected last-ditch compromises on the blood sport.
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Legislation to ban fox hunting in England and Wales will be rushed through the House of Commons next Wednesday, the government announced.
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Princess Diana thought her husband,  Prince Charles, should not become king and that the crown ought  to skip a generation, one of her lawyers told the inquest into  her death on Tuesday.
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Facing a ban on their age-old sport, enthusiasts of fox hunting rallied outside the House of Commons on Wednesday in a show of defiance to lawmakers determined to outlaw the pursuit.
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Farewell, at last, to tallyho. After seven years of angry debate, frustrated motions and legislative maneuvering, Britain&#39;s Parliament finally approved a ban on fox hunting
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LONDON - Queen Elizabeth urged people to set aside cultural and religious differences, as she delivered her annual Christmas Day message on Saturday.
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Britain's minister for rural affairs Alun Michael pulled out of an official visit to avoid a showdown with 200 protesters gathered to protest a looming ban on fox hunting.
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Pamela Anderson has sent a petition to Queen Elizabeth II urging Britain's monarch to stop the use of bear pelts in making the tall black helmets worn by palace guards. The charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, said the former Baywatch star collected 200 signatures from fans in Britain and mailed the petition to Buckingham Palace on Friday.
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LONDON - Defeated in Parliament, British hunting supporters went to court Friday seeking to uphold their right to chase foxes. The Countryside Alliance, which staged mass demonstrations in the losing battle