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British public relations guru Max Clifford pauses to pose for members of the media as he leaves his trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, Monday, April 28, 2014. Leading British public relations agent Clifford on Monday was found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault on women and girls. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

British PR man found guilty of indecent assaults

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

FILE - This April 29, 2013 file photo shows Danish chef Rene Redzepi in London. Redzepi's restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark won the title of world’s top restaurant. Noma _ which has a meticulous focus on simple, indigenous ingredients such as snails, moss and cod liver _ held the No. 1 spot on Restaurant magazine's annual ranking of the world's 50 best restaurants for three years before being bested in 2013 by avant-garde eatery El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. During a ceremony Monday in London, Noma reclaimed the top spot while El Celler fell to No. 2. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Copenhagen’s Noma again world’s No. 1 restaurant

By J.M. HIRSCH - Associated Press

Peaches Geldof inquest to open this week

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French President of the Euro 2016 organizing committee Jacques Lambert, left, speaks with UEFA president Michel Platini during a press conference for the presentation of the 2016 European Football Championship in Paris, Friday April 25, 2014. The Euro 2016 championship will run from June 10 to July 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

England, Germany compete to host Euro 2020 final

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, May 2, 2011 file photo, designs are seen on display during a press preview of the Alexander McQueen exhibit, &quot;Savage Beauty,&quot; at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. An exhibition about late fashion designer Alexander McQueen is coming to London, four years after it wowed audiences in New York. The Victoria &amp; Albert Museum says &quot;Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty&quot; will open in March 2015. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Alexander McQueen exhibition heads to London’s V&A

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FILE - This is a Wednesday, April 16, 2014 file photo of Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, as she meets with people on the steps of the Sydney Opera House following a reception in Sydney, Australia. Kate’s dilemma: What to pack for a two-week trip, when your itinerary includes everything from state receptions and church services to toddler playdates and cricket games? For the Duchess of Cambridge, who’s rounding up her trip to Australia and New Zealand with husband Prince William and 8-month-old son George, there were additional sartorial dilemmas: Do royals take off their shoes at the beach? And what’s the most ladylike way to climb into a fighter jet while in a pencil dress and high heels? (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool, File)

Kate shows off new royal style in Down Under tour

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

An outside view of the Southbank International School in central London where suspected child molester William James Vahey taught for a four-year term, Thursday, April 24, 2014. British police is helping with a FBI global investigation to identify and trace victims of a suspected pedophile teacher, William James Vahey, who killed himself in March in Luverne Minnesota. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

London school says students abused by US teacher

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A restored wall graffiti artwork by famed street artist Banksy, is put on display to the public, Thursday April 24, 2014, in London. The artworks are taken from street walls, restored and presented for sale, valued at up to 1 million pounds (US $1.68 million). Seven pieces of Banksy graffiti art are being sold at auction on Sunday April 27, although the elusive artist released a statement on Banksy’s website Thursday saying the &quot;Stealing Banksy?&quot; sale &quot;has been organized without the involvement or consent of the artist.&quot; (AP Photo / John Stillwell, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES

‘Recovered’ Banksy works on display ahead of sale

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Michael Phelps swims during a training session Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Mesa, Ariz., as he prepares to compete for the first time since retiring after the 2012 London Games. The 22-time Olympic medalist is entered in three events at the Arena Grand Prix starting Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Michael Phelps launches comeback in 100 butterfly

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Actors perform a scene from William Shakespeare's Hamlet for members of the media during a photo call to present Hamlet at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, London, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare is probably Britain's best-known export, his words and characters famous around the world. Shakespeare's Globe theater is setting out to test the Bard's maxim that &quot;all the world's a stage&quot; by taking &quot;Hamlet&quot; to every country on Earth world, more than 200 in all. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Shakespeare’s Globe taking ‘Hamlet’ to 200 nations

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - This Saturday, April 5, 2014 file photo shows Manchester United's manager David Moyes during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at St James' Park, Newcastle, England. Moyes was fired as Manchester United manager on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, paying the price for the club's spectacular and sudden decline in his 10 months in charge since replacing Alex Ferguson.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Man United’s brand strength softens blow of slump

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

This image released by A24 Films shows Tom Hardy in &quot;Locke.&quot; (AP Photo/A24 Films)

Review: Tom Hardy drives ‘Locke,’ in every way

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 31, 2014 file photo Manchester United's manager David Moyes, right, stands alongside Ryan Giggs as the team trains at Carrington training ground in Manchester. Manchester United says manager David Moyes has left the Premier League club after less than a year in charge, amid heavy speculation he was about to be fired. United released a brief statement in its website Tuesday, saying the club &quot;would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role.&quot; Giggs has been tipped to takeover on an interim basis. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

‘Class of 92’ reunited to stabilize Man United

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

London doctor to lead university cancer center

By CHRISTINA HUYNH - Associated Press

This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken and made available at 12:00 GMT Sunday, April 20, 2014, by British photographer David Bailey has been released to mark her 88th birthday on Monday April 21, 2014. The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was commissioned on behalf of the British Government's GREAT Britain campaign. The image will be used in activity to support the GREAT campaign, which aims to generate jobs and growth through highlighting internationally Britain as a world-class destination for trade, tourism, investment and education. (AP Photo/David Bailey) NO SALES NO ARCHIVE MANDATORY CREDIT DAVID BAILEY

New portrait unveiled for British queen’s birthday

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Sunderland's Connor Wickham, no. 10, celebrates scoring against Chelsea during their English Premier League soccer match at the Stamford Bridge ground in London, Saturday April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Sunderland hits Chelsea’s title hopes with 2-1 win

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Young Australian forward dies after cancer fight

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FILE - In this March 28, 2003 file photo, radical Muslim cleric Mustafa Kamel Mustafa prays in a street outside his Mosque in north London. Mustafa faces charges he conspired to support al-Qaida by trying in 1999 to set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Ore., and by helping abduct two American tourists and 14 others in Yemen in 1998. Jury selection for his terrorism trial begins in New York on Monday, April 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

US tells jury Egyptian imam pursued global terror

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Eugene, Doha and Barcelona bid for 2019 worlds

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Britain's actress Dame Judy Dench, centre left, attends a State Banquet in honour of the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, at Windsor Castle Tuesday April 8, 2014, in Windsor, England. Guests and dignitaries including Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny and Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are attending the banquet at the end of the first day of a state visit by Ireland's Michael D. Higgins. Ireland's Michael D. Higgins is making the first state visit by a president of the republic since it gained independence from Britain. (AP Photo / Dan Kitwood)

‘Chimerica,’ ‘Book of Mormon’ win at Oliviers

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press