William Underhill

Will Britain ever sign up for the euro? That question can be shelved now that the No Campaign has closed up shop and declared victory. In 2002, when the battle over British entry into the eurozone peaked, the No forces had 22 full-time staffers.

European Union: There's Going to Be TB TroubleThe European Union will get more than a slew of new member states on May 1. It will also get the makings of an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis.

In less than two months, 10 new states will join the European Union. The number of member languages will jump from 11 to 20 and, with it, the demand for linguists at headquarters in Brussels.

John Daugman will tell you that his most significant inventions are devices that help unscramble brain signals, which proved so useful for neuroscience research that the Queen of England made him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his trouble.

Imagine a snowstorm close to the summit of a 6,100-meter peak in the Andes. On the descent, your climbing partner slips in treacherous conditions. His leg is badly broken.

A single cow is found with symptoms of a disease that's invariably fatal in its human form. Abruptly, world markets are closed to local exports, jeopardizing the future of an entire industry.

Sean Paling clumps down the tunnel in hefty work boots, his path lit only by his miner's lamp. The temperature is a sweaty 37 degrees Celsius; the underground air has a thick, recycled quality to it.

It's a fine dusk beside the Thames, and high above the river David Blaine has started to stir. In a weary gesture, the magician climbs to his feet, raises a limp hand to return the greetings of the crowd below, then settles back on to the floor of his Perspex cage.His audience is delighted.

A Venerable Industry Faces A New Challenge

No, the sky is not falling. Old Europe is not about to be flooded with workers from the east

Andrew Stapley has a confession to make. Every morning the British scientist kick-starts the day with a brew of tea. But his technique puts speed above tradition.

Stephen Salter has big plans. From behind his cluttered desk, he talks of an invention that will enable humankind to control one of the most fundamental and fickle of natural forces: the weather.

As an advertisement for the new Europe, try the Kalvi Hotel on the Estonian coast. Its delights begin with a four-star rating, plenty of lordly splendor and a child-friendly beach.

On the eve of the Iraq war, Robin Cook shook British politics by quitting the government in protest of the planned invasion. In his powerful resignation speech, the foreign secretary urged respect for multilateral agreements and insisted that the dangers posed by the regime of Saddam Hussein had been overstated.

76Speed freaks, take note. for a ride to remember, try the latest offering from German railways. Just take your seat at the Frankfurt airport station and prepare to be hurtled westward to Cologne at 180 miles an hour.

Could it have been a double? The under-eye bags were gone, the hair was sleek, the manner was upbeat. Tony Blair, according to journalists at this week's Downing Street press conference, was back in top form.The British Prime Minister who arrived in Washington today is not quite the same stress-worn prime minister who met President George W.

Idi Amin likes the quiet life these days. Folks in the Saudi city of Jidda talk of a devout Muslim and dedicated family man. Often he's seen at the airport collecting parcels of his favorite foods, flown in from his native Uganda.

He was the servant Prince Charles called "indispensable." In a 23-year career with Britain's royal family, Michael Fawcett rose from footman to personal aide to the heir to the throne with a reported $160,000-a-year salary.His master's trust was absolute.

Twice in recent months, John Gregg survived bomb attacks on his home in Belfast. On Feb. 1 his luck ran out. Traveling back from a football game, the powerful local boss of the paramilitary Ulster Defence Association and a colleague were shot dead as their taxi halted at a city intersection.

Office-bound pedestrians in the inner city claim to hear birdsong for the first time. Aerial photographs of famous points of gridlock show empty tracts of asphalt instead of nose-to-tail traffic.

It was a sight to warm the hearts of those opposed to war in Iraq the world over: On a wintry London afternoon, a dense, banner-waving, chanting, mass of marchers was so large that it took more than four hours to cover the three-mile route through the city center.By the end of Saturday afternoon, police said that more than 750,000 people--organizers put the figure at more than two million--had come together in Hyde Park to demonstrate against the prospect of military action against Iraq. "It...

As Britain prepares to commit its forces to war in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair knows his hawkish policy still faces bitter enemies at home, especially among his own party.

The last time the English passed through Agincourt was in 1415. That's when Henry V and an outnumbered English Army scored one of its bloodiest triumphs in centuries of conflict with France.

Locals call it the "Prairie Express." A shiny new stretch of subway whisks travelers from downtown Copenhagen to a near-wasteland on the city's outer fringe, site of the giant Bella Center.

It doesn't take much to test the merits of auto engineer Guy Negre's latest invention. Just put your schnoz near the tailpipe and sniff: No noxious smell.

Believe the British tabloids, and it's hardly a family to revere, royal or not. Princess Diana sometimes left home to meet her lover naked under her fur coat.

Even its creator doesn't give the FanWing high marks for elegance. The balsa-wood models of this would-be flying machine of the future that litter Patrick Peebles's farmhouse near Rome have the look of aeronautic freaks.

Williams, who takes office next month as leader of the 70 million Anglicans around the globe, has spoken out against an American and British assault on Iraq.

For downright ostentatiousness, Mercedes's new Maybach 62 is hard to beat. The front and back seats recline to a near-horizontal position--and the front ones vibrate for a soothing massage.

To get an idea of the lengths Kevin Warwick will go to satisfy his scientific curiosity, check out the purple two-inch scar on his left wrist. Last March, surgeons hammered a tiny silicon chip studded with 100 electrodes directly into a main nerve.