She commands obedience only from her staff and her corgis, but Queen Elizabeth II has been named Britain's most powerful woman by a BBC radio program.
British lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the government water down plans to keep track of phone calls, email and Internet activity _ a bill critics dub a "snooper's charter."

It looks as if NBC News notched two wins Tuesday night. After being the first network to call the presidential race in favor of incumbent Barack Obama, it also has an advantage in the ratings.
A British computer hacker's decade-long struggle to avoid trial in the U.S. over alleged breaches of military and NASA networks ended in success Tuesday, as the U.K. government ruled he was unfit to face charges there.
Britain's Home Secretary is set to rule on whether to extradite a British hacker to America to face charges for breaking into sensitive computer networks at U.S. military and space installations.
A Vatican cardinal has caused a stir at a meeting of the world's bishops by screening an alarmist video about the inroads that Islam is making in Europe and the world.
British authorities say they will decide by mid-October whether to extradite a man to the United States to face computer hacking charges.

Border guards at British airports will walk off the job July 26, the day before the London Olympics begin, creating an Olympic-sized logistical headache for British officials.

Border guards at British airports will walk off the job next Thursday, the day before the London Olympics begin, creating an Olympic-sized logistical headache for British officials.