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After winning an Oscar for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep is speaking out in remembrance of the late British Prime Minister.

Although they hardly interacted, the actress says she admires Thatcher and the immeasurable impact she had on role of women in politics:

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Margaret Thatcher, one of Britain's most controversial Prime Ministers, has sadly passed after suffering a stroke.

She was 87.

Her spokesperson said in a statement:

"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning."

Regardless of what people may have thought of her post-War policies, she was a force to be reckoned with, and will be missed.

May she find peace.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: 87, britain, dead, death, margaret thatcher, prime minister, sad, stroke

Have you heard of the rumor that punching a shark in the nose will make it let go?

Well this guy WRESTLED a shark!!!

While we don't recommend either action, a British tourist kept beachgoers safe from a shark swimming a bit too close to the shore.

This old guy has got some SPUNK!!!! But just your average day at Bulcock Beach right???

LOLz!

Tags: attack, australia, britain, bulcock beach, crazy, shark, tourism, wacky, wrestling

How horrifying is this?!?

On Wednesday, 10 million burger patties packed with HORSEMEAT were recalled from Irish and British supermarkets, and although the meat is said to not cause any harm — there's no reason why beef should contain horsemeat.

After the Food Safety Authority of Ireland tested the patties' DNA, traces of My Little Pony horsemeat was found in over a third of the grub.

And now, according to Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny:

Tags: britain, dna, enda kenny, food safety authority, horsemeat, ireland, silvercrest foods, tesco

Budweiser is a pretty well known beer brand.

It's known all over the world!

But in some parts of the world, if you order a Budweiser you might get a full bodied beer from a small brewer in the Czech Republic.

That's because Anheuser-Busch and Budejovicky Budvar have been both selling "Budweiser" beer for over 100 years!!

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The reviews for the latest Bond movie, Skyfall, are stellar and so are the foreign box office receipts.

Daniel Craig's third outing as Agent 007 has become the UK's biggest hit of the year, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises, with $91.07 million in the bank since being released on October 26.

After two weeks, it has already beaten Casino Royale‘s

Tags: agent 007, box office, britain, casino royale, daniel craig, foreign box office, gross, james bond, skyfall, the dark knight rises, uk, worldwide

Jamie Oliver just wants people to be healthy.

The only way he can do that, though, is if he can remain a public figure — and popular enough — to catch the ear of those who are listening!

So he wrote a cook book, called Jamie Oliver's Great Britain.

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