Ex-UK PM Thatcher to meet Pope next week

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Britain and France feared the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 would return Nazi-era ambitions to Germany. East German border guards demolished a section of the wall on November 11, 1989 Secret British government documents to be published on Friday reveal the deep anxieties felt by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Frangois Mitterrand, following the fall of the wall.

June 29th, 2009 Margaret Thatcher returns home from hospitalLONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher returned home Monday following a two-week stay in hospital after she fell and broke her left arm. The 83-year-old Thatcher, who suffers from dementia, waved to reporters with her right arm while the other remained hidden in a sling beneath a pink cardigan.

June 23rd, 2009 Report: Daughter says Thatcher is recovering wellLONDON — The daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's says her mother is recovering well from her operation and should be released from the hospital within days. Carol Thatcher was quoted by Sky News television Tuesday as saying her mother was feeling "much better" after a successful operation to insert a pin in her broken arm.

June 19th, 2009 Margaret Thatcher's operation successful in LondonLONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had a successful operation Friday to insert a pin in her broken arm, her son said. Mark Thatcher said he was delighted the operation had gone well, but that his 83-year-old mother would remain in a London hospital at least until Wednesday.

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher will stay in hospital for "several more days" after breaking her upper arm in a fall, her spokesman said Monday. It had earlier been expected that Thatcher, 83, would be discharged Monday after being admitted to the Chelsea & Westminster hospital last Friday.

June 15th, 2009 Margaret Thatcher to remain in London hospitalLONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will remain in a London hospital for several days as she recovers from a broken arm, one of her representatives said Monday. Thatcher spokesman Mark Worthington also said it was an "entirely precautionary measure." "She's very comfortable but the doctors have decided to keep her in," Worthington said, adding that Thatcher was well enough to sit in a chair and chat with visitors.

June 13th, 2009 Margaret Thatcher recovers well in London hospitalLONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is recovering well from a fall that left her with a broken arm, her son said Saturday. Mark Thatcher visited his 83-year-old mother in a London hospital, one day after she fractured a bone in her upper arm during a fall at her home Friday.

June 12th, 2009 Ex-British PM Margaret Thatcher breaks arm in fallLONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher broke her arm in a fall Friday and was being kept in hospital for observation, her office said. Thatcher's office said the 83-year-old politician fractured a bone in her upper arm after tripping at home.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 83, was taken to hospital Friday after breaking her arm in a fall at her London home, her spokeswoman said. The 83-year-old "Iron Lady" had "tripped over at home" early Friday and broken a bone in her upper arm.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was admitted to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital this morning after suffering a fall at her London residence. octors are carrying out x-rays after Thatcher (83) suffered a painful injury to her upper arm.

May 8th, 2009 LONDON - A leading India-born publisher paid lavish tributes to Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons Thursday as the former British prime minister was feted next door on the 30th anniversary of her famous election victory. 'When Margaret Thatcher won the election, Britain was called the 'sick man of Europe.' The fact that it is no longer the 'sick man' is largely due to her,' said C.B.

April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher last night branded the Gordon Brown Government's treatment of brave Gurkhas as "disgraceful". Backing The Sun's campaign for justice, Thatcher told her aides that she was "very distressed" after ministers brought in new rules shutting thousands of Gurkhas out of Britain.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A former Conservative leader has claimed that Margaret Thatcher would not have survived as Prime Minister, had former Labour chancellor Denis Healey not paved way for 1976 bailout. Iain Duncan-Smith has said that Healey, who negotiated with the International Monetary Fund in 1976, deserves credit for the economic achievements of the Thatcher government.

February 4th, 2009 LONDON - A gift shop owned by the British Queen in northeast England has withdrawn golliwog toys that they were found to be selling. Managers at the shop in the Queen Elizabeth II's Sandringham estate in Norfolk apologised and a spokesman said they 'did not intend to offend anyone.' The move followed the expulsion of journalist Carol Thatcher, daughter of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, from a popular BBC television show after she made an off-screen reference to a black tennis player as a 'golliwog'.

February 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has dropped journalist Carol Thatcher, daughter of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, from a popular television show after she referred to a tennis player as a 'golliwog'. The reference was said to have been made during an off-air conversation with 'The One Show' presenter Adrian Chiles and comedienne Jo Brand.