LONDON (Reuters) – Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found in the locked bathroom of his luxury mansion near London over the weekend, died by hanging, British police said on Monday.

Police, who had earlier removed his body from his home to conduct an autopsy, said there were no signs of a violent struggle, adding that further tests would be carried out, including toxicology and histology examinations.

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – British police removed the body
of exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky from his mansion near
London on Monday before conducting an autopsy that could shed
some light on his sudden unexplained death.

Once known as the grey cardinal of Kremlin politics, the
former billionaire power broker helped Vladimir Putin come to
power before fleeing in 2000 for Britain where he became one of
the Russian government’s fiercest critics.

LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who helped broker Vladimir Putin’s rise to the Kremlin’s top job only to become his sworn enemy, has been found dead at his home in Britain in unclear circumstances. He was 67.

Police in Britain, where the tycoon fled in 2000 after falling foul of the Kremlin under Putin, said on Saturday the death was unexplained and they had started an investigation.

LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who helped broker Vladimir Putin’s rise to the Kremlin’s top job only to become his fierce enemy, has been found dead at his home in Britain in unclear circumstances. He was 67.

“His death is currently being treated as unexplained and a full inquiry is under way,” police said in a statement on Saturday that did not identify Berezovsky by name.

LONDON (Reuters) – London’s popular mayor Boris Johnson, tipped as a possible rival to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has admitted he would like to “have a crack” at being prime minister one day.

Known for his blunt but colourful quotes and a boyishly eccentric personality, the 48-year-old Johnson used a rugby analogy to express his ambitions for the top job and then immediately played them down.

LONDON (Reuters) – London’s popular mayor Boris Johnson, tipped as a possible rival to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has admitted he would like to “have a crack” at being prime minister one day.

Known for his blunt but colourful quotes and a boyishly eccentric personality, the 48-year-old Johnson used a rugby analogy to express his ambitions for the top job and then immediately played them down.

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron warned Argentina on Tuesday that Britain would always be ready to defend citizens in the remote Falkland Islands after they voted almost unanimously in a referendum to remain British.

Argentina, 300 miles to the west of the Falklands, has claimed the South Atlantic archipelago for almost 200 years and in 1982 invaded the islands only to be repulsed in a 74-day war with Britain.

LONDON (Reuters) – In his first major political move since taking office, the spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans attacked Britain’s government over welfare on Sunday, saying further cuts to welfare benefits would drive thousands of children into poverty.

By wading into one of the most emotive debates in Britain, Justin Welby underscored his resolve to take an active stance on social issues where he believes the Church should have more say.

ABOARD THE WHITBY ROSE, North Sea, March 7 (Reuters) – His
eyes fixed on the North Sea horizon, British skipper Howard
Locker steers his boat far out to sea where he hopes to stumble
on enough fish to save the day.

But things are not looking good for Locker – one of the last
remaining trawler men in the northeastern town of Whitby where
fishing quotas, climate change and decades of overfishing have
crushed the local fishing industry.

LONDON (Reuters) – American legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin, the man behind some of the most influential theories of law and morality in modern jurisprudence, died on Thursday. He was 81.

His family said in a statement that Dworkin died of leukaemia in London early in the morning. He is survived by his wife, two children and two grandchildren.