Yet there are strict limits to the British love of things German.
Continental commentators sniffed that Mr Blair was a phoney, who called himself a European but never made the British love Europe (they should try).
The British do love a loser -- especially a plucky one who bursts into tears -- and she was front-page news across the nation on Monday.
"British press love catchphrases, and they love groupings, " Penate says.
Is air travel poised to recover along with the economy, or are the British falling out of love with flying?
Influential US commentator David Brooks has returned from a trip to the UK with a new-found love for British politics.
As for Europe's farmers, they would dearly love to see the British leader brought down a peg or two.
Like his fellow British nominee, Lord has a refreshing love of the red carpet.
The British, known for a sometimes eccentric love of animals, have a special affection for donkeys.
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The Proms programme also includes a concert featuring scores from celebrated British films including The Dam Busters, Shakespeare In Love, Bridge Over The River Kwai and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
British author Aminatta Forna's novel The Memory of Love has won best book at the Commonwealth Writers' Prize ceremony in Sydney.
The book makes clear that his other true love was BP itself, the once-lightweight British oil company he built into a contender.
Its sequel From Russia With Love in 1963 established the scenario of both the British and Soviets as unwilling pawns of the real evil SPECTRE.
"Sin is in, sweetie, " a poster declares, borrowing a line from Absolutely Fabulous, the lowbrow British TV comedy that features a couple of booze hounds who love to shop.
The 2004 feature "Wimbledon" starred Kirsten Dunst as Lizzie Bradbury, a single-minded American tennis star who finds love in the form of a less than dedicated British player Peter Colt (Paul Bettany), who inspired by Bradbury does the impossible by winning the men's singles.
With the currency making only a meek recovery on the exchange markets and continued opposition to it amongst voters, the opposition leader would dearly love to turn the campaign into a mini-referendum on British membership of the euro.
Employees love to tell tales of how Tata got the better of the British overlords.
Billy Elliot, which is set in a poverty-stricken British town in the 1980s and tells the story of a young boy discovering his love of dance, has been one of the most popular musicals since it debuted on Broadway in 2008.
"I'd love to see Lewis win the championship, " Mosley added in an interview with British newspaper journalists.
The campaign teases the British with the words: "We may not like Britain, but you'll love Romania".
While British composer Hatch worked with Petula Clark on the international chart-topping hits Downtown and My Love in 1964 and 1965.
Dame Helen was one of a handful of British honourees on a night dominated by Palme d'Or winner and Oscar hopeful Amour (Love).
Bhagat Singh dedicated his life to revolutionary actions out of love for his motherland and these acts were part of the march towards independence from British rule.
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The British strategy is to stay out of the fight, knowing that the two-speed Europe camp would love to push Britain into the dunce's corner with Ireland and try to marginalise both.
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