A New England man continues to recuperate after becoming the nation'second recipient of a donated face a week ago.

A team of 35 surgeons in Boston performed the second face transplant in the nation April 9.

A slice of Britain's Queen Victoria's daughter's wedding cake is being auctioned. The 137-year-old, one-inch-wide delicacy is being sold at the NEC Antiques for Everyone fair in Birmingham, England - which runs from April 16 until April 19 - and has a guide price of just $216.

Antiques dealer John Shepherd, who is selling the slab, said: "This is a fantastic piece of history and is a wonderful heirloom to pass on to future generations."

A New England man became the United States' second recipient of a donated face last week.

A team of 35 surgeons in Boston performed the second face transplant in the nation last Thursday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth's will hand out "Maundy Money" at a traditional Easter ceremony Thursday.

It is an annual tradition, every year on Maundy Thursday - the day before Good Friday - the 82-year-old monarch gives specially-made coins to pensioners.

British police and counter-intelligence agents arrested 12 suspected terrorists in multiple raids in north-west England on Wednesday after details of the secret operation leaked to the press abroad.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and MI5, Britain's counter- intelligence agency, were forced to make the raids and arrests ahead of schedule because photos of the document showing some details of the secret operation were published in overseas newspapers.