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Brown backs Mandelson in Russian oligarch row (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:17 PM CDT

AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Saturday there was "nothing untoward" in the dealings of a key cabinet minister with a Russian oligarch, which has sparked a political row in Britain.

Defendants trade blame in British student slaying (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:01 PM CDT

AP - Lawyers for an Ivory Coast man on trial in the slaying of a British student tried to shift blame Saturday to the other two defendants in the case, suggesting that the American woman and her Italian boyfriend had tried to wash away the victim's blood.

UK minister: no favoritism toward Russian oligarch (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 09:32 AM CDT

AP - Britain's business secretary Saturday denied being influenced by a Russian oligarch while negotiating trade tariffs in his previous role as the European Union's trade commissioner.

British confirm Briton, S. African killed in Kabul (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 08:33 AM CDT

AP - The British Foreign Office says a Briton and a South African were killed in Afghanistan.

Corfugate Scandal Cheers Gloomy Britons (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT

Time.com - A squabble between politicians over what happened on an Adriatic Island provides a welcome distraction from the grim economic news

British Columbia mulls small-business pension fund (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:38 PM CDT

Reuters - Details of British Columbia's proposal to create a group pension fund for businesses that can't offer their own plans will take a while to work out, the province's finance minister said on Friday.

Two bailed, one still held after British Chinese student murders (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:15 PM CDT

AFP - Police were given more time Friday to question a man in connection with the murder of two Chinese students after bailing two others held following the killings.

Al-Qaida in Iraq focused on outside attacks (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:16 PM CDT

AP - Al-Qaida in Iraq's leader says in a new audiotape that his group is focused on attacks outside Iraq and seems to claim responsibility for the June 2007 attack on Glasgow International Airport.

Toilet stench clears out London airport (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 01:24 PM CDT

AFP - London City Airport was briefly evacuated and flights grounded Friday due to fumes emanating from the toilets, police said.

Tindall drink-driving verdict delayed (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:59 PM CDT

AFP - England rugby union international and 2003 World Cup winner Mike Tindall's sentence for drink-driving was adjourned Friday.

Euro, British pound slammed by financial turmoil (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:39 PM CDT

AP - The British pound tumbled against the dollar on Friday, weighed down by dismal economic data, while the euro also dived on worries about Europe's exposure to emerging markets, particularly its crisis-stricken eastern neighbors.

British pub-goers may buy their beer a new way (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:35 PM CDT

AP - Britain's beloved pint may be facing a downsizing.

Suspect spy denies stealing secrets for Iran (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 10:49 AM CDT

AP - A British army interpreter suspected of spying for Iran said Friday that he sent coded messages as part of an attempt to set up a possible gas deal, not because he was stealing secrets.

James Bond's Aston Martin voted most iconic British car (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 10:10 AM CDT

AFP - James Bond's Aston Martin was named the most iconic British car of all time in a poll for a digital television channel out Friday.