Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britons sentenced to jail in Dubai for beach sex (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:12 AM CDT AFP - A Dubai court sentenced two Britons to three months in prison on Thursday and ordered their subsequent deportation for having sex on a beach in the booming Muslim Gulf emirate.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to visit Google HQ (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:56 AM CDT AP - Britain's royal palace says Queen Elizabeth II will visit Google's central London headquarters.

British soldier killed in Afghan blast (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:41 AM CDT Reuters - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.

Olympic heroes parade in London (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:38 AM CDT AFP - Olympic and paralympic athletes will be taking part in a heroes parade in London on Thursday to celebrate their stellar performance in the Beijing Games.

Dubai: Britons get jail time in sex on beach case (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT AP - A British couple was sentenced to three months in jail Thursday in a case that has caused controversy in this Gulf boom town because the two were charged with having sex on the beach.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan to be named (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT AFP - A British soldier who died in an explosion while serving with NATO-led troops in Afghanistan is expected to be named on Thursday.

Britons jailed, fined in Dubai beach sex trial (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 01:24 AM CDT Reuters - A Dubai court on Thursday sentenced two Britons found guilty of having sex on a Dubai beach to three months in jail and a 1,000 dirham ($272) fine, followed by deportation.

UK government considering huge telecoms database (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:23 PM CDT AP - Britain is considering setting up a database of all phone and e-mail traffic in the country as part of a high-tech strategy to fight terrorism and crime, its top law-and-order official said Wednesday.

British PM Brown sets out plan for finance reform (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:10 PM CDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday set out his plan to reform the way the world's banks are governed, saying governments need to work together to stem the reckless and inappropriate lending that has destroyed confidence in financial markets.

UK government weighs telecom terror database (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:09 PM CDT AP - Britain's top law-enforcement official says that the government is considering setting up a database of all phone and e-mail traffic in the country as part of a high-tech strategy to fight terrorism and crime.

Convicted Lockerbie bomber wins legal victory (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:09 PM CDT AP - The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland has won an important victory in his effort to have his conviction overturned.

London stocks recoil on recession fears (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 11:12 AM CDT AFP - The FTSE 100 index of shares closed down steeply Wednesday as weak economic data reignited fears of a world recession and dampened the mood of optimism which had prevailed earlier in the week.

BA reduces fuel surcharge as oil prices slump (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 08:49 AM CDT AFP - British Airways said on Wednesday it was cutting fuel surcharges on newly-purchased plane tickets by up to 13 pounds per leg of a journey, as oil prices fall sharply.

Muslim convert admits botched suicide attack in Exeter (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 08:45 AM CDT AFP - A young Muslim convert on Wednesday pleaded guilty to planning to blow himself up in a family restaurant in south Devon earlier this year.

British man pleads guilty to failed bomb attack (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 06:12 AM CDT AP - A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempting a suicide bomb attack on a family restaurant.

British police hunt mystery caller in Chinese murder case (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:25 AM CDT AFP - British police are urgently trying to trace a mystery caller who may be able to identify the killers of two Chinese students, a detective said on Wednesday.

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