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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain marks 20 years since Pan Am Flight 103 (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 03:20 AM CST

A policeman walks away from the cockpit of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. Britain is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing, recalling the night when a US-bound jet carrying 259 passengers and crew was blown up over a Scottish town.(AFP/File/Roy Letkey)AFP - Britain was on Sunday commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing , recalling the night when a US-bound jet carrying 259 passengers and crew was blown up over a Scottish town.

'I was lied to' says husband of kidnapped Bangladeshi doctor (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:28 PM CST

File photo of Bangladeshi doctor Humayra Abedin in Britain. The husband in the case of the Bangladeshi doctor held captive by her parents and forced to marry against her will has said he only realised too late that his bride was against the arranged match.(AFP/Ho/File)AFP - The husband in the case of a Bangladeshi doctor held captive by her parents and forced to marry against her will has said he only realised too late that his bride was against the arranged match.

Finding Jesus in London (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:20 PM CST

Time.com - Young Britons flock to a growing evangelical church in one of the poshest parts of the capital

McCann family releases video plea for Madeleine information (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 06:06 PM CST

Kate (R) and Gerry McCann are pictured in July 2008. The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann issued an emotional appeal Sunday to ensure this is the last Christmas they spend without their daughter.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann issued an emotional appeal Sunday to ensure this is the last Christmas they spend without their daughter.

Govt sells stake in nuclear warhead factory (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:58 AM CST

A British submarine armed with Trident ballistic missiles. The government has sold its final stake in Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to US defence giant Boeing. The Trident nuclear warhead is designed and manufactured at the AWE facility in Berkshire.(AFP/null)AFP - The government has sold its final stake in the country's nuclear weapons plant, prompting criticism from MPs who said Saturday it throws the independence of the British nuclear deterrent into question.

British boxer Skelton stops Vidoz to claim European title (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:25 AM CST

British boxer Matt Skelton landed the vacant EBU European heavyweight crown after his Italian rival Paolo Vidoz retired at the end of the ninth round during their title fight in Milan.(AFP/Damien Meyer)AFP - British boxer Matt Skelton has landed the vacant EBU European heavyweight crown after Italian Paolo Vidoz retired on his stool at the end of the ninth round.

Jaguar Land Rover bailout may be imminent: FT (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 08:07 AM CST

A silver Jaguar emblem outside a Jaguar car sales dealership in Manchester. The government could arrange loans to help luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover within days, the Financial Times has said as a top Labour peer said he was confident of a deal AFP - The government could arrange loans to help luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover within days, the Financial Times said on Saturday, as a top Labour peer said he was confident of a deal "fairly soon."

Iraq lawmakers reject law on British troops (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 06:55 AM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses British troops at Basra Air Station in Southern Iraq during his one day visit December 17, 2008. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to reject a draft law that allows troops from Britain, Australia and several other countries to remain beyond the end of this year, Iraqi parliamentarians said.

FIFA okays British football team at 2012 Olympics (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 05:59 AM CST

Christmas has come early for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here outside his Downing Street office, after FIFA gave the green light for a British football team at the 2012 London Olympics. The premier had said a British team at the Olympics was on his Christmas wish list.(AFP/File/ADRIAN DENNIS)AFP - FIFA gave the green light on Saturday for a British football team at the 2012 London Olympics, saying it would not have any effect on the individual status of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Red London buses to go green in 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 04:38 AM CST

Handout computer generated picture released by London's Mayor Office of the winning design in the New Bus for London competition. The new environmentally-friendly version of London's iconic red double-decker bus will be introduced in the British capital from 2011, officials have said.(AFP/LMO-HO)AFP - A new environmentally-friendly version of London's iconic red double-decker bus will be introduced in the capital from 2011, officials have said.

Brown 'bounce' is over: poll (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 04:28 AM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown's resurgence in popularity has slowed, according to a poll published in the Daily Telegraph which showed his Labour Party falling further behind the Tories.(AFP/POOL/Oli Scarff)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's resurgence in popularity has slowed, according to a poll published on Saturday which showed his Labour Party falling further behind the Tories.

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