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Security scares rock Belfast: police (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:31 AM PDT AFP - Northern Ireland police Tuesday reported a string of bomb scares and carjackings in Belfast overnight, blamed on dissident republicans linked to the killings of two soldiers and a policeman.

UK Gardeners Take Tips from Int'l Small Farmers (OneWorld.net) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:10 AM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Mar 30 (OneWorld.net) - Small-scale farmers from developing countries around the world are lending their expertise to people in the United Kingdom, who are increasingly growing their own fruits and vegetables to cope with rising prices.

Barclays says in talks w/CVC to sell iShares unit (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 10:30 AM PDT AFP - Barclays said Tuesday that it was holding exclusive talks with private equity group CVC Capital Partners over the sale of its asset management business iShares.

British hand off to US in oil-rich southern Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 10:26 AM PDT AP - Britain turned over coalition command of the oil-rich south to the United States on Tuesday in the first step toward withdrawing virtually all British troops by July.

British troops begin Iraq pullout (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 10:00 AM PDT AFP - British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

The Lady magazine tries to shed dusty image (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:57 AM PDT AP - A dusty grande dame of British publishing is getting a makeover.

Barclays 'in talks with CVC' to sell iShares (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:05 AM PDT AFP - British bank Barclays confirmed Tuesday that it was holding exclusive talks with private equity group CVC Capital Partners over the sale of asset management business iShares.

Barclays in talks with CVC to sell iShares unit (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 08:57 AM PDT AFP - Barclays bank confirmed Tuesday that it was holding exclusive talks with private equity group CVC Capital Partners over the sale of asset management business iShares.

Woman gets 3 years for biting off lover's tongue (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 08:27 AM PDT AFP - An alcoholic who bit off her boyfriend's tongue while giving him a 'smoochy' kiss was on Tuesday sentenced to three years behind bars.

Basra wary of U.S. forces after light British touch (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 08:13 AM PDT Reuters - People in the Iraqi city of Basra fear the U.S. troops taking over from departing British forces, whose relatively light touch contrasts with the U.S. military's fearsome, and sometimes trigger-happy, reputation.

UK 'lacks high-end TV drama', says The Wire star (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 07:48 AM PDT AFP - Television in the UK is suffering from a lack of pacy "high-end drama" to rival US shows like The Wire, one of the series' British stars has said.

Barclays in iShares talks with CVC: sources (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:30 AM PDT AFP - Barclays is in exclusive talks with private equity group CVC Capital Partners over the sale of asset management business iShares, sources close to the matter told AFP.

Cairn Energy swings into operating profit (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:27 AM PDT AFP - Cairn Energy, the Edinburgh-based oil exploration firm with large drilling interests in India, said on Tuesday it had swung into an operating profit during 2008 after a loss the previous year.

Hunt on for mole 'selling' MPs expenses details (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:03 AM PDT AFP - Parliamentary officials are attempting to hunt down a mole who is allegedly offering to sell details of hundreds of MPs expense claims for some 300,000 pounds.

Police break up House of Commons brawl with CS gas (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:22 AM PDT AFP - Police used CS gas to break up a nighttime brawl in the House of Commons after an apparent spat between two journalists attending a Tory party function, police and media reports said on Tuesday.

Australia PM to attend bushfire memorial in London (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:11 AM PDT AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was to be joined by Prince Charles at a memorial service in London Tuesday for victims of bushfires last month which killed 173 people in southeastern Australia.

Obama's Day: President heads to UK for G20 (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:07 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will be leaving this morning on a trip that will take them to the United Kingdom and eventually to four other countries.

M&S beats forecast with 4.2% sales drop (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:01 AM PDT AFP - Marks & Spencer, a retail icon and key barometer of consumer sentiment, said on Tuesday that quarterly sales at its stores fell 4.2 percent as recession-hit shoppers spent less on clothing and food.

Body of British yachtsman found in Thailand (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 01:32 AM PDT AFP - Thai authorities have recovered the body of a British yachtsman who was allegedly killed during a suspected robbery attempt off southern Thailand's Andaman sea coast, the Foreign Office has said.

No pay rise for ministers this year: Brown (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 01:27 AM PDT AFP - Ministers will not get a pay rise this year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said, in solidarity with millions of people who are struggling with the recession.

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