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Ex-teammate Fraser laments fall of Chris Lewis (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 07:58 PM PDT

AFP - Former England cricketer Angus Fraser lamented a "sad day for cricket" after former fast bowler Chris Lewis was jailed for 13 years for smuggling cocaine into Britain.

Gravy train crashes for UK lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 06:23 PM PDT

AP - Goodbye, gravy train. It was great while it lasted but then the public got wise.

Far-right leader invited to royal garden party (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 02:10 PM PDT

AFP - The leader of the far-right British National Party is to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, a spokesman for the BNP said Wednesday.

UK's Brown says snap election would bring "chaos" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2009 12:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Gordon Brown dismissed political rivals' calls on Wednesday for an early election in response to public fury over lawmakers' expenses, saying reform will do more good than the "chaos" of a vote during a recession.

London Stock Exchange suffers loss as Frenchman takes reins (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 12:02 PM PDT

AFP - The London Stock Exchange posted Wednesday a net annual loss, but new French chief executive Xavier Rolet said Europe's largest stock market would benefit from global financial turmoil.

British composer Nicholas Maw dies in Md. home (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 11:22 AM PDT

AP - British composer Nicholas Maw, known for his opera based on the novel "Sophie's Choice" and for a nearly 100-minute symphony, has died. He was 73.

Lords suspended in 'cash for amendments' row (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 11:02 AM PDT

AFP - The upper house of parliament agreed Wednesday to suspend two Lords for offering to amend laws in return for money, the first such disciplinary action in more than 350 years.

Michael Jackson postpones some London shows (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 11:00 AM PDT

AP - Michael Jackson's representatives announced Wednesday that the elusive King of Pop will postpone several of his London comeback shows scheduled for this summer.

Ex-England bowler Lewis jailed for drug smuggling (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 06:02 AM PDT

AFP - Former England fast bowler Chris Lewis was jailed for 13 years on Wednesday after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine into Britain in his cricket bag.

'Violence endemic" at leading jail: prison watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2009 01:43 AM PDT

AFP - One of the country's best known prisons is "failing" with three-quarters of its inmates feeling vulnerable and unsafe, chief inspector of prisons Dame Anne Owers said on Wednesday.