Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK to review combat ban for female troops (AP)
• Church of Scotland votes to appoint gay minister (AP)
• Royal chauffeur suspended over security lapse (AP)
• Hundreds of UK lawmakers could face ouster or quit (AP)
• British royal chauffeur suspended over security breach (AFP)
• British tourists arrested on Crete over nun stunt (AFP)
• MPs claimed expenses for family hire (AFP)
• UK royals probe newspaper security breach at palace (Reuters)
• Fashion heiress, economist push foreign aid plan (AP)

UK to review combat ban for female troops (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:19 PM PDT AP - Britain's female soldiers could soon battle enemy forces in face-to-face combat, if a ban on women serving in the most dangerous warfare roles is lifted for the first time.

Church of Scotland votes to appoint gay minister (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 11:52 AM PDT AP - An openly gay minister on Sunday praised the decision of the Church of Scotland to dismiss a challenge to his appointment by religious conservatives — the latest case involving sexuality to create a division in the Anglican Communion.

Royal chauffeur suspended over security lapse (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 09:57 AM PDT AP - A royal chauffeur was suspended Sunday over allegations he gave undercover reporters a tour of Queen Elizabeth II's luxury limousines and other sensitive areas of her Buckingham Palace home in exchange for money.

Hundreds of UK lawmakers could face ouster or quit (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 09:32 AM PDT AP - A major purge of veteran lawmakers is likely at Britain's next national election due to mounting public anger over the expenses scandal, opposition leader David Cameron said Sunday as a new study estimated that over 300 lawmakers could be forced out.

British royal chauffeur suspended over security breach (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2009 08:54 AM PDT AFP - A royal chauffeur was suspended on Sunday after reportedly giving two undercover journalists a tour of Queen Elizabeth II's official cars in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, a spokeswoman said.

British tourists arrested on Crete over nun stunt (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2009 07:14 AM PDT AFP - Seventeen British tourists were arrested on the island of Crete Sunday for insulting the Catholic church after they paraded themselves dressed "in nun attire and naughty lingerie", police said.

MPs claimed expenses for family hire (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2009 07:13 AM PDT AFP - Some MPs who employed family members have been able to claim extra expenses, according to fresh reports, amid claims that half of MPs could be wiped out at the next election.

UK royals probe newspaper security breach at palace (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2009 02:30 AM PDT Reuters - Buckingham Palace said on Sunday it was investigating a report that undercover journalists were able to enter Queen Elizabeth's London residence and sit in her car after bribing a royal chauffeur.

Fashion heiress, economist push foreign aid plan (AP) Posted: 23 May 2009 07:14 PM PDT AP - An unlikely duo of a fashion heiress and a Nobel Prize-winning economist is pushing a controversial plan to boost aid to the developing world by giving wealthy donors a greater say in how the money is distributed.

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