Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Britons increasingly Eurosceptic: poll (AFP)
• U.S. slams British press over report of abuse photos (Reuters)
• White House lashes out at British papers (AFP)
• Society warns cuckoo bird in danger of extinction (AP)
• US rejects newspaper report on Iraq prison photos (AFP)
• Lawmakers step down over British expenses scandal (Reuters)
• Susan Boyle loses her cool (AP)
• British musicians strike angry note over BNP (AFP)
• Inaccurate forecast riles British tourism official (AP)
• French snub British queen, then shrug off uproar (AP)
• Spring song at risk as cuckoo joins endangered list (AFP)
• Two more MPs quit over expenses scandal (AFP)
• Susan Boyle faces final hurdle in dreamlike rise (AP)
• Amnesty: Economic crisis fuels rights "time bomb" (Reuters)
• Abu Hamza's sons jailed for fraud (AFP)
• Families: Release the 5 British hostages in Iraq (AP)
• Gloomy Met Office forecast 'cost seaside town millions' (AFP)
• British PM warns global trade at risk (AFP)

Britons increasingly Eurosceptic: poll (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT AFP - British voters are increasingly opposed to the European Union, a poll for the Economist weekly revealed Thursday, just days before elections for the European Parliament.

U.S. slams British press over report of abuse photos (Reuters) Posted: 28 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's administration strongly denied a British report on Thursday that images of apparent rape and sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners are among photographs that it is trying to prevent being made public.

White House lashes out at British papers (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 01:12 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama's spokesman lambasted British newspapers Thursday over new allegations of prisoner abuse in Iraq, saying he trusted Fleet Street for football results -- but little else.

Society warns cuckoo bird in danger of extinction (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 12:38 PM PDT AP - Britain's cuckoo bird, known for its distinctive call, is in danger of extinction along with 51 other species, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said in a new report Thursday.

US rejects newspaper report on Iraq prison photos (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 01:33 PM PDT AFP - The US Defense Department on Thursday strongly rejected a British newspaper report that alleged photographs of abuse at Iraqi prisons include images of rape and sexual assault.

Lawmakers step down over British expenses scandal (Reuters) Posted: 28 May 2009 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - Three British lawmakers who have faced criticism over their expense claims announced on Thursday they would leave parliament, joining a mounting casualty list from a row over politicians' perks.

Susan Boyle loses her cool (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 10:48 AM PDT AP - A spokeswoman for Susan Boyle said Thursday that the Britain's Got Talent finalist lost her cool after being harassed by journalists at a London hotel.

British musicians strike angry note over BNP (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 10:25 AM PDT AFP - A group of British musicians including a member of Pink Floyd protested Thursday over the use of music by the far-right British National Party, ahead of next week's EU elections.

Inaccurate forecast riles British tourism official (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 10:25 AM PDT AP - There are few pastimes more British than a good moan about the weather, and few things more longed-for than a hot and sunny long weekend.

French snub British queen, then shrug off uproar (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 08:47 AM PDT AP - While Britons fumed over a perceived French snub of their queen, the French responded Thursday to the latest cross-Channel spat with a Gallic shrug.

Spring song at risk as cuckoo joins endangered list (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 08:19 AM PDT AFP - The distinctive cry of the cuckoo, which signifies the arrival of spring, is set to become something of a rarity after the grey-blue songbird was added to the Red List of endangered birds.

Two more MPs quit over expenses scandal (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 07:58 AM PDT AFP - Two more MPs said on Thursday they would resign over an expenses scandal which has sent shockwaves through the political system.

Susan Boyle faces final hurdle in dreamlike rise (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 06:56 AM PDT AP - It's always a bad hair day for Susan Boyle — until she starts to sing.

Amnesty: Economic crisis fuels rights "time bomb" (Reuters) Posted: 28 May 2009 05:38 AM PDT Reuters - The global economic downturn has aggravated human rights violations and distracted attention from abuses, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

Abu Hamza's sons jailed for fraud (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 04:45 AM PDT AFP - Three sons of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, who is currently serving time for incitement to murder, were on Thursday jailed over their involvement in a luxury car scam in London.

Families: Release the 5 British hostages in Iraq (AP) Posted: 28 May 2009 02:40 AM PDT AP - The families of five British men held hostage in Iraq for nearly two years say they remain hopeful the men will be released.

Gloomy Met Office forecast 'cost seaside town millions' (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 02:36 AM PDT AFP - Tourism officials in Bournemouth have hit out at the Met Office for costing the seaside town millions in lost revenue after forecasters predicted heavy rain and storms on Bank Holiday Monday -- which turned out to be the hottest day of the year.

British PM warns global trade at risk (AFP) Posted: 28 May 2009 01:53 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday warned that global trade was in dire straits due to the economic crisis and called for urgent action against protectionism and trade barriers.

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