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Britain's Thatcher has successful arm operation: son (AFP)
Police investigate lawmakers' expenses (AFP)
BBC enlisting new satellites to broadcast in Iran (AP)
Strikes spread at energy facilities over 650 sackings (AFP)
British WW1 vet becomes world's oldest man (AP)
UK summons Iran's ambassador over Khamenei speech (AP)
Margaret Thatcher's operation successful in London (AP)
San Francisco man guilty to causing death of Brit (AP)
Baby P doctor sues hospital over dismissal (AFP)
Vettel on top after British F1 GP practice (AFP)
American pleads guilty to causing death of Brit (AP)
British WWI veteran becomes world's oldest man (AFP)
London streets tell the city's history (AP)
Viagra sold at local chemists (AFP)
Blears survives no-confidence vote (AFP)
British car production drops 43% in May (AFP)

Britain's Thatcher has successful arm operation: son (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PDT

AFP - Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher had successful surgery to insert a pin into her arm Friday, her son said, after she broke it in a fall last week.

Police investigate lawmakers' expenses (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 01:48 PM PDT

AFP - Police said Friday that lawmakers would face criminal investigations into their expenses claims, in the latest twist of a scandal that has rocked the country's politics.

BBC enlisting new satellites to broadcast in Iran (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 11:54 AM PDT

AP - The BBC said Friday it is using two extra satellites to broadcast its Farsi-language service after days of jamming it blamed on Iran, as several Western broadcasters seek to overcome obstacles to transmitting coverage of the country's political turmoil.

Strikes spread at energy facilities over 650 sackings (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 11:47 AM PDT

AFP - Strikes spread to energy facilities across the country Friday after almost 650 workers were sacked at an oil refinery after they called a wildcat strike, unions said.

British WW1 vet becomes world's oldest man (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT

AP - Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man.

UK summons Iran's ambassador over Khamenei speech (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 10:37 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Foreign Office said Friday it had told an Iranian diplomat it was concerned by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's criticism of Britain, which he called evil.

Margaret Thatcher's operation successful in London (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 08:45 AM PDT

AP - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had a successful operation Friday to insert a pin in her broken arm, her son said.

San Francisco man guilty to causing death of Brit (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 08:32 AM PDT

AP - A San Francisco man pleaded guilty Friday to causing the death of a woman in a head-on car crash when he veered onto the wrong side of the road in England.

Baby P doctor sues hospital over dismissal (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 08:29 AM PDT

AFP - A doctor who failed to spot that Baby Peter had a broken back and ribs days before his death is suing her former employers over her dismissal, a hospital official said on Friday.

Vettel on top after British F1 GP practice (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 08:18 AM PDT

AFP - German Sebastian Vettel led his Australian team-mate Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two at the top of the times in Friday's opening free practice session prior to Sunday's British Grand Prix.

American pleads guilty to causing death of Brit (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 06:58 AM PDT

AP - A San Francisco man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a woman killed in a head-on car crash in England.

British WWI veteran becomes world's oldest man (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 06:40 AM PDT

AFP - British World War I veteran Henry Allingham was named Friday as the world's oldest man after the death of the Japanese record holder -- and his spokesman said he would "take it in his stride."

London streets tell the city's history (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 05:48 AM PDT

AP - Bleeding Heart Yard. Houndsditch. Spitalfields. Elephant and Castle.

Viagra sold at local chemists (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 05:16 AM PDT

AFP - Men will be able to buy Viagra on the High Street for the first time instead of going to a doctor after Boots launched a nationwide scheme on Friday.

Blears survives no-confidence vote (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 03:32 AM PDT

AFP - Former communities secretary Hazel Blears said she was "very very grateful" after surviving a grass roots attempt to oust her as a Labour candidate at the next general election.