Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British pair rows across Pacific, with detours (Reuters)
• UK navy ship watched as pirates took 2 Britons (AP)
• Conflict show depicts British soldier's life (Reuters)
• British investigators close probe linked to Portugal PM (AFP)
• HSBC sells London HQ to S.Korean fund: statement (AFP)
• FTSE 100 holds steady (AFP)
• BA-Iberia deal aims giant blow at rivals (AFP)
• BA and Iberia: merger positive for passengers (AP)
• Total pleads guilty over oil depot inferno (AFP)
• Total UK admits charges in huge 2005 oil fire (AP)
• Prison officer jailed for having baby by inmate (AFP)
• UK: Toddler hit by playmate gets payout (AP)
• Career, kids? Girls may not be able to "have it all" (Reuters)
• Report calls for Ashes on free-to-air TV (AFP)
• Dementia drug use linked to 1,800 patient deaths (AFP)
• By-election relief for Brown as general poll looms (AFP)
• First woman pilot joins Britain's Red Arrows (Reuters)
• British PM wants 5,000 extra troops in Afghanistan (AFP)

British pair rows across Pacific, with detours (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:26 PM PST Reuters - Two Britons ended a record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean on Friday, passing underneath San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge more than six months after leaving Japan in a 23-foot (seven-meter) boat.

UK navy ship watched as pirates took 2 Britons (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:32 PM PST AP - The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched as a British couple was abducted by Somali pirates, unable to rescue them without endangering their lives, the British military said Friday.

Conflict show depicts British soldier's life (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:56 AM PST Reuters - Amputation, post-traumatic stress, bravery, camaraderie and the unique life of the British soldier is painstakingly documented in a new show at London's National Army Museum.

British investigators close probe linked to Portugal PM (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:41 AM PST AFP - Investigators in Britain said Friday they had closed a probe into alleged corruption over the construction of a huge shopping complex near Lisbon linked to Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates.

HSBC sells London HQ to S.Korean fund: statement (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:44 AM PST AFP - Banking giant HSBC said Friday it was selling its London headquarters to the National Pension Service of South Korea (NPS) for 772.5 million pounds.

FTSE 100 holds steady (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:41 AM PST AFP - The leading stock exchange held steady on Friday while British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia presented details of a merger.

BA-Iberia deal aims giant blow at rivals (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:57 AM PST AFP - British Airways is aiming to hold its ranking as a giant in the skies through a tie-up with Spanish carrier Iberia that will give it access to South American routes, the group's boss said on Friday.

BA and Iberia: merger positive for passengers (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:46 AM PST AP - British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA talked up the benefits of a proposed $7 billion merger on Friday, dismissing criticisms that the deal could increase fares, reduce competition and drag down service standards at Britain's flagship carrier.

Total pleads guilty over oil depot inferno (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:51 AM PST AFP - French oil giant Total pleaded guilty on Friday to health and safety breaches in connection with a huge explosion at a oil depot.

Total UK admits charges in huge 2005 oil fire (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:19 AM PST AP - Oil company Total UK has pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from a massive oil depot fire in 2005, the biggest conflagration in Europe since World War II.

Prison officer jailed for having baby by inmate (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:16 AM PST AFP - A former prison officer was jailed for 30 months on Friday, pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office, after she had a baby with an inmate.

UK: Toddler hit by playmate gets payout (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:55 AM PST AP - A young boy who was attacked by his 3-year-old playmate with a car jack can claim compensation from a British government body that helps crime victims, lawyers said Friday.

Career, kids? Girls may not be able to "have it all" (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:22 AM PST Reuters - British schools need to teach teenage girls about the realities behind pursuing a glittering career and having children, a top school head says, arguing that in the end they may not be able to "have it all."

Report calls for Ashes on free-to-air TV (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:06 AM PST AFP - England's home Ashes cricket matches against Australia should return to free-to-air television, a report for the government said on Friday.

Dementia drug use linked to 1,800 patient deaths (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:41 AM PST AFP - Health professionals have called for a change in the treatment of dementia patients after an official report warned that wrongly prescribed anti-psychotic medicines are causing the deaths of an estimated 1,800 each year.

By-election relief for Brown as general poll looms (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:36 AM PST AFP - The Labour Party claimed a comfortable by-election win on Friday was an endorsement of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in his likely final poll test before the general election.

First woman pilot joins Britain's Red Arrows (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:42 AM PST Reuters - Britain's Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, have introduced the team's first woman pilot.

British PM wants 5,000 extra troops in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:06 AM PST AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he was confident of persuading Afghanistan war allies to contribute to an extra 5,000 troops on top of a likely US surge.

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