Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Brown says Britain must play key role in Afghanistan (AFP)
• Police arrest man over 100 sex attacks on elderly (AFP)
• Think tank says British prisons breeding radicals (AP)
• British PM to apologise over child migrants (AFP)
• UK to apologize for sending to children to Canada and Australia (Reuters)
• Japanese chef scoops top award in London (AFP)
• Trial of British contractor in Iraq postponed (AP)
• Britain to apologize to former child migrants (AP)
• Brown vows law to crackdown on banker bonuses (AFP)
• Afghanistan letter row highlights PM's press woes (AFP)

Brown says Britain must play key role in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday Britain must play a comprehensive role in "changing the world" as he defended the country's military mission in Afghanistan.

Police arrest man over 100 sex attacks on elderly (AFP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 12:39 PM PST AFP - Police on Sunday arrested a 52-year-old man in connection with more than 100 sex attacks on elderly women and men dating back to the 1990s, a spokesman said.

Think tank says British prisons breeding radicals (AP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:27 AM PST AP - A British think tank said Sunday that prison policies are failing to stop Muslim inmates being radicalized, and urged the government to set up a special center to "deprogram" extremists.

British PM to apologise over child migrants (AFP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 06:21 AM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to apologise for Britain sending thousands of children to former colonies, officials said Sunday, shortly before Australia's premier is also due to say sorry.

UK to apologize for sending to children to Canada and Australia (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 05:40 AM PST Reuters - Britain will apologize for shipping thousands of poor children, often without the knowledge of their parents, to its former colonies during the 20th century, the government said on Sunday.

Japanese chef scoops top award in London (AFP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:55 AM PST AFP - Tomoyuki Abe of Japanese restaurant chain Sushizen was named best chef at a sushi awards ceremony in London late Saturday.

Trial of British contractor in Iraq postponed (AP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 03:01 AM PST AP - The trial of a British security contractor accused of shooting two colleagues to death has been postponed, an Iraqi official said Sunday.

Britain to apologize to former child migrants (AP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 02:56 AM PST AP - British officials say Prime Minister Gordon Brown will apologize to thousands of British children who were shipped to new lives overseas, where many say they suffered neglect and abuse.

Brown vows law to crackdown on banker bonuses (AFP) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 02:09 AM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised on Sunday to introduce legislation to "transform" the policing of the financial sector when his government sets out its political programme this week.

Afghanistan letter row highlights PM's press woes (AFP) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:15 PM PST AFP - A row over a botched condolence letter from Gordon Brown may have won him public sympathy, but the PM's relations with the media are more fragile than ever, months before an election.

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