| British clinical trial yields success with nut allergies (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 11:18 PM CST  AFP - A team of British scientists have come one step closer to curing nut allergies after a small-scale clinical trial in which they successfully built up children's tolerance to peanuts, they said Friday.
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| UK withdraws controversial terrorism lesson plan (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 09:45 PM CST AP - Britain's government apologized Thursday for endorsing a lesson plan which asked students to think like suicide bombers. |
| British reality TV star battles cancer on camera (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 04:32 PM CST  AP - A brash British reality show star whose ups and downs captivated the nation is approaching her death the same way she has lived on television.
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| Chopper rescue helped by training, equipment (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 03:15 PM CST AP - Tough training and an airbag-like flotation system helped save the 18 people caught aboard the Super Puma helicopter that crashed into the North Sea, a union official and safety experts said Thursday. |
| Royal christening for UK's newest steam engine (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 03:07 PM CST  AP - The first new mainline steam locomotive to be built in Britain for nearly 50 years was christened Thursday by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.
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| BP suspends 'copter use after near-miss at British oil rig (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 02:26 PM CST  AFP - Oil giant BP has stopped using the type of helicopter which ditched into the North Sea this week while carrying workers to an oil rig, it said Thursday.
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| British train travel among Europe's most expensive (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 02:17 PM CST  AP - Board a train in London, and in 2 1/2 hours you can be in Paris, City of Light or in Manchester, city of gray skies and grit.
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| Anger in Britain as radical cleric wins payout (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 01:29 PM CST  AFP - The European Court of Human Rights awarded compensation Thursday to radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada for his "unlawful detention" in Britain, triggering anger despite the modest size of the payout.
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| Pray for dying British reality TV star: India's Shetty (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 12:41 PM CST  AFP - Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty called Thursday for people to pray for terminal cancer-stricken British reality television star Jade Goody, who triggered a racism row with her in 2007.
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| British couple face drug charges in Venezuela (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 12:39 PM CST AP - A British couple who were traveling with four children have been arrested on charges of trying to smuggle more than 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of cocaine in three suitcases. British police said Thursday the man also faces an arrest warrant back home. |
| Britain bans members of anti-gay US church (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 12:04 PM CST  AFP - Britain has barred entry to two members of a US church for inciting hatred against gays and others, the government said Thursday on the eve of a planned protest by the radical group.
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| MS sufferer loses assisted suicide law bid (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 11:40 AM CST  AFP - A British multiple sclerosis sufferer lost her court bid Thursday to clarify the law on whether her husband could be prosecuted if he helped her travel to commit suicide abroad.
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| Britain bars entry to anti-gay U.S. preacher (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 09:31 AM CST Reuters - An anti-gay U.S. Christian preacher and his daughter have been barred from entering Britain as they could spread "extremism and hatred," the British government said Thursday. |
| UK woman loses assisted suicide case (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 07:35 AM CST  AP - A British woman with multiple sclerosis lost a court battle on Thursday aimed at protecting her husband from possible prosecution if he takes her to a suicide clinic overseas.
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| Ex-England star Lewis denies drug smuggling (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 07:08 AM CST  AFP - Former England cricketer Chris Lewis denied trying to smuggle cocaine into the country as he appeared in a London court on Thursday.
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| BAE net profits sky-rocket in 2008 (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 07:08 AM CST  AFP - British defence equipment firm BAE Systems said Thursday that net profits rocketed 93 percent in 2008 owing to strong demand for vehicles used in US-led conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| British rail prices highest in Europe: report (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 07:06 AM CST  AFP - Rail fares are on average at least 50 percent higher in Britain than in the rest of Europe, a study for the government showed Thursday.
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| US dollar mostly lower in European trading (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:47 AM CST AP - The U.S. dollar was mostly lower against other major currencies in early European trading Thursday. Gold rose. |
| British rail fares much higher than Europe: watchdog (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:16 AM CST AFP - British rail commuters are paying up to 50 percent more for their journeys than their European counterparts, the national rail consumer watchdog said Thursday. |
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