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Police get more time to question terror suspects (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 01:09 PM PDT AFP - Police said Wednesday they had been granted extra time to question 11 people arrested in an anti-terror swoop in northwest England two weeks ago.

British, Australian banks up for RBS Asian assets (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:13 PM PDT AFP - HSBC and Standard Chartered of Britain and ANZ of Australia are in the running to acquire the Asian activities of Royal Bank of Scotland, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Country mourns Hillsborough disaster 20 years on (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 10:51 AM PDT AFP - Liverpool fans paid an emotional tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster on Wednesday, the 20th anniversary of the tragedy in which 96 supporters were crushed to death.

British sheep face shearing crisis: wool group (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 10:47 AM PDT AFP - British sheep face a sweltering summer in their thick winter fleeces due to a shortfall of shearers from Australia and New Zealand who face tough new immigration rules, it was claimed Wednesday.

UK police get more time to quiz terrorism suspects (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - British police investigating a suspected al Qaeda plot have been given more time to question 11 men arrested in raids last week across northwest England.

Technology advances put police behavior in focus (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 10:11 AM PDT Reuters - For years police have filmed protesters at demonstrations to identify potential troublemakers and collect evidence for prosecutions.

"Carry On" producer Peter Rogers dies at 95 (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 09:26 AM PDT AP - Peter Rogers, producer of all 31 "Carry On" films, has died at age 95, Pinewood Studios said Wednesday.

Police on defensive over handling of G-20 protests (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 08:51 AM PDT AP - London's police chief ordered an investigation Wednesday into crowd control tactics following the release of videos and photographs apparently showing aggressive treatment of a demonstrator and a bystander during G-20 protests earlier this month.

Liverpool ceremony recalls Hillsborough tragedy (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 07:44 AM PDT AFP - Liverpool's Anfield football ground stood in silence Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough stadium disaster, in which 96 people were crushed to death.

British MPs meet Hamas supremo in Syria (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 06:55 AM PDT AFP - Hamas political supremo Khaled Meshaal met a group of visiting British lawmakers in Damascus for the second time in a month, the Palestinian Islamist movement said on Wednesday.

Pakistan asks for access to 'terror plot' suspects (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 05:50 AM PDT AFP - Relatives of Pakistani students arrested in Britain over an alleged Al-Qaeda-driven plot pleaded their innocence and demanded access to their loved ones.

Cheeky beer advert banned (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 04:17 AM PDT AFP - The advertising watchdog has banned a poster ad for cheekily suggesting beer could increase a shy young man's confidence with women, it said on Wednesday.

EU approves extension of British bank aid (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2009 03:41 AM PDT AFP - EU regulators gave their approval on Wednesday to British plans to extend support to struggling banks for another six months, the European Commission said.

Man jailed for spraying urine, feces on food in UK (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:54 PM PDT AP - An unemployed chemist was jailed Tuesday for spraying a mix of urine and feces on food, wine and children's books in several British stores. Sahnoun Daifallah was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of four counts of contaminating goods.

UK police face new probe into G20 protests conduct (Reuters) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:01 PM PDT Reuters - A British police watchdog group will investigate a second suspected incident of police violence during demonstrations against the G20 this month after video footage emerged on Tuesday of an officer lashing out at a woman.

UK police seek identity of 'body parts' victim (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:54 AM PDT AP - It is a macabre challenge to detectives: Establish the identity of a murder victim whose body parts have been found in several different locations in the English countryside north of London.

Oil prices could spike higher without investment (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:03 AM PDT AFP - Oil prices could return to record highs in the long term, despite a weak demand outlook, if crude producing nations do not invest in extra capacity, energy consultancy CGES warned Tuesday.

Middle-aged Scottish woman is unlikely song star (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:26 AM PDT AP - A middle-aged volunteer church worker with the voice of an angel is Britain's latest unlikely showbiz star.

Fast lane Londoners urged to slow down (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 07:53 AM PDT AFP - Londoners used to living in the big-city fast lane are being urged to slow down, in a timely call as a report Tuesday highlighted growing anxiety among Britons.

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