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Nigerian militants say British hostage refuses freedom (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:42 PM PDT

A fighter in the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta at the militia's creek camp in the Niger Delta in 2008. The main armed militant group in southern Nigeria said that a British hostage it has planned to release on Monday after holding him for about nine months has refused being freed.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - The main armed militant group in southern Nigeria said that a British hostage it has planned to release on Monday after holding him for about nine months has refused being freed.

Darling's job in doubt over expenses 'mistake' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, pictured in April 2009, apologised Monday for a AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling apologised Monday for a "mistake" over his expenses claims and pledged to repay some of the money, as question marks grew over his future in the government.

UK singing star Susan Boyle suffering exhaustion (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

An ITV photo shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show in April. Boyle, who became a global star when a clip of her singing was viewed 100 million times on YouTube, has been rushed to a health clinic suffering from exhaustion, reports said.(AFP/ITV/File)AP - Singer Susan Boyle was being treated for exhaustion at a mental health clinic Monday after taking second place in a TV talent competition that turned the humble church volunteer into a global star, the show's producers and a newspaper said.

UK finance minister caught up in expenses scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:16 PM PDT

Britain's Chancellor, Alistair Darling, arrives for the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), annual dinner at the Grosvenor House hotel in London May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - British finance minister Alistair Darling apologized on Monday and agreed to repay 350 pounds ($574) after he became the latest minister to be dragged into a scandal over expenses claimed by members of parliament.

Tired talent star Susan Boyle admitted to clinic (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:52 PM PDT

Reuters - British singing sensation Susan Boyle was admitted to a London clinic suffering from emotional exhaustion after being beaten in the final of the "Britain's Got Talent" TV contest, judges on the show said on Monday.

Police arrest man in hunt for fugitive businessman (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:13 PM PDT

The entrance of the luxury hotel Le Bristol on Faubourg Saint-Honore in Paris. Police searching for a British businessman on the run after his girlfriend was found dead at a top Paris hotel arrested a 39-year-old man in northwest England on Monday, a spokeswoman said.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - Police searching for a British businessman on the run after his girlfriend was found dead at a top Paris hotel arrested a 39-year-old man in northwest England on Monday, a spokeswoman said.

UK police: 2 US airmen killed in England car crash (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:02 PM PDT

AP - British police say two U.S. airmen died when their car collided with another vehicle in eastern England.

UK Treasury chief denies expenses abuses (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2008 file photo Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling, right, watches as Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, speaks during a news conference at 10 Downing Street in London. Darling is the latest lawmaker to be accused of misusing public expenses. The Daily Telegraph reported Monday June 1, 2009 that Darling filed claims for costs on an apartment he rented out while also claiming expenses for another home. Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended the treasury secretary on Monday, telling BBC radio that Darling assured him 'this set of allegations has no foundation.' (AP Photo / Luke MacGregor, pool)AP - Britain's Treasury chief promised Monday to repay a disputed expense reimbursement as he sought to avoid becoming the highest profile casualty in the furor over lawmakers' allowances.

UK's Darling says will not quit over expenses claim (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:50 AM PDT

Britain's Chancellor Alistair Darling speaks at the Institute of Directors (IOD) annual conference at the Royal Albert Hall, in London April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stephen HirdReuters - British finance minister Alistair Darling apologized on Monday after overclaiming expenses on a property he owned, but said he did not plan to resign.

Prosecutors deny Chinese pressure over shoe thrower (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:32 AM PDT

Martin Jahnke leaves Cambridge Magistrate's Court on February 2009. The German student at Britain's Cambridge University has gone on trial accused of harassing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao by throwing a shoe at him.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British prosecutors denied Monday that Chinese diplomats pressured them to charge a German student who threw a shoe at Premier Wen Jiabao, as his trial opened.

Man tried in UK for tossing shoe at Chinese leader (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 07:15 AM PDT

AP - A German student at Britain's Cambridge University is standing trial for allegedly throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao.

British Internet talent star Susan Boyle taken to clinic (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:45 AM PDT

Reuters - British internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular "Britain's Got Talent" television contest, British media reported.

British fugitive said he was 'attacked' by lover (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:17 AM PDT

The entrance of the luxury hotel Le Bristol on Faubourg Saint-Honore in Paris. Police searching for a British businessman on the run after his girlfriend was found dead at a top Paris hotel arrested a 39-year-old man in northwest England on Monday, a spokeswoman said.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - A British businessman on the run after his girlfriend was found dead at a top Paris hotel said he was attacked by her with a "stun gun" in a huge fight, his former partner was reported as saying Monday.

Last Titanic survivor dies in England (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:03 AM PDT

Millvina Dean, pictured in 2002, the last remaining survivor of the Titanic, died Sunday at a care home in England, the BBC reported, citing a friend. She was 97.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - Millvina Dean, the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died in England aged 97, the British Titanic Society announced.

Nigerian militants to free British hostage (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:02 AM PDT

An undated handout photo provided in January 2009 by the Nigerian militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) shows a hostage identified by MEND as Matthew John Maguire of Britain. Nigeria's main militant group said Monday, June 1, 2009, that it hoped to release within hours a British hostage seized nearly nine months ago in the country's restive southern oil region.(AP Photo/MEND, HO, File)AP - Nigeria's main militant group says it hopes to release within hours a British hostage seized nearly nine months ago in the country's restive southern oil region.

Brown vows to fight on (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:34 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street in central London as he prepares to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Question time in the House of Commons, May 20. Brown has insisted he would fight to keep his position as he seeks to regain the public's trust which has been eroded by the recession and MPs expenses crisis.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Monday he would fight to keep his position as he seeks to regain the public's trust which has been eroded by the recession and MPs expenses crisis.

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