Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert (AP)
• Residents raise safety fears after London high-rise fire (AFP)
• Manchester United boss in property venture: report (AFP)
• Police name 5 victims of London high-rise fire (AP)
• British PM's wife joins 1000s at gay pride parade (AP)
• British Lions defeat S.Africa 28-9 (AFP)
• Ruling favors Antiguan receiver in Stanford case (AP)
• F1's Ecclestone criticized after Hitler comments (AP)
• BT offers staff a year at home for pay cut (AFP)
• Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)
• Six die in London tower block blaze: emergency services (AFP)

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:21 PM PDT AP - Madonna has paid tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves.

Residents raise safety fears after London high-rise fire (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 12:37 PM PDT AFP - Residents raised questions Saturday about the safety of a high-rise public housing block in London hit by a fire which killed six people including a newborn baby, as police launched an investigation.

Manchester United boss in property venture: report (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:38 AM PDT AFP - Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is taking part in a property venture, backed by rich Middle Eastern investors, that intends buying cheap European real estate, a report here said on Saturday.

Police name 5 victims of London high-rise fire (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:13 AM PDT AP - Police on Saturday identified five of the six people killed when fire swept through a London high-rise, as investigators try to find out what started the blaze and whether the building's design contributed to the tragedy.

British PM's wife joins 1000s at gay pride parade (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 08:49 AM PDT AP - The wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined thousands of revelers in London's annual gay pride march.

British Lions defeat S.Africa 28-9 (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 07:57 AM PDT AFP - The British and Irish Lions defeated South Africa 28-9 on Saturday in third and final Test of series won 2-1 by world champions the Springboks.

Ruling favors Antiguan receiver in Stanford case (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 07:30 AM PDT AP - A firm appointed by Antiguan authorities to liquidate the assets of R. Allen Stanford's offshore Caribbean bank has won control of assets in the U.K. worth more than $100 million, a defeat for a U.S.-appointed receiver in an ongoing fight over jurisdiction in the case.

F1's Ecclestone criticized after Hitler comments (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 06:00 AM PDT AP - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone faced criticism from politicians and Jewish groups Saturday after being quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler "got things done."

BT offers staff a year at home for pay cut (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:36 AM PDT AFP - BT, seeking to slash costs in the face of Britain's worst recession in years, is offering employees a year at home in return for a 75-percent pay cut, the telecoms operator said Saturday.

Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:07 AM PDT AP - A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of being an American agent who should be tried for treason, increasing the pressure on reformists disputing the outcome of last month's presidential election.

Six die in London tower block blaze: emergency services (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 01:26 AM PDT AFP - Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.

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