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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK stressed Libya ties in Lockerbie letters (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Released Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, is seen in a hospital bed in Tripoli Sunday Aug. 30, 2009 in this image taken from TV from footage by Britain's Channel 4 News. Libyan Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Siala, said Monday Aug. 31, 2009 that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was in the hospital and described him as a 'dying man.' His comments came after Britain's Channel 4 television Sunday night showed footage of the 57-year-old al-Megrahi in a Tripoli hospital bed propped up by pillows and wearing an oxygen mask. (AP Photo/Channel 4 News, via APTN)AP - In the years leading up to Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain repeatedly stressed the importance of growing UK-Libyan ties and said it did not want Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to die in prison, according to confidential documents released by the British and Scottish governments on Tuesday.

Brown feared Lockerbie bomber's death in jail: documents (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:09 PM PDT

A British minister told Libyan officials that Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here in June 2009, did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, according to documents released on Tuesday.(AFP/POOL/FIle/Carl Court)AFP - A minister told Libyan officials that Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, according to documents released on Tuesday.

Trump gets approval to expand Scottish golf course (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:46 PM PDT

AP - Authorities on Tuesday gave real estate tycoon Donald Trump permission to expand the site of a luxury golf resort he is building on a stretch of Scottish coast despite fierce opposition from local residents.

Timeline on communication on Lockerbie bomber (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:35 PM PDT

AP - Some key dates in the communication leading up to the Lockerbie bomber's release:

Britain marks anniversary of child evacuations (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 11:54 AM PDT

A former evacuee, shows a handwritten label with information about her name, her hometown and the towns she was evacuated to, during World War II, prior to a church service at St. Paul's Cathedral, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first children to be evacuated, in central London, Tuesday Sept. 1, 2009. Organised by the Evacuation Reunion Association (ERA), hundreds of people gathered to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of three million children in Britain ahead of the Second World War. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Britain held a service of thanksgiving Tuesday to remember the thousands of children who were evacuated to the countryside to protect them from German bombs during World War II.

UK did not want to hurt ties with Libya: letters (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain did not want to offend Libya by excluding the Lockerbie bomber from a prisoner transfer deal and was told his death in a Scottish jail would damage relations with Tripoli, official documents showed on Tuesday.

Lesbian couples get 'equal rights' to be named parents (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:06 AM PDT

Two women hold hands. Lesbian couples having a child through fertility treatment have taken a step to equal rights with heterosexuals, with both partners now able to register their names on the birth certificate.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Lesbian couples having a child through fertility treatment have taken a step to equal rights with heterosexuals, with both partners now able to register their names on the birth certificate.

British PM Brown seeks coordinated G20 action on growth (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:33 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown waits to greet Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari at 10 Downing Street in London, August 28, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for greater international coordination to ensure the world economy can return to sustained growth following the financial crisis.

One in three teen girls 'abused' by boyfriends (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:12 AM PDT

Two teenagers hugging. A third of teenage girls have been pressured into sexual acts, a survey found, and a quarter have suffered physical violence at the hands of their boyfriends.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - A third of teenage girls have been pressured into sexual acts, a survey found Tuesday, and a quarter have suffered physical violence at the hands of their boyfriends.

Fuel duty rises by two pence (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:41 AM PDT

A 2p-per-litre fuel tax rise has come into effect, the third such increase in the last nine months. The latest tax hike brings the average price of a litre of petrol to 107p, up from 85p a litre at the beginning of the year.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AFP - A 2p-per-litre fuel tax rise came into effect on Tuesday, the third such increase in the last nine months.

Teenager stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:17 AM PDT

A mounted policeman directs crowds of people during the annual Notting Hill Carnival in London on August 31. A 15-year-old boy was recovering from knife wounds after being stabbed at the carnival. He was in hospital in a stable but serious condition.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - A 15-year-old boy was recovering from knife wounds on Tuesday after being stabbed at London's Notting Hill Carnival.

Yuan spenders eclipse Russians, Arabs in London (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2009 10:33 PM PDT

Reuters - Gloom-defying shoppers from China are flocking to the luxury stores of London's West End, outspending Arab royalty, replacing Russia's departing super-rich and lifting spirits after nine months of recession.

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