Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Anglican leader warns against rush for independent children (AFP)
• The secret of Xmas crackers -- pull downwards (Reuters)
• Officials rap Eurostar, Eurotunnel over Channel shutdown (AFP)
• Snow, ice bring more holiday travel misery (AFP)
• Risky pudding: UK diners sign waiver for dessert (AP)
• Archbishop of York attacks Uganda's anti-gay bill (AP)
• Midnight mass getting earlier in Britain (Reuters)
• Catholic leader warns on gangs in festive sermon (AFP)
• Queen Elizabeth II to pay tribute to UK troops (AP)
• British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion (AFP)
• British skiers warned to go easy on Christmas cheer (AFP)
• British experts devise Christmas cracker formula (AFP)

Anglican leader warns against rush for independent children (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST AFP - Children are being forced to grow up too quickly, sometimes leading to misery and exploitation, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say in his Christmas message.

The secret of Xmas crackers -- pull downwards (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:34 AM PST Reuters - A British department store has worked out a formula it says will make sure festive feasters are never again left holding the short end of a pulled cracker.

Officials rap Eurostar, Eurotunnel over Channel shutdown (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 09:25 AM PST AFP - Eurostar and Eurotunnel, the operators of rail services through the Channel Tunnel, did not provide enough information to travellers during this week's service shutdown, officials said Thursday.

Snow, ice bring more holiday travel misery (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:03 AM PST AFP - Snow and ice brought fresh holiday travel misery, causing particular problems on the roads.

Risky pudding: UK diners sign waiver for dessert (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:20 AM PST AP - A London restaurant has asked diners to sign away their right to sue before consuming Christmas pudding, a traditional Yuletide treat that sometimes contains coins or charms.

Archbishop of York attacks Uganda's anti-gay bill (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:49 AM PST AP - A top Anglican cleric who was born in Uganda spoke out Thursday against a proposed law in his native country that would impose the death penalty on some gays.

Midnight mass getting earlier in Britain (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 03:49 AM PST Reuters - Churches in Britain are holding Midnight Mass services increasingly early on Christmas Eve to help families with young children and avoid travel problems, the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday.

Catholic leader warns on gangs in festive sermon (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 02:41 AM PST AFP - Some young people join gangs because of a weak sense of identity, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales will say in his Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth II to pay tribute to UK troops (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 02:02 AM PST AP - Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to Britain's armed forces in her traditional Christmas Day message.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:39 PM PST AFP - A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the third to die in the region in three days, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.

British skiers warned to go easy on Christmas cheer (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:29 PM PST AFP - "Don't catch your death!" Britons taking to the slopes of the French Alps this Christmas are being warned that mixing drink and skiing can be a deadly cocktail.

British experts devise Christmas cracker formula (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:08 PM PST AFP - British researchers have devised what they say is a guaranteed method of pulling crackers, to avoid disappoint at the dinner table this Christmas, reports said Thursday.

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