Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Cadbury poised to join Kraft after sweetened offer (AFP)
• Storms in Mideast kill British tourist, 6 others (AP)
• Iraq inquiry sets Blair date as aide defends invasion (AFP)
• Nigerian kidnappers free three Britons and Columbian: police (AFP)
• UK store offers gift list to celebrate divorce (Reuters)
• Britain to host January G-7 meeting (AP)
• FTSE 100 finishes up (AFP)
• Ex-UK Premier Blair to testify on Iraq war Jan. 29 (AP)
• Tullow blocks Eni in Ugandan oil fields (AP)
• London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers (AP)
• Britain's Conservative Party goes back to basics (AP)
• Singer Billy Bragg to stop paying taxes over bank bonuses (Reuters)
• Plans halted for mosque near London Olympics site (AFP)
• UK schools go to the birds for wildlife survey (Reuters)
• UK court scraps curfews on two terrorism suspects (Reuters)
• British Airways faces fresh strike threat: union (AFP)
• Union sets new strike vote against British Airways (AP)
• Man arrested over Twitter airport joke (AFP)
• Northern Rock renews Newcastle sponsorship (AP)
• UK cold snap means woolly sweaters and bill woes (Reuters)

Cadbury poised to join Kraft after sweetened offer (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:49 PM PST AFP - US giant Kraft Foods and British confectioner Cadbury were poised to announce a tie-up after the American firm agreed to raise its offer to as much as 11.7 billion pounds, British media reported Monday.

Storms in Mideast kill British tourist, 6 others (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:17 PM PST AP - Rare torrential rains across the Middle East swept away homes, marooned resort towns and killed seven people Monday, including a British tourist, in what officials are calling the worst flooding in at least a decade.

Iraq inquiry sets Blair date as aide defends invasion (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:49 PM PST AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair will give testimony to Britain's Iraq war inquiry next week, officials said Monday, as one of his former aides robustly defended his conduct.

Nigerian kidnappers free three Britons and Columbian: police (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:45 PM PST AFP - Nigerian gunmen on Monday freed three British expatriate workers and their Colombian colleague abducted last week in the country's Niger Delta, a police spokeswoman said.

UK store offers gift list to celebrate divorce (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST Reuters - A British department store chain has created a gift list for those wishing to help a loved one with the pain...and party atmosphere of modern divorce.

Britain to host January G-7 meeting (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST AP - Britain will host a meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven nations on Jan. 25 to discuss measures to protect the public from future bank failures, including a proposed global insurance levy, the Treasury said on Monday.

FTSE 100 finishes up (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:06 AM PST AFP - The leading stock index started the week on a positive note as strong performances in the mining sector helped to boost the market.

Ex-UK Premier Blair to testify on Iraq war Jan. 29 (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:48 AM PST AP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will give his highly anticipated testimony to an inquiry into the Iraq war next week, the panel said Monday.

Tullow blocks Eni in Ugandan oil fields (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:18 AM PST AP - Britain's Tullow Oil PLC said Monday it will exercise its preemptive right to buy 50 percent of two Ugandan oil fields from Heritage Oil PLC for $1.5 billion, potentially blocking a bid by Italy's Eni SpA.

London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:07 AM PST AP - Turkish hackers attacked the Web site of Britain's flagship Jewish newspaper, replacing the main page with a Palestinian flag and anti-Semitic writings, the paper's editor said Monday.

Britain's Conservative Party goes back to basics (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:55 AM PST AP - Conservative Party chief David Cameron is turning back to basics — focusing on marriage and education as Britain's general election looms this spring.

Singer Billy Bragg to stop paying taxes over bank bonuses (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:52 AM PST Reuters - British singer Billy Bragg has threatened to stop paying taxes, and called on others to follow suit, unless the government acts to limit bonuses paid by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Plans halted for mosque near London Olympics site (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:34 AM PST AFP - Plans to build a giant mosque near London's 2012 Olympic stadium have collapsed after local authorities said Monday an Islamic group failed to submit a planning application in time.

UK schools go to the birds for wildlife survey (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:08 AM PST Reuters - A British charity launched its biggest survey of the wildlife in school yards on Monday, aiming to get thousands of children watching excitedly to find out which creatures share their playgrounds.

UK court scraps curfews on two terrorism suspects (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:51 AM PST Reuters - A British court on Monday canceled curfews imposed on two men considered potential security threats, dealing a blow to the government which says such measures are a tool to combat extremists.

British Airways faces fresh strike threat: union (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:49 AM PST AFP - Loss-making British Airways faces a fresh threat of strike action as cabin crew prepare to vote on whether to walk out in a long-running dispute over pay and jobs, union leaders announced.

Union sets new strike vote against British Airways (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:04 AM PST AP - A union representing British Airways cabin crew said Monday it will hold a strike vote in a dispute over pay, job security and working conditions.

Man arrested over Twitter airport joke (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:00 AM PST AFP - A man was arrested by anti-terrorism police and suspended from his job after he sent a Twitter message joking that he was going to blow up an airport, a report said Monday.

Northern Rock renews Newcastle sponsorship (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:57 AM PST AP - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC said Monday it has signed a new four-year sponsorship deal with Newcastle United football club, worth up to 10 million pounds ($16 million).

UK cold snap means woolly sweaters and bill woes (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:38 AM PST Reuters - Freezing temperatures in Britain in the last few weeks have left many people worried about paying their energy bills, a survey revealed on Monday.

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