Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Economy staggers out of record recession (AFP)
• Yemen's faltering economy key in terrorism fight (AP)
• British, Irish seek to save NIreland government (AP)
• US seeks progress on N.Ireland (AFP)
• British invasion of Iraq was illegal: ex-govt lawyer (AFP)
• UK government lawyer said Iraq war was illegal (Reuters)
• Leaders scramble to save N.Ireland executive (AFP)
• Britain crawls out of recession but Q4 disappoints (Reuters)
• FTSE 100 finishes stronger (AFP)
• London meeting to seek ways to win Afghan war (AP)
• Recession over, barely: UK grows 0.1 pct in Q4 (AP)
• The play's the thing on London's small stages (Reuters)
• UK government adviser: Iraq war was illegal (AP)
• UK "more tolerant" than most European countries (Reuters)
• BoE's King calls for radical reform of banks (Reuters)
• Are we alone? We may soon find out (Reuters)
• British envoy named NATO's Afghan rep (AFP)
• Man arrested under terrorism laws (AFP)
• Britain narrowly exits record recession: official (AFP)
• Britain exits record recession (AFP)

Economy staggers out of record recession (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST AFP - Britain narrowly escaped from recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data has shown, joining other countries including the United States and Japan in breaking free from the downturn.

Yemen's faltering economy key in terrorism fight (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST AP - World powers will use talks Wednesday to offer pledges to bolster Yemen's faltering economy and strengthen attempts to tackle a rising threat from al-Qaida in wake of the failed Christmas Day airliner attack in the United States.

British, Irish seek to save NIreland government (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST AP - The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland presented rival Catholic and Protestant leaders with last-ditch proposals Tuesday designed to keep their power-sharing government from unraveling.

US seeks progress on N.Ireland (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST AFP - The United States called Tuesday for rival leaders in Northern Ireland to complete a deal on devolution of powers as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to fly to London.

British invasion of Iraq was illegal: ex-govt lawyer (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 11:47 AM PST AFP - The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was illegal, a former top British government lawyer told a public inquiry into the war Tuesday, three days before the appearance of ex-prime minister Tony Blair.

UK government lawyer said Iraq war was illegal (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:59 AM PST Reuters - One of Britain's top legal advisers during the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Tuesday he believed the military action was illegal.

Leaders scramble to save N.Ireland executive (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:40 AM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Irish counterpart Brian Cowen scrambled Tuesday to save Northern Ireland's fragile power-sharing administration, as emergency talks dragged into a second day.

Britain crawls out of recession but Q4 disappoints (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:20 AM PST Reuters - Britain only just crept out of an 18-month recession at the end of 2009, suggesting any monetary tightening remains a long way off and raising fears about the prospects for recovery ahead of an election due by June.

FTSE 100 finishes stronger (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST AFP - The FTSE 100 ended the session stronger on Tuesday boosted by US consumer confidence figures while official data showed that the British economy only just escaped recession.

London meeting to seek ways to win Afghan war (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:50 AM PST AP - Will one more international conference help Western forces regain the upper hand in the desperate battle for Afghanistan?

Recession over, barely: UK grows 0.1 pct in Q4 (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:23 AM PST AP - Britain's worst recession since World War II is officially over — but a less than convincing return to growth leaves British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party on shaky ground ahead of a general election.

The play's the thing on London's small stages (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST Reuters - If you're scouring London for impressive theater to suit a budget reduced by the recession, chances are it's just around the corner.

UK government adviser: Iraq war was illegal (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:03 AM PST AP - A former legal adviser to the Britain's Foreign Office told the country's Iraq inquiry Tuesday that the government ignored his warning that invading Iraq would be illegal.

UK "more tolerant" than most European countries (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:03 AM PST Reuters - Britons have more liberal attitudes toward cohabitation and divorce than many of their European neighbors, though when it comes to cannabis they have become less permissive, an annual survey showed on Tuesday.

BoE's King calls for radical reform of banks (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:05 AM PST Reuters - Radical reform is needed to make the banking system safer, Britain's top central banker said on Tuesday, adding U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to curb some activities would not fully solve the "too big to fail" problem.

Are we alone? We may soon find out (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:50 AM PST Reuters - Rapid technological leaps forward in the last 10 years mean mankind is closer than ever before to knowing whether extra-terrestrial life exists in our galaxy, one of Britain's leading scientists said on Tuesday.

British envoy named NATO's Afghan rep (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:49 AM PST AFP - Britain's ambassador in Kabul will be NATO's new civilian representative in Afghanistan, alliance diplomats said on Tuesday, ahead of a major international conference on the country.

Man arrested under terrorism laws (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:47 AM PST AFP - Police were searching the home of a man arrested Tuesday under terrorism laws, days after the government raised its threat level to severe, suggesting an attack was "highly likely".

Britain narrowly exits record recession: official (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:43 AM PST AFP - Britain narrowly exited its longest recession on record in the fourth quarter of 2009 when its economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent, official data showed on Tuesday.

Britain exits record recession (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:57 AM PST AFP - Britain exited its longest recession on record in the fourth quarter of 2009 when its economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent, official data showed on Tuesday.

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