Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British kidnap couple in urgent plea for help (AFP)
• McGuinness hopeful on N. Ireland policing deal (AFP)
• Blair evidence leaves PM facing grilling on Iraq (AFP)
• Emotional Murray says sorry to British fans (AFP)
• Jailed gangster issues threats on Facebook: report (AFP)
• Diana dismissed royals as 'German family': lawyer (AFP)
• GlaxoSmithKline to axe 4,000 jobs in US, Europe (AFP)

British kidnap couple in urgent plea for help (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:10 PM PST AFP - A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in October said they were not being well treated and needed urgent help, according to an AFP reporter who met them in captivity.

McGuinness hopeful on N. Ireland policing deal (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 08:41 AM PST AFP - There has been "significant progress" in talks on resolving a row over policing powers in Northern Ireland, its deputy first minister said Sunday.

Blair evidence leaves PM facing grilling on Iraq (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 08:36 AM PST AFP - Tony Blair's evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, notable for a lack of any apology, sets up an awkward appearance within weeks for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, ahead of a likely May election.

Emotional Murray says sorry to British fans (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:43 AM PST AFP - An emotional Andy Murray choked back tears as he apologised to British fans for failing to win the Australian Open and claim the nation's first Grand Slam men's title in 74 years.

Jailed gangster issues threats on Facebook: report (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:39 AM PST AFP - A gangster is using Internet social networking site Facebook to threaten people who he says he will target after his release, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Diana dismissed royals as 'German family': lawyer (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 03:29 AM PST AFP - Princess Diana said she "should never have married into a German family" during her divorce from Prince Charles, her lawyer said in book extracts published by a newspaper on Sunday.

GlaxoSmithKline to axe 4,000 jobs in US, Europe (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 07:23 PM PST AFP - Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is to cut up to 4,000 more jobs as it restructures its workforce and focuses increasingly on emerging markets, The Sunday Times reported.

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