Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• 8.1 mln pounds for Picasso work not seen since 1967 (AFP)
• Kraft seals Cadbury deal amid growing job fears (AFP)
• Pope's swipe at UK equality laws provokes foes (AP)
• Prince Harry hails comrade killed in Afghanistan (AFP)
• UK's Brown on his way out, or is he? (AP)
• Oil giant BP bounces back into black (AFP)
• Mining gains buoy FTSE (AFP)
• Ex-minister slams Blair argument for Iraq war (AFP)
• Mirren, Firth land Oscar nominations (AFP)
• Ex-UK minister says Blair lied over Iraq war (Reuters)
• Ex-UK minister: US unprepared for aftermath of war (AP)
• Tea becomes trendy as industry turns over a new leaf (Reuters)
• British drop Madoff investigation (AP)
• BP's $4.3 billion Q4 profit below expectations (AP)
• 'Eggs come from sheep': survey shows kids clueless about food (AFP)
• S.Korea fund to buy stake in British airport (AFP)

8.1 mln pounds for Picasso work not seen since 1967 (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST AFP - A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than four decades has sold at auction for 8.1 million pounds (13 million dollars, 9.3 million euros) -- more than twice the expected price.

Kraft seals Cadbury deal amid growing job fears (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:43 PM PST AFP - US group Kraft Foods on Tuesday clinched a takeover deal for Cadbury, as fears grew for thousands of jobs at the iconic British confectioner swallowed up by the American giant.

Pope's swipe at UK equality laws provokes foes (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:11 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI's condemnation this week of British equality legislation designed to protect gays and women in the workplace has deepened the battle lines between the Vatican and secularists, who demand that taxpayers not foot the security bill for his newly announced September visit.

Prince Harry hails comrade killed in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST AFP - Prince Harry revealed on Tuesday that he had served with a soldier killed by an explosion in Afghanistan, and paid tribute to his fallen comrade.

UK's Brown on his way out, or is he? (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:05 AM PST AP - It may not be over after all for Gordon Brown.

Oil giant BP bounces back into black (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:14 AM PST AFP - Europe's biggest oil company BP roared back into profit in the fourth quarter of 2009, turning its fortunes around by raising output and slashing costs in a major efficiency drive, it said Tuesday.

Mining gains buoy FTSE (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:10 AM PST AFP - London shares continued to rise Tuesday as mining stocks were bolsted by a rise in commodity prices.

Ex-minister slams Blair argument for Iraq war (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:25 AM PST AFP - Clare Short, a former British minister who resigned over the 2003 Iraq war, on Tuesday dismissed then premier Tony Blair's claim that Saddam Hussein's ouster had made the world safer.

Mirren, Firth land Oscar nominations (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 07:52 AM PST AFP - Actors Colin Firth, Dame Helen Mirren and newcomer Carey Mulligan will be representing Britain at next month's Oscars, after all three were nominated for their acting efforts.

Ex-UK minister says Blair lied over Iraq war (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 07:16 AM PST Reuters - Former minister Clare Short accused Tony Blair of lying over the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and stifling discussion in the British cabinet in the run-up to the war.

Ex-UK minister: US unprepared for aftermath of war (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 06:10 AM PST AP - Britain's former international development chief said Tuesday that she warned then-Prime Minister Tony Blair that the U.S. and its allies were unprepared to deal with the aftermath of invading Iraq.

Tea becomes trendy as industry turns over a new leaf (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 06:09 AM PST Reuters - Who wants a cup of tea? It's not just Britons, old ladies and laborers enjoying a cuppa any more, with the world's most consumed drink after water getting a make-over and attracting younger, more discerning fans.

British drop Madoff investigation (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:20 AM PST AP - Britain's Serious Fraud Office said Tuesday it will take no action against Madoff Securities Ltd., the British arm of jailed former Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff's investment operations.

BP's $4.3 billion Q4 profit below expectations (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:09 AM PST AP - BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, on Tuesday reported a net profit of $4.3 billion for the fourth quarter, up from a year-ago loss but short of analysts' estimates, due to weak earnings on refining.

'Eggs come from sheep': survey shows kids clueless about food (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:57 AM PST AFP - Many young children do not know where their food originates from, a survey showed on Tuesday, with some youngsters believing bacon comes from horses and eggs come from sheep.

S.Korea fund to buy stake in British airport (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:23 AM PST AFP - South Korea's state pension fund, the world's fifth largest, said Tuesday it would buy a 12 percent stake in Britain's Gatwick airport -- its second major investment in the country in three months.

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