Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Far-right party votes to drop whites-only rule (AFP)
• Hamas arrests British journalist in Gaza (Reuters)
• Britain's far-right party to ditch whites-only membership rule (Reuters)
• British man detained in Gaza (AP)
• Best-selling author Dick Francis dead at 89 (AFP)
• UK lawmaker fired for anti-Israel comments (AP)
• Police investigate Scottish kilt dropper (AFP)
• Elusive British graffiti artist attends film fest (AFP)

Far-right party votes to drop whites-only rule (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 01:07 PM PST AFP - The far-right British National Party voted on Sunday to drop its whites-only membership policy, following a threat of legal action.

Hamas arrests British journalist in Gaza (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 12:27 PM PST Reuters - Hamas police have arrested a British journalist in the Gaza Strip, an official in the ruling Palestinian Islamist movement said Sunday, accusing him of unspecified security offences.

Britain's far-right party to ditch whites-only membership rule (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST Reuters - The far-right British National Party voted Sunday to open membership to non-whites following the threat of a court injunction and said it expected a "trickle" of black and Asian people to join its ranks.

British man detained in Gaza (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 10:58 AM PST AP - Hamas security forces arrested a British man in Gaza on Sunday, British and Hamas officials said.

Best-selling author Dick Francis dead at 89 (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:28 AM PST AFP - Prolific author Dick Francis, a former jockey whose thrillers rode high in best-selling lists for decades, has died at the age of 89, his family said Sunday.

UK lawmaker fired for anti-Israel comments (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 08:23 AM PST AP - A British lawmaker was fired from her job as her party's health spokeswoman after she said that there should be a probe into claims that Israeli relief workers were harvesting organs in Haiti.

Police investigate Scottish kilt dropper (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 03:53 AM PST AFP - Police were investigating on Sunday after a Scottish rugby fan exposed himself on live television.

Elusive British graffiti artist attends film fest (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 02:29 AM PST AFP - Elusive British graffiti artist Banksy is due to walk the red carpet on Sunday when he presents his directorial debut in Berlin but organisers said he will stay incognito throughout the high-profile event.

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