Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Eurostar breaks down in England: reports (AFP)
• Bush, Blair attend Nigeria ceremony (AP)
• Westwood leads British day at London catwalks (AFP)
• Brown fights back against claims he abused staff (AFP)
• New book casts UK's Brown as angry, abusive (AP)
• Royal Bank of Scotland chief to forgo bonus (AP)

Eurostar breaks down in England: reports (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:00 PM PST AFP - A Eurostar train with hundreds of passengers on board got stuck in southeast England on Sunday after experiencing technical problems, media reported.

Bush, Blair attend Nigeria ceremony (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST AP - Former world leaders George W. Bush and Tony Blair joined Nigeria's elite at a ceremony honoring the political and business establishment Sunday, but one honoree's absence highlighted the endemic corruption and other problems plaguing the oil-rich nation.

Westwood leads British day at London catwalks (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 03:49 PM PST AFP - The gothic splendour of London's Royal Courts of Justice was the dramatic backdrop for Vivienne Westwood's new Red Label line Sunday as she rounded off a day of shows by some of Britain's top designers.

Brown fights back against claims he abused staff (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 02:13 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought back against claims he terrified staff with his volcanic temper in book extracts out Sunday which posed a new threat to his general election prospects.

New book casts UK's Brown as angry, abusive (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:54 AM PST AP - On Sunday the British public was introduced to what one political journalist has painted as the dark face of the country's prime minister: An angry and abusive man whose rages were so intense the country's top bureaucrat had to intervene to comfort his distressed staff.

Royal Bank of Scotland chief to forgo bonus (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:33 AM PST AP - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC chief Stephen Hester intends to decline his bonus for 2009, making him the third major British banking executive to do so, a person with knowledge of the matter said Sunday.

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