Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Britain approves Chagos Islands reserve, angers Mauritius (AFP)
• UK creates world's largest marine reserve (AP)
• British writer wins vital appeal in libel case (AP)
• British science writer wins libel appeal (AFP)
• Merkel, Brown back new sanctions against Iran (AP)
• Africa must promote investment to develop: Blair (Reuters)
• Flying mechanics lead April Fool gags in press (AFP)
• Queen hands out coins on 'Maundy Thursday' (AP)
• Bombing suspect wanted in India appears in court (AFP)
• Ryanair raises full-year profit forecast (AP)
• Which broker? The temptations of a fund manager (Reuters)
• British media revel in April Fools' tradition (AP)
• British soldier killed in Afghan explosion (AFP)
• Thousands left without power in Scotland, N.Ireland (AFP)
• Rail company heads to court to avert strike (AP)
• Music group EMI in dire straits (AP)
• Condom use by poor 'attractive': Archbishop (AFP)
• Artist Kapoor wins Olympic tower competition (Reuters)
• UK regulator calls for cut in mobile phone charge (AP)

Britain approves Chagos Islands reserve, angers Mauritius (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT AFP - Britain gave the green light Thursday for the creation of the world's biggest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, provoking fury from Mauritius which claims the archipelago.

UK creates world's largest marine reserve (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT AP - Britain said Thursday it will create the world's largest marine reserve by banning fishing around the U.K.-owned archipelago in the Indian Ocean — a cluster of 55 islands across about a quarter of a million square miles of ocean.

British writer wins vital appeal in libel case (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:05 AM PDT AP - A British science writer chipped away at the country's restrictive libel laws Thursday with an appeals court victory in a case that has become a rallying point for free speech advocates.

British science writer wins libel appeal (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:30 AM PDT AFP - A leading British science writer won a key victory Thursday in his libel battle with chiropractors which has highlighted questions over the country's strict defamation laws.

Merkel, Brown back new sanctions against Iran (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:22 AM PDT AP - The leaders of Britain and Germany on Thursday backed plans to push for tighter sanctions against Iran, which the United States hopes can be agreed by the end of the month.

Africa must promote investment to develop: Blair (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Thursday added his voice to calls for African development strategies to go beyond aid, saying a predictable and transparent business environment was critical to sustainable development.

Flying mechanics lead April Fool gags in press (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:02 AM PDT AFP - Flying car mechanics, flavoured newspaper pages and Labour Party election posters depicting the prime minister as a thug were among April Fool's Day jokes awaiting newspaper readers on Thursday.

Queen hands out coins on 'Maundy Thursday' (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:02 AM PDT AP - Queen Elizabeth II distributed "Maundy money" to deserving subjects Thursday in a long-standing Holy Week tradition.

Bombing suspect wanted in India appears in court (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:58 AM PDT AFP - A terror suspect wanted over bombings in India 17 years ago who was found to be working in a shop in Bolton appeared in court in London on Thursday ahead of an extradition hearing next month.

Ryanair raises full-year profit forecast (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:32 AM PDT AP - Irish budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC raised its full-year profit forecast on Thursday, citing stronger than expected passenger bookings in recent weeks.

Which broker? The temptations of a fund manager (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:31 AM PDT Reuters - Fund group Gartmore's suspension of a top hedge fund manager on suspicion of directing trades to favored brokers shines a light on a murky business where tales of lavish hospitality, nepotism and kickbacks abound. On Tuesday, Gartmore said it had suspended Guillaume Rambourg pending the outcome of an internal investigation into whether he had breached internal procedures on directing trades.

British media revel in April Fools' tradition (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:23 AM PDT AP - In today's headlines: flavored newsprint, high-tech ferrets and the revelation that Britain's greatest writer was — quelle horreur! — half French.

British soldier killed in Afghan explosion (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:33 AM PDT AFP - A British soldier was killed by an explosion while on a foot patrol Thursday in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

Thousands left without power in Scotland, N.Ireland (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:16 AM PDT AFP - Thousands of homes in Northern Ireland were still without power on Thursday and dozens of people were rescued from a stranded train in Scotland as extreme weather continued to wreak havoc across northern Britain.

Rail company heads to court to avert strike (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:26 AM PDT AP - Britain's railway operator sought a court order Thursday to prevent a planned four-day strike by signal workers that threatens to disrupt travels for hundres of people next week.

Music group EMI in dire straits (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:59 AM PDT AP - Struggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists to Universal Music Group or Sony Music.

Condom use by poor 'attractive': Archbishop (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:59 AM PDT AFP - The most senior Catholic in England and Wales said he could understand the attraction of arguments for the use of condoms in poor countries, in comments released Thursday.

Artist Kapoor wins Olympic tower competition (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:22 AM PDT Reuters - A spiraling red tower, designed by Turner prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and taller than New York's Statue of Liberty, will soar over London's Olympic Park as a beacon of hope, London's mayor said.

UK regulator calls for cut in mobile phone charge (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:07 AM PDT AP - A U.K. regulatory agency on Thursday proposed a steep reduction in connection charges for mobile phone users.

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