Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British Columbia to go ahead with multi-billion-dollar dam (AFP)
• UK runners looking for a few good couch potatoes (Reuters)
• UK's third party surge raises election uncertainty (Reuters)
• Nick Clegg's surge brings new twist to UK election (AP)
• UK airspace to start reopening on Tuesday (Reuters)
• FSA says studying Goldman fraud charges (AFP)
• Europe resumes some air travel despite volcano (AP)
• UK scouts riding along on the crest of a wave (Reuters)
• Asians less likely to vote in election: poll (AFP)
• Schoolboy arrested after teenager killed at party (AFP)
• Flight ban extended into Tuesday: air authorities (AFP)
• Sage Group: chief executive leaving after 16 years (AFP)
• Big guns target soaring Lib Dems in election fight (AFP)
• British viewers given chance to star in Aussie soap (AFP)

British Columbia to go ahead with multi-billion-dollar dam (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT AFP - A controversial 6.6 billion Canadian dollar (5.9 billion US dollar) energy project will go ahead in northern British Columbia, provincial officials announced Monday.

UK runners looking for a few good couch potatoes (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT Reuters - You may think running is just for elite athletes and amateurs brave or mad enough to take on Sunday's London marathon, but one English group would like to introduce you to the transformative joy of hitting the trail.

UK's third party surge raises election uncertainty (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - New polls on Monday showed Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats surging in popularity ahead of a May 6 election as the two larger parties tried to fend off the unexpected centrist challenge.

Nick Clegg's surge brings new twist to UK election (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:58 AM PDT AP - An unpredictable British national election has suddenly become more uncertain, with an unexpectedly stellar television debate performance from the leader of the Liberal Democrats sending the perenially third-ranked party to first place in some opinion polls.

UK airspace to start reopening on Tuesday (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - British airspace will start to reopen to flights from 0600 GMT on Tuesday after levels of volcanic ash from Iceland declined, UK air traffic controllers said on Monday.

FSA says studying Goldman fraud charges (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 07:19 AM PDT AFP - The Financial Services Authority said on Monday it was looking into US fraud charges against Goldman Sachs after Prime Minister Gordon Brown, accusing the bank of "moral brankruptcy", urged a probe.

Europe resumes some air travel despite volcano (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT AP - Europe began to emerge from a volcanic cloud Monday, allowing limited air traffic to resume and giving hope to millions of travelers stranded around the world when ash choked the jet age to a halt.

UK scouts riding along on the crest of a wave (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 06:23 AM PDT Reuters - Membership of the Scout Association in Britain is rising at its fastest rate for nearly 40 years, as new activities and a "cool" chief scout attract record numbers of teenagers.

Asians less likely to vote in election: poll (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:35 AM PDT AFP - British Asians are much less likely to vote in the May 6 general election than other members of the population, a BBC survey out Monday indicated.

Schoolboy arrested after teenager killed at party (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:54 AM PDT AFP - A schoolboy was out on bail Monday after being arrested over the death of a teenager who was stabbed at a birthday party in south London.

Flight ban extended into Tuesday: air authorities (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:11 AM PDT AFP - The ban on flights in Britain's airspace will remain in place until "at least" 1:00 am Tuesday because of the volcanic ash cloud, aviation authorities said.

Sage Group: chief executive leaving after 16 years (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:16 AM PDT AFP - British business software supplier Sage Group announced on Monday that its chief executive Paul Walker was to step down after 16 years at the helm.

Big guns target soaring Lib Dems in election fight (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:32 PM PDT AFP - The Labour party and the Conservative party have been turning their fire on the Liberal Democrats in the general election race after a huge surge in their support shook up the campaign.

British viewers given chance to star in Aussie soap (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:16 PM PDT AFP - Australian soap opera "Neighbours", consistently more popular in Britain than in its homeland, is giving UK viewers the chance to audition for a cameo role, broadcaster Five said Monday.

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