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Britain's candidates agree: This race is wide open (AP)
UK's Brown hit by poll, media back rivals (Reuters)
Blair seeks to salvage Brown's fading poll hopes (AFP)
BP shares gyrate lower in London trading (AP)
Barclays Q1 profit up 29 percent (AP)
Iraqi Airways boss ordered to stay in London in Kuwait row (AFP)
UK: Ex-royal aide avoids charges for prison escape (AP)
Brazil's Vale buys stake in British BSG Resources (AP)
Twitter thread comes out in support of immigrants (AFP)
Prince Harry passes British army pilot's course (AP)
Northern Ireland police on alert ahead of British vote (Reuters)
Mild beer making a UK comeback after 50 years (Reuters)
Barclays bank enjoys soaring first-quarter profits (AFP)
Bouncer to appear in court over Dowler murder (AFP)
Blair to the rescue of embattled Labour: reports (AFP)
Flatulent orange superhero has a blast in British poll (AFP)

Britain's candidates agree: This race is wide open (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:04 PM PDT

AP - Divided over the country's ballooning debt, the economy and the contentious issue of immigration, the three front runners in Britain's general election can still agree on one thing: This race is anyone's to win.

UK's Brown hit by poll, media back rivals (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's faltering election campaign suffered fresh blows on Friday as support for his Labour Party slid in one new poll and leading newspapers came out in support of his rivals.

Blair seeks to salvage Brown's fading poll hopes (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:25 PM PDT

AFP - Ex-premier Tony Blair returned to Britain's campaign trail Friday to help his embattled successor Gordon Brown, who is struggling to keep his re-election hopes alive six days before national polls.

BP shares gyrate lower in London trading (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:05 PM PDT

AP - BP shares continued to fall Friday as the company felt the impact of the massive oil spill from an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Barclays Q1 profit up 29 percent (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:14 AM PDT

AP - British bank Barclays PLC reported Friday that profit rose 29 percent in the first quarter due to fewer bad loans, but its share price slumped as a drop in investment banking income alarmed investors.

Iraqi Airways boss ordered to stay in London in Kuwait row (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT

AFP - A judge ordered the chief executive of Iraqi Airways to remain in Britain until at least Wednesday after the first commercial flight from Baghdad to London ended in a legal nightmare.

UK: Ex-royal aide avoids charges for prison escape (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:38 AM PDT

AP - Authorities say a convicted murderer who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York will not face charges for escaping from a British prison.

Brazil's Vale buys stake in British BSG Resources (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 08:41 AM PDT

AP - Brazilian mining company Vale says it will buy a 51 percent stake in England-based BSG Resources in a $2.5 billion all-cash deal.

Twitter thread comes out in support of immigrants (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 08:19 AM PDT

AFP - As the issue of immigration takes centre stage before the general election a growing number of people on Twitter have voiced their concern over the tone of last night's pre-election TV debate.

Prince Harry passes British army pilot's course (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:26 AM PDT

AP - Just call him Your Royal Fly-ness: Prince Harry has earned his wings, his office said Friday.

Northern Ireland police on alert ahead of British vote (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Police in Northern Ireland launched a major security operation on Friday in a bid to stop dissident republicans disrupting the British parliamentary election next week.

Mild beer making a UK comeback after 50 years (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Mild beer, last in fashion when the Beatles were still at school, is making a comeback in Britain, according to a real ale lobby group.

Barclays bank enjoys soaring first-quarter profits (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:43 AM PDT

AFP - Barclays said Friday that net profit soared 29 percent in the first quarter of 2010, boosted by tumbling bad debts, signs of economic recovery and a strong investment banking division.