Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• England football run could trigger big power surge (AFP)
• British crash death toll in S.Africa rises to three (AFP)
• Borders cuts jobs at U.K. chain Paperchase (AP)
• British insurance boss raps Obama over BP (AFP)
• U.S. doubles Gulf oil spill estimate (Reuters)
• New British PM Cameron makes first Afghan visit (AP)
• Ex-minister was 'shocked' by Iraqi death (AFP)
• British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Sinking BP shares ignite trans-Atlantic rift (AP)
• FTSE up on Bernanke comments, China exports (AFP)
• British PM to raise BP oil spill crisis with Obama (AFP)
• Bank of England holds interest rates at record low (AFP)
• Clegg shows off German skills in Berlin (AFP)
• London partygoers reliving spirit of the Blitz (Reuters)
• Cameron abandons Afghan base visit over attack scare (AFP)
• Stockings and suspenders are back, says store (Reuters)
• UK acknowledges police abused anti-terror powers (AP)
• UK agency investigates equity underwriting (AP)
• OFT to probe investment bank sector (AFP)
• Spending cuts could see unemployment soar: think tank (AFP)

England football run could trigger big power surge (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:51 PM PDT AFP - Britain's electricity network said Friday it was bracing itself for record-breaking power surges should England do well in the football World Cup.

British crash death toll in S.Africa rises to three (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 04:05 PM PDT AFP - A third British national was confirmed dead late Thursday after an overland truck carrying British students in South Africa crashed, on the eve of the World Cup, Britain's Foreign Office said.

Borders cuts jobs at U.K. chain Paperchase (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 03:30 PM PDT AP - Borders Group Inc. has cut an undisclosed number of jobs at its British stationery and gift business Paperchase, the company said Thursday.

British insurance boss raps Obama over BP (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:49 PM PDT AFP - The chairman of a British insurance group described Barack Obama's comments about BP and its chief executive as "prejudicial and personal" in an open letter to the US president on Thursday.

U.S. doubles Gulf oil spill estimate (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. government scientists on Thursday doubled their estimate of the amount of oil gushing out of a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well as British energy giant BP scrambled to stem the leak.

New British PM Cameron makes first Afghan visit (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 11:54 AM PDT AP - Britain's new prime minister affirmed his support Thursday for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan but ruled out sending any more troops to the increasingly unpopular war.

Ex-minister was 'shocked' by Iraqi death (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 11:36 AM PDT AFP - Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon told an inquiry Thursday he was "deeply shocked" to discover that an Iraqi man was hooded and allegedly fatally beaten by British troops in 2003.

British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 11:29 AM PDT Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday ruled out sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying Britain's forces should not stay on "for a day longer" than necessary.

Sinking BP shares ignite trans-Atlantic rift (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT AP - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill risked turning into a trans-Atlantic diplomatic rift Thursday after U.S. threats to have BP fork out billions more for the disaster caused a precipitous slide in the blue-chip's stock, hurting retirement savings for millions of Britons.

FTSE up on Bernanke comments, China exports (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 09:28 AM PDT AFP - London's leading shares rose sharply on Thursday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and positive economic news in Asia.

British PM to raise BP oil spill crisis with Obama (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday he intends discussing the US oil spill crisis with President Barack Obama in a telephone call at the weekend, as BP's share price plunged.

Bank of England holds interest rates at record low (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:22 AM PDT AFP - The Bank of England decided on Thursday to leave its key interest rate at a record low point of 0.50 percent, a level that has stood for 16 months, despite soaring inflation.

Clegg shows off German skills in Berlin (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:02 AM PDT AFP - Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has already made history with his meteoric political career and on Thursday he notched up another feat: speaking German to the Germans.

London partygoers reliving spirit of the Blitz (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - London's party people are donning grandmother's floral dresses, World War Two uniforms and heading to the air raid shelters again for evenings of swing music, Champagne cocktails and other Blitz nostalgia.

Cameron abandons Afghan base visit over attack scare (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 03:45 PM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to abandon a visit to a military base in Afghanistan on Thursday due to suspicions that Taliban insurgents might try to shoot down his helicopter.

Stockings and suspenders are back, says store (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:00 AM PDT Reuters - A combination of cool weather and hot celebrities has driven up sales of stockings and suspenders in Britain, according to a major department store.

UK acknowledges police abused anti-terror powers (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 06:57 AM PDT AP - Police across England have abused counterterrorism powers to illegally search thousands of Britons over much of the past decade, Britain's Home Office said Thursday.

UK agency investigates equity underwriting (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 06:41 AM PDT AP - A British regulator said Thursday it is opening an investigation into the performance of investment banks in the lucrative business of underwriting corporate fundraising.

OFT to probe investment bank sector (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 06:12 AM PDT AFP - The Office of Fair Trading on Thursday said it would investigate fees and services in the investment banking sector after users expressed their "dissatisfaction" with them.

Spending cuts could see unemployment soar: think tank (AFP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:58 AM PDT AFP - Unemployment could soar to almost three million if the government's planned spending cuts go ahead, an independent think tank warned on Thursday.

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