Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Police launch probe after children die in flat blast (AFP)
• Eurotunnel passengers stuck on train after mix-up (AFP)
• UK and Pakistan leaders try to repair strained relations (Reuters)
• British bank Lloyds soars back into profit (AFP)
• Girl Guides target airbrush images of "perfection" (Reuters)
• Budget cuts challenge buoyed by equality warning (AFP)
• Ancient sex guide published as audio book (Reuters)
• Woman arrested after boy's tumble dryer death (AFP)
• Lloyds H1 profit down 92 pct but bad loans drop (AP)
• Standard Chartered bank profits from emerging markets (AFP)
• Cloned cow offspring meat 'eaten in Britain' (AFP)
• Santander expands British operations (AFP)
• GPs should play greater role in pregnancy: report (AFP)
• Watch this! British thieves make timely getaway (AP)
• Britons fret as meat from cloned cow offspring eaten (Reuters)
• Tributes paid to baronet's son after gun death (AFP)
• House prices rise in July: survey (AFP)

Police launch probe after children die in flat blast (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:15 PM PDT AFP - Police launched a criminal investigation on Wednesday into the deaths of three young children in an explosion at a block of flats in Edinburgh.

Eurotunnel passengers stuck on train after mix-up (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:17 AM PDT AFP - A group of Eurotunnel passengers travelling from Britain to France ended up back where they started after the cross-Channel rail operator forgot to unload them, the company said Wednesday.

UK and Pakistan leaders try to repair strained relations (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:55 AM PDT Reuters - The leaders of Pakistan and Britain will try to repair strained relations this week after openly disagreeing over Pakistan's commitment to fighting Islamist militants and the direction of the war in Afghanistan.

British bank Lloyds soars back into profit (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:43 AM PDT AFP - Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group bounced back into profit in the first half of the year, it said Wednesday, sparking hope that the government will eventually make a gain on its stake.

Girl Guides target airbrush images of "perfection" (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - British Girl Guides have demanded Prime Minister David Cameron introduce labeling to distinguish between airbrushed and natural images of women in glossy magazines and advertisements.

Budget cuts challenge buoyed by equality warning (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:29 AM PDT AFP - A women's rights campaign against the government's budget cuts gathered momentum Wednesday after leaked documents revealed the Home Secretary warned of a "real risk" that the cuts could prove unlawful.

Ancient sex guide published as audio book (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - Too shy to read the Kama Sutra on the train during rush hour? Just take out your headphones.

Woman arrested after boy's tumble dryer death (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:09 AM PDT AFP - A woman has been arrested following the death of a four-year-old boy from Derbyshire whose body was found in a tumble dryer, police have confirmed.

Lloyds H1 profit down 92 pct but bad loans drop (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:02 AM PDT AP - Part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group PLC reported Wednesday that first-half net profit fell 92 percent from a year ago, when it booked a big one-off gain, but revenue grew and bad loans were almost halved from a year ago.

Standard Chartered bank profits from emerging markets (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:39 AM PDT AFP - British-based bank Standard Chartered said Wednesday that net profits rose 9.5 percent in the first half of 2010, as it drew strength from the "positive" economic mood across emerging markets.

Cloned cow offspring meat 'eaten in Britain' (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:15 AM PDT AFP - Meat from a bull which was the offspring of a cloned cow has entered the food chain in Britain, officials admitted Wednesday, as fears grew of further possible breaches.

Santander expands British operations (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:11 AM PDT AFP - Spanish banking giant Santander on Wednesday expanded further into the British marketplace, snapping up 318 branches from state-controlled lender Royal Bank of Scotland.

GPs should play greater role in pregnancy: report (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:36 AM PDT AFP - The involvement of GPs in the care of pregnant women has dramatically declined over the last 30 years and is at risk of disappearing completely, a think tank said on Wednesday.

Watch this! British thieves make timely getaway (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:13 AM PDT AP - British police say smash-and-grab raiders hurled luxury watches at chasing officers as they attempted to flee from the scene of a robbery.

Britons fret as meat from cloned cow offspring eaten (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:34 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's food watchdog said it had found that meat from the offspring of a cloned cow had entered the UK food chain and had been eaten, stirring controversy over whether such products are ethical.

Tributes paid to baronet's son after gun death (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:04 AM PDT AFP - The aristocratic family of a teenager who is believed to have shot himself while on the phone to police have paid tribute to their "wonderful, beautiful boy".

House prices rise in July: survey (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:44 AM PDT AFP - House prices in Britain moved higher in July, but the market remains flat so far this year, data from a top home-loans provider showed on Wednesday.

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