Yahoo! News: World - Britain
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- No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons (Reuters)
- Greenpeace in Arctic to stop British group drilling for oil (AFP)
- Gandalf the vulture no longer a menace to Scottish airspace (AFP)
- Potash formally rejects BHP bid, says exploring other offers (AFP)
- Summary Box: HSBC in talks for big Nedbank stake (AP)
- 3 British World War I-era ships found off Estonia (AP)
- UK reality TV program branded "freak show" (Reuters)
- Corrected: Barclays' network glitch causes nationwide chaos (Reuters)
- British critic unlikely to find leniency in Singapore court (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Off to see the pope? Bring a picnic, but no booze (AP)
- India state firms 'may counterbid' for Cairn assets (AFP)
- Marks and Spencer appoints new chairman (AFP)
- Richard Branson set to kitesurf the English Channel (AFP)
- Marks and Spencer names banker as new chairman (AP)
- HSBC in talks to buy majority Nedbank stake (AFP)
- HSBC in talks for $6.8B majority stake in Nedbank (AP)
- Britons give £29 mln in Pakistan aid (AFP)
- Wildlife campaigners warn against cuts (AFP)
- Estonian navy finds WWI-era British shipwrecks (AFP)
- Petraeus: No sudden troops exodus from Afghanistan (AP)
No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict's visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do's and don'ts including a ban on musical instruments and steel cutlery. |
Greenpeace in Arctic to stop British group drilling for oil (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:43 AM PDT |
Gandalf the vulture no longer a menace to Scottish airspace (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:31 AM PDT |
Potash formally rejects BHP bid, says exploring other offers (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:56 AM PDT |
Summary Box: HSBC in talks for big Nedbank stake (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:15 AM PDT AP - THE DEAL: British bank HSBC Holdings PLC is in talks with Old Mutual PLC to buy a 70 percent stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. for as much as $6.8 billion. Nedbank is South Africa's fourth-largest banking group in terms of total assets. |
3 British World War I-era ships found off Estonia (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:57 AM PDT AP - The wrecks of three British warships sunk after World War I off the coast of a Baltic Sea island have been found, Estonia's military announced Monday. |
UK reality TV program branded "freak show" (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - A new British reality TV show, which will film two people -- one disfigured, the other attractive -- living together in a house full of mirrors, has been branded a "freak show" by critics. |
Corrected: Barclays' network glitch causes nationwide chaos (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:57 AM PDT Reuters - Thousands of Barclays customers in Britain were unable to access their bank accounts or withdraw money from cash machines on Saturday after a system crash caused chaos nationwide. |
British critic unlikely to find leniency in Singapore court (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:25 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Cup of tea in one hand, paperback in the other, Alan Shadrake sits down at a shady table in the hotel courtyard. To the foreign tourists walking by, he looks like one of them, another casual visitor flitting through this tropical city-state. |
Off to see the pope? Bring a picnic, but no booze (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT AP - Britons planning to attend open-air services by Pope Benedict XVI next month have been told it's OK to bring a picnic — but leave the wine at home. |
India state firms 'may counterbid' for Cairn assets (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:19 AM PDT |
Marks and Spencer appoints new chairman (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:51 AM PDT |
Richard Branson set to kitesurf the English Channel (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT |
Marks and Spencer names banker as new chairman (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT AP - Robert Swannell, an investment banker who was a key figure in defending British retailer Marks and Spencer Group PLC from a takeover six years ago, will become its chairman next year, the company announced Monday. |
HSBC in talks to buy majority Nedbank stake (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:30 AM PDT |
HSBC in talks for $6.8B majority stake in Nedbank (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:06 AM PDT AP - British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it is in talks with financial group Old Mutual PLC to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. of South Africa in a deal worth as much as $6.8 billion. |
Britons give £29 mln in Pakistan aid (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:56 AM PDT |
Wildlife campaigners warn against cuts (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:36 AM PDT |
Estonian navy finds WWI-era British shipwrecks (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:25 AM PDT |
Petraeus: No sudden troops exodus from Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:19 AM PDT |
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