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Reclusive World War II heroine buried with honors (AP)
UK spies publish history, display trove of gear (Reuters)
Top British trio pull out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)
Scottish driller finds oil off Greenland coast (AP)
Public borrowing hits record high in August (AFP)
Greenpeace activists board North Sea drilling ship (AFP)
Greenpeace says it is aboard oil ship off UK coast (AP)
Ferry boss sorry for calling UK crew 'fat, tattooed' (AFP)
New book documents early years of MI6 (AFP)
New drivers should face driving at night ban: study (Reuters)
UK young designers say London's it for creativity (Reuters)
Young driver laws 'could save 200 lives a year' (AFP)
Clegg defends coalition to party faithful (AFP)
UK spies spill secrets in official history of MI6 (AP)
Cairn Energy claims Greenland oil discovery (AFP)
Report: Global cost of dementia is soaring (AP)

Reclusive World War II heroine buried with honors (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 01:27 PM PDT

AP - Hundreds of Britons mourned a reclusive World War II heroine during her funeral Tuesday, remembering a woman who was tortured by the Nazis after she was caught behind enemy lines.

UK spies publish history, display trove of gear (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Reuters - The first official history of British overseas spying shows how an "Old Boys" network became a globally influential service of real but unsung intelligence professionals, its author said on Tuesday.

Top British trio pull out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Reuters - A trio of top British athletes, including injured Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in India on Tuesday.

Scottish driller finds oil off Greenland coast (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:55 AM PDT

AP - A Scottish oil company said Tuesday it has found oil for the first time in its exploration off Greenland, but it has abandoned an earlier well which caused a flurry of excitement when the company encountered gas.

Public borrowing hits record high in August (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:19 AM PDT

AFP - Government borrowing worsened unexpectedly in August to hit a record high for the month, official data showed Tuesday, one month before a major government crackdown on spending.

Greenpeace activists board North Sea drilling ship (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:20 AM PDT

AFP - Greenpeace activists had occupied an oil drilling ship anchored off the Shetland Isles to push for a ban on deepwater drilling in the North Sea, the environmental group said Tuesday.

Greenpeace says it is aboard oil ship off UK coast (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:29 AM PDT

AP - Greenpeace said Tuesday that its activists have climbed aboard a Chevron-operated ship to protest drilling operations in the deep waters off Britain's Shetland Islands.

Ferry boss sorry for calling UK crew 'fat, tattooed' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:01 AM PDT

AFP - The Dutch director of a ferry company apologised Tuesday for calling British sailors "fat and covered in tattoos" after a furious union boss demanded that he retract his comments.

New book documents early years of MI6 (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:28 AM PDT

AFP - The UK's foreign intelligence agency MI6 published the first authorised history of its early years Tuesday, revealing the exploits of both real-life James Bonds and its worst ever traitor.

New drivers should face driving at night ban: study (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Newly qualified drivers should face restrictions such as being banned from driving at night to help cut down on a growing number of crashes involving young motorists, British researchers said on Tuesday.

UK young designers say London's it for creativity (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Reuters - As London Fashion Week comes to a close, young designers remain adamant that Britain's capital is still the best place to get into fashion, with ethical concerns put at the center of many new collections.

Young driver laws 'could save 200 lives a year' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 04:31 AM PDT

AFP - Banning newly qualified young motorists from driving at night, drinking any alcohol or carrying passengers of a similar age could save more than 200 lives a year, new research suggests.

Clegg defends coalition to party faithful (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 04:19 AM PDT

AFP - Nick Clegg has made an impassioned appeal to his party to back the coalition with the Conservatives amid unease over its programme of public spending cuts.

UK spies spill secrets in official history of MI6 (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 02:02 AM PDT

AP - Britain's spies are coming in from the cold with an authorized history of their early exploits.

Cairn Energy claims Greenland oil discovery (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 01:40 AM PDT

AFP - Cairn Energy, renowned for a major oil find in India, said on Tuesday that it had discovered pockets of oil and further evidence of gas in offshore Greenland.