Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Official: Germans, Brits behind Europe terror plot (AP)
• BP sees no 'gross negligence' in Gulf oil spill: new chief (AFP)
• Search for missing US balloon pilots intensifies (AP)
• Report slams UK cameras used to snoop on Muslims (AP)
• BP's Dudley expects to pay dividends in early 2011 (AP)
• WikiLeaks founder to speak in London (AP)
• Harman ends 'rollercoaster' Labour conference (AFP)
• Rolls-Royce says chief executive to leave (AFP)
• Science academy publishes climate change guide (AFP)
• Commons official jailed for MPs' expenses scam (AFP)
• Feeling groggy? Blame the ship's doctor (Reuters)
• Eleven charged over £6mln online banking fraud (AFP)
• Up to 20 Britons 'training in Pakistan terror camps' (AFP)
• Rolls-Royce CEO Sir John Rose retiring next year (AP)
• Al-Qaeda plot to attack European cities uncovered (AFP)
• David Miliband quits frontline politics (AFP)

Official: Germans, Brits behind Europe terror plot (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:20 PM PDT AP - Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot against European cities, but the plan is still in its early stages, with the suspects calling acquaintances in Europe to plan logistics, a Pakistani intelligence official said Thursday. One of the Britons died in a recent CIA missile strike, he said.

BP sees no 'gross negligence' in Gulf oil spill: new chief (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:17 PM PDT AFP - BP does not expect the US Justice Department to accuse it of "gross negligence" at the conclusion of its investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, incoming chief executive Bob Dudley said Friday.

Search for missing US balloon pilots intensifies (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:53 AM PDT AP - U.S. and Croatian search and rescue teams joined an expanded Italian coast guard search Thursday for two American balloonists who disappeared in rough weather over the Adriatic.

Report slams UK cameras used to snoop on Muslims (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:59 AM PDT AP - British police apologized Thursday for a counterterrorism project that installed surveillance cameras in predominantly Muslim neighborhoods, saying that although the cameras had never been switched on, the program had damaged trust and caused anger in the community.

BP's Dudley expects to pay dividends in early 2011 (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:29 AM PDT AP - BP's incoming chief executive talked up the prospects for the embattled oil company on Thursday, giving investors hope that dividend payments will resume early next year.

WikiLeaks founder to speak in London (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:47 AM PDT AP - The founder of WikiLeaks, the controversial online organization set up to reveal government secrets, will address the public for the first time Thursday since Swedish prosecutors began investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Harman ends 'rollercoaster' Labour conference (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:47 AM PDT AFP - The Labour Party's annual conference closed Thursday after a "rollercoaster" ride dominated by Ed Miliband's election as its new leader at the expense of his older brother David.

Rolls-Royce says chief executive to leave (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:30 AM PDT AFP - British engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Thursday that chief executive John Rose will step down next year after 14 years in charge and will be replaced by the current boss of Dutch food retailer Ahold.

Science academy publishes climate change guide (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:36 AM PDT AFP - Britain's national science academy released a new guide on climate change Thursday, setting out what is known and what remains unclear after a series of scandals about global warming research.

Commons official jailed for MPs' expenses scam (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:15 AM PDT AFP - A House of Commons official was jailed for nine months on Thursday for faking MPs' expenses claims to the tune of nearly £6,000.

Feeling groggy? Blame the ship's doctor (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:11 AM PDT Reuters - In the days when Britannia ruled the waves, Royal Navy doctors revived drowning men with tobacco smoke, treated scorpion stings with rum and advised sailors to gargle with sulphuric acid to combat scurvy.

Eleven charged over £6mln online banking fraud (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:44 AM PDT AFP - Eleven people have been charged over a multimillion-pound online fraud from bank accounts held with some of Britain's leading banks.

Up to 20 Britons 'training in Pakistan terror camps' (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:42 AM PDT AFP - Up to 20 Britons are undertaking terrorist training in Pakistan to launch attacks in Britain, a report said Thursday, citing intelligence sources.

Rolls-Royce CEO Sir John Rose retiring next year (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:22 AM PDT AP - Sir John Rose is retiring as CEO of Rolls-Royce Group PLC next year after 15 years heading the aircraft engine maker.

Al-Qaeda plot to attack European cities uncovered (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:21 AM PDT AFP - Western intelligence agencies have uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot to launch attacks in Britain, France and Germany by Pakistan-based extremists, security sources and media reports said.

David Miliband quits frontline politics (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:20 AM PDT AFP - Former foreign secretary David Miliband has said he is quitting frontline politics after his younger brother Ed defeated him in the race to lead the opposition Labour party.

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