Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Poverty is world's biggest problem: BBC poll (AFP)
• Church votes not to elect Britain's first female bishop (Reuters)
• Brown seeks to woo middle classes (AFP)
• Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)
• Treasury chief: UK rules out US-style bank tax (AP)
• Former RBS chief gets new job in architecture (AFP)
• Broncos to face 49ers at Wembley next October (AFP)
• FTSE 100 finishes down on US earnings (AFP)
• Ransom demand for British hostages in Nigeria (AFP)
• Sacked UK drugs adviser sets up independent group (Reuters)
• British comic Gervais raps Twitter as 'undignified' (AFP)
• London mayor warns of banker exodus (AP)
• UK Tories lay out defense policies (AP)
• No skiing at Scottish resort -- too much snow (AFP)
• Too much snow forces Scottish ski centre to close (Reuters)

Poverty is world's biggest problem: BBC poll (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST AFP - Poverty is the most serious problem facing the world, according to a major worldwide poll out Sunday which put the issue well ahead of climate change, terrorism and war.

Church votes not to elect Britain's first female bishop (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:32 AM PST Reuters - The Scottish Episcopal Church voted against electing Britain's first female bishop on Saturday, with a majority of an electoral synod of clergy and church members choosing a more experienced male candidate.

Brown seeks to woo middle classes (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:33 AM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday sought to win over middle class voters ahead of a general election with promises of more jobs as his Labour Party struggles to stay in power.

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 03:32 AM PST AFP - An explosion has killed two soldiers in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.

Treasury chief: UK rules out US-style bank tax (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 02:48 AM PST AP - Britain will not copy President Barack Obama's tax on banks that were bailed out by the taxpayer, Treasury chief Alistair Darling said in an interview published Saturday.

Former RBS chief gets new job in architecture (AFP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 04:02 PM PST AFP - Former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin has a new job working for an architectural firm, the BBC said Friday.

Broncos to face 49ers at Wembley next October (AFP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST AFP - The Denver Broncos will meet San Francisco in a National Football League game at Wembley Stadium on October 31 and the league might play another 2010 game in the United Kingdom, the NFL announced Friday.

FTSE 100 finishes down on US earnings (AFP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:36 AM PST AFP - The leading stock exchange ended lower on Friday as this week's rally came to a swift end in reaction to weaker-than-expected US earnings news, traders said.

Ransom demand for British hostages in Nigeria (AFP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:09 AM PST AFP - Nigerian gunmen have demanded a ransom of 1.2 million pounds for the release of three Britons and a Colombian abducted this week, the police said Friday.

Sacked UK drugs adviser sets up independent group (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:09 AM PST Reuters - Britain's former chief drugs adviser, sacked for his outspoken views last year, launched an independent drugs advisory body on Friday he said would seek to tell the "truth about drugs" free of political interference.

British comic Gervais raps Twitter as 'undignified' (AFP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST AFP - British comedian Ricky Gervais has blasted Twitter as fun for teenagers but "undignified" for grown-ups -- and questioned the motives of celebrities who use the micro-blogging platform.

London mayor warns of banker exodus (AP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:39 AM PST AP - London Mayor Boris Johnson has warned that thousands of high earning bankers will flee London because of the government's tougher taxes on bonuses.

UK Tories lay out defense policies (AP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:07 AM PST AP - The leader of Britain's Conservatives said Friday that if elected he would be far more cautious than his predecessors in deciding to deploy British troops abroad.

No skiing at Scottish resort -- too much snow (AFP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:07 AM PST AFP - Skiers found the slopes at a Scottish resort closed on Friday, not because the snow was sparse, but rather there was too much of it, the resort's managers said.

Too much snow forces Scottish ski centre to close (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:01 AM PST Reuters - A ski center in the Scottish Highlands was forced to close Friday -- because of too much snow during Britain's coldest winter in 30 years.

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