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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 04:54 PM PST

Iceland's president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson casts his vote at an Alftanes polling station. Icelanders have massively rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said Saturday after partial referendum results.(AFP/Halldor Kolbeins)Reuters - Icelandic voters vented their fury on Saturday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands.

British expats in Spain to get civil service help (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 04:07 PM PST

Britain is appointing a civil servant to the southern Spanish region of Andalucia to help the tens of thousands of British expatriates there to integrate, the Foreign Office said Sunday. Europe Minister Chris Bryant, pictured in January 2010, is heading to Malaga on the southern Spanish coast to announce the appointment.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain is appointing a civil servant to the southern Spanish region of Andalucia to help the tens of thousands of British expatriates there to integrate, the Foreign Office said Sunday.

PM hails anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 02:42 PM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (centre) arrives at a forward operating base near Laskar Gah, Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Early wins in a major anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan offered a AFP - Early wins in a major anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan offered a "beacon of hope," Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday during a surprise visit to troops.

Pakistan PM reassures father of kidnapped British boy (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 01:51 PM PST

Raja Naqqash Saeed (C), father of British born kidnapped child Sahil Saeed, speaks with relatives at his residence in Jhelum. Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered police to step up their efforts to find a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while visiting relatives.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered police to step up their efforts to find a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while visiting relatives.

British PM pledges vehicles to battle Afghan bombs (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:44 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) talks with Afghan village elders at the Shawqat Forward Operating Base, Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Saturday March 6, 2010. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting his nation's troops in Afghanistan and promising them 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively. Brown made an unannounced trip Saturday to Camp Bastion in Helmand province to thank the troops involved in a 3-week-old offensive to wrest control of the town of Marjah from the Taliban. The Press Association news agency says he focused on the battle against homemade bombs and the need to bolster training of the Afghan police force. (AP Photo / Carl De Souza, pa)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised British troops 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively during an unannounced visit Saturday to southern Afghanistan.

Venables recalled over "extremely serious" claims (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 07:59 AM PST

A picture of Jon Venables is seen on the front page of the Guardian. The notorious child killer has been put back in jail over AFP - Notorious child killer Jon Venables was put back in jail over "extremely serious allegations", said the justice secretary on Saturday, while refusing to give details of the recall.

Cambridge University becomes B&B (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 06:50 AM PST

People enter the Great Court of Cambridge University's Trinity College in 2009. The University of Cambridge is opening the doors of its historic buildings for tourists who want to stay the night, the prestigious institution has said.(AFP/File/Loic Vennin)AFP - The University of Cambridge is opening the doors of its historic buildings for tourists who want to stay the night, the prestigious institution said.

'Brownwash': PM under fire over Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 04:15 AM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Chilcott Inquiry into the Iraq War. Brown is facing a backlash over his testimony to a public inquiry into the Iraq war as ex-military chiefs question his claims that the army was adequately funded.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a backlash Saturday over his testimony to a public inquiry into the Iraq war as ex-military chiefs questioned his claims that the army was adequately funded.

Soldier killed by explosion in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 02:03 AM PST

British soldiers in Afghanistan. A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence here said on Saturday.

Stars protest at closure of BBC Asian Network (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:08 PM PST

Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty attends a press conference in Mumbai in January. Shetty, Jay Sean, and Amir Khan were among a host of stars who urged the BBC Saturday to drop plans to close the Asian Network radio station(AFP/File/Pal Pillai)AFP - Jay Sean, Shilpa Shetty and Amir Khan were among a host of stars who urged the BBC Saturday to drop plans to close the Asian Network radio station.

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