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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Pre-election budget must fix debt fast: employers' group (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PST

Britain's upcoming pre-election budget must provide solutions for fixing the nation's massive debt pile at a faster pace than anticipated, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, pictured in January 2010, was expected to outline the country's latest budget plans later this month, ahead of a general election set to be held on May 6.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - Britain's upcoming pre-election budget must provide solutions for fixing the nation's massive debt pile at a faster pace than anticipated, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday.

Three die in fall from Scottish flats in 'triple suicide' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST

AFP - Three people plunged to their deaths from a high-rise block of flats in Scotland, police said, in what neighbours believed was a triple suicide by asylum seekers to avoid deportation.

Pakistan minister hopes for British boy's rescue within days (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:13 PM PST

Raja Naqqash Saeed (C), father of British born kidnapped child Sahil Saeed, speaks with relatives at his residence in Jhelum, some 100 km (65 miles) south of Islamabad, on March 5. Pakistan's interior minister said Sunday he hoped a kidnapped British boy would be rescued within days, alleging that the five-year-old was snatched by someone AFP - Pakistan's interior minister said Sunday he hoped a kidnapped British boy would be rescued within days, alleging that the five-year-old was snatched by someone "very close to the family".

Adventurer Fiennes in car crash: police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 02:18 PM PST

Adventurer Ranulph Fiennes, pictured in 2009, was left AFP - Adventurer Ranulph Fiennes was left "dazed" and covered in blood after a car crash in which he apparently swerved onto the opposite side of the road, police and an eyewitness said Sunday.

Geldof attacks BBC report on Ethiopia aid (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PST

Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof, pictured on February 2010, on Sunday lashed out at a BBC report that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons.(AFP/DDP/File/Clemens Bilan)AFP - Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof on Sunday lashed out at a BBC report that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons.

British soldier shot dead in Afghan base attack: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:21 PM PST

A British soldier stands guard during a patrol in Qari Saheb village in the Helmand province on the third day of a joint operation Mushtarak AFP - A British soldier was shot dead in southern Afghanistan on Sunday during an attack on a base by insurgents armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades, defence officials said.

UK's LibDems: All alliance options open after vote (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:19 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's third biggest party said on Sunday it would not rule out power sharing talks with the other two main parties, as polls showed the Conservatives boosting their lead but falling short of an overall majority.

UK says prepared to be flexible on Icesave (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:21 AM PST

Reuters - Britain is prepared to be flexible in reaching a solution with Iceland to repay debts, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Sunday, adding it would take many, many years for Britain to be reimbursed.

Economy faces 'high' risk of relapse: BCC (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:16 AM PST

The City of London. The economy, which emerged from recession in the final quarter of 2009, faces a AFP - The economy, which emerged from recession in the final quarter of 2009, faces a "high" risk of relapse, and below-average growth in the next two years, the British Chamber of Commerce warned on Sunday.

Pakistan police "very near" to UK boy's abductors (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 02:50 AM PST

Raja Naqqash Saeed, the father of five-year-old kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed talks on his mobile at his family residence in Jhelum, 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Islamabad March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistani police are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday, adding that the abductors appeared to be close to the boy's family. Sahil Saeed, who is of Pakistani origin, was abducted last Thursday after gunmen barged into the house of a relative, held the family at gun-point for hours and then left with some valuables and the boy.

Bank bosses shun bonuses to avoid backlash (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:58 PM PST

An HSBC branch in central London. The chief executives of major UK banks Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered all decided to renounce their bonus entitlements for 2009 amid public outrage over excessive bankers' pay.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Faced with public outrage over excessive bankers' pay, the bosses of the country's five biggest banks have taken the unprecedented step of spurning bonuses worth millions of pounds.

Karzai gets an earful in town seized from Taliban (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:15 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai talks to locals in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the town in the south that thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan troops just seized from the Taliban. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, Pool)AP - Elders in a former Taliban stronghold berated and challenged Afghanistan's president Sunday, delivering a litany of complaints about government corruption and NATO's military operations on the Afghan leader's first visit to Marjah.

Two new polls increase British opposition's lead (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 08:12 PM PST

David Cameron, Conservative Party leader, at the political party's conference in Brighton. The Tories have increased their lead over the ruling Labour Party, according to new opinion polls published Sunday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Conservative Party increased its lead over the Labour Party, according to new opinion polls published Sunday.

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