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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown, Sarkozy slam US 'protectionism' over plane (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:11 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, embraces French President Nicholas Sarkozy, as he arrives in Downing Street in London, Friday, March 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - The French and British leaders accused the U.S. of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.

Sarkozy lauds Brown ahead of election (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) is greeted by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London. Sarkozy showered praise on Brown Friday weeks before a general election here, but rebuked Brown's main rival over his policy in Europe.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy showered praise on Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday weeks before a general election here, but rebuked Brown's main rival over his policy in Europe.

Couple jailed for starving child (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:21 AM PST

AFP - A mother and stepfather were jailed Friday after their seven-year-old daughter starved to death following abuse described as "chilling in its harshness and cruelty."

Govt offers GM loan to safeguard jobs (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:48 AM PST

Cars are assembled at the General Motors' owned Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire in 2009. The government has announced it has agreed a loan of 270 million pounds for General Motors to help protect jobs in Britain.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The government on Friday announced it had agreed a loan of 270 million pounds for General Motors to help protect jobs in Britain.

U.S. setting bad example on protectionism: Sarkozy (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:35 AM PST

Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France accused Washington on Friday of setting the wrong example on protectionism, suggesting there had not been a level playing field in the race for a $50 billion refueling plane contract.

UK gives GM loan guarantee for Vauxhall (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:34 AM PST

AP - Britain will give a 270 million pound ($410 million) loan guarantee to General Motors Co. to help keep its Vauxhall operations going in the country, a government official said Friday.

Hung Parliament possible as UK polls tighten (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:34 AM PST

Britain's Parliament buildings, The Palace of Westminster is seen from Westminster Bridge in London, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The latest buzz word in the clubby world of British politics is 'hung Parliament.' It doesn't mean the current Parliament would be hanged, although some voters in these troubled economic times might relish that idea. It means an election so close that no party receives more than half the seats in the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - The latest buzz word in the clubby world of British politics is "hung Parliament."

Court bars far-right party from taking new members (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:07 AM PST

AP - A British court has barred a far right, anti-immigrant political party from accepting new members until it stops discriminating against nonwhite people.

BA cabin crew to strike for 7 days (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:59 AM PST

FILE - This is a Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. file photo of British Airways plane tail-fins are seen behind barbed wire at Heathrow Airport in London, British Airways cabin crew are to strike for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27 in a long-running row over cost-cutting, Unite union announced Friday March 12, 2010.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - British Airways PLC cabin crew announced plans Friday to strike for seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travelers ahead of the Easter holidays.

French president slams US decision on tanker jets (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:24 AM PST

A US Air Force Stratotanker lowers its refueling boom to a bomber for mid-air refuelling. French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the United States on Friday over bidding rules for a refuelling tanker jet contract, saying it was not the way for Washington to treat its European allies.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the United States on Friday over bidding rules for a tanker jet contract, saying it was not the way for Washington to treat its European allies.

British Airways flies into pre-Easter strike (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:19 AM PST

British Airways aircraft parked outside Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport in London. Loss-making British Airways flew into more turbulence on Friday after news that cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month in the run-up to the Easter holidays in a bitter pay dispute.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Loss-making British Airways flew into more turbulence on Friday after news that cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month in the run-up to the Easter holidays in a bitter pay dispute.

Prince William's girlfriend wins privacy battle (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:21 AM PST

Prince William with girlfriend Kate Middleton after his graduation ceremony at RAF Cranwell air base in Lincolnshire in April 2008. A picture agency on has apologised to Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton and agreed to pay compensation for invading her privacy, it said.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A picture agency on has apologised to Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton and agreed to pay compensation for invading her privacy, it said.

Mother gets 15 years for starving girl (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:10 AM PST

This handout photo from West Midlands Police shows Khyra Ishaq. Khyra's mother who admitted manslaughter after her seven-year-old daughter starved to death has been sentenced to 15 years.(West Midlands Police)AFP - A mother who admitted manslaughter after her seven-year-old daughter starved to death was Friday sentenced to 15 years.

Old and new converge in rising British Conservative (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:27 AM PST

Britain's opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks at a Reuters newsmaker event in London March 2, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - A son of Ghanaian immigrants who was educated at Eton, Britain's most exclusive private school, parliamentary candidate Kwasi Kwarteng embodies both change and continuity in the Conservative Party.

Decapitated skeletons were Vikings: scientists (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:17 AM PST

The Weymouth burial pit of skulls and bones. Dozens of decapitated skeletons which were uncovered during an excavation in Dorset were those of 1,000-year-old Vikings, scientist said.(Oxford Archaeology)AFP - Dozens of decapitated skeletons which were uncovered during an excavation in Dorset were those of 1,000-year-old Vikings, scientist said Friday.

Prince Philip in strip club gaffe (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:45 AM PST

The Queen's gaffe-prone husband Prince Philip proved that at 88 he is as undiplomatic as ever, when he asked a young sea cadet if she worked in a strip club.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Queen's gaffe-prone husband Prince Philip proved that at 88 he is as undiplomatic as ever, when he asked a young sea cadet if she worked in a strip club, newspapers reported Friday.

Boyzone members play first show since Gately's death (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:50 AM PST

Boyzone perform on stage during the 'Smash Hits' tour in 1996. The four remaining members of Irish pop band Boyzone paid tribute to former bandmate Steven Gately after performing together for the first time since his death in October last year.(AFP/Pool/File/Owen Humphreys)AFP - The four remaining members of Irish pop band Boyzone paid tribute to former bandmate Steven Gately after performing together for the first time since his death in October last year.

Brian Pitman, former Lloyds Bank CEO, dies at 78 (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:39 AM PST

AP - Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Association said Friday.

Victorian Thames tunnel in London reopens (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:06 AM PST

AP - A 19th-century tunnel under the River Thames that was hailed as a wonder of Victorian engineering has reopened to pedestrians for two days.

Thatcher backs mental health push for veterans (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:52 AM PST

British soldiers in Basra, southern Iraq, in 2007. Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has thrown her weight behind a campaign to help ex-servicemen suffering from mental health problems after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Friday threw her weight behind a campaign to help ex-servicemen suffering from mental health problems after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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