Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• BA strikers look for US, European support (AP)
• Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police (AFP)
• UK voices 'serious concern' on China's rights record (AFP)
• 5 arrested in British boy's abduction in Pakistan (AP)
• Ransom paid in Paris for British boy taken in Pakistan: ministry (AFP)
• Lloyd Webber's Picasso to be sold after Nazi row settled (AFP)
• UK can't guarantee allies don't torture detainees (AP)
• British PM hopeful of deal on BA strikes (AFP)
• Old age starts at 58, Britons think (Reuters)
• Govt promises action over legal drug after teenager deaths (AFP)
• Jobless dip gives British PM pre-election lift (AFP)
• Brown admits slip in evidence to Iraq probe (AFP)
• Staffer suspected of poisoning soup at UK school (AP)
• Teach more Latin in schools, says London Mayor (Reuters)
• UK unemployment edges down in January quarter (AP)
• EU tells Britain to cut deficit faster (AP)
• British poet laureate pens ode to injured Beckham (AP)
• Parents of twins "more likely to split up" (Reuters)
• Top private school in poison soup mystery (Reuters)
• Picasso portrait, once center of dispute, for sale (AP)

BA strikers look for US, European support (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:19 PM PDT AP - The union representing British Airways' cabin crews is gathering international support for a walkout due to begin this weekend, threatening to severely disrupt what remains of the airline's already depleted flight schedule.

Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 02:36 PM PDT AFP - A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.

UK voices 'serious concern' on China's rights record (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 02:27 PM PDT AFP - China's record on civil liberties is a "serious cause for concern", the government said Wednesday in its annual report on human rights as Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew in from Beijing.

5 arrested in British boy's abduction in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT AP - Police have arrested five people in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan and recovered more than 100,000 pounds ($150,000) in ransom money, authorities said Wednesday.

Ransom paid in Paris for British boy taken in Pakistan: ministry (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PDT AFP - A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spain's interior ministry said Wednesday, adding five people have been detained.

Lloyd Webber's Picasso to be sold after Nazi row settled (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PDT AFP - A Picasso painting belonging to British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will be sold at auction, Christie's said Wednesday, four years after it was pulled from sale over alleged Nazi links.

UK can't guarantee allies don't torture detainees (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:05 AM PDT AP - Britain's government can't completely rule out that its allies torture detainees while seeking to tackle the threat from terrorism, according to an official report released Wednesday.

British PM hopeful of deal on BA strikes (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:05 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he was hopeful of progress this week in a row between British Airways and a trade union which has led to seven days of strikes being called.

Old age starts at 58, Britons think (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - Many may beg to differ but according to a new survey, the average Briton believes youth ends at 36 and old age starts at 58.

Govt promises action over legal drug after teenager deaths (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 08:17 AM PDT AFP - Senior minister Peter Mandelson said Wednesday that the government would examine the legality of the drug mephedrone "very speedily, very carefully," following the death of two teenagers who it is believed had taken the substance.

Jobless dip gives British PM pre-election lift (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 08:07 AM PDT AFP - Britain's Labour government was boosted on Wednesday by news that unemployment fell in February at the fastest pace in over 12 years, in a fresh sign of recovery ahead of expected May elections.

Brown admits slip in evidence to Iraq probe (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 06:17 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted Wednesday misinforming the Iraq war inquiry over defence spending when he gave testimony earlier to it this month.

Staffer suspected of poisoning soup at UK school (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 05:54 AM PDT AP - A kitchen worker at an exclusive English boarding school has been arrested for trying to poison a batch of soup being prepared for students, administrators said Wednesday.

Teach more Latin in schools, says London Mayor (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PDT Reuters - It's a dead language, fiendish to master and irrelevant to the modern age, say its detractors.

UK unemployment edges down in January quarter (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:56 AM PDT AP - Unemployment in Britain dropped to 7.8 percent in the three months through January from the previous quarter's 7.9 percent, the first such decline since May 2008 as the economy emerged from recession, official statistics showed Wednesday.

EU tells Britain to cut deficit faster (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:56 AM PDT AP - The European Union's executive told Britain on Wednesday to speed up its deficit cuts, warning that the government is too optimistic about economic growth — a warning Britain says it will ignore.

British poet laureate pens ode to injured Beckham (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:51 AM PDT AP - O Beckham, where art thou?

Parents of twins "more likely to split up" (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:51 AM PDT Reuters - Families with twins or triplets are more likely to separate due to the financial burdens involved, according to a survey on Wednesday.

Top private school in poison soup mystery (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:50 AM PDT Reuters - An investigation has begun at one of Britain's most prestigious private schools after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of trying to poison the pupils' soup, police said on Wednesday.

Picasso portrait, once center of dispute, for sale (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:11 AM PDT AP - Christie's auction house says it will sell a celebrated Pablo Picasso portrait that was the subject of a dispute about its Nazi-era ownership.

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