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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

No Russian jets violated British airspace: Moscow (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:09 PM PDT

This file picture shows a Russian TU-160 long-distance heavy bomber (left) and a fighter jet flying over the Red Square in Moscow during a Victory Day Parade. Russia's airforce spokesman on Thursday denied London's report that two Russian Tu-160 bombers violated British airspace earlier this month.(AFP/File/Alexander Nemenov)AFP - Russia's airforce spokesman on Thursday denied London's report of two Russian bombers violating British airspace this month, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Canada teachers fund buys British lotto operator Camelot (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Canadian pension fund, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, is to buy British firm Camelot which runs the country's National Lottery for around 389 million pounds, both groups said Thursday.(AFP/File/Jean-Loup Gautreau)AFP - Canadian pension fund, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, is to buy British firm Camelot which runs the country's National Lottery for around 389 million pounds, both groups said Thursday.

Railway workers to strike in April: unions (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Rail workers at Waterloo train station in London in 2009. Thousands of workers on British railways will strike over four days next month after the Easter holidays in a row over job security and working practices, union bosses announced on Thursday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Thousands of workers on British railways will strike over four days next month after the Easter holidays in a row over job security and working practices, union bosses announced on Thursday.

Russian ex spy buys Britain's Independent newspapers (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Copies of the British national daily newspaper The Independent are pictured in London. Former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev has bought Britain's struggling Independent and Independent on Sunday for a token one pound, the newspapers' publisher said Thursday.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev bought Britain's struggling Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers for a token sum Thursday, a year after acquiring another top British title cheaply.

Church issues prayers for confused UK voters (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Reuters - The Church of England has published prayers to help confused and cynical voters ahead of Britain's upcoming election.

London's Kensington Palace gets moody makeover (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:52 AM PDT

A 'dress of tears' by Aminaka Wilmont hangs above the bed in Queen Mary II's bedchamber in Kensington Palace in London, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Kensington Palace will become the 'Enchanted Palace' in a new multi sensory exhibition combining fashion, performance, and spectacle in the state apartments, it opens to the pubic on March 26.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Princess Diana's former home, Kensington Palace, will be rebranded "The Enchanted Palace" Friday to lure tourists from other popular London sights, like Madame Tussauds waxworks and the Tower of London, where the Crown Jewels are displayed (behind very thick glass).

Saudi royal to face London murder trial in October (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:40 AM PDT

A picture taken through the tinted window of a police van in February 2010 shows a man believed to be murder suspect Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz al Saud. The Saudi royal is to stand trial for murder in October after a judge at London's central criminal court refused him bail.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - A Saudi royal is to stand trial for murder in October after a judge at London's central criminal court refused him bail Thursday.

Pop-up museum offers flash of English eccentricity (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Reuters - When you first arrive at the house on Gellatly Road it appears to be an ordinary Victorian home...until the lady with the wig answers the door.

UK budget draws election battle lines (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:46 AM PDT

AP - The main opposition Conservative Party attacked the "empty" budget of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party on Thursday, drawing up the battle lines for a looming national election around the weak British economy.

British parties imitate Obama in e-election (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:20 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's use of the Web on his way to the White House in 2008 has inspired British political parties to ramp up their digital campaigns for a general election expected in May.

UK Conservatives lag in seats they must win (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:29 AM PDT

Britain's opposition Conservative party leader David Cameron speaks during his monthly new conference in central London March 23, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives still lag Labour in crucial marginal constituencies they must win to secure a clearcut election victory, according to a poll commissioned by Reuters.

British "stiff upper lip" a thing of the past (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:28 AM PDT

A No Kissing sign is displayed outside Warrington Bank Quay railway station in Warrington, northern England, February 16, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The famous British "stiff upper lip" has become a thing of the past, according to a survey on Thursday which found Britons are no longer embarrassed to shed a tear or be affectionate in public.

Suffocation fears prompt UK baby sling recall (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:24 AM PDT

The SlingRider baby carrier, which is made by Infantino. More than 10,000 Infantino baby slings have been recalled across the UK after warnings the fabric carrier could be linked to the deaths of at least three babies in the United States.(afp.com)AFP - More than 10,000 Infantino baby slings have been recalled across the UK after warnings the fabric carrier could be linked to the deaths of at least three babies in the United States.

Pakistan arrests 2 over British boy's kidnapping (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:20 AM PDT

Sahil Saeed, the five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan arrives back at the family home in Shaw, Oldham near Manchester last week. Pakistani police have arrested two of the men who kidnapped the boy for 12 days this month, and paraded the hooded and shackled suspects before the media.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Pakistani police said on Thursday they had arrested two of the men who kidnapped a five-year-old British boy for 12 days this month, and paraded the hooded and shackled suspects before the media.

Pakistan holds 2 suspects in British boy abduction (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:14 AM PDT

Pakistani police officers present members of a gang who kidnapped British child Sahil Saeed for ransom before media in Jhelum, Pakistan on Thursday, March 25, 2010. Kidnappers released a 5-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed, unharmed last week almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - Pakistan has detained two suspects in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy that has drawn investigators from four countries, police said Thursday.

New probe into death of Shirley Bassey's daughter (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:29 AM PDT

Police have re-opened an investigation into the death 25 years ago of the daughter of Welsh diva and 007 movie songstress Shirley Bassey.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Police have re-opened an investigation into the death 25 years ago of the daughter of Welsh diva and 007 movie songstress Shirley Bassey.

Retail sales soar in February (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:15 AM PDT

A shopper leaves a branch of Marks & Spencer Simply Food. Retail sales soared 2.1% in February, rebounding after a sharper-than-expected slump in January, official data has shown.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Retail sales soared 2.1 percent in February, rebounding after a sharper-than-expected slump in January, official data showed on Thursday.

Railway jobs at risk as Jarvis faces administration (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Railway workers using a Jarvis 'Slinger' delivery train for transporting sleepers. Railway maintenance group Jarvis has collapsed into administration after a large drop in business, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk.(Jarvis plc)AFP - Railway maintenance group Jarvis on Thursday said it had collapsed into administration after a large drop in business, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk.

UK retail sales up 1.9 pct on month in February (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:53 AM PDT

AP - Retail sales in Britain rose 1.9 percent in February from January, leaving them 5 percent higher than a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday.

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