Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Politicians clash on economy in pre-election TV debate (AFP)
• British Report: U.S.-U.K. 'Special Relationship' Is Over (Time.com)
• Lawmakers still employ family under new expense rules (AFP)
• Gov't to ban party drug 'miaow-miaow' (AFP)
• Dispute over impact of British Airways strike (AFP)
• UK government will ban 'legal high' mephedrone (AP)
• Britain warned of credit downgrade risk (AFP)
• Shoes shine: Dr. Martens celebrate 50th birthday (AFP)
• Lumley accuses gov't over Gurkha campaign 'smear' (AFP)
• Tories make pre-election tax pledge (AFP)
• Britain's Blair to join UK's election fight (AP)
• Falklands well reservoir quality 'poor' (AFP)
• UK: Conservatives tackle taxes for election (AP)
• Princess Diana's family selling items for auction (AFP)
• Major UK banks face refinancing challenge: report (Reuters)
• Siemens eyes offshore wind plant in Britain (AFP)
• UK's Conservatives plan to limit payroll tax rise (Reuters)
• Sci-fi epic 'Avatar', McKellen dominate Empire awards (AFP)
• Falkland explorer's shares fall on drilling update (AP)
• British bank RBS to sell German unit to GE Capital (AFP)

Politicians clash on economy in pre-election TV debate (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PDT AFP - The Chancellor of the Exchequer accused his counterpart from the main opposition Conservatives of "taking a terrible risk" with the economy Monday, in a crunch televised debate ahead of the election.

British Report: U.S.-U.K. 'Special Relationship' Is Over (Time.com) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - A new report by British MPs says London should stop overplaying its ties with America

Lawmakers still employ family under new expense rules (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PDT AFP - Lawmakers will still be allowed to employ a family member paid for by taxpayers under new rules announced Monday in the wake of an expenses scandal.

Gov't to ban party drug 'miaow-miaow' (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:38 PM PDT AFP - Party drug mephedrone will be banned within a month, the government announced Monday, after a string of deaths were linked to "miaow-miaow".

Dispute over impact of British Airways strike (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:34 PM PDT AFP - British Airways management and union leaders clashed again Monday over the impact of a cabin crew strike, as the industrial action caused disruption for a third straight day.

UK government will ban 'legal high' mephedrone (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:23 PM PDT AP - The British government said Monday it will criminalize mephedrone, after the drug known by party revelers as "meow meow" or "MCAT" was linked to several deaths.

Britain warned of credit downgrade risk (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PDT AFP - Britain's credit rating could be lowered if a new government fails to cut massive public debt, Standard & Poor's warned on Monday as rival parties traded barbs over strained public finances.

Shoes shine: Dr. Martens celebrate 50th birthday (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:45 AM PDT AFP - What do British 1980s groups Madness and the Cure have in common with current teen heart-throb actor Robert Pattinson, Pope John Paul II and the Dalai Lama?

Lumley accuses gov't over Gurkha campaign 'smear' (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:16 AM PDT AFP - Glamorous actress Joanna Lumley on Monday hit out at a minister who accused her of maintaining a "deathly silence" since she forced the government into a U-turn on the settlement of Nepalese Gurkhas.

Tories make pre-election tax pledge (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:14 AM PDT AFP - The Conservatives pledged on Monday to scrap a planned extra levy on workers' personal income, hours before a crunch pre-election television debate on the economy.

Britain's Blair to join UK's election fight (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:58 AM PDT AP - Britain's former leader Tony Blair is making a dramatic comeback to domestic politics ahead of the country's national election.

Falklands well reservoir quality 'poor' (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:23 AM PDT AFP - British oil and gas explorer Desire Petroleum said Monday that it has found hydrocarbons at a well near the Falkland Islands but added that the reservoir quality was poor.

UK: Conservatives tackle taxes for election (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:04 AM PDT AP - Britain's opposition Conservative Party pledged Monday to reverse the government's planned tax hike if it wins a looming national election, saving both workers and employers money by cutting government spending instead.

Princess Diana's family selling items for auction (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:13 AM PDT AFP - Princess Diana's family is selling off paintings, furniture and horse-drawn carriages at auctions likely to raise 20 million pounds, Christie's said Monday.

Major UK banks face refinancing challenge: report (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:03 AM PDT Reuters - Major UK banks face a challenge to refinance more than 300 billion pounds ($448.4 billion) of government-backed funding over the next two to three years, Fitch Ratings said in a report published on Monday.

Siemens eyes offshore wind plant in Britain (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:06 AM PDT AFP - German industrial giant Siemens said Monday it planned to build an offshore wind plant in Britain, investing some 80 million pounds and creating more than 700 jobs.

UK's Conservatives plan to limit payroll tax rise (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:10 AM PDT Reuters - The opposition Conservatives said on Monday they would exempt most Britons from a planned payroll tax rise, helping to fund the measure through efficiency savings worth 6 billion pounds ($9 billion).

Sci-fi epic 'Avatar', McKellen dominate Empire awards (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:33 AM PDT AFP - Veteran actor Ian McKellen was named a film icon at the Empire awards in London, which also saw the futuristic 3D spectacular "Avatar" pick up three gongs, including one for best film.

Falkland explorer's shares fall on drilling update (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:01 AM PDT AP - The energy exploration company probing for oil north of the disputed Falkland Islands said Monday that the reservoir it was trying to exploit was of low quality — an announcement that quickly led to a drop in the company's share price.

British bank RBS to sell German unit to GE Capital (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:26 AM PDT AFP - State-rescued lender Royal Bank of Scotland said Monday that it will sell its RBS Factoring unit in Germany to GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric, for an undisclosed amount.

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