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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

French gorilla may have fathered child before death in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Yeboah, a 12-year-old male gorilla is pictured at the London Zoo, in London, in March 2010. A French gorilla who died in Britain after being sent across the Channel to woo London Zoo's female apes may have fathered a child before passing away, the zoo said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A French gorilla who died in Britain after being sent across the Channel to woo London Zoo's female apes may have fathered a child before passing away, the zoo said Wednesday.

British soldier killed in Afghan firefight: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:13 PM PDT

A British soldier walks near the Pimon military camp in Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province in March 2010. A British soldier was killed in a firefight with insurgents Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, defence officials said.(AFP/Pool/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was killed in a firefight with insurgents Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, defence officials said.

Pacific Northern to buy British Columbia facility (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 03:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's Pacific Northern Gas Ltd said it will buy a hydro-electricity generation facility from Kiewit Hydropower Investors Inc and Renewable Power for about C$17 million ($16.92 million) to boost its asset base.

Party leaders go head-to-head in election battle (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:42 PM PDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron works on a train from Birmingham to Leeds. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Cameron clashed over the economy, scoring points on a key campaign issue in their final parliamentary face-off before the election.(AFP/Pool/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and opposition leader David Cameron clashed over the economy Wednesday, scoring points on a key campaign issue in their final parliamentary face-off before the election.

UK union, BA resume strike talks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Reuters - British Airways and union officials have resumed talks aimed at averting further strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and jobs, the Unite union said on Wednesday.

Brown heckled by angry voter (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here in London, brushed off Wednesday an incident in which he was loudly heckled by a man on the first full day of election campaigning.(AFP/POOL/Stefan Wermuth)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown brushed off Wednesday an incident in which he was loudly heckled by a man on the first full day of election campaigning.

UK's Brown pledges reform, clashes on economy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he would overhaul a scandal-hit parliament and take more steps to secure an economic recovery if his Labour Party defies the polls and wins a May 6 election.

Lady Gaga, Scouting for Girls top UK charts midweek (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:26 AM PDT

U.S. singer Lady Gaga accepts the award for best international breakthrough act at the 30th Brit Awards ceremony at Earl's Court in London, February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - London pop trio Scouting for Girls held on to the top spot in the British singles charts midweek with "This Ain't a Love Song," according to The Official Charts Company which compiles sales data.

British Airways counts cost of strike (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 06:59 AM PDT

AP - British Airways says the recent strikes by its cabin crew cost it between 40 million and 45 million pounds ($61-68 million) in March.

Dawn French and Lenny Henry split up (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:50 AM PDT

British comedians Lenny Henry and Dawn French, seen here, are to separate after 25 years of marriage, their spokesman has said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - Comedians Lenny Henry and Dawn French are to separate after 25 years of marriage, their spokesman has said.

Two firefighters die in high-rise blaze (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:40 AM PDT

These photos released by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service show firefighters Alan Bannon (left) and James Shears who were killed when a fire ripped through a 15-storey block of flats in Southampton.(Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service)AFP - Two firefighters were killed when a blaze ripped through a 15-storey block of flats in Southampton, officials said Wednesday.

Bank of England mulls rates ahead of election (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:17 AM PDT

AP - Bank of England policy makers have begun their last monthly meeting to determine the level of interest rates and money supply before an anticipated tight general election that will likely hinge on the fragile state of the British economy.

Nurse vows to appeal crucifix ruling (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:02 AM PDT

Nurse Shirley Chaplin has vowed to appeal against a ruling that she was not the victim of discrimination, having been moved to a desk job after refusing to remove her Christian crucifix.(AFP/File/Daniel Janin)AFP - A nurse vowed Wednesday to appeal against a ruling that she was not the victim of discrimination, having been moved to a desk job after refusing to remove her Christian crucifix.

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