Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British Army dismantles car bomb in NIreland town (AP)
• Tories launch 'people power' manifesto (AFP)
• UK: Hundreds of pet guinea pigs killed in fire (AP)
• UK's Cameron: Public must help revitalize economy (AP)
• English whisky startup takes on best of Scotland (Reuters)
• Former Northern Rock executives fined, banned (AP)
• Regulator fines former Northern Rock bosses (AFP)
• Trade deficit falls to four-year low (AFP)
• Bouncer remanded over teenager's murder (AFP)
• Anti-EU party campaigns to 'sod the lot' (AFP)

British Army dismantles car bomb in NIreland town (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - British Army experts dismantled a dud car bomb Tuesday outside a police base in the Northern Ireland border town of Newtownhamilton, the second such threat in the past two days.

Tories launch 'people power' manifesto (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT AFP - Tory leader David Cameron pledged Tuesday a "people power" revolution if he wins May 6 elections and vowed to bolster Britain's international relations, especially beyond Europe.

UK: Hundreds of pet guinea pigs killed in fire (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:05 AM PDT AP - British police say more than 1,000 animals — mostly guinea pigs — have died after a fire at a pet breeding center in southwest England.

UK's Cameron: Public must help revitalize economy (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT AP - Britain's opposition leader David Cameron invoked John F. Kennedy's famous call for civic action Tuesday, unveiling his election platform with an appeal to Britons to take an unprecedented role in running their country.

English whisky startup takes on best of Scotland (Reuters) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - The centuries-old rivalry between England and Scotland has been fought out on the fields of battle and sport, but in the production of whisky the Scots have always claimed bragging rights -- until, that is, the English Whisky Company (EWC) showed up.

Former Northern Rock executives fined, banned (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:17 AM PDT AP - Britain's financial regulator has fined and banned two former executives of mortgage lender Northern Rock — the country's first major casualty of the global credit crunch — for misreporting figures on loan arrears.

Regulator fines former Northern Rock bosses (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:02 AM PDT AFP - The Financial Services Authority, on Tuesday said it had handed down large fines to two former bosses of state-rescued Northern Rock bank for misreporting mortgage arrears data.

Trade deficit falls to four-year low (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT AFP - Trade-in-goods deficit narrowed in February to hit the lowest level for nearly four years, as exports rose by the fastest pace since 2003, official data showed on Tuesday.

Bouncer remanded over teenager's murder (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:06 AM PDT AFP - A former nightclub bouncer appeared in court on Tuesday accused of the kidnap and murder of a teenager eight years ago.

Anti-EU party campaigns to 'sod the lot' (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:51 AM PDT AFP - Far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) launched its manifesto for May 6 elections on Tuesday, vowing to freeze immigration and pull out of the European Union under the slogan "sod the lot".

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