Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Clegg triumphs in historic TV clash (AFP)
• Britain holds 1st televised election debates (AP)
• Outsider Clegg judged winner in first UK TV debate (Reuters)
• Defeat al Qaeda by removing its "cool" image (Reuters)
• Experts say autism bowel disease may not exist (AP)
• BP set to press on with Canadian oil sands plan (AFP)
• London museum showcases Grace Kelly's gowns (AP)
• English Premier League challenges pay-TV ruling (AFP)
• Tips for tonight's TV debaters (AFP)
• Political leaders gear up for first TV debate (AFP)
• Rio Tinto lifts iron ore production (AP)
• British ban of Israeli ad irks Jerusalem mayor (Reuters)
• Stevie Wonder to star at Glastonbury Festival (AFP)
• Prince William to join RAF search-and-rescue unit (AP)
• Volcanic ash disrupts northern Europe air traffic (Reuters)
• How Soccer Could Sway Britain's Election (Time.com)
• Economists slam Tories' economy plans (AFP)

Clegg triumphs in historic TV clash (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:42 PM PDT AFP - Party leaders clashed Thursday in a first-ever live pre-election TV debate, but there was no killer blow -- although the head of the third party emerged as a clear winner.

Britain holds 1st televised election debates (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:20 PM PDT AP - British voters fixed their eyes on television screens across the country for the first U.S.-style political debate Thursday — a historic event billed as an exciting prelude to one of the closest elections in years.

Outsider Clegg judged winner in first UK TV debate (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - Nick Clegg, a rank outsider to become Britain's next prime minister, upstaged the two main candidates in an unprecedented televised debate on Thursday, according to snap polls of viewers.

Defeat al Qaeda by removing its "cool" image (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:02 PM PDT Reuters - The way to beat al Qaeda and stop Islamist groups gaining recruits to violent causes is to remove their "cool" image and make fun of terrorists instead, according to a major international study published on Friday.

Experts say autism bowel disease may not exist (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - A new autism disease identified in a flawed paper linking a common children's vaccine to autism, may not exist, new research says.

BP set to press on with Canadian oil sands plan (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:57 AM PDT AFP - Energy group BP on Thursday signalled its intention to press on with plans to back extraction of oil from Canadian oil sands after defeating shareholders opposed on environmental grounds.

London museum showcases Grace Kelly's gowns (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:10 AM PDT AP - Dresses that Grace Kelly wore in screen classics such as "High Society" and "Rear Window" are going on show at a London museum.

English Premier League challenges pay-TV ruling (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 09:54 AM PDT AFP - England's Premier League is to mount a legal challenge against a ruling forcing BSkyB to cut the price it charges other media companies for its two main sports channels, its boss said Thursday.

Tips for tonight's TV debaters (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:13 AM PDT AFP - As Britain's main three party leaders nervously prepare to take the stage for the country's first-ever televised election debate, AFP's White House Correspondent Stephen Collinson, a veteran of covering three US presidential campaigns, offers lessons from historic US debates.

Political leaders gear up for first TV debate (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:18 AM PDT AFP - In what has been hailed as a new era in British politics, the three main party leaders are gearing up for the country's first ever televised general election debates.

Rio Tinto lifts iron ore production (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:05 AM PDT AP - Rio Tinto Group PLC is lifting its production of iron ore after demand from China drove a 39 percent jump in first quarter output.

British ban of Israeli ad irks Jerusalem mayor (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:47 AM PDT Reuters - Israel's Jerusalem mayor branded Thursday as shameful a British decision to ban an Israeli advertisement that listed holy sites in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem as part of a tourism itinerary in Israel.

Stevie Wonder to star at Glastonbury Festival (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:53 AM PDT AFP - Motown icon Stevie Wonder, space-rockers Muse and Irish band U2 have been revealed as the star attractions at this year's Glastonbury music festival.

Prince William to join RAF search-and-rescue unit (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:16 AM PDT AP - Britain's Prince William could soon be part of the Royal Air Force's search-and-rescue operations in Wales.

Volcanic ash disrupts northern Europe air traffic (Reuters) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:18 AM PDT Reuters - Air traffic in much of northern Europe was halted Thursday by ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland, aviation authorities said.

How Soccer Could Sway Britain's Election (Time.com) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:10 AM PDT Time.com - Many Britons are cynical of their politicians, but Labour is hoping to change that with a populist appeal to soccer fans' resentment at the financial antics of team owners

Economists slam Tories' economy plans (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2010 10:37 PM PDT AFP - More than 50 economists from around the world have signed a letter attacking the Tories' economic plans, a paper said Thursday, as politicians geared up for a TV debate.

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