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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Locked-out miners rally at British consulate in LA (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:36 PM PDT

Miners,Teamsters and labor activists rally in protest of the lockout of California miners who work for United Kingdom based Rio Tinto, outside the British Consulate in Los Angeles, on Friday, April 16, 2010. Rio Tinto Group PLC, the world's third largest miner, has workers locked out of one of the Rio's mines in California over a contract dispute. Around 560 workers who have been locked out of Rio's open-pit mine in the tiny Mojave Desert community of Boron, Calif., since Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Mojave Desert borate miners have rallied with hundreds of supporters outside the British Consulate in Los Angeles to protest a lockout by the mine's Anglo-Australian owner.

US, British nationals hurt in deadly Afghan car bombing (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Afghans walk past the site of an explosion in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. US and British nationals were among several people wounded in a suicide car bombing in a volatile city in southern Afghanistan that killed three Afghans, officials said Friday.(AFP)AFP - US and British nationals were among several people wounded in a suicide car bombing in a volatile city in southern Afghanistan that killed three Afghans, officials said Friday.

Outsider could challenge UK's two-party system (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Britain's political party leaders, from left, Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Gordon Brown, seen at the start of their first ever live televised political debate being broadcast to the nation, from the TV studios in Manchester, England, Thursday April 15, 2010. Pollsters predict that about half of the British electorate, some 20 million people, plan to watch the televised debate Thursday, ahead of the British General Election to be held May 6, 2010.(AP Photo / Ken McKay) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NOT TO BE RETAINED IN ARCHIVE AFTER MAY 14 2010 **AP - Britain's first-ever TV debate between candidates for prime minister was hyped as a showdown between an embattled incumbent and his main rival, but it was a political outsider who stole the show.

UK election debate gives third party a boost (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, speaks to students during a visit to Warrington Wolves Rugby Club, in Warrington, northern England April 16, 2010. With a national election due on May 6, millions of voters are still undecided and an unprecedented televised debate on Thursday was a crucial opportunity for the candidates to make their mark in a campaign that has struggled to generate excitement. REUTERS/Chris Radburn/PoolReuters - Britain's historic TV debate between the candidates to be prime minister gave a boost to little-known outsider Nick Clegg, whose Liberal Democrats on Friday claimed a breakthrough.

Poll surge for Lib Dems after TV debate (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 08:12 AM PDT

From left: Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are seen preparing before their first television debate at the ITV studios in Manchester. The Liberal Democrats won a stunning surge of support after their leader was lauded as the winner of a first-ever pre-election TV debate between the main contenders.(AFP/ITV/Ken McKay)AFP - The Liberal Democrats, won a surge of support Friday after their leader was lauded as the winner of the first-ever pre-election TV debate between the main contenders.

Single mother wins army discrimination payout (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Tilern DeBique, a former soldier arrives at the Central Londo Employment Tribunal Court. The single mother who suffered race and sex discrimination while serving in the British army was awarded over 17,000 pounds at an employment tribunal.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A single mother who suffered race and sex discrimination while serving in the British army was awarded over 17,000 pounds at an employment tribunal Friday.

Gascoigne denies drink-drive charge (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:09 AM PDT

Troubled former England footballer Paul Gascoigne, seen here in 2009, has denied a charge of drink-driving in his latest brush with the law.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Troubled former England footballer Paul Gascoigne denied a charge of drink-driving Friday, in his latest brush with the law.

Teenage girl dies after takeaway shooting (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:08 AM PDT

This Metropolitan Police handout photo shows 16-year-old Agnes-Sina Inakoju who has died in hospital after she was shot in the neck at a takeaway restaurant in east London, police said.(Metropolitan Police)AFP - A 16-year-old girl has died in hospital after she was shot in the neck at a takeaway restaurant in east London, police said Friday.

U.K. Election: Labour Woos Premier League Soccer Fans (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:45 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

Migrant issue may haunt main parties at UK poll (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Step out on the streets of the rundown suburban town of Barking on the fringes of East London and you will find a fierce debate raging on the issue of immigration.

UK firms fined $349 million for tobacco price fixing (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's consumer affairs watchdog has slapped a record 225 million pound ($349 million) fine on two tobacco firms and nine retailers accused of fixing prices on tobacco products between 2001 and 2003.

10 million watch UK's 1st TV election debate (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:01 AM PDT

Britain's political party leaders, from left, Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Gordon Brown, seen at the start of their first ever live televised political debate being broadcast to the nation, from the TV studios in Manchester, England, Thursday April 15, 2010. Pollsters predict that about half of the British electorate, some 20 million people, plan to watch the televised debate Thursday, ahead of the British General Election to be held May 6, 2010.(AP Photo / Ken McKay) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NOT TO BE RETAINED IN ARCHIVE AFTER MAY 14 2010 **AP - Almost 10 million Britons watched the country's first televised election debate, which polls and pundits say was won by the little-known leader of the third-placed Liberal Democrats.

Mephedrone ban comes into force (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:34 AM PDT

This image from the Talk to FRANK website, the government's anti-drugs campaign, shows mephedrone powder. The government's plan to ban the legal party-drug mephedrone has been overshadowed by the resignation of a senior drugs advisor.(Talk to FRANK)AFP - A ban on party drug mephedrone has gone into effect on Friday and those caught in possession of the substance could now face up to five years in prison.

Watchdog fines tobacco manufacturers, retailers (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:37 AM PDT

Two tobacco manufacturers, including Gallaher Group, and nine retailers have been fined a total of 225 million pounds for AFP - Two tobacco manufacturers and nine retailers have been fined a total of 225 million pounds for "unlawful practices" in the pricing of tobacco products, the Office of Fair Trading said on Friday.

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