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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain's election race tightens after second TV debate (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown participates in the second of three live televised debates, in Bristol. Brown accused his opponents of leaving the country poorly defended against nuclear attack and at risk of isolation in Europe, in the second TV pre-election debate on Thursday.(AFP/Pool/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Britain's election race tightened after the second party leaders' TV debate failed to produce a runaway winner, increasing the chances of a hung parliament.

Clegg shows he's no 1-hit wonder in Britain debate (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg smiles during a visit to Warrington Wolves Rugby Club in Warrington, England : Friday April 16, 2010. Almost 10 million Britons watched the country's first televised election debate Thursday evening, which polls and pundits say was won by Nick Clegg the little-known leader of the third-placed Liberal Democrats. (AP Photo/ Chris Radburn/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Nick Clegg has proven he wasn't a one-hit wonder in Britain's second election debate, holding his own against Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Conservatives' David Cameron over thorny issues such as Afghanistan, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the special relationship with the United States.

Car bomb explodes at N.Ireland police station: police (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers patrol an area around Randalstown, Northern Ireland in January 2010. A car bomb exploded Thursday outside a police station in Newtownhamilton, Northern Ireland, police said.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A car bomb exploded Thursday outside a police station in Newtownhamilton, Northern Ireland, police said.

Heat on Clegg in UK election debate, no clear win (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:21 PM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg listens to members of the Infant, Mother and Pre School group at the Community Church in Greenway during an election campaign visit to Bristol, western England April 22, 2010. The Liberal Democrats have doubled their projected vote share in Labour-held marginal constituencies but the swing comes mainly from voters who were previously not sure they would vote, a poll showed on Thursday. REUTERS/Gareth Fuller/PoolReuters - The two main candidates to lead Britain after a May 6 election sought on Thursday to fend off a surprise challenge from a smaller party in a lively TV debate, but there was no undisputed winner.

Marmite in uproar over its use in UK far-right ad (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:48 AM PDT

A squeezable plastic jar of Marmite is seen in London, Thursday, April 22, 2010. The maker of Marmite spread is demanding that a far-right party stop using the product's image in election ads. Marmite's owner, Unilever NV, says it did not authorize the use of Marmite's image by the British National Party. A jar of the yeast spread appears without explanation in the upper left corner of the online broadcast. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - British politics has come down to this — legal battles over a jar of Marmite.

Domingo, Terfel, Fleming in British "proms" lineup (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, who has just returned to the stage after cancer surgery, will be among the highlights of this year's British "proms" music festival where he will sing in Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra"

Catholics in England and Wales offer abuse apology (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Bishops attend a service at the 'Marien Dom' church to open a meeting of the German bishops' conference in Hamburg March 2, 2009. REUTERS/Christian CharisiusReuters - Catholic bishops in England and Wales apologized Thursday for the child abuse scandals that have hit the church worldwide, saying "terrible crimes" were committed and the response from some leaders was inadequate.

Pricing watchdog investigates Cathay, Virgin airlines (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 06:45 AM PDT

Ground staff tow a Cathay Pacific aircraft at the Hong Kong International Airport, 2007. Regulators said they were investigating whether Cathay Pacific Airways and Virgin Atlantic had infringed pricing law over the lucrative London to Hong Kong route.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - Regulators said on Thursday they were investigating whether Cathay Pacific Airways and Virgin Atlantic had infringed pricing law over the lucrative London to Hong Kong route.

UK manufacturing center is election battleground (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Asbestos is cleared from a closed industrial premises in Langley, central in England Monday, April 19, 2010. The dilapidation in the 'Black Country' — the heart of Britain's once powerhouse industrial sector that proudly exported coal, steam engines and chocolates to the world — has made it a major battleground in Britain's closely fought national election. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Shrouded by the white lace curtains for sale in his market stall on a gray spring day, Dean Mitchell waits with arms folded for customers. And waits.

Brown wins pre-election boost from borrowing data (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on April 8, won a modest pre-election boost as data showed borrowing undershot his government's target but nevertheless soared to a record high in 2009/2010.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown won a modest pre-election boost on Thursday as data showed borrowing undershot his government's target but nevertheless soared to a record high in 2009/2010.

UK budget deficit at record levels (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Brand new Nissan vehicles are parked up at the Nissan car factory in Washington, England, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Britain posted its largest annual budget deficit since World War II on Thursday as campaigning for a tight national election intensified. Britain was the last major economy to return to growth after the global credit squeeze, enduring a bleak 18-month downturn during which around 1.3 million people were laid off and 50,000 families had their homes repossessed. In one positive sign Thursday, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported that car production soared 90.2 percent in March, compared with the same month a year ago. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Britain posted its largest annual budget deficit since World War II on Thursday as campaigning for a tight national election intensified.

Deutsche Bahn buys Arriva for £1.6 bln (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:36 AM PDT

A Deutsche Bahn (DB) engine pulls into Hanover railway station, 2007. Germany's national rail company Deutsche Bahn said it had agreed to buy transport operator Arriva for 1.585 billion pounds in cash.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Germany's state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn took further advantage of the liberalisation of European transport networks on Thursday with an agreed all-cash takeover of Arriva.

Lib Dems surge in decisive British election seats: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Liberal Democrats have doubled their projected vote share in Labour-held marginal constituencies but the swing comes mainly from voters who were previously not sure they would vote, a poll showed on Thursday.

UK Catholic Church sorry for abuse by priests (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:01 AM PDT

AP - Roman Catholic leaders in Britain apologized Thursday for child abuse by clergy, saying the scandal has brought shame on the church.

Prudential gets approval for Hong Kong listing (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:17 AM PDT

London-listed insurer Prudential has been given the green light by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list on the city's bourse.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London-listed insurer Prudential has been given the green light by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list on the city's bourse, a report said on Thursday.

Public debt hits record £152.8 bln (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:42 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on April 8, won a modest pre-election boost as data showed borrowing undershot his government's target but nevertheless soared to a record high in 2009/2010.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Britain's public net borrowing, or debt, hit a record 152.8 billion pounds in the 12 months to March, official data showed on Thursday, but this was below the government's forecast ahead of an election.

Third man quizzed over 'takeaway murder' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:37 AM PDT

This Metropolitan Police handout photo shows 16-year-old Agnes-Sina Inakoju who died in hospital after she was shot in the neck at a takeaway restaurant in east London on April 14. A 21-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with the murder.(Metropolitan Police)AFP - Police are on Thursday questioning a third man in connection with the murder of a teenage girl who was shot at a takeaway restaurant in east London last week.

Questions raised over Lib Dem leader's funding (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:47 AM PDT

Opposition Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg addresses journalists at a press conference in central London. Party leaders prepped for their second pre-election television debate, with the pressure mounting on Clegg after his star turn in last week's contest.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, was accused of irregular funding arrangements on Thursday as party leaders geared up for the second pre-election TV debate.

Deutsche Bahn taking over Arriva PLC (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:35 AM PDT

AP - U.K. bus and train operator Arriva PLC has agreed to be taken over by Deutsche Bahn in a deal valued at 1.6 billion pounds ($2.5 billion), the companies announced Thursday.

Branson joins call for govt to work with EU (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT

Richard Branson, seen here in 2006, and other leading figures in business called on Thursday on the government elected after next month's general election to work closely with Europe to revive the economy.(AFP/File/Fati Moalusi)AFP - Richard Branson and other leading figures in business called on Thursday on the government elected after next month's general election to work closely with Europe to revive the economy.

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