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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Tight UK election heads for stalemate: polls (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:04 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 - Britain's Conservatives held their lead in the tightest election race in nearly 20 years after a close-fought second live TV debate, although the vote is likely to end in a stalemate, polls suggested on Saturday.

Leaders trade blows over fragile economy (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:15 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gives a press conference in central London. New growth figures emphasising the fragility of Britain's economic recovery sparked fresh political battles Friday, as the main parties struggled to make headway in an increasingly tight election race.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The last growth figures to be published before the general election emphasised the fragility of Britain's recovery and led to party leaders trading accusations over their economic plans on Friday.

In UK election race, newspapers play politics (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:02 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown holds a press conference in London, Friday April 23, 2010 after last night's leaders TV debate. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, shown center in background photo, 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, shown left in background photo, over thorny issues such as Afghanistan, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the special relationship with the United States. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld,PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Britain's general election is less than two weeks away, but it's not just the politicians and spin doctors out to sway the voters — the country's newspaper journalists have also jumped into the fray.

Prince Philip hurts ankle in carriage driving accident (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:58 PM PDT

The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, seen here in 2009, suffered a AFP - Prince Philip suffered a "minor" ankle injury on Friday in a carriage driving accident, Buckingham Palace said.

Hundreds of British Muslims still stranded in Saudi (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Muslim pilgrims wait at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah airport for the annual pilgrimage to nearby Mecca. Between 1,500 and 2,000 British Muslims in Saudi Arabia for minor umrah pilgrimages had been stranded at Jeddah airport since last week after volcanic ash from an Iceland eruption caused the cancellation of most flights in Europe.(AFP/File/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Some 500 British Muslim pilgrims to Mecca remained stranded in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah airport on Friday, complaining of little help from the government or airline officials, a British diplomat said.

British far right launches election manifesto (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:17 AM PDT

British National Party leader Nick Griffin in 2009. The far-right BNP has launched its general election manifesto in a bid to cause a major upset by winning a seat in parliament. The launch was timed for Saint George's Day, the English national day.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - The far-right British National Party launched its general election manifesto Friday in their bid to cause a major upset by winning a seat in parliament.

Britain grows 0.2% in first quarter: official (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Shoppers in central London. The economy grew by a weaker than expected 0.2 percent in the first quarter, slowing from the previous three months, official data showed as a May 6 general election neared.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's economy grew by a weaker than expected 0.2 percent in the first quarter, slowing from the previous three months, official data showed Friday as a May 6 general election neared.

Govt to compensate Algerian accused over 9/11 (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Lotfi Raissi leaves the High Court in central London in 2008. Britain has agreed to compensate an Algerian pilot wrongly accused of training the hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Ministry of Justice said.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain agreed Friday to compensate an Algerian pilot wrongly accused of training the hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Ministry of Justice said.

Britons believe the hills are alive with haggis (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Reuters - One in five people in Britain thinks that haggis, the traditional Scottish dish made from the lung, liver and heart of a sheep, is an animal that roams the Highlands, according to a survey Friday.

Baby P council chief sacking 'was lawful' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:36 AM PDT

Sharon Shoesmith, the ex-director of children's services at a council embroiled in the Baby P scandal, was not unlawfully dismissed, a High Court ruled.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The ex-director of children's services at a council embroiled in the Baby P scandal was not unlawfully dismissed, a High Court ruled on Friday.

UK politicos go online, seeking elusive youth vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg smiles as he is surrounded with students at the Newcastle Aviation Academy, Newcastle England Friday April 23, 2010. Since the fresh-faced Clegg stole the show in two elections TV debates this month, more young people have been tuning in with a little help from Facebook. (AP Photo/Gareth Fuller/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Harry Potter lacked the magic to make Britain's youth care about the country's national election, but the sudden rise of an underdog party leader seen as shaking up politics as usual might do the trick.

Astra drug wins EU approval for depression use (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 05:57 AM PDT

AP - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC says its schizophrenia drug Seroquel XR has been recommended by European regulators as an add-on treatment for depression.

N.Ireland politicians condemn car bomb (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 05:52 AM PDT

Police forensics officers inspect the site of a car bomb blast outside Newtownhamilton police station in County Armagh. Northern Ireland's first minister has condemned the car bomb as an AFP - Northern Ireland's first minister condemned Friday a car bomb outside a police station as an "evil and cowardly attack", as security forces warned of the highest threat here for 12 years.

Fake birds to lure ospreys into new nesting areas (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:26 AM PDT

This handout photo from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Arne Nature Reserve shows two plastic ospreys. There's no place like a fake home -- at least that's what the RSPB hopes ospreys will think when they come across man-made nests complete with plastic birds in southern England.(RSPB Arne Nature Reserve)AFP - There's no place like a fake home -- at least that's what the RSPB hopes ospreys will think when they come across man-made nests complete with plastic ospreys in southern England.

BP pledges to clean up Gulf of Mexico spill (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:32 AM PDT

AP - BP PLC said Friday it is doing everything it can to contain an oil spill from the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico that exploded into flames before sinking.

Volcanic cloud forces Scottish airports to close (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:58 AM PDT

Ash billows from Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano, seen here from Hella, Iceland on April 22. Four small airports in remote parts of Scotland have been forced to close because of more volcanic ash from Iceland.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Four small airports in remote parts of Scotland were forced to close on Friday because of more volcanic ash from Iceland.

Simon Cowell ups fortune by $69 million in past year (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:42 AM PDT

Reuters - British TV personality and music producer Simon Cowell increased his personal fortune by 45 million pounds ($69 million) in the past year, according to The Sunday Times' annual rich list.

Prudential to list in Asia for AIA deal (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:39 AM PDT

AP - British insurer Prudential PLC says it plans to list on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Singapore on May 11 as it prepares to fund its $35.5 billion pound takeover of Asia-based life insurer AIA Group.

UK economic growth disappoints as election looms (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:23 AM PDT

AP - Britain's economy grew 0.2 percent during the first quarter of the year, statisticians said Friday, extending the recovery from recession but disappointing expectations of a stronger rise ahead of a May 6 general election.

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