Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Parties jostle as vote polls point to hung parliament (AFP)
• Church wants Susan Boyle to sing for the pope (AFP)
• UK's LibDems say won't back a 3rd place Labour (Reuters)
• UK apologizes to Vatican over Pope visit jokes (AP)
• 'Cleggmania' faces key test in Guildford (AFP)

Parties jostle as vote polls point to hung parliament (AFP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:29 PM PDT AFP - The leader of likely kingmakers in the May 6 election, the Liberal Democrats, warned Sunday he would not prop up a wounded Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as polls point to a hung parliament.

Church wants Susan Boyle to sing for the pope (AFP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT AFP - The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland wants singing sensation Susan Boyle to perform for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Britain later this year, a spokesman said Sunday.

UK's LibDems say won't back a 3rd place Labour (Reuters) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's Liberal Democrats said on Sunday they would not back Gordon Brown in power if his party came third in the popular vote on May 6, even if the nation's quirky system gave Labour the most parliamentary seats.

UK apologizes to Vatican over Pope visit jokes (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:09 AM PDT AP - Britain's Foreign Office issued a hasty apology Sunday to Pope Benedict XVI after publication of an internal memo in which officials joked he could open an abortion clinic, launch a range of condoms or sing a duet with Queen Elizabeth II during a four-day visit in September.

'Cleggmania' faces key test in Guildford (AFP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:58 PM PDT AFP - If Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats are to be the shock success story of the May 6 general election, then Guildford should, in theory, be their first trophy.

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