Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Single ticket racks up largest British lottery win (AFP)
• Ed Miliband candidate to lead Labour: reports (AFP)
• Britain rebuffs Argentine call over Falklands (AFP)
• Feds charge British bestiality tourist with lies (AP)
• Hague pledges to work closely with US on Iran sanctions (AFP)
• UK's Hague lavish, not "slavish," on first U.S. trip (Reuters)
• British Airways to seek injunction to block strikes (AFP)
• British lawmaker attacked in east London (AP)
• Clinton: New British government off to good start (AP)
• FM says US is most important ally (AFP)
• EasyJet founder resigns from airline's board (AFP)
• New UK Cabinet criticized for lack of diversity (AP)
• Lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents (AFP)
• Archive of ancient British "filofaxes" goes online (Reuters)
• British white supremacist jailed for making ricin (Reuters)
• New PM vows fresh start with Scotland (AFP)
• Former UK minister stabbed at his office (Reuters)
• FTSE plunges on debt fears (AFP)
• UK's Cameron says coalition will defy doubters (Reuters)
• New minister raps 'male and pale' government (AFP)

Single ticket racks up largest British lottery win (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 05:37 PM PDT AFP - A ticketholder in the UK scooped more than 100 million euros in the EuroMillions draw on Friday, the largest ever lottery win in Britain, organisers said.

Ed Miliband candidate to lead Labour: reports (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 03:58 PM PDT AFP - Former energy minister Ed Miliband will be a candidate to lead the opposition Labour party, pitting him against his older brother, former foreign secretary David, reports said Friday.

Britain rebuffs Argentine call over Falklands (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 03:53 PM PDT AFP - Britain rebuffed a call Friday from Argentine President Cristina Kirchner to new Prime Minister David Cameron to halt all oil exploration in the waters around the Falkland Islands.

Feds charge British bestiality tourist with lies (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 02:42 PM PDT AP - There's no federal law against having sex with dogs, but there is one against lying on government documents.

Hague pledges to work closely with US on Iran sanctions (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:39 PM PDT AFP - New British Foreign Secretary William Hague pledged Friday that London's new coalition government will work closely with the Obama administration to secure new sanctions against Iran and stabilize Afghanistan.

UK's Hague lavish, not "slavish," on first U.S. trip (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who has pledged "solid but not slavish" ties with the United States, lavished praise on what he called their "unbreakable" bond on Friday on his first trip abroad since taking office.

British Airways to seek injunction to block strikes (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:20 PM PDT AFP - British Airways said Friday it would take legal action in a bid to prevent four five-day strikes by its cabin crew.

British lawmaker attacked in east London (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:16 PM PDT AP - A British lawmaker was stabbed Friday by a woman he did not know during an advice session with his constituents, Labour Party officials said.

Clinton: New British government off to good start (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 11:19 AM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she has "no concern whatsoever" about the possibility of strained ties with Britain even though leading officials in the new coalition government have said they want more independence from Washington.

FM says US is most important ally (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 11:11 AM PDT AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague said Friday that the United States is "without doubt" Britain's most important ally, calling the relationship "an unbreakable alliance."

EasyJet founder resigns from airline's board (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 11:05 AM PDT AFP - EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has resigned from the airline's board, the British group announced on Friday, amid a row over strategy.

New UK Cabinet criticized for lack of diversity (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 10:48 AM PDT AP - Prime Minister David Cameron's three-day-old administration was criticized by activists, the press and even his new coalition partners Friday for picking an almost entirely white, male and upper-class Cabinet despite pledging that his Conservative party would no longer be an old boys club.

Lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 10:33 AM PDT AFP - A former government minister was stabbed on Friday while meeting with constituents in London, officials said.

Archive of ancient British "filofaxes" goes online (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2010 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - A remarkable archive of antique manuscripts which opens a window on to the experiences, hopes, fears and interests of people who lived during the 15th to 18th centuries has been put online.

British white supremacist jailed for making ricin (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2010 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - A white supremacist was jailed for 10 years Friday after he became the first person in Britain to be convicted of manufacturing a deadly chemical weapon, which he kept in a jar in his kitchen.

New PM vows fresh start with Scotland (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 09:29 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron vowed a "fresh start" in relations with Scotland on Friday, three days after taking power in London.

Former UK minister stabbed at his office (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2010 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - British lawmaker Stephen Timms, a former treasury minister in the previous Labour government, has been stabbed at his constituency office in east London, a party spokesman and police said on Friday.

FTSE plunges on debt fears (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 09:06 AM PDT AFP - London's leading shares plummited Friday as fears about the eurozone debt crisis sent the euro to an 18-month low while Wall Street opened down despite yesterday's positive job data, dragging European markets with it mid-afternoon.

UK's Cameron says coalition will defy doubters (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2010 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's ruling coalition partners will provide a strong, lasting, stable government that will take early action to cut the country's record budget deficit, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday.

New minister raps 'male and pale' government (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 08:15 AM PDT AFP - A junior minister in the new coalition government voiced disappointment Friday at the number of women in the cabinet, lamenting the "male and pale" makeup of the policy-makers.

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