Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British Library digitizing 40 million newspapers (AP)
• Parliament reconvenes for 'new era' (AFP)
• Prince Charles accused of persuading Emir of Qatar to scrap project (AFP)
• UK can't deport men to Pakistan over torture risk (AP)
• Old and emerging stars kick off London wine fair (Reuters)
• Inside the plume room: tracking Europe's ash cloud (AP)
• British woman held in Spain on suspicion of killing two children: police (AFP)
• Argentina makes new call for Falkland Island talks with Britain (AFP)
• Cameron to visit France, Germany (AFP)
• FTSE closes higher on US economic data (AFP)
• UK Iraq inquiry to question officials in US (AP)
• British inflation spikes to 17-month peak (AFP)
• UK Parliament opens with ritual and change (AP)
• High court to rule over parking fines (AFP)
• Regulator bans former RBS investment bank boss (AFP)
• 'Al-Qaeda' Pakistani to stay in Britain (AFP)
• Britain's Labour opts for long leadership contest (Reuters)
• Rescuers locate Afghan plane crash area (AFP)
• BA says 90 percent of long-haul flights to operate (AP)
• UK consumer price inflation rises to 3.7 pct (AP)

British Library digitizing 40 million newspapers (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - The British Library said Wednesday it was digitizing up to 40 million pages of newspapers, including fragile dailies dating back three and a half centuries.

Parliament reconvenes for 'new era' (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:38 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron trumpeted a "new era" of politics Tuesday as lawmakers met for the first time since knife-edge polls brought his historic coalition government to power.

Prince Charles accused of persuading Emir of Qatar to scrap project (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:27 PM PDT AFP - One of London's leading property developers told a court Tuesday he believed Prince Charles persuaded the Emir of Qatar to block Britain's most expensive housing project.

UK can't deport men to Pakistan over torture risk (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 12:08 PM PDT AP - The alleged ringleader of an al-Qaida bomb plot and another man regarded as a serious danger to national security can't be deported to their native Pakistan because they risk being tortured in their homeland, a British court ruled Tuesday.

Old and emerging stars kick off London wine fair (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 11:37 AM PDT Reuters - A blizzard of medals pronounced France the top wine-producing nation on Tuesday and also heralded the surprising places where award-winning wines are made in the 21st century at the kickoff for the London International Wine Fair.

Inside the plume room: tracking Europe's ash cloud (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT AP - When ash spews from an Icelandic volcano, 10 British scientists using laser sensors, satellite pictures and a speciallly equipped jet must tell the world where it's going.

British woman held in Spain on suspicion of killing two children: police (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 10:19 AM PDT AFP - Spanish police said Tuesday they had detained a British woman they suspect of having murdered her two young children while on holiday in the coastal resort of Lloret de Mar.

Argentina makes new call for Falkland Island talks with Britain (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 10:16 AM PDT AFP - Argentina's president called Tuesday for the reopening of negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, prompting a rebuff from Britain with which it fought a 1982 war over the remote archipelago.

Cameron to visit France, Germany (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:56 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron will visit France and Germany later this week, his first announced foreign trips since taking office, his office said Tuesday.

FTSE closes higher on US economic data (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:27 AM PDT AFP - London's leading shares closed up Tuesday as better-than-expected US economic data helped offset persistent concerns about Europe's debt crisis.

UK Iraq inquiry to question officials in US (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:08 AM PDT AP - Britain's Iraq war inquiry panel arrived in the United States on Tuesday as it continues to investigate mistakes made in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but officials are not expected to hold talks with former President George W. Bush.

British inflation spikes to 17-month peak (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:53 AM PDT AFP - British annual inflation hit a 17-month high in April, official data showed on Tuesday, but Bank of England governor Mervyn King blamed temporary factors and forecast the figure would drop this year.

UK Parliament opens with ritual and change (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:22 AM PDT AP - Britain's House of Commons opened a new legislative session on Tuesday with centuries-old rituals and a stark change: its first coalition government since World War II.

High court to rule over parking fines (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:20 AM PDT AFP - The validity of "unlawful" parking tickets was questioned at the High Court on Tuesday at the start of a trial that could enable thousands of motorists to contest their penalty charge notices.

Regulator bans former RBS investment bank boss (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:13 AM PDT AFP - The financial watchdog said on Tuesday that the former boss of Royal Bank of Scotland's investment bank division has been banned from holding another senior job in the finance industry.

'Al-Qaeda' Pakistani to stay in Britain (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:05 AM PDT AFP - A Pakistani man deemed an "Al-Qaeda operative" and a threat to Britain's security cannot be deported due to worries for his safety, an immigration court ruled on Tuesday.

Britain's Labour opts for long leadership contest (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's Labour Party gave itself four months on Tuesday to elect a new leader who will face the task of rejuvenating a party out of power for the first time since 1997.

Rescuers locate Afghan plane crash area (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 06:55 AM PDT AFP - Afghan and NATO rescuers on Tuesday located the area where an Afghan passenger plane crashed with 43 people on board, including three Britons and an American, an official said.

BA says 90 percent of long-haul flights to operate (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 05:48 AM PDT AP - The union representing British Airways cabin crews is asking a court for the right to appeal a decision which blocked a strike hours before it was scheduled to start.

UK consumer price inflation rises to 3.7 pct (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 05:44 AM PDT AP - Consumer price inflation in Britain rose to a 17-month high of 3.7 percent in April from 3.4 percent a month earlier, official figures showed Tuesday.

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