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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Emergency budget must avoid tax rises: CBI (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 04:14 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, walks across Whitehall after leaving the House of Commons in central London on June 8. The new coalition government must avoid AFP - The new coalition government must avoid "damaging" tax hikes in this month's emergency budget, the Confederation of British Industry warned on Thursday.

Romanian stowaway survives flight to London (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 03:52 PM PDT

Reuters - A Romanian man who stowed away inside a plane's rear wheel compartment on a flight from Vienna to London has been released without charge, British police said on Wednesday.

LibDems elect new deputy leader (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Senior left-winger Simon Hughes, seen here in 2006, was Wednesday elected deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in the coalition government with David Cameron's Conservatives.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A senior left-winger was Wednesday elected deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in the coalition government with David Cameron's Conservatives.

Moment of silence observed for UK shooting victims (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Taxi drivers stand and honk their horns for murdered colleague Darren Rewcastle, following a memorial service for the 12 people killed by gunman Derrick Bird, in Whitehaven, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Bird drove around the area on a shooting spree across a tranquil stretch of northwest England, killing 12 people, including colleague Rewcastle, and wounded many others before turning the gun on himself. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan-pa) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - Thousands of residents in the northern England area where a gunman killed a dozen people attended memorial services on Wednesday to remember the victims.

World Cup to be UK's biggest betting event (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Adidas Jabulani balls, the official ball of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. The World Cup is set to become the biggest-ever betting event in Britain, bookmakers said Wednesday, with online gambling expected to help turnover hit more than one billion pounds.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - The football World Cup is set to become the biggest-ever betting event in Britain, bookmakers said Wednesday, with online gambling expected to help turnover hit more than one billion pounds.

Dividend worries weigh on BP shares (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 10:16 AM PDT

AP - Shares in BP PLC fell further on Wednesday amid fears the British oil company will bow to U.S. political pressure to cut dividends to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

Britain's new romance language is English (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:54 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday May 13, 2010 file photo of Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May as she speaks to the media with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson while on a visit to the York Road Estate, in Clapham, south west London. Love may have its own language, but that's not good enough for the British government. They want some English, too. Home Secretary May said in a statement Wednesday June 9, 2010 that she believed that being able to speak English should be a prerequisite for anyone who wants to settle in Britain. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski/Pool)AP - Love may have its own language — but that's not good enough for the British government.

FTSE up on Bernanke comments, China exports (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:50 AM PDT

London's leading shares climbed higher on Wednesday on the back of positive comments on the economic outlook by the head of the US central bank and reports of strong Chinese export growth, dealers said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's leading shares climbed higher on Wednesday on the back of positive comments on the economic outlook by the head of the US central bank and reports of strong Chinese export growth, dealers said.

More British Airways strikes possible (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT

AP - British Airways is facing the threat of more strikes over the summer after union leaders said they would ballot cabin crew members for further action in a bitter dispute over changes to pay and working conditions.

UK appoints envoy for post-Holocaust issues (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 08:55 AM PDT

AP - Britain appointed its first-ever envoy to deal with post-Holocaust issues on Wednesday.

Students given 'sexy high-heel lessons' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 08:13 AM PDT

Students have been taught how to walk in stilettos as part of a government-funded course, a south London college has said. The six-week AFP - Students have been taught how to walk in stilettos as part of a government-funded course, a south London college said on Wednesday.

Abbott to contest Labour leadership (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:56 AM PDT

A handout photograph of left-wing MP Diane Abbott who has secured a place in the Labour leadership contest, where she will be up against four other Labour MPs.(Dianne Abbott)AFP - Five candidates, including two brothers and a black female MP, will fight for the leadership of the Labour Party, it announced Wednesday after the close of nominations.

Abbott in next round of Labour leadership contest (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:42 AM PDT

A handout photograph of left-wing MP Diane Abbott who has secured a place in the Labour leadership contest, where she will be up against four other Labour MPs.(Dianne Abbott)AFP - Left-wing MP Diane Abbott secured a place in the Labour leadership contest on Wednesday, where she will be up against four other Labour MPs.

Art experts puzzled by objects in masterpiece (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Restoration work on a painting that languished for years in a British country house has confirmed it as the work of Venetian master Tintoretto -- and posed several intriguing questions.

Petraeus: Afghan mission will fail without UK help (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:31 AM PDT

US General David H. Petraeus commander of United States central Command, CENTCOM, speaking at the Royal United Service Institute, Land Warfare conference in London, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Gen. David Petraeus warned Wednesday that the effort to quash the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan would fail without British support, making his case to U.K. leaders facing painful choices over what kind of military commitments the country can afford.

Britain lists its top women-friendly mosques (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:02 AM PDT

The central Mosque is seen during Friday prayers in Birmingham, central England February 2, 2007. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - A faith group has published Britain's first survey of women-friendly mosques, taking into account factors such as separate prayer spaces for the sexes and the ability of women to have a say in mosque affairs.

Downing Street to fly the flag for England (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 06:43 AM PDT

Football fans wave the English flag. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he would fly the flag of Saint George above his Downing Street residence during the football World Cup to show support for the England team.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he would fly the flag of Saint George above his Downing Street residence during the football World Cup to show support for the England team.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 06:27 AM PDT

Soldiers patrol Afghanistan's Helmand Province in February 2010. A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was killed Wednesday in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.

Cameron defends deportation of Iraqi refugees (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 06:13 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the decision to send asylum seekers back to Iraq as a campaign group said 10 people had been deported, despite concerns from the UN refugee agency.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron defended Wednesday the decision to send asylum seekers back to Iraq as a campaign group said 10 people had been deported, despite concerns from the UN refugee agency.

Cumbrian gun rampage victims remembered (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 06:03 AM PDT

A man in Whitehaven pauses in remembrance of the victims killed by gunman Derrick Bird. Thousands of mourners held a minute's silence for the 12 people murdered in northwestern England in a gun rampage one week ago.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - Thousands of mourners held a minute's silence Wednesday for the 12 people murdered in Cumbria in a gun rampage one week ago.

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