Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Santander makes offer to buy RBS branches: Dow Jones (AFP)
• Americans angry at BP, not Britain (Reuters)
• Emin scrawls and Perry shocks at UK summer show (Reuters)
• UK says BP has resources to clean up oil spill (Reuters)
• Royal British brothers start southern Africa tour (AP)
• BP shares dive again as board mulls dividend delay (AP)
• Economic growth forecast cut before emergency budget (AFP)
• Refugees praise friendly, football-loving Brits (AFP)
• Family unites for funeral of Cumbria gunman's twin (AFP)
• London Jewellery Week flaunts design, artisan flair (Reuters)
• UK fiscal watchdog cuts growth, borrowing outlook (Reuters)
• Israel ready to ease Gaza blockade: Blair (AFP)
• "Nessun Dorma" booted into touch (Reuters)
• Princes William and Harry on southern Africa visit (AFP)
• UK's budget office cuts outlook as austerity looms (AP)
• Britain will not 'lose our nerve' on Afghanistan: Fox (AFP)
• Legionnaires' disease link to lack of windscreen wash (AFP)
• AXA in talks to sell British units (AFP)
• US-British row over BP closed: Hague (AFP)
• New fiscal watchdog to cut growth forecast (AFP)

Santander makes offer to buy RBS branches: Dow Jones (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 01:22 PM PDT AFP - Spanish banking group Santander has offered the Royal Bank of Scotland 1.8 billion pounds to buy 318 branches of the British financial giant, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday.

Americans angry at BP, not Britain (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - Americans are angry with BP because of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but most do not associate the company with its British origins and do not believe the accident should harm relations with the close U.S. ally.

Emin scrawls and Perry shocks at UK summer show (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - Artist Tracy Emin provided the kind of emotional drama she is famous for, but it was cross-dressing ceramicist Grayson Perry who delivered the shock blow at the opening day of the British Royal Academy's summer art exhibition show in London on Monday.

UK says BP has resources to clean up oil spill (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 10:19 AM PDT Reuters - BP is strong enough to cope with the financial consequences of cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, British Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne told parliament on Monday.

Royal British brothers start southern Africa tour (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT AP - Britain's Prince Harry has celebrated his grandmother's birthday in Botswana at the start of a southern African tour he will make with his brother.

BP shares dive again as board mulls dividend delay (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 09:48 AM PDT AP - Shares in BP PLC plunged again on Monday as the company's board discussed U.S. demands that it suspend dividend payments until it pays for the cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Economic growth forecast cut before emergency budget (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 09:47 AM PDT AFP - Britain's new fiscal watchdog cut official economic growth and borrowing forecasts on Monday, setting the stage for next week's emergency budget that will attack a record deficit.

Refugees praise friendly, football-loving Brits (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 08:41 AM PDT AFP - The majority of refugees find people in the UK welcoming and "obsessed by football", according to the findings of an unusual survey published to mark the start of Refugee Week on Monday.

Family unites for funeral of Cumbria gunman's twin (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:40 AM PDT AFP - The funeral of the twin brother of Derrick Bird, who killed 12 people in a shooting spree in Cumbria, took place on Monday, with family members uniting to attend the service.

London Jewellery Week flaunts design, artisan flair (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:33 AM PDT Reuters - London Jewellery Week wrapped up a celebration of the UK's artisan skills, highlighting new creations by up-and-coming designers and brands.

UK fiscal watchdog cuts growth, borrowing outlook (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's newly created budget watchdog downgraded economic growth forecasts on Monday but did not radically alter the scale of austerity measures required from the country's coalition government.

Israel ready to ease Gaza blockade: Blair (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:05 AM PDT AFP - Israel has agreed in principle to greatly ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip, allowing in everyday goods while ensuring arms and military material stay out, Middle East envoy Tony Blair said Monday.

"Nessun Dorma" booted into touch (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:43 AM PDT Reuters - In the run-up to this month's World Cup it was all over the airwaves, but listeners to BBC radio have turned their noses up at "Nessun Dorma," the Puccini aria made synonymous with soccer by Luciano Pavarotti.

Princes William and Harry on southern Africa visit (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:34 AM PDT AFP - Princes William and Harry began a six-day joint tour of southern Africa on Monday, which will see the brothers combine the football World Cup with charity and conservation visits.

UK's budget office cuts outlook as austerity looms (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:20 AM PDT AP - Britain's new Office for Budget Responsibility offered a bleak outlook Monday in its first forecasts for economic growth and public finances, setting a baseline for the new government's emergency budget next week.

Britain will not 'lose our nerve' on Afghanistan: Fox (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:11 AM PDT AFP - Britain will not lose its nerve over Afghanistan and expects to see "significant progress" there by the end of the year, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said on Monday.

Legionnaires' disease link to lack of windscreen wash (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 02:49 AM PDT AFP - Failure to add windscreen wash to a vehicle's windscreen wiper water could account for around 20 percent of cases of Legionnaires' Disease, according to the Health Protection Agency.

AXA in talks to sell British units (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 12:43 AM PDT AFP - French insurer AXA is in talks with British rival Resolution on a 3.3-billion-euro (4-billion-dollar) deal to sell its life insurance and savings businesses in Britain, the French company said on Monday.

US-British row over BP closed: Hague (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague insisted on Sunday that relations with the United States were "excellent" as he sought to draw a line under strains over BP and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

New fiscal watchdog to cut growth forecast (AFP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 08:40 PM PDT AFP - A new fiscal watchdog is set to cut growth forecasts made by the previous government, in its first report on the country's economic prospects, reports have said.

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