Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Boy jailed for life for killing ex in blaze (AFP)
• Police in talks with fugitive 'gunman' (AFP)
• UK police negotiate with murder suspect (AP)
• Glamorous Russian spy could be stripped of British passport (AFP)
• British diplomat Valerie Amos to be new U.N. aid chief (Reuters)
• Govt announces plans to reform libel laws (AFP)
• Language schools win student visa battle (AFP)
• Factory prices in first drop since 2008 (AFP)
• Man guilty over mystery of rare Shakespeare text (AFP)
• Antiques dealer faces jail over Shakespeare folio (Reuters)
• Namesakes welcome Tony Blair in Kosovo (AFP)
• British non-stick chewing gum wins U.S. okay (Reuters)
• Church of England debates allowing women bishops (AP)
• Hunt for Moat shifts as police reassure public (AFP)
• UK removes blog post praising late Lebanese cleric (AP)
• Eurostar resumes after tunnel smoke alert (AFP)
• Osborne asks for ideas to crack the deficit (AFP)
• Queen Elizabeth set to become great-grandmother (AP)
• Queen Elizabeth to become great-grandmother (AFP)
• Britain's 'happiest' earn 50,000 pounds a year (Reuters)

Boy jailed for life for killing ex in blaze (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 03:58 PM PDT AFP - A 15-year-old schoolboy was sentenced to at least 23 years in prison on Friday for killing his ex-girlfriend and her older sister after setting their house on fire when she dumped him.

Police in talks with fugitive 'gunman' (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 02:20 PM PDT AFP - The police chasing a suspected gunman at the epicentre of a massive manhunt after allegedly shooting three people said Friday they were negotiating with a man they believe is the fugitive.

UK police negotiate with murder suspect (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 01:35 PM PDT AP - British police said Friday they were negotiating with a murder suspect they had found after searching for him for a week.

Glamorous Russian spy could be stripped of British passport (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT AFP - Britain said Friday it was urgently considering whether to take away the British passport of glamorous Russian spy Anna Chapman, amid reports she might want to return here.

British diplomat Valerie Amos to be new U.N. aid chief (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday made British envoy to Australia Valerie Amos his new aid chief, replacing fellow Briton John Holmes, who coordinated relief efforts after Haiti's earthquake in January.

Govt announces plans to reform libel laws (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:49 AM PDT AFP - The government announced plans Friday to reform its laws on defamation, amid fears they are hampering freedom of speech and encouraging "libel tourism" by the world's rich and powerful.

Language schools win student visa battle (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 08:04 AM PDT AFP - Language schools in Britain won a High Court battle on Friday against tighter visa restrictions on students who want to study English here.

Factory prices in first drop since 2008 (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 07:33 AM PDT AFP - The price of goods leaving factories in Britain fell in June for the first time since late 2008, official data showed on Friday, while the surprise figures eased fears about high inflation.

Man guilty over mystery of rare Shakespeare text (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 07:12 AM PDT AFP - A British man was facing jail Friday after being found guilty of handling stolen goods following the disappearance of a rare William Shakespeare manuscript dating from 1623.

Antiques dealer faces jail over Shakespeare folio (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 07:05 AM PDT Reuters - An unemployed British antiques dealer with a taste for the high life faces jail after he was convicted on Friday of handling a stolen copy of a rare first collection of Shakespeare's plays.

Namesakes welcome Tony Blair in Kosovo (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 06:06 AM PDT AFP - Former British prime minister Tony Blair received a hero's welcome Friday on a visit to Kosovo from nine boys named after him.

British non-stick chewing gum wins U.S. okay (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - A non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes has been cleared for sale in the United States, its British maker said on Friday.

Church of England debates allowing women bishops (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:34 AM PDT AP - The Church of England's governing body is opening a five-day meeting dominated by more arguments about allowing women to be bishops.

Hunt for Moat shifts as police reassure public (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:20 AM PDT AFP - Police moved to reassure the public on Friday that every effort was being made to find gunman Raoul Moat after new information indicated he may pose a threat to the public as well as police.

UK removes blog post praising late Lebanese cleric (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 04:38 AM PDT AP - Britain's ambassador to Beirut angered Israelis and embarrassed officials in London after writing a blog post praising the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, who supported Hezbollah's and other militants' attacks on Israel.

Eurostar resumes after tunnel smoke alert (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 04:18 AM PDT AFP - Eurostar on Friday worked through a backlog of holiday passengers after its London to Paris train service was halted for several hours by a tunnel alert.

Osborne asks for ideas to crack the deficit (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 04:11 AM PDT AFP - George Osborne on Friday called on the public to send him their ideas on where the axe should fall to cut public spending, as he launched a website dedicated to the task.

Queen Elizabeth set to become great-grandmother (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 03:42 AM PDT AP - Buckingham Palace says Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn, are expecting their first child in December, a baby who will be Queen Elizabeth II's first great-grandchild.

Queen Elizabeth to become great-grandmother (AFP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 03:13 AM PDT AFP - Queen Elizabeth II is set to become a great-grandmother for the first time at the age of 84 after Buckingham Palace announced Friday that the Canadian wife of her grandson is pregnant.

Britain's 'happiest' earn 50,000 pounds a year (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 02:45 AM PDT Reuters - Money may not be the answer to all of life's troubles, but earning 50,000 pounds a year -- and not a penny more -- could make you among the happiest in Britain, a survey found.

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