Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Catholics attack Protestant parade, police in N.Ireland riot (AFP)
• Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP)
• Banks urge levy introduction at international level (AFP)
• Schools advised to cancel swimming during Ramadan (AFP)
• Ex-diplomat: UK exaggerated Iraq WMD claims (AP)
• S&P keeps threat of ratings downgrade hanging over UK (Reuters)
• UK recession worse, Q1 growth relied on government spending (Reuters)
• Rare 17th century bowls found at London dig site (Reuters)
• Legal saga ends over plot that changed air travel (AP)
• Inquest starts into death of Egyptian spy suspect (AP)
• Trio jailed for life over transatlantic jet bomb plot (AFP)
• Three jailed 20 years in foiled UK airliner bomb plot (Reuters)
• Manure helps power new British army barracks (Reuters)
• UK recession was deeper than earlier estimated (AP)
• Economic recovery seen struggling amid budget cuts (AFP)
• Govt plans to put GPs in charge of NHS budget (AFP)
• BP says oil spill costs climb to $3.5 billion (AP)
• Three men linked to jet bomb plot face sentencing (AFP)
• Brother angered by death of fugitive (AFP)

Catholics attack Protestant parade, police in N.Ireland riot (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:02 PM PDT AFP - Catholic rioters in Northern Ireland hurled petrol bombs, rocks and other missiles at a Protestant parade and their police escort Monday, seriously injuring a female officer.

Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:25 PM PDT AP - The Church of England national assembly decided Monday that women should be allowed to become bishops, making only minor concessions to theological conservatives who have threatened to break away over the issue.

Banks urge levy introduction at international level (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:42 PM PDT AFP - Bankers Monday called for any post-crisis levy on the industry to be introduced at an international level, warning that unilateral action risked damaging the country's financial sector.

Schools advised to cancel swimming during Ramadan (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:15 PM PDT AFP - Schools in Stoke-on-Trent were advised Monday to cancel swimming lessons for Muslim pupils during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to ensure children do not swallow water and break their fast.

Ex-diplomat: UK exaggerated Iraq WMD claims (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT AP - The U.K. government intentionally exaggerated its assessment of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a former diplomat told Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war on Monday.

S&P keeps threat of ratings downgrade hanging over UK (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - Britain is still in danger of losing its triple-A rating despite the ambitious fiscal tightening announced by the country's new coalition government last month, Standard & Poor's said on Monday.

UK recession worse, Q1 growth relied on government spending (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's recession was deeper than previously thought, new data showed on Monday, while a top central banker warned that euro zone weakness and looming government spending cuts could send the recovery into reverse.

Rare 17th century bowls found at London dig site (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 10:03 AM PDT Reuters - Three 17th century ceramic bowls have been unearthed in an ancient quarter of London frequented by William Shakespeare and their workmanship ranks with high art of the period, experts who found them said on Monday.

Legal saga ends over plot that changed air travel (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:40 AM PDT AP - Four years after a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic airliners triggered tight new security restrictions for travelers worldwide, British authorities closed a lengthy legal chapter Monday when each of the final suspects were jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

Inquest starts into death of Egyptian spy suspect (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:01 AM PDT AP - The widow of a wealthy Egyptian businessman suspected of involvement in Middle East espionage told an inquest into his unexplained death on Monday that her husband had expressed fears that his life was in danger.

Trio jailed for life over transatlantic jet bomb plot (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:31 AM PDT AFP - Three men from London were jailed for life Monday for plotting mass murder in a conspiracy to blow up transatlantic flights using liquid bombs.

Three jailed 20 years in foiled UK airliner bomb plot (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:27 AM PDT Reuters - Three Britons recruited as suicide bombers in an al Qaeda-inspired plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in mid-air using liquid explosives were jailed for at least 20 years on Monday.

Manure helps power new British army barracks (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - Bio-fuel pellets made from horse manure will help power the new barracks of the Royal Horse Artillery, Britain's Ministry of Defense announced.

UK recession was deeper than earlier estimated (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 06:57 AM PDT AP - Britain's recession was deeper than estimated previously, official statisticians said Monday, as they confirmed that the economy grew by only 0.3 percent in the first three months of the year.

Economic recovery seen struggling amid budget cuts (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:28 AM PDT AFP - Britain pushed away from recession with 0.3-percent growth in the first quarter, but is climbing out of a deeper hole than thought and faces a struggle against budget cuts, new data suggests.

Govt plans to put GPs in charge of NHS budget (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:03 AM PDT AFP - GPs in England should handle most of the NHS budget, the government said Monday, as it announced a major overhaul of the national health services.

BP says oil spill costs climb to $3.5 billion (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:15 AM PDT AP - BP PLC said Monday that the cost of dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5 billion, though its shares rallied on reports it may sell some assets.

Three men linked to jet bomb plot face sentencing (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:26 AM PDT AFP - Three men conviced of conspiracy to murder in a case linked to a 2006 plot to blow up transatlantic flights are to be sentenced on Monday.

Brother angered by death of fugitive (AFP) Posted: 11 Jul 2010 07:18 PM PDT AFP - Police were being investigated Monday after one of the nation's biggest manhunts ended in the fugitive shooting himself dead, as his brother compared the man's final moments to a "public execution".

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