Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK's Straw turns down Senate Lockerbie invite (Reuters)
• Queen Elizabeth II's finery on show at Buckingham Palace (AFP)
• London 2012 targets youth two years from start (AFP)
• British banks pass European stress tests (AFP)
• British ex-minister rejects US request over Lockerbie (AFP)
• Scottish official to skip US Lockerbie hearing (AP)
• Holbrooke: al-Qaida ally 'targeted' Kabul summit (AP)
• British recovery shoots ahead in second quarter (AFP)
• Notorious UK killer jailed on child porn charges (AFP)
• Raytheon unveils Scorpion helmet technology (AP)
• Charity aims to teach the disabled to fly (Reuters)
• Thousands delayed by Luton airport security alert (AFP)
• UK toddler killer jailed on child porn charges (AP)
• London to stage major Da Vinci exhibition (Reuters)
• Bulger killer Venables admits child porn charges (AFP)
• UK GDP up unexpectedly strong 1.1 pct in Q2 (AP)
• Vodafone says revenues resumed growing in Q1 (AP)
• UK economy grew twice as fast as expected in Q2 (Reuters)
• Grace Kelly's classic style comes alive in London (Reuters)
• Londoners rediscover 'trendy' ping pong (AFP)

UK's Straw turns down Senate Lockerbie invite (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:11 PM PDT Reuters - Former British Justice Secretary Jack Straw on Friday turned down a request that he testify next week at a U.S. congressional hearing on the release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing.

Queen Elizabeth II's finery on show at Buckingham Palace (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:42 PM PDT AFP - A crimson velvet robe of state worn by Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation in 1953 is the highlight of a new exhibition coinciding with the summer opening of Buckingham Palace in London.

London 2012 targets youth two years from start (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:55 AM PDT AFP - London 2012 Olympics chief Sebastian Coe said Friday the event would be unashamedly targeted at getting young people into sport, as London prepares to mark two years to go until the Games begin.

British banks pass European stress tests (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:25 AM PDT AFP - British banks Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS have passed European stress tests on their ability to survive a crisis, the Financial Services Authority said on Friday.

British ex-minister rejects US request over Lockerbie (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 10:04 AM PDT AFP - A British ex-minister asked to appear at a US Senate hearing on BP's role in the release of the Lockerbie bomber declined the invitation Friday, the day after a Scottish minister made a similar rebuffal.

Scottish official to skip US Lockerbie hearing (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:44 AM PDT AP - The Scottish minister who authorized the release of the Lockerbie bomber said Friday he won't appear at a U.S. Senate hearing on the case because he has no new information to offer.

Holbrooke: al-Qaida ally 'targeted' Kabul summit (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:41 AM PDT AP - An al-Qaida ally targeted this week's top-level international conference on Afghanistan's future, the U.S. special envoy to the region said Friday.

British recovery shoots ahead in second quarter (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT AFP - Britain's economy sprang a big surprise with growth of 1.1 percent in the second quarter, the strongest pace since 2006 as the recovery strengthened, official data showed on Friday.

Notorious UK killer jailed on child porn charges (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:05 AM PDT AFP - A British court on Friday jailed one of the country's most notorious murderers, who killed a two-year-old toddler when he was aged just 10, for downloading and distributing indecent images of children.

Raytheon unveils Scorpion helmet technology (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 08:46 AM PDT AP - As the desert landscape unfolds ahead, the jet fighter pilot glances to his right. Spotting an enemy target, a sensor attached to his helmet relays the information straight back to his flight controls, allowing him to fire immediately without turning his aircraft.

Charity aims to teach the disabled to fly (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:51 AM PDT Reuters - The world's most terrifying war planes shred the skies over the Farnborough Airshow, performing stunts and demonstrations and delighting the throngs of aviation enthusiasts who gathered to watch.

Thousands delayed by Luton airport security alert (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:30 AM PDT AFP - Thousands of travellers were delayed at the start of Britain's summer holidays Friday after police held a man for trying to take an illegal substance onto a plane which turned out to be cleaning fluid.

UK toddler killer jailed on child porn charges (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:04 AM PDT AP - A man who killed a toddler when he was just 10 years old in a crime that shocked Britain was sentenced to jail on Friday for new child pornography charges.

London to stage major Da Vinci exhibition (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:29 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's National Gallery is to stage a spectacular exhibition of the works of Leonardo Da Vinci next year, bringing together at least one third of the artist's known works.

Bulger killer Venables admits child porn charges (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:12 AM PDT AFP - One of the killers of toddler James Bulger has pleaded guilty to downloading and distributing indecent images of children at a hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday.

UK GDP up unexpectedly strong 1.1 pct in Q2 (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:49 AM PDT AP - Britain's economy grew by 1.1 percent in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said Friday, surprising markets that had expected more modest expansion.

Vodafone says revenues resumed growing in Q1 (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:44 AM PDT AP - Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile telephone company, said Friday that revenues grew nearly 1 percent on a comparable basis in its first quarter, the first period of growth since the recession hit.

UK economy grew twice as fast as expected in Q2 (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:40 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's economy grew almost twice as fast as expected in the second quarter of this year propelled by a sharp pick-up in services and the biggest rise in construction in almost 50 years.

Grace Kelly's classic style comes alive in London (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:44 AM PDT Reuters - You'd better hurry if you want to see the hats, shoes, dresses and immaculate gloves that were an essential element of the style which made Grace Kelly a fashion beacon for millions of women around the world.

Londoners rediscover 'trendy' ping pong (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:33 AM PDT AFP - A table tennis craze is set to sweep the capital this summer with 100 ping pong tables popping up around the city, as the sport sheds its geeky image to become the latest urban trend.

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