Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons (Reuters)
• Greenpeace in Arctic to stop British group drilling for oil (AFP)
• Gandalf the vulture no longer a menace to Scottish airspace (AFP)
• Potash formally rejects BHP bid, says exploring other offers (AFP)
• Summary Box: HSBC in talks for big Nedbank stake (AP)
• 3 British World War I-era ships found off Estonia (AP)
• UK reality TV program branded "freak show" (Reuters)
• Corrected: Barclays' network glitch causes nationwide chaos (Reuters)
• British critic unlikely to find leniency in Singapore court (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Off to see the pope? Bring a picnic, but no booze (AP)
• India state firms 'may counterbid' for Cairn assets (AFP)
• Marks and Spencer appoints new chairman (AFP)
• Richard Branson set to kitesurf the English Channel (AFP)
• Marks and Spencer names banker as new chairman (AP)
• HSBC in talks to buy majority Nedbank stake (AFP)
• HSBC in talks for $6.8B majority stake in Nedbank (AP)
• Britons give £29 mln in Pakistan aid (AFP)
• Wildlife campaigners warn against cuts (AFP)
• Estonian navy finds WWI-era British shipwrecks (AFP)
• Petraeus: No sudden troops exodus from Afghanistan (AP)

No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict's visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do's and don'ts including a ban on musical instruments and steel cutlery.

Greenpeace in Arctic to stop British group drilling for oil (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:43 AM PDT AFP - Greenpeace said Monday its activists had arrived in the Arctic on board one of its ships to pressure Britain's Cairn Energy to stop oil operations off Greenland's fragile coast.

Gandalf the vulture no longer a menace to Scottish airspace (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:31 AM PDT AFP - Gandalf the vulture, who triggered an alert in Scottish airspace after flying off during a display at a birds of prey centre, was safely back where she belongs Monday.

Potash formally rejects BHP bid, says exploring other offers (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:56 AM PDT AFP - Canada's Potash Corp, the world's largest fertiliser maker, on Monday formally rejected a hostile bid from mining giant BHP Billiton worth 40 billion dollars, said it was exploring other offers.

Summary Box: HSBC in talks for big Nedbank stake (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:15 AM PDT AP - THE DEAL: British bank HSBC Holdings PLC is in talks with Old Mutual PLC to buy a 70 percent stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. for as much as $6.8 billion. Nedbank is South Africa's fourth-largest banking group in terms of total assets.

3 British World War I-era ships found off Estonia (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:57 AM PDT AP - The wrecks of three British warships sunk after World War I off the coast of a Baltic Sea island have been found, Estonia's military announced Monday.

UK reality TV program branded "freak show" (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - A new British reality TV show, which will film two people -- one disfigured, the other attractive -- living together in a house full of mirrors, has been branded a "freak show" by critics.

Corrected: Barclays' network glitch causes nationwide chaos (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:57 AM PDT Reuters - Thousands of Barclays customers in Britain were unable to access their bank accounts or withdraw money from cash machines on Saturday after a system crash caused chaos nationwide.

British critic unlikely to find leniency in Singapore court (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:25 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Cup of tea in one hand, paperback in the other, Alan Shadrake sits down at a shady table in the hotel courtyard. To the foreign tourists walking by, he looks like one of them, another casual visitor flitting through this tropical city-state.

Off to see the pope? Bring a picnic, but no booze (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT AP - Britons planning to attend open-air services by Pope Benedict XVI next month have been told it's OK to bring a picnic — but leave the wine at home.

India state firms 'may counterbid' for Cairn assets (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:19 AM PDT AFP - India's state-run fuel companies may make a counterbid for oil assets owned by Britain's Cairn Energy, which mining group Vedanta is seeking to buy, a report said Monday.

Marks and Spencer appoints new chairman (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:51 AM PDT AFP - Clothing-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Monday announced that it had appointed Robert Swannell, boss of music retailer HMV, to replace its outgoing chairman Stuart Rose.

Richard Branson set to kitesurf the English Channel (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT AFP - Tycoon adventurer Richard Branson will attempt to kitesurf across the English Channel with his family on Tuesday in celebration of his 60th birthday.

Marks and Spencer names banker as new chairman (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT AP - Robert Swannell, an investment banker who was a key figure in defending British retailer Marks and Spencer Group PLC from a takeover six years ago, will become its chairman next year, the company announced Monday.

HSBC in talks to buy majority Nedbank stake (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:30 AM PDT AFP - HSBC revealed Monday that it is in "exclusive" talks with insurer Old Mutual over the purchase of a majority stake in South Africa's Nedbank, as the lender seeks to expand further into emerging markets.

HSBC in talks for $6.8B majority stake in Nedbank (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:06 AM PDT AP - British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it is in talks with financial group Old Mutual PLC to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. of South Africa in a deal worth as much as $6.8 billion.

Britons give £29 mln in Pakistan aid (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:56 AM PDT AFP - The British public have given 29 million pounds in aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan, charity officials said Monday.

Wildlife campaigners warn against cuts (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:36 AM PDT AFP - Wildlife campaigners launched a week of direct action on Monday to protest against possible cuts to conservation budgets.

Estonian navy finds WWI-era British shipwrecks (AFP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:25 AM PDT AFP - The Estonian navy said Monday it had located the wrecks of three British ships that sunk after hitting mines as they helped the Baltic state fight for independence in the wake of World War I.

Petraeus: No sudden troops exodus from Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:19 AM PDT AP - The top American commander in Afghanistan warned Monday there should be no sudden exodus of U.S. troops when the process of withdrawing forces begins next year.

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