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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Fresh probe urged into phone-hacking row (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:43 PM PDT

For Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, seen here in 2003, said he would seek a judicial review if Scotland Yard did not reveal whether he was one of those targeted by News of the World tabloid.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Former ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid's ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.

Anti-war protest greets Blair at Irish TV station (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, arrives for a television interview at the Irish RTE studios in Dublin, Ireland. Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his new autobiography, police said.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former prime minister Tony Blair on Friday as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his new autobiography, police said.

Most Britons against paying for pope's visit: survey (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves at pilgrims gathered in a square near his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, 40 kms southeast of Rome, during his weekly general audience on September 1. More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.

British police quiz Pakistan trio in probe (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Pakistan's Mohammad Asif leaves a police station in London. British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.(AFP)AFP - British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.

Rangers thugs jailed for UEFA Cup final rampage (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:27 AM PDT

Glasgow Rangers supporters in Manchester at the UEFA Cup final match between the Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg in 2008. A court jailed 11 hooligans Friday over what the judge called the worst destruction Manchester has seen AFP - A court jailed 11 hooligans Friday over what the judge called the worst destruction Manchester has seen "since the Blitz", when Rangers fans caused mayhem at the 2008 UEFA Cup final.

Ashley Cole divorced by singer wife (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Pop star Cheryl Cole is pictured during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2010. The four-year marriage of pop star Cheryl and England footballer Ashley Cole is officially over after the High Court granted the singer a divorce.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - The four-year marriage of England footballer Ashley Cole and his television star wife Cheryl Cole ended Friday when the High Court in London granted them a quick divorce.

Miliband brothers fighting for top Labour post (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:38 AM PDT

FILE- This is an April 3 2010 file photo of Labour Party leadership candidates brothers David Miliband, right and Ed Miliband. The unusual spectacle of two brothers fighting for the leadership of the Labour Party and the chance to challenge Prime Minister David Cameron in the next election -- has turned a ho-hum contest into a nailbiter. Voting has already begun, with former Foreign Secretary David Miliband seen as a slight favorite to best his younger brother, Former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, and several other candidates when results are announced in late September. (AP Photo/ Nick Ansell/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Mom is neutral. Everyone else has an opinion.

UK political life starts early for leader's baby (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose with their new born daughter Florence Rose Endellion outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Prime Minister David Cameron took a few minutes out of his paternity leave to introduce his new daughter to Britain's media.

Cameron welcomes baby number four to Number 10 (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:49 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose with their new baby daughter Florence Rose Endellion, outside 10 Downing Street. The couple cradled their fourth child on the steps of Number 10, the prime minister's official residence, with Cameron joking that he had already changed AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha introduced their newborn baby to Downing Street on Friday, posing for pictures outside the famous Number 10 door.

Ex-MI6 agent gets 12 month jail sentence (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:12 AM PDT

The MI6 building in central London. An ex-MI6 agent has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after trying to sell top secret information.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - An ex-MI6 agent has been sentenced to 12 months in jail Friday after trying to sell top secret information.

Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:53 AM PDT

AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.

Booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:29 AM PDT

The nation's alcohol consumption fell by six percent in 2009, the fourth annual drop in five year.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.

Fugitive tycoon Nadir finally in dock 17 years on (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Asil Nadir leaves after appearing at the Old Bailey, or Central Criminal Court, in central London. Nadir, one of Britain's most high-profile fugitives, finally appeared in court after 17 years on the run to face claims he stole a fortune from his collapsed firm Polly Peck.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, one of the country's most high-profile fugitives, finally appeared in court Friday after 17 years on the run to face claims he stole a fortune from his collapsed firm Polly Peck.

After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Tycoon Asil Nadir arrives for a hearing at the Old Bailey court in London, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The tycoon who fled Britain almost two decades ago following the spectacular collapse of his business empire recently returned to London to face charges of fraud. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial he insists will vindicate him.

Aamer reports to British police station (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:34 AM PDT

Mohammad Aamer arrives for questioning at a police station in London on September 3. British police Friday questioned one of three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, as the sport's governing body said it had suspended the trio because they had a AFP - Mohammad Aamer, one of three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, reported to a British police station on Friday.

BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8B (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:02 AM PDT

Vessels work at the site of the Deepwater Horizon accident off the shore of Louisiana in August 2010. British oil giant BP revealed Friday it has so far spent eight billion dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, as its crews worked to retrieve key evidence from the seabed.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AP - BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ashley and Cheryl Cole officially divorce (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Pop star Cheryl Cole is pictured during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2010. The four-year marriage of pop star Cheryl and England footballer Ashley Cole is officially over after the High Court granted the singer a divorce.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - The four-year marriage of pop star Cheryl Cole and England footballer Ashley Cole is officially over after the High Court granted the singer a divorce on Friday.

Cheryl and Ashley Cole in "quickie" divorce (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:46 AM PDT

Reuters - The marriage of British "X Factor" judge and pop singer Cheryl Cole and her England soccer player husband Ashley ended in divorce after four years on Friday.

Lloyd Webber art collection goes on show (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's private art collection, which contains works by Rossetti, Millais and Waterhouse, is to go on show this month for the first time.

Alcohol consumption plummets (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:02 AM PDT

The nation's alcohol consumption fell by six percent in 2009, the fourth annual drop in five year.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - The nation's alcohol consumption fell by six percent in 2009, the fourth annual drop in five years, figures released Friday showed.

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