Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Ed Miliband elected leader of Britain's Labour Party (AFP)
• Britain's Labour elects Ed Miliband in cliffhanger (Reuters)
• Activists end protest on Chevron oil ship in North Sea (AFP)
• Saudi king, British defence minister in security talks (AFP)
• British film 'Neds' wins top prize at San Sebastian festival (AFP)
• Factbox: Reaction to new UK Labour leader Ed Miliband (Reuters)
• UK opposition chief has new ideas and human touch (AP)
• Ed Miliband elected new leader of UK Labour Party (AP)
• British film 'Neds' wins top prize at San Sebastian (AFP)
• Pet cat dyed pink, dumped in UK garden (AP)
• Archbishop Williams has 'no problem' with gay bishops (AFP)
• Archbishop of Canterbury: Gay rows wounding church (AP)
• Outgoing HSBC boss says 'time for the next generation' (AFP)
• Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace (AP)

Ed Miliband elected leader of Britain's Labour Party (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:52 PM PDT AFP - The Labour Party on Saturday chose Ed Miliband as its new leader by a knife-edge margin over his better-known older brother David.

Britain's Labour elects Ed Miliband in cliffhanger (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - Former cabinet minister Ed Miliband pipped his brother to win the leadership of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday thanks to union backing and could take the party down a more left-wing path.

Activists end protest on Chevron oil ship in North Sea (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:02 PM PDT AFP - Greenpeace campaigners who attached themselves to an oil drilling ship in the North Sea ended their protest Saturday after the ship's operator, Chevron, won a court injunction ordering them to leave.

Saudi king, British defence minister in security talks (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:47 PM PDT AFP - British defence minister Liam Fox and Saudi King Abdullah discussed Saturday key regional stress points including Iran and Afghanistan, a British official said.

British film 'Neds' wins top prize at San Sebastian festival (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT AFP - Scottish actor and director Peter Mullan won top honours on Saturday at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain with a coming-of-age tale set in 1970s Glasgow.

Factbox: Reaction to new UK Labour leader Ed Miliband (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:52 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's opposition Labour Party chose former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband as its new leader on Saturday as he beat his brother David in a cliffhanger vote.

UK opposition chief has new ideas and human touch (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:39 AM PDT AP - New British opposition leader Ed Miliband triumphed against his better known brother in the race to become Labour Party chief by showcasing his razor sharp intellect and common touch, skills his supporters say will help him oust Prime Minister David Cameron at Britain's next election.

Ed Miliband elected new leader of UK Labour Party (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:10 AM PDT AP - Britain's opposition Labour Party elected young lawmaker Ed Miliband as its surprise new leader Saturday, after he narrowly defeated his elder and better-known brother in a close run contest to replace ousted prime minister Gordon Brown.

British film 'Neds' wins top prize at San Sebastian (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:21 AM PDT AFP - A film by British actor and director Peter Mullan, "Neds", won top honours on Saturday at the San Sebastian film festival.

Pet cat dyed pink, dumped in UK garden (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 07:40 AM PDT AP - British animal welfare investigators say a pet cat was dyed pink and thrown into a stranger's garden in southern England.

Archbishop Williams has 'no problem' with gay bishops (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 06:09 AM PDT AFP - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the leader of the world's Anglicans, has "no problem" with gay bishops, he told The Times in an interview on Saturday.

Archbishop of Canterbury: Gay rows wounding church (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 05:10 AM PDT AP - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was quoted Saturday as saying he is not opposed to the appointment of gay people as bishops, if they pledge to remain celibate.

Outgoing HSBC boss says 'time for the next generation' (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 07:32 PM PDT AFP - HSBC's outgoing chief executive conceded it was "time for the next generation" after reportedly losing a boardroom power struggle that culminated in his resignation and a major management shake-up.

Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:39 PM PDT AP - Even a monarch needs a little help from time to time — especially when the cost of heating those drafty old palaces spirals past $1.5 million a year.

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