Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport (AP)
• Parts of Scottish airport evacuated after item found: police (AFP)
• Britain halts export of $48 million Turner painting (Reuters)
• War of words over Tube strike (AFP)
• U.S. improves security in Afghan province: governor (Reuters)
• British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell to resign (Reuters)
• British Columbia premier suddenly quits (AFP)
• Lloyds bank poaches Santander UK head for new chief (AFP)
• Summary Box: Lloyds taps Santander exec to be CEO (AP)
• Lloyds Banking Group taps Santander exec to be CEO (AP)
• Egyptian scrolls give tips on the afterlife in London show (AFP)
• Summary Box: UK says Google violated data laws (AP)
• Helmand governor: US improving security in Sangin (AP)
• Royle Family star gives a million pounds to charity (AFP)
• UK identifies al-Qaida offshoot as key new threat (AP)
• Israel cuts off special dialogue with Britain (AP)
• Rare picture of Henry VIII's "lost" palace for sale (Reuters)
• Woman jailed for Al-Qaeda-inspired stabbing of MP (AFP)
• University tuition fees set to triple by 2012 (AFP)
• US actor Spacey receives British royal honour (AFP)

Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:17 PM PDT AP - Part of Glasgow Airport in Scotland was evacuated after a suspicious package was found there, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Parts of Scottish airport evacuated after item found: police (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:36 PM PDT AFP - Police said Wednesday parts of Glasgow airport in Scotland had been evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious item.

Britain halts export of $48 million Turner painting (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million).

War of words over Tube strike (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:24 PM PDT AFP - Millions of London commuters faced difficult journeys home Wednesday as the latest strike on the Tube drew to a close, amid a war of words over the effects of the industrial action.

U.S. improves security in Afghan province: governor (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - Security has improved in some areas of Afghanistan's violent Helmand province where U.S. Marines have taken over from British troops, the provincial governor said Wednesday.

British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell to resign (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, whose popularity has been battered by a new sales tax policy, announced his resignation on Wednesday saying he had become a distraction for the government.

British Columbia premier suddenly quits (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:55 PM PDT AFP - Gordon Campbell, the Liberal premier of Canada's vast westernmost province of British Columbia suddenly quit Wednesday, citing "nasty" politics and the struggling economy in his surprise announcement.

Lloyds bank poaches Santander UK head for new chief (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:35 PM PDT AFP - Britain's state-rescued Lloyds bank on Wednesday poached Santander UK head Antonio Horta-Osorio to be its new chief, as the sector completed a management clearout following the global financial crisis.

Summary Box: Lloyds taps Santander exec to be CEO (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:12 PM PDT AP - NEW BOSS: Britain's Lloyds Banking Group chose an executive from Spanish bank Santander to succeed Eric Daniels as its CEO. Antonio Horta-Osorio has headed Santander U.K. since 2006 and takes over the top job at Lloyds on March 1.

Lloyds Banking Group taps Santander exec to be CEO (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PDT AP - Britain's part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group said Wednesday that it has chosen an executive from Spanish bank Santander to be its next CEO.

Egyptian scrolls give tips on the afterlife in London show (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:24 AM PDT AFP - A unique exhibition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a set of scrolls giving advice on how to get through the afterlife to eternity, goes on display at London's British Museum Thursday.

Summary Box: UK says Google violated data laws (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:11 AM PDT AP - THE UK VIEW: Britain's information commissioner says Google violated the country's data protection laws when its Street View mapping service recorded data from private wireless networks.

Helmand governor: US improving security in Sangin (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:10 AM PDT AP - Security has improved since U.S. Marines replaced British troops in a volatile area of southern Afghanistan that has seen some of the most intense combat of the war, a key Afghan official said Wednesday.

Royle Family star gives a million pounds to charity (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:19 AM PDT AFP - Royle Family actor Ricky Tomlinson has donated a million pounds to a charity housing families with sick children, the charity said on Wednesday.

UK identifies al-Qaida offshoot as key new threat (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:19 AM PDT AP - Britain's top law enforcement official warned Wednesday that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has attempted attacks inside the U.K. and is posing an escalating threat in the wake of the attempted Yemen mail bomb strikes.

Israel cuts off special dialogue with Britain (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PDT AP - Israel has suspended a special strategic dialogue with London as long as Israeli officials visiting Britain face possible arrest for suspected war crimes against Palestinians, officials said Wednesday.

Rare picture of Henry VIII's "lost" palace for sale (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - A 16th century watercolor of King Henry VIII's "lost" palace, one of the earliest and most detailed depictions known to exist, is expected to fetch up to 1.2 million pounds ($1.9 million) at auction.

Woman jailed for Al-Qaeda-inspired stabbing of MP (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:19 AM PDT AFP - A woman radicalised by online sermons from an Al-Qaeda cleric linked to the air cargo bomb plot was jailed for life on Wednesday for trying to kill an MP in revenge for the invasion of Iraq.

University tuition fees set to triple by 2012 (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:51 AM PDT AFP - Tens of thousands of university students could pay up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees from 2012, after the coalition government unveiled its plans for higher education on Wednesday.

US actor Spacey receives British royal honour (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PDT AFP - Hollywood royalty Kevin Spacey was honoured by genuine British aristocracy on Wednesday when Prince Charles presented him with an award for his services to drama.

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