Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Australian navy thwarts pirate attack on British ship (AFP)
• 7/7 hero jailed over £100 mln drug ring (AFP)
• MPs warn against moratorium on deepwater drilling (AFP)
• UK lawmakers: No need to stop deepwater drilling (AP)
• British journalist suspended amid Sienna Miller claims (AFP)
• UK pregnant women say contraceptive doesn't work (AP)
• William and Kate get archbishop, procession for wedding (AFP)
• Mongolian spy chief blasts British 'insult' (AFP)
• Mongolian spy chief fights extradition in UK court (AP)
• UK tourism seeks boost from Olympic, royal events (Reuters)
• UK paper accused of phone hacking suspends worker (AP)
• UK says next 2 years crucial in Afghan war (AP)
• Nanny in court on Ann Summers poison charge (AFP)
• Spanish actor Bardem voted best-dressed man (Reuters)
• Under-fire expenses watchdog launches consultation (AFP)
• Mixed festive trading for snow-hit stores (AFP)
• Mick Karn, bass player with '80s band Japan, dies (AP)
• Hundreds pregnant in UK despite contraceptive implant (AFP)
• Archbishop of Canterbury to conduct royal wedding (Reuters)
• Two Britons held in Philippines over job scam (AFP)

Australian navy thwarts pirate attack on British ship (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:27 PM PST AFP - Australia's navy scared off pirates who boarded a British tanker in the Arabian sea, the defence department said.

7/7 hero jailed over £100 mln drug ring (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST AFP - A firefighter who rescued victims of the 2005 London bombings has been jailed for 14 years for his role in a huge cocaine-smuggling ring in Britain, officials revealed Wednesday.

MPs warn against moratorium on deepwater drilling (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST AFP - A moratorium on oil drilling in deep waters off Britain would undermine the country's energy security, according to a report by lawmakers published on Thursday in response to the BP spill disaster last year.

UK lawmakers: No need to stop deepwater drilling (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:01 PM PST AP - A major oil spill at a deepwater well in the North Sea would be more difficult to handle than the Gulf of Mexico disaster, but a moratorium on drilling isn't necessary because Britain has tougher safety standards, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday.

British journalist suspended amid Sienna Miller claims (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:41 PM PST AFP - A British newspaper said Wednesday it had suspended one of its senior journalists after phone-hacking allegations emerged involving Hollywood actress Sienna Miller.

UK pregnant women say contraceptive doesn't work (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 12:36 PM PST AP - Hundreds of women in Britain have complained to the medical regulator after becoming pregnant despite using a contraceptive implant that is supposed to work for years.

William and Kate get archbishop, procession for wedding (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 12:22 PM PST AFP - Prince William and Kate Middleton released new details Wednesday about their wedding, revealing that they will travel in a horse-drawn carriage and will be married by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Mongolian spy chief blasts British 'insult' (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:47 AM PST AFP - A Mongolian spy chief told a London court Wednesday that an extradition case against him was an "insult" and claimed the government had lured him to Britain to detain him for alleged kidnapping.

Mongolian spy chief fights extradition in UK court (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:24 AM PST AP - A lawyer for a Mongolian spymaster who was clapped into handcuffs as his plane landed in London said Wednesday that the case should be a warning to other countries to be careful if they plan to send senior officials to Britain.

UK tourism seeks boost from Olympic, royal events (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:12 AM PST Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged the tourism industry on Wednesday to use events like Prince William's wedding and the Olympics to sell the country as a holiday destination.

UK paper accused of phone hacking suspends worker (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:07 AM PST AP - The British tabloid at the center of a phone-hacking scandal says it has suspended an employee after an allegation of misconduct.

UK says next 2 years crucial in Afghan war (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:40 AM PST AP - Britain's defense secretary said Wednesday that 2011 and 2012 are crucial in the fight against the Afghan insurgency and that NATO forces are now strong enough to make a lasting difference in the war against the Taliban.

Nanny in court on Ann Summers poison charge (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:41 AM PST AFP - A nanny has appeared in court charged with attempting to poison the boss of lingerie and sex toy chain Ann Summers.

Spanish actor Bardem voted best-dressed man (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:27 AM PST Reuters - International glamour outstripped Hollywood and hometown favorites at the top of the 2011 best-dressed list for men's magazine GQ.

Under-fire expenses watchdog launches consultation (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:28 AM PST AFP - Parliament's expenses watchdog has launched a public consultation in a bid to give taxpayers a say on what MPs should be allowed to claim back.

Mixed festive trading for snow-hit stores (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:26 AM PST AFP - Top retailers have reported mixed trading figures for the festive season after much of the country was hit by heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures.

Mick Karn, bass player with '80s band Japan, dies (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:25 AM PST AP - Mick Karn, bass player in the 1980s group Japan, has died according to statements posted on his website and Facebook page.

Hundreds pregnant in UK despite contraceptive implant (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:07 AM PST AFP - More than 500 women in Britain have become pregnant despite using a contraceptive implant fitted in their arms, new figures showed Wednesday.

Archbishop of Canterbury to conduct royal wedding (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:48 AM PST Reuters - The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the Anglican Church, will marry Britain's Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton later this year, the prince's office said on Wednesday.

Two Britons held in Philippines over job scam (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:45 AM PST AFP - Two British men have been detained in the Philippines and could face long jail sentences for allegedly running a scam offering Filipinos non-existent jobs abroad, according to legal officials in Manila.

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