Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Jury convicts NJ man in slain British tourist case (AP)
• UK to let gays have church civil ceremonies (AP)
• Society snapper for Prince William's wedding: paper (Reuters)
• Ancient Brits ate dead and made skulls into cups (Reuters)
• William and Kate to tour Canada after wedding (AFP)
• Leaving baby was 'most difficult thing': London bomber (AFP)
• Rare turtle dove causes stir in UK neighborhood (AP)
• Firth says 'King's Speech' role helped him love royals (AFP)
• Royal Navy frees Yemeni fishermen from pirates (AFP)
• Papal visit cost British taxpayers $11 million (AP)
• UK to review human rights laws after sex ruling (Reuters)
• Expelled British reporter to quit Russia in May (AFP)
• Orient to challenge Olympic Stadium decision (AFP)
• UK: Sex offenders can challenge strict monitoring (AP)
• Peace declared over Olympic marathon route (Reuters)
• Iraqi: I'm proud my WMD lies led to war in Iraq (AP)
• BoE forecasts pave way to rate rise, but King cautious (Reuters)
• Cameron 'appalled' by sex offenders appeal ruling (AFP)
• British expats keen to stay away from UK: survey (Reuters)
• England's Swann not guilty of drink-driving (AFP)

Jury convicts NJ man in slain British tourist case (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:32 PM PST AP - A jury decided on Wednesday that a New Jersey man deserves to be punished for fatally stabbing one of Britain's most eligible bachelors but determined it wasn't an act of murder.

UK to let gays have church civil ceremonies (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST AP - Gay couples are to be allowed civil partnership ceremonies in churches, Britain's government said Thursday — erasing some of the last remaining distinctions between gay partnerships and traditional marriages.

Society snapper for Prince William's wedding: paper (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST Reuters - Society photographer Hugo Burnand has been chosen to take the official pictures of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the London Evening Standard reported on Wednesday.

Ancient Brits ate dead and made skulls into cups (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST Reuters - Ancient Britons devoured their dead and created gruesome goblets from the skulls of their remains, according to new research published on Wednesday.

William and Kate to tour Canada after wedding (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST AFP - Prince William and Kate Middleton will visit Canada in their first overseas royal tour as a married couple, palace officials announced Wednesday.

Leaving baby was 'most difficult thing': London bomber (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:53 PM PST AFP - The London bombings ringleader left a will in which he asked for his wife's understanding and told his baby daughter that leaving her behind was the hardest part, an inquest heard Wednesday.

Rare turtle dove causes stir in UK neighborhood (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST AP - Hundreds of British birdwatchers have poured into a quiet village and lined its streets to catch a glimpse of a rare Oriental Turtle Dove.

Firth says 'King's Speech' role helped him love royals (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST AFP - Oscar-nominated British actor Colin Firth said Wednesday that his role in "The King's Speech" helped him discover his "love" for the royal family.

Royal Navy frees Yemeni fishermen from pirates (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST AFP - The Royal Navy freed five Yemeni fishermen held hostage for three months on their boat, but also had to release the Somali pirates who seized their dhow, officials in London said Wednesday.

Papal visit cost British taxpayers $11 million (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST AP - The government says Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain last year cost taxpayers 7 million pounds ($11 million) before security costs.

UK to review human rights laws after sex ruling (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST Reuters - Britain said on Wednesday it would review the way European human rights rules are interpreted in British law after Prime Minister David Cameron criticized a court ruling in favor of sexual offenders.

Expelled British reporter to quit Russia in May (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 09:40 AM PST AFP - The British reporter who was briefly expelled from Russia said Wednesday that problems with the authorities meant that his spell in Moscow would end in May.

Orient to challenge Olympic Stadium decision (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 09:38 AM PST AFP - Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn has asked Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson to review the decision to allow West Ham to inhabit the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.

UK: Sex offenders can challenge strict monitoring (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:56 AM PST AP - Rapists and pedophiles who can convince police they have reformed will be removed from a tough regime that demands they register their whereabouts with authorities for the rest of their life, the government said Wednesday.

Peace declared over Olympic marathon route (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST Reuters - London 2012 organizers will no longer face legal action over the route for the marathon after striking a deal with a local council which had argued it could be left with no events, despite being in the shadow of the Olympic Park.

Iraqi: I'm proud my WMD lies led to war in Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 07:58 AM PST AP - An Iraqi man whose testimony the United States used as a key evidence to build a case for war in Iraq says he is proud that he lied about his country developing mobile biological warfare labs.

BoE forecasts pave way to rate rise, but King cautious (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 07:45 AM PST Reuters - New Bank of England forecasts opened the door on Wednesday for interest rates to rise slowly in Britain but Governor Mervyn King warned against jumping to conclusions about when the central bank would pull the trigger.

Cameron 'appalled' by sex offenders appeal ruling (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 06:32 AM PST AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he was "appalled" by a court ruling which will see sex offenders in England and Wales given the right to appeal against having their names on the sex offenders register for life.

British expats keen to stay away from UK: survey (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST Reuters - The majority of British expats are planning to stay away from home because of the country's economic problems, a survey by banking group Lloyds said on Wednesday.

England's Swann not guilty of drink-driving (AFP) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:12 AM PST AFP - Cricketer Graeme Swann was on Wednesday found not guilty of drink-driving, in a case involving a late-night bid to rescue a trapped cat, and is free to join up with the England World Cup squad.

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