Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Ex-nanny jailed for spiking sex-shop mogul's soup (AP)
UK central banker warns of second financial crisis (AP)
Britain prepares for nationwide royal wedding bash (Reuters)
Queen Elizabeth to make historic Ireland visit (AFP)
UK's Queen Elizabeth to make historic Irish visit (Reuters)
British queen to make 1st state visit to Ireland (AP)
Wales votes for more powers in referendum (AFP)
Yes camp claim victory in Welsh referendum (AFP)
UK seizes ship carrying $160M of Libyan currency (AP)
Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files (Reuters)
Prince postpones Dubai polo trip amid Arab turmoil (AP)
British advertiser WPP profits soar in 2010 (AFP)
British house prices slip in February: survey (AFP)
UK university director quits over Libya links (AP)
MoD 'pays Â£22 each for 65p lightbulbs' (AFP)
St George's Day could replace May Day bank holiday (AFP)
Labour holds Barnsley Central, LibDems lose deposit (AFP)

Ex-nanny jailed for spiking sex-shop mogul's soup (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:49 PM PST

AP - A British judge on Friday jailed the ex-nanny of a sex-shop tycoon for spiking her employer's asparagus soup with windshield washer fluid in an attempt to get the household's chef in trouble.

UK central banker warns of second financial crisis (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:31 PM PST

AP - The Governor of the Bank of England has warned that Britain could face another financial crisis if the banking sector is not reformed.

Britain prepares for nationwide royal wedding bash (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PST

Reuters - Thousands of Britons are planning to get out the bunting, balloons and fold-up tables and hold street parties across the country to celebrate next month's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Queen Elizabeth to make historic Ireland visit (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:24 PM PST

AFP - Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ireland this year, her office announced Friday, in a first state visit by a British monarch since the republic gained independence in 1922.

UK's Queen Elizabeth to make historic Irish visit (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:02 PM PST

Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to travel to Ireland this year in the first official visit by a British monarch since before the Irish state gained independence from Britain in 1921.

British queen to make 1st state visit to Ireland (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 11:58 AM PST

AP - Queen Elizabeth II will make her first-ever visit to the Republic of Ireland — the first ruling British monarch to go there in a century marked by Ireland's brutal war of independence from Britain and the grueling conflict in Northern Ireland.

Wales votes for more powers in referendum (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:58 AM PST

AFP - Wales has voted resoundingly to boost the powers of its national assembly in a referendum, results revealed Friday, extending further the devolution of power throughout Britain.

Yes camp claim victory in Welsh referendum (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PST

AFP - Yes campaigners have claimed victory in the referendum on increasing the powers of the Welsh Assembly.

UK seizes ship carrying $160M of Libyan currency (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:59 AM PST

AP - A ship carrying about $160 million worth of Libyan currency has been impounded after turning back from a planned trip to Libya, a British government official said Friday.

Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:13 AM PST

Reuters - Britain on Thursday released 35 previously classified files documenting sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s.

Prince postpones Dubai polo trip amid Arab turmoil (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:03 AM PST

AP - Britain's Prince Harry has postponed a planned polo visit to Dubai on March 19 amid escalating unrest in the Arab world.

British advertiser WPP profits soar in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:07 AM PST

AFP - Marketing giant WPP said Friday that net profits leapt by more than a third in 2010 as the global advertising market recovered in step with the world economy.

British house prices slip in February: survey (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PST

AFP - British house prices slipped by 0.9 percent in February, offsetting a modest gain in January, data from a top home-loans provider showed on Friday.

UK university director quits over Libya links (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:32 AM PST

AP - The outgoing director of the London School of Economics said Friday he regretted taking a large donation from a foundation linked to the family of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi — but was not sorry about agreeing to train civil servants from the Libyan regime.

MoD 'pays Â£22 each for 65p lightbulbs' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:41 AM PST

AFP - The Ministry of Defence pays 22 pounds each for lightbulbs worth just 65p, according to The Sun newspaper.

St George's Day could replace May Day bank holiday (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:05 AM PST

AFP - The government could scrap the May Day bank holiday and replace it either with a day off on St George's Day in April or Trafalgar Day in October, according to new tourism proposals.