Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• In politics, the Queen exercises right to remain silent (The New Royals)
• Canada's mint unveils William and Kate coins (AFP)
• Britain expects two billion viewers for royal wedding (AFP)
• UK minister says 2 billion to watch royal wedding (Reuters)
• Muralitharan clears British visa hurdle (AFP)
• Cameron says health service reform 'essential' (AFP)
• Royal-crazy Yanks in London in BBC's 'Royally Mad' (AP)
• Skin cancer triples among young British people (AFP)
• In Britain, Unpaid Internships Become a National Political Scandal (The Atlantic Wire)
• WikiLeaks chief extradition appeal set for July (AP)
• Three bidders fight over London 2012 Olympic village (Reuters)
• Easter Bunny hops to top of UK box office (Reuters)
• Yuri Gagarin statue to go up in London (AFP)
• Big Brother to return to UK screens on Channel 5 (Reuters)
• UK industrial production in surprise drop in Feb (AP)
• Marks & Spencer sales rise, but warns on outlook (AFP)
• Bluebells to bloom a month earlier this year (AFP)
• UK to release thousands of British Empire files (AP)
• From mines to palaces: the upwardly mobile Middletons (AFP)

In politics, the Queen exercises right to remain silent (The New Royals) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:27 PM PDT The New Royals - The Queen is a close adviser to Britain's Prime Minister, but she does not take public stands on issues. BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt examines how the royal family stays above the political fray.

Canada's mint unveils William and Kate coins (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:43 AM PDT AFP - The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled Wednesday two collector coins commemorating the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Britain expects two billion viewers for royal wedding (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:24 AM PDT AFP - About two billion people worldwide are expected to watch Prince William marry his fiancee Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, the British culture secretary said Wednesday.

UK minister says 2 billion to watch royal wedding (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:22 AM PDT Reuters - A British minister said on Wednesday that more than a quarter of the world's population was expected to watch television broadcasts of this month's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Muralitharan clears British visa hurdle (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:10 AM PDT AFP - Sri Lanka's legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who was worried about Britain's new visa regulations, has secured a work permit to play county cricket, his manager said Wednesday.

Cameron says health service reform 'essential' (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 08:43 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday warned that overhauling the National Health Service is "essential" as he launched a fightback against criticism of the plans.

Royal-crazy Yanks in London in BBC's 'Royally Mad' (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:52 AM PDT AP - You may be interested in the royal wedding. Enthusiastic even.

Skin cancer triples among young British people (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:09 AM PDT AFP - The use of sunbeds and lack of care on summer holidays have seen levels of skin cancer soar among young people, with more than two Britons under 35 being diagnosed every day, according to a study by Cancer Research UK.

In Britain, Unpaid Internships Become a National Political Scandal (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:41 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - In U.S. politics, interns get in the news usually via a sex scandal. In Britain the political news cycle is currently being driven by another kind of internship scandal: nepotism and the widespread practice of asking interns to work for free.

WikiLeaks chief extradition appeal set for July (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:52 AM PDT AP - Britain's High Court has set a July date to hear an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations.

Three bidders fight over London 2012 Olympic village (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:52 AM PDT Reuters - A medical charity which said last month it was considering buying London's Olympic Park was named on Wednesday as one of three bidders shortlisted to run part of the Olympic Village once the athletes have left.

Easter Bunny hops to top of UK box office (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - "Hop," the story of the Easter Bunny's teenage son in Hollywood, was Britain's most popular film over a quiet weekend for UK box offices, earning 1.39 million pounds ($2.27 million), according to Screen International on Wednesday.

Yuri Gagarin statue to go up in London (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:31 AM PDT AFP - A statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, will be unveiled on The Mall in July to mark the 50th Anniversary of manned space flight, the British Council has revealed.

Big Brother to return to UK screens on Channel 5 (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:48 AM PDT Reuters - Reality TV series Big Brother will return to screens in Britain this year after Channel 5 signed a two-year deal with the hit show's production company Endemol UK.

UK industrial production in surprise drop in Feb (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:44 AM PDT AP - British industrial production fell 1.2 percent in February from January, an official report said Wednesday, marking the largest monthly fall since August 2009 and far worse than analyst expectations for an increase of 0.2 percent.

Marks & Spencer sales rise, but warns on outlook (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:32 AM PDT AFP - British retailer Marks & Spencer said Wednesday that group sales rose 2.3 percent in its fourth quarter but warned of an "increasingly challenging" outlook, in part due to higher commodity prices.

Bluebells to bloom a month earlier this year (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:48 AM PDT AFP - Bluebells across Britain may bloom more than a month earlier than last year following the mild and dry start to 2011, the National Trust predicts.

UK to release thousands of British Empire files (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:43 AM PDT AP - The U.K. is to release thousands of files containing sensitive information about how its officials behaved in the waning years of the British Empire, the Foreign Office says.

From mines to palaces: the upwardly mobile Middletons (AFP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT AFP - Descended from coal miners, the family of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton is held up in class-obsessed Britain as a shining example of social mobility.

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