Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British and German airports hit by ash cloud (AFP)
• Special, indeed — Obama tends to US-Britain bond (AP)
• Obama praises 'blessed' England on state visit (AFP)
• For Sale: Awards of man who sold Alaska to U.S. (Reuters)
• Obama, Bush only U.S. presidents given UK state visit (Reuters)
• Obamas meets UK royals to seal "special" relations (Reuters)
• FTSE 100 finishes slightly higher (AFP)
• Ash cloud causes 500 flight cancellations (Reuters)
• British police 'target Asians': report (AFP)
• UK privacy-hungry celebrities face Mubarak moment (Reuters)
• Obama code-named ‘smart alec’ in Britain (The Ticket)
• Special report: Beyond bin Laden, Britain's fight against jihad (Reuters)
• Carnivores and royal roses launch English "season" (Reuters)
• Families of Western troops grieve in Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Moody's places 14 UK banks on watch for downgrade (AFP)
• British soldier killed by bomb in Afghanistan (AFP)
• British MP names footballer in online privacy row (AFP)
• Teenage assassin jailed for life (AFP)
• Policeman to face manslaughter charge over G20 death (AFP)
• UK public borrowing hits record in April (AP)

British and German airports hit by ash cloud (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:52 PM PDT AFP - Germany said Tuesday it was to shut some northern airports and airlines grounded about 500 flights after ash from an Icelandic volcano swept over Britain and towards northern Europe.

Special, indeed — Obama tends to US-Britain bond (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT AP - In the splendor of Buckingham Palace and even a fast game of table tennis with British kids, President Barack Obama spent a full day of his European tour on Tuesday tending to and underlining the importance of U.S. relations with England. Along the way, baby boomers Barack and Michelle Obama cemented their deepening friendship with the 85-year-old queen.

Obama praises 'blessed' England on state visit (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:49 PM PDT AFP - Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday deployed British royalty's grandest pomp for US President Barack Obama, on a state visit meant to prove a "special relationship" remains "essential" in a world of shifting power.

For Sale: Awards of man who sold Alaska to U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT Reuters - Awards from a grateful Czar heaped upon the diplomat who negotiated the deal for the United States to buy Alaska from Russia are to be sold in London at auction next month.

Obama, Bush only U.S. presidents given UK state visit (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:37 AM PDT Reuters - Plenty have been over and met British royalty, but Barack Obama and George W. Bush are the only U.S. presidents to have ever been invited for a full state visit.

Obamas meets UK royals to seal "special" relations (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:14 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama was treated to royal pomp at Buckingham Palace Tuesday on a two-day state visit aimed at ensuring the United States and Britain keep the "special" in their relationship.

FTSE 100 finishes slightly higher (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 09:08 AM PDT AFP - London shares rebounded slightly on Tuesday recovering some of their recent sharp losses despite concerns over UK banks, eurozone debt and the impact of volcanic ash from Iceland.

Ash cloud causes 500 flight cancellations (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 09:04 AM PDT Reuters - About 500 flights were canceled as an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano closed parts of the airspace above the United Kingdom, European air traffic controller Eurocontrol said on Tuesday.

British police 'target Asians': report (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:56 AM PDT AFP - British police are up to 42 times more likely to use counter-terrorism powers to stop and search people of Asian origin than white people, a report said on Tuesday.

UK privacy-hungry celebrities face Mubarak moment (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak failed to stem protest by turning off the Internet. Syria couldn't stop mobile phone video of bloody crackdowns appearing on YouTube.

Obama code-named ‘smart alec’ in Britain (The Ticket) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:46 AM PDT The Ticket - Do Brits think Barack Obama is a bit of a "smart alec"? The label certainly appears to fit in the minds of British police. Scotland Yard, the UK's police force, has given Obama the security codename 'Chalaque' for his visit this week to the United Kingdom, the UK Daily Mail reports. The term is reportedly [...]

Special report: Beyond bin Laden, Britain's fight against jihad (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:42 AM PDT Reuters - In a community center in the British Midlands, 12 teenage boys -- all of south Asian descent -- watch intently as Jahan Mahmood unzips a canvas bag and pulls out the dark, angular shape of a World War Two machine gun.

Carnivores and royal roses launch English "season" (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT Reuters - Vertical gardens, carnivorous plants, English roses and Britain's Queen Elizabeth launched the UK summer social season at a preview for the Chelsea Flower Show this week.

Families of Western troops grieve in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - Grieving Canadians and Britons said goodbye on Tuesday to fallen relatives on Kandahar Air Field, a rare reminder in the heart of the war in Afghanistan of the human cost to Western armed forces that has made the decade-long conflict so unpopular back home.

Moody's places 14 UK banks on watch for downgrade (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 06:03 AM PDT AFP - Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday placed 14 British banks including Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland on review for possible downgrades, citing reduced chances of future government support.

British soldier killed by bomb in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 04:26 AM PDT AFP - A British soldier was killed by a bomb while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

British MP names footballer in online privacy row (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 04:17 AM PDT AFP - Britain's press celebrated Tuesday after a British lawmaker defied a court ruling to name Ryan Giggs as the footballer who used an injunction to keep details of an alleged affair secret.

Teenage assassin jailed for life (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:52 AM PDT AFP - A teenager thought to be Britain's youngest hired assassin was jailed for life on Tuesday for shooting a young mother dead for just £200.

Policeman to face manslaughter charge over G20 death (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:43 AM PDT AFP - A Scotland Yard police officer will be charged with manslaughter over the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests, Britain's top prosecutor ruled on Tuesday.

UK public borrowing hits record in April (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 03:34 AM PDT AP - Britain's public borrowing has surpassed the highest level ever recorded for the month of April — dealing a blow to the government's much-hyped deficit reduction plans.

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