Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK approves use of Apache helicopters for Libya (AP)
• UK convicts ex-peer of expenses fraud (AP)
• UK makes donation to preserve Auschwitz memorial (AP)
• London shares close higher on strong mining sector (AFP)
• Man jailed for two double murders in 1980s (AFP)
• Blair: Obama anxious about Israel's fate (AP)
• Cameron to visit Russia in September (AFP)
• Burberry full-year profits more than double (AP)
• Burberry profits surge on emerging markets demand (AFP)
• Cheryl Cole 'dropped from US X Factor' (AFP)
• Paratroopers face danger payment cuts (AFP)
• Britain warned over pace of spending cuts (AFP)
• US, European people lag Asians in pension savings: HSBC (AFP)
• Report: Banks held billions of Libya funds (AP)
• Hospitals failing in care of elderly, says watchdog (AFP)
• British pilots sent home from Libya mission in disgrace (AFP)
• Winter swine flu higher than in pandemic (AFP)

UK approves use of Apache helicopters for Libya (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 04:18 PM PDT AP - The British government has given clearance for the use of its attack helicopters in Libya, putting the final decision on deployment in NATO's hands.

UK convicts ex-peer of expenses fraud (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 10:23 AM PDT AP - A British jury has convicted a member of the House of Lords on six counts of expenses fraud.

UK makes donation to preserve Auschwitz memorial (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 10:04 AM PDT AP - Britain says it is donating 2.1 million pounds ($3.4 million) to a fund that will help preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site over the coming decades.

London shares close higher on strong mining sector (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT AFP - London shares closed higher on Thursday, supported by strength in the mining sector amid by rising commodity prices.

Man jailed for two double murders in 1980s (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:26 AM PDT AFP - A farm labourer was given four life sentences on Thursday for four shotgun murders in Pembrokeshire that had remained unsolved since the 1980s.

Blair: Obama anxious about Israel's fate (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:15 AM PDT AP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair said Thursday that he believes President Barack Obama launched his peace initiative out of concern for what might happen to Israel if Palestinian statehood is endorsed by the U.N. General Assembly.

Cameron to visit Russia in September (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 06:04 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Russia in September at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a senior diplomat at the Russian embassy in London said.

Burberry full-year profits more than double (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 05:20 AM PDT AP - British luxury goods company Burberry Group PLC is pushing ahead with new store openings after reporting Thursday that surging sales of leather bags and other accessories more than doubled its full-year profits.

Burberry profits surge on emerging markets demand (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 04:56 AM PDT AFP - British luxury goods company Burberry said on Thursday that annual net profits more than doubled to £208 million on soaring demand in emerging markets for its clothing and accessories.

Cheryl Cole 'dropped from US X Factor' (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 04:34 AM PDT AFP - Cheryl Cole has been kicked off the judging panel of the new US version of "The X Factor", a US report said on Thursday.

Paratroopers face danger payment cuts (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 03:47 AM PDT AFP - Thousands of members of the Parachute Regiment could lose a bonus that recognises the additional dangers they face, under Ministry of Defence cost cutting plans.

Britain warned over pace of spending cuts (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 03:42 AM PDT AFP - The British government's drastic programme of spending cuts to slash a record deficit may have to be slowed, the OECD think-tank has warned, after earlier strongly backing the plans.

US, European people lag Asians in pension savings: HSBC (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 03:35 AM PDT AFP - Global banking giant HSBC warned of a "major East-West divide" over pensions on Thursday, as workers in Europe and the US struggle to match their Asian counterparts in adequately saving for retirement.

Report: Banks held billions of Libya funds (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 03:24 AM PDT AP - A British lobbying group has released a leaked document showing that several major investment banks, including HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale and Nomura, held billions of dollars of Libyan state funds.

Hospitals failing in care of elderly, says watchdog (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 02:33 AM PDT AFP - Britain's care regulator raised serious concerns on Thursday about the treatment of the elderly after it found several hospitals failed to meet basic legal standards on nutrition and dignity.

British pilots sent home from Libya mission in disgrace (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 12:08 AM PDT AFP - Two British pilots involved in bombing missions in Libya have been sent home from their forward base in Italy in disgrace after getting drunk, the defence ministry and media reports said.

Winter swine flu higher than in pandemic (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 12:07 AM PDT AFP - More people in Britain died after contracting swine flu last winter, with most deaths among young and middle-aged adults, than during the pandemic a year earlier, official figures have shown.

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