Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK considers tougher approach to foreign takeovers (AP)
• Price-fixing lawsuit costs British Airways $89.5M (AP)
• UK outlines fresh anti-extremism tactics (AP)
• News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller (AFP)
• Cameron vows reforms will protect NHS (AFP)
• FTSE shares make marginal gains (AFP)
• Toyota fits solar panels at UK plant (AFP)
• More universities than expected to charge top fees (AFP)
• Nursery worker admits raping toddler (AFP)
• 'Gruffalo' author named as Children's Laureate (AFP)
• Titanic II sinks in harbour on maiden voyage (AFP)
• Ex-daredevil ends London marathon after two months (AFP)
• House prices up but confidence weak, says lender (AFP)
• Blair open to French Mideast peace talks (AFP)
• FTSE down 0.13% at open (AFP)
• Protections urged against sexualisation of children (AFP)
• Vince Cable booed for strike warning (AFP)
• IMF backs Britain's economic policy (AFP)

UK considers tougher approach to foreign takeovers (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT AP - What do Britain's major airports, most of its utilities, the top drugstore chain, one of its biggest brewers and the maker of the nation's favorite chocolate bar have in common? All are owned by foreign companies.

Price-fixing lawsuit costs British Airways $89.5M (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT AP - British Airways has agreed to pay $89.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it conspired with other airlines to fix prices for hauling cargo.

UK outlines fresh anti-extremism tactics (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT AP - Britain's Conservative-led government outlined a revised strategy Tuesday to tackle homegrown terrorism, saying that tens of millions of pounds (dollars) spent on anti-extremism projects have failed to steer young Muslims away from violence.

News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:14 AM PDT AFP - News of the World tabloid apologised in court Tuesday for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller and agreed to pay her £100,000 in damages and legal costs.

Cameron vows reforms will protect NHS (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron bowed to criticism Tuesday of his plans to overhaul Britain's state-run National Health Service, amending the proposals while insisting that reform is necessary for its future.

FTSE shares make marginal gains (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:31 AM PDT AFP - Stocks in London made fractional gains on Tuesday as investors tracked Greek debt developments and global growth concerns.

Toyota fits solar panels at UK plant (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:04 AM PDT AFP - Japanese carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it was installing 17,000 solar panels at one of its factories in Britain to cut its carbon dioxide production by 2,000 tonnes a year.

More universities than expected to charge top fees (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:52 AM PDT AFP - The government could face a "substantial funding gap" for higher education after ministers underestimated the number of universities which will charge top fees, a report published on Tuesday said.

Nursery worker admits raping toddler (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:27 AM PDT AFP - A nursery worker on Tuesday admitted raping a toddler in his care and a catalogue of other offences linked to the grooming of more than 20 girls online.

'Gruffalo' author named as Children's Laureate (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:18 AM PDT AFP - Julia Donaldson, the author of the best-selling children's book "The Gruffalo", said she planned to fight library closures and promote books for the deaf after being named on Tuesday as the new Children's Laureate.

Titanic II sinks in harbour on maiden voyage (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:15 AM PDT AFP - Most people would think twice before buying a boat named Titanic II. And sure enough, when Briton Mark Wilkinson took the 16-foot (4.8-metre) cabin cruiser out for its maiden voyage, it promptly sank.

Ex-daredevil ends London marathon after two months (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:28 AM PDT AFP - Former daredevil motorcyclist Eddie Kidd, who was left severely disabled after an accident, has completed the London marathon after two months on the road.

House prices up but confidence weak, says lender (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:24 AM PDT AFP - House prices in Britain rose by 0.1 percent in May month-on-month after a plunge of 1.4 percent in April, data from a major home-loans provider showed on Tuesday.

Blair open to French Mideast peace talks (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:24 AM PDT AFP - Tony Blair, the envoy of the Quartet group of world powers seeking an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, said Tuesday he was open to a French proposal to host a Middle East peace conference.

FTSE down 0.13% at open (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT AFP - London shares slipped in early deals on Tuesday, after finishing positively the previous day when the IMF backed Britain's economic policy.

Protections urged against sexualisation of children (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:14 AM PDT AFP - Britain should consider putting age ratings on music videos to protect children from raunchy images that may force them to grow up too soon, a government-commissioned report has said.

Vince Cable booed for strike warning (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:10 AM PDT AFP - Business Secretary Vince Cable was booed by trade union activists as he warned that increased strike action could lead to stronger legislation on walkouts.

IMF backs Britain's economic policy (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:07 AM PDT AFP - The International Monetary Fund has backed the British government's policy of cutting public spending to slash a massive structural deficit.

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