Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Blair calls for elected European leader (AFP)
• Bin cameras encourage students to recycle (AFP)
• FTSE ends down on weak German data (AFP)
• Nissan to build new Qashqai model in Britain (AFP)
• Ailing British care home group to axe 3,000 jobs (AFP)
• UK and France to put forward U.N. resolution on Syria (Reuters)
• Govt under pressure over prison reform (AFP)
• British royal visit to boost California tourism (AFP)
• 2012 London Olympic torch design revealed (AFP)
• BoE set to keep record low interest rate (AFP)
• MoD faced 1,000 cyber attacks in a year (AFP)
• Moody's UK rating at risk if growth, austerity slip (Reuters)
• FTSE down 0.19% at open (AFP)
• News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller (AFP)
• More universities than expected to charge top fees (AFP)
• Nursery worker admits raping toddler (AFP)
• Cameron vows reforms will protect NHS (AFP)
• Shakespeare's relative may have inspired Ophelia (AFP)

Blair calls for elected European leader (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair on Thursday warned the European Union that it must elect a leader or face being left behind by the world's emerging economies.

Bin cameras encourage students to recycle (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT AFP - University students are being encouraged to change their ways and recycle through a project in which tiny cameras are fitted into bins.

FTSE ends down on weak German data (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT AFP - Shares in London ended lower on Wednesday amid signs of slowing industrial output in Germany and following losses in Asia and on Wall Street.

Nissan to build new Qashqai model in Britain (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT AFP - Japanese auto giant Nissan said Wednesday it will build the next Qashqai model in Britain, safeguarding thousands of jobs at its key European plant and across supply chains.

Ailing British care home group to axe 3,000 jobs (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT AFP - Southern Cross, Britain's biggest private retirement home operator and which is struggling to meet its rent payments, said on Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs.

UK and France to put forward U.N. resolution on Syria (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT Reuters - Britain and France will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday condemning Syria's crackdown on protesters, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.

Govt under pressure over prison reform (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron insisted on Wednesday he will press ahead with prison reform after reports that plans to halve sentences for some offenders could be scrapped.

British royal visit to boost California tourism (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:22 AM PDT AFP - Britain's Prince William and his new bride Catherine are due in California next month, for a trip the cash-strapped US state hopes will give a royal boost to its tourist industry.

2012 London Olympic torch design revealed (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT AFP - The 2012 London Olympics organisers unveiled Wednesday the golden torch that thousands of runners will use to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles to the opening ceremony.

BoE set to keep record low interest rate (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:04 AM PDT AFP - The Bank of England is widely expected to keep its key interest rate at a record low 0.50 percent on Thursday as Britain struggles to mount a recovery from recession, analysts said.

MoD faced 1,000 cyber attacks in a year (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:00 AM PDT AFP - Foreign intelligence agencies and criminal organisations launched more than 1,000 cyber attacks on Britain's defence ministry last year, a minister has revealed.

Moody's UK rating at risk if growth, austerity slip (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - The outlook for Britain's prized triple-A credit rating remains stable but weaker growth and slippage in the government's fiscal plans could lead to a reassessment, credit ratings agency Moody's said on Wednesday.

FTSE down 0.19% at open (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT AFP - London shares dropped at the opening of trading on Wednesday, after losses in Asia and on Wall Street.

News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT AFP - The News of the World has apologised in court for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller and agreed to pay her £100,000 in damages and legal costs.

More universities than expected to charge top fees (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:15 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 said.

Nursery worker admits raping toddler (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:14 AM PDT AFP - A nursery worker has admitted raping a toddler in his care and a catalogue of other offences linked to the grooming of more than 20 girls online.

Cameron vows reforms will protect NHS (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:13 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron has bowed to criticism of his plans to overhaul the NHS, amending the proposals while insisting that reform is necessary for its future.

Shakespeare's relative may have inspired Ophelia (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:13 PM PDT AFP - The death of William Shakespeare's relative may have provided the inspiration for tragic heroine Ophelia, the doomed object of Hamlet's love, Oxford University researchers claimed Wednesday.

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