Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Suspected E.coli poisoning traced to British sprouts: France (AFP)
• Athletics sells out as fans besiege ticket website (AFP)
• WikiLeaks' Assange builds new, less-confrontational legal team (Reuters)
• Police apologise for Dowler murder probe mistakes (AFP)
• Diplomats draw up plans for post-Gadhafi Libya (AP)
• Britain appoints new envoys to Washington, Paris (AP)
• Home Retail Group buys Habitat UK (AFP)
• Batphone app will record ultrasonic bat sounds (AFP)
• Olympic ticket rush as London 2012 bids reopen (AFP)
• U2 face protest at Glastonbury gig (AFP)
• Weary of war, but Britons back their troops (AFP)

Suspected E.coli poisoning traced to British sprouts: France (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT AFP - A French minister Friday pointed to a British producer of vegetable sprouts as the possible source of 10 suspected cases of E. coli poisoning in Bordeaux, southwestern France.

Athletics sells out as fans besiege ticket website (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:01 AM PDT AFP - Athletics was one of 17 sports that sold out of tickets for the 2012 London Olympics after fans flocked to the official website for the start of the second round of sales on Friday.

WikiLeaks' Assange builds new, less-confrontational legal team (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:43 AM PDT Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is hiring a new legal team to take a less confrontational approach in his next British court appeal against a Swedish request he be extradited for questioning in a sexual misconduct case.

Police apologise for Dowler murder probe mistakes (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:43 AM PDT AFP - Surrey Police apologised on Friday for mistakes in the Milly Dowler investigation.

Diplomats draw up plans for post-Gadhafi Libya (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT AP - International officials and Libya's opposition have drawn up detailed plans for life following the removal of Moammar Gadhafi, British diplomats said Friday.

Britain appoints new envoys to Washington, Paris (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:43 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron has overhauled his top diplomatic team, announcing new ambassadors to Washington, Paris and Brussels.

Home Retail Group buys Habitat UK (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:27 AM PDT AFP - Britain's Home Retail Group on Friday said it had bought the Habitat UK brand and three of its London furniture stores for £24.5 million from US private equity firm Hilco.

Batphone app will record ultrasonic bat sounds (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:50 AM PDT AFP - Scientists have created a "batphone" by designing a smartphone app to help people capture the ultrasonic calls of bats in their area, the Zoological Society of London has revealed.

Olympic ticket rush as London 2012 bids reopen (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:16 AM PDT AFP - Delays of half an hour faced British people who tried to buy tickets online for the London 2012 Olympics when the second round of sales opened at 6am on Friday.

U2 face protest at Glastonbury gig (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 02:54 AM PDT AFP - Veteran rockers U2 will face a protest during their long-awaited Glastonbury gig on Friday from campaigners angry at alleged tax dodging by the group.

Weary of war, but Britons back their troops (AFP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:16 PM PDT AFP - Britons are weary of war after a decade fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq but the injuries sustained by many young soldiers mean a once cool reception has given way to a heroes' welcome home.

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