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The Other Special Relationship: Documents Reveal Cozy Ties Between Britain and Gaddafi (Time.com)
Lockerbie bomber is 'very ill', his son says (AP)
Former executives challenge Murdochs' testimony (AP)
London mayor: Most in riots had criminal records (AP)
UK justice minister backs TV broadcasts of courts (AP)
Broken prison system to blame for UK riots: minister (Reuters)
British lawmakers in rare debate on abortion law (AP)
BP, partners announce North Sea development (AP)

The Other Special Relationship: Documents Reveal Cozy Ties Between Britain and Gaddafi (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Time.com - From the rendition of a Libyan dissident to Tony Blair helping Gaddafi's son with his doctoral thesis, recently uncovered secret documents reveal Britain's close -- and now embarrassing -- relationship with the Gaddafi regime

Lockerbie bomber is 'very ill', his son says (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT

AP - The son of the only man found guilty of the Lockerbie terrorist attack has allowed British media access to his home to show people in the U.K. the extent of his father's illness.

Former executives challenge Murdochs' testimony (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 10:59 AM PDT

AP - Four former News International executives challenged statements made to Parliament by their bosses — Rupert and James Murdoch — with one saying Tuesday that the media mogul wrongly blamed outside lawyers for improperly investigating his company's phone hacking scandal.

London mayor: Most in riots had criminal records (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 10:54 AM PDT

AP - Three-quarters of those arrested in Britain's riots last month had criminal records, London's mayor said Tuesday, blaming the U.K.'s criminal justice system for failing to turn offenders away from crime.

UK justice minister backs TV broadcasts of courts (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 08:43 AM PDT

AP - Plans are under way to allow TV cameras into some courts in England and Wales so the public can judge the judicial system's performance, British officials said Tuesday.

Broken prison system to blame for UK riots: minister (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Nearly 75 percent of adults charged in last month's riots in England were known criminals with prior convictions, a government minister said on Tuesday, blaming a broken justice system for creating a "feral underclass" of repeat offenders.