Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK woman tells of escape after being buried alive (AP)
• David Guterson wins 2011 Bad Sex writing award (AP)
• Summary Box: Insurers urge restraint on banker pay (AP)
• New Charles Dickens coin honors author (AP)
• UK insurers urge restraint on top bankers' pay (AP)

UK woman tells of escape after being buried alive (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:25 PM PST AP - A Polish woman has told a British jury how she used her engagement ring to free herself after her boyfriend tried to bury her alive.

David Guterson wins 2011 Bad Sex writing award (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:28 PM PST AP - American author David Guterson on Tuesday joined John Updike, Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer and other literary stars as the recipient of the dreaded Bad Sex in Fiction award.

Summary Box: Insurers urge restraint on banker pay (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:24 AM PST AP - CURB THE CASH: the Association of British Insurers, whose 300 members include major shareholders in banks, called for a fundamental review of pay and bonuses at the end of a difficult year in which banks' stock prices have fallen and several face huge payouts to compensate buyers of payment protection insurance.

New Charles Dickens coin honors author (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:26 AM PST AP - The Royal Mint has come up with a novel way to wish Charles Dickens a happy 200th birthday — a new coin with a portrait of the author made up of the titles of some of his most famous fictional works.

UK insurers urge restraint on top bankers' pay (AP) Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:34 AM PST AP - U.K. banks should cut back on lavish pay for top executives, the Association of British Insurers urged Tuesday.

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