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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Rioting prisoners set fire to British jail (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST

A police riot squad enters the low security Ford Open Prison with fire fighters as a building burns at rear in Arundel, southern England, January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Rioting prisoners torched buildings at a low-security British jail Saturday, an incident the prison guards' union said highlighted the risks of government plans to slash spending on the justice system.

Inmates riot at low-security prison in England (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:33 AM PST

An inmate watches as a fireball consumes an accommodation block, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011, of Ford Prison near Arundel, south England, after about 40 prisoners began a riot and set alight to some of the buildings in the open prison, according to the a Ministry of Justice official. (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESAP - Rioting inmates caused heavy damage to a low-security prison Saturday, smashing windows and setting fires that engulfed buildings and spewed clouds of black smoke.

Unhappy New Year ahead for many, says press (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:33 AM PST

Shoppers walk through Oxford Circus in central London, November 2010. The British press predicted the New Year will be a struggle for many as deep cuts in public spending bite and rises in sales tax and fuel prices hit consumers.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The British press predicted the New Year will be a struggle for many as deep cuts in public spending bite and rises in sales tax and fuel prices hit consumers.

Police try to quell riot at West Sussex prison (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

File photo of an armed police officer stands guard next ot a police van in London in 2004. More than 140 specialist police officers were sent into a prison in West Sussex on Saturday after rioting prisoners set alight to buildings when staff tried to check if they were drinking alcohol.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - More than 140 specialist police officers were sent into a prison in West Sussex on Saturday after rioting prisoners set alight to buildings when staff tried to check if they were drinking alcohol.

Further extension to quiz landlord over Bristol murder (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 04:45 AM PST

Police investigating the murder of Bristol landscape architect Joanna Yeates (pictured) have been given more time to question her landlord.(AFP/Avon and Somerset Police/File)AFP - Police investigating the murder of Bristol landscape architect Joanna Yeates have been given more time to question her landlord.

Anglican leader focuses on 'big picture' in New Year (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:10 PM PST

File photo of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who said people needed to reflect on the AFP - The leader of the world's Anglicans said people needed to reflect on the "big picture" in 2011, however remote it might seem as they battle personally with the global financial downturn's repercussions.

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