Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK warns US of terror threat to British aviation (AP)
• UK police plead for evidence in tabloid case (AP)
• Luxury boats help keep UK industry afloat (Reuters)
• Former MP jailed for expenses fraud (AFP)
• UK warns aviation of possible al Qaeda attack (Reuters)
• Red Cross emblem dropped from UK production (AP)
• Britain vows to change 'embarrassing' libel law (AP)
• UK ex-lawmaker jailed over expense check scandal (AP)
• Astra: FDA seeks more time for vandetanib review (AP)
• Former MP jailed over expenses (AFP)
• BBC pulls plug on controversial cot death plot (AFP)
• Car sales climb 1.8 percent in 2010 (AFP)
• Britain raises terror threat level at airports: report (AFP)
• Dioxin eggs are no health risk, says food watchdog (AFP)

UK warns US of terror threat to British aviation (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST AP - A U.S. official says British authorities warned the United States of a possible terror threat to planes flying through the U.K.

UK police plead for evidence in tabloid case (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST AP - Britain's Scotland Yard has written to the country's top-selling Sunday tabloid to ask if it has any evidence to support claims that the paper spied on celebrities, politicians and other high-profile figures.

Luxury boats help keep UK industry afloat (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:52 AM PST Reuters - Britain's marine industry, buffeted by falling revenue and employment last year, is looking to new markets and models to steer it into calmer waters.

Former MP jailed for expenses fraud (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:46 AM PST AFP - Former Labour MP David Chaytor was jailed for 18 months Friday for making false expenses claims, becoming the first politician to be convicted and sentenced over a scandal which rocked the country's parliament.

UK warns aviation of possible al Qaeda attack (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:45 AM PST Reuters - The British government has warned the aviation industry of a possible al Qaeda attack, security sources and the BBC said on Friday.

Red Cross emblem dropped from UK production (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:12 AM PST AP - A nurse in a Robin Hood stage show had to change his costume after the Red Cross warned the theater company the use of its emblem on the dress could violate the Geneva Conventions.

Britain vows to change 'embarrassing' libel law (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 08:53 AM PST AP - Britain's plaintiff-friendly libel laws have become an international embarrassment, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Friday, vowing to change rules that have made the country a "libel tourism" destination for angry corporations and foreign celebrities.

UK ex-lawmaker jailed over expense check scandal (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 07:52 AM PST AP - A former British legislator was jailed Friday over the country's lawmakers' expense check scandal, becoming the first person to be imprisoned following the damaging affair which dented public trust in politics.

Astra: FDA seeks more time for vandetanib review (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 07:49 AM PST AP - AstraZeneca PLC said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will take three more months to review the British company's application for vandetanib, a drug it is developing as a treatment for a rare type of thyroid cancer.

Former MP jailed over expenses (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 07:44 AM PST AFP - Former Labour MP David Chaytor has been jailed for 18 months after claiming bogus expenses worth £22,650.

BBC pulls plug on controversial cot death plot (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 04:02 AM PST AFP - The BBC is to end a controversial EastEnders storyline prematurely, after it drew thousands of complaints from viewers.

Car sales climb 1.8 percent in 2010 (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:55 AM PST AFP - New car sales rose 1.8 percent last year, despite a sharp drop in December, trade data shows.

Britain raises terror threat level at airports: report (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:04 PM PST AFP - Britain has raised its terrorist threat level for major transport hubs, including airports and London railway terminals, from substantial to severe, a report said Friday.

Dioxin eggs are no health risk, says food watchdog (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:52 PM PST AFP - The food safety watchdog has said that eggs tainted with dioxin that have been imported into the country after being contaminated in Germany are not thought to be a risk to health.

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