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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prince Andrew to have trade role downgraded: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:22 PM PST

Prince Andrew addresses delegates during a luncheon in 2010. Ministers will downgrade Prince Andrew's role as a trade ambassador over his association with a convicted paedophile, the Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Ministers will downgrade Prince Andrew's role as a trade ambassador over his association with a convicted paedophile, the Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.

British budget must have 'relentless focus' on growth: CBI (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves the stage after addressing delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London, in 2010. The government's annual budget, due in just over two weeks, must have a AFP - The British government's annual budget, due in just over two weeks, must have a "relentless focus" on economic growth and job creation, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday.

Cameron unveils plan to boost growth in Britain (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the Conservative spring forum at the Welsh Conservative Conference in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday March 6, 2011. Cameron pledged Sunday to cut taxes and bureaucratic red tape to encourage business and growth in Britain. (AP Photo / David Jones, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESAP - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Sunday to cut taxes and bureaucratic red tape to encourage business and growth in Britain.

McQueen protege to design royal wedding dress: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:44 PM PST

British designer Sarah Burton acknowledges the public after a show in 2010. Kate Middleton's wedding dress for her marriage to Prince William will be designed by Sarah Burton of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - Kate Middleton's wedding dress for her marriage to Prince William will be designed by Sarah Burton of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, a report said Sunday.

British team leaves Libya after 'difficulties': ministry (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:02 PM PST

Libyan protesters hold their country's old national flag as they gather outside the court house in Benghazi. Britain Sunday said a AFP - Britain Sunday said a "small diplomatic team" had left the Libyan city of Benghazi after trying to contact opposition forces, as rebels there made it clear they had refused to talk to them.

British paper says Kate chooses McQueen designer (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PST

A model presents a creation by British designer Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen during the Spring/Summer 2011 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris in 2010. Kate Middleton's wedding dress for her marriage to Prince William will be designed by Burton, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AP - A leading British newspaper reported Sunday that Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, has been chosen to design Kate Middleton's wedding gown.

UK diplomatic team leaves Libya after problems (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:09 AM PST

AP - A small British diplomatic team has left Libya after running into a problem while on a mission to try to talk to rebels in the eastern part of the country, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday.

Cameron vows budget most 'pro-growth for generation' (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:15 AM PST

David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose with their daughter at St Mary Abbots Church in west London after her christening. Cameron said Sunday the forthcoming budget will be the most pro-growth for a generation, backing entrepreneurs and slashing business red tape(AFP/Pool/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - The forthcoming budget will be the most pro-growth for a generation, backing entrepreneurs and slashing business red tape, Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday.

Home Office defends foreign student visa clampdown (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:01 AM PST

The Home Office said its plans to tighten the visa system for foreign students would not damage the country's universities.(AFP/File/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)AFP - The Home Office has denied a claim that its plans to tighten the visa system for foreign students will damage the country's universities.

HSBC rebuffs talk of London exit (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 06:21 AM PST

A woman walks past advertising for HSBC in Hong Kong. HSBC is considering quitting London for Hong Kong in a shock move, said The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - The heads of HSBC insisted Sunday that Europe's biggest bank would like to remain headquartered in London after a newspaper said it was considering relocation to Hong Kong for tax purposes.

George Michael: I deserved to go to jail (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:07 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday June 8, 2007 file photo musician George Michael reads a statement as he leaves Brent magistrates court in London after he was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and banned him from driving for two years for driving under the influence of drugs. George Michael says he 'deserved' to spend a month in jail last year for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of drugs. The former Wham! singer says it was karma — that after repeatedly breaking the law, he felt that he had 'a bill to pay.' That made accepting his punishment easier, Michael said, according to excerpts from an interview released by BBC radio Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - George Michael says he deserved to spend a month in jail last year for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of drugs.

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