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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Nevada regulators OK Caesars tie to online casino (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:46 PM PDT

AP - Nevada gambling regulators on Thursday voted to allow the world's largest casino company to do business with a Gibraltar company that offers online wagering, marking the first time state officials have blessed a tie to Internet gambling despite the industry's murky legal status.

Queen Elizabeth to visit Australia for meeting (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:11 PM PDT

AP - Australia's prime minister says Queen Elizabeth II will visit the country this year for a meeting of national leaders of the former British empire.

Two bodies found in hunt for missing Sian (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:27 AM PDT

A man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping missing office worker Sian O'Callaghan, seen here in a handoput from Wiltshire Police(WP), police said on Thursday.(AFP/WP-HO/File)AFP - Police hunting for missing office worker Sian O'Callaghan said Thursday they had found her body and another body after arresting a man on suspicion of kidnap and two murders.

London orchestra plays concert... for plants (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Flowers displayed at a garden show.The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has performed to a rather unusual audience -- row upon row of plants, in an attempt to see whether the music helps them grow.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - One of Britain's most prestigious orchestras has performed to a rather unusual audience -- row upon row of plants, in an attempt to see whether the music helps them grow.

Harper faces election, to skip royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:47 AM PDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pictured in January 2011, is unlikely to attend Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding, as he is expected to be in the throes of an election campaign, a government source said Thursday.(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)AFP - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is unlikely to attend Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding, as he is expected to be in the throes of an election campaign, a government source said Thursday.

Queen to visit Australia in October: palace (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II, seen here in 2010, and Prince Philip will visit Australia in October, hot on the heels of their grandson Prince William who has just wrapped up a trip there, the palace said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Lewis Whyld)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will visit Australia in October, hot on the heels of their grandson Prince William who has just wrapped up a trip there, the palace said Thursday.

Potters hand-paint china for UK royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PDT

AP - British potters have their hands full making hand-gilded official china for Prince William's April 29 wedding to Kate Middleton.

MPs allowed to use Twitter during Commons debates (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:52 AM PDT

MPs have been given permission to use smartphones and tablet computers to tweet during parliamentary debates, a House of Commons report ruled on Thursday. Members of Parliament will be able to post comments on social networking sites from within the chamber so long as they do so AFP - MPs have been given permission to use smartphones and tablet computers to tweet during parliamentary debates, a House of Commons report ruled on Thursday.

Weak retail sales heap pressure on government (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:26 AM PDT

A shopper passes sale signs on Oxford Street. Retail sales in Britain dropped a worse-than-expected 0.8 percent in February from January, when they had recorded a strong rise, official data shows.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Retail sales fell by a more-than-expected 0.8 percent in February, official data showed on Thursday, heaping fresh pressure on the government the day after it slashed its 2011 growth forecast.

UK's Hague urges NATO to take over Libya operation (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague called on Thursday for NATO to take over control of Libyan operations as soon as possible, and condemned the continued "appalling violence" by its rulers against civilians.

'Night Stalker' guilty of attacks on elderly (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:39 AM PDT

Former taxi driver Delroy Grant, known as the AFP - A former taxi driver described by police as one of the most prolific and twisted sex attackers in British history was convicted on Thursday of a string of assaults on elderly men and women.

Oil firms warned not to pass on tax hike to drivers (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:28 AM PDT

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has defended his tax raid on North Sea oil companies and warned them not to pass on the hike in the form of higher fuel prices.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday defended his tax raid on North Sea oil companies and warned them not to pass on the hike in the form of higher fuel prices.

UK convicts serial rapist who targeted elderly (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:25 AM PDT

AP - A London jury on Thursday convicted one of Britain's most notorious serial rapists, who preyed on the elderly for nearly two decades and may have assaulted scores of victims.

Slower growth could hurt UK AAA rating: Moody's (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, holds his budget case for the cameras outside number 11 Downing Street, before delivering his budget to the House of Commons in London March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Britain's triple-A sovereign debt rating could be at risk if slower economic growth makes it harder for the government to rein in its budget deficit, ratings agency Moody's said on Thursday.

WPP eyes return to Britain as government cuts tax (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:58 AM PDT

WPP chief Martin Sorrell, seen here in 2010, said that the world's largest advertiser, could move its headquarters back to Britain after the government cut tax on company profits in its annual budget.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - WPP, the world's largest advertiser, could move its headquarters back to Britain after the government cut tax on company profits in its annual budget, its chief executive Martin Sorrell said Thursday.

Two British troops killed in Afghan bombing (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:48 AM PDT

Two British soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan just six days before they were due to return home, according to the Ministry of Defence. The blast on Wednesday hit the troops from 1st Battalion Irish Guards as they returned from an operation with Afghan and Danish troops in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand province, the ministry said.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - Two British soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan just six days before they were due to return home, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.

British tourist killed by Jerusalem bomb (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:43 AM PDT

Israeli paramedics and emergency services rush to the scene of a massive bus explosion near Jerusalem's central bus station. A British woman was killed in the bombing, the Foreign Office has confirmed.(AFP/Marina Passos)AFP - A British woman visiting Israel was killed when a bomb ripped through a bus in Jerusalem, British officials said on Thursday.

British missiles 'target Libyan air defences' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PDT

People stand in front of the wreckage of the Boussetta Libyan navy base on Tuesday, the day after it was bombarded some 10 kilometres (six miles) east of central Tripoli. Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged NATO to take command of Libyan operations as quickly as possible, while mooting a UN-led AFP - A British submarine has launched a fresh salvo of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence systems in a coordinated strike with other coalition forces, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

Profits up 27.5% for B and Q owner (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:34 AM PDT

Kingfisher, the owner of the B&Q chain, says that annual net profits rose 27.5 percent to £491 million in 2010/11. The retailer, which also owns Castorama in France, said its profit after tax for the 12 months to January 29 compared with net income of 385 million pounds during the equivalent period in 2009/10.(AFP/PHILIPPE LOPEZ)AFP - Kingfisher, the owner of the B&Q chain, said on Thursday that annual net profits rose 27.5 percent to £491 million in 2010/11.

London pulls out most Yemen embassy staff (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:21 AM PDT

Yemeni demonstrators protest against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa last week. Britain says it is withdrawing all but a AFP - Britain says it is withdrawing all but a "small core" of staff from its embassy in Sanaa with violence expected in the Yemen capital over the next few days.

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