Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK to issue royal wedding stamps (Reuters)
• UK palace staff lift lid on wedding preparations (Reuters)
• British American Tobacco dropped from U.S. case (Reuters)
• British apologize for '76 killing of Catholic girl (AP)
• China rockets to second in science publications (AFP)
• British jets bomb tanks, ammunition bunkers in Libya (AFP)
• 'Substantial' bomb at Northern Ireland courthouse (AFP)
• Rule the waves: One used aircraft carrier for sale (Reuters)
• UK police brace for all royal wedding threats (AP)
• State-owned Northern Rock cuts nearly 700 jobs (AFP)
• UK police aim to prevent royal wedding riots (Reuters)
• France, UK urge Gaddafi supporters to drop him now (Reuters)
• Police to target troublemakers before royal wedding (AFP)
• 149 charged over London demo violence (AFP)
• Age of Equality: Who pays on the first date? (Reuters)
• Northern Rock bank to cut up to 680 more jobs (AFP)
• Royal wedding fever steps up with a month to go (AFP)
• Prince William dodges press, holds stag in private (AFP)
• AstraZeneca to pay $1.1B to solve US, UK tax issue (AP)
• AstraZeneca settles US tax dispute, raises earnings (AFP)

UK to issue royal wedding stamps (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's Royal Mail announced on Tuesday it planned to issue two official stamps to commemorate the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

UK palace staff lift lid on wedding preparations (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Staff at Buckingham Palace have lifted the lid on preparations for Prince William's wedding next month, giving an insight into what guests can expect and the amount of work needed to make it a success.

British American Tobacco dropped from U.S. case (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - British American Tobacco Plc has won its fight to be dropped from a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit in which cigarette companies were found to have conspired to lie about the dangers of tobacco.

British apologize for '76 killing of Catholic girl (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:04 PM PDT AP - The family of a 12-year-old Catholic girl fatally shot in the back by a British Army soldier 35 years ago received a face-to-face apology Monday from Britain's senior government official in Northern Ireland.

China rockets to second in science publications (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:10 PM PDT AFP - China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London.

British jets bomb tanks, ammunition bunkers in Libya (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PDT AFP - British jets bombed ammunition bunkers in southern Libya early Monday after weekend strikes took out a score of tanks and armoured vehicles near the towns of Ajdabiya and Misrata, officials said.

'Substantial' bomb at Northern Ireland courthouse (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT AFP - Police said Monday they had found a "substantial" bomb near a Northern Ireland courthouse which they believe was planted by dissident republicans opposed to the peace process.

Rule the waves: One used aircraft carrier for sale (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has put an aircraft carrier up for sale on an official used equipment website.

UK police brace for all royal wedding threats (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PDT AP - Scotland Yard is bracing for all types of security threats to the royal wedding — threats that range from terrorists and anarchists to anti-monarchists and other protesters.

State-owned Northern Rock cuts nearly 700 jobs (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:34 AM PDT AFP - British bank Northern Rock, nationalised three years ago to avert financial meltdown, said Monday that it will axe almost 700 jobs by the end of 2011 as it looks to return to the private sector.

UK police aim to prevent royal wedding riots (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - British police said on Monday they were considering tough measures to prevent disorder at next month's royal wedding amid fears anarchists will target the event following rioting at a weekend protest in London.

France, UK urge Gaddafi supporters to drop him now (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - France and Britain called on Monday for supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to drop him before it was "too late" and asked Libyans opposing him to join a political process to pave the way for his departure.

Police to target troublemakers before royal wedding (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:16 AM PDT AFP - Police said Monday they would seek out violent protesters seeking to target the royal wedding next month after clashes on a weekend march against budget cuts raised concerns.

149 charged over London demo violence (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:11 AM PDT AFP - Police said on Monday that 149 people have been charged over a violent weekend riot in central London that overshadowed a huge peaceful march against government austerity cuts.

Age of Equality: Who pays on the first date? (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:51 AM PDT Reuters - More than half of British women pay for themselves on a first date, even though men still want to pay, according to a survey on Monday.

Northern Rock bank to cut up to 680 more jobs (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT AFP - Northern Rock, the British bank nationalised three years ago to avert financial meltdown, said Monday that it planned to cut up to 680 jobs by the end of 2011.

Royal wedding fever steps up with a month to go (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:13 AM PDT AFP - With a month to go before Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, excitement about Britain's biggest royal wedding for 30 years is building as details emerge, although the dress remains a state secret.

Prince William dodges press, holds stag in private (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PDT AFP - Prince William has given the press the slip and has held his stag night in private, palace officials confirmed Monday.

AstraZeneca to pay $1.1B to solve US, UK tax issue (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:32 AM PDT AP - Anglo-Swedish drug marker AstraZeneca says it expects to pay $1.1 billion to resolve a long-standing U.S. and British tax issue over allocation of profits to various national units.

AstraZeneca settles US tax dispute, raises earnings (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:20 AM PDT AFP - Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Monday it had settled a tax dispute with US authorities by agreeing on a net payment of $1.1 billion (783 million euros).

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