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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Former MP admits fiddling expenses (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:58 PM PDT

Former labour MP Elliot Morley leaves Southwark Crown Court in central London. Morley faces jail after admitting on Thursday he fraudulently claimed over £30,000 in expenses, the latest development in the country's ongoing parliamentary allowances scandal.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - A former minister faces jail after admitting on Thursday he fraudulently claimed over £30,000 in expenses, the latest development in the country's ongoing parliamentary allowances scandal.

NJ killer of British tourist gets 21 1/2 years (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

AP - Just before being sentenced to prison for 21 1/2 years, a tearful Robert Davies apologized Thursday for fatally stabbing a vacationing British tourist outside a Jersey shore bar, then said he's glad he didn't end up dead like his victim.

British queen unveils plan for symbolic Irish trip (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds on to her hat in high winds during a visit to RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales, where her grandson Prince William, is stationed as a search and rescue helicopter pilot Friday April 1, 2011. The Queen, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, unseen, toured the airbase meeting staff and families, watched a fly past and was given a guided tour of a Sea King search and rescue helicopter by Prince William. (AP Photo/Christopher Furlong, Pool)AP - Queen Elizabeth II will visit Dublin's famed Guinness brewery and the scene of the original Bloody Sunday massacre during a long-awaited May visit to Ireland designed to demonstrate modern-day reconciliation between Britain and its rebellious former possession.

Queen Elizabeth to visit Ireland May 17-20 (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II , seen here on April 1, will visit Ireland on May 17-20 in the first state visit by a British monarch since the republic gained independence in 1922, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Christopher Furlong)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ireland on May 17-20 in the first state visit by a British monarch since the republic gained independence in 1922, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

Prince Charles to visit Washington in May (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Prince Charles, seen hre on April 6, will make an official visit to the United States next month, just days after his son Prince William's wedding, where he will meet US President Barack Obama, his spokesman said Thursday.(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)AFP - Prince Charles will make an official visit to the United States next month, just days after his son Prince William's wedding, where he will meet US President Barack Obama, his spokesman said Thursday.

Royal bride Middleton is no Diana, experts say (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton smile as they attend a Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's (RNLI) new Atlantic 85 Lifeboat, the Reuters - Few men would feel comfortable hearing their future wife compared to their mother. But that is what Prince William would face week in, week out, had he the time and inclination to wade through the royal press cuttings.

Early start for guests at Prince William's wedding (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:47 AM PDT

Buckingham Palace officials outlined Thursday how the April 29 wedding between Prince William(L) and Kate Middleton, seen here in February 2011, would proceed, revealing that most of the 1,900 guests have been asked to arrive two and a half hours before the bride.(AFP/POOL/Andrew Milligan)AFP - Kate Middleton has been waiting almost a decade to marry Prince William, so asking the couple's guests to arrive two and a half hours before the wedding ceremony should not be too much to ask.

Mark your calendars: UK royal wedding schedule (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:43 AM PDT

AP - Royal officials released an estimated schedule Thursday for the April 29 royal wedding of Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton at London's Westminster Abbey.

Ex-UK minister pleads guilty over expenses charges (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:09 AM PDT

AP - An ex-government minister has pleaded guilty over the largest bogus claim exposed in Britain's lawmaker expense check scandal.

Prince Charles to visit US in May (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 08:58 AM PDT

This is a undated handout image released by Britain's Royal Mail of stamps of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Britain's Royal Mail is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding with a new set of stamps that feature their official engagement portraits. Two pictures of the couple taken by fashion and celebrity photographer Mario Testino will be printed on the set of commemorative stamps. (AP Photo/Royal Mail) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE NO SALES THIS IMAGE CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH STORIES ABOUT THE ROYAL WEDDING STAMPSAP - Prince Charles' office says he will be travel to the U.S. in May for a brief visit that will include a trip to the White House.

Kenyans seek compensation over British 'torture' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:29 AM PDT

Kenyan nationals Ndiku Mutua, (L) Jane Muthoni Mara (C) and Wambugu wa Nyingi (R) pose for photographs in central London, on April 6. The three together with compatriot Paulo Nzili say they were tortured during the British army's suppression of the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s and 1960s and have begun legal proceedings to secure compensation.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Four elderly Kenyans who say they were tortured during the British army's suppression of the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s and 1960s on Thursday began legal proceedings to secure compensation.

Bank of England holds interest rate at record-low (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

The Bank of England has voted to keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent as the ECB is set to hike eurozone borrowing costs for the first time in two years.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England voted to keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent on Thursday, in contrast to the ECB which hiked eurozone borrowing costs for the first time in nearly three years.

UK watchdog warns press away from Middleton family (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's media watchdog said on Thursday it has warned the country's press not to harass the family of Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton.

Kate Middleton's family complain of media harassment (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:38 AM PDT

Pippa Middleton, Kate Middleton's sister, arrives for the wedding of Lady Katie Percy, in Alnwick, north-east England on February 26. The Middleton family have complained about media harassment, palace officials said, after photos of the royal bride's mother and sister shopping were published in the newspapers.(AFP/File/PAUL ELLIS)AFP - Kate Middleton's family have complained about media harassment, palace officials said Thursday, after photos of the royal bride's mother and sister shopping were published in the newspapers.

Church of England prayer for royal couple (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday March 8, 2011 file photo Britain's Prince William and his fiance Kate Middleton leave City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. British divorce lawyers have words of warning for Prince William: Not all fairy tales have happy endings. The prince is set to wed his longtime love Kate Middleton on April 29, but if history is any guide, divorce lawyers say the heir to the British throne would be well advised to sign a prenuptial agreement. Britain's royal family has been plagued by a string of failed marriages. Three of Queen Elizabeth II's four children have been divorced, and William's uncle on his mother's side, Charles Spencer, has two ex-wives. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - The Church of England has published a prayer in advance of the royal wedding asking God's help for Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton to be faithful.

Teachers strike over unruly behaviour (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:36 AM PDT

Photo illustration. Teachers at a secondary school in Lancashire went on strike on Thursday in protest over pupils' bad behaviour and a perceived lack of support from managers.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - Teachers at a secondary school in Lancashire went on strike on Thursday in protest over pupils' bad behaviour and a perceived lack of support from managers.

Royal wedding snapshots: Bullies, Harry and a split up (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Following is a selection of stories related to the forthcoming April 29th royal wedding of Britain's Prince William that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.

Bank of England keeps rate at record-low 0.50% (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:14 AM PDT

The Bank of England has voted to keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent as the ECB is set to hike eurozone borrowing costs for the first time in two years.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England voted to keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent on Thursday just as the ECB hiked eurozone borrowing costs for the first time in nearly three years.

Let us pray...that William and Kate stay faithful (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:13 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton (L) pose for a photograph in St. James's Palace, central London in a November 16, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/filesReuters - The Church of England issued a special prayer on Thursday ahead of the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, asking worshippers to call on God to give them the strength to be faithful to each other.

British royals go digital for wedding (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:13 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William is pictured at the controls of a Sea King helicopter during a training exercise at Holyhead Mountain, having flown from RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on March 31. William faces his sternest test yet as his wedding is played out across a challenging new medium of online communication.(AFP/File/JOHN STILLWELL)AFP - The man not yet king of England is facing his sternest test yet. Public expectations are high. The event is to be played out across a challenging new medium of communication, and the family turns to professionals for help.

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