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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Most British women don't envy Kate Middleton-poll (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT

Kate Middleton, fiancee of Britain's Prince William, reacts to the crowd during a visit Witton Country Park in Darwen, northern England April 11, 2011. REUTERS/Alastair Grant/PoolReuters - She may be pretty, wealthy and about to marry a prince, but an overwhelming majority of British women do not envy Kate Middleton, a survey showed on Wednesday.

'Doctor Who' star Elisabeth Sladen dies at 63 (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT

AP - Elisabeth Sladen, a star sidekick of the "Doctor Who" series and a popular children's show actress, has died of cancer Tuesday, the BBC said. She was 63.

Police: Parcel bombs sent to Celtic manager (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:59 PM PDT

AP - Police say that parcel bombs have been sent three times over the past several weeks to the manager of the Celtic soccer team and two of its high-profile fans.

Celtic football manager targetted by parcel bomb (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Celtic football club manager Neil Lennon, pictured in 2007, and two other well-known fans have been targeted by AFP - Celtic Football Club manager Neil Lennon and two other well-known fans have been targeted by "viable" parcel bombs designed to "kill or maim", Scottish police said Tuesday.

El Al bomb plotter could be released early (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:37 PM PDT

AP - An Arab terrorist jailed for duping his pregnant fiance into trying to sneak a bomb aboard an Israeli jumbo jet could be released early following a British court's ruling Tuesday.

UK to send military advisers to Libyan rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain said on Tuesday it would send military officers to advise Libyan rebels, worrying critics who fear the country is being dragged into a civil war.

RBS shareholders approve CEO pay deal (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Chief Executive Officer of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Stephen Hester (C) arrives to attend the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2010. RBS shareholders backed a huge pay package for Hester Tuesday, thanks to support from the body which manages the taxpayers' 83-percent stake in the lender.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders backed a huge pay package for chief executive Stephen Hester Tuesday, thanks to support from the body which manages the taxpayers' 83-percent stake in the lender.

Officials: Terrorist Threat Possible at Royal Wedding (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Time.com - British security officials announced are concerned that a well-known group of Irish terrorists may target Britons at the Royal Wedding on April 29

Security teams gear up for UK royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT

AP - British police have rejected a request by a small band of radical Islamists to stage a protest outside Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding venue on April 29, Scotland Yard said Tuesday.

London shares recover some lost ground (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:12 AM PDT

A model wears a Burberry creation in their Autumn/Winter 2011 collection show during London Fashion Week in February. Burberry, shares surged 6% to 1,215 pence after the luxury goods maker unveiled a 30% jump in sales for the six months to March.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - London shares closed modestly higher on Tuesday amid bargain hunting, recovering some of the ground lost in Monday's sharp fall.

Royal wedding to be streamed on YouTube (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip attend a Eucharist service at Westminster Abbey, in central London in November 2010. Palace officials have said they will stream the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton live on YouTube, the first such coverage of a royal event.(AFP/POOL/File/Dan Kitwood)AFP - Palace officials have said they will stream the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton live on YouTube, the first such coverage of a royal event.

M1 fire believed to be arson (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:41 AM PDT

The fire which led to the closure of the M1 is being treated as suspected arson, authorities investigating the incident confirmed, as engineers raced to reopen all lanes before the Easter break.(AFP/File)AFP - The fire which led to the closure of the M1 is being treated as suspected arson, authorities investigating the incident said, as engineers raced to reopen all lanes before the Easter break.

Tesco profits jump to £2.65 bn despite UK downturn (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Supermarket chain Tesco said Tuesday that its annual net profit climbed 14 percent to £2.65 as the group grew global sales.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has posted a 14-percent rise in annual net profits to £2.65 billion (3.0 billion euros, $4.3 billion) after strong sales abroad offset weakness at home.

Two-thirds of universities want highest fees: poll (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:35 AM PDT

General view of the Cambridge University campus in 2008. At least two-thirds of English universities want to charge maximum tuition fees of £9,000 a year, a survey has revealed, despite government claims the new top level would rarely be applied.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - At least two-thirds of English universities want to charge maximum tuition fees of £9,000 a year, a survey has revealed, despite government claims the new top level would rarely be applied.

N.Ireland police 'targeted by booby-trap bomb' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Police officers are pictured at the scene of the bomb that killed a Northern Ireland Police Officer in Omagh, County Tyrone, on April 2. Police said they were lured to a booby-trap bomb by a bogus emergency call-out in Northern Ireland, the latest in a series of security alerts in the British province.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Police officers were lured to a booby-trap bomb by a bogus emergency call-out in Northern Ireland, the latest in a series of security alerts in the British province, police said.

Muslim group plans royal wedding protest (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Police officers carry out security checks on the media stand outside the Queen Elizabeth 2 Centre in central London, on April 19. A group called Muslims Against Crusades has applied for permission to protest outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the royal wedding, police said.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A group called Muslims Against Crusades has applied for permission to protest outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the royal wedding, police said.

Britain to send military advisers to Libyan rebels (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Libyan rebel fighters ride at the back of a pickup truck as re-enforcement's are deployed along the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Europe is ready to send an armed force to Libya to ensure delivery of humanitarian aid and Britain said Tuesday it will dispatch senior military officers to advise the opposition — signs that Western nations are inching closer to having troops on Libyan soil. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Britain is sending up to 20 military advisers to help Libya's ragtag rebel force break a military stalemate with Moammar Gadhafi's army, even as NATO acknowledges that airstrikes alone cannot stop the daily shelling of the besieged opposition-held city of Misrata.

Muslim radicals plan royal wedding demo (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:08 AM PDT

Metropolitan police officers carry out security checks on drains and lamp posts along the Mall ahead of the Royal wedding in London April 14, 2011. Picture taken April 14, 2011. REUTERS/Anthony Devlin/POOL (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)Reuters - London police said on Tuesday they had banned a radical Muslim group from holding a protest outside the church where Britain's Prince William will marry Kate Middleton next week.

UK royal wedding to be live streamed on YouTube (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 07:47 AM PDT

The Union Flags are hung along Regent Street in London in celebration of the forthcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton Tuesday, April 19, 2011.(AP Photo/PA, Carl Court) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVEAP - Palace officials will offer live streaming of the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on the royal channel on YouTube.

Royal Wedding to be streamed live on internet (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 06:05 AM PDT

Reuters - The wedding of Britain's Prince William to university sweetheart Kate Middleton will be streamed live on the internet via an official royal channel -- the first time a British royal wedding will be covered in this way.

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