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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

A woman pushes a child on a toy bike from as she leaves a polling station in Inverurie, Scotland May 5, 2011. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - LONDON (Reuters) -British voters punished the Liberal Democrats for their role in a deficit-cutting government on Friday, deserting the party in local elections and almost certainly rejecting its efforts to reform the electoral system.

Separatists win in Scotland, Lib Dems sink in UK (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond arrives at the Scottish Parliamentary election count at the Exhibition and Conference Centre in Aberdeen Scotland in the early hours of Friday May 6, 2011. The SNP are expected to get an overall majority in the next Scottish Parliament. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - The Scottish National Party won a majority of seats in Scotland's parliament and promised Friday to hold a vote on independence, while the Liberal Democrats suffered an enormous defeat in Britain, losing more than 500 local seats.

Scottish pro-independence party wins majority (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Reuters - The Scottish National Party has won a majority in the Scottish parliament, results showed on Friday, paving the way for a referendum on Scotland's independence from Britain.

BP cedes Arctic project to Russia partner (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Energy giant BP has announced that an arbitration panel has given approval to its Arctic oil tie-up with Rosneft, subject to agreement from the Russian state-owned group. AFP - British energy giant BP said Friday it will cede the Arctic exploration part of its tie-up with Rosneft to its Russian unit under an arbitration ruling that may see it salvage the $16 billion deal.

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney engaged to girlfriend (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Nancy Shevell and Paul McCartney pose on arrival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in New York in this May 2, 2011 file photograph. McCartney is engaged to to his New York girlfriend of four years, Shevell, the former Beatle's spokesman told Reuters on May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT FASHION)AP - A publicist says Paul McCartney is engaged to his girlfriend of nearly four years.

BP to hand Rosneft deal to TNK-BP (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT

AP - BP took a big step toward solving a blocked Arctic exploration deal on Friday, when it said it was open to sign the contract with Russia's Rosneft through its unit TNK-BP — giving up on its earlier claim to participate directly.

RBS posts quarterly loss of £528 mln (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Chief Executive Officer of International Airlines Group, Willie Walsh, pictured at the London Stock Exchange January 24, announced a first quarter net profit on Friday.(AFP/File/BEN STANSALL)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Friday that its net loss more than doubled to £528 million (594 million euros, $866 million) in the first quarter as the state-rescued bank was hit by large bailout costs.

New airline IAG flies into profit (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Chief Executive Officer of International Airlines Group, Willie Walsh, pictured at the London Stock Exchange January 24, announced a first quarter net profit on Friday.(AFP/File/BEN STANSALL)AFP - International Airlines Group, recently formed from the merger of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, announced a first-quarter net profit on Friday of 33 million euros ($48 million).

London shares rise, boosted by US job creations (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:29 AM PDT

A man leaves a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branch in central London in February. The bank's shares rose on Friday after as investors reacted positively to its first quarter results.(AFP/File/Warren Allott)AFP - London shares rose on Friday, boosted by sharp gains on Wall Street after US employment figures showed the creation of more new jobs than expected last month.

Coalition strained after Lib Dems battered in polls (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Police officers walk out of a polling station at Elvetham Heath near Fleet, Hampshire. The Liberal Democrats, punished in local elections for their role in the coalition, look set to see their hopes of electoral reform crushed in the referendum.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The government is under strain after the Liberal Democrats said voters in Thursday's local elections had made them scapegoats for deep spending cuts introduced by the Conservative-led coalition.

Jaguar and Williams F1 set for UK-made hybrid car (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:49 AM PDT

The new Jaguar C-X75 hybrid AFP - Indian-owned automaker Jaguar has joined forces with Formula One racing group Williams to produce a British-made commercial model of their hybrid C-X75 supercar, the pair announced on Friday.

London bombings inquest clears UK agencies (AFP/File)

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT

A picture provided by London Metropolitan Police shows a CCTV image of London bombers Shahzad Tanweer (left), Germaine Lindsay (centre) and Mohammed Sidique Khan in June 2005. There is no evidence that the security services could have prevented the 2005 London bombings, a coroner has found while warning that changes were necessary to help prevent further such atrocities.(Metropolitan Police/File/Metropolitan Police)AFP/File - There is no evidence that the security services could have prevented the 2005 London bombings, a coroner found on Friday while warning that changes were necessary to help prevent further such atrocities.

Scottish National Party win historic majority (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:14 AM PDT

First Minister Alex Salmond has won a second term with a surge in support for his party in elections for the Scottish parliament, bringing Scotland closer to a vote on independence.(AFP/DEREK BLAIR)AFP - The Scottish National Party secured a historic majority in the Scottish parliament on Friday, bringing the country closer to a vote on independence.

William and Kate adopt baby penguin (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:03 AM PDT

Acorn the Humbolt penguin is seen in a picture provided by Chester Zoo. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have adopted the endangered penguin. But Acorn will not be not be moving in with the royal newlyweds any time soon -- he will instead remain at the zoo with 49 other Humbolt penguins.(Chester Zoo)AFP - Prince William and his new wife Catherine have adopted an endangered baby penguin called Acorn, Chester Zoo revealed on Friday.

Judge: No blame for UK agencies in London bombings (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 07:13 AM PDT

FILE -- The wreckage of a double-decker bus with its top blown off and damaged cars scattered on the road at Tavistock Square in central London in this July 7, 2005 file photo. A judge will deliver her findings Friday May 5, 2011, at the inquest for 52 people killed in the July 7, 2005 bombings on London's transit system, the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil. Judge Heather Hallett will almost certainly find that the commuters were unlawfully killed by four British Muslim men, inspired by Osama bin Laden, who blew themselves up on three subway trains and a double-decker bus during the morning rush hour.(AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)AP - Neither intelligence lapses nor a flawed emergency response contributed to the deaths of 52 people killed when suicide bombers struck London's transit system in 2005, a judge ruled Friday.

Scottish National Party wins historic majority (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 06:50 AM PDT

First Minister Alex Salmond has won a second term with a surge in support for his party in elections for the Scottish parliament, bringing Scotland closer to a vote on independence.(AFP/DEREK BLAIR)AFP - The Scottish National Party won a historic majority on Friday in elections for the Scottish parliament, bringing an independence referendum a step closer.

Pink Floyd star's son admits student demo violence (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 04:58 AM PDT

Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, leaves the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London in February. The Cambridge student has pleaded guilty to violent disorder during December's protests against student fees.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The adopted son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour on Friday pleaded guilty to violent disorder during December's protests against student fees.

British Airways/Iberia link reports first profit (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 04:08 AM PDT

AP - International Airline Group, which combines British Airways and Spain's Iberia, has reported a profit of euro33 million ($48 million) for the first three months of the year.

Prices of factory goods rise in April (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Vehicles on an assembly line at a car factory in Birmingham. The prices of goods leaving British factories rose by more than expected in April, official data shows, reigniting fears over high inflation.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The prices of goods leaving British factories rose by more than expected in April, official data showed on Friday, reigniting fears over high inflation.

7/7 victims unlawfully killed, inquest finds (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 02:44 AM PDT

The wreck of the Number 30 double-decker bus in London's Tavistock Square is seen on July 7 2005. There is no evidence that the security services could have prevented the 2005 London bombings, a coroner has found while warning that changes are necessary to help prevent further such atrocities.(AFP/File/Dylan Martinez)AFP - The 52 victims of the July 7, 2005, London bombings were unlawfully killed, a coroner said on Friday as she announced her verdicts following exhaustive inquests into the atrocity.

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