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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Top UK academics form new university (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2009 file photo, British biologist and author Professor Richard Dawkins is seen in London. A group of prominent British academics said Sunday, June 5, 2011, they are starting a private university in London to rival the country's elite institutions in Oxford and Cambridge. The New College of the Humanities will be led by AC Grayling, a renowned philosophy professor, and the faculty will include Dawkins. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, file)AP - A group of prominent British academics said Sunday they are starting a private liberal arts university in London to rival the country's elite institutions in Oxford and Cambridge.

NATO hits Tripoli as Gates says Kadhafi's time is up (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Head of Libya's Transitional National Council (TNC) Mustafa Abdel Jalil gives a press conference in the Libyan rebel stronghold city of Benghazi. NATO pounded Tripoli on Sunday hours after Britain's top diplomat met rebel chiefs in Libya and Russia voiced concerns the alliance's military operation is sliding towards a land campaign.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - NATO warplanes pounded Tripoli on Sunday and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said it was only a matter of time before aides to embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi abandon him.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan named (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:16 AM PDT

British soldier Michael Pike from Scotland was killed by insurgent fire in Afghanistan. The Highland soldier died doing a a job he loved, his family said as rich tributes poured in for Pike.(AFP/HO)AFP - A Highland soldier killed by insurgent fire in Afghanistan, died doing a a job he loved, his family said on Sunday.

Royals shine at Derby though queen's horse loses (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:01 AM PDT

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, left, and Prince Harry wait for the start of the Derby during the Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Epsom, England, Saturday, June 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Britain's royal family is doing better on the fashion front than in their sporting endeavors.

Academics to launch new private university: report (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Photo illustration. Leading British academics are to launch a private university aimed at rivaling Oxford and Cambridge that will charge tuition fees of £18,000 ($30,000) a year, a report said Sunday.(AFP/Illustration/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)AFP - Leading academics are to launch a private university aimed at rivaling Oxford and Cambridge that will charge tuition fees of £18,000 ($30,000) a year, a report said Sunday.

British elderly care-home crisis raises fears (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:36 PM PDT

File photo shows birds and geese following an elderly man through St James's Park in London. Southern Cross has caused shockwaves after deciding to cut rental payments to landlords by a third for the next four months as it struggles to meet a £230 million (262 million euros, $378 million) annual rent bill on its 750 elderly care homes.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The financial problems of Britain's biggest retirement home operator have left 31,000 residents fearing for their future and ignited a debate about relying on the private sector for public services.

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