Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK lawmakers defy gov't over Europe (AP)
• Govt: Few UK rioters were gang members (AP)
• New home sought for blind Great Dane and partner (AP)
• British Columbia sells $495 million in reopen (Reuters)
• Man denies Joss Stone robbery and murder plot (AP)
• James Murdoch to testify again to UK committee (AP)
• WikiLeaks says "blockade" threatens its existence (Reuters)
• James Murdoch recalled to UK parliament over hacking (Reuters)

UK lawmakers defy gov't over Europe (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:18 PM PDT AP - British lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly rejected a motion to hold a national referendum on leaving the European Union, but Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a bruising as several Conservative Party lawmakers rebelled against his orders and supported the bid.

Govt: Few UK rioters were gang members (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:35 PM PDT AP - After riots swept through Britain in August, some officials blamed the looting and violence on gangs. But official data released Monday said those who have been charged in the unrest in London and other cities were young and poor — but few were gang members.

New home sought for blind Great Dane and partner (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT AP - An animal shelter has been inundated with offers of help after it requested a home for a pair of Great Danes — one of which is blind, and totally dependent on the other.

British Columbia sells $495 million in reopen (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - The Canadian province of British Columbia on Monday sold C$500 million ($495 million) in a reopening of an existing issue, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.

Man denies Joss Stone robbery and murder plot (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:34 AM PDT AP - A man has denied plotting to kidnap and murder soul singer Joss Stone.

James Murdoch to testify again to UK committee (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:24 AM PDT AP - British lawmakers said Monday they will grill Rupert Murdoch's son James about newspaper phone hacking for a second time next month, as Murdoch's former right-hand man denied that he knew about the scale of the wrongdoing when he paid almost 250,000 pounds ($400,000) to a reporter convicted of illegal eavesdropping.

WikiLeaks says "blockade" threatens its existence (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - WikiLeaks will have to stop publishing secret cables and devote itself to fund-raising if it is unable to end a financial "blockade" by U.S. firms such as Visa and MasterCard by the end of the year, founder Julian Assange said on Monday.

James Murdoch recalled to UK parliament over hacking (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 06:31 AM PDT Reuters - James Murdoch, the clear heir apparent to his father's News Corp before a phone hacking scandal engulfed the company in July, is to return before the British parliament for further questioning in November.

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