Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK retailers enjoy Christmas but face tough 2012 (AP)
• NC man to be sentenced on gun export charges (AP)
• UK to grant Scotland binding independence vote (AP)
• Ex-police officer arrested in UK bribery probe (AP)
• UK approves contentious new high-speed rail line (AP)
• UK unveils rare Roman helmet mistaken for bucket (Reuters)
• Egyptian fugitive causes stir at London lecture (AP)

UK retailers enjoy Christmas but face tough 2012 (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 03:13 PM PST AP - Mild weather and pre-Christmas discounting helped Britain's retailers survive the holiday season but customers are not likely to keep shopping at the same pace, figures released Tuesday show.

NC man to be sentenced on gun export charges (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 01:19 PM PST AP - A former U.S. Marine who smuggled dozens of pistols into the United Kingdom is scheduled to be sentenced in a federal court in Greenville, N.C.

UK to grant Scotland binding independence vote (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST AP - Breaking up is supposed to be hard to do — but Britain's government confirmed Tuesday it would happily offer Scotland the powers it needs to sever centuries-old ties to England.

Ex-police officer arrested in UK bribery probe (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 09:44 AM PST AP - A former British police officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into the bribery of police by U.K. tabloid journalists, the U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday.

UK approves contentious new high-speed rail line (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:39 AM PST AP - The British government Tuesday approved construction of a controversial high-speed rail link between the country's two biggest cities, despite opposition from many residents along the proposed route.

UK unveils rare Roman helmet mistaken for bucket (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:16 AM PST Reuters - A rare Roman cavalry helmet dating from Emperor Claudius' invasion of Britain nearly 2,000 years ago was unveiled on Tuesday after painstaking restoration lasting nearly a decade.

Egyptian fugitive causes stir at London lecture (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:45 AM PST AP - A former Egyptian finance minister sought on corruption charges has been able to escape an angry crowd at the London School of Economics with the help of the school's security team.

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