Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Britain accuses Argentina of "colonialism" over Falklands (Reuters)
• Russian tycoon's London court battle doomed: lawyer (Reuters)
• British foreign secretary visits Brazil (AP)
• Royal crackdown on fascinators at Ascot racecourse (AP)
• UK wants no "interference" in megabourse ruling (Reuters)
• Monti, Cameron want EU to push for growth (Reuters)
• British police spent $54,000 checking the time (AP)
• Occupy London campers told to leave cathedral (Reuters)
• UK scraps torture inquiry while police probe Libya cases (Reuters)
• UK lawmaker proposes ban on keeping monkey pets (AP)
• Mayor: Ambitious new London airport gets support (AP)
• UK scraps inquiry into abuse of terrorism suspects (AP)
• Two UK soldiers arrested after Afghan child abuse report (Reuters)
• Thousand-ship flotilla to mark UK queen's jubilee (Reuters)
• Report: UK soldiers allegedly abused Afghan youths (AP)
• UK unemployment rate hits 17-year high of 8.4 pct (AP)

Britain accuses Argentina of "colonialism" over Falklands (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:42 PM PST Reuters - Britain accused Argentina of "colonialism" in its claim to the Falkland Islands on Wednesday, as the 30th anniversary of their conflict over the British-ruled territory approaches.

Russian tycoon's London court battle doomed: lawyer (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 02:59 PM PST Reuters - Boris Berezovksy's $6 billion lawsuit against rival Russian tycoon is doomed to fail because key witnesses are dead and no written records exist of crucial agreements at the heart of the case, London's Commercial Court was told on Wednesday.

British foreign secretary visits Brazil (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST AP - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague praised Brazil's growing economic and political power as he opened two days of talks with the country's leaders, and also assured that British policy on the Falkland Islands will not change despite pressure from Argentina.

Royal crackdown on fascinators at Ascot racecourse (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST AP - They're good enough for the former Kate Middleton, but apparently not good enough for her husband's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

UK wants no "interference" in megabourse ruling (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:20 AM PST Reuters - Britain urged European Union competition officials on Wednesday to reject "political interference" and "vested interests" when ruling on plans to create the world's biggest exchange operator.

Monti, Cameron want EU to push for growth (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:07 AM PST Reuters - Italy and Britain called on the European Union on Wednesday to promote steps to boost economic growth and not focus solely on austerity to bring down the debt levels that have thrown the single currency into crisis.

British police spent $54,000 checking the time (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:55 AM PST AP - For Britain's biggest police force, time really is money.

Occupy London campers told to leave cathedral (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:57 AM PST Reuters - A British court ruled on Wednesday that a protest camp denouncing economic inequality should be removed from its site outside London's landmark St Paul's cathedral.

UK scraps torture inquiry while police probe Libya cases (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:37 AM PST Reuters - Britain scrapped an inquiry into whether its security services knew about the torture of terrorism suspects overseas, because police have launched a separate investigation into whether London illegally sent detainees to Muammar Gaddafi's Libya.

UK lawmaker proposes ban on keeping monkey pets (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST AP - Monkeys can't address Parliament. But on Wednesday one British lawmaker did so on their behalf.

Mayor: Ambitious new London airport gets support (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:25 AM PST AP - Support is growing for constructing a brand-new London airport in the Thames Estuary region of southeast England, the capital's mayor said Wednesday.

UK scraps inquiry into abuse of terrorism suspects (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:24 AM PST AP - Britain's government-commissioned inquiry into the possible abuse of terrorism suspects during the so-called "war on terror" was scrapped Wednesday, days after police announced a new investigation into the country's spy agencies.

Two UK soldiers arrested after Afghan child abuse report (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST Reuters - Two British soldiers have been arrested for "inappropriate behavior" in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday after a newspaper report of child abuse.

Thousand-ship flotilla to mark UK queen's jubilee (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:55 AM PST Reuters - A seven-mile flotilla of 1,000 ships will sail down the River Thames in one of the biggest and most spectacular events ever seen in London to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne, organizers said on Wednesday.

Report: UK soldiers allegedly abused Afghan youths (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:54 AM PST AP - British authorities said Wednesday that they are investigating allegations of inappropriate behavior by two soldiers in Afghanistan after reports surfaced about possible abuse of children there.

UK unemployment rate hits 17-year high of 8.4 pct (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:05 AM PST AP - Britain's unemployment rate spiked to 8.4 percent in November, its highest level since 1995, official figures showed Wednesday.

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