Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• British Columbia to repay C$1.6 billion to federal government (Reuters)
• Scots referendum row a boost for separatists: SNP (Reuters)
• BBC wins legal battle to interview terror suspect (AP)
• Mitt Romney attacks Obama as too cozy with Europe (AP)
• UK spy agency MI5 named as gay-friendly employer (AP)
• 5 men on trial in UK over anti-gay leaflets (AP)
• Scots leader: Scotland must run independence vote (AP)
• Gifts galore for William and Kate on overseas trip (AP)

British Columbia to repay C$1.6 billion to federal government (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST Reuters - British Columbia has agreed to repay the federal government over five years the C$1.6 billion ($1.57 billion) it received for harmonizing its provincial sales tax with a federal sales tax, the province announced on Wednesday.

Scots referendum row a boost for separatists: SNP (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST Reuters - The British government's bid to seize the initiative in a planned referendum on Scottish independence has backfired and boosted the separatist cause, a member of Scotland's ruling party said on Wednesday.

BBC wins legal battle to interview terror suspect (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST AP - Britain's Justice Department was wrong to ban the BBC from filming an interview with a terror suspect held for seven years without trial, judges ruled Wednesday.

Mitt Romney attacks Obama as too cozy with Europe (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:01 AM PST AP - Europeans awoke Wednesday to find themselves plunged into the middle of the U.S. presidential race after a Republican front-runner accused President Barack Obama of cozying up to Europe while ignoring basic American values.

UK spy agency MI5 named as gay-friendly employer (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 06:27 AM PST AP - Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 was named as one of the country's most gay-friendly employers Wednesday.

5 men on trial in UK over anti-gay leaflets (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:55 AM PST AP - Five men are on trial in Britain for allegedly distributing leaflets calling for gay people to be killed, charged under a new law that makes such actions a hate crime.

Scots leader: Scotland must run independence vote (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:33 AM PST AP - Scottish leader Alex Salmond clashed with the British government Wednesday by insisting that the people of Scotland should set the terms of a referendum on independence, not British politicians.

Gifts galore for William and Kate on overseas trip (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:27 AM PST AP - The new Duchess of Cambridge was showered with gifts — from head to toe — on her first overseas visit as a member of the royal family.

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