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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:08 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:08 -0400 30 At least 40 Taliban fighters were killed in a US airstrike in east-central Afghan provice of Ghazni while a British soldier died in a clash with the extremists in the south, officials said Friday. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386347 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:04:14 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386347 It's like teaching ducks to take to water, but an Indian chef is intent on teaching the British how to cook fish. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386333 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:03:30 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386333 Newport (Britain), July 25 (Xinhua) The British cycling team is targeting six Olympic medals at the forthcoming Beijing Games. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386296 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:02:08 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386296 The UK and Ireland have agreed to restore passport checks on their borders for the first time since the 1920s. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386187 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:28 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386187 Indian tourists in Britain who often face smirks at eateries when they ask for tap water will now have the last laugh. A pollster now says more Britons are favouring it to the bottled stuff. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386176 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:09 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386176 London, July 25 : Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has hailed Rio Ferdinand as the best defender in Europe. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386244 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:55 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386244 London. July 25 : Worms not only use pheromones to send mating signals to each other, but as it turns out, they use it the complex chemical code as a cur for hibernation as well. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386243 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:50 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386243 London, July 25 : England opener Alastair Cook has said that the whole team and not one individual player has to take the blame for the Leeds Test defeat against South Africa. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386241 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:40 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386241 London, July 25 : Portuguese and Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly told one of his closest pals that he wants to join the Spanish football club Real Madrid. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386239 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:28 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386239 London, July 25 : Over a third of the people would run out of money in less than a fortnight if they were unable to work, according to a new research. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386237 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:21 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386237 London, July 25 : Middle-aged men are happier than women in their age group, according to a new study. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386232 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:55 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386232 London, July 25 : Elisabeth Fritzl, the Austrian woman who was held as a captive by her father for 24 years, has chucked her own mother out of their new home, it has emerged. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386227 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:34 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386227 London, July 25 : One of Tibet's most famous poets has been waiting for over a thousand days to get a passport from the Chinese Government. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386209 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:35 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386209 London, July 25 : British and American commanders in war-ravaged Afghanistan have interestingly claimed that the Taliban and its factions could be using NATO troops and weaponry to eliminate rivals. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386198 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:54 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386198 London, July 25 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has lost the "must-win" Glasgow East by-election. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386189 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:34 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386189 London, July 25 : French soccer star Thierry Henry has told his ex-wife Claire to lay off his fortune. http://www.britainnews.net/story/386186 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:28 -0400 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/386186 Wales was on a shopping trip when he was pulled over by council officials carrying out vehicle safety checks. The 58-year-old was handed a £30 on-the-spot fine under new anti-smoking laws that ban l... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428846&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:22 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428846&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A British Army dog handler has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, died on Thursday after coming under fire while on ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426621&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:33:29 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426621&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Oil prices rose slightly on Friday at the end of a week of sharp falls as concerns eased over tight supplies and strong demand for energy, traders said. Brent North Sea crude for September delivery cl... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426080&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:31:29 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426080&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Britain's economy came closer to a recession on Friday after official data showed it had slowed further during the second quarter as the construction and manufacturing industries weakened. Gross domes... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426053&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:31:13 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426053&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Today's economic snapshot showed UK Plc growing, albeit weakly, and nowhere near the two successive quarters of negative growth which define a recession. http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428845&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:41 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428845&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON - Agence France-Presse Voters in one of the most deprived parts of Britain went to the polls in a by-election yesterday, potentially holding the fate of their fellow Scot, Prime Minister Gordon... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426545&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:15:25 -0400 Turkish Press http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426545&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 (AP Photo/David Cheskin/PA Wire)Scottish National Party, SNP, candidate John Mason celebrates his win at the Tollcross Park Leisure Center, in Glasgow after polls closed in the Glasgow East, Scotland ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426627&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:15:00 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426627&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON (MarketWatch) -- A drop in construction output led by a large fall in new housing construction contributed to a deceleration in British economic growth in the second quarter, the Office for Nat... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426514&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:25 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426514&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man underwent emergency treatment in hospital after being shot in north Belfast.The victim sustained a number of wounds to his leg during the incident in the Jamaica Court area.Three masked men ente... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425694&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:15 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425694&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Josep Guardiola has refused to be drawn on speculation linking Barcelona with Barclays Premier League stars Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor. Reports claim the Nou Camp boss is interested in bo... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426076&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:25 -0400 ESPN http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426076&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The firm, which supplies five million households and businesses mainly in the south of the UK, is putting up electricity prices 17% and gas up 22%. The increases will mean typical customers on a dual... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428849&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:29 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428849&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Britain's economy grew 0.2 percent in the second quarter compared with the first three months of 2008 -- the slowest pace for more than three years, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic prod... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426054&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:31:08 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426054&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Kabul - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in a US airstrike in east-central Afghanistan while a British soldier died in a clash with Taliban fighters in the south, officials said Friday. As many ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425298&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:48:04 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425298&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 CASE CLOSED - BUT NOT OVER: International Automobile Federation president Max Mosley (centre) leaves the High Court in central London after winning a privacy case against a British newspaper. Image: A... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426619&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:37:02 -0400 Motoring http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426619&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Old Bailey Judge Christopher Moss, QC, said it was miraculous the victim did not suffer a more serious injury. Key fob guns are made in Bulgaria to fire miniature flares, but British police forces ha... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428844&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:39 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428844&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 "Any other substitute for this solution would be a horrifying solution and would increase tensions and conflicts." Speaking in Arabic, Wilks said Britain wants a "just" settlement for the Middle East ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426626&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:42:40 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426626&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The inquiry into the 1993 murder of an elderly farming couple has been scaled down as police say all lines of enquiry have been exhausted. Harry and Megan Tooze in Llanharry, near Bridgend were kille... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428213&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:34 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428213&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 US presidential hopeful Barack Obama is heading to the UK after jubilant scenes during his visit to the German capital Berlin. A huge crowd gathered in the city to welcome the man they believe is th... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426074&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:31:34 -0400 ITN http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426074&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON: Britain's biggest Internet providers have signed an agreement with the country's recording industry to clamp down on illegal downloading, in a move announced by the government yesterday. http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427925&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:42:37 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427925&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The Newcastle striker withdrew from Fabio Capello's squad for the end-of-season games with what was initially thought to be a virus picked up from a vaccination he was given to travel with England t... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426374&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:21 -0400 ESPN http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426374&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Fabio Capello plans to continue as England coach until the end of his contract in 2012, the English FA said on Friday after a newspaper quoted the Italian as saying he p... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425851&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:17 -0400 ESPN http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425851&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 But councillors voted last week to close the Denbigh-based centre after hearing the home had been affected by competition from other autism centres and only two of six available places had been taken.... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428212&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:33 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428212&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man has died after he was hit by a Royal Mail van on one of Cardiff's busiest roads. The 58-year-old man, from Newport, was killed on the A4232 between Culverhouse Cross and the M4 at about 0400 BS... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428211&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:32 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428211&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Police in the North are appealing for information from the public following a serious sexual assault on a woman in Belfast city centre this morning. The alleged incident happened at around 4.30am in t... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425693&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:16 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425693&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 World champion boxer Joe Calzaghe is facing a High Court action from his former promoter Frank Warren after the pair parted company in June. The claim was lodged via Warren's company Sports Network t... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428210&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:31 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428210&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Calls for an inquiry have been made after a woman died from a heart attack while waiting for an ambulance. The Welsh Ambulance Service admitted there was no crew available in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwyn... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428209&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:29 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428209&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Two people have been taken to hospital after their car struck a new automated barrier system in Swansea city centre. The bollards, introduced earlier this week, stop vehicles entering at busy times. ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428208&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:27 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16428208&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's music and film industries launched a fight back against online piracy on Thursday, persuading the six biggest Internet providers to send warning letter... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426044&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:52:45 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426044&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A Qantas flight from London made an emergency landing in the Philippines today after plunging 20,000ft, it was reported today.On landing airport authorities discovered a big hole in the Boeing 747-400... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426079&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:15 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426079&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 PASSENGERS on a packed jumbo jet flight from London spoke today of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia. http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427063&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:33:31 -0400 The Scotsman http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427063&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The 28-year-old midfielder, who was awarded the MBE last year, is being given the honorary fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University to mark his contribution to sport. http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427065&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:33:26 -0400 The Scotsman http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427065&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Airways is providing top tips to travellers on how to combat the effects of long haul travel. This is in conjunction with the upcoming Beijing Olympics as British Airways, the official carrier... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425403&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:32:11 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425403&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Priceless Upgrade offer, all MasterCard customers flying from Australia1 to Bangkok, Singapore and London with British Airways will be able to upgrade one leg of their trip when purchasing their ticke... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425415&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:32:09 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425415&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Honda's Open Study Model sports concept, debuts aplenty from the likes of Alfa Romeo Drive-Like-a-Million-Bucks , Lotus, SEAT, Ford, Cadillac and Vauxhall, a swag of supercars and not surprisingly a f... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426625&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:32:23 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426625&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 MTV is staking its brand on one less known in America: Russell Brand.The British actor and comedian will host this year's Video Music Awards, set to air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Ang... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425784&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:38:03 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425784&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Energy groups warned on 'social tariff' claims By Rebecca Bream, Utilities Correspondent Published: July 25 2008 03:18 | Last updated: July 25 2008 03:18 http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427317&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:33 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427317&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Ministers sought to head off the chorus of criticism over their proposed eco-towns by putting forward new standards that would ensure high levels of green space, affordable housing and transport links... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427318&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:32 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427318&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The barriers to creating a long-term solution to online piracy became apparent on Thursday even as the entertainment industry and the UK's six largest broadband providers agreed for the first time to ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427316&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:35 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16427316&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The man who came to be dubbed Mr Canoe isn't the first to fake a suicide in the hope of leaving his troubles behind him; former Labour Cabinet minister John Stonehouse's staged drowning in Miami made ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429293&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:04 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429293&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A decision on whether people across Greater Manchester will get to vote on plans for a congestion charge is expected to be made later. The leaders of all 10 authorities in the region are discussing... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429295&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:02 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429295&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Amir Khan believes Britain's boxers can win eight medals at the Beijing Olympics. Britain will have eight fighters in China, its highest number fielded since Barcelona in 1992, and Khan believes that... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426623&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:30:08 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426623&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 There is harsh criticism in the press of the High Court judge who ruled the News of the World breached motor racing boss Max Mosley's privacy. Its sister paper, the Sun, talks of a devastating blow a... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426301&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:03 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426301&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 More forums Australia's Greg Norman during the British Seniors Open golf tournament at Royal Troon Golf Club, Scotland, Thursday July 24, 2008. Greg Norman sets out in near perfect sunny, windless ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426624&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:38:44 -0400 Gadsden Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426624&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The Probation Board has announced its new director will be Brian McCaughey. Director of probation is a new post created after an independent review into the board's management structure. Mr McCaughe... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429294&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:00 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429294&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Britain's six biggest Internet service providers have agreed to work with the government and music industry to clamp down on illegal downloading, a music industry association said Thursday.BT, Virgin ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425875&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:37:11 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425875&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The wraps are being taken off plans to turn a centuries-old village with a population of less than 100 into the ultimate example of eco-living. Some of the UK's most high-profile modern architects su... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429296&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:18:57 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16429296&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 GLASGOW — Britain's ruling Labour Party lost an election for a parliamentary seat in a traditional Labour stronghold, in a serious setback for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, results showed on Frida... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426622&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:18:03 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426622&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON: Goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who played a record 125 times for England, said on Wednesday he would be the first to congratulate David Beckham if he beat his record - but would be surprised if he ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426376&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:16:40 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16426376&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 of the Scottish National Party (SNP) defeated Labour's Margaret Curran by a margin of 11,277 votes to 10,912 votes, reversing a Labour majority of more than 13,000 votes. Earlier in the day, La... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422221&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:13:44 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422221&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Updates from Scottish & Southern Electricity and BG Group as well as further economic jitters contributed to a decline in U.K. stocks on Thursday, in line with what's been a week-long retreat in... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422228&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:12:08 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422228&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 By Edmund Conway and Angela Monaghan Britain is consigned to three years of 'anaemic' economic growth, one of the country's leading forecasters has warned after retail sales plunged at the fastest rat... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421957&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:43:54 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421957&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The first I knew about it was a phone call. My girlfriend admonished me for succumbing to the temptations of Facebook, a website whose poisoned fruits I had previously said I found unappealing. I stoo... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425081&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:48 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425081&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Campaigners trying to stop some of the UK's largest restaurant chains using customers' tips to top up staff pay took their message to the streets yesterday. Activists from the trade union Unite ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425077&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:34 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425077&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Scottish backyard as the once rock-solid seat of Glasgow East fell to the nationalists, reigniting speculation over his leadership.Mr Brown will on Friday face a shell-shocked party high command to tr... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422906&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:01 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422906&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Energy could finally be sold as soon as next week with executives from the French power giant EDF keen to tie up their takeover before the holiday season begins. EDF executives have step... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422285&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:38:13 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422285&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 CAMPAIGNERS yesterday called for a change in the law to allow patients to ask for help to end their lives, after a Scottish GP was suspended for prescribing sleeping pills to an elderly woman so she c... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16423140&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:09:07 -0400 The Scotsman http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16423140&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The battle for British Energy is approaching its denouement, with EDF edging towards an offer, possibly in conjunction with Centrica as a minority partner, at a price acceptable to the company and the... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422110&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:38:16 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422110&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 BBC trustees claim expenses for Sky subsidy By Ben Fenton, Chief Media CorrespondentPublished: July 25 2008 02:28 | Last updated: July 25 2008 02:28 http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422909&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:54 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422909&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The threat to the UK economy will lead to one of the most difficult years that the Financial Services Authority has faced, warned Hector Sants at his first annual meeting of the industry watchdog as c... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422910&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:52 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422910&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 It was, in the Prime Minister's words, "one of the greatest public demonstrations of faith that this country has ever seen". And certainly, it was a rare sight: almost 670 bishops – a sea of pur... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425083&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:41 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425083&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Spokesman of the British government John Wilkes urged Israel to change its policy on settlement building in Palestinian territories, official news agency Petra reported Thursday. The major obstacle fa... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422002&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:47:04 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422002&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Dwain Chambers, who lost a high court appeal against his Olympic ban last week, has wasted no time looking for alternative employment and has announced he will coach some of England's top rugby player... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421457&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:41 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421457&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Gordon Brown suffered a devastating blow early today as Labour crashed to defeat in the Glasgow East by-election. The former Labour stronghold – previously the party's 25th safest seat in... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422225&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:55 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422225&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 FRENCH energy giant EDF is on the verge of agreeing a multi-billion-pound deal to take over East Kilbride-based nuclear power operator British Energy. An agreed takeover bid, likely to top Ã?£12 b... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421883&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:43:45 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421883&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Plans to give greater powers to local authorities to determine whether lap-dancing clubs should be opened in their areas have been unveiled. Theresa May, shadow minister for women, has announced... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425075&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:27 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425075&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The big figures from - but no longer in - Scottish politics sit, usually in London, watching the coming clash of civilisations in Glasgow East. This is overstated, but only somewhat: Labour's desperat... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422907&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:57 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422907&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Gordon Brown will today reject demands by trade unions to relax laws curbing strikes and to bring in higher taxes for people earning more than £100,000 a year. With the Chancellor Alistair... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425079&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:25 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16425079&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Britain's cycling team aims for six Olympic medals at the forthcoming Beijing Games. Speaking at a press conference in south Wales on Thursday, David Brailsford, performance director of the team, said... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421524&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:56:27 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421524&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The forthcoming by-election in Glasgow East is being presented as the ultimate test of Gordon Brown's short premiership. I am not so sure.If Labour loses what is traditionally one of its safest seats ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422908&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:55 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422908&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 tion rose by 27,300 to 5,144,200 between mid-2006 and mid-2007. This means Scotland's population has increased by 1.6 per cent since 2001, when the total was around the five-million mark.The increase ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422168&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:10:54 -0400 The Scotsman http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422168&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 It might not have the glitz and glamour of the world's most famous music halls and prestigious award ceremonies. But the Froncysyllte Male Voice choir are on their way to being crowned Britain's best... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16423848&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:10:32 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16423848&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fifty-four budding artists have each created a work of art to form a large-scale reproduction of a landscape by an Anglesey painter. Produced as part of Adult Learners' Week, the 24cm x 18cm (9in by ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16423849&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:10:27 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16423849&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 It is a sad but perhaps not surprising indictment of Boris Johnson's priorities that the seventh member to join his senior policy team is the seventh white male. Last week Boris Johnson's chief execut... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422287&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:29:26 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422287&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 For Gordon Brown the summer holidays cannot come soon enough.After a grim first year as prime minister, the political season ended fittingly with a truly appalling by-election defeat in Glasgow East, ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422905&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:00 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16422905&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Indian companies are increasingly turning to London to raise money for expansion amid signs that one of the world's biggest developing economies is shrugging off growing threats from inflation and slo... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421836&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:44 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16421836&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Basking sharks often gather off the south coast of the UK Fancy coming face to face with a shark larger than the great white and whose mouth could swallow you whole? That's exactly what conservati... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16424884&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:19 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16424884&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Three people have died and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Cambridgeshire. The accident, on the A141 at Chatteris, involved a lorry and a people carrier and happened shortly ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16424883&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:17 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16424883&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The historic clock bells of a Borders town have been silenced at night after an investigation by environmental health officers. It followed a complaint by a bed and breakfast owner about the sound co... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16424882&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:08:16 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16424882&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 If you live in England and download a lot of copyrighted music, check your mailbox. The British government said Thursday that the recording industry and the country's largest ISPs have agreed on a dea... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16415774&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:11:02 -0400 Beta News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16415774&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Half-centuries from Mark Wallace and Tom Maynard helped end Glamorgan's two-year wait for a victory in the Natwest Pro40 competition in emphatic style. Wallace (85) and Maynard (65) shared a stand of... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16419241&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:05:06 -0400 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16419241&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 eBay Inc. and Walpole British Luxury, a group that represents the British luxury goods industry, are meeting Monday in London to discuss ways they can work together to prevent the sale of counterfeit ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16416891&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:00:57 -0400 Computerworld http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16416891&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Tickets for the opening night of the 2008 Royal Opera House season in London, England, will be awarded only to readers of one of the city's notorious tabloids. In a decision that has angered loyal op... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16415478&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:13:26 -0400 CBC News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16415478&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights committee said on Thursday Britain should ease back on tough "anti-terror" measures and take firm action to combat "negative public attitudes" toward... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16416896&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:04:19 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=16416896&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160