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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 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:27 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:27 -0500 30 BUENOS AIRES - Simmering tensions over the Falklands Islands came into the open with Argentina saying it will lodge a formal protest with the United Nations over Britain's 'militarisation' of the Sou http://www.britainnews.net/story/203335106 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:36:57 -0500 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/203335106 LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's British arm has reached out of court settlements with 15 more phone hacking victims including politicians, sportsmen and celebrities in the scam, the high court w http://www.britainnews.net/story/203334354 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:16 -0500 Britain News.Net http://www.britainnews.net/story/203334354 Pakistan rookie Awais Zia has vowed to perform to the best of his potential following his selection for the limited-overs series against England in the UAE. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203351219 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:40:14 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203351219 Teenagers in Britain now prefer using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to pass time rather than watching television, a survey has revealed. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203351214 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:40:07 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203351214 The emergence of New South Wales (NSW) wicketkeeper Peter Nevill has put incumbent Australian Test keeper Brad Haddin under pressure. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348744 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:32 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348744 Imogen Thomas, who has been keeping fit with regular Bikram yoga sessions that sees people exercise in 40C heat to improve their flexibility, was spotted leaving her class wearing just a crop top and http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348734 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:06 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348734 Connor Cruise, a die-hard fan of the New England Patriots and the DJ son of Tom Cruise, lashed out at one of his reps, Todd Krim, for a tweet he found offensive after his team lost to the Giants. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348732 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:02 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348732 Tamara Ecclestone, who was co-hosting an evening for the Starlight Children's Foundation on Tuesday night at London's Langham Hotel, stunned onlookers as she stepped wearing a tiny Pucci mini-dress em http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348721 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:26 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348721 Cuban runner and world record holder in the 110-metre hurdles Dayron Robles has said his objective in the London Olympics is "nothing but to win the gold". http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348707 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348707 School children in Britain are dunces when it comes to identifying wild birds, a new survey has revealed. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348699 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:01 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348699 Candidly admitting that England's batsmen did not play Pakistan's spinners well, fast bowler Stuard Broad, however, said that he was very pleased with the way he bowled in the three Test series. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348692 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:10:11 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348692 England all-rounder Stuart Broad appears to share the opinion of most Indian cricketers that the umpires decision redressal system (UDRS) requires reworking and improvement to be more effective and ac http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348691 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:10:08 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348691 Australian coach Mickey Arthur has said he wished that the Ashes series is held quickly to test his resurgent side against the English. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348688 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:10:02 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348688 British royal Prince Harry is set to return to war-torn Afghanistan after qualifying as a frontline Apache attack helicopter pilot. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348673 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:13 -0500 IANS http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348673 Daniel Radcliffe has taken on a very different role, as guest editor for the latest issue of London lifestyle magazine Time Out. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348661 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:04 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348661 Al-Qaeda is currently at "its weakest state" since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, a top security adviser of Britain's Home Office has said. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348647 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:04 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348647 England captain Andrew Strauss and middle-order batsmen Ian Bell plan to reach Sri Lanka, a week earlier than the rest of the England team in a frantic move to prevent another debacle against spin bow http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348464 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:01:19 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203348464 England coach-cum-manager Fabio Capello sensationally resigned on Wednesday night following the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the team captaincy. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203347120 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:04 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203347120 A 10-year-old autistic boy in Britain's Yorkshire county collapsed and died while playing in the snow and building an igloo, the Daily Express reported Wednesday. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203332738 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:08 -0500 IANS http://www.britainnews.net/story/203332738 Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has said he is determined to prove his critics wrong and would like to emulate United goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203328988 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:05 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203328988 An undercover policeman chased himself through a British town for over 20 minutes after a CCTV operator reported him as a suspect. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327376 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:10:18 -0500 IANS http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327376 England team director Andy Flower has expressed his confidence in England's batsmen to recover from the muddle of their first Test clean-sweep but has told them that he will not be afraid to drop play http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327230 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:39 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327230 Dismissed England captain John Terry, who will face a trial over allegations that he racially abused QPR Anton Ferdinand, has been snubbed by football sponsor Umbro. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327065 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:25 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327065 Nearly half of British children under the age of 12 are using Facebook, illegally, since the minimum age for accessing the social networking website is 13, a new study has revealed. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327063 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:13 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203327063 Strange footage of what looks like a flickering orb, said to be shot in London over the Thames estuary, has left UFO enthusiasts baffled. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203326954 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:43 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203326954 Axed England captain John Terry is not retiring just yet from international football, a close source has revealed. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203326951 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:34 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203326951 James Harding, the editor of the British newspaper, The Times, has apologised to a high court judge for his failure to admit earlier that a reporter had hacked into the email of an anonymous police bl http://www.britainnews.net/story/203326950 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:23 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203326950 Britain and the Olympics face a growing threat from "lone wolf" terrorists who have taught themselves how to build bombs using al Qaeda publications, a leading security think tank has warned. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203324979 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:20:13 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203324979 People of Boston are infuriated with Gisele Bundchen for slamming the New England Patriots team for their defeat at the hands of New York Giants in the Super Bowl. http://www.britainnews.net/story/203324975 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:20:08 -0500 ANI http://www.britainnews.net/story/203324975 The Government has suffered its first defeat on highly contentious plans to reform the health service just hours after the Prime Minister mounted a passionate defence of the shake-up. David ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341961&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:14 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341961&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A Home Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country. Downing Street officials said James Brokenshire would ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341211&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:12 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341211&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 They have a reputation for sleeping and eating but the UK's only giant pandas have now been showing off their climbing skills after keepers gave them new toys to play with. Yang Guang and Tian ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341962&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:07 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341962&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne headed a list of phone-hacking damages claims which have been settled close to trial. The actor and footballer are among the 54 now resolved cases out of 60 that ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341964&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:05 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341964&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Conservative MPs have demanded an apology from Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was "riddled" with homosexuals and ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341965&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:02 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341965&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Harry Redknapp has welcomed the final whistle on his bung slur "nightmare" after his acquittal on tax fraud charges cleared the way for him to land football's top job. Bookmakers ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341966&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:05:59 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341966&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov amid continuing anger at Moscow's decision to block a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria. ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341462&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:05:57 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341462&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Business Editor Sion Barry and Assistant Business Editor Rhodri Evans discussing some of the big stories of the week: The Big Interview with Dr Andrew Crawley of Cardiff Business on his recent ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338791&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:05:52 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338791&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 It has been a long courtship, with anxious moments, some flirtations elsewhere, but there was no huge surprise in hearing that Daniele De Rossi has committed his long-term future to Roma. The ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343473&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:03:16 -0500 The National http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343473&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 England fast bowler of the future. Finn was an uncapped 20 year old two years ago when he took two for 25 in his four overs as England Lions beat the national seniors in a last-ball Twenty20 finish ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341986&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:02:49 -0500 The National http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341986&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 England manager Fabio Capello waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England February 6, 2012. ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341485&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:55 -0500 SBS http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341485&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The Bank of England is expected to pump billions more pounds into the economy tomorrow and maintain record-low interest rates in a bid to boost the faltering recovery. The bank's Monetary ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338816&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:53:31 -0500 RTE http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338816&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Special Forces are on the ground in Syria directing rebel fighters in a repeat of how Libyan rebels were aided in the overthrow of Colonel ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341670&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:59 -0500 Prison Planet http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341670&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 JOHN LUKUWI | AFP The chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, Sebastian Coe (second left) watches a Tanzanian pupil from the Kibasila school as he takes part in sports ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341115&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:45 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341115&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Ministry of Defence responded with an extraordinary degree of obstruction and obfuscation, evading questions not just for days but for weeks and months. The RAF’s own police examined the death ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203340970&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:32 -0500 Infowars.com http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203340970&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Paul Dacre, the editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail, has been given a "not negotiable" order to reappear before the Leveson Inquiry this Thursday. In a ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339638&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:33:25 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339638&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Following stints with Reuters and the Press Association, Martin Hickman joined The Independent as a news editor in 2001. He became the Consumer Affairs Correspondent in September 2005 and has run ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339639&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:33:23 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339639&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Surrey teenager Milly Dowler. Lawyers for Bellfield are scheduled to make an ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339640&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:33:20 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339640&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fabio Capello interview with the Italian state broadcaster RAI. Did you see it? In it, some wag of a producer had placed the now-former England manager against a portentous studio backdrop of the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203340083&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:36 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203340083&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fabio Capello has resigned as England coach and Harry Redknapp, the Spurs manager, is favourite to succeed him. Read the immediate news and reaction to the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341980&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:18 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341980&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Mouritz Botha says the bond created among England's players during the Six Nations is building towards something special. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341495&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:56 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341495&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 England managers with their characteristic opposites, and considering the urgency with which the reins need handing to someone with a proven record of quick transformations, the Tottenham manager is ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341981&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:36 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341981&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Chris Coleman, above, has spoken with Raymond Verheijen but they have not agreed on the Dutchman's future with Wales. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343471&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:25 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343471&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Harry Redknapp, cleared yesterday of tax evasion, may now replace Fabio Capello, who has quit as England manager. The chaotic nature of the situation has a familiar feel to ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341983&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:16 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341983&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Scotland's head coach, Andy Robinson, has confessed that he had persuaded Dan Parks not to retire, only to reverse his decision after the fly-half's performance against England in the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343228&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:30:45 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343228&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Argentina's president accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and said she would to complain to the United Nations, as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341855&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:57 -0500 Global Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341855&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The acquittal of Harry Redknapp on tax evasion charges following a high-profile 13-day trial has raised questions about whether HM Revenue & Customs should have brought the case to court at ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343443&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:04 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343443&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON -; There is a vast amount of flesh -- clear and smooth or wrinkled and mottled -- on display in the latest show at Britain's National Portrait Gallery, a retrospective of the work of ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343472&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:19:13 -0500 CTV http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343472&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Scotland have announced their squads for the ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers in Dubai and fixtures in the Intercontinental Cup and World Cricket League Championship. The players are set to depart from ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338763&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:18:04 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338763&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Steven Finn , however, is not that sort. While he admits to frustration at having been 12th man throughout England's Test series against Pakistan, he remains fiercely protective of his under ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339299&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:57 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339299&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Herschelle Gibbs, the former South Africa batsman, has signed with Durham for the 2012 Friends Life t20. Gibbs will again link up with former England batsman Paul Collingwood after the pair played ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343469&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:46 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343469&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 FRANKFURT, Germany -- With Europe sliding toward recession, the region's two main central banks are preparing to redouble their emergency measures aimed at softening the downturn and blunting ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338820&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:15:05 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203338820&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee tour of Britain will criss-cross the kingdom over five months, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday as they released her itinerary.The tour, to mark the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203337351&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:56 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203337351&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON: A new specialist police unit tackling London gangs carried out hundreds of raids Wednesday, exactly six months on from the riots that hit the capital, arresting nearly 160 people.The 158 ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203337352&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:55 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203337352&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON--Works by British sculptor Henry Moore and Spanish painter Joan Miro sold for record prices at a Christie's sale that also saw a Van Gogh owned by Elizabeth Taylor fetch over 10 million ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343470&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:55 -0500 China Post Online http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343470&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Noel Gallagher will reportedly team up with fellow rock superstar Chris Martin for his set at this month's Brit Awards in London. Gallagher is preparing to play his first solo performance at ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343477&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:04:49 -0500 Orange News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343477&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 BUENOS AIRES/LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's president accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and said she would to complain to the United Nations, as tension rises ahead ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341825&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:02:31 -0500 The Star http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341825&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Capello quotes are denied The Football Association are looking for a new man to lead the Three Lions, after Capello tendered his resignation on Wednesday following an unproductive meeting over the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341968&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:55 -0500 Soccernet http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341968&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The SNP described the decision not to feature the First Minister as "bonkers" as his appearance on a sport show was cancelled. However, the BBC said the match is "not an appropriate ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341900&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:57 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341900&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 It comes as police numbers in England and Wales fell to their lowest level in more than a decade amid predictions that the Government's 20% budget cuts will see the loss of 16,000 police ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339637&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:45 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339637&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Tony Blair took to Twitter today to promote his faith work, answer questions about life after Downing Street and gently tease his former spin chief Alastair ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203340852&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:38 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203340852&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Hampshire Constabulary confirmed today that he was Eric Williams, of Sketty in Swansea. Police had been trying to establish the man's identity ever since the body was found on the south side ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341902&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:33 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341902&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 "We are exploring the broader question of how to reform MPs' remuneration to make it fair to MPs and taxpayers alike and, crucially, how to make it ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341903&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:28 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341903&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Keir Starmer said there is currently no specific CPS policy or guidance relating to the prosecution of journalists, but outlined the various provisions prosecutors have to take into account. He ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341904&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:10 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341904&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is "unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment" as he fights extradition to the US, his mother said ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341906&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:04 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341906&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The blaze, which happened just after 10pm last night, has left the River Cottage team at the chef's headquarters in Axminster, Devon, "shocked and ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341907&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:58 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341907&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A spokeswoman from the PHA said measures were already in place at neonatal units throughout Northern Ireland to ensure thatbabiesdo not come in contact with pseudomonas, with only sterile water used ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341909&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:46 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341909&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 At a press conference at New Scotland Yard, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said that as of mid-morning, 109 warrants had been made resulting in 121 arrests for offences including the supply and ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341910&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:39 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341910&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 With peers due to resume their scrutiny of the Health and Social Care Bill, Labour leader Ed Miliband urged Mr Cameron to "give up" on the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341911&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:33 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341911&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A reward has been offered to help catch a saboteur who left a rope stretched across a woodland trail which knocked a cyclist off his mountain ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341905&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:25 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341905&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivers a speech in front of a backdrop displaying the Falkland Islands (Malvinas in Spanish) painted like the Argentine national flag at the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341827&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:33 -0500 Canada.com http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341827&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Scotland have selected batsmen Ewan Chalmers and Freddie Coleman for their Intercontinental Cup game against the United Arab Emirates next week. The pair replace Josh Davey, who is recuperating ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343226&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:21 -0500 BBC Sport http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343226&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Lucian Freud Portraits features more than 100 paintings by the British artist completed over 70 years, many of them nude studies of Freud's friends and family. His daughter, Jane McAdam ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341059&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:02 -0500 Sky News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341059&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Supreme Court to be recorded, was a "step-forward". He dismissed the suggestion the practice would lead to "grandstanding". The Conservative backbencher called on ministers ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341060&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:59 -0500 Sky News http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341060&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 By Michelle Martin LONDON (Reuters) - High street banks in Britain, under fire for cutting thousands of jobs, are ramping up their apprentice schemes, opening up more than 1,700 starter jobs as the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341956&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:22 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341956&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 By Avril Ormsby LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England moved closer to the consecration of women bishops on Wednesday when it voted against giving strengthened legal protection to traditionalists ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341957&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:17 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341957&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 By Mark Hosenball LONDON (Reuters) - A team of executives and lawyers set up by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to clean up journalism practices at his London newspapers has been accused of putting ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341958&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:11 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341958&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON (Reuters) - Reuters journalists in Britain called off plans for their first strike in more than 25 years after accepting a revised pay offer from parent company Thomson Reuters on Wednesday. ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341959&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:06 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341959&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 If you think David Cameron frets about his uppity Lib Dem coalition partners and loses sleep over eurosceptic Tory hooligans at Westminster, trot across Parliament Square to Church House this week ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341002&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:50 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341002&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 IRB has been targeting since RWC 2011, many expected Davies to be cited, which he was. In Wednesday’s hearing, the independent Six Nations Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Antony Davies ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343474&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:59 -0500 Global Herald http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343474&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Alan Jenkins, a Tube signal worker and RMT union activist, said: "[The east end of the Central line] is in a bad way. [The asbestos] is above and beyond anywhere else on the whole of the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343475&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:08:15 -0500 IBTimes http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343475&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A former bouncer accused of raping and killing a pregnant teenager said he could not remember what he was doing for part of the night of the murder. Carl Whant, of Bettws, Newport, is accused of ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343455&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:58 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343455&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Scottish authorities have decided not to prosecute a passenger who removed an alleged fare dodger from a train. A mobile phone recording by a passenger on board the Edinburgh to Perth train on 9 ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341887&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:50 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341887&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 The main two further education colleges for north-east Wales are to merge. Yale College in Wrexham and Deeside College will come together to form one institution with about 27,000 students and ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343458&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:49 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343458&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A 78-year-old former Scout leader has been told by a sheriff to sell his home so he can pay compensation to the children he abused 40 years ago. David McDonald was also warned he would have to pay ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341888&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:47 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341888&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 More than 20 taxi drivers have taken part in rolling blockade through Prestatyn in protest at further changes to the siting of their cab rank. The drivers say Denbighshire council has failed to ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343457&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:46 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343457&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A senior election official says he is concerned about the lack of preparation for the forthcoming elections for new police and crime commissioners. John Turner, from the Association of Electoral ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339636&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:44 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203339636&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A 6m bypass opened in Powys last year to improve safety through a village has led to concerns about speeding. Lorries and cars used to travel through Four Crosses, near Welshpool, but now use the ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343459&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:42 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343459&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange was "amateurish" and unlikely to succeed, a court has heard. Father-of-three Gurukanth Desai, 30, was "more of an anti-capitalist than a ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341889&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:40 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203341889&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 A road in Carmarthenshire is closed in both directions after a fuel tanker crash caused a 2,000-litre diesel spillage, say emergency services. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was ... http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343460&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:39 -0500 BBC http://feeds.britainnews.net/?rid=203343460&cat=fad6c6ce3bc72160