World - Britain

LONDON (AFP) - Kesa Electricals, which owns the Comet retail chain, on Wednesday said it had returned to profit during its first half . Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Nursery paedophile Vanessa George has been jailed indefinitely for sexually assaulting children in her care and swapping pictures of her abuse via the Internet in a case that shocked Britain. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Two British soldiers were killed Tuesday in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the total number of deaths this year to 102. Full Story »

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel demanded Britain change its law on Tuesday after reports that ex-foreign minister Tzipi Livni would have risked arrest on war crimes charges over last year's Gaza offensive, had she not canceled a visit to London. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Britain is "urgently" looking at changing the legal system after an arrest warrant was issued in London for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni, sparking outrage Tuesday from Israel. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - British chocolate maker Cadbury on Tuesday blasted Kraft again over its "derisory" and "unwelcome" takeover bid, arguing that the US food giant had run out of ideas. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - A British woman admitted Tuesday breaching an anti-social behaviour order by having noisy sex. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - The FTSE 100 index slipped lower on Tuesday in the face of mixed economic news amid concerns in Europe over the Greek debt crisis and the stability of Austrian banks. Full Story »

WOOTTON BASSETT, England - The road out of this quiet market town was strewn with red and yellow roses on Tuesday, flowers that fell from the hearse carrying the body of Lance Corporal Adam Drane — the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown got a boost from a poll Tuesday showing his Labour Party closing the gap on the Conservatives, fuelling its hopes of avoiding total election wipeout next year. Full Story »

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Chief Executive Stephen Hester lashed out at "political interference" in the partly nationalized bank as shareholders met to approve its participation in a government asset protection program on Tuesday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Tesco has apologised after customers complained that one of its Christmas cards makes fun of people with red hair. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday that investors had backed its plans to join a state insurance scheme for toxic assets and raise the government's stake to 84 percent in another huge bailout. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Annual inflation in recession-hit Britain climbed to a higher-than-expected 1.9 percent in November owing to rising fuel prices, official data showed on Tuesday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - As the Copenhagen summit continues this week, the head of a campaign to get Britons to cut their carbon emissions insists we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Vanessa George, the nursery worker charged with sexually abusing young children in her care, was on Tuesday to face sentence at Bristol Crown Court. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Video footage that allegedly shows Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final stages of its battle against Tamil Tiger rebels was not fabricated, a British newspaper said Tuesday. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - A British court issued an arrest warrant for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni on war crimes charges but withdrew it on finding she had canceled a planned trip to Britain, the Guardian newspaper reported. Full Story »