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BP hikes dividend after strong fourth quarter (AP)
AP - BP PLC has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 percent after posting double-digit gains in profit and revenue in the last three months of 2011 despite further big payments to compensate for the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Glencore, Xstrata agree to $90 billion merger (AP)
AP - After years of courting, mining company Xstrata PLC and commodities dealer Glencore International PLC have agreed to marry in a $90 billion deal that would create the world's fourth largest natural resources group.
UK tests home working to beat Olympic Games gridlock (Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of Britons were swapping the office for the comforts of working from home this week as government and businesses tested ways of avoiding transport gridlock during this summer's Olympics in London.
Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on throne (Reuters)
Reuters - Sixty years after she ascended to the throne in an austere Britain still facing post-war rationing, Queen Elizabeth marked the milestone on Monday with a new website that showed just how much the world has changed during her reign.
UK judge orders radical preacher released on bail (AP)
AP - A British court ruled Monday that an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should be released on bail.
UK police: over 800 may be phone hacking victims (AP)
AP - British police say more than 800 people may have had their phones hacked by a tabloid newspaper.
Beaton images helped unravel Queen Elizabeth enigma (Reuters)
Reuters - Among the standout images at an exhibition of portraits of Queen Elizabeth taken by society photographer Cecil Beaton is a picture of the monarch carrying her eldest son Charles on her shoulders.
2 German men jailed for British terror offenses (AP)
AP - A British judge has jailed two German men after they pleaded guilty to terror charges.
Queen celebrates 60 years on throne (AP)
AP - Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue serving the British people.
Queen Elizabeth II marks Accession Day (AP)
AP - It has been 60 years to the day since Britain was shocked by the bulletins: The King is dead; long live the Queen!
UK prison has ambitions for inmates beyond its gates (Reuters)
Reuters - Shane has been in jail more times than he can remember.
UK lawmakers: Most radicalism linked to Internet (AP)
AP - Internet service providers should do more to prevent the web from playing a role in promoting violent extremism, British lawmakers said in a report published Monday.
Queen prepares to mark 60 yrs on throne (AP)
AP - Queen Elizabeth II braved the cold and snow to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary.
Argentines seek peaceful resolution in Falklands (AP)
AP - London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands. Argentines say Britain should consider its own history of waging war around the globe, and acknowledge that the islands and seas around them rightfully belong to Argentina.
Heathrow Airport cancels flights ahead of snow (AP)
AP - The owner of Heathrow Airport says it has canceled 30 percent of flights for Sunday amid forecasts for snow and severe weather in London.
BBC accuses Iran of intimidating its staff (AP)
AP - The head of the BBC on Friday accused Iran of intimidating staff members of its Persian service through slander, snooping and the arrest of their relatives.
UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge (AP)
AP - British leader David Cameron made a third unwanted shake up of his government since 2010 on Friday after Cabinet minister Chris Huhne quit as prosecutors charged him over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.
Obama to host state dinner for British PM (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host the British prime minister and his wife for an official visit and state dinner in March.
Broadband gives BT a Q3 profit boost (AP)
AP - A strong performance by the broadband business helped British telecommunications company BT PLC report a 41 percent increase in net profit in the three months ending Dec. 31.
UK's Clegg fears military conflict with Iran (AP)
AP - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Thursday he has concerns there could be a military conflict with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

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