Policeman filmed attacking middle-aged woman (AFP)

A file picture of a policeman standing guard. Footage showing a police sergeant assaulting a woman as he threw her into a cell has emerged in Britain, again putting the spotlight on the behaviour of some officers.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Footage showing a police sergeant assaulting a woman as he threw her into a cell emerged on Sunday, again putting the spotlight on the behaviour of some officers.
Blair warns over deep-rooted radical Islam (AFP)

Former British prime minister Tony Blair arrives for a television interview at the Irish RTE studios in Dublin, Ireland on September 3. Blair has said that the roots of radical Islam were far deeper than we think and said Al-Qaeda would have killed 300,000 on September 11, 2001 if they could.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair warned on Sunday that the roots of radical Islam were far deeper than we think and said Al-Qaeda would have killed 300,000 on September 11, 2001 if they could.
Ex-UK military chief says Blair underfunded army (AP)
AP - The former head of the British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding.
Dublin protestors pelt Blair at first book signing (AFP)

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) poses with Eason bookstore manager Martin Black during a public book signing of his book AFP - Angry protestors hurled plastic bottles and flip-flops at former prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing of his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin on Saturday.
Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, attends a public book signing, with Conor Whelen, Managing Director of Eason book store, in Dublin, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair as he arrived for his first public signing of his fast-selling memoir. (AP Photo/Niall Carson, pool)AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
Two die in mid-air light aircraft collision in UK (Reuters)
Reuters - Two people died after a mid-air collision by two light planes during an air race over the Isle of Wight, police said on Saturday.
Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing (Reuters)
Reuters - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.
6 million in UK told they've paid wrong income tax (AP)
AP - British tax collectors say a new computer system has revealed that almost 6 million people have paid the wrong amount of income tax, and 1.4 million will be told to repay an average of 1,500 pounds ($2,300) each.
Afridi apologises for 'fixing' row (AFP)

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (R) talks to selector Shafqat Rana ahead of the first International Twenty20 match against England at the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff. Afridi apologised Saturday for the scandal engulfing his side's tour of England after British police questioned three players over an alleged betting scam.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi apologised Saturday for the scandal engulfing his side's tour of England after British police questioned three players over an alleged betting scam.
Fresh probe urged into phone-hacking row (AFP)

For Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, seen here in 2003, said he would seek a judicial review if Scotland Yard did not reveal whether he was one of those targeted by News of the World tabloid.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Former ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid's ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.
Most Britons against paying for pope's visit: survey (AFP)

Pope Benedict XVI waves at pilgrims gathered in a square near his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, 40 kms southeast of Rome, during his weekly general audience on September 1. More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.
Rangers thugs jailed for UEFA Cup final rampage (AFP)

Glasgow Rangers supporters in Manchester at the UEFA Cup final match between the Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg in 2008. A court jailed 11 hooligans Friday over what the judge called the worst destruction Manchester has seen AFP - A court jailed 11 hooligans Friday over what the judge called the worst destruction Manchester has seen "since the Blitz", when Rangers fans caused mayhem at the 2008 UEFA Cup final.
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